Daily Current Affairs 20 and 21 March 2024

1.		Who has been appointed as the new Indian Ambassador to Russia?

Vinay Kumar

Kumar Venkatasubramanian

Arvind Kapil

Sanjay Mukherjee

2.		What is the theme for World Poetry Day 2024?

“A Decade of Recognition, Justice, and Development: Implementation of the International Decade for People of African Descent”

“Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”

“Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet”

“Poetry Unites: Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion”

3.		What is the name of the revolutionary app developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre for aiding astronauts during the Gaganyaan space flight mission?

Trinetra

SAKHI

Meta

YES

4.		Which app is set to transform policing in Uttar Pradesh?

Trinetra App 1.0

Trinetra App 2.0

SAKHI App

Meta App

5.		Who won the Indian Wells ATP tournament final defeating Daniil Medvedev?

Novak Djokovic

Carlos Alcaraz

Rafael Nadal

Roger Federer

6.		With whom has Axis Mutual Fund partnered for an AI-generated learning program?

Noise

Mastercard

Enparadigm

DBS Bank India

7.		What is the name of the portal being introduced by NIXI and MeitY to advance digital inclusion and linguistic diversity in India?

BhashaNet Portal

Digital India Portal

LanguageNet Portal

InclusionNet Portal

8.		Which organization has achieved the status of Miniratna Category-I Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE)?

NIXI

DBS Bank India

GRID-INDIA

MeitY

9.		What is the significance of World Forestry Day?

To celebrate the beauty of forests and trees

To promote awareness about deforestation

To encourage efforts for conservation and sustainable management of forests

To highlight the importance of wildlife conservation

10.		Who has been appointed with an additional charge as the Minister of Food Processing Industries following the resignation of Pashupati Kumar Paras from the Union Cabinet?

Kiren Rijiju

Pashupati Kumar Paras

Droupadi Murmu

Neiphiu Rio