Seek Facts Corner – 06 July 2023

7th edition of the Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) began at Visakhapatnam.

  • Hosted by: Indian Navy

Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) called for a reunification of the Zo people of Mizoram in view of ethnic violence between the dominant Meiteis and the Kuki-Zomi tribes in Manipur.

  • Zo people include all tribes of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo ethnic group.
  • Areas: Myanmar, India, and Bangladesh
  • Homeland: Chin Hills (Indo-Chin hill ranges) of north-western Myanmar
  • Sub-tribes and clans: Chin, Kuki, Mizo, Lushei, Zomi, Paitei, Hmar, Ralte, Pawi, Lai, Mara, Gangte, Thadou, etc.
  • Tribes are believed to have migrated from China through Tibet to settle in Myanmar.
  • They speak a group of Tibeto-Burman languages.

India will host its 1st International Conference on Women in Physics (ICWIP).

  • Organized by – International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
  • 1st held – France (2002)
  • Objective: Address the gender imbalance in physics education and research.

India marked a remarkable victory in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2023 held in Bengaluru securing their ninth title by defeating Kuwait.

  • SAFF Founding members: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Maldives.
  • SAFF Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • One of the 5 sub-confederations under the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

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