Daily GK Update - 20th March 2023 Current Affairs

                                                                       Current Affairs

                                                                       National Affairs

Agriculture Minister Narender Singh Tomar inaugurates ‘AgriUnifest’ in Bangalore.

• This ‘AgirUnifest’ was organised by Banglore Agriculture University.

2 Indian Places get a place in TIME Magzines’s World’s 50 Great Places.

• These two Indian Places are Mayurbhanj District in Bihar and Ladakh in Leh and Ladakh Union Territory.

Kochi becomes the first Indian City to start Water Metro.

• This will be a unique transport system that will combine road, rail, and water transport.

PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate 131.5 Km Diesel  Oil Pipeline.

• This pipeline will connect Numaligarh situated in Siliguri, India to Parbatipur in Bangladesh.

Savya Robotics, a Hyderabad-based company has developed an Exoskeleton for the Indian Army with DRDO.

• These Exoskeletons will be provided to Soldiers of the Indian Army to enhance their physical strength.

                                                                  International Affairs

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to visit India.

• He has an agenda to discuss issues related to G-7 and G-20.

                                                                  Awards and Honours

Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2023 (Singing)

• Bombay Jayashri, a Carnatic Singer.

Nritya Kalanidhi Award 2023 (Dancing)

• Vasanthalakshmi Narsimhachari.

                                                                        Economy

India’s GDP Growth Rate is going to be 5.9% in Financial Year 2024.

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an intergovernmental organization with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.

                                                                 Books and Authors

Snakes in the Ganga: Breaking India 2.0 has been written by Shri Rajiv Malhotra and Mrs Vijaya Vishwanathan.

• This Book has been written to shed light on the various threats to India’s national security from the United States, which is not typically perceived as a major risk by the average Indian.

                                                                           Sports

Rohan Bopanna becomes the oldest player to win an ATP Tournament in Indian Wells.

• He won this title in doubles with Australian Badminton Player Mathew Ebdin.

Pankaj Adwani has won the Asian Billiards Championship.

• He defeated Brijesh Damani to win this title.

Sergio Perez has won the Arabian Grand Prix.

• Bahrain Grand Prix Winner, Max Verstappen came second in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.