First observed in 1993, the objective of World Water Day is to raise awareness and inspire action to tackle the water and sanitation crisis.
In 2015, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 as part of the 2030 Agenda – the promise that everyone would have safely managed water and sanitation by 2030.
Sustainable Development Goal 6- water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Finland has been named the happiest country in the world in the annual World Happiness Report. This is the sixth consecutive year that they have won the coveted prize due to high scores in factors the report uses to measure happiness: GDP per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom, generosity and low corruption.
Denmark is at number 2, and Iceland is 3rd.
The historic exhibition which features the works of Sri Lanka’s iconic architect the late Geoffrey Bawa, was jointly organized by the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi and the Geoffrey Bawa Trust to mark the 75th anniversary of Indo-Lanka diplomatic relations, which falls this year.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has named Anup Bagchi as MD and CEO for 5 years, effective June 19, 2023. He will replace NS Kannan, who will superannuate from the services.
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited (ICICI Prudential Life) is promoted by ICICI Bank Limited and Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited.
ICICI Prudential Life began its operations in the fiscal year 2001.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Area office and Innovation Centre in India in New Delhi today .
ITU is the United Nations specialised agency for information and communication technologies and its Headquarters is in Geneva.
The Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO will launch OneWeb India-2 mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on March 26.
Under a commercial agreement with NewSpace India Limited, ISRO will launch 72 satellites of the UK-based Network Access Associates Limited and place them in low Earth orbits.
India is the third largest fish producing country, contributing 8 percent to the global fish production and ranks second in aquaculture production.
The production in 2021-22 is 16.24 MT comprising of Marine fish production of 4.12 MT & Aquaculture of 12.12 MT.
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has surpassed cricketer Virat Kohli to become the most valued celebrity of 2022 with a brand value of $181.7 million, revealed a report by corporate investigation and risk consulting firm Kroll.
This year, Singh has dethroned cricketer Virat Kohli, who was on top position for five consecutive years.
The board of Invest India has appointed Manmeet K Nanda as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the investment promotion and facilitation body under the commerce ministry.
Nanda succeeds Deepak Bagla, who resigned from the post last week.
The International Shooting Sports Federation- ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship was inaugurated in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
Around 200 shooters from 30 countries are participating in the World Shooting Championship.
This is the first ever Shooting World Cup to be held outside New Delhi in the country.
IFSCA has formed a committee to design a road-map to attract Indian start-ups to set up base in GIFT City and not have their domicile in other nations.
Other members of the committee include Zerodha Co-founder Nikhil Kamath, IFSCA Executive Director Dipesh Shah, Avaana Capital Founding Partner Anjali Bansal, and Groww CEO Lalit Kshere.
The committee will be headed by former RBI Executive Director G Padmanabhan.
Germany’s World Cup-winning midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football at the age of 34.
The former Real Madrid and Arsenal player was a key member of Germany’s World Cup-winning side in Brazil in 2014.
Ozil made 645 appearances for club and country, in which he scored 114 goals and had 222 assists.