Daily Current Affairs – 23 March, 2022

In News Prime Minister recently extended greetings on the occasion of Parsi New Year-Navroz. About Navroz or Nowruz is an Iranian and Persian New year. The word ‘now’ means ‘new’ and ruz means ‘day’. Therefore, the word literally translates to a new day.’  It marks the beginning of the spring season and is celebrated with […]

In News The US declared that the Myanmar military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against the country’s minority Rohingya community.  About Earlier, massacres in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Rwanda, Iraq, and Darfur, Islamic State’s attacks on Yazidis and other minorities, and China’s treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority has been declared as genocide by the […]

In Context Recently, the Minister of State for M/o Food Processing Industries has informed the Lok Sabha about the status of the Operation Greens Scheme. Operation Greens Scheme About: Operation Greens scheme was launched by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) in November 2018. Aim & Objectives: To enhance value realization of TOP farmers; […]

In News The third edition of the exercise, titled EX-DUSTLIK would be conducted at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan from March 22 to March 31. EX- DUSTLIK’s is a joint training exercise that is conducted between the armies of India and Uzbekistan.  About The Grenadiers battalion that will represent India at this exercise is one of the Indian […]

In News Every year on March 20 World Sparrow Day is observed across the globe to raise awareness and protect House sparrows. The first World Sparrow Day was organised in 2010. About History: The Nature Forever Society of India and the Eco-Sys Action Foundation of France came up with the idea for World Sparrow Day.  […]

In Context Indonesia, as well as the United Nations, have sought support and commitment from parties to the Minamata Convention for a Bali Declaration on combatting the Global Illegal Trade of Mercury. About The issue is being discussed at the fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP-4.2). […]

In Context Recently, the fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC-4) was convened under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). About The meeting aimed to conclude a draft of the instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, also referred to as […]

In News Recently, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) stated that Global warming and climate change has the potential to put water security in India at risk. Key Highlights Increasing temperatures:  India is witnessing a repeat of 2021 conditions, when temperatures touched 40 degrees Celsius as early as February in some parts of the […]

In News Recently, the Union Cabinet gave its nod to The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022. About Aim:   To merge the Capital’s three municipal corporations — South, North and East — ten years after the trifurcation of the civic body. Origin:  The MCD was trifurcated in 2012 with the stated aim of decentralisation […]

In News Prime Minister of India paid tributes to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru on Shaheed Diwas (23rd March). The Day is also known as Martyrs’ Day or Sarvodaya Day. This day is different from the Martyrs’ Day observed on 30th January, the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. About History: On March 23, 1931, the three […]