Published on: March 8, 2023
Snippets:8 MARCH 2023
Snippets:8 MARCH 2023
- Human breast milk bank at Vani Vilas Hospital, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is free of formula feed. This the first time that the milk bank, started on March 8, 2022, on Women’s Day and about to complete a year, has made the hospital self-sufficient and the NICU formula feed-free for two consecutive months.
- The first edition of the Naval Commanders’ Conference of 2023 is scheduled to commence, for the first-time, on board India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. This is the first time that the conference is being held outside Delhi.
- The Union Home Ministry notified that prison authorities across States are allowed to conduct authentication of prison inmates through Aadhaar for extending benefits such as meeting with relatives and legal aid. The Ministry said the exercise was voluntary. Prison is a State subject.
- South Korea pushes to end disputes with Japan over wartime forced labour, aiming to end a “vicious cycle” in the Asian powers’ relations and boost ties to counter the nuclear-armed North Korea
- ONGC has signed a memorandum of understanding with French major TotalEnergies for exploration of deep-water blocks.
- Mirabai Chanu wins BBC Indian Sportswoman-of-the-Year award
- Khelo India Dus ka Dum tournament to be organized in 10 cities to celebrate International Women’s Day 2023
- Swachhotsav: A 3-week Women Led Swachhata Campaign launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
- Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to associate with Invest India and Industrial community to hold a National Workshop of Bamboo Sector Development and Bamboo Exhibition in New Delhi.
- International Women’s Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 as a focal point in the women’s rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. This year’s theme, “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality,”
