Daily Current Affairs – 02 April 2023

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National

India aims to become one trillion dollar tourism economy by 2047

• The Government of India has set the vision to make India a one trillion dollar tourism economy by the year 2047, which marks India’s 100th year of Independence.
• In line with this, India is observing ‘Visit India Year 2023′ in order to give a boost to the uniqueness of Indian tourism and make India a seamless , modern, and smart tourism destination.
• The ‘Visit India Year 2023’ is a unique, collective movement that invites the world to explore India in 2023, the historical year of India’s G20 presidency.
• The year 2023 also marks the grand celebrations of 75 years of Indian Independence – India@75 Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Haryana has highest unemployment rate while Uttarakhand and Chandigarh have lowest in March 2023: CMIE Report

• The latest data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) reveals that in March 2023, the unemployment rate in India rose to a three-month high to 7.8 percent.
• Managing Director of CMIE – Mahesh Vyas
• The unemployment rate in the country in December 2022 was 8.30 percent.
• This declined in January 2023 to 7.14 percent.
• However in February, the rate increased to 7.45 percent
• Area-wise data for the unemployment rate in March 2023
  • Urban areas – 8.4 percent
  • Rural areas – 7.5 percent
• State-wise data for the unemployment rate in March 2023
  • Highest – Haryana (26.8 percent)
    • It was followed by Rajasthan (26.4 percent), Jammu and Kashmir (23.1 percent), Sikkim (20.7 percent), Bihar (17.6 percent) and Jharkhand (17.5 percent).
  • Lowest – Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh at 0.8 percent each.
    • It was followed by Puducherry (1.5 percent), Gujarat (1.8 percent), Karnataka (2.3 percent) and Meghalaya and Odisha (2.6 percent each).

PM Modi participates in Combined Commanders’ Conference in Bhopal

• The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi attended the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh on April 01, 2023.
• The theme of the three-day conference of Military Commanders was ‘Ready, Resurgent, Relevant’.
• The commanders from the three armed forces and senior officers from the Ministry of Defence participated in the conference.
• Deliberations on issues related to national security, including jointness and theaterisation in the Armed Forces were held in the conference.

International

Defence

ISRO successfully achieves Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX)

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) on April 02, 2023.
• The test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga, in Karnataka.
• Under this mission, a winged body was carried to an altitude of 4.5 km by a helicopter and released for carrying out an autonomous landing of a space vehicle on a runway.
• It was the first-of-its-kind mission in the world.

Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh takes charge as Vice Chief of Naval Staff 

• Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh took over as the new Vice Chief of Naval Staff on April 02, 2023.
• He succeeds Vice Admiral Satishkumar Namdeo Ghormade who superannuated on April 01, 2023 after more than 39 years of service to the Indian Navy.
• Prior to this, Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh held charge of Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff. 

Sports

Max Verstappen wins 2023 Australian Grand Prix

• Formula One (F1) World Champion Max Verstappen [Red Bull – Netherlands] has won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, held on April 02, 2023.
• This was his second win of the season. Three races have been held so far in 2023.
• Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes – Great Britain] came second. 
• Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin Aramco – Spain] came third.

Days

World Autism Awareness Day 2023: 02 April

• The World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 02 April every year, to raise awareness about people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) throughout the world.
• Theme 2023: ‘Transformation: Toward a Neuro-Inclusive World for All‘.
• It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 18 December 2007.
• World Autism Day is one of only seven official health-specific UN Days.

International Children’s Book Day 2023: 02 April

• The International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is organised annually on 2nd April since 1967, by the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY).
• IBBY is an international non-profit organization, to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.
• Each year a different National Section of IBBY has the opportunity to be the international sponsor of ICBD and decide upon a theme.
• IBBY Greece is the sponsor for International Children’s Book Day 2023.
• Theme 2023: ‘I am a book, read me’.

Obituary

Legendary Indian Test Cricketer Salim Durani passes away at 88

• Former India all-rounder cricket player Salim Durani has passed away due to age-related ailments on April 2, 2023. He was 88.
• He is the only Indian Test cricketer to be born in Afghanistan.
• Salim represented India in Test and First-Class cricket.
• He had played in 29 Test matches for India from 1960 to 1973, scoring 1202 runs.
• He played for Gujarat, Rajasthan and Saurashtra in first-class cricket.

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