Page-14 of Current Affairs - March, 2023

Civil-20 India 2023 Inception Conference

March 20, 2023

The Civil-20 India 2023 Inception Conference kicked off its first plenary session in Nagpur, Maharashtra, with the theme of “Balancing Development with Environment”. The session covered four working groups of C20 India 2023, including Integrated Holistic Health, Sustainable and Resilient ..

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Cyrtopodion Vindhya

March 20, 2023

A team of wildlife researchers has discovered a new species of naked-toed gecko, named Cyrtopodion Vindhya, in the Dahod and Panchmahals districts of Gujarat. This recent discovery brings the number of endemic reptile species described in Gujarat to five in ..

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Trichrysis poseidonia

March 20, 2023

Researchers from the Shadpada Entomology Research Lab at Christ College, Irinjalakuda, have made an exciting discovery in southern India – a new species of cuckoo wasp. The species has been named Trichrysis poseidonia after the Greek God of the Sea, ..

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Spiranthes hachijoensis

March 20, 2023

Researchers in Japan have made an exciting discovery in the field of botany. A new species of orchid has been identified growing in parks, gardens, and even on balconies throughout the country. The delicate pink-and-white blooms of this orchid are ..

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NZIA and CRMA

March 20, 2023

The European Union (EU) has recently announced two major pieces of legislation that are part of its Green Deal Industrial Plan – the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) and Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The aim of these measures is ..

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Perumal Murugan

March 20, 2023

Perumal Murugan’s novel ‘Pookkuzhi’, also known as ‘Pyre’ in English, has been nominated for the International Booker Prize 2023 longlist. The book has made history by becoming the first Tamil novel to receive this recognition. The novel is set in ..

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Foreign Exchange Reserve

March 20, 2023

Foreign exchange reserves are the assets that a country’s central bank or monetary authority holds to ensure a balance of payments in the country, maintain stability in the financial market, and influence the foreign exchange rates of the currency. These ..

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XBB1.16

March 20, 2023

A total of 76 samples of COVID-19’s XBB.1.16 variant have been found in India, which might be the reason behind the recent surge in cases in the country, according to data from the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG). The variant ..

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Oxford Union

March 20, 2023

The Oxford Union Society, commonly known as the Oxford Union, is a prestigious debating society in Oxford, England, that boasts a rich tradition of hosting some of the world’s most prominent personalities across politics, academia, and popular culture. Founded in ..

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AxEMU

March 20, 2023

For the upcoming Artemis missions, NASA’s first attempt at landing astronauts on the moon since 1972, the spacesuit used will see a significant upgrade. The new spacesuit, called the AxEMU (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit), will be more nimble, comfortable, and ..

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