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Monday, March 21, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 21st March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 MARCH 2016
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1. 21 MARCH OBSERED AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS
i. 21st March is  observed as International Day of Forests in all over the  world.
ii.The day is observed to raise awareness about the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests.
iii.Theme of the day  2016 is “Forests and water”.

2. HS PRANNOY WINS 2016 SWISS OPEN GRAND PRIX GOLD BADMINTON TITLE
i. Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has grabbed 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in the men’s single category.
ii.He defeated Marc Zwiebler of Germany  to won the title Basel, Switzerland
iii.In Women’s Single it was won by He Bingjiao from China after defeating Wang Yihan
iv.Men’s Doubles is won by Denmark pair of Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen after defeating Chinese Taipei pair of Lee Sheng-mu and Tsai Chia-hsin.
v. Women’s Doubles is won by Japanese pair of Shizuka Matsuo and Mami Naito after defeating Japanese pair of Naoko Fukuman and Kurumi Yonao .

 3. YOGESHWAR DUTT GRABBED THE GOLD MEDAL IN ASIAN OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
i.Indian grappler Yogeshwar Dutt has grabbed a Gold medal in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in the 65 kg freestyle category.
ii.In the final match he defeated Katai Yeerlanbieke from China in the 65 kg freestyle category held at Astana in Kazakhstan.
iii.After this victory he secured an Olympic quota place for India in 2016 Rio Olympic games.

4. EARTH HOUR 2016 OBSERVED ACROSS THE WORLD ON 19 MARCH 2016
i. The tenth edition of World Wide Fund for Nature’s   Earth Hour was observed across the World on 19 March 2016 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time.
ii.Earth Hour 2016 encouraged people to explore and adopt a cleaner and more sustainable lifestyle by embracing renewable energy solutions.
iii. In the 2016  Earth Hour millions of people around the world took part in the event for the global climate change awareness campaign.
iv.More than 178 countries and territories participated in the event .

5. INDIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED EXERCISE IRON FIST IN POKHRAN
i. The Indian Air Force successfully conducted Exercise Iron Fist in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
ii.The day and night exercise was aimed at demonstrating IAF’s combat and fire power about its commitment and capabilities in safeguarding the national interests.
AIR CHIEF MARSHAL: ARUP RAHA

6. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI LAUNCHED KISAN SUVIDHA MOBILE APP
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Kisan Suvidha mobile application for farmers.
ii.It will provide information on subjects such as weather, seeds,market prices, pesticides, fertilizers, and agriculture machinery.
iii.Kisaan Suvidha is mobile app developed to help farmers by providing relevant information to them quickly.


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Daily Current Affairs 20th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 MARCH 2016
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 1. INTEREST RATES ON PROVIDENT FUND, KISAN VIKAS PATRA AND ON SMALL SAVING SCHEMES SLASHED
 i. The government slashed interest rates on small-savings schemes, Public Provident Fund and Kisan Vikas Patra.
 ii. The decision is taken to administer interest rates closer to the market rates.
 iii. The new rates will come into effect on 1st April and will be valid till June 30.
 iii. The interest rate on Public Provident Fund scheme will be cut to 8.1 per cent for the period from April 1 to June 30 from 8.7 per cent.
 iv.The interest rate on the KVP will be cut to 7.8 per cent from 8.7 per cent
 v. Interest rate on National Savings Certificates will earn interest at the rate of 8.1 per cent as against 8.5 per cent now.

2.PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO INAUGURATED KRISHI UNNATI MELA IN NEW DELHI
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three-day 'Krishi Unnati Mela'.
ii.The mela is organized to provide information on new farm schemes and technologies that will help farmers double their incomes within the next few years.
ii. The National fair is organized from March 19 to 21march.
iii.It will put emphasis  on key schemes started by central government  like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojana, e-agriculture marketing, integrated farming system and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojan.

3. INDIAN OVERSEAS BANK 1ST BANK TO SELL INDIAN GOLD COINS
i.Indian Overseas Bank has become the first bank to start the sale of Indian Gold Coin  in the domestic market.
ii. It has tied up with Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India for the sale of 24 carat purity gold.
iii. The Gold Coin has the national emblem "the Ashok Chakra" engraved on one side and the face of Mahatma Gandhi on the other side.
iv. The Indian Gold Coin is the first ever national gold offering by the Center government launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 5, 2015.

4. TIKKA SHATRUJIT SINGH HONOURED WITH TOP FRENCH AWARD
i. Tikka Shatrujit Singh the royal scion of Kapurthala’s Ahluwalia dynasty has been honoured with the prestigious Knight of the Legion of Honour.
ii.He was honoured with this award   for his “extraordinary work in the exchanging the French lifestyle and Indian culture with each other.”
iii. He is known for his endeavours to preserve the tangible and intangible heritage of Kapurthala in Indo-French architectural styles.

5. MARCH 20   CELEBRATED AS WORLD SPARROW DAY
i. The world sparrow day is observed every year on March 20.
ii.The day is observed to raise awareness of the house sparrow and other common birds to urban environments and threats to their populations.

6. ICC SUSPENDS BANGLADESH BOWLERS TASKIN AHMED AND ARAFAT SUNNY FOR ILLEGAL BOWLING ACTIO
i. The International Cricket Council has suspended Bangladesh bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny for bowling with an illegal action.
ii. They were suspended after their bowling actions founded as illegal.
iii.Earlier some other Bangladeshi bowlers were also suspended such as Left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak, Spinner Sohag Gazi .

7. PM NARENDRA MODI PRESENTS 2014-15 KRISHI KARMAN AWARDS
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had conferred 2014-15 Krishi Karman Awards to various states in a ceremony held at New Delhi.
ii. The awards were presented in two different categories one is Total foodgrain production and 2nd is Individual Crops.
iii.List of Winner of Krishi Karman Awards 2014-
a.          Madhya Pradesh For production greater than 10 million tonnes in Category I States.
b.         Himachal Pradesh and Odisha For production between 1 and 10 million tonnes in Category II States.
c.          In Individual Crops states are Haryana, Assam for Rice.
d.         Rajasthan for Wheat.
e.          Chhattisgarh for Pulses.
f.           West Bengal for Oil Seeds.

g.     Krishi Karman awards are given to Best performer States for raising country’s food grain production. 
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Saturday, March 19, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 19th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 MARCH 2016
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1. MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS AND ISRO SIGNED MOU FOR REMOTE SENSING AND GIS TECHNOLOGIES
i. The Ministry of Railways and Indian Space Research Organisation inked a Memorandum of Understanding for efficent Use of Space Technology in Remote Sensing areas.
ii. The agreement will enable the space technology for providing the passenger information in all trains.
iii. The main objective is to develop applications in the field of remote sensing and graphic information system to provide information such as train stoppages, survey of new rail routes.
UNION RAILWAY MINISTER: SURESH PRABHU
     CHAIRMAN OF ISRO: A. S KIRAN KUMAR

2. 10TH ASIAN FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED
i. The 10th edition of Asian film Awards was held in Macau, China.
ii. The Assassin movie has bagged 8 awards in different categories in the 2016 Asian film Awards.
iii. The movie is about martial arts film based on story of highly trained female assassin and is directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien.
iv. List of winners


a.    Best Film: The Assassin.
b.   Best Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien for movie The Assassi.
c.    Best Actor: Lee Byung-hun.
d.   Best Actress: Shu Qi.

3. UNION MINISTER RAM VILAS PASWAN LAUNCHED FCI’S DEPOT ONLINE SYSTEM
i. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan launched the Online Depot System in New Delhi
ii. It is launched for the automatation of all the operations of Food Corporation of India  depots.
ii. The main objective of the Depot Online System is to align with Digital India vision for transformation of food distribution supply chain in India.
iii. It will help to bring total transparency in the working of FCI and in better monitoring and supervision to reduce leakages and losses.

4. ARUN JAITLEY TO INAUGURATE NATIONAL COMMUNITY RADIO SAMMELAN IN NEW DELHI
i. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley will inaugurate the 6th National Community Radio Sammelan in New Delhi.
ii. The Theme of the sammelan is, ‘Community Radio in India: Towards Diversity and Sustainability’.
iii. The conference will bring together Community Radio Operators, policy makers, Ministries, Departments, International bodies for exchange of ideas and cross learning.

5. ASHLEY JUDD APPOINTED U.N. GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
i. The United Nations Population Fund appointed actor and activist Ashley Judd as its Goodwill Ambassador.
ii. Ashley Judd is an American actress and political activist.
iii. UNFP is the leading UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
iv. UNFP formed in 1969 located at New York City.
Head of UNFP:Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

6. SURAT CLEANEST RAILWAY STATION AND VARANASI AMONG THE DIRTIEST
i. Surat is the cleanest railway station in the country, followed by Rajkot and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh according to an Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation survey .
ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi's railway station ranked poorly in terms of cleanliness as it stood at 65.
iii. The survey is conducted on ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan’.

7. SKOCH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CONFERRED ON VENKAIAH NAIDU
i. Union urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu honoured with the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award in New Delhi.
ii. He was selected for the award for his contributions to inclusive growth and towards poverty alleviation in India.

iii. Skoch Challenger Awards were instituted in 2003 as the highest independently instituted civilian honours.
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Friday, March 18, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 18th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 MARCH 2016
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1. SC ALLOWS PICTURES OF CMS, GOVERNORS AND MINISTERS IN GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENTS
i. The Supreme Court has allowed publication of photographs of Governors, CM and the Ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements.
ii.The Ruling was given by a SC bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
iii.Earlier the Supreme Court has modified its earlier 2015 order which only had permitted photographs of President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India  in the government advertisements.

2. INDIA INKS $35 MILLION LOAN AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK FOR MADHYA PROJECT
i. India has signed loan agreement of 35 million dollars with the World Bank for Madhya Pradesh.
ii. The objective of the project is to improve availability and quality of public services in the state through implementation of the Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act, 2010.
iii. It is expected to provide improved access to services and citizen outreach, performance management, simplification of government services and strengthening the capacity of implementing agencies.

3. GOA GOVERNMENT CLASSIFIED FENI AS HERITAGE SPIRIT OF GOA
i. Goa government classified the country liquor, Feni as Heritage Spirit of Goa. 
ii.Feni is the form of spirit produced exclusively in the coastal state.
iii.Feni is the first liquor product in the country to obtain such status and got its Geographical Indication certification in 2000.
iv.Feni is a brew made from coconut or cashew fruits

4. RUSA SCHEME TO BE IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE EQUITY, QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION
i. Central government is going to implement the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan also known as RUSA.
ii.The scheme is started to provide
a.    financial support to proposals relating to promote  State Higher Education Plan  
b.   to Ensure adequate availability of quality faculty in all higher educational institutions
c.    to ensure capacity building at all levels.

5. MORE THAN RS 1 LAKH CRORE DISBURSED UNDER MUDRA YOJANA
i. Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Loans worth Rs 1.09 lakh crore have been sanctioned to small entrepreneurs.
ii. According to Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha loans worth over Rs 1.09 lakh crore were given to over 2.96 crore beneficiaries.
iii. Under Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, which was launched in April 2015 loans between Rs 50,000 and Rs 10 lakh are provided to small entrepreneurs.
iv. MUDRA stands for Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency a new institution being set up by Government of India for development and refinancing activities relating to micro units.

6. ACTRESS MICHELLE YEOH APPOINTED AS UNDP GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
i. Michelle Yeoh, the action heroine has been appointed as United Nations Development Programme  Goodwill Ambassador.
ii. The main aim of the UNDP is to eradicate poverty and reduce inequality.
iii. She will focus on raising awareness and mobilising support for the recently launched Sustainable Development Goals.
iv.Earlier the goodwill ambassador was Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, she has been susupended  after she was tested positive on doping allegations.
7. PM NARENDRA MODI NAMED AMONG 30 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE ON INTERNET LIST OF TIME MAGAZINE
i. Time Magazine has named PM Narendra Modi among the 2016 edition list of 30 most influential people on the internet.

ii.He was placed at 15th position and the list has been topped by the American hip hop artist and entrepreneur Kanye West. 
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Daily Current Affairs 17th March 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 MARCH 2016
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1. 7TH GOVERNING BOARD MEETING OF INDO-GERMAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. 7th meeting of the Governing Board of the Indo German Science and Technology Centre  was held in New Delhi.
ii.The meeting was chaired by the Union Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan.
iii. It highlighted the achievements and progress of IGSTC in accelerating the bilateral Science & Technology collaboration.

2. ICICI BANK LAUNCHED NFC-BASED MOBILE PAYMENT SOLUTION TOUCH & PAY
i.ICICI Bank launched a new mobile payment solution Touch & Pay based on Near Field Communication technology.
ii.It will  enable the bank’s customers to make secure contactless payments at retail stores using smartphones.
ii. The Customers can make payment by tapping smart phone at a NFC enabled merchant terminal and make the payment through account linked ICICI Bank Debit/Credit Card.

3. INDIA RANKS 118TH ON UN’S WORLD HAPPINESS INDEX 2016
i. India ranked 118th out of 157 countries on the United Nations’ World Happiness Index 2016.
ii. Top 5 countries are Denmark followed by Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Finland and last rank given to  Burundi 157th.
iv.Among BRICS nations the list is stopped by Brazil followed by Russia , China , South Africa  and India .
v.World Happiness Report  is based on real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, corruption levels and social freedoms.

4. SHEHNAI EXPONENT USTAD ALI AHMAD HUSSAIN KHAN PASSES AWAY
i. Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away due to long illness in Kolkatta, West Bengal.
ii. He was one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan
iii.Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan was known for his innovative style and mastery over the classical and semi-classical and folk music repertoire.

5. INDIA AVIATION SHOW 2016 STARTED IN HYDERABAD
i. The India Aviation 2016 an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation started in Hyderabad, Telangana.
ii.It was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Begumpet Airport .
iii.The India Aviation 2016 has been jointly organised by Ministry of Civil Aviation and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry to promote Make in India.

6. AAHAR 2016 STARTED IN NEW DELHI
i. The largest fair on Food and Hospitality AAHAR 2016 has been started at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
ii. It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
iii. The main aim of the fair is to promote Brand India on a global platform.
iv. AAHAR 2016 will cover two things:
a.    Hospitality India: It will cover Hotel & Restaurant Equipment and Supplies
b.   Food India: It will cover Foods, Processed Foods, Food Processing and Beverages

7. BRITISH MATHEMATICIAN SIR ANDREW WILES WON 2016 ABEL PRIZE
i. British mathematician Sir Andrew Wiles grabbed the 2016 Abel Prize in Oslo.
ii. He won the award for solving a centuries-old hypothesis, Fermat's Last Theorem.

iii.The Abel Prize is a Norwegian prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.
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