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Africa Announces Its Second Marburg Outbreak in Tanzania This Year

• On March 21, health officials announced a Marburg outbreak after the continent's first outbreak on February 25 reported by the World Health Organization. Marburg virus, a hemorrhagic fever virus, is often referred to as the 'cousin' of ebola which caused around 11,325 deaths from 2014 to 2016 in West Africa. 
• According to the WHO, Equatorial Guinea's Ministry of Health and Social Welfare announced the mortality of several people with probable hemorrhagic fever on February 7, 2023. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on one sample yielded affirmative results for the Marburg virus on February 12, 2023, at the Institute Pasteur in Dakar, Senegal. Tanzania's national public health laboratory has declared that the outbre ak first reported last week was caused by Marburg, according to Ummy Mwalimu, the country's health minister. 
• One of the instances involves a household of five, and at least 161 individuals in close contact are being watched. "We are working with the government to rapidly scale up control measures to halt the spread of the virus and end the outbreak as soon as possible," says WHO’s regional director for Africa Matshidiso Moeti in a statement. 

IAEA Board reappoints Rafael Grossi as director general 

• The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Friday reappointed Rafael Grossi as the agency's director general for a second four-year term. The IAEA said in a statement that its 35-nation Board adopted the decision by acclamation at its quarterly meeting. The reappointment is subject to approval by the annual General Conference of the agency's all 176 member states in September.
• Grossi is slated to begin his second term in early December 2023 . "I'm deeply honored by the Board's unanimous decision to appoint me for another term in office, and very grateful for the confidence and trust member states continue to place in me as head of this truly remarkable organization," Grossi said. 
• "It comes at a time when we face many major challenges, and I'm fully committed to continue to do everything in my power to implement the IAEA's crucial mission in support of global peace and development," he added. Grossi has served as head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog since December 2019 

Egypt Becomes A Member Of The BRICS New Development Bank 

• Egypt on Wednesday, officially became a member of BRICS' New Development Bank (NDB) which includes India, Brazil, Russia, China, and South Africa as member countries. According to an update posted on the bank's official website, Cairo completed all the necessary procedures to become an eligible member on February 20, 2023 BRICS' New Development bank was established in July 2014, after an intergovernmental agreement was signed by the partner nations at the sixth BRICS summit in Fortaleza. 
• “The membership shall be open to members of the United Nations, in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Agreement of the New Development Bank. Bank's aim is to provide funding and finance to the BRICS member states for infrastructure and sustainable development projects. 
• New Development Bank drafted the General Strategy until 2022–2026 titled “Scaling Up Development Finance for a Sustainable Future." The vision of the bank is to evolve into a leading provider of solutions for infrastructure and sustainable development for emerging market economies and developing countries. 

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, covering villages in ash 

• Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted today, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater. The volcano is located on Java Island, near Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta. 
• The volcano’s last major eruption in 2010 had claimed more than 300 lives and forced the evacuation of some 280,000 people. Indonesia, which has nearly 130 active volcanoes, sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity. 

SpaceX Launches 40 OneWeb Satellites To Orbit From Florida 

• SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched 40 One Web satellites to low-Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. This was the penultimate mission to complete the first generation (Gen 1) low-Earth orbit satellite constellation of One Web, a London-based satellite communications company backed by Bharti Enterprises. 
• One Web aims to enable global coverage in 2023, and its latest launch was the penultimate mission that would complete One Web's Gen 1 constellation to fulfil the goal. The launch of 40 satellites by SpaceX on March 9 was OneWeb's 17th mission to date. 
• Later this month, One Web will launch more satellites with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and New Space India Limited (NSIL), in order to complete the UK-based company's global footprint of Gen 1 satellites. If the launch with ISRO and NSIL is successful, there will be 582 OneWeb satellites in orbit. 

NASA And SpaceX Launch Crew-6 

• NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 was launched into space on March 2, 2023, at 5:34 UTC (11:04 am IST), for a long-duration mission on the International Space Station (ISS). Crew-6 includes NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren "Woody Hoburg", United Arab Emirates (UAE) astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andre y Fedyaev. 
• They were launched to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39-A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Jaipur to get India's 2nd largest cricket stadium named after Anil Agarwal 

• Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) signed an MoU with the Rajasthan Cricket Association for the development of the world's third-largest and India’s second largest cricket stadium in the village of Chonp in Jaipur. Vedanta's HZL will spend INR 300 crore on the stadium, one of the largest corporate investments in Indias sports infrastructure. The stadium would be named as Anil Agarwal International Cricket Stadium, Jaipur. 
• The highlights of the new stadium are -- it is the biggest cricket playing field in the world, is one of the world's biggest Cricket stadiums with a seating capacity of 75,000. (2nd largest in India and 3rd largest in the world), spread over 100 acres (4,04,685 sqm) biggest playing area and is well connected via Delhi-Jaipur Express Highway. 
• The MoU was signed by Bhawani Shankar Samota, Honorary Secretary, Rajasthan Cricket Association and Arun Misra, CEO Hindustan Zinc in the presence of Dr. C.P. Joshi, Hon'ble Speaker, Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha and Chief Patron, RCA, Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Chairperson, Hindustan Zinc and Non-Executive Director, Vedanta Ltd. and Vaibhav Gehlot, President, Rajasthan Cricket Association. 

Defence Ministry signs more than Rs 9100 crore contracts for Akash Weapon System and Weapon locating Radars 

• The Ministry of Defence signes contracts for the procurement of an improved Akash Weapon System and 12 Weapon Locating Radars, WLR Swathi (Plains) for the Indian Army at an overall cost of over 9,100 crore rupees. The contract for procurement of improved Akash Weapon System (AWS) for the 3rd and 4th Regiments of Army Air Defence, comprising live Missiles and Launchers with upgrades, Ground Support Equipment, Vehicles and Infrastructure was signed with Bharat Dynamics Limited, worth over eight thousand 160 crore rupees. 
• The AWS is a Short Range Surface Air Missile (SRSAM) Air Defence System, indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 
• To meet aerial threats, two additional Regiments of AWS with Upgradation are being procured for Indian Army for the Northern borders. Improved AWS has Seeker Technology, 360° Engagement Capability and improved environmental parameters. 

Under U20, Urban Climate Film Festival to be held from today: March 24 

• With the support of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the French Development Agency (AFD), and the European Union, the Urban Climate Film Festival is to be held from March 24 to 26, 2023. The Urban Climate Film Festival will be inaugurated on March 24 in New Delhi. The inaugural session will be chaired by Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa. 
• Notably, the Ambassadors of France and the European Union to India will also deliver the inaugural addresses. Through the CITIIS programme and U20 engagement events, the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) is organising the first Urban Climate Film Festival. A curated selection of 11 films from 9 countries will be shown to create wider awareness of the impact of climate change on life in cities and engage the public in the dialogue on sustainable urban development.
• Objectives
  • Incorporate the powerful medium of film to enlighten audiences about the environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change on urban settlements 
  • Initiate conversations about building climate-resilient cities and invite inputs from the public.
  • Encourage citizens to undertake “environmentally responsible behaviours” in line with the U20 Priority Areas and the Prime Minister’s clarion call through the LiFE Mission.

Most silent ship INS Androth launched in Kolkata 

• INS Androth, the second in the series of eight anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW SWC) built at Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) was launched at a function on Tuesday. Vice-Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command was the chief guest. 
• The primary role of the 77 metres long, waterjet propelled ASW shallow water craft, capable of 25 knots speed is to conduct antisubmarine operations in coastal water, low intensity maritime operations and mine laying operations. These ships are also capable of full-scale sub-surface surveillance of coastal waters and various surface platforms. 
• These ships can carry lightweight torpedoes, ASW rockets and mines, close-in weapons system (30mm gun) and 16.7mm stabilized remote controlled guns. Vice Admiral Tripathi stated, “The construction o f specialized ships such as these for anti-submarine warfare is indeed in sync with the provisioning of a combat ready, credible cohesive and futureproof force, which is ready to face the existing and future challenges. I take this opportunity to congratul ate GRSE for being the only DPSU shipyard for receiving the Raksha Mantri Award 2022, for designing the ASW Shallow Water Craft.” 

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport adjudged best airport in South Asia: Skytrax 

• Delhi airport has been adjudged the best airport in India and South Asia, according to international air transport rating organisation Skytrax. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital has also moved up to the 36th position this year from 37th in 2022, according to a release. 
• The Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR Airports Infrastructure Ltd -led consortium, is operating IGIA, which is also the country's largest airport. A release on Thursday said Delhi airport is the only Indian airport to feature on the prestigious list of top 50 airports across the world since 2020. Regionally, it has topped the list of best airports in South Asia as per Skytrax. 

PM Modi Inaugurates Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his yet another visit to Karnataka on Sunday inaugurated the 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway at Mandya. Besides inaugurating, the PM laid foundation stones for several key road projects too on Sunday at Mandya in Karnataka. 
• The 118-km long Bengaluru-Mysuru road project has been developed at a total cost of around Rs 8,480 crores. It will reduce the travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru from around 3 hours to about 75 minutes and will act as a catalyst for socio-economic development in the region, He also laid the foundation stone for Mysuru-Kushalnagar 4-lane highway. 
• Spread over 92 kilometres, the project will be developed at a cost of around Rs 4,130 crores and will help halve the travel time from about 5 to only 2.5 hours. 

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates world's longest railway platform in Hubballi-Dharwad 

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday : 12 March inaugurated several development projects in Karnataka including the longest railway platform in the world in Hubballi-Dharwad. With the inauguration of the Hubballi railway platform, the city has registered its name in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the longest railway platform in the World at Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji station. 
• The 1,507-metrelong platform has been built at a cost of about ₹20 crore The Hubballi station is an important junction in Karnataka and a major hub of trade and commerce. It connects the railway lines towards Bengaluru (Davanagere side), Hosapete (Gadag side), and Vasco-Da-Gama/Belagavi (Londa side). 

Two-day G20 flower festival begins in New Delhi 

• A two-day G20 Flower Festival is being organised at Delhi’s Connaught Place from today, March 11. It is aimed at highlighting the vibrancy of G20 members and guest countries. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the festival today which is being organised by the New Delhi Municipal Council at Central Park. G20 countries including Japan, Singapore, and the Netherlands are participating in it. 
• Flower plants of different colours and varieties are being displayed in different forms and installations to showcase the diversity of the Indian subcontinent. The festival is also showcasing the painting and photographs of flowers of G20 member countries and guest countries. The timing of the festival is from 10 AM to 7 PM and entry is free for the general public. The musical and cultural programmes are also planned at the site of the event. 

India- France Joint Military Exercise FRINJEX-23 to begin at Thiruvananthapuram 

• The maiden Joint Military Exercise FRINJEX-23 between Indian Army and French Army will be conducted at Pangode Military Station, Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on March 7 – 8. For the first time, both the armies are engaging in this format with each contingent comprising a Company Group each from the Thiruvananthapuram-based Indian Army troops and French 6th Light Armoured Brigade. 
• The exercise is aimed at enhancing inter-operability, coordination and cooperation between both forces at tactical level. 

Saweety Boora & Nitu Ghanghas Clinch Gold Medals For India At Women's World Boxing Championships 

• Saweety Boora defeated Wang Lina of China in the 81kg category final to bag India's second gold medal at the ongoing Women's World Boxing Championships. The Indian pugilist registered a 4-3 win. It was a neck-and-neck battle between Saweety and China's Wang Lina, but the Indian star eventually beat the latter by a narrow margin. 
• Earlier on Saturday, Nitu Ghanghas outplayed Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the 48kg category final by a unanimous 5-0 verdict to bag a gold medal. She became the sixth Indian woman pugilist to win a gold in the history of the tournament, before Saweety became the seventh to do so. 

ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship to begin today – 20TH March at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh 

• International Shooting Sports Federation- ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship is organised in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 20 to 27 March. The official opening ceremony will be held on 21 March while competitions beg in on 22 March at Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will formally inaugurate this event on 21 March. 
• Around 325 shooters from 33 countries and more than 75 technical officials will participate in the World Cup Shooting Championship. The Championship is being organized in collaboration with the Government of Madhya Pradesh and the Rifle Federation of India. It is the 8th World Cup organised in India and the first international shooting tournament to be held outside New Delhi. 

Gianni Infantino re-elected as FIFA president 

• Gianni Infantino, a contentious figure in the world of football, on Thursday secured a new term as Fifa president after an election in which he wa s the only candidate, Infantino, 52, got the post for another four years by acclamation at Fifa’s 73rd Congress in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. 
• All but a small number of Fifa’s 211 national federations rose to applaud Infantino, making his re-election as head of football’s governing body a formality. Upon getting the crown, Infantino promised record revenues in the next four-year cycle of $11 billion as he called for more football to be played around the world. 
• He also appeared to acknowledge that he was not universally popular amid controversies, including the treatment of migrant workers in the run-up to last year’s World Cup in Qatar and a failed plan to play the tournament every two years 

NASA-ISRO Jointly Manufactures NISAR Earth Science Satellite 

• In a significant development in the field of earth science, NASA and ISRO have come together to manufacture a satellite named NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar). This earth science satellite has been designed to cater to various mission objectives, such as designing, developing, and launching Dual Frequency (L and S band) Radar Imaging Satellite, and exploring newer application areas using L & S Band microwave data, especially in surface deformation studies, terrestrial biomass structure, natural resource mapping, and monitoring and studies related to the dynamics of ice-sheets, glaciers, forests, oil slick, etc. 
• According to Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State Science & Technology, NISAR satellite is configured with I-3K bus, and the instrument identified for SAR is based on the innovative Sweep SAR technique configured in both L and S band in polarimetric configuration for wide swath and high resolution. 
• The satellite will orbit the Earth in a sun-synchronous orbit of 747 Km with an inclination of 98.4 degrees for a 12-day repeat cycle. While NASA is delivering the L-Band SAR payload, high-precision GPS, and 12m unfurlable antenna, ISRO is delivering S-band SAR payload, spacecraft bus, and facilitating the launch. The total expenditure incurred on realization of NISAR satellite by ISRO as on February 2023 is Rs. 469.40 Crore, excluding launch cost. 

NASA hands over NISAR satellite to ISRO 

• The US Space Agency NASA has handed over the Earth observation satellite ‘NISAR’ to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at its Bengaluru headquarters. NISAR is one of the crucial collaborations of ISRO and NASA. India and the US had agreed upon this mission during then-President Barack Obama’s visit to India in 2015. 
• The major scientific objectives of the NISAR mission are to improve understanding of the impact of climate change on Earth’s dynamic ecosystem, land, and coastal processes, land deformations, and cryosphere. 

Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar passes away at 67 

• Filmmaker Pradeep Sarkar, who was best-known for directing films like Parineeta, Helicopter Eela and Mardaani, has died at the age of 67. Director Hansal Mehta shared the news on his Twitter profile on Friday morning and he wrote: "Pradeep Sarkar. Dada. RIP." United by grief, Bollywood stars paid tribute to the filmmaker. 
• Ajay Devgn, in his eulogy for Pradeep Sarkar, wrote: "The news of Pradeep Sarkar's demise, 'Dada' to some of us is still hard to digest. My deepest condolences. My prayers are with the departed and his family. RIP Dada." Actor Manoj Bajpayee retweeted Hansal Mehta's tweet and he wrote: "Ohh! That's so shocking! Rest in peace Dada." Several members of the film industry showed up to pay their respects for the filmmaker and greet his grieving family. 
• The veteran filmmaker made his feature directorial debut with Parineeta, that starred Vidya Balan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt. Among those who were in attendance at the crematorium in Mumbai for the funeral were Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan with husband Sidharth Roy Kapur, Rani Mukerji, Dia Mirza, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rhea Chakraborty, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Gajraj Rao, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Sakshi Tanwar 

Veteran actor & director Satish Kaushik passes away 

• Veteran actor and director Satish Kaushik passed away early this morning,- March 9. The 66-year old Satish Kaushik had acted in more than 100 films. Born on April 13, 1956, in Haryana, he acted in theatres before finding his break in Bollywood. Satish Kaushik started his Bollywood career with the film Masoom in 1983. 
• As an actor, he was known for his roles as Calendar in the 1987 superhit film, Mr. India, and as Pappu Pager in Deewana Mastana. Satish Kaushik also won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award in 1990 for Ram Lakhan and for Saajan Chale Sasural in 1997. 

SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh Takes Over As Assocham President 

• SpiceJet's Chairman & Managing Director Ajay Singh has assumed charge as the President of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) replacing Renew Power MD Sumant Sinha after the completion of his tenure. 
• Sanjay Nayar, founder and Chairman of Sorin Investment Fund is the new Senior VicePresident of Assocham, "I am taking over at times which are both exciting and challenging. As an economy, India stands out as a robust economy in the midst of global headwinds. Even when major economies of the world are facing the threat of recession, the Indian economy is growing between 6.5-7 per cent," Singh said. 
• He emphasised that the chamber would stay engaged with the government, Centre and states, leading academicians, economists besides corporate leaders to find solutions to the issues, which may crop up in a fast-changing global economic and political landscape. 

Lalit Kumar Gupta appointed as CMD of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) 

• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Lalit Kumar Gupta as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), a PSU under the Ministry of Textile. 
• According to an order issued from the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT), Gupta has been appointed as CMD of CCI with effect from the date of his assumption of charge of the post for a period of five years, or till the date of his superannuation, or until further orders, whichever is the earlier. Mr. Gupta has completed his MBA in Marketing from ITM Business School of Navi Mumbai. 
• He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He is also a member of the Institute of the Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He has a rich experience in the Finance and related sector. Gupta has a very long association with Cotton Corporation of about 25 years. He joined CCI in August 1994. 

RBI approves reappointment of Sumant Kathpalia as MD, CEO of IndusInd Ban k 

• IndusInd Bank said the central bank has approved the re-appointment of Sumant Kathpalia as MD and CEO for a period of two years from 24 March, 2023. 
• The nod by RBI comes nearly six months after the IndusInd Bank's board of directors had cleared another term for Kathpalia, who has been the lender's MD & CEO since March 2020. At IndusInd Bank, he has been part of the management team for 15 years ago. 
• He has been a key member of the top-level executive committee looking at IndusInd Bankwide financial management, managing investor relations and evaluating inorganic growth opportunities. 

International Day of Zero Waste 

• On 14 December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution at its seventy-seventh session to proclaim 30 March as International Day of Zero Waste, to be observed annually. Türkiye, with 105 other countries, put forward the resolution. It follows other resolutions focused on waste, including “End plastic pollution: towards an internationally legally binding instrument”, adopted at the United Nations Environment Assembly on 2 March 2022. 
• The International Day of Zero Waste aims to promote sustainable consumption and production patterns and raise awareness about how zero-waste initiatives contribute to the advancement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Humanity generates an estimated 2.24 billion tons of municipal solid waste annually, of which only 55 per cent is managed in controlled facilities. By 2050, this could rise to 3.88 billion tons per year. 
• The waste sector is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in urban settings and biodiversity loss. Around 931 million tons of food is wasted each year, and up to 37 million tons of plastic waste is expected to enter the ocean annually by 2040. In line with the theme for International Day of Zero Waste 2023 - 'Achieving sustainable and environmentally sound practices of minimizing and managing waste', 

Swachhotsav-2023’ was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi 

• Under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ a special workshop under ‘Swachhotsav -2023’ was held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on the occasion of ‘International Zero Garbage Day’ on March 30th in the presence of Union Urban Development and Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. 
• Commissioner of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Rajesh Narvekar participated in the seminar on innovative initiatives for a waste -free city and presented three unique concepts on behalf of the NMMC. 
• All the three innovative concepts presented by the Commissioner were appreciated at the national level. “Swachhotsav - 2023” has been organized at the national level to increase women’s participation and leadership in cleanliness, in which Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has enthusiastically participated. The Municipal Corporation has always used innovative concepts in cleanliness. 

Earth Hour Day: March 25, 2023 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM 

• Earth Hour is a worldwide movement organized by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). The event is held annually, encouraging individuals, communities, and businesses to turn off non-essential electric lights, for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March, as a symbol of commitment to the planet. It was started as a lightsoff event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. 
• Occasionally, in years when Holy Saturday falls on the last Saturday of March, Earth Hour is moved a week early rather than its usual date. 

Right to Truth Day 

• On 21 December 2010, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 March as the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. 
• The date was chosen because on 24 March 1980, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero of El Salvador was assassinated, after denouncing violations of human rights. Each year, on 24 March, the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed. 
• This annual observance pays tribute to the memory of Monsignor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, who was murdered on 24 March 1980. Monsignor Romero was actively engaged in denouncing violations of the human rights of the most vulnerable individuals in El Salvador. 

World Meteorological Day

• World Meteorological Day takes place every year on 23 March and commemorates the coming into force on 23 March 1950 of the Convention establishing the World Meteorological Organization. It showcases the essential contribution of National Meteorological and Hydrological Services to the safety and wellbeing of society and is celebrated with activities around the world. 
• Our weather and climate and the water cycle know no national or political boundaries. International cooperation is essential. 
• This philosophy has driven the work of the world’s meteorological community since 1873 and will guide us as we translate science into services for society for present and future generations. Since 1961, the World Meteorological Organization has been celebrating World Meteorological Day with a different theme selected for each year. 
• The theme of World Meteorological Day 2023 is 'The Future of Weather, Climate and Water across Generations.' It underlines the impact of climate change and steps to protect the environment for the upcoming generations.