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India-Sweden: PMs to hold Virtual Summit on Bilateral Issues
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi will hold the virtual summit with his Swedish counterpart, Stefan Lofven on March 5, 2021. Highlights Both the Prime Ministers will exchange their views on the global and regional issues. They will also ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Floriculture Mission to be implemented in 21 states
The Union Health Minister, Dr Harsh Vardhan, has asked the scientists of CSIR laboratories in India to develop land available at each laboratory to set up as a model under the “CSIR Floriculture Mission”. In the earlier move, the CSIR ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Simlipal Forest Fire- Highlights
The Simlipal Tiger Reserves in Odisha underwent the massive fires recently. The wildfires broke in the biosphere reserve situated in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Similipal Tiger Reserve It is a tiger reserve situated in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Tsunami warnings issued in New Zealand
The National Emergency Management Agency highlighted that; New Zealand has issued a Tsunami warning in the coastal areas on March 4, 2021 following an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 in the north-eastern coast of the country in the Kermadec Islands region. Highlights This ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Assam’s Red rice export to U.S.
The first consignment of ‘red rice’ was flagged off on March 4, 2021 to the United States. This adds on to the India’s rice exports potential. The rice was sourced by leading rice exporter called ‘LT Foods’. Highlights The ceremony ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
March 4: National Safety Day 2021
The National Safety Day 2021 was observed on March 4 in India. This day was observed with the objective of creating awareness among people regarding the safety measures. This year, the day was observed under the theme: “Sadak Suraksha” (Road ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
India’s Performance in QS World University Rankings
The eleventh edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject was released on March 4, 2021. The report was compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). The ranking provided the independent comparative analysis regarding the performance of 14,435 individual university programme. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
IDC report: India’s status in Wearable device market
The International Data Corporation (IDC) recently reported its latest “worldwide quarterly wearable device tracker”. As per the report, India wearables market has increased by 144.3% year-on-year in 2020. In the year 2020, it accounted for 36.4-million-unit shipments. Key Facts As ..