Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture 22 March 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Prateek Mattoo
March 22, 2023
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In Defence’s current affairs for 22nd March 2023, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Daily Current Affairs 22 March 2023

Sampanna Becomes Fastest Indian To Swim Across Palk Strait

Sampanna Ramesh Shelar Becomes The Fastest Indian In The Under-21 Category To Swim Across The Palk Strait, From Talaimannar In Sri Lanka To Dhanuskodi In Tamil Nadu.
He Completed The 29 Km Distance In Just 5 Hours And 30 Minutes, Beating The Previous Record Of 8 Hours And 26 MinutesThe 35-39 Year Age Group Increased From 32.7 In 2016 To 35.6 In 2020.
About Palk Strait:
It Is A Strait That Lies Between The Southern Coast Of India And The Northern Coast Of Sri Lanka.
It Is Approximately 85 Kilometers Wide At Its Widest Point And Has An Average Depth Of About 30 Meters (98 Feet).
It Is Named After Robert Palk, A Governor Of Madras In Colonial India.

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G Krishnakumar Appointed As The Chairman Of BPCL

G Krishnakumar Has Been Appointed As The Chairman And Managing Director Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
He Was Earlier An Executive Director In The Company And Succeeds Arun Kumar Singh, Who Retires As Chairman In October 2022.
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL)
It Was Founded In 1952 And Is Headquartered In Mumbai, Maharashtra.
The Company Operates Two Large Refineries In India, One In Mumbai And The Other In Kochi, With A Combined Refining Capacity Of Over 15 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum

India Invited To Attend G7 Summit In Japan

Indian PM Narendra Modi And Japanese PM Fumio Kishida Signed Two Agreements During Their Bilateral Talks: The Renewal Of The Memorandum Of Cooperation In Japanese And The Exchange Of Notes On The JICA Loan For 300 Billion Yen For The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-speed Railway Project.
The Objective Of The Meeting Is To Strengthen India-Japan Relations And Provide A Voice For The Global South.
G7 Is A Group Of Seven Major Industrialised Countries, Including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The United Kingdom, And The United States.

World Down Syndrome Day – 21 March

World Down Syndrome Day Is Observed Annually On 21 March To Raise Awareness And Show Support For Individuals With Down Syndrome.
Down Syndrome Is Caused By A Triplication Of The 21^st Chromosome.
World Down Syndrome Day 2023 Theme: With Us, Not For Us.
Down Syndrome:
It Is A Genetic Condition Caused By An Extra Copy Of Chromosome 21.
This Can Lead To Physical Characteristics Such As A Small Head, Flattened Facial Features, And Upward-slanting Eye.

ISSF Shooting World Cup Begins In Bhopal

ISSF Shooting World Cup Was Inaugurated In Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
CM Of MP, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Was The Chief Guest.
Luciano Rossi, President, of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), and Raninder Singh, President, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) were present at the opening ceremony
The ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol Championship Will Have A Total Of 10 Finals Over Five Consecutive Days.
Around 200 Shooters From 30 Countries Will Participate In The ISSF Shooting World Cup

International Day Of Forests – 21 March

The International Day Of Forests Or World Forestry Day Is Observed On March 21.
This Day Is Celebrated To Raise Awareness About The Importance Of Forests, Woodlands And Trees In Our Lives.
The theme for the International Day of Forests in 2023 is “Forests and Health“.
United Nations General Assembly Declared 2011 As The International Year Of Forests On 20 December 2006.
To Promote Awareness On The Conservation And Sustainable Development Of All Types Of Forests In The Context Of Poverty Alleviation And Global Warming Mitigation.

Bombay Jayashri Chosen For Sangita Kalanidhi Award 2023

Padma Shri Awardee Bombay Jayashri Has Been Selected For The Sangita Kalanidhi Award For 2023 By The Music Academy.
The Nritya Kalanidhi Award For Dance Has Been Given To Vasanthalaxmi Narasimhachari.
Jayashree Is One Of The Prominent Carnatic Musician & Trained In Veena, a Classical Dance
It Is The Highest Honor In The Field Of Carnatic Music.
In 1942, It Was Decided That The Composer Would Be Honored With The Title Of Sangeet Kalanidhi, The Award Consisting Of A Gold Medal And A Birudu Patra (Citation).