Current Affairs 04 March 2023

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• The Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, on 3 March 2023, inaugurated the first phase of the Bangalore Safe City Project in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
• The project is envisaged under Nirbhaya Scheme to ensure the safety of women in Bengaluru city. 
• Under the project, audio-visual systems, drones, CCTVs, and emergency call boxes are installed in various parts of the city.
• A Command centre will monitor streets and receive distress calls and rush help to the rescue of women at risk.
• The women on the street facing threats can also directly communicate with the Command centre seeking help.

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• Every year on 4 February World Cancer Day is observed globally to aware people of the disease Cancer and how to cure it.
• The day is celebrated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the theme of the year 2023 is “Close the care gap”.
• Almost 734 000 individuals are diagnosed with cancer every year and in 2040 it is predicted that the number of people will be about 50% higher.
• World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.

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• Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw flagged off the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) train on 3 March 2023 in New Delhi.
• It is named Chhattisgarh Samparkranti Express and has been wrapped with the branding of the Jan Aushadhi scheme to spread awareness about generic medicines available at Jan Aushadhi centers.
• This train will travel to more than 4 States for 2 months.
• Also, the similar train from Pune to Danapur has been flagged off.
• The third day of Jan Aushadhi Diwas, 2023 was observes as ‘Jan Aushadhi – Ek Kadam Matri Shakti Ki Ore’.

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• Nagpur to host Civil20 (C-20) inception meeting from 20-22 March. 
• The inception meeting of Civil20 (C-20), a working group of the G-20 summit will be organized in Nagpur, Maharashtra from the 20th to the 22nd of March 2023.
• About 60 representatives of G-20 countries of various civil society organizations will participate in this conference.  
• It will be held under the chairmanship of social and spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi.
• The representatives attending the C-20 meeting will also visit the wildlife sanctuaries in Pench forests as well as Gandhiji and Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s resident places – Sevagram and Pawanar Ashrams in Wardha city of Vidarbha.

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• President Droupadi Murmu will confer the Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023 in New Delhi on 4 March 2023.
• It is 4th in the series of Jal Shakti Abhiyan.
• It will be given under various categories of the Swachh Bharat Mission – Grameen, Jal Jeevan Mission and National Water Mission.
• The President will also launch the Jal Shakti Abhiyan – Catch the Rain 2023 campaign with the theme ‘source sustainability for drinking water’.
• It is to mark the occasion of International Women’s Day. 
• Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023, aims to bring the women achievers from the grassroots to the forefront. 

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• ICMR to set up new cell to support research.
• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is developing a research policy and governance cell.
• It will be responsible for designing and implementing policies and strategies to support research activity.
• It will work under the direct control of director general, ICMR Dr Rajiv Bhal.
• ICMR is one of the oldest and largest medical research bodies in the world.
• The cell will ensure that research activities within the organization are well-coordinated, efficient and effective.

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• Five-team Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023) began in Navi Mumbai on 4 March 2023.
• The five teams taking part in the inaugural edition of WPL  are Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), UP Warriorz (UPW) and Gujarat Giants (GG).
• India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has been named as MI captain while opener Smriti Mandhana will lead RCB’s women’s team. 
• Australia’s successful skipper Meg Lanning will be at the helm of Delhi Capitals, while Beth Mooney has been named as captain for Gujarat Giants. 
• The tournament final will be played at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on the 26th of March. 

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• Hockey India has appointed South African Craig Fulton as new chief coach of the Indian men’s hockey team.
• Craig Fulton will succeed Graham Reid who resigned after India’s poor outing at the World Cup in January 2023.
• Craig Fulton has nearly 25 years of coaching experience and earned 195 caps over a span of 10 years for South Africa.
• He also played Atlanta and Athens Olympic Games.

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• India installed world’s first bamboo barrier.
• World’s first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier has been installed on the Vani-Warora Highway,Vidarbh, Maharashtra.
• It has been christened Bahu Balli.
• The recycling value of the bamboo barrier is 50-70%.
• The bamboo species used in the making of this barrier is Bambusa Balcoa, which has been treated with creosote oil and coated with recycled High-Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE). 
• It was rated as Class 1 during the Fire Rating Test conducted at the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI) in Roorkee.
• Additionally, it has also been accredited by the Indian Road Congress. 

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• Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 3,06,66,000 rupees on Amazon Pay (India) Private Limited.
• It has been fined for non-compliance of certain directions related to Prepaid Payment Instruments and Know Your Customer.
• Amazon Pay is an online payments processing service owned by Amazon.
• RBI said that the action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the entity with its customers.