The World Sleep Day is held every year on the Friday before Spring Vernal Equinox. In 2022, World Sleep Day falls on March 18, 2022. World Sleep Day aims to consider and aid those who have sleep problems. It is useful for educating people all over the world about the importance of sleep, as well as changing the […]
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Global Recycling Day, celebrated on March 18 every year, is a recycling initiative that encourages us to look at our trash in a new light. There are several ways to recycle that allow some materials to be reused multiple times. Theme for 2022 is “recycling fraternity”. The theme recognise the people who put themselves on
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Professor Narayan Pradhan has been selected for the 31st GD Birla Award for Scientific Research for his outstanding contribution in the field of material sciences. He has provided his expertise in crystal modulations to help design new shapes of these tiny lighting materials. Prof. Pradhan is a member of the faculty at the School of Material Sciences, Indian Association
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SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has bagged the top position on the 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List, with total net worth of $205 billion. The 2022 M3M Hurun Global Rich List is published by research and luxury publishing group Hurun India in association with realty firm M3M. From India, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)
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Axis Bank, India’s third-largest private sector bank has been awarded IFR Asia’s Asian Bank of The Year, for its breadth of coverage and depth of expertise in the Asian investment banking space. The bank was awarded for its outstanding performance in equity and debt issuance, across all major products and segments. Top three global IFR
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Rating agency Moody’s has revised downwards the economic growth forecast of India by 40 basis points to 9.1 % in the Calendar Year 2022 (CY2022), due to adverse effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on the global economy. Earlier in February 2022, Moody’s estimated India’s GDP in CY2022 to 9.5 %. Moody’s has projected India’s GDP
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As part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebration, a “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi, was inaugurated in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar, on March 16, 2022. Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle’ has been unveiled in Madagascar to mark Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. Ambassador of India to Madagascar. The Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle was jointly inaugurated by India’s Ambassador to Madagascar Abhay
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In a step towards local manufacturing of dredgers, the Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) signed an agreement to build the first indigenous dredger. The vessel will cost around Rs 920 crore. This vessel will be completed within 34 months from today. Dredging is key to ensure that the coastal and
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a seven-storeyed Flight Control System (FCS) Integration facility at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru, Karnataka on March 17, 2022. The facility is housed at Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). FCS facility is a state-of-the-art
Daily Current Affairs Quiz 17 March 2022 is very important for Competitive Exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, Banking, IBPS, PSC, UPSC, etc. We gkseries team compose these Current Affairs Quiz from Newspapers like The Hindu and other competitive magazines.
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