Published on: March 21, 2023
Snippets:21 MARCH 2023
Snippets:21 MARCH 2023
- Carnatic vocalist Bombay Jayashri has been selected for the Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy for 2023. The Nritya Kalanidhi award for dance will go to Vasanthalakshmi Narasimhachari. It is the title awarded yearly to a Carnatic musician by the Madras Music Academy
- Magellan spacecraft of NASA records volcanic activity on Venus
- MQ-9A ‘Reaper’ The S. drone that was forced down by Russian jets in the Black Sea is one of the most advanced remotely piloted aircraft that are operated by many countries, including India
- The Dubai-based Emaar has become the first overseas company to invest in a mega-mall in Srinagar, a first since the Centre ended Jammu and Kashmir’s special constitutional position under Article 370 in 2019.
- Kuwait’s constitutional court nullified last year’s legislative elections and ruled in favour of reinstating the previous parliament, state media said, as a political crisis roils the oil-rich Gulf state.’
- An Se Young and Li Shi Feng take the singles honours at All England Open badminton
- Rohan Bopanna became the oldest tennis player ever to win the Masters 1000 title.
- Pankaj Advani retains Asian billiards title with facile win over Damani
- ATK Mohun Bagan Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, wins maiden title of The Indian Super League (ISL), the top of the Indian football league system. It is the country’s primary football competition, organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and their commercial partners Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL).
- The International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on 20 March. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 28 June 2012. The International Day of Happiness aims to make people around the world realize the importance of happiness within their lives. The theme for the 2023 International Day of Happiness is “Be Mindful. Be Grateful. Be Kind.”
- The world observes World Sparrow Day every year on March 20 to raise awareness about the bird, it is also called as ‘Gauraya Diwas’. The theme for World Sparrows Day 2023 is “I Love Sparrows.”
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is organising a young scientist programme, Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA), to impart basic knowledge on space technology, space science and space applications to students of Class IX.
- Doodle celebrates the 80th birthday of Dr. Mario Molina, a Mexican chemist who successfully convinced governments to come together to save the planet’s ozone layer. A co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr. Molina was one of the researchers who exposed how chemicals deplete Earth’s ozone shield, which is vital to protecting humans, plants, and wildlife from harmful ultraviolet light.
