Page-25 of Current Affairs - March, 2024

Iran Launches Pars-I Remote Sensing Satellite

March 1, 2024

On March 1, 2024, Iran announced the successful launch of its domestically manufactured ‘Pars-I’ remote sensing satellite into orbit using a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket. The event marks growing strategic space cooperation between both nations amid shared Western sanctions. Launch Details ..

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NSO Revises India’s GDP Growth Estimates

March 1, 2024

On March 1st, the National Statistical Office (NSO) updated India’s real GDP outlook for the current and previous two fiscal years. The revisions reflect data from the first advance estimates that incorporate latest production trends across sectors. Upward Revision for ..

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Jal Shakti Ministry Partners With Colleges for River Conservation

March 1, 2024

On February 29th 2024, the Ministry of Jal Shakti signed agreements with 12 technical institutions to further basin-level management and research on 6 key Indian rivers. The collaboration aligns with objectives of the National River Conservation Plan initiated in 1985. ..

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India Unveils Coal Logistics Plan and Policy

March 1, 2024

On February 27th, 2024, Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi launched the Coal Logistics Plan and Policy at an event organized by the Indian National Committee of the World Mining Congress in New Delhi. Need for Efficient Logistics In his address, ..

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Why did Humans lose their Tails?

March 1, 2024

A new study published on February 28th, 2024 in the journal Nature has identified the specific genetic mutation responsible for ancestral humans and apes losing their tails around 25 million years ago. The Tailless Ancestor Mystery While monkeys possess tails, ..

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Telangana Unveils Life Sciences Collaborative

March 1, 2024

The Telangana government recently announced key strategic plans to boost growth and innovation across the state’s thriving life sciences ecosystem clustered in Hyderabad. Formation of Life Sciences GCC Consortium Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu announced that the state will facilitate ..

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