Pi Day - 14 March

Pi Day is an unofficial holiday commemorating the mathematical constant ? (pi). Pi Day is observed on March 14 (or 3/14 in month/day date format), since 3, 1 and 4 are the three most significant digits of ? in the decimal form. In 2009, the United States House of Representa…

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First meeting of BRICS Contact Group on Economic, Trade, Issues held.

The BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) leads held their first meeting under India's Chairship from March 9-11.  The theme of BRICS this year is -"BRICS@15: Intra BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation, and Consensus'.  India, under …

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International Day of Mathematics - 14 March.

To celebrate the beauty and importance of mathematics and its essential role in everyone’s life the International Mathematical Union (IMU) has led the project to have UNESCO proclaim March 14 as the International Day of Mathematics (IDM). On November 26th 2019, the 40th Gen…

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Albert Einstein’s Birth Anniversary - 14 March.

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics). Albert Einstein’s birth in the German Empire city of Ulm. While Ein…

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Mithali Raj becomes second woman to score 10,000 runs in international cricket.

Mithali Raj has become the first Indian batter, and only the second overall, to score 10,000 runs in women's international cricket. Raj went past the mark during her innings of 36 in the third ODI against South Africa on Friday 12 March 2021, getting there with a flicke…

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US blocks Turkish copters’ sale to Pakistan.

The United States stopped Turkey supplying 30 locally made attack helicopters to Pakistan, Turkish Presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said. During a briefing, Kalin noted that the US blocked Turkey's helicopter sale to Pakistan, which will likely lead to Islamabad b…

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Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee warns of widening digital divide.

The creator of the web says the current global pandemic has highlighted the importance of internet connectivity as a basic right. Sir Tim Berners-Lee says too many young people do not have internet access and the digital divide has widened during the pandemic. He called on go…

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Mexico's Congress approves landmark cannabis bill.

Mexico's lower house has approved a bill that would legalise the recreational use of cannabis. It will now go to the Senate for a final vote, which President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party is confident will pass. This would make Mexico one of the world's la…

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South Africa's Zulu King Zwelithini dies at age 72.

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who saw himself as the custodian of his people’s culture and was praised by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as a “visionary monarch”, died on Friday 12 March 2021. Zwelithini, who was 72, died in hospital, the royal family said. He had …

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Biden eyes 04 July as ‘Independence Day’ from virus.

President Joe Biden has said he is hopeful that America can "mark independence" from global pandemic  on 4 July if people get vaccinated. In his first primetime address as president, Mr Biden said he would order states to make all adults eligible for vaccinations by…

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Turkish lake SALDA may hold clues to ancient life on Mars

As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient life on the distant planet are using data gathered on a mission much closer to home at a lake in southwest Turkey. NASA says the minerals and rock deposits at Salda are the nea…

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Thomas Bach has been re-elected as IOC President.

Olympic champion Thomas Bach has been re-elected for an additional four-year term as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the 137th IOC Session held virtually on 10 March 2021, the 67-year-old German received 93 yes and 1 no votes from the 94 valid vot…

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Inventor of Audio cassette tape Lou Ottens dies.

Lou Ottens, the Dutch engineer credited with inventing the audio cassette tape, has died aged 94. An estimated 100 billion cassette tapes have been sold around the world since they were introduced in the 1960s. Ottens' invention transformed the way people listened to mus…

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World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer Fugaku.

The Japanese scientific research institute called RIKEN and Fujitsu started developing the “Fugaku” six years ago. It is the world’s most powerful supercomputers. Fugaku has been named after an alternative name for Mount Fuji. Now, this supercomputer is fully ready and deve…

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Planet Uranus Discovered - 13 March.

Uranus was discovered by the British astronomer, William Herschel on the 13th of March 1781, but initially reported it (on April 26, 1781) as a "comet". Uranus had been observed on many occasions before its recognition as a planet, but it was generally mistaken for…

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China supports to strengthen Sri Lanka’s reserves.

The People's Bank of China has approved a $1.5 billion SWAP facility to boost the Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves. This was confirmed by the State Minister of Money & Capital Markets and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal in a Twitter message. At the…

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External Sector Performance – January 2021.

Sri Lanka’s external sector continued to recover in many aspects during January 2021, mainly supported by an improved trade deficit and a notable increase in workers’ remittances. The reduced deficit in the trade account in January 2021 compared to January 2020 was the resu…

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Foreign Ministry to open Regional Consular Office in Trincomalee

The Foreign Ministry will be opening a Regional Consular Office in Trincomalee in the Eastern Province on Saturday (March 13), a statement said. Foreign Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena with Foreign Secretary, Admiral Prof. Jayanath Colombage will lead the ceremonial launch of t…

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US defence secretary Lloyd Austin to visit India.

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in India next week on the first visit by a senior member of the Biden administration to the country seen as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. Austin’s visit to New Delhi on 19-20 March will take place exactly a week after the…

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Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko passes away.

Ivory Coast Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer in Germany on Wednesday 10th March 2021 at the age of 56. He was named as Prime Minister in July 2020 following the sudden death of his predecessor, Amadou Gon Coulibaly. He had a long media and political career in the…

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Ravichandran Ashwin and Tammy Beaumont voted ICC Player of the Month for February 2021.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today 09 March 2021 announced the winners of the ICC Player of the Month Awards for February which recognise and celebrate the best performances from both male and female cricketers across all forms of international cricket each month…

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ICC World Test Championship final at Southampton.

. The final of the ICC World Test Championship between India and New Zealand will be staged in a bio-secure bubble at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. The decision, taken by the ICC Board, follows discussions with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) where a range of o…

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Amitabh Bachchan to be felicitated with FIAF Award.

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with an award by the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF). The veteran actor will be the first Indian cinema personality to be bestowed with the FIAF Award for his dedication and contribution to the preservation of the w…

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Develops Joint Earth Observation Satellite Mission Radar with NASA.

ISRO has completed development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint earth observation satellite mission with the US space agency NASA. NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S…

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Mauritius Independence Day - 12 March.

Mauritius officially the Republic of Mauritius, a small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, first discovered by the Arabs. The known history of Mauritius begins with its discovery by Europeans and its appearance on maps in the early 16th century. Mauritius was successi…

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"Quad" Leaders to meet in first-ever summit.

The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia will meet in a virtual summit Friday 12 March 2021, the US and Indian governments announced. It will be the first time talks have been held between the heads of state of the four-member group, informally known as t…

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Russia, China sign MOU to build lunar space station.

Russia and China signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday 09 March 2021 to set up an international lunar research station, Russia's Roscosmos space agency said. Moscow and Beijing will draw up a roadmap to establish the station and cooperate closely on planning, d…

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World Kidney Day - 11 March. (Second Thursday in March)

World Kidney Day on the second Thursday in March sets out each year to create increased awareness about kidney care. Our kidneys are vital to our everyday health, and many health issues contribute to Chronic Kidney Disease. Preventative measures help to reduce our risks and …

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US death penalty must be abolished, rights experts urge President Biden.

President Biden should do everything in his power to end death row executions in the United States, UN-appointed independent rights experts said on Thursday 11 March 2021. The call comes after a resumption of federal executions in the US in the last year of Donald Trump’s Pr…

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Economic Freedom Index 2021.

In 2021, the principles of economic freedom that have fueled this monumental progress are once again measured in the Index of Economic Freedom, an annual guide published by The Heritage Foundation, Washington's No. 1 think tank. For twenty-seven years the Index has deliv…

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