Health Ministry launches new anti TB drug Bedaquilin
- The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has launched new anti-TB (Tuberculosis) drug Bedaquiline. It was launched by the Union Health Minister J P Nadda as part of the TB national programmer.
March 22: World Water Day
- Every year World Water Day (WWD) is observed globally on 22 March to preserve and ration consumption of water.
World Sparrow Day observed on 20th March
- The world sparrow day is being observed every year on March 20 to raise awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments and threats to their populations.
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Yogeshwar Dutt wins Gold medal in Asian Olympic Qualification tournament
- Yogeshwar Dutt has won a Gold medal in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in the 65 kg freestyle category.
Telangana inks pact with French aviation trainer
- To train professionals in aviation and aerospace, the Telangana government has tied up with Aero Campus Aquitaine and Bordeaux Metropole of France.
M Sukumaran chosen for CV Kunhiraman literary prize
- Noted Malayalam writer M Sukumaran has been chosen for the CV Kunhiraman literary prize, said M Mukundan, Chairman, and Hashim Rajan, Secretary of the CV Kunhiraman Foundation.
IAF conducts day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist 2016’ at Pokhran firing range
- The Indian Air Force (IAF) has conducted its flagship day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist 2016’ at Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan.
Geetakshi Arora wins first Noor Inayat Khan Prize
- Geetakshi Arora an Indian-origin student wins first Noor Inayat Khan Prize for a dissertation which was in “keeping with the spirit” of the famous World War II heroine.
Hardeep Singh qualifies for Olympic in Greco -Roman wrestling
- Wrestler Hardeep Singh scripted history as he became first Indian grappler in twelve years to book an Olympic berth in Greco-Roman category.
