22 - 28 Mar 2021 Weekly Important Current Affairs Notes @milit | Military Choice

22 - 28 Mar 2021 Weekly Important Current Affairs Notes @militarychoiceblog

Mahindra Defence Systems Limited received an order for 1300 Armored Light Specialist Vehicles (ALSV) worth Rs 1,056 crore for Indian Army's weapon carrier requirements and reconnaissance purposes.

Samia Suluhu Hassan has become the first female President of Tanzania. She took over the role after the death of President John Magufuli. Hassan was previously serving as the Vice-President of the East African Country since 2015.

Manish Narwal shattered the world record en route clinching the gold in the P4 mixed 50m pistol SH1 event on the penultimate day of the 2021 Para Shooting World Cup in UAE.

Malayalam movie ‘Marakkar: Arabi Kadalinte Simham’, directed by Priyadarshan won the National Award for Best Film at the 67th National Film Awards.

Manoj Bajpayee and Dhanush jointly won the Best Actor award for their films 'Bhonsle' and 'Asuran' respectively.

For the first time, the Indian Navy will be part of a French naval exercise known as ‘La Perouse’ in the Bay of Bengal in April. The other Quad nations – the US, Japan and Australia – will also participate.

India confers Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Sheikh Mujibur Rehman. The award aims to recognise Sheikh Mujibur Rehman's contribution to the Liberation of Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman is popularly known as the founder of Bangladesh and the Father of the Nation.

Tokyo Paralympics-bound Sumit Antil broke his own javelin throw world record in the F44 category with an effort of 66.90m to claim the gold medal during the National Para Athletics Championship.

India's Premas Biotech has collaborated with Oramed Pharmaceuticals to develop an oral COVID-19 vaccine. It is still far from human trials.

India ranked 40 among 53 global economies on the latest annual edition of the International Intellectual Property (IP) Index released annually by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation Policy Centre (GIPC).

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