4th March Daily Current Affairs – English

IRCTC gets ‘Navratna’ status:

• The central government has approved the ‘Navratna’ status for Indian Railways’ public sector undertakings Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IFRC).
• With this, IRCTC has become the 25th and IFRC the 26th company to be conferred with the Navratna status.
• With the conferment of Navratna status on IRCTC and IFRC, all 7 PSUs out of the total 12 PSUs operating under Indian Railways have been granted the Navratna status, the Railway Ministry said.
• Navratna status is conferred on Central Public Sector Undertakings that perform well in the financial and commercial markets.
• The value of the companies that receive this status increases and they are allowed to expand their financial results.
• Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav.

97^th Oscar Awards:

• The 97th Oscar Awards were held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, USA.
• Best Actor – Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
• Best Actress – Mikael Madison (Anora)
• Best Film – Anora
• Best Director – Shane Baker (Anora)
• Best Screenplay – Shane Baker (Anora)
• Best Editing – Shane Baker (Anora)
• Best Cinematography – Lol Crawley (The Brutalist)
• Best Supporting Actor – Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
• Best Supporting Actress – Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)
• Best Song – El Mal (Emilia Perez)
• Best Original Score – Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist)
• Best Documentary – No Other Land
• Best Documentary Short Film – The Only Girl in the Orchestra
• Best International Feature Film – I’m Still Here (Brazil)
• Best Animated Feature Film – Flow
• Best Animated Short Film – In the Shadow of Cypress
• Best Production Design – Wicked
• Best Sound Design – Tune 2
• Best Visual Effects – Tune 2
• Best Screenplay (Adapted) – Peter Strachan (Conclave)
• Best Short Film (Live Action) – I’m Not a Robot
• Best Makeup – The Substance
• Best Costume Design – Paul Tazewell (Wicked)
• Of these, the film Anora has won the most awards with 5 awards.
• Director Shane Baker holds the record by winning 4 awards.

March 4: National Security Day.

• In India, March 4 is celebrated as National Security Day by the National Security Council of India.

March 4: National Grammar Day.

• National Grammar Day is celebrated on March 4 every year.

Important Facts:

1. The 97th Oscars ceremony for the year 2025 was held in Los Angeles, USA.
2. The 16^th Asiatic Lion Census will begin in May.
3. The Prime Minister inaugurated the 7th meeting of the National Wildlife Federation in Junagadh district of Gujarat.
4. The central government recently allocated Rs 2,900 crore for the ‘Lion Project’ to protect Asiatic lions.
5. Currently, the only Asiatic lions in India are in the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.
6. Indian Grandmaster P. Iniyan became the champion in the Cannes International Open Chess Tournament held in France.