First Urban Climate Film Festival

The National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), a Central Autonomous Body under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, is organising the Urban Climate Film Festival under the CITIIS program. The festival aims to create wider awareness of the impact ..

Tags: G20 • G20 Countries • National Institute of Urban Affairs • Smart cities • Sustainable Development

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Events Current Affairs

LVM3 M3/OneWeb India – 2 Mission

On March 25, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) successfully launched the OneWeb India-2 mission, a significant achievement in space connectivity. The mission’s primary objective was to deploy 36 satellites into a 450 km ..

Tags: Indian Space Research Organization • ISRO • LVM3 Rocket • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) • OneWeb

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Tamil Nadu Brown Moray

A team of researchers have discovered a new species of Moray eel off the coast of Cuddalore, which is located in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The new species has been named Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis, with its common name ..

Tags: 6 • New Species • Tamil Nadu • Zoological Survey of India • Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Operation Interflex

On June 27, 2022, Operation Interflex began, which involves the United Kingdom (U.K.) and several other countries training nearly 2,000 Ukraine military recruits for five weeks. This initiative is part of the U.K.’s £2.3 billion commitment towards military aid and ..

Tags: Russia-Ukraine conflict • Russia-Ukraine war • Ukraine • Ukraine crisis

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: International / World Current Affairs

What is Mission Arikompan?

A wild elephant by the name of Arikomban has been causing chaos in the higher ranges of Idukki district. Arikomban is a rogue tusker, infamous for its habit of raiding rice shops and causing destruction in its path. Over the ..

Tags: Asian elephant • Asian elephants • Kerala

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: States Current Affairs

Daylight Savings Time

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is a practice of setting the clocks forward one hour from the standard time during the summer and back again in the autumn. Although it was initially intended to make better use of natural daylight and ..

Tags: Daylight Savings Time • Lebanon

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: International / World Current Affairs