Daily GK Update - 15th April 2023 Current Affairs

                                                       Current Affairs

                                                       National Affairs

Kolkata Metro becomes the first metro in India to run under the river.

• Kolkata Metro will run through a tunnel under the Hooghly River.

‘District Disability Rehabilitation Centre’ was launched by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

• DRDC or District Rehabilitation Centre was launched for the rehabilitation of Persons with Disability.

North-east India got its first AIIMS (All India Institute for medical sciences).

• The first AIIMS of North-east India was established at Changasari in Guwahati.

‘Bharat Gaurav Train’ flagged off on Ambedkar Circuit.

• Bharat Gaurav Train was started under ‘Dekho Apna Desh Initiatve’.
• Ambedkar Circuit includes places related to the life of B.R. Ambedkar and Buddhist Sites.
• Buddhist Sites- 1. Sanchi 2. Sarnath 3. Gaya 4. Rajgir
• Places related to Ambedkar's Life- 1. New Delhi 2. Mhow 3. Nagpur

                                                        International Affairs

Turkey launches its first Aircraft Carrier and World's first UAV Carrier.

• The name of UCAV is ‘TCG-Anadolu’.
• This is the first warship in the world that can house UCAVs.

Qatar and Bahrain announce to resume their diplomatic ties after over two years.

• Bahrain has resolved the dispute with Qatar and called for unity and the strengthening of relations among GCC countries. The declaration also affirmed the GCC member states’ commitment to achieving coordination and integration in all fields to eventually form a union of states.

Philippines and US launch largest joint military exercises to counter China.

• The Philippines and the United States have launched their largest-ever joint military exercises, called Balikatan.

                                                                Economy

India’s foreign exchange reserves jumped to $584.76 billion.

• India's forex reserves jumped by USD 6.3 billion to USD 584. 755 billion.
• Forex Reserves are expressed in dollar terms, the foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound, and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.

UNCTAD lowers India’s GDP Growth Rate for Financial 2023 from 6.6% to 6%.

• As per the latest Trade and Development Report Update released by the United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD), India's economic growth is expected to slow down from 6.6% in 2022 to 6% in 2023.

India’s exports jumped by 6% to 447 billion $ in the financial year 2023.

• India's merchandise trade deficit in March 2023 stood at $19.73 billion, which was higher than $17.43 billion.
• India's exports rose 6 percent to $447 billion in 2022-23 as against $422 billion in 2021-22 on account of healthy growth in the outbound shipments of sectors such as petroleum, pharma, and chemicals and marine products.

                                                                  Sports

All India Football Federation has announced a minimum wage rate for female football players.

• This minimum wage rate will be implemented for the Indian women league.
• This wage rate will be 3.2 Lakh per season.