Daily GK Update - 14th 2023 March Current Affairs

                                                               Daily Current Affairs

                        National Affairs

• According to SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute), India remains the top defence importer in the world.

• Ashok Leyland has started an all-women production line in Tamil Nadu.

• Delhi will host International Film Festival in August.

• Uttarakhand’s Rudrapryag and Tehri Garhwal top ISRO’s Landslide Index.

• A synchronized survey was started in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve by Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to count the number of vultures.

                   International Affairs

• Cyclone Freddy has hit Malawi and Mozambique.

                          Appointment

• Mohit Joshi has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Tech Mahindra.

• Siddarth Mohanty has been appointed as Interim Chairman of LIC.

                               Awards

• Gyan Chaturvedi has been awarded Vyas Samman 2022 for his novel ‘Pagalkhana’.

                    Books and Authors

• India’s Struggle for Independence- The Gandhian era has been written by P. Jythimani.

                            Obituary

• Nobel Prize Winner Poet Ken Zaburo has passed away at age of 88 years.

                              Sports

• England’s Harry Brook and West Indies’ Gudakesh Motie have won the ICC Player of the month award in the men's category.

• Australian Female Cricketer Ashleigh Gardner has been awarded the ICC Player of the month award in the women's category.