NEWS 05-03-2023. News For 6th-Mar (Monday) NATIONAL NEWS 1.The Indian government plans to establish ten clean plant centers to increase fruit crop production through the Atma Nirbhar Clean Plant Program. 2.HAL has received per mission from the Director General of Civil Aviation to build the Hindustan-228-201W aircraft variant, a 19-seater that requires fewer pilot requirements. 3.Kerala becomes the first state to use the BANDICOOT robot, developed by Genrobotics, for cleaning sewage to eliminate manual scavenging. 4.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted the flight acceptance hot test of the CE-20 cryogenic engine for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. INTERNATIONAL NEWS 1.Kerala State Government signed an agreement with the United Nations women to promote women-friendly tourist spots under the Responsible Tourism Mission, a gender-inclusive mission. 2.Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have fallen to 2.9 billion USD and China has offered 700 million USD to help. 3.India joined the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate, a joint initiative of the US, to address hunger and climate change. 4.The United Nations voted for peace in Ukraine, with India and China abstaining from voting. SPORTS NEWS 1. For the first time Indian cricket team now ranks 1st in all the 3 formats. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. Frequent earthquakes helped scientists discover a new fifth inner core, a solid ball of nickel and iron, and the innermost layer. 2. META launched its new chatbot called LLaMA. DEFENSE NEWS 1. The Indian Air Force participated in the Desert Flag VIII exercise held in the UAE air base Al Dhafra alongside other countries, including the US, France, and UAE. 2. INS Sindhukesari, an Indian submarine, docked in Indonesia for the first time, making history in India-Indonesia relations. 3. Lieutenant General MV Suchindra Kumar has assumed the appointment of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff. 4. The joint exercise EX DUSTLIK-2023 between India and Uzbekistan is progressing in Uttarakhand. 5. The Indian government approved the procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force. < < Back