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CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 9th MARCH, 2023

Editor1 Apr 5 2023 Current Affairs

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 9th MARCH, 2023

  1. World Kidney Day, a global campaign, is annually observed across the globe on the second Thursday of March to encourage people about the importance of kidneys in maintaining overall health and to raise awareness of several kidney diseases. World Kidney Day 2023 is observed on 9 March. The theme of World Kidney Day 2023 is “Kidney Health for All-Preparing for the unexpected, supporting the vulnerable”.
  2. The Indian Navy received a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) underwater rocket RGB 60 on 4 March, 2023.
  3. The Jan Aushadhi Diwas (Generic Medicine Day) is annually observed across India on 7 March to create awareness about the importance of generic medicines and to highlight the benefits of Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).
  4. The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group on Afghanistan was held in New Delhi on 7 March, 2023.
  5. In Jammu & Kashmir, the Indian Army installed the tallest ‘Iconic National Flag’ in the hilly Doda district on 9 March, 2023.
  6. On International Women’s Day 2023, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company (Kotak Mutual Fund) has launched a digital campaign named ‘DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality’, which calls for digital inclusion of all with the hashtag #IncludeAll.
  7. Astronomers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, US have detected gaseous water in the planet-forming disc around the star V883 Orionis, about 1300 light-years away from Earth.
  8. Salhoutuonuo Kruse is the first woman MLA elected to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.
  9. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Swachhotsav, 3-week women-led swachhata campaign, under Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 aims to recognize and celebrate the transition from women in sanitation to women-led sanitation.
  10. Indian Railways ran the Bharat Gaurav train from Mumbai to Renigunta and back for tourists from 9 March, 2023.
  11. Manik Saha took oath as 13th Tripura Chief Minister for the second time on 8 March, 2023.
  12. Colombia has opened military service to women for the first time in 25 years.
  13. On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2023, Telangana Health Minister T Harish Rao launched ‘Arogya Mahila’, a new health programme for women, in Karimnagar, Telangana.
  14. Odisha Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik unveiled former CM Biju Patnaik’s iconic ‘Dakota’ DC3 (AT-AUI) aircraft for public display at Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar.
  15. The Election Commission of India (ECI) hosted the third International Conference on the theme ‘Inclusive Elections and Elections Integrity’ on 9 March, 2023.
  16. Veteran Bollywood actor-writer-director Satish Kaushik has passed away on 8 March, 2023 at the age of 67.

 

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