23rd edition of #India - #France Bilateral Naval Exercise Varuna commences

#Varuna2025 will showcase the collaborative strength of the two Navies with

- Two aircraft carriers - #FrenchNavy's Charles De Gaulle & #IndianNavy's Vikrant along with their integral fighter aircraft
- Destroyers & frigates
- Indian Scorpene-class submarine
- Maritime patrol aircraft

🇮🇳-🇫🇷 #BridgesofFriendship

#WorldSparrowDay is being observed today. It is celebrated every year on March 20th to raise awareness about the declining sparrow population.

Today is International Day of Happiness, but with everything that’s going on in the world it’s hard to be happy at times.
There will be better and brighter days, so let's do the best we can to get each other through these ones.

Best-performing states in India.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests (IDF) in 2012. The Day celebrates and raises awareness of the importance of all types of forests. On each International Day of Forests, countries are encouraged to undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities involving forests and trees, such as tree planting campaigns. The theme for each International Day of Forests is chosen by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests.

The theme for 2025 is "Forests and Food"

World Happiness Report 2025: Indians are unhappier than Pakistan, Iran and Ukraine - Lifestyle News | The Financial Express
https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-world-happiness-report-2025-indians-are-unhappier-than-pakistan-iran-and-ukraine-3782664/

#WorldWaterDay is observed annually on 22nd March to celebrate water & inspire action to tackle the global water crisis.

This year’s theme focuses on glaciers which are critical to life. Their meltwater is essential for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production & healthy ecosystems.

Delimitation: Southern states demand another 25-year freeze on Lok Sabha seats
https://www.deccanherald.com//india/delimitation-jac-tells-modi-govt-to-freeze-parliamentary-constituencies-by-25-more-years-3458181

What is Delimitation?

Vinod Kumar Shukla, a well-known Hindi writer, has been selected for the 59th Jnanpith Award.

His famous novels are 'Naukar Ki Kameez' and 'Deewar Mein Ek Khidki Rahti Thi.'

A huge number of megalithic structures discovered during a recent archaeological excavation conducted near the #Malampuzha dam in Palakkad, #Kerala.

Archaeological Survey of India shared pictures of the stone structures and said that the team that surveyed the area came across more than 110 megaliths spread across 45 hectares of land.

The Nation is paying homage to the three of its heroic revolutionaries of the Indian freedom struggle - Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar - who were executed at the Central Jail in Lahore on this day in 1931. #ShaheedDiwas

🇮🇳These brave freedom fighters were tried for assassinating British police officer J.P. Saunders on 17th December 1928 in Lahore and were sentenced to death.

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