23 March 2021 Current Affairs| todays current affairs| the exam buddy.

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1. 67th National Film Awards Announced.

The 67th National Film Awards are currently being announced in New Delhi. The awards are for films from the year 2009. The event is organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals, which comes under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The ceremony was supposed to be held in May last year but was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. India slips to 56th rank in Global Home Price Index.

India has moved down 13 spots in the lastest global home price index to finish last of 56th rank in the quarter ending December 2020. Against its 43rd rank a year ago, India saw a decline of 3.6% year-on-year in home prices, leading to the drop in global position, showed knight Frank's Global House Price Index. India was the weakest-performing country during the fourth quarter of 2020, with a decline of 3.6% in home prices, followed by Morocco with a drop of 3.3%.

3. Maharastra farmers start fresh fruit cake 'movement'.

Fruit growers in the rural Maharastra have started an innovative 'movement to promote fresh fruit cakes as a healthier option, instead of the traditional bakery-made cakes. According to farmers and agrarian experts, the aim of this 'spontaneous' movement is to encourage farmers and their families to increase the intake of fruits in their diet and to find a new way of selling their produce in times of the pandemic.

4. Bihar becomes the first state to have its own ethanol policy.

Bihar Cabinet has approved the Ethanol Production Promotion Policy, 2021, becoming the 1st Indian state to have ethanol, which was restricted to sugarcane, from surplus quantities of maize as well. The new policy would permit ethanol production in Bihar from all feedstocks permitted by the National Policy on Biofuels, 2018, and subsequently by the National Biofuel Coordination Committee.

5. Former Sebi Chairman GV Ramkrishna passes away.

Former Sebi chairman GV Ramakrishna passed away. He was appointed as the chairman of markets regulators Sebi in 1990 when it lacked legal status. He headed that body till 1994 and then became the first chairman of the Disinvestment Commission in 1996.

6. Defence Ministry deal with BDL to acquire 4,690 anti-tank guided missiles.

The Defence Ministry has sealed a deal with the public sector undertaking Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL) to acquire 4,960 MILAN-2T anti-tank guided missiles at a cost of Rs 1,188 crores for the Indian Army. The missiles, having a range of 1,850 meters, are being produced by BDL under license from French defense major MBDA Missile systems. These missiles can be fired from the ground as well as vehicle-based launchers and can be deployed in the anti-tank role for both offensive and defensive tasks.

7. Indian Navy undertakes exercise PASSEX with Royal Bahrain Naval Force.

Indian Navy on 18th March undertook Passage Exercise with Royal Bahrain Naval Force Corvette AI Muharraq in the Persian Gulf under Operation Sankalp. PASSEXs are conducted regularly by the Indian Navy with units of friendly foreign nabies, wishlist visiting each other's ports or during  a rendezvous at sea. The aim of these exeercise is to fostering interoperability and reflecting the commitments of both, India and Bahrain, to build cooperative partnerships in meeting emergent maritime challenges.

8. World Poetry Day: 21 March.

World Poetry Day is celebrated on 21 March every year to promote the reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world. The Day celebrates one of humanity's most treasured forms fo cultural and linguistic expression and identity. 

UNESCO first adopted 21 March as Wolrd Poetry Day during its 30th General Conference in Paris in 1999, with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard.

• UNESCO headquarters: Paris, France.
• UNESCO Head: Audrey Azoulay.
• UNESCO Founded: 16 November 1945.

9. Yashaswini wins first gold for India.

Yashasiwini Deswal bagged the first gold medal for India in the Women's 10M Air Pistol final of the Internationl Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun. Deswal accumulated 238.8 points to lead in her category. Another Indian shooter Manu Bhanker won a silver medal with 236.7 points.

World number one shooter Divyansh Singh Panwar clinched the bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle and opened India's medal account in the competition.

10. International Day for the Elimination of  Racial Discrimination.

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March to remind people about the negative consequences of racial discrimination. This year them is "Youth standing up against racism". It engages the public through #FightRacism, wich aims to foster a global culture of tolerance, equality and anti-discrimination and calls on each and every one fo us to stand up against racial prejudice and intolerant attitudes.

11. Government of India has launched " Gram Ujala Scheme" for Rural Areas.

The Government of India has launched the "Gram Ujala Scheme" to provide the cheapest LED bulbs in rural areas. The scheme was launched by the Union power and new and renewable energy minister, Raj Kumar Singh. In the first phase, the scheme was launched from Arrah district in Bihar. 

The aim of this Gram Ujala Scheme is an ambitious scheme that offers the world's cheapest LED bulbs in rural areas. This is the first such scheme in India. It provides the LED bulbs in these areas at a mere ₹10.

12. World Down Syndrome Day: 21 March.

The world Down Syndrome Day is observed globally on 21 March each year, to raise public awareness for the rights, inclusion and well being of people with Down syndrome. This year, the theme for World Down Syndrome Day is "We Decide." This day was first observed in the United Nation in the year 2012. The 21st Day of March has been selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication of 21st chromosome wich causes Down syndrome. 

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