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Indian Women Boxers Recreate History, Clinch Four Golds At World Boxing Championship
On March 26, Indian women boxers recreated history and brought home four gold medals at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship. India stood on the top in the gold medal tally at the championship that was held at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi. Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75), and Saweety Boora (81kg) won gold for the country. Nikhat defeated Nguyem Thi Tam of Vietnam and won gold for a second consecutive year.
ISRO’s LVM-3 Successfully Launches 36 Satellites, Completes OneWeb Constellation
Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) LVM-3, in its second commercial launch on March 26, placed 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit, completing the first-generation constellation enabling the UK-based company to initiate global coverage this year. The mission launch took place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Sunday’s was the sixth launch for India’s heaviest rocket LVM-3 – which includes the launch of Chandrayaan-2 in 2019 – and the second one where it demonstrated the capability of launching multiple satellites in low earth orbit.
Your Good Intentions Never Go Unnoticed!
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In a novel initiative, a heartwarming Instagram video posted by @drswatisingh29 shows her distributing food to vulnerable people. Lending a feeding hand does not just benefit the recipient; it benefits the donor by improving the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
We’re grateful for her compassionate and socially responsible nature, as food is the foundation of every human capability.
Our Real Heroes! Jawan Braves Biting Cold While Patrolling Snow Clad Borders
The sacrifices made by the Indian Army jawans to protect its borders, even in adverse circumstances, can not be explained in words. They have been guarding the country’s borders in extreme weather conditions. A video shared on social media of a BSF jawan wading through thick snow while patrolling an area along the Kashmir border has gone viral.
“Our real heroes are here to protect us from every human disaster,” wrote a user on seeing the video.
Chirag Shetty & Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Become First-Ever Indian Pair To Win Swiss Open
Indian pairing of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy scripted history at the Swiss Open 2023 held at Basel, Switzerland; they clinched the men’s doubles title. In straight games, the pair got the better of China’s China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang 21-19, 24-22. The win saw them become the first-ever pair from India to clinch the feat.
Volunteer Teaching For Adult Literacy! 22.7 Lakh Indian Adults Took Literacy & Numeracy Skills Exams In 2023
The New India Literacy Programme (NILP) relies on college students and volunteer teachers in order to reach its goal of literate one crore adults this year.
Roof Of Guwahati Railway Station Collapsed & Flooded Due To Heavy Rains
The roof of Guwahati railway station platform number one collapsed and flooded due to heavy rains.
Guwahati city was caught off guard on March 23 night by an unexpected downpour lasting almost an hour and a half. Sources claim that the heavy rains caused many of the city’s neighborhoods to flood. Rain is expected to fall persistently in Guwahati until March 27.
Historic! Alex Roca Campillo, Man With 76% Disability Finishes 42.19 KM Marathon
Alex Roca Campillo is the name that has entered the history books as he is the ‘first person in the world with a 76% disability who has managed to finish a marathon of 42.195km’ on March 19.
According to Spanish media reports, Alex, 32, has had cerebral palsy since a young age, and over the weekend, he won the Barcelona marathon.
Heartwarming! Lalitpur Police Officer Rescues Pigeon From Stray Dogs
A Twitter video shared by Lalitpur police officer Surjeet Yadav on March 26 shows Surjeet administering first aid to an injured pigeon. The policeman saved the bird from stray dogs.
Kindness is an amazing gesture. The officer earned the internet’s praise, proving that humanity is still alive.
Save Rivers To Save Mankind!
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Kushinagar District Magistrate Ramesh Ranjan and Chief Development Officer Gunjan Dwivedi inspected the Bansi river ghat. Administration employees were busy cleaning the river, DM and CDO entered the river and willingly cleaned the water body with the other workers after observing its dirty state. He gave the message of sanitisation by cleaning water hyacinth from the river.
We’re grateful for such a step, as rivers need to be saved and protected for a better life!
Tribals In Tamil Nadu Make Life-Size Elephant Replicas Out Of Invasive Lantana Weed
A group of tribals from Tamil Nadu’s Gadulur are making life-size models of elephants from lantana wood found in Nilgiris. The video shows people creating beautiful artwork in a shed-like space. Several elephant models are visible and appear to be in the process of being constructed by the community. It establishes local livelihood opportunities & helps in lantana removal.
Watch: Passing Out Parade Of Indian Navy’s First Batch Of Agniveers Held At INS Chilka
The Passing out Parade of the first batch of 2,585 Agniveers took place at INS Chilka in Odisha on March 28 after the completion of their four-month-long training.
Naval chief Admiral R Hari Kumar took the salute from the new recruits in the Passing Out Parade, held post-sunset, a first of its kind in the Indian armed forces.
