Today’s Current Affairs: 17th March 2023 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Day: March 17, 2023
Baal Swaraj Portal
Baal Swaraj Portal: Women and Child Development Minister introduced about Baal Swaraj portal in Rajya Sabha. Baal Swaraj Portal is a portal launched by NCPCR for online tracking and digital real-time monitoring mechanism of children in need of care and protection. The portal has two functions- COVID care and CiSS. COVID Care link caters to […]
Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana
Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana: The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing Integrated Programme for Senior Citizens (IPSrC), a component of Atal Vayo Abhyuday Yojana. It is a Central Sector Scheme, which is formerly known as National Action Plan for Senior Citizens. Its vision is to create a society where senior citizens live healthy, […]
Exercise SEA DRAGON 23
Exercise SEA DRAGON 23: Indian Navy is participating in SEA DRAGON 23 exercise in waters off Guam, USA which has been scheduled from 15-30 March 23. The Sea Dragon is an annual, multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise conducted by the United States Navy. Participating Countries: India, USA, Japan, Canada and South Korea. The annual exercise […]
Critical Minerals Project : India And Australia
Critical Minerals Project : India And Australia India and Australia have reached a significant milestone in working towards investment in critical minerals projects to develop supply chains between the two countries. Two lithium and three cobalt projects are among the five target projects that CMIP has chosen for thorough due diligence. Australia produces almost half […]
Freshwater Shortage Report
Freshwater Shortage Report: A global study released by Circle of Blue and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) analysed attitudes towards freshwater shortages by surveying almost 30,000 people from 31 countries. People in Argentina, South Korea, Vietnam, Colombia, Germany and Peru reported the largest increases in concerns about water shortages over the past few years. […]
Rules For Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, 2022
Rules For Registration And Regulation Of Foreign Lawyers And Foreign Law Firms In India, 2022: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified the Rules for Registration and Regulation of Foreign Lawyers and Foreign Law Firms in India, 2022. New Rules: The notification allows foreign lawyers and law firms to register with BCI to […]
Reliance Industries To Introduce Personal Genomic Mapping
Reliance Industries To Introduce Personal Genomic Mapping: Reliance Industries will introduce personal genomic mapping (PGM) to the Indian market. All the genetic information of an organism is called its genome. It consists of nucleotide sequences of DNA. Genetic mapping can offer firm evidence that a disease transmitted from parent to child is linked to one […]
Nanakshahi Sammat 555
Nanakshahi Sammat 555: The Prime Minister greeted the Sikh community on commencement of Nanakshahi Sammat 555. This year’s Nanakshahi calendar has been dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the martyrdom of Akali Baba Phula Singh, the 300th anniversary of the birth of Sardar Jassa Singh Ramgarh and the 100th anniversary of the Jaito front. Nanakshahi […]
Rooftop Solar Scheme
Rooftop Solar Scheme: The Union Power & NRE Minister announced that 3377 MW capacity has been allocated to States under the ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME. ROOFTOP SOLAR SCHEME is under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The ministry has announced Phase II of the scheme. Under Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II : A Central Financial […]