One liner Current Affairs of March 2023

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place. Here are the all the important events that took place in March 2023.
This section covers the miscellaneous event that took place in India and all
around the World.

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● Surekha Yadav became the first female to operate Vande Bharat

Express train. She is the first female Loco Pilot of India.
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● India ranked 42 in the International Intellectual Property Index

2023. The index is released by the U.S Chambers of Commerce
and this index is tops by the United State of America.
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● Hubballi Junction of Karnataka became the world’s Longest

Railway Platform. Its length is 1.5 KM.
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● India became the world largest arms importer during 2018-22,

according to the SIPRI Report 2023.
● The Ministry of Textile announced 7 PM MITRA (Mega Integrated
Textile Region Apparel) park. It aims to make the Indian textile
Industry globally competitive. The seven parks will be set up in
Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,
Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
● India’s first Liquid Mirror Telescope has been inaugurated in
Uttarakhand.
● Satish Kaushik a famous Actor and Director passed away.
● Chad has become the most polluted country in the World
according to an IQAir report. In this report India is ranked 8th most
polluted country.
● Denmark became the first country to import CO2 and bury it
undersea.
● Uttrakhand launched India’s first insurance scheme for
Agriculturists. It is named as “Resham Keet Bima” Programme.
● ‘Bipin: The Man Behind the Uniform’ book is authored by
Rachna Biswat Rawat.

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● Salhoutuonuo Kruse and Hekani Jakhalu became the first MLA
from Nagaland. Salhoutuonuo Kruse created history by becoming

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the first female cabinet minister of Nagaland.
● Konkan maritime exercise 2023 conducted between India and
the United Kingdom in the Arabian Sea.

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● India ranked 13th in the Global Terrorism Index 2023. The
report is released by Institute for Economic and Peace. The most
affected country by terrorism is Afghanistan.
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● AAHAR 2023, Asia’s biggest International Food and Hospitality
Fair held in New Delhi.
● Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Erode district
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of Tamil Nadu is named as the 18th wildlife sanctuary of the State.

● The 13th edition of the Bold Kurukshetra military exercise is
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conducted between India and Singapore at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

● Uttarakhand government launched the ‘CM Single Women
Empowerment Self Employment Scheme’.
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● India along with France conducted the FRINJEX-23 joint Military

Exercise at Pangode Military Station, Kerala.
● Har Payment Digital Mission has been launched by RBI. And
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had launched the Digital Payments Awareness Week from 6 to 12

March.
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● 5th ASEAN-India Business Summit held in Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia.
● Dr. Karan Singh authored the book ‘Mundaka Upanishad: The
Gateway to Eternity’.
● Kanak Rele passed aways, she was a Mohiniyattam classical
dancer.
● PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the Global Millets
Conference in New Delhi. 2023 is declared as the International
Year of Millets by the UN General Assembly.
 ● According to the Data shared by the Ministry of Education Bihar
has the lowest literacy rate followed by Arunachal Pradesh and
Rajasthan. The Highest Literacy rate is in Kerala followed by
Lakshadweep and Mizoram.
● Ranveer Singh has become India’s most valuable celebrity of
2022.
● Exercise Shinyuu Maitri is conducted between India and Japan.
● Sampanna Ramesh Shelar became the fastest Indian to swim
across Palk Strait.
● Changi Airport of Singapore is declared as the best airport in

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South Asia according to Skytrax. And Indira Gandhi International
Airport, Delhi is the best airport in South Asia.

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● Indian Railways will become net-zero carbon emitter by 2040.
● Nagpur City has started an initiative to make it Beggar Free.
● The Headquarter of Silicon Valley Bank is in California, USA. It is

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in the news as it collapsed.
● A volcanic Eruption took place at Mount Merapi, which is located
in Indonesia.
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● Yaoshang festival has been celebrated in Manipur.
● The World Bank has signed a $1 Billion Program to Support
India’s Health Sector.
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● Mauganj will be the 53rd district of Madhya Pradesh.

● President Draupadi Murmu launched the Catch the Rain 2023
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campaign of Jal Shakti Abhiyan. The theme for this program is

“Source Sustainability for
Drinking Water.
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● President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated 7th International

Dharma Dhamma conference 2023 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
● International Yoga Festival 2023 held in Rishikesh between 1st
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to 7th March 2023.

● India’s Struggle for Independence – Gandhian Era Book
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authored by P. Jyothimani.

Sports Current affairs of March 2023

● Mumbai Indians won the first title of 2023 Women’s Premier

League, defeating Delhi Capitals.
● India won the Maximum Gold Medal (4) at the women’s world
Boxing Championship 2023, which was hosted by India. The
 four gold medalists are : Nitu Ghanghs, Saweety Bora, Lovlina
Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen.
● Karnataka won the 2022-23 Santosh Trophy. This Santosh
Trophy was the 76th edition of the Football tournament.
● Rani Rampal is the first Indian women Hockey player to be
honoured by naming a Stadium named after her “Rani’s Girls
Hockey Turf”.
● Rest of India won the title of 2022-23 Irani Cup. Cricket
tournament by defeating Madhya Pradesh.
● Rohan Bopanna, India’s Tennis Player became the oldest player

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to win ATP Masters 1000 title.
● Lionel Messi won the Best FIFA Player of 2022 award. Best

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Women’s Player was Alexia Putellas of Spain and the best
Goalkeeper award was given to Emiliano Martinez of Argentina.
● Carlos Alcaraz has won the Argentina Open title 2023.
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Madhya Pradesh won the Senior Women’s National Hockey
Championship 2023.
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All the important appointment in March 2023

● S.S Dubey has been appointed as the Controller General of

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● Manik Saha elected as the 13th Chief Minister of Tripura.

● Conrad Sangma elected as the Chief Minister of Meghalaya for
2nd term.
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● Ram Chandra Poudel became the President of Nepal.

● Girish Chandra Murmu has been selected as external auditor of
International Labour Organisation.
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● Salima Tete has been appointed as the Asian Hockey Federation

Athletes Ambassador.
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● Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as the President of FIFA.

● Shreya Ghodawat has been appointed as India’s Ambassador of
She Change Climate campaign.
● Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani became the
Prime Minister of Qatar.
● Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as the world’s first Hand
Ambassador for Savlon’s Swasth India Mission.
● Vo Van Thuong became the new President of Vietnam.
● Rashmi Shukla has been appointed as Director-General of SSB
(Sashastra Seema Bal).
 ● Shailesh Pathak has been appointed as FICCI secretary general.

Awards given in March 2023

● Luis Caffarelli has been awarded the Abel Prize 2023. This
award is given in the field of Mathematics. In 2022 it was given to
Dennis Parnell Sullivan.
● Naatu Naatu song won the “Best Original song” at Oscar
2023. This song is a Telugu song from the movie RRR and this
song was composed by M.M. Keeravani.

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● “Everything Everywhere All at Once” won ‘Best Film’ award at

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the Oscar Awards 2023.
● The Elephant Whisperers won the Best Documentary Short
Film at Oscar Awards 2023. This is the first Documentary movie

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to win an Oscar for India, it was directed by Kartiki Gonsalves.
● David Chipperfield won “Pritzker Architecture Prize 2023. He
belongs to the United Kingdom.
● Mirabai Chanu won BBC Indian Sportswoman of The Year award
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for 2022. She is an Indian Weightlifter from Manipur, won the
silver medal in Tokyo Olympics 2020.
● Hari Balakrishnan won the 2023 Marconi Prize, this award is
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given by US-based Marconi Foundation.

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● Bombay Jayashri has been chosen for Sangita Kalanidhi Award

2023 by the Music Academy. She is Carnatic Vocalist, awarded
Padma Shri in 2021.
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● Shri Ratan Tata has been appointed in ‘Order of Australia’ for

distinguished service.
● The Health Ministry got the ‘Porter Prize 2023’ for managing
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COVID-19. This award is given by the Health and Family Welfare

Ministry.
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● Sajjan Jindal has been awarded EY Entrepreneur of the Year

Award 2022.
● Shaktikanta Das Governor of RBI has been named as the
Governor Of the Year 2023.

Oscar Winners List 2023

Best Picture : Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Director: Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

Best Actor: Brendan Fraser

Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh

Best Original Song: “Naatu Naatu” Best Documentary Short Film The
Elephant Whisperers.

All the important days of March 2023

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● World Wildlife Day is celebrated on 3 March. The theme for
2023 is “Partnerships for wildlife conservation”.
● International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March. The

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theme for 2023 is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender
equality”.
● CISF celebrated its 54th Raising Day on 10 March 2023.
● International Day to Combat Islamophobia is celebrated on 15
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March. This day is celebrated by the United Nation General
Assembly.
● World Consumer Right Day is celebrated on 15 March 2023.
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● National Vaccination Day is observed on 16 March.

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● International Day of Happiness is celebrated every year on 20

March. Theme for 2023 is “Be Mindful, Be Grateful. Be Kind”.
India ranked 126th in the World Happiness Index.
● International Day of Forest is celebrated on 21 March and the
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theme of 2023 is “Forests and Health”.

● World Water Day is celebrated on 22 March. Theme for 2023 is
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‘Accelerating the change to solve the water and sanitation

crisis,’
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● World Meteorological Day is celebrated on 23 March. Theme for

2023 is “The Future of Weather, Climate, and Water Across
Generations”.
● World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24 March. India aims to
end TB by 2025.

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