Sunday, 26 March 2023

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20TH TO 26TH MARCH 2023

WEEKLY CA 20TH TO 26TH MARCH 2023 

World Sparrow Day - 20th March ( Theme 2023 - I Love Sparrows) 

International Day Of Happiness - 20th March ( Theme 2023 - Be Mindful Be Grateful Be Kind) 

1) Spain's Carlos Alcaraz Wins The Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 Men's Single  Title After Beating Daniil Medvedev. 

2) Rohan Bopanna (43) Became The Oldest Indian To Win The Wells Champion ( Men's Double Title). 

3) India's Pankaj Advani Claimed The Asia Billiards Title For Consecutive Times. 

4) Junior Archer Team Of India Clinched 10 Medals In Asia Cup Stage 1 Tournament. 

5) Bengaluru To Host The SAFF Championship 2023. 

6) South Korea's An Se Young Wins The Women's Single Title At All England Open 2023. 

( Li Shifeng Has Won The Men's Single Title At All England Open 2023) 

7) Defense Minister Rajnath Singh Launched The Book MATI KA MAHAYODHHA At Indira Gandhi Pratisthan, Lucknow. 

8) Lahore Qalandars Wins The Pakistan Premier League 2023 Season. 

9) India And Maldives Holds The 4th Defense Cooperation Dialogue In Male, Maldives. 

10) UAE's EMAAR Introduced First Eve FDI In Srinagar Mall. 

11) Akshdeep Has Won Gold Medal In 20km At Asian Race Walking Championship In Japan. 

12) Serigio Perez Wins The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. 

13) 1.8 Billion Year Old Fossil Park And World's Oldest Zinc Smelting Site Found In Rajasthan. 

14) Carnatic Vocalist Bombay Jayashri Has Been Selected For The Sangita Kalanidhi Award Of The Music Academy For 2023. 

15) Maharashtra Host The C20 India Conference To Highlight Civil Society Voices. 

16) Hello UJJIVAN App Has Won The 13th Aegis Graham Bell Awards 

17) Sampanna Rakesh Become The Fastest Indian In Under 21 Group To Swim Across The Palk Strait From Talaimannar In Sri Lanka To Dhanuskodi In Tamilnadu. 

18) India Ranked 13 In The Global Terrorism Index 2023. 

19) Ashwani Kumar Has Been Appointed As New CEO And MD Of UCO Bank. 


World Forest Day - 21st March (Theme 2023 - Forests And Health) 

World Poetry Day - 21st March ( Theme 23- Always a Poet, Even In Prose) 

World Puppetry Day - 21st March ( 

World Down Syndrome DAY - 21ST March ( Theme 23 - With Us Not For Us) 

Theme For (2021-23) of World Oral Health Day - Be Proud Of Your Mouth 

World Oral Health Day - 20th March 


1) Indian Army And NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd ( NTPCREL) Has Signed An MoU To Install Green Hydrogen Based Power Plants In Army Establishments. 

2) Raebareli Stadium Is Renamed After Female Indian Hockey Star Rani Rampal. 

3) Actor Adam Sandler Became The 24th Recipent Of Mark Twain Prize. 

4) Tamilnadu Government To Launch The Magalir Thogai Scheme, Providing Rs. 1000 Per Month To Women Head Of Eligible Heads On 15th September Birth Anniversary Of Late CM C N Annadurai. 

5) The Housing And Urban Affairs Ministry Launched The City Finance Ranking 2022 

6) Tamilnadu State Has Notified Its 18th Wildlife Sanctuary In Erode Forest Spread Across 80,567 Hectares. ( Named THANTHAI PERIYAR WILDLIIFE SANCTUARY) 

7) Padma Lakshmi Became The First Transgender From State Kerala To Get Certified Lawyer From Bar Council. 

8) Japan Will Host The G7 This Year. 

9) Indian Army Handed Over 159 Vehicles And Equipment For UN Peacekeeping Mission At UNISFA ( United Nations Interim Security Forces) 

10) India Japan Signed 2 Documents On Cooperation On Japanese Language And Bullet Train. 

11) International Monetary Fund ( IMF) Has Announced That IMF Executive Board Approved Srilanka's Program Under The Extended Fund Facility ( EEF) Will Finance Up to US $ 7 Billion 

12) KM Bappe The New Captain Of  France Football Team. 

13) Cricketer Surya Kumar Yadav Has Been Appointed As Brand Ambassador Of JIO CINEMA. 

14) BIPIN: The Man Behind Uniform Book Author - Rachna Bisat Rawat 

15) Indian Railways Launched NORTH EAST DISCOVERY : Beyond Guwahati Tour Covering Assam, Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya. 

16) India Post Signed MoU With Shiprocket To Boost Last Mile e-Commerce Delivery Across India. 

17) Bengaluru Got The Partnership For Healthy Cities Award For Smoking Laws. 


World Water Day - 22nd March ( Theme 2023 - Accelerating The Change To Solve The Water And Sanitation Crisis) 

1) Lok Sabha Passed Rs. 1118 Lakh Crores Budget For Union Territory Of Jammu And Kashmir For 2023-24. 

2) Karnataka State Government Approves FOXCONN Of Rs. 8000 Crores  Mobile Manufacturing Unit Plan Near Bengaluru. 

3) Indian Air Force's Mirage2000 Participated In Exercise COBRA WARRIOR For The First Time In Waddington, UK. 

4) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh Set To Host ISSF World Cup 2023. 

5) 2nd Edition Of Africa-India Field Training Exercise ( AFINDEX-2023) Between India And 23 Nations At Aundh, Pune. 

6) For The Sixth Time Finland Holds The Rank One In Happiest Country In The World. ( India Ranks 126th ) 

7) The INS ANDROTH ( Anti Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft )  Has Launched  In Kolkata. 

8) India Ranked Second Highest For The Rate Of Deforestation ( Loosing 668,400 Hectares ) In Last 30 Years. 

9) US President Joe Biden Nominates Nisha Biswal As Deputy CEO Of US Finance Agency. 

10) Prominent Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Appointed As EARTH HOUR INDIA's Ambassador. 

11) Arnab Banerjee Appointed AAs CEO & MD Of CEAT Tyres. 

12) Lalit Kumar Gupta Has Been Appointed As CMD Of Cotton Corporation Of India. 

13) Income Tax  Department Has Launched The AIS App ( It Helps Taxpayers To Viewing Their Annual Information Statement) 

14) PM Of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Has Commissioned Their Country's First Submarine Base Named BNS SHIEKH HASINA 

15) Rohan Bopanna Became The Oldest Tennis Player To Win 1000 ATP Masters Title. 

16) Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha Inaugurated Aerator Cum Dancing Fountains In Dal Lake, Srinagar. 

World Meteorological Day - 23rd March ( Theme 2023 - The Future Of Weather, Climate And Water Across Generations) 

Martyrdom Day - Saheed Diwas 23rd March 

1) Tamilnadu State Government Allocated Rs. 1000 Crores To Promote Agro Industrial Corridor. 

2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The New International Telecommunication Union ( ITU) Area Office And Innovation Centre In Delhi. 

3) India's Sarabjot Singh Has Won Men's 10m Air Pistol Gold Medal At ISSF World Cup 2023. 

4) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inaugurated Maa Sharda Devi Temple In Kupwara District In Jammu And Kashmir. 

5) 2nd G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting To Be Held In Siliguri, & Darjeeling  West Bengal. 

6) Israel Ambassador To India Naor Gilon Inaugurated Drip Irrigation System At Children's Park In India Gate To Conserve Water In Honour Of World Water DAY. 

7) The Odisha Government Has Declared The GANDHAMARDAN Hill Range In Bargarh And Balangir District As a Biodiversity Heritage Site. 

8) PM Narendra Modi Unveiled The 6G Vision Document Of Country. 

9) Anand Selvakesari Will Take Over The Role Of Chief Administrative Officer Of Citigroup. 

10) US President Joe Biden Presented The Prestigious 2021 National Humanities Medal To Indian American Actress Producer Mindy Kaling. 

11) Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh Inaugurated Asia's Largest 4 Metre International Liquid Mirror Telescope At Devasthal Uttarakhand. 

12) Rudra Gaurav Shresth Has Been Appointed As The Next Ambassador Of India To The Islamic Republic Of Iran. 

13) Nepalese Cricketer Aasif Sheikh Has Won The Christopher Martin Jenkins Spirit Of Cricket Award 2022, 

14) Inderjit Singh Rao Has Launched The 24th Edition Of Women And Men In India 2022 In New Delhi.

World TB Day - 24th March ( Theme 2023 - Yes! We Can End TB) 

1) Indian Hockey Player Salima Tete Appointed As AHF Athletes Ambassador. 

2) The Appropriation Bill 2023 Passed In Lok Sabha. 

3) The Hockey India Wins Best Organiser Award For Successfully Hosting 2023 FIH World Cup. 

4) Indian Army And The Indian Air Force Jointly Conducted a Multi Domain 96 Hour Air Land Exercise VAYU PRAHAR 

5) The Annual Bilateral Maritime Exercise Between The Indian Navy And The Royal Navy, UK Was Held At Konkon Coast In Arabian Sea. 

6) Varun Tomar And Rhythm Sangwan Win Two Mixed Team Medals ( Silver) At ISSF World Cup, Bhopal. ( 10m Air Pistol) 

7) Tamilnadu Assembly Passed The The Tamilnadu Prohibition Of Online Gambling And Regulation Of Online Games Bill 

8) Directorate Of Education Goa Signe a MoU Sankalp Sampoorana Swasthya a Drive Towards Comprehensive Preventive Healthcare For School Children. 

9) INS SUJATA Took Part In Maiden Joint Exclusive Economic Zone ( EEZ) Surveillance Off Mozambique Coast With Mozambique Navy From 21-23 March. 

10) Ministry Of Defense Signed Two Separate Contracts With Bharat Electronics Limited ( BEL) At a Total Cost Of Rs. 3700 Crores To Enhance Operational Capabilities Of Indian Air Force. 

11) T C Taranath Took Charge Of Vice Chancellor Of Hassan University. 

12) World Athletics Has Banned Transgender Woman From Competiting In Elite Female Competitions. 

13) IIT Kanpur Organised Asia's Largest Annual Tech Festival TECHKRITI. 

14) Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Launched DIGICALM. ( Crop Insurance Portal) 

15) Chennai To Host 2nd Framework Working Group Meeting 

16) Ramnagar, Uttarakhand Set To Host 1st Meet     Of G20 Chief Science Advisers Roundtable 

17) National Institute Of Urban Affairs ( NIUA) To Organise The First Urban Climate Film Festival Under Urban20 

18) Hima Das Wins The Gold Medal In 200m Race In Indian Grand Prix 1 Athletics Event. 

19) Manmeet K Nanda Has Been Appointed As Managing Director Of INVEST INDIA. 


) Indian Origin Rahul Roy Chowdhary Has Been Appointed As The CEO Of American Company GRAMMARLY. 

2) Bismee Taskin Has Received Ramnath Goenka Award For Excellence In Journalism ( 2020) For Coveraging Of Migrant Exodus During COVID. 

3) Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin Has Been Appointed As  Director General Of Medical Service (Navy). 

4) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute Of Medical Science And Research In Chikkaballapur, Karnataka.

5) Assam CM Conferred 21 Civilian Award.

6) Intel Co-founder Gordon Moore Passed Away at The Age Of 94.

7) First Trade And Investment Working Group Meeting To Be Held In Mumbai.

8) Cabinet Approved Subsidy Of Rs 200 Per cylinder Per 12 Refills Annually For Ujjwala Yojana.

9) Union Cabinet Approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) For Raw Jute At Rs 5050 Per Quintal.

10) Rudrankksh Wins Bronze In ISSF World Cup, Bhopal. 

11) Bollywood cinematographer Pradeep Sarkar Passed Away.

12) Gujarat To Host The Saurasthra Tamil Sangamam In April 2023.

13) The West Circular Road In Mandaveli Is Renamed After Playback Singer T M Soundararajan.

14) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Addressed at The One World TB Summit In Varanasi.

15) IIT Bombay Ranked First In India And 47th Globally In Engineering And Technology.


1) US-Argentina Scholar Luis Caffarelli Wins Prestigious Abel Prize 2023 For Mathematics. 

2) ISRO Launched India's Largest LVM3 One Web Rocket Which Is Carrying 36 Satellites From Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. 

3) Indian Navy Flagged Off 7000 km Maritime Awareness SHAM NO VARUNA Motor Car Expedition In Kolkata. 

4) Nitu Ghanghas ( 48 kg Category)  And Saweety Boora ( 81 kg Category)  Wins Gold Medal At World Boxing Championship Delhi. 

5) Manu Bhaker Wins Bronze In 25m Pistol Event. 

6) Francesco Bagnaia Wins First Ever MotoGP Sprint At Portuguese Grand Prix. 

7) Karnataka CM Basavraj Bommai Inaugurated The Bal Bhavan And Putani Train. 

8) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurated The Krishnarajpura To Whitefield Metro line . 

9) India's First PM Mega Integrated Textile Region And Apparel ( PM MITRA) Park For The Textile Industry Has Been Launched In Tamilnadu. 

10) Maharashtra State Government Has Given Approval For a 75 Feet Tall Statue OF KNOWLEDGE Dedicated To Dr. BR Ambedkar In Latur. 


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