Daily GK Update- 23rd Mar, 2024

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

 

1. IGNCA Released Two Literary Works: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) released two literary works aimed at deepening the understanding of India-Japan cultural connections.The books namely Siddham Calligraphy of Sanskrit Hieronyms and Sanskrit Manuscripts from Japan, Volume I were released by Member Secretary of IGNCA Sachchidanand Joshi, Advisor (Japan) in Ministry of External Affairs Ashok Chawla and First Secretary at Japanese Embassy Takashi Kobayashi among others in New Delhi.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

 

1. 59th ITEC Day Celebrated In Kathmandu: The Embassy of India, Kathmandu celebrated the 59th Indian Technical & Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Day. In the past 15 years alone, more than 2,000 officials from Nepal have been trained under ITEC. These capacity-building programmes form a part of India’s effort to not only support human resource development of Nepal along with learning experiences for India to contribute to the overall socio-economic benefit of the region.

 

2. World Meteorological Day 2024: 23 March : ‘World Meteorological Day’ is celebrated every year on 23 March. It is a global event celebrated to commemorate the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The main objective of celebrating this day every year is to make people aware about meteorology and the continuous changes taking place in it. The theme of ‘WMD’ this year in 2024 is “At the frontline of climate action”.

 

3. Simon Harris: Ireland’s New Prime Minister: Simon Harris is an Irish politician who is the current favourite to become Ireland’s next Prime Minister (Taoiseach) following the surprise resignation of Leo Varadkar. Harris, 37, is currently the Minister for Further and Higher Education and has been a ..

OTHER UPDATES:

 

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Pushpak: ISRO’s Reusable Launch Vehicle: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted its third mission involving the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) named “Pushpak” on March 22, 2024. The launch took place at approximately 7 a.m. from the Chalakere Runway in Karnataka’s Aeronautical Test Range ..

 

 

 

AWARDS AND HONOURS

 

1. PM Modi receives Bhutan’s ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’: PM Modi received Bhutan's highest civilian award, the 'Order of the Druk Gyalpo,' the first foreign Head of the Government to receive the honour. The award has been conferred to PM Modi in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the growth of India-Bhutan relations and for his distinguished service to the Bhutanese nation and people. India’s decision to double its assistance for Bhutan’s 13th five-year plan from Rs 5000 crore  to Rs 10000 crore.