May 9, 2019 GKmojo

March current affairs 2023

International Women’s Day: 08 March 2023

Theme: DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality

BAFTA AWARDS 2023

  • Best Film: All Quiet on the Western Front

  • Best Director: Edward Berger

  • Best Actor: Austin Butler

  • Best Actress: Cate Blanchett

World Happiness Index 2023

  • Released : United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
  • India ranked 126 in the report.
  • Index is topped Finland.

New Chief Ministers

  • Shri Conrad Sangma: Meghalaya
  • Dr. Manik Saha: Tripura
  • Shri Neiphiu Rio: Nagaland

95th Academy Awards (Oscars) 2023

Best Picture- Everything Everywhere All at Once directed Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert

Best Director – Daniel Kwan &, Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor – Brendan Fraser for The Whale

Best Actress – Michelle Yeoh for – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Best Animated Film – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinoccho directed Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson

Best International Feature Film – All Quiet on the Western Front (Germany) – directed Edward Berger

Best Documentary (Short Subject) – The Elephant Whisperers directed Kartiki Gonsalves

Best Original Song – “Naatu Naatu” from RRR – Music M. M. Keeravani; Lyrics Chandrabose.

Indian entry in the International Feature Film category – Chello Show (Gujarati) (Not nominated)

Ex. FRINJEX-23

The maiden joint military exercise between Indian Army and French Army conducted at Pangode Military Station, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 07th and 08th March 2023 is named

Ms. Mirabai Chanu

The Indian weightlifter who has been named 2022 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year, becoming the first athlete win it twice in a row

Shri Gyan Chaturvedi

The noted Hindi writer whose satirical novel Pagalkhana has been selected for the 2022 Vyas Samman the KK Birla Foundation

Ms. Sivasankari

The Tamil writer who has been chosen to be awarded the Saraswati Samman 2022 the KK Birla Foundation for her 2019 memoir Surya Vamsam

Ranveer Singh

PepsiCo, the beverage company, has named actor Ranveer Singh as its brand ambassador and launched a new campaign aimed at younger consumers as it prepares for a long summer, which could boost sales of cold drinks. Ranveer Singh joins the growing list of celebrity endorsers for Pepsi.

Shri Shaktikanta Das

The RBI Governor who has been awarded the Governor of the Year in the Central Banking Awards 2023

World Water Day: 22 March 2023

  • Theme: Accelerating Change

World Tuberculosis Day: 24 March 2023

  • Designated : WHO
  • Theme: Yes! We can end TB!