Important Days
World TB Day
▪ World TB Day observed annually on March 24.
▪ It amplifies the urgency of ending tuberculosis—the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
▪ World TB Day 2025 Theme “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver”
▪ It is celebrated on each year to commemorate the anniversary of Dr. Robert Koch’s announcement in 1882 of his discovery of the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis.
Defence, National Security and Terrorism
AIKEYME & IOS Sagar
▪ AIKEYME exercises
✓ Africa India Key Maritime Engagement
✓ A large-scale multinational naval exercise with 10 African countries.
▪ IOS Sagar (Indian Ocean Ship Sagar)
✓ Another cooperation initiative with Africa.
✓ Deployment of INS Sunayna with a combined crew of Indian and 44 African personnel.
✓ It is being deployed to the Southwest IOR with a combined crew of India and nine Friendly Foreign Countries (FFC) ( Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, South Africa ).
▪ The initiatives of IOS Sagar and AIKEYME are aimed at consolidating Indian Navy’s stature as the ‘Preferred Security Partner’ and ‘First Responder’ in Indian Ocean Region.
