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✅ 21 March : World Forestry Day (International Day of Forests) विश्व वानिकी दिवस

Theme 2024 : 'Forests and innovation: New solutions for a better world'.

Silvology - Study of Forest

🌳 The United Nations General Assembly recognises March 21 as the International Day of Forests and utilises this day to raise awareness about the importance of forest restoration.

🌴 The concept of World Forestry Day was coined in 1971 and turned into an annual event in 2012.

🪴Forest Man : Jadav Payeng

🪴ACT : Indian Forest Act, 1927 | Forest Conservation Act, 1980

🪴Forest Research Center :  Dehradun 

🪴 India’s first forest healing centre inaugurated in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

🪴Forest Department Launched Project ‘Vanikaran’ In Kerala

🪴India’s First Forest University To Be Established In Telangana

🪴Gupteswar Forest, Odisha’s New Biodiversity Heritage Site

Note : DAY 21 March: World Down Syndrome, Poetry, Puppetry Day

✅ Top 10 happiest countries in the world :-

1• Finland.
2• Denmark.
3• Iceland.
4• Sweden.
5• Israel.
6• Netherlands.
7• Norway.
8• Luxembourg.
9• Switzerland.
10• Australia.

🔥 Finland Remains World's Happinest Country For The Seventh Year.

♦️India's Rank : 126th [same as last year].

♦️Bottom Most Countries : Afghanistan.

♦️Total Countries : 143.

✔️Report Published By : United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

✅20 March : International Day of Happiness ( प्रसन्नता का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस )

Theme 2024 : “Reconnecting for Happiness: Building Resilient Communities.” 

😍The United Nations started the day to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people all over the globe. Every person should be happy in their life irrespective of their age, class, caste or other criteria. Being happy should be the ultimate goal in a human's life.

😝The day was first celebrated in the year 2013.

😂In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet.

😄 World Happiness Report 2023
🔷Top : Finland
🔷 India : 126 | 2022 : 136

😁 Laughing gas - Nitrous Oxide ( N2O)

Note :
20 March : World Sparrow Day ,  World Storytelling Day

🇺🇳 UNITED NATIONS (UN)
▪️Founded - 24 OCT, 1945
▪️HQ - New york US
▪️S.G - Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
▪️MC - 193

✅ 19 March Current Affairs Top MCQs with Unique Facts

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✅PENALTY IN NEWS 2023-24 :-

➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 1,4 crore on Bank of India for noncompliance with certain regulatory norms.

➢ Paytm’s trouble escalated further with the Financial Intelligence Unit-India slapping a ₹5,49 crore penalty on Paytm Payments Bank Ltd (PPBL) for violating Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) obligations.

➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to waive the ₹5 crore penalty that was previously imposed on Bank of Baroda.

➢ RBI imposes Rs 8,8 lakh penalty on Power Finance Corporation for non-compliance.

➢ Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has fined Air India ₹1,1 crore for safety violations on certain flights.

➢ RBI took regulatory action imposing penalties on Bank of America, N. A. and HDFC Bank Ltd. for violations of specific norms.

➢ RBI has imposed a penalty of Rs. 10,000 on Bank of America, N.A. for violating the reporting requirements under the liberalized Remittances Scheme of FEMA 1999.

➢ HDFC Bank Ltd also faced a penalty of Rs.10,000 for violating directions related to the acceptance of deposits from non-residents.

➢ RBI Imposes ₹2,5 Crore Penalty On L&T Finance For Non Compliance.

➢ This penalty has been levied due to non-compliance with specific provisions of the Non-Banking Financial Company.

➢ Paytm Payments Bank was penalized for “non-compliance with certain provisions of the ‘Reserve Bank of India (Know Your Customer (KYC)) Directions, 2016‘”

➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty or ₹12,19 crore on ICICI Bank and ₹3,95 crore on Kotak Mahindra Bank for non-compliance of certain regulatory norms.

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✅SIGNS MoU IN NEWS 2023-24 :-

➢ India and Bhutan signed MoU in the field of Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation Measures.

➢ India, Colombia sign MoU on Cooperation in the field of Sharing Successful Digital Solutions.

➢ India Signs Agreement for Lithium Exploration & Mining Project in Argentina.

➢ Cabinet approves the Migration and Mobility Agreement between India and Italy.

➢ India and Italy sign Mobility and Migration Partnership Agreement to facilitate movement of workers.

➢ India-Japan pact on semiconductor supply chain gets Cabinet green light.

➢ India, Italy sign defence agreement.

➢ India and Tanzania elevate ties to Strategic Partnership; Agree on 5 year roadmap for defence cooperation.

➢ India, Tanzania to sign 15 agreements with eye on USD 10 billion trade.

➢ India And Saudi Arabia Tie Up For Green Hydrogen.

➢ India And Saudi Arabia Sign Agreement On Cooperation In Energy Sector.

➢ India, New Zealand Sign MoU To Enhance Cooperation In Civil Aviation.

➢ India and Trinidad and Tobago have entered a partnership by signing an MoU to share INDIA STACK.

➢ India, Moldova agree to sign MoU for cooperation in agriculture.

➢ India, UAE sign MoU on linking of India’s Unified Payments Interface with Instant Payment Platform of UAE.

➢ India, Panama sign MoU on electoral cooperation.

➢ India and Singapore extend MoU on cooperation for 5 years.

➢ Israel signed an agreement with India to enhance technological advancements and sustainable practices cooperation in the fields of water and agriculture.

➢ India and US To Establish Monitoring Group to Boost High-Tech Trade and Tech Partnership.

✅18 March : Ordinance Factories' Day ( आयुध कारखानों का दिवस)

The 2024 : "Operational Efficiency, Readiness, and Mission Accomplishment in the Maritime Domain".

🛡 celebrated by displaying the rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition etc in exhibitions all over India. The celebrations start with a parade and the exhibition will also display the photographs of various mountaineering expeditions.

🛡The production of India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, which is at Cossipore of Kolkata, was started in 18th of March, 1802.

🛡OFB is the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia.

🛡OFB is referred to as the “Fourth Arm of Defence” and the “Force Behind the Armed Forces” of India.

🛡OFB is functioning under the Department of Defence Production of Ministry of Defence.

🛡Director-General & & Chairman of Ordnance Factories:
C S Vishwakarma
Headquarters of Ordnance Factory Board: Kolkata, West Bengal.

✅17 March 2024 Current Affairs in English

🔶 ' National Immunization Day' is celebrated every year on 16 March .

🔶 'Mohammed Mustafa' has become the new Prime Minister of Palestine.

🔶 The Defense Ministry has signed contracts worth more than Rs 2,890 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited .

🔶The Home Ministry has launched 'CAA-2019' mobile app to apply under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019.

🔶Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has launched 'Alternative Auto Fuel Ethanol 100' in New Delhi.

🔶Recently, President Draupadi Murmu has been honored with the honorary degree of ' Doctor of Civil Law' by the University of Mauritius.

🔶 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1,40 crore on ' Bank of India' .

🔶 Media Foundation has jointly honored independent journalist ' Grishma Kuthar' and Indian Express' Ritika Chopra with the 'Chameli Devi Jain Journalism Award' for 2024.

🔶 Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has inaugurated the  ' Special Digital Case Management System' (CCMS) of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

🔶Union Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju has virtually inaugurated India's tallest ' Weather Tower' in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

🔶Recently 'Rajasthan' government has decided to distribute free seeds of millets/millets and coarse grains to the farmers of the state to promote millet production.

🔶The Government of India has signed a loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to strengthen the ' Fintech Eco System' .

🔶'B Sairam' has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (MD) of NCL.

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16 March 2024

✅ 16 March : 🩺National Vaccination Day
                       
     🩺National Immunisation Day
           राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस

💉यह दिन पहली बार वर्ष 1995 में मनाया गया था. 1995 में भारत ने पल्स पोलियो कार्यक्रम (Pulse Polio Programme) शुरू किया और ओरल पोलियो वैक्सीन की पहली खुराक दी गई.

💉(WHO) आज भी दुनिया में लगभग 2 करोड़ बच्चे ऐसे हैं जो टीकाकरण से वंचित हैं।

💉 राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस 2022 की थीम है- 'वैक्सीन वर्क फॉर ऑल।

💉राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस भारत सरकार के ‘पल्स पोलियो कार्यक्रम’ के उपलक्ष्य में मनाया जाता है, जो कि भारत से पोलियो उन्मूलन हेतु एक उल्लेखनीय पहल थी।

💉2014 में विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन ने भारत को 'पोलियो मुक्त देश' घोषित कर दिया।

💉कोरोना को मात, 11 करोड़ से ज्यादा डोज लगाकर 

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15 March 2024

✅FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
💠Nickname Person

🔷Bapu
🔶Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi

🔷Frontier Gandhi
🔶Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

🔷Iron Man
🔶 Sardar vallabhbhai Patel

🔷Sher-e-Kashmir
🔶Sheikh Abdullah

🔷Napoleon of India
🔶Samudra Gupta

🔷Gurudev / Kaviguru / Vishwakavi
🔶Rabindranath Tagore

🔷Rajaji
🔶RajagopalaChari

🔷Punjab Kesari
🔶Lala Lajpat rai

🔷Nightangle of India
🔶Sarojini Naidu

🔷Lady with lamp
🔶Florence Nightmingale

🔷Lal, Bal, Pal Lala Lajpat Rai,
🔶Bal Gangadhar Tilak,
Bipin Chandra Pal

🔷Morning Star of India Renaissance
🔶 Raja Ram Mohan Roy

🔷Haryana Hurricane
🔶Kapil Dev

🔷Tota – e- Hind
🔶Amir Khushro

🔷Grand Old man of India
🔶Dadabhai Naroji

🔷Mahamana
🔶 Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya

🔷Andhra Kesari
🔶T. Prakasam

🔷Desh Bandhu
🔶Chittranjan Das

🔷Deen Bandhu
🔶 C.F. Andrews

🔷Lokmanya
🔶Bal Gangdhar Tilak

🔷Loknayak
🔶Jai Prakash Narayan

🔷Banga Bandhu
🔶Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

🔷Chacha
🔶Jawahalal Nehru

🔷Guruji
🔶M. S.Golvalkar

🔷Netaji
🔶Subhash Chandra Bose

✅15 March : World Consumer Rights Day ( विश्व उपभोक्ता अधिकार दिवस)

Theme 2024 : "Fair and Responsible AI for Consumers"

🛍 The day is marked for raising global awareness about consumer rights and needs so as to enable the consumer to fight against social injustices.

🛍On July 20th, 2020, the new Consumer Protection Act, 2019 came into force in India, replacing the previous enactment of 1986. The new Act overhauls the administration and settlement of consumer disputes in India.

🛍 The 7 R refers to replace, rethink, refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and repair.

🔶‘E-Daakhil’ portal for e-filing of Consumer Complaints becomes operational in 15 States/UTs

🔶TransUnion Tieup Ficci For MSME Consumer Education Programme

Note : 24 December : National Consumer Day

🏢 Ministry of Consumer Affairs , Food & Public Distribution
▪️Piyush Goyal
▪️Constituency : RSMP Maharashtra

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✅MICROSOFT

- Founded: 1975.
- Founders: Bill Gates and Paul Allen
- Headquarters: Washington DC.
- Chairman & CEO: Satya Nadella
- President: Brad Smith