1. PM Narendra Modi, Sheik Hasina Initiated first Cross-line Energy Pipeline IBFP between India and Bangladesh
On 18th March , 2023, the Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM, Sheik Hasina together initiated (virtually) the 131.5-kilometer-long India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline (IBFP), the first cross-line energy pipeline among India and Bangladesh.
The IBFP is a cross-line pipeline that interfaces Siliguri in West Bengal, India to Parbatipur in the Dinajpur region of Bangladesh.
The send off of the pipeline denotes the second cross-line energy pipeline among India and its neighbors.
2. MoHUA made 'City Finance Rankings 2022' Entry Live - to Evaluate , Recognize , and Reward ULBs
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has made the gateway 'City Finance Rankings 2022' www.cityfinance.in/rankings, live on 20th March, 2023, to evaluate , recognize , and reward Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) across India based on the nature of their ongoing monetary wellbeing and improvement over the long haul in monetary execution.
The entryway will enable the ULBs across India to take part in the Rankings through a completely advanced (entirely digital), 100 percent paperless, process.
3. NTPC REL signs MoU with IA for execution of Green Hydrogen Projects in Army Establishments
NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd (NTPC REL), an subsidiary of NTPC Ltd, has gone into a settlement with the Indian Army (IA) to foster green hydrogen drives at military foundations through a Build, Own, and Operate (BOO) game plan.
As a component of this cooperation, potential areas will be together recognized for the development of green hydrogen projects that will create electricity.
This arrangement is the first such initiative of its kind to help line security by giving energy security to India's defence lines.
Aim :
To lessen complex strategies, reliance on non-renewable energy sources and to speed up decarbonization.
4. INS Androth : Second Ship of ASW SWC Sent off in Kolkata
On 21st March, 2023, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Androth, the second in a series of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC) was sent off in Kolkata, West Bengal. The send off was directed by VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-IN-C) West.
INS Androth was built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd. (GRSE), Kolkata, West Bengal.
They are 77.6 m long, have an uprooting of 900 tons with a greatest speed of 25 knots.
The ship was named Androth to mean the sea significance agreed to the island of Androth, which is situated around 170 Nm north-west of Kochi, in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
5. L20 Takes on Joint Proclamations in Its Commencement Meeting in Amritsar, Punjab
The Labour-20 (L20) engagement group of the G20 (Group of Twenty) adopted two joint statements as the ultimate outcome of the two-day discussions at its inception meeting in Amritsar, Punjab, as part of India's G20 Presidency. The two joint statements are as follows -
(i) Joint Explanation on Universalisation of Social Secuirity
(ii) Joint Explanation on Women and the Future of Work
The joint assertions encouraged G20 nations to determine the issue of social security portability and to address the gender gap in the global workforce.
During the gathering, trade union leaders, labour studies experts, and delegates from over 20 countries discussed social security, gender gap, and labour migration as a move towards worker welfare.
Labour-20 (L20) :
(i) The L20 is one of the G20 Engagement Groups that advocates for the interests of workers at the G20 level. The L20 summit first took place formally during the French Presidency in 2011.
(ii) As India is the official host for the G-20 in 2023, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, India’s largest trade union, has been appointed chair to host the L-20.
Hiranmay Pandya is the Seat of L20 in 2023.
(iii) India holds the G20 Administration from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.
The theme for India's G20 Administration is "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam".
6. Visit of Japan's PM Fumio Kishida to India : March 20-21, 2023
On March 19-21, 2023, Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister (PM) of Japan, paid a two-day visit to India and held the 'Japan-India Summit Meeting 2023' with PM of India Narendra Modi, to examine ways of fortifying respective participation in various fields, including guard and security, exchange and venture, and high innovation.
PM Fumio Kishida met with PM Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, Delhi, to examine needs as Japan accepts the G7 (Group of Seven) administration in 2023 and India holds the G20 (Group of Twenty) administration in 2023.
This is Kishida's second visit to India as Japan's PM.
The year 2022 honored the 70th commemoration of the conciliatory relations among India and Japan.
Japan's PM, Fumio Kishida, examined the “Japan-India Special Strategic and Global Partnership” and endeavors to understand a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific" (FOIP), with an emphasis on India's rising noticeable quality in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
Fumio Kishida introduced the 41st Sapru House Lecture on "Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP)," and furthermore visited Delhi's Buddha Jayanti Park.
He has had conversations with PM Modi considering the forthcoming G7 Summit in Hiroshima in May 2023 and the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September 2023.
7. World Water Day 2023 - 22nd March
The United Nations(UN)'s World Water Day(WWD) is yearly seen across the globe on 22nd March to make mindfulness and motivate activity against the water and sterilization emergency across the globe.
The day likewise celebrates water and makes mindfulness about the 2 billion individuals who are right now living without admittance to safe water.
The very first World Water Day was observed on 22nd March 1993.
The idea of World Water Day was first discussed during the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Worldwide Mission of WWD 2023 :
The worldwide mission of WWD 2023 "Be the Change you want to see in the World" urges individuals to make a move in their own lives to fundamentally have an impact on the manner in which they use, polish off and oversee water.
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