5 - 6 March 2023 CURRENT AFFAIRS.pptx

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CURRENT AFFAIRS
5 -6 March 2023
Dr. A. PRABAHARAN
Research Director, Public Action

2.  The first edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference 2023
began onboard India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant
today.
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 today.
The Chief of Defence Staff and the Chiefs of the Indian Army and
Indian Air Force would also interact with the Naval Commanders
on subsequent days.
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First edition of Naval Commanders' Conference 2023 begins onboard
INS Vikrant

3.  Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal today
expressed confidence that in the 75th year of independence, the
country will cross USD 750 billion in exports this year.
 He said, until February the country is already in excess of what it did
in the whole of last year.
Inaugurating the new corporate office building of Export Credit
Guarantee Corporation, ECGC in Mumbai, the Minister called for
ECGC to become more modern and digital in its operations, leading
to greater efficiency and trust among exporters.
The Commerce and Industry Minister also complimented ECGC for
innovative measures like the introduction of a policy wherein
exporters with an export credit limit of Rs 20 crore are now covered
up to 90 percent of their losses.
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India will cross USD 750 billion of exports in 75th year of
independence, says Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal

4. Gati Shakti National Master Plan is going to change face of India's
infrastructure and its multimodal logistics: PM Modi
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan is
going to change the face of India's infrastructure and its multimodal logistics.
 He pointed out that India will achieve the target of becoming a developed nation
by 2047 with infrastructure development as the driving force of the economy.
He was addressing a Post Budget Webinar on the subject of ‘Infrastructure and
Investment: Improving logistic efficiency with PM Gatishakti National Master Plan’.
 The Prime Minister said the country has to improve its speed and move in top
gear.
The Prime Minister said, with quality and multimodal infrastructure, logistic cost is
going to reduce further which will have a positive impact on the goods made in
India.
 The Prime Minister emphasised the need to integrate the concept of circular
economy with the sector.
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5. Government approves nano liquid DAP
fertiliser for benefits of farmers
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has termed the approval of the nano liquid DAP
(Di-Ammonium Phosphate) fertiliser as an important step towards making life
easier for the farmers.
He responded to a tweet by Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers Dr
Mansukh Mandaviya about the Government's approval of the nano liquid DAP
fertiliser for the benefit of farmers and making the country self-reliant.
The Minister informed that after nano Urea, now the Government has given its
nod to nano DAP.
 He added that it has been approved by the Agriculture Ministry and also been
notified in the Fertiliser Control Order.
He noted that it will bring a positive difference in the lives of farmers of the
country and help fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of Aatmanirbhar
Bharat.
 Now, a bag of DAP will be available in the form of a bottle of DAP, stated Mr.
Mandaviya.
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6.  China will increase military spending by more than seven percent this
year. It was announced at the National People's Congress (NPC), which is
due to confirm President Xi Jinping's third term.
Outgoing Premier Li Keqiang claimed that external attempts to suppress
and contain China are escalating.
 It was also announced at the meeting that China would pursue a reduced
economic growth target of about five percent this year.
The Two Sessions, as the meetings are known, are an annual affair. But
this year's sessions are particularly significant as delegates are expected
to reshape several key Communist Party and state institutions.
The increase in military spending comes as Mr Xi is navigating worsening
ties with the US over the Ukraine war and the recent spy balloon saga,
even as he warms his embrace of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
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China to increase defense spending over seven percent this year

7. UN inks first ‘High Seas Treaty’ in a bid to
protect ocean bodies of the world
 The United Nations inked the first ‘High Seas Treaty’ in a bid to protect the ocean
bodies of the world that lie outside the national boundaries and form almost two-
thirds of the world's oceans.
The treaty is an outcome of a decade of talks on this environmental concern. The
agreement was reached on Saturday evening, after 38 hours of talks, at UN
headquarters in New York.
 The previous negotiations failed to conclude due to disagreements on funding and
fishing rights. The last international agreement on ocean protection was signed 40
years ago in 1982 - the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The UN High Seas Treaty now brings 30 percent of the world's oceans into the
protected domain, puts more money into marine conservation and sets new rules
for mining at sea.
Previously these water bodies were open for fishing, shipping and to conduct
research and only about 1 percent of these waters also known as high seas were
under protection which left the marine lives in these waters at high risk of
exploitation from threats including climate change, overfishing and shipping traffic.
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8. Kashmir Files bags best film award at Dadasaheb International
Film Festival in Mumbai; RRR International Film of the Year
 Vivek Agnihotri's 'The Kashmir Files' bagged the Dadasaheb
International Film Festival Awards and SS Rajamouli's
'RRR' received the International Film of the Year.
 The grand celebration of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film
Festival (DPIFF) 2023 took place in Mumbai.
The Kashmir Files Director Vivek, in his Tweet, said that "he
dedicates the award to "all the victims of terrorism and to all the
people of India for the blessings.".
 Alia Bhatt won the Award for Best Actress for Gangubai
Kathiawadi. Ranbir Kapoor collected the Best Actor award for his
performance in Brahmastra.
 Veteran actor Rekha was honoured for her Outstanding
Contribution To The Film Industry.
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9.  An Indian-American Neal Mohan will be the next Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of YouTube after Susan Wojcicki
announced her resignation citing personal reasons.
Taking to Twitter, YouTube Creators informed about Wojcicki's
resignation and thanked her for contributing to the online
video-sharing platform.
 Neal Mohan is currently the Chief Product Officer of YouTube.
Before joining YouTube, Mohan was the Senior Vice President,
Display and Video Ads at Google.
 In a blog post, Wojcicki said that she will focus on family,
health, and personal projects she is passionate about.
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Indian-American Neal Mohan to be new CEO of YouTube
after Wojcicki resigns

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