IQAir, a Switzerland-based technology company, on March 11 released its annual World Air Quality Report. Read More …
Category: Current Affairs
World Air Quality Report 2024
The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean
Key Highlights: PM Modi’s Visit to Mauritius:
CSR spending rises 13% in 2022-23
India Inc’s annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending saw a 13 per cent rise in Read More …
Preventive detention
The Supreme Court on March 5 underscored the necessity of strict adherence to constitutional and Read More …
Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) system
China has established a powerful the Large Phased Array Radar (LPAR) system capable of monitoring Read More …
Global Terrorism Index 2025
Released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Sydney, the Global Terrorism Index 2025 Read More …
Jayashree Vencatesan recognised as Women Changemakers in the World of Wetlands
Jayashree Vencatesan, co-founder of Care Earth Trust, has been honored with the Ramsar Award for Read More …
New SDG indicator on Minimum Dietary Diversity adopted by UN Statistical Commission
The United Nations Statistical Commission has officially adopted Minimum Dietary Diversity (MDD) as a new Read More …
Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi
On March 11, 2025, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between National Highways Logistics Read More …
Hantavirus
In February 2025, Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead—along Read More …
e-Toycathon 2025
To boost the electronic toy sector, for the first time in India “e-Toycathon 2025” was Read More …
Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD)
The United States has now withdrawn from the board of the recently-created Fund for responding Read More …
New Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs
On March 6, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the New Credit Assessment Model for Read More …
Exercise KHANJAR-XII
The 12th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise KHANJAR-XII is being held in Kyrgyzstan Read More …
Ukraine becomes largest arms importer-SIPRI
According to the latest data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI):
Trichloro isocyanuric acid
India has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to $986 per tonne on imports of Read More …
Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh becomes India’s 58th Tiger Reserve
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change declared Madhav National Park in Madhya Read More …
Antarctic Circumpolar Current could weaken by 20% by 2050, says a new study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the NORCE Norway Research Centre predict that the Read More …
Bangus Valley
The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced that it is developing Bungus Valley in Kupwara Read More …
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
A team of scientists has uncovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth in the Read More …
World Spice Organisation (WSO)
Despite being the largest producer and exporter of spices, India holds only 0.7% share in Read More …
Lantana camara
Lantana camara has emerged as the most challenging invasive species in Haryana’s reserved forest areas, Read More …
Modified Ethanol Interest Subvention Scheme
The Department of Food & Public Distribution (GoI) has notified a new scheme to support Read More …
What is Golden Dome?
US President Donald Trump has directed the Pentagon to begin planning for a “Golden Dome” Read More …
Lithuania withdraws from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM)
On March 6, 2025, Lithuania’s withdrawal from the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) officially took Read More …