Today's Current Affairs 6th March 2023

INTERNATIONAL

China to increase defense spending by 7.2%

China is set to increase defense spending this year by 7.2% to 1.56 trillion yuan ($230 billion), according to a draft released Sunday by the Ministry of Finance. China’s defense budget grew by 7.1% last year to 1.45 trillion yuan, faster than the 6.8% increase in 2021 and 6.6% climb in 2020, according to official data.

NATIONAL

PM Narendra Modi to attend swearing in ceremony of Meghalaya & Nagaland Chief Ministers on Tuesday and that of Tripura on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend swearing-in ceremony of Meghalaya and Nagaland Chief Ministers on Tuesday and that of Tripura on Wednesday. The swearing-in ceremony of New Meghalaya government will be held at 11 am on Tuesday in Shillong, while that of Nagaland government at 1:45 pm in Kohima the same day. The new government of Tripura will be administered the oath in Agartala at 11 am. on Wednesday.

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party( NDPP) Leader Neiphiu Rio and Assam Chief Minister and NEDA Convenor, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma will meet the BJP central leaders in New Delhi today, ahead of the formation of new government in Nagaland.

Madhya Pradesh government launches Ladli Bahna scheme to make women financially independent

The Madhya Pradesh government has launched a unique scheme to make women financially independent, In this scheme, named Ladli Bahna, each woman will be given Rs 1000 per month.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched the ambitious Mukhyamantri Ladli Bahna Yojana through remote control at a function on his birthday

Union Minister Parshottam Rupala inaugurates Camel Product Processing Utilisation & Training Wing at ICAR-National Research Centre in Bikaner

Yesterday, Parshottam Rupala, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying of India inaugurated the ‘Camel Product Processing Utilization & Training Wing’ at the ICAR Centre, Bikaner, Rajasthan. The Government of India established a project directorate on Camel at Bikaner (India) on 5th July,1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, which got upgraded on September 20, 1995 to National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC).

ICAR is a Premier Research Centre and an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to launch Hydrogen-based advanced FCEV

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri will launch Hydrogen-based advanced Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in New Delhi today. - March 6, 2023

The launch of the bus is an effort of the central government as part of its commitment toward cleaner energy and low-carbon pathways. The project is similar to the one launched earlier at Kevadia in Gujarat.

First edition of Naval Commanders’ Conference 2023 begins onboard INS Vikrant

The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference 2023 began onboard India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, The conference serves as a platform for Naval Commanders to discuss important security issues at the military-strategic level as well as to interact with senior government functionaries through an institutionalised forum.

The first phase of the Commanders’ Conference is being held at sea, and for the first-time, onboard  INS Vikrant. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Naval Commanders onboard INS Vikrant on the opening day

APPOINTMENS & RESIGNATIONS

Pramerica Life Insurance appoints Pankaj Gupta as MD and CEO

Pramerica Life Insurance appointed Pankaj Gupta as the managing director and chief executive officer. Gupta was Group Head – Distribution Strategy & Alliances of HDFC Life. Pankaj succeeds Kalpana Sampat, who was the previous MD & CEO.

IMPORTANT DAYS

National Pharmacy Education Day

The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has announced 6th March as the National Pharmacy Education Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of Professor Mahadeva Lal Schroff and to recognise his contribution to establishing pharmacy education in India.

Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State inaugurates Pharma Anveshan-2023 on the occasion of National Pharmacy Education Day, It is the need of the hour to change our gears and adopt a focused approach to impart the best pharmacy education keeping our curriculum in line with the latest developments - Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar.

World Tennis Day

We celebrate World Tennis Day on the first Monday of March every year and on this day, we are learning all there is to know about this interesting sport. This year, it takes place on March 6. It started out as a handball game, known as “jeu de paume” (“game of the palm”), and has transcended into one of the most popular sports in the world. The holiday was launched by StarGames in 2013 with the aim of encouraging participation in the sport. The sport is played by millions of people from around the world in public courts or in clubs.

SUMMIT'S & MOU's

1st High-Level Committee Meeting for Paris Olympics 2024 Was Organized in SAI Headquarters

The Union Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), Shri Anurag Singh Thakur along with Minister of State (MOS), MYAS Shri Nisith Pramanik chaired the first High- Level Committee Meeting for Paris Olympics 2024,

The meeting which was attended by representatives from MYAS, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) discussed in detail the roadmap to the Paris Olympics that is to take place next year and also took an update on the preparations for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou this year.