7th March 2024 Daily Current Affairs
International Affairs
1. Panama becomes 97th member to ratify the International Solar Alliance
- Panama has become the 97th member to ratify the International Solar Alliance.
- Panama handed over the Instrument of ISA Ratification, during the meeting of the Ambassador of Panama to India, Yasiel Burillo with Joint Secretary (Economic Diplomacy), Abhishek Singh in New Delhi.
- International Solar Alliance partners with newly launched Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) to accelerate energy transition.
Important Dates
2. International Women’s Day 2024: 8th March
- International Women’s Day is being celebrated across the globe on 8th March.
- Women’s Day serves as an opportunity to raise awareness about gender equality issues and advocate for progress towards a more equitable world.
- The United Nations has designated this year’s theme as ‘Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress’.
- The campaign theme for this year is ‘Inspire Inclusion’.
International Affairs
3. World’s largest literary festival-‘Sahityotsav’ to be held from March 11-16
- World’s largest literary festival-‘Sahityotsav’ by Sahitya Akademi will be held from the 11th to 16th of March.
- The festival commemorating 70 years of Sahitya Akademi will witness the participation of more than a hundred renowned writers and scholars.
- Over 190 sessions and more than 175 languages of the country will also be represented during the festival.