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11 - 17 Mar 2024 Weekly Current Affairs for UPSC CDS NDA Exam

Military-Choice’s Most Important Weekly Current Affairs Notes for UPSC, CDS, NDA, CAPF AC, AFCAT & SSC exam aspirants as well as for those aspirants who are preparing for their SSB Interview. This Weekly Current Affairs article covers all the important National, International, Economy, Appointments, Sports and Defence news of this week.

WEEKLY IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR UPSC CDS NDA & AFCAT 2024


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  1. Mission Divyastra, India's first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV) technology was conducted successfully.


  1. An 8 member committee led by former president Ram Nath Kovind recommend “One Nation, One Election”. 'One Nation, One Election' means all Indians will vote in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.


  1. A.S. Rajiv has been appointed as Vigilance Commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission. Central Vigilance Commission is an apex Indian government body. It was established in 1964.


  1. Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu has been appointed as the two Election Commissioners. Current Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is Rajiv Kumar.


  1. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the world's top arms importer between 2019-2023. Between 2019 and 2023, India imported 9.8% of total global arms imports.


  1. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the Uniform Civil Code Bill passed by the Uttarakhand Assembly. Uttarakhand is the first state in the country after Independence to adopt the UCC.


  1. Foundation stone of Tata-Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp's chip fabrication unit was laid in Dholera Rajasthan. This will be India's first commercial semiconductor fabrication service.


  1. Former Indian Navy chief Admiral (retd.) L Ramdas passed away at the age of 90. Admiral L Ramdas had taken over as the 13th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) on November 30, 1990. He retired in 1993.


  1. According to the UNDP, India is ranked 134th in the global Human Development Index (HDI). China and Sri Lanka are ranked 75th and 78th respectively.


  1. In the 2022 Gender Inequality Index (GII), India ranked 108th out of 193 nations.


  1. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy 2024 after beating Vidarbha. This was their 42nd Ranji Trophy title.


  1. Academy Awards 2024 (96th Academy Awards): Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan won 7 awards. Cillian Murphy won the Best Actor Award for the film Oppenheimer. 'Barbie' has received the award for Original Song. 'What was I made for?'.


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