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The Foundational Literacy and numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) under Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme ) was held on 19th March 2023 across 10 States and UTs in the country to assess the basic Reading, Writing and Numeracy skills of the neo-literates. Key points Nav Bharat Saaksharata Karyakram
Saudi Arabia on March 29 decided to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). The decision to join the SCO comes as Riyadh builds a long-term relationship with China as the West Asian nations ties with the US goes through a rough patch. About SCO
Former Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff has been elected as the new President of New Development Bank (NDB). She has replaced Marcus Troyjo. About New Development Bank (NDB)
Lebanon was thrown into mass confusion on March 26 after its government at the last minute delayed the start of daylight saving time by a month. Key points
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has removed the product-wise cap on commission payable by Life, General and standalone health insurers to intermediaries and instead notified that such payments will come under the expense of management (EOM) limits. Key points
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has successfully developed a Bauxite Certified Reference Material (CRM) naming as BARC B1201 in joint collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
One of eight cheetahs brought from Namibia died on March 27 at Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP). Sasha died due to a kidney ailment. The more than four-and-a-half years old female cheetah was among the eight cheetahs translocated from Namibia in September 2022. Cheetah Sasha passed away due to a kidney problem as her creatinine level was very high. Creatinine is a waste product that comes from the normal Read More …
Telecom minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on March 27 said the country’s first quantum computing-based telecom network link is now operational in the national capital. Key points About Quantum communication
Researchers have discovered a new species of Moray eel at the Mudasalodai fish landing centre off the Cuddalore coast.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched India’s largest Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket on March 26 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Key points
The Prime Minister addressed the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre in Varanasi, on March 24.
A Supreme Court (SC) bench on March 21, 2023, asked the Centre to relook at India’s method of putting to death its criminals, a method which may be more humane and dignified. Key points Bachan Singh case Modes of execution
The Indian Patent Office on March 23 rejected U.S. pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) attempt to extend its monopoly on manufacturing crucial anti-tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline in India beyond July 2023.
Argentina-born mathematician Luis Caffarelli has won the 2023 Abel Prize — one of the most coveted awards in mathematics — for his work on equations that are important for describing physical phenomena, such as how ice melts and fluids flow.
The Prime Minister inaugurated the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office & Innovation Centre in India. About ITU Bharat 6G vision document