Madagascar Current Affairs, GK & News
‘Mahatma Gandhi Green Triangle’
A “Green Triangle” named after Mahatma Gandhi was inaugurated in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar on 16th March. About the inauguration The Green Triangle was inaugurated as a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to commemorate the 75th year of India’s independence. It was jointly inaugurated by the Mayor of Antananarivo Naina Andriantsitohaina and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav • Indian diaspora • Madagascar • Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam
Tropical Cyclone Emnati
Cyclone Emnati wreaked havoc on Madagascar. It made landfall just north of the south-eastern district of Manakara. Overview: The storm, which passed just north of the Indian Ocean islands of Reunion and Mauritius, had slightly weakened by the time it approached Madagascar’s eastern coast, but it still had winds of roughly 100 km/h with gusts ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Cyclone Emnati • Hurricanes • Indian Ocean • Madagascar • Typhoons
Cyclone Barsirai
On February 6, 2022, Cyclone Barsirai made landfall on coast of Madagascar, killing at least six people. It was an intense tropical cyclone. Highlights Cyclone had the packing winds of 235 km/h. It struck the Mananjary district, which is around 530 kilometres southeast of the capital Antananarivo. It has resulted into widespread damage by blowing ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Cyclone Barsirai • cyclones in Indian Ocean • Effects of global warming • Indian Ocean • Madagascar
India-Madagascar: India to provide assistance to drought-hit Madagascar
On March 1, 2020 India announced that it will deliver a consignment of 1,000 metric tonnes of rice and 100,000 tablets of Hydroxychloroquine as a humanitarian assistance to the drought-hit Madagascar in line with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of SAGAR. Highlights The humanitarian assistance will be delivered by the Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: Drought in Madagascar • India Madagascar relation • India-Africa • Indian Naval Ship Jalashwa • Madagascar • UN World Food Programme
GoI launches “Mission Sagar”
On May 10, 2020, the Government of India has launched “Mission Sagar”, an outreach programme amidst COVID-19 pandemic. The mission aims at providing food items, Ayurvedic medicines related to COVID-19, HCQ tablets to Maldives, Madagascar, Seychelles and Comoros. Highlights The Indian Naval Ship Kesari has been deployed under the mission. The operation is being conducted ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: India-Comoros • India-Maldives • India-Seychelles • Indian Ocean • Indian ocean region • international agreements • Madagascar • Mission Sagar • Sagar
INS Shardul provides relief to flood-hit Madagascar
India recently handed over 600 tonnes of rice and relief material to flood-hit Madagascar. Indian Naval Ship (INS) Shardul carried 600 tonnes of rice, as per directives of Indian Government. In the month of January this year, the Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Vanilla’ in support of the national disaster in Madagascar, to provide humanitarian assistance ..
Topics: Disaster Management • Madagascar • Ships of the Indian Navy