Shaheed Diwas – Update (March, 2022)

Shaheed Diwas is also known as Martyrs’ Day. This day honours the valour of the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the nation. On this day, in 1931, Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged to death ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

NASA: Confirmation of 5000 Exoplanets

65 new planets have been discovered by NASA outside the Earth’s solar system. This new discovery takes the total number of exoplanets that have been discovered to over 5000. Some of these discovered planets are Earth-like. Overview: This newly discovered ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Rooftop Solar Programme Phase- II

The Rooftop Solar Programme Phase-II is being implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The guidelines for this were issued in August 2019. Through Central Financial Assistance (CFA), 4000 MW rooftop solar (RTS) capacity addition has been targeted ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Blending of Biomass Pellets in Coal Based Power Plants

The blending of biomass pellets has been made mandated by the Ministry of Power. Under the “Revised Policy for Biomass Utilization for power generation Through Co-firing in Coal-based Power Plants” that was issued on 8th October 2021, the biomass pellets ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

BRICS Vaccine R&D Centre

The BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre has been launched by Union Health Minister, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya. Overview: China’s Minister of Science and Technology, Wang Zhigang chaired the launch ceremony. He asked the BRICS countries to focus on promoting the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences

Exercise Suraksha Kavach 2

On 22nd March 2022, a joint exercise between the Indian Army’s Agnibaaz Division and the Maharashtra Police named Exercise Suraksha Kavach 2 was organized at Lullanagar, Pune. Participants India Army’s Counter Terrorism Task Force (CTTF), Maharashtra Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad along ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Step-Up to End TB- World TB Day Summit

On 24th March 2022, the “Step-Up to End TB- World TB Day Summit” will be inaugurated by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, the Union Health Minister. This summit will be organized on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day. Overview: This event is ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Summits and Conferences

EX-DUSTLIK Military Exercise

EX- DUSTLIK’s is a joint training exercise that is conducted between the armies of India and Uzbekistan. The 3rd edition of this exercise is being conducted at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan from 22nd to 31st March 2022. Overview: Ex-DUSTLIK’s last edition was ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022

Category: Defence Current Affairs