• QCI is governed by a Council comprising of 38 members including the Chairman and Secretary General. The Council has an equal representation of Government, Industry and other Stakeholders. The Chairman of QCI is appointed by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.
• Quality Council of India (QCI) was set up in 1997 jointly by the Government of India and the Indian Industry represented by the three premier industry associations i.e. Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce.

Ravi River Crosses 3 District of Punjab:

1. Pathankot
2. Gurdaspur
3. Amritsar

Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.

The Torrid Zone, between the Tropic of Cancer at 23°26'11.3" N and the Tropic of Capricorn at 23°26'11.3" S, covers 39.78% of Earth's surface.

Siwalik Fossil Park, Saketi, Sirmur District

The Siwalik Fossil park displays a rich collection of vertebrate fossils recovered from the Siwalik rocks of the area of Plio-Pleistocene age. The deposition of Siwalik sediments took place in the narrow linear depression, called the 'fore deep', which started developing in front of the Himalayas since the inception of its uplift in the middle Miocene.

• Environment ministry launches 'Prakriti' & other Green Initiatives for Effective Plastic Waste Management. The Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on March 5th, 2022 launched awareness mascot 'Prakriti'& other green initiatives for effective plastic waste management.

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Greece wildfires: Another blaze breaks out on Evia island.

• Under the month-long pan India drive, Operation Uplabdh, in March 2022, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested 1,459 touts out of which 341 were authorized Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) agents who were found to be indulged in the touting of railway tickets, said an official statement by the Railway Ministry.

Fungi.Saprotrophs are organisms which get nutrition from dead and decaying matter. Fungi are saprotrophs.

• The Summit was hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka, which was the chair nation of BIMSTEC. At the conclusion of the Summit, Thailand took over as chair nation of BIMSTEC. The year 2022 marks the 25th year of the establishment of BIMSTEC.