Daily Current Affairs March 11

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March 11 | Daily Current Affairs 2024

Important Days – Daily Current Affairs March 11

1. When is the International Day of Women Judges celebrated?
A) 8 March
B) 10 March
C) 15 March
D) 20 March
E) 25 March
Answer: B) 10 March

• The International Day of Women Judges is celebrated on 10 March every year.
• The day is dedicated to recognizing the contributions of women judges worldwide.
• It also serves as a reminder of the importance of women’s participation in all levels of decision-making for the achievement of equality and democracy.

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Sports – Daily Current Affairs March 11

2. Who won the French Open crown in the men’s doubles final?
A) Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan
B) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty
C) Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
D) Hendra Setiawan and Mohammad Ahsan
E) Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda
Answer: B) Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty

• Star India duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the French Open crown with straight game win over Lee Jhe-Huei and Yang Po-Hsuan of Chinese Taipei in the men’s doubles final.
• The Indian duo had finished second best at Malaysia Super 1000, India Super 750 this year, while signing off as runners-up at China Masters Super 750 as well last year.

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Banking and Finance – Daily Current Affairs March 11

3. What is the name of the new wearable payment solution introduced by IndusInd Bank?
A) IndusPay
B) PayWear
C) IndusWear
D) PayCard
E) WearablePay
Answer: B) PayWear

• IndusInd Bank introduced ‘Indus PayWear,’ a new wearable payment solution, available on Mastercard.
• These wearables enable users to tokenise their IndusInd Bank cards for tap-and-pay transactions at contactless Point-of-Sale (PoS) terminals worldwide.
• With a mobile app, users can easily set up their cards on the wearable and switch between them. Advanced tokenisation technology ensures transaction security by replacing actual card details with unique ‘tokens.’
• Transactions below Rs 5,000 can be made with a tap, while those exceeding Rs 5,000 require the PIN entry as per RBI guidelines.

Keyperson:

• Sumant Kathpalia, MD & CEO of IndusInd Bank

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Business and Economy – Daily Current Affairs March 11

4. Which company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Rural Development for training members of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) Women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs)?
A) MakeMyTrip
B) Goibibo
C) EaseMyTrip.com
D) Yatra
E) Cleartrip
Answer: C) EaseMyTrip.com

• Easy Trip Planner Ltd.’s EaseMyTrip.com, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Rural Development to train members of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM)‘s Women’s Self Help Groups (SHGs) under the Lakhpati Didi Yojana.
• The initiative aims to focus on women-led skill development, fostering entrepreneurial skills and financial independence among rural women.
• Through the MoU, EaseMyTrip will train members of SHGs in 800 districts across India.
• The eligibility criteria for selection includes basic knowledge of reading & writing English/Hindi and familiarity with using a Computer & browsing the internet.
• The training will cover making travel reservations across all essential segments, including trains, buses, hotels and flights.
• As part of the alliance, EaseMyTrip will conduct a pilot project across 10 Blocks in Districts identified by the MoRD, including Patna, Begusarai, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat, Bhopal, Ujjain, Ayodhya and Varanasi.

Keyperson:

• Nishant Pitti, CEO and Co-Founder, EaseMyTrip

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Acquisitions and Mergers – Daily Current Affairs March 11

5. Aditya Birla Capital announced the merger of which subsidiary with itself?
A) Aditya Birla Finance
B) Aditya Birla Money
C) Aditya Birla Insurance
D) Aditya Birla Securities
E) Aditya Birla Mutual Fund
Answer: A) Aditya Birla Finance

• Aditya Birla Capital announced the merger of its wholly-owned subsidiary Aditya Birla Finance (ABF) with itself as the large non-bank lender seeks to comply with RBI’s mandate on scale-based regulations.
• Aditya Birla Capital (ABC) is a listed systemically important non-deposit-taking core investment company while ABF is a non-deposit-taking systemically important NBFC (non-bank finance company).
• Post completion of the amalgamation, Aditya Birla Capital will get converted from a holding company to an operating NBFC.
• This will create a unified large entity with greater financial strength and flexibility enabling direct access to capital.
• This will make Aditya Birla Finance the first entity among the upper layer non-bank finance companies (NBFCs) to set a clear path for complying with RBI’s scale-based regulations which require mandatory listing of ABF by September 2025.

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Appointments – Daily Current Affairs March 11

6. Who was elected as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)?
A) Devendra Jhajharia
B) Mariyappan Thangavelu
C) Deepa Malik
D) Avani Lekhara
E) Sumit Antil
Answer: A) Devendra Jhajharia

• Double Paralympic gold medallist javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia was elected as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
• Jhajharia is India’s most decorated Paralympian, having won three Paralympic medals – two gold and one silver.

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7. Who has been appointed as the Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB)?
A) Dhanaraj T
B) Rajesh Kumar
C) Suresh Sharma
D) Deepak Singh
E) Priya Patel
Answer: A) Dhanaraj T

• Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has announced that Dhanaraj T (53) has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Bank for a three-year term, effective March 10.
• Before joining IOB, he served as the Chief General Manager at Indian Bank and commenced his career as a Rural Development Officer in 1994.

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8. Where did AS Rajeev serve as the Chief Executive before being appointed as the Vigilance Commissioner?
A) Punjab National Bank
B) Bank of Baroda
C) State Bank of India
D) Bank of Maharashtra
E) ICICI Bank
Answer: D) Bank of Maharashtra

• Former Bank of Maharashtra Chief Executive AS Rajeev was sworn in as the Vigilance Commissioner at the Central Vigilance Commission.
• He has been a career banker with over 38 years of experience in four banks, namely, Syndicate Bank, Indian Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
• As the MD & CEO of Bank of Maharashtra for the last 5 years, Bank of Maharashtra successfully emerged from the RBI’s Prompt Corrective Action and traversed to the next orbit of banking from a small-sized bank to a robust midsized bank.
• Rajeev has also served as a Nominee Director in EXIM Bank, New India Assurance Co Ltd and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
• He has also been the Vice Chairman of the Indian Banks Association and a Member of Core Group constituted by RBI for implementation of Indian Accounting Standards.

Note:

• The Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003, provides for the appointment of a Central Vigilance Commissioner and two Vigilance Commissioners.
• The tenure of the Vigilance Commissioner is of four years or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years.

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Awards – Daily Current Affairs March 1

9. How many Oscars did “Oppenheimer” win at the 96th Academy Awards?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
E) 9
Answer: C) 7

• The 96th annual Academy Awards took place in California’s Los Angeles where Oppenheimer was nominated in 13 categories and won seven Oscars.
• Jimmy Kimmel hosted the 96th annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Full list of winners:

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National Affairs – Daily Current Affairs March 11

10. Where was the 125-foot bronze statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan unveiled?
A) Guwahati
B) Jorhat
C) Dibrugarh
D) Tezpur
E) Sivasagar
Answer: B) Jorhat

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 125-foot bronze statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan at his burial site in eastern Assam’s Jorhat district.
• It was unveiled at the Lachit Barphukan Maidam Development Project at Hollongapar, an area spread over 16.5 acres, which is being developed as a tourist spot.
• The total project cost will be Rs 214 crore.
• Veteran sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, a Padma Bhushan awardee, built the statue.
• He had earlier crafted the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.
• A gallery showcasing the history of the Ahom dynasty’s 600 years of rule is being built, while another gallery is being set up for the contemporary history of Assam.
• An auditorium with a capacity of 500 people is also being built.

About Lachit Borphukan:

• Lachit Borphukan was a legendary army commander of the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826), known for his leadership in the 1671 ‘Battle of Saraighat’.
• He defeated the Mughal forces, led by Raja Ramsingh-I, in this battle, and thwarted a drawn-out attempt by them to take back Assam.
• He was buried at the ‘maidam’ — burial grounds for Ahom royals and nobles — at Hollongapar, after passing away a year after the battle at the age of 49 due to illness.

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11. What traditional art forms in Assam were recently granted Geographical Indication (GI) tags by the Centre?
A) Assamese silk sarees
B) Majuli masks and Majuli manuscript painting
C) Bamboo crafts and Assamese pottery
D) Bihu dance and Bihu songs
E) Muga silk production and Assamese handloom weaving
Answer: B) Majuli masks and Majuli manuscript painting

• The traditional Majuli masks in Assam were given a Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Centre.
• Majuli manuscript painting also got the GI label.

Majuli Mask:

• The handmade masks are traditionally used to depict characters in bhaonas, or theatrical performances with devotional messages under the neo-Vaishnavite tradition, introduced by the 15th-16th century reformer saint Srimanta Sankardeva.
• The masks can depict gods, goddesses, demons, animals and birds — Ravana, Garuda, Narasimha, Hanuman, Varaha Surpanakha all feature among the masks.
• The masks are made of bamboo, clay, dung, cloth, cotton, wood and other materials available in the riverine surroundings of their makers.

Majuli Manuscript Painting:

• It is a form of painting — also originating in the 16th century — done on sanchi pat, or manuscripts made of the bark of the sanchi or agar tree, using homemade ink.
• The earliest example of an illustrated manuscript is said to be a rendering of the Adya Dasama of the Bhagwat Purana in Assamese by Srimanta Sankardev.
• This art was patronised by the Ahom kings.
• It continues to be practised in every sattra in Majuli.

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12. Who inaugurated the “National Speed Breeding Crop Facility” at the National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) in Mohali?
A) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
B) Dr. Jitendra Singh
C) Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
D) Dr. Harsh Vardhan Shringla
E) Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Answer: B) Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Union Minister of Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the first-of- its-kind “National Speed Breeding Crop Facility” at the premier National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) in Mohali.
• The facility will directly help a) Scientists and Researchers from government institutions, private institutions and leading industries in India engaged in agricultural and biotechnology research and development of improved crop varieties and products, b) Plant Breeders working for crop development and c) Progressive farmers who are contributing to adoption of new varieties with superior yield and nutritional traits.
• The speed breeding crop facility will be used to develop new varieties such as wheat, rice, soybean, pea, tomato, etc., by using a precisely controlled environment (light, humidity, temperature) to achieve more than four generations of a crop per year.
• The NABI institute has significantly contributed to ‘Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech (UNaTI) Mission (Poshan Abhiyan), and Biotech Kisan Hubs for Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana etc.

Recent Developments:

• ‘Tulip’ Cultivation by CSIR Palampur
• The development of ‘108-petal lotus’ by CSIR Lucknow which won an award in the TV series KBC.
• India’s bio-economy has grown 13 folds in the last 10 years from $10 billion in 2014 to over $130 billion in 2024”.

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13. What is the approximate total worth of the 112 National Highway projects inaugurated and initiated by Prime Minister Modi?
A) Rs. 50,000 crore
B) Rs. 75,000 crore
C) Rs. 90,000 crore
D) Rs. One lakh crore
E) Rs. 1.25 lakh crore
Answer: D) Rs. One lakh crore

• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 112 National Highway projects spread across the country worth about Rs. One lakh crore at Gurugram, Haryana.

Inaugurated Projects:

• In order to help improve traffic flow and ease congestion between Delhi and Gurugram on NH-48, the Prime Minister inaugurated the Haryana section of the landmark Dwarka Expressway.
• The 19 km long Haryana section of the 8 lane Dwarka Expressway has been built at a cost of around Rs. 4,100 crore and includes two packages of 10.2 km long Delhi-Haryana Border to Basai Rail-over-Bridge (ROB) and 8.7 km long Basai ROB to Kherki Daula.
• It will also provide direct connectivity to the IGI Airport in Delhi and Gurugram Bypass.
• Other major projects inaugurated by the Prime Minister include the 9.6 km long six lane Urban Extension Road-II (UER-II)- Package 3 from Nangloi – Najafgarh Road to Sector 24 Dwarka section in Delhi; three packages of Lucknow Ring Road developed at cost of about Rs. 4,600 crores in Uttar Pradesh; Anandapuram – Pendurthi – Anakapalli section of NH16 developed at a cost of about Rs. 2,950 crores in the state of Andhra Pradesh; Kiratpur to Nerchowk section of NH-21 (2 packages) worth around Rs. 3,400 crores in Himachal Pradesh; Dobaspet – Heskote section (two packages) worth Rs. 2,750 crores in Karnataka, along with 42 other projects worth Rs. 20,500 crores in different states across the country.
• The Prime Minister also laid the foundation stone for various National Highway projects across the country.
• Major projects for which the foundation stone will be laid include 14 packages of Bengaluru – Kadappa – Vijayawada Expressway worth Rs. 14,000 crores in Andhra Pradesh; six packages of Belgaum – Hungund – Raichur Section of NH-748A worth Rs. 8,000 crores in Karnataka; three packages of Shamli – Ambala Highway worth Rs. 4,900 crores in Haryana; two packages of Amritsar – Bathinda corridor worth Rs. 3,800 crores in Punjab; along with 39 other projects worth Rs. 32,700 crores in different states across the country.

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14. What technology does the Mission Divyastra test flight incorporate?
A) Satellite imaging
B) MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle)
C) Stealth technology
D) Laser guidance
E) Electronic countermeasures
Answer: B) MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle)

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first test flight of the Made-in-India Agni 5 missile, that has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• Mission Divyastra is the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
• Mission Divyastra’s system is equipped with indigenous Avionics systems and high-accuracy sensor packages, which ensure that the re-entry vehicles reach the target points within the desired accuracy.
• The Agni-5 – with a range of 5000 km – is developed considering the long-term security needs of the country.
• Agni 1 to 4 missiles have ranges from 700 km to 3,500 km and have already been deployed.

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15. Which government has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with NTPC, CIL, NLC India, and SJVN for setting up solar power capacity and green hydrogen manufacturing facility?
A) Gujarat
B) Rajasthan
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
E) Tamil Nadu
Answer: B) Rajasthan

• Rajasthan government has signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with NTPC, CIL, NLC India and SJVN for setting 28.5 gigawatts (GW) of solar power capacity and one million tonnes of green hydrogen manufacturing facility.
• NTPC signed a MoU with Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (RRVUNL) to explore opportunities for adding supercritical units to the existing Chhabra Thermal Power Plant (TPP).
• Additionally, the parties aim to implement measures to enhance efficiency and reduce the generation cost of the plant’s existing units.
• The MoU also includes the undertaking of 15 to 20-year annuity-based Renovation and Modernization (R&M) of old thermal units of RRVUNL by NTPC or its affiliates.
• NTPC Green Energy (NGEL) inked the MoU with RVUNL for the development of Renewable Energy (RE) projects and green hydrogen derivatives up to 25 GW and one million tonnes capacities, respectively, in Rajasthan.
• Mining behemoth Coal India (CIL) also signed a MoU RRVUNL for exploration and execution of 4,100 MW capacity power projects.
• The proposed projects include 1,600 MW coal based pit-head power plant to come up in a coal bearing state, whose power would be drawn by Rajasthan.
• Others are a 2,000 MW solar power project in RRVUNL’s solar park; 200 MW pump storage project at Jawahar Sagar; a 250 MW of solar project on the land acquired for Banswara TPP by RRVUNL and 50 MW wind project at the existing Ramgarh gas project in Jaisalmer.
• lignite miner NLCIL signed the MOU with the Rajasthan government for formation of a joint venture to set up a 125 MW lignite-based power plant and 1,000 MW solar power plant.
• The MoU entails an investment of more than Rs 7,000 crore.
• SJVN Green Energy (SGEL), a subsidiary of SJVN, signed a long term power usage agreement (PUA) for 500 MW solar power.
• Under the agreement, SGEL would supply 500 MW power at a tariff of Rs 2.57 per unit, from the 1,000 MW Bikaner Solar Power Project being developed by SGEL under Phase-II (Tranche-3) of the Central Public Sector Units Scheme.

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16. Who announced the fourth women’s policy of Maharashtra?
A) Devendra Fadnavis
B) Uddhav Thackeray
C) Aditi Tatkare
D) Smriti Irani
E) Pankaja Munde
Answer: C) Aditi Tatkare

• Maharashtra unveiled its fourth women’s policy on the eve of Women’s Day, focusing on the holistic development of women and the effective implementation of related schemes.
• Aditi Tatkare, the Women and Child Development Minister, announced this policy during the golden jubilee year of the Women’s Economic Development Corporation.
• She made this announcement at a function held in Mumbai , organised by the Women’s Economic Development Board and United Nations Women to commemorate Women’s Day.
• The policy covers various aspects such as health, nutrition, education, skills development, women’s safety, prevention of violence against women, gender equality, as well as the economic and social empowerment of women.
• Women who have achieved success through self-help groups were honored at the event.
• Some of the honorees include Varsha Gorivale from Ratnagiri for seaweed production, Lata Jadhav for hydroponic farming, Mamta Brahmankar from Gondia for her dairy business, Kalpana Limji Mangam from Yavatmal for her work in tribal areas, Kaishalya Wadvi from Nandurbar and Varsha Sangle from Chhatrapati of Sambhajinagar for their roles as a village Sarpanch.

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17. Which institute will lead the training of Anganwadi functionaries on the new Curriculum and Framework?
A) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
B) National Institute of Early Childhood Development (NIECD)
C) National Institute for Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD)
D) National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
E) National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS)
Answer: C) National Institute for Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD)

• As 85% of brain development occurs before the age of six years, the Ministry recognizes the pivotal role of early years in development and seeks to strengthen India’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) landscape.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development is launching a National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education for Children from Three to Six Years and a National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation for Children from Birth to Three Years.
• The Ministry of Women and Child Development empowers and supports mothers and their children under six years through Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, together with the Palna and Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Schemes under Mission Shakti.
• It aims to ensure comprehensive childcare support throughout the day in a secure environment, with trained staff, educational resources, nutritional support, and activities for holistic child development.
• For children from age three to six, the National Curriculum for ECCE 2024 covers all domains of development as per the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022 (NCF-FS), including physical/motor, cognitive, language and literacy, socioemotional, cultural/aesthetic as well as positive habits.
• The Curriculum is structured to provide a weekly calendar comprising 36 weeks of active learning, 8 weeks of reinforcement and 4 weeks of initiation, together with 5+1 days of play-based learning in one week, and three blocks of activities in one day.
• It provides for a combination of activities, including in-centre and at-home, indoor and outdoor, child-led and educator-led etc.
• Robust assessment tools are provided for tracking progress, tailoring learning, and celebrating each child’s unique journey.
• For children from birth to three years, the National Framework for Early Childhood Stimulation 2024 aims to empower caregivers and Anganwadi Workers for holistic early stimulation, through responsive caregiving and opportunities for early learning, for optimal development of children, both body and brain.
• National Institute for Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) will lead the training of Anganwadi functionaries on the new Curriculum and Framework.

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