Current Affairs March 2022

Prof Wilfried Brutsaert wins Stockholm Water Prize 2022

The renowned hydrologist Wilfried Brutsaert, also known as Mr Evaporation, has been awarded the Stockholm Water Prize 2022 for his groundbreaking work to quantify environmental evaporation, helping to make accurate predictions of the impact that climate change has on local rainfall patterns and water sources. Wilfried Brutsaert is Professor in Engineering Emeritus at Cornell University, […]

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PV Sindhu wins Swiss Open Badminton title 2022

Ace Indian shuttler PV Sindhu clinched her second women’s singles title of the season with a straight game win over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbamrungphan but HS Prannoy went down fighting in the men’s singles final at the Swiss Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Sunday, Indian badminton player HS Prannoy lost to Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)

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Indian women football team clinches 2022 SAFF U-18 Women’s Championship title

India have been declared as the winners of the 3rd edition of SAFF U-18 Women’s Football Championship. The 2022 edition of the international football competition for women’s under-18 national teams was held in Jharkhand at JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur. Although India lost to Bangladesh, 0-1 in final league match, but still emerged champions of the tournament on account of better

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Dhaka is world’s most noise polluted city while Moradabad in India is second noisiest: UNEP Report

Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, famously known as ‘brass city’, has become the second noisiest city globally. According to a report called ‘Annual Frontier Report 2022’ published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the western UP city recorded the highest noise pollution last year, a distressing 114 decibels (dB). It comes right after Dhaka, which is

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Indian Army conducts airborne rapid response exercise near Siliguri Corridor

The Indian Army conducted a two-day airborne insertion and rapid response exercise near theSiliguri Corridor, from March 24 to March 25, 2022, to test the readiness of rapid response teams. The Siliguri Corridor is a strategically important region, and is also known as Chicken’s Neck. The Siliguri Corridor is a stretch of land in Siliguri city of

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Ministry of Culture inaugurates 12th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 at Rajamahendravaram in Andhra Pradesh

The Union Minister for Culture, Tourism and DoNER Shri G. K Reddy and Andhra Pradesh Governor Shri Biswabhusan Harichandan inaugurated the 12th edition of the Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM) 2022 at the Government Art College grounds in Rajahmundry (officially known as Rajamahendravaram), Andhra Pradesh. The mega Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2022 will place from 26, March to 03 April, 2022 in

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Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana extended for 6 months till September 2022

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday approved extension of ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY)’ by six months till September 2022. Earlier the scheme was valid till March 2022. The PMGKAY scheme was launched in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic so that the vulnerable households do not suffer due

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‘Ishan Manthan’ Festival organised in New Delhi to showcase culture, crafts and cuisines of Northeast

Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the three-day North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ atthe Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts today in New Delhi on March 25, 2022. Member Secretary of IGNCA Dr. Sachidanand Joshi, Voice Chancellor of JNU Prof. SantishreeDhulipudi Pandit and National convener of PrajnaPravah Shri

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Website ‘Modi Story’ launched by Mahatma Gandhi’s grand daughter Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni

The grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni inaugurated the Modi Story website which is a collection of stories from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life. Modi story is a volunteer-driven initiative to bring together inspiring moments from Narendra Modi’s life, as narrated by his co-travellers. The portal can be accessed at modistory.in. Any person who

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President Ram Nath Kovind presents President’s Colour to INS Valsura in Gujarat

President Ram Nath Kovind on March 25, 2022 awarded the prestigious President’s Colour to Indian Naval Ship (INS) Valsura in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The President’s Colour is bestowed on a military unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered to the nation, both in peace and in war. The ‘Nishan Adhikari’ Lt Arun Singh Sambyal received the President’s Colour on behalf of the

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