🧰Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)

- Founded – 1 January 1958
Headquarters – New Delhi
- Motto – “Strength’s Origin is in Knowledge”
- Chairman – Samir V Kamat

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❇️16 March

💉National Vaccination Day & National Immunization Day
राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस एवं राष्ट्रीय प्रतिरक्षण दिवस

Theme25: "Vaccines for All: Ensuring a Healthier Future”

💉 This day was first observed in 1995 when India launched the Pulse Polio Programme and administered the first dose of oral polio vaccine.

💉 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), even today, nearly 20 million children worldwide remain unvaccinated.

💉 National Vaccination Day is observed in recognition of India's Pulse Polio Programme, a remarkable initiative to eradicate polio from the country.

💉 In 2014, WHO declared India a polio-free nation.

💉 Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for smallpox.

🟢 NEWS
🔷Uttar Pradesh Adopts Digital Monitoring For Routine Child Vaccination Through RISE App

🏢 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Minister : Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda
Constituency: Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

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🟢About International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

-INCB was set up in 1968 by the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961.
-State Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
-INCB has 13 members elected by the Economic and Social Council for a period of five years.
-10 members are elected from a list of government nominees.
-The other 3 members are experts in medical, pharmacological, or -pharmaceutical experience from a list nominated by WHO.
-INCB basically cooperates with the world governments to ensure that adequate supplies of drugs are available for medical and scientific uses.

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PM मोदी ने मॉरीशस के राष्ट्रपति Gokhool को बिहार का मखाना भेंट किया

• मखाना (Fox Nut / Lotus Seeds): बिहार का प्रमुख उत्पाद, सुपरफूड माना जाता है।

• स्वास्थ्य लाभ: प्रोटीन और एंटीऑक्सीडेंट से भरपूर, हृदय स्वास्थ्य, वजन प्रबंधन, डायबिटीज नियंत्रण में सहायक।

• उत्पादन: भारत में कुल उत्पादन का 90% से अधिक बिहार (मुख्यतः मिथिला और सीमांचल क्षेत्र) में होता है।

• GI टैग: बिहार के मखाने को 2022 में GI टैग मिला, जिससे इसकी वैश्विक पहचान बढ़ी।

✅ Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 17 March 2025

1. RELEGATE (VERB): (नीचा दिखाना): downgrade
Synonyms: lower, put down
Antonyms: upgrade
Example Sentence: They aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
2. PERFUNCTORY (ADJECTIVE): (बेपरवाह): cursory
Synonyms: desultory, quick
Antonyms: careful
Example Sentence: He did nothing and just kept on giving a perfunctory nod.
3. INVOKE (VERB): (आह्वान करना): cite
Synonyms: adduce, instance
Antonyms: waive
Example Sentence: The antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked in England.
4. EXTREMISM (NOUN): (अतिवाद): fanaticism
Synonyms: radicalism, zealotry
Antonyms: moderation
Example Sentence: The dangers of racist extremism are present everywhere.
5. ARBITRARY (ADJECTIVE): (बेतरतीब): capricious
Synonyms: whimsical, random
Antonyms: rational
Example Sentence: He just ends up taking arbitrary decisions.
6. QUESTIONABLE (ADJECTIVE): (शंकास्पद): controversial
Synonyms: contentious, doubt
Antonyms: certain
Example Sentence: It is questionable whether any of these exceptions is genuine.
7. EXUBERANCE (NOUN): (उत्साह): ebullience
Synonyms: buoyancy, cheerfulness
Antonyms: gloom
Example Sentence: He has a sense of youthful exuberance.
8. CHOPPY (ADJECTIVE): (अशांत): rough
Synonyms: turbulent, heavy
Antonyms: calm
Example Sentence: Sea conditions are often very choppy.
9. DISTORT (VERB): (बिगाड़ना): twist
Synonyms: misrepresent, pervert
Antonyms: accurate
Example Sentence: Many facts in the newspaper were distorted.
10. RESOLUTE (ADJECTIVE): (दृढ़): determined
Synonyms: purposeful, purposive
Antonyms: irresolute
Example Sentence: She was resolute and unswerving.

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🟢Telangana

-Established – 2 June 2014
-Capital – Hyderabad
-Chief Minister – Revanth Reddy (replace K. Chandrashekar Rao)
-Deputy CM – Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka
-Governor – P. Radhakrishnan (replace Tamilisai Soundararajan)
-Speaker of Telangana Assembly – Gaddam Prasad Kumar
-Legislative Assembly Seats – 119

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❇️ 18 March

⚔ Ordinance Factories' Day
आयुध कारखानों का दिवस

Theme25 : "Not Decided Yet".

🛡Celebrated by displaying the rifles, guns, artillery, ammunition etc in exhibitions all over India. The celebrations start with a parade and the exhibition will also display the photographs of various mountaineering expeditions.

🛡The production of India’s oldest Ordnance Factory, which is at Cossipore of Kolkata, was started in 18th of March, 1802.

🛡OFB is the 37th largest defence equipment manufacturer in the world, 2nd largest in Asia.

🛡OFB is referred to as the “Fourth Arm of Defence” and the “Force Behind the Armed Forces” of India.

🛡OFB is functioning under the Department of Defence Production of Ministry of Defence.

🛡Director-General & & Chairman of Ordnance Factories:
C S Vishwakarma
Headquarters of Ordnance Factory Board: Kolkata, West Bengal.

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🕊 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- Born: 17th March 1920, Tungipara, Bengal Presidency, British India
- Nickname: Father of the Nation of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal)
- Political Affiliation: Awami League (AL)
- Death: 15th August 1975

🔶 Notable Works & Contributions
- Played a key role in the Language Movement of 1952.
- Led the Six-Point Movement (1966), demanding autonomy for East Pakistan.
- Delivered the historic 7th March 1971 speech, inspiring the Liberation War.
- Became the 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1971.

🔶 Role in Bangladesh Liberation
- Led Bangladesh’s struggle for independence from Pakistan.
- Arrested during Operation Searchlight (March 1971) and imprisoned in West Pakistan.
- After victory in the Bangladesh Liberation War (December 1971), he returned as the leader of the new nation.

🟢 Past Years’ Questions (PYQs)
1. Father of Bangladesh: Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
2. Founded Awami League in 1949 to represent Bengali interests.
3. Declared Bangladesh’s independence on 26th March 1971.
4. Became the 1st President & later Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
5. Assassinated in 1975, along with most of his family.

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✅Upcoming Expected Exam Dates :-

🔹Central Bank PGDBF : 5th April 2025.
🔸IDBI PGDBF : 6th April 2025.
🔹SBI JA Mains : 10th April 2025.
🔸AIC MT : 15th/20th April 2025.
🔹SBI PO Mains : 5th May 2025.
🔸Bank of India SO : 25th May 2025.
🔹IDBI JAM : 8th June 2025.
🔸LIC AAO Pre : 5th July 2025.
🔹LIC AAO Mains : August 2025.
🔸SBI PO Prelims : 16th August 2025.
🔹RRB PO Prelims : 27th July 2025 (Onwards).
🔸RRB Clerk Prelims : 30th August 2025 (Onwards).
🔹RRB PO Mains : 13th September 2025.
🔸SBI Clerk Prelims : 20th September 2025.
🔹IBPS PO Prelims : 4th October 2025 (Onwards).
🔸SBI PO Mains : 12th October 2025.
🔹RRB Clerk Mains : 9th November 2025.
🔸SBI Clerk Mains : 16th November 2025.
🔹IBPS PO Mains : 29th November 2025.
🔸IBPS Clerk Prelims : 6th December 2025 (Onwards).
🔹IBPS Clerk Mains : 1st February 2026.

❇️ 20 March

😄 International Day of Happiness
प्रसन्नता का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

Theme 2025 : “Caring & Sharing.” 

😍The United Nations started the day to recognise the importance of happiness in the lives of people all over the globe. Every person should be happy in their life irrespective of their age, class, caste or other criteria. Being happy should be the ultimate goal in a human's life.

😝The day was first celebrated in the year 2013.

😂In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to end poverty, reduce inequality, and protect our planet.

😄 World Happiness Report 2024
🔷Top : Finland
🔷 India : 126 | 2023 : 126

😁 Laughing gas - Nitrous Oxide ( N2O)

Note :
20 March : World Sparrow Day , World Storytelling Day

🇺🇳 UNITED NATIONS (UN)
▪️Founded - 24 OCT, 1945
▪️HQ - New york US
▪️S.G - Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
▪️MC - 193

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1. State Bank of India (SBI) 
   - Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra 
   - Tagline: "The Banker to Every Indian" 

2. Punjab National Bank (PNB) 
   - Headquarters: New Delhi 
   - Tagline: "The Name You Can Bank Upon" 

3. Bank of Baroda (BOB) 
   - Headquarters: Vadodara, Gujarat 
   - Tagline: "India’s International Bank" 

4. Canara Bank 
   - Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka 
   - Tagline: "Together We Can" 

5. Union Bank of India 
   - Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra 
   - Tagline: "Good People to Bank With" 

6. Indian Bank 
   - Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu 
   - Tagline: "Your Own Bank" 

7. Bank of India (BOI) 
   - Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra 
   - Tagline: "Relationship Beyond Banking" 

8. Central Bank of India 
   - Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra 
   - Tagline: "Central to You Since 1911" 

9. Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) 
   - Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu 
   - Tagline: "Good People to Grow With" 

10. UCO Bank 
    - Headquarters: Kolkata, West Bengal 
    - Tagline: "Honours Your Trust" 

11. Bank of Maharashtra 
    - Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra 
    - Tagline: "One Family One Bank" 

12. Punjab & Sind Bank 
    - Headquarters: New Delhi 
    - Tagline: "Where Service is a Way of Life" 

❇️ 21 March

🌳 World Forestry Day (International Day of Forests)
विश्व वानिकी दिवस

Theme25 : 'Forests and Foods'

Silvology - Study of Forest

🌳 The United Nations General Assembly recognises March 21 as the International Day of Forests and utilises this day to raise awareness about the importance of forest restoration.

🌴 The concept of World Forestry Day was coined in 1971 and turned into an annual event in 2012.

🪴Forest Man : Jadav Payeng

🪴ACT : Indian Forest Act, 1927 | Forest Conservation Act, 1980

🪴Forest Research Center : Dehradun 

🪴 India’s first forest healing centre inaugurated in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

🪴Forest Department Launched Project ‘Vanikaran’ In Kerala

🪴India’s First Forest University To Be Established In Telangana

🪴Gupteswar Forest, Odisha’s New Biodiversity Heritage Site

Note : DAY 21 March: World Down Syndrome, Poetry, Puppetry Day

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🪩 International Organizations and Their Headquarters       {✍️ Manpreet Kaur }

🔸 Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: Vienna
🔹 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization: Rome
🔸 For Nature Worldwide: Glandhi
🔹 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Vienna
🔸 United Nations Development Program (UNDP): New York
🔹 United Nations Environment Program (UNEP): Nairobi
🔸 World Food Program: Rome
🔹 International Fund for Agricultural Development: Rome
🔸 International Labor Organization: Geneva
🔹 Universal Postal Union: Bern
🔸 World Health Organization: Geneva
🔹 UN Women: New York
🔸 Asian Development Bank: Manila
🔹 Bank of International Settlement: Basel
🔸 International Civil Aviation Organization: Montreal
🔹 International Peace Bureau: Geneva

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💥 बिहार (मगध) 💥

▪️ स्थापना - 22 मार्च 1912 (12वां)
▪️ राजधानी - पटना (पाटलिपुत्र)
▪️ लोकसभा सीट - 40
▪️ राज्यसभा सीट - 16
▪️ विधानसभा सीट - 243
▪️ मुख्यमंत्री - नीतीश कुमार (जेडीयू)
▪️ राज्यपाल - आरिफ मोहम्मद खान
▪️ राजकीय पशु - गौर
▪️ राजकीय पक्षी - गौरैया
▪️ राजकीय वृक्ष - पीपल
▪️ राजकीय फूल - गेंदा
▪️ प्रमुख नदियां - गंगा, कोसी, गंडक, सोन
▪️ प्रमुख झील - काबरताल, मोतीझील, घोड़ा कटोरा, काँवर
▪️ प्रमुख लोकनृत्य - झिझिया, जट-जटिन, सामा-चकेवा

▪️ पड़ोसी राज्य - झारखंड, उत्तर प्रदेश, पश्चिम बंगाल

💥 वन एवं राष्ट्रीय उद्यान -
▪️ वाल्मीकि राष्ट्रीय उद्यान
▪️ काबरताल आर्द्रभूमि

💥 प्रमुख पर्यटक स्थल -
▪️ बोधगया, राजगीर, नालंदा, वैशाली, पावापुरी

🌀 बिहार की प्रमुख ख़बरें -
▪️ बिहार में पहली वंदे भारत एक्सप्रेस शुरू
▪️ कोसी-मेची लिंक परियोजना का शुभारंभ
▪️ बिहार के पाँच उत्पादों को जीआई टैग मिला
▪️ बिहार में विश्व का सबसे बड़ा रामायण मंदिर निर्माणाधीन
▪️ बिहार में सतत विकास के लिए नई योजनाएँ लागू
▪️ बिहार में मखाना के लिए एमएसपी घोषित
▪️ बिहार दिवस 2024 न्यूयॉर्क में मनाया गया था
▪️ एशिया की सबसे बड़ी मीठे पानी की झील, जिसे कंवर झील या कबरताल के नाम से जाना जाता है

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❇️ 23rd March

⛈ World Meteorological Day
विश्व मौसम विज्ञान दिवस

Theme25: “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together”

🔆The day holds great significance as it highlights the importance of the people & the behaviour of the earth's atmosphere.

🌦 1st WMD was held on 23 March 1961

🔆The main focus will be on "climate change and water concerns around the globe."

🟢NEWS
🔷India Achieves Milestone As The 13th Nation To Issue Globally Recognized OIML Certificates

🔶India’s Highest Meteorological Centre at Leh

🔷India Meteorological Department Dedicated 1st “Flash Flood Guidance Services” for South Asia

🏢IMD: India Meteorological Department
▪️ Founded - 1875
▪️ Headquarters - New Delhi
▪️ DG - Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

🏢WMO : World Meteorological Organisation
▪️Est. - 23rd March, 1950
▪️HQ - Geneva, Switzerland
▪️President - Abdulla Al Mandous (UAE)

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 23 March 2025

1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना) : Follow
Synonyms: pursue, supersede
Antonyms: retreat, precede
Example Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders.
2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर) : Harsh
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Example Sentence: Your master is a draconian man.
3. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना) : Waste time
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate
Antonyms: hasten, hurry
Example Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again.
4. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना) : Plunder, destroy
Synonyms: ravage, ransack
Antonyms: protect, construct
Example Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city.
5. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक) : Deadly, injurious
Synonyms: destructive, harmful
Antonyms: helpful, kind
Example Sentence: This is a noxious chemical.
6. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (तीक्ष्ण-बुद्धि) : Observant, perceptive
Synonyms: alert, aware
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant
Example Sentence: The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही) : Enthusiastic
Synonyms: zealous, ardent
Antonyms: apathetic, dull
Example Sentence: He is a fervent child.
8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल) : Spasmodic
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
Example Sentence: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.
9. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना) : Show contempt for
Synonyms: defy, disregard
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules.
10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य) : Practicable
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Example Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.

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🕊 SHAHEED DIWAS (MARTYRS' DAY) – 23RD MARCH

- Commemorates: The sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.
- Execution Date: 23rd March 1931.
- Location: Lahore Central Jail, British India.

🔶 Historical Significance
- Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were freedom fighters who fought against British colonial rule.
- They were involved in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, protesting the exploitation of Indians by the British.
- On 23rd March 1931, these three martyrs were hanged for their role in the struggle for India's independence, sparking nationwide outrage and inspiring future generations.

🔶 Notable Actions by Bhagat Singh
- Assassinated John Saunders in 1928 to avenge Lala Lajpat Rai's death.
- Threw non-lethal bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 to highlight British oppression.
- Authored revolutionary works promoting social justice and independence.

🟢 Past Years’ Questions (PYQs)
1. Who are remembered on Shaheed Diwas?
- Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.
2. Why was Bhagat Singh executed?
- For his role in the Lahore Conspiracy Case.
3. What did Bhagat Singh aim to achieve?
- Independence and social justice for Indians.

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

❇️ 24 March

🫁 World Tuberculosis Day
विश्व क्षय रोग दिवस

Theme25: "Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver!"

🔸To raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, & to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.

🔸Robert Koch received Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905 for the discover of the bacteria causing TB.

🟢 PYQ's
▪️Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
▪️Bacille Calmette-Guerin(BCG), is a vaccine for TB disease
▪️Spread in Human: Droplet infection

🟢 NEWS
🔷India’s Determined Path To Tuberculosis Elimination

🔶Assam has launched a handbook on “TB Harega, Desh Jeetega!”

🔷India aims to end TB by 2025: Health Minister at UN

🔷Qure.ai developed a software to provide fast and accurate diagnosis of TB

♻️Nikshay pariyojana-Link between TB sanitation and malnutrition

🏢 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
▪️ Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda

✍Credit : Arvιnd Kυмar ⛥

🔶Schemes launched by state governments

- Widow Remarriage Promotion Scheme (Jharkhand) – To provide 2 lakh to all the widowed who will get remarriage.
- MYUVA Scheme (Uttar Pradesh) – To support young entrepreneurs
- Indiramma Housing Scheme (Telangana) – To provide Rs 5 lakh financial assistance to construct houses
- CM’s Health Insurance Scheme (Nagaland) – To ensures financial security and protection
Savera programme (Haryana) – For early detection and prevention of breast cancer.

{✍️ Manpreet kaur }

✅IMPORTANT EXERCISES 2024

🛟18 edition of Joint Naval Drill ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ between India and Oman – Coast off Goa
🛟Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps of Southern Command is conducting ‘Exercise                         SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI’ at Babina Field Firing Ranges near Jhansi.
🛟Exercise Malabar 2024 between India, Australia, Japan, and USA – Visakhapatnam.
🛟8th edition of Exercise KAZIND 2024 between India -Kazakhstan military – Auli, Uttarakhand.
🛟7th edition of Exercise Eastern Bridge between Indian Air Force and Royal Oman Air Force – Air Force Base Masirah, Oman.
🛟5th edition of Exercise Al NAJAH between Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman – Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman