Mar 22, 2024 | One-liner Current Affairs for UPSC, State PSCs & other Govt. Exams

Mar 22, 2024

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the President of COP28 (the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference), received the CERAWeek Leadership Award.

In the field of orbital 'Microgravity Research,' IIT Madras is collaborating with Vellon Space, an Indian space start-up, to conduct research in extra-terrestrial manufacturing. As part of the partnership, IIT Madras is providing a Technology Development Fund to Vellon Space for demonstrating its miniature space laboratory, 'AsteriX Lab,' in orbit.

In March, 2024, PM Modi launched the Namo Drone Didi scheme under the Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat programme at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. The scheme aims to empower rural women by providing them with agricultural drones and training them to become drone pilots for agricultural purposes.

The Central government of India notified the setting up of a fact-checking unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The FCU has been established to onitor content on social media platforms related to the government’s business, as per the recently amended Information Technology Rules.

The theme for World Forestry Day 2024 is "Forests and Innovation: New Solutions for a Better World."

Every year, we celebrate World Forestry Day on March 21st.