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📖 Daily Current Affairs - 23 March 2021 📖
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🔹 World Meteorological Day: 23 March
The World Meteorological Day is celebrated every year on 23 March to commemorate the date of the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization in 23 March 1950 The day also highlights the contribution that the National Meteorological and Hydro-logical Services make to the safety and well-being of society. The theme for 2021 World Meteorological Day is ‘The ocean, our climate and weather’.

🔹 Bihar becomes first state to have Ethanol Promotion Policy
Bihar has become the first state of the country to have its own ethanol policy called Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021. The Policy was approved by the Central government in December 2020 in consonance with National Policy of Biofuels, 2018 and subsequently by National Biofuel Co-ordination Committee.

🔹 Nagaland Health Minister launches 'i-Learn' for Community Health Officers
Nagaland Health and Family Welfare Minister S Pangnyu Phom launched i-Learn, a capacity building and performance tracking application for Community Health Officers, CHOs in the state at his office chamber in Kohima. The state government launched i-Learn application in partnership with USAID-NISHTHA/Jgpiego which will cater across the 189 Health & Wellness centers in the state. i-Learn is a learning management system for CHOs with self facilitated learning for improving and learning new skills in clinical and non clinical areas.

🔹 Centre launches ‘Gram Ujala Scheme’ to offer LED bulbs at Rs 10/piece in rural areas
The Government of India has launched an ambitious scheme called “Gram Ujala” under which high quality energy efficient LED bulbs will be given for just Rs 10 per piece in rural areas. This scheme is in line with the government’s climate change strategy and further strengthening its self-reliance credentials.

🔹 Cabinet okays signing of MoU between UPSC, Afghanistan's IARCSC
Union Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), India and Independent Administrative Reforms and Civil Services Commission (IARCSC), Afghanistan. The MoU will strengthen the relationship between IARCSC and UPSC. It will facilitate sharing of experience and expertise of both the institutions in the area of recruitment.

🔹 Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission between India and Pakistan underway in New Delhi
Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission between India and Pakistan is underway in New Delhi. The Commission deals with water rights on the Indus river. The Permanent Indus Commission was set up under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. The Indian side is being led by the Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters Pradeep Kumar Saxena. The Pakistan side is being led by Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah.

🔹 Lok Sabha passes Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 to replace old lighthouses law
Lok Sabha has passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021, to replace an old lighthouses law. The Bill seeks to provide a framework for the development, maintenance and management of aids to navigation in the country. It aims at repealing the Lighthouse Act, 1927, and provides for empowering the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships with additional power and functions. As per the Bill, the centre will also provide training and certification in navigation.

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