Daily GK Update - 1st March Current Affairs

Defence Guru is a dedicated platform to assist Defence Aspirants to fulfill their defence dreams. Being a Defence Aspirant you must be aware of the importance of Current Affairs for NDA, CDS, MNS, AFCAT, and SSB. Current Affairs cover almost 15-20% of all defence exam syllabuses. To help candidates prepare for Current Affairs, we are providing every important current affair related to many fields such as National Affairs, International Affairs, Economics News, Sports News, Science & Technology, Defence News, Days, Books, and awards.

Daily Current Affairs
National Affairs	Kerala’s Irinjiadappily Temple becomes the first temple in India and in the world to induct a robotic elephant for rituals. Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveils the first biogas plant project in northeast India. Karnataka’s Shivmogga District to open a campus of Raksha University. Ministry of Electronics starts the ‘Grievance Appellate Committee’ portal for listening to appeals against decisions of social media companies to take down content. ISRO successfully tests Cryogenic Engine- CE-20 for Chandryan-3.
International Affairs	China to send its Foreign Minister Qin Gang for G-20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Delhi. Hongkong to become last to remove covid-19 mask mandate. Now, people can go maskless in public places in Hongkong.
Appointments	Shailesh Patakhak has been appointed as Secretary General of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Ranveer Singh has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Pepsi in India.
Important Days	World Sea Grass Day- 1st March World Sea Grass is celebrated to raise awareness about seagrass. World Civil Defence Day- 1st March World Civil Defence Day is celebrated to raise the importance of civil defence measures. Zero Discrimination Day- 1st March The Main Objective of Zero Discrimination Day is to promote equality.
Awards	Lionel Messi wins the Best FIFA Men’s Player Award. Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla wins Pen America Award.
Economy	Indian Economy is to grow at 4.4% in the 3rd quarter of the year as per reports of the National Statistical Office.
Sports	India-A Team defeats England in women’s snooker world cup. Sachin Tendulkar’s statue will be installed in Wankhede Stadium. New Zealand becomes the second team in the world to win a test match by 1 run.