Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
01-03-2020
England captain Heather Knight smashed an unbeaten 108 off 66 deliveries in a 2020 Women's T20 World Cup match against Thailand. With this, the 29-year-old became the first woman cricketer to smash hundreds in all three international formats.
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed Bandhan Bank to open new branches without prior approval.
OYO Rooms' 26-year-old Founder Ritesh Agarwal is the world's second-youngest self-made billionaire with $1.1 billion wealth, as per Hurun Global Rich List 2020.
The government approved setting up of a National Technical Textiles Mission with a total outlay of ₹1,480 crore with a view to position the country as a global leader in technical textiles.
The Union Cabinet approved the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill after incorporating recommendations of a Rajya Sabha Select Committee.
Five-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 32.
Sanket Mahadev Sagar and Prashant Suresh Koli broke national records to clinch gold and silver medals respectively in the men's 55kg weightlifting event at the Khelo India University Games 2020.
Cabinet gave its nod to order on adopting central laws in Concurrent List for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
02-03-2020
Explosive Australian batsman David Warner was reinstated as captain of the of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad for the upcoming season starting March 29.
The Reserve Bank has directed banks to link all the new floating rate loan to medium enterprises with external benchmark.
India and Myanmar exchanged 10 agreements in various fields including infrastructure, energy, communication and health.
Union Minister of Law and Justice, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad in Dehradun. inaugurated BSNL FTTH and wifi service.
Axis Bank appointed Puneet Sharma as chief financial officer (CFO), replacing Jairam Sridharan.
Scientists at the Tel Aviv University in Israel have discovered the first animal that doesn't need oxygen to live.
The 48-year-old bowler Pravin Tambe, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at the auctions last month, will not be participating in the tournament.
Former Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister and member of Tamil Nadu Assembly K.P.P. Samy passed away. He was 57.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
03-03-2020
Delhi topped the list of most polluted capital cities in the world in 2019. According to the World Air Quality Report 2019 compiled by IQAir Air Visual, 21 of the world's 30 most polluted cities are in India.
India and the United States today finalized defence deals worth three billion dollars and signed three agreements, including in health and oil sectors.
Madhya Pradesh has become the first state in the country to launch the unified vehicle registration card.
TransUnion Cibil, the largest credit information bureau, appointed Rajesh Kumar of HDFC Bank as its new managing director and chief executive.
Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president who ruled the country from 1981 until the revolution of 2011, has died at the age of 91.
Mastercard is naming an insider as its new CEO. Michael Miebach, who is currently the company's chief product officer, will takeover for CEO Ajay Banga to start 2021.
Indian-origin MP Suella Braverman sworn in as the United Kingdom's Attorney General at a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
04-03-2020
The All India Football Federation (AIFF) has received the Asian Football Confederation's "Grassroots Charter Bronze Level" membership which will allow the national body to promote its basic-level events as AFC recognised.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar inaugurated the Indian pavilion at the Berlin International Film Festival. This festival will be held from February 20 to March 1, 2020.
The 15th Finance Commission has appointed ITC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Puri as the head of an eight-member panel on agriculture exports.
Ashraf Ghani has secured a second term as president of Afghanistan.
Pakistan conducted a successful flight test of the air-launched nuclear-capable cruise missile Ra'ad-II with a range of 600 km on Tuesday, significantly boosting the military's "deterrence capability" on land and at sea.
Indian-born British businessman, Sanjeev Gupta-led GFG Alliance completed the strategic acquisition of Adhunik Metaliks Ltd (Adhunik) and Zion Steel in a Rs 425 crore cash deal, making its entry in the Indian market.
The sixth edition of the Roland-Garros Junior Wild Card Series will be held at the clay courts of the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA) from February 24-26 with four-time Grand Slam winner Mary Pierce as event ambassador.
Navi Mumbai will host the final of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup on November 21.
Germany's 19-year-old Formula Three driver Sophia Flörsch won Comeback of the Year award at Laureus Sporting Awards 2020.
Indian billionaire BR Shetty has resigned as the Co-Chairman of UAE's biggest hospital operator NMC Health, which he founded in 1975.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
05-03-2020
The government has extended the term of Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Ajay Tyagi by six months or until further orders.
US President Donald Trump announced Republican lawmaker John Ratcliffe as his intelligence chief.
India's top rally driver Gaurav Gill took home a special award at The Federation of Motor Sports Club of India (FMSCI) Awards.
India's fastest woman Dutee Chand clinched gold in 100m dash while long distance runner Narendra Pratap Singh bagged his second title at Khelo India University Games at Bhubaneswar.
Muhyiddin Yassin was officially sworn in at Istana Negara as Malaysia’s prime minister.
The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war.
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins took three wickets in the first of the three ODIs against South Africa to complete 100 ODI wickets.
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee has become the first bowler to dismiss India captain Virat Kohli 10 times in international cricket.
Karan Johar was honoured with 'Iconic Entertainment Leader of the Year' award at India Business Leader Awards 2020.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
06-03-2020
In Tennis, World Number 2 Rafael Nadal captured his first title of the year, defeating unseeded Taylor Fritz in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in the final of the ATP Mexico Open
The government has launched a special campaign to take forward the momentum of empowerment of girls and women through education.
India was among the highest growing country in the Asia Pacific, Japan and China (APJC) region during the last fiscal year for global networking major Cisco.
Former India hockey player Balbir Singh Kullar, who was a part of the 1968 Olympics bronze-winning team, has died. He was 77.
The country's premier agri-research body ICAR signed an agreement with Hardiwar-based Patanjali Bio Research Institute to undertake research work as well as training and education.
World number one Novak Djokovic has won 79th career title after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 to claim his fifth Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title.
Indian Railways has launched its first ''Restaurant on Wheels'' at the circulating area of West Bengal's Asansol railway station.
Multan Sultans' 30-year-old South African batsman Rilee Rossouw smashed the fastest ever hundred in the history of Pakistan Super League.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
07-03-2020
Young Indian shuttlers Tasnim Mir and Mansi Singh won a bronze medal each in the girls' singles event at the Dutch Junior International 2020 in Haarlem, Netherlands.
The central government permitted airlines operating in India to provide in-flight Wi-Fi services to passengers.
Fitch Solutions cut its forecast for India's economic growth to 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal that ends March 31.
A parking for 7,000 cars, a hospital and a flyover are among 23 development projects worth Rs 2,821 crore which Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated and laid foundation stones for in Gautam Buddh Nagar.
Nokia's Board of Directors has appointed Pekka Lundmark as President and Chief Executive Officer of Nokia.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated the new office of the police commissioner in Sector 108, Noida.
The historic City Chowk, the commercial hub in old Jammu, was renamed as 'Bharat Mata Chowk'.
Food delivery platform Zomato announced a strategic partnership with RBL Bank to launch "Edition Credit Cards" powered by Mastercard.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
08-03-2020
The prestigious Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament has been postponed from April to September this year in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak across the world. The tournament which was scheduled to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from April 11 to 18, will now be held from September 24 to October 3.
The Khelo India University Games concluded in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Panjab University, Chandigarh took home the champions trophy-winning 46 medals including 17 gold, 19 silver, and 10 bronze.
The head of the Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha Sanghanayaka Suddhananda Mahathero passed away in Dhaka. He was 88.
Equitas Small Finance Bank has received market regulator Sebi's nod for its initial public offer (IPO).
Leading Indian-American health policy consultant Seema Verma has been appointed as one of the key members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has completed the acquisition of 500 Mega Watt (MW) Bhander power plant in Hazira, Gujarat.
Yusuffali MA, chairman of the LuLu Group, became the first Indian to receive Saudi Arabia's Premium Residency, informally known as Saudi Green Card.
The Indian men's hockey team climbed one spot to rank fourth in the world in the latest FIH team rankings.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
09-03-2020
English cricket's new Hundred competition will feature equal prize money for the men's and women's competitions, tournament organisers the England and Wales Cricket Board announced.The total prize budget of £ 600,000 ($769,000, 689,000 euros) would be split fifty-fifty between the women's and men's competitions.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the exercise of consolidation of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four is on course and the merger will come into effect from April 1, 2020.
The government permitted NRIs to control up to 100 per cent stake in disinvestment-bound Air India.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) shifted the Asia Championships 2020 from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, to Manila, in the Philippines.
Maruti Suzuki has collaborated with IIT Guwahati (IITG), Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS), Japan and Suzuki Motor Corporation for promotion of technical education and training.
Zomato had paid $206 million in stock to acquire Uber's food delivery business in India.
ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India has completed the acquisition of Bhander power plant at Hazira in Gujarat from Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company.
India opener Shafali Verma has become the world number one batsman in Women's T20I cricket.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
10-03-2020
The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai and Delhi are among the top 50 engineering colleges across the globe, according to subject-wise QS World Ranking.
SBI Life Insurance has re-appointed Sanjeev Nautiyal as managing director and chief executive officer of the company.
Over half a dozen Indian-Americans, including two incumbent Congressmen and two women, have won primaries for House of Representatives elections in November.
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, died in Peru. He was 100.
Retirement fund body EPFO lowered interest rate on provident fund deposits to a seven-year low of 8.5 per cent for the current financial year.
The US government approved the sale to Poland of Javelin anti-tank missiles.
Namsai district of Arunachal Pradesh has topped the list of aspirational districts by government think tank Niti Aayog for January.
South Africa's 23-year-old fast bowler Lungi Ngidi has become the fastest South African bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets, achieving the feat in the second ODI against Australia.
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard has become the first cricketer to play 500 T20 matches.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
11-03-2020
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the 19th century ruler of the Sikh Empire in India, has beaten competition from around the world to be named the "Greatest Leader of All Time" in a poll conducted by ‘BBC World Histories Magazine'.
The Maharashtra government renamed the Aurangabad Airport as Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Airport.
TIME Magazine has named India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and freedom fighter Amrit Kaur among 100 greatest women of the year.
The board of the State Bank of India has given an in-principle approval to the lender to explore opportunities to invest in Yes Bank.
Yes Bank said Prashant Kumar, former deputy managing director and CFO of State Bank of India, has taken charge as its administrator.
Information Commissioner Bimal Julka was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC), according to a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique.
The US government said that it is deporting a 94-year-old German ex-Nazi Friedrich Karl Berger who has been in the United States for decades.
The Kerala government will soon open 'safe homes' for inter-caste married couples to ensure them secure accommodation.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
12-03-2020
The government has approved the proposals of software firm TCS and realty major DLF to set up special economic zones (SEZs) for IT sector in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to Information Commissioner Bimal Julka as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in the Central Information Commission.
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer announced retirement from all forms of cricket, drawing curtains on his illustrious career spanning over two decades.
DMK senior leader K.K. Anbazhagan died. He was 97.
President Donald Trump has announced a major staff overhaul, naming Rep. Mark Meadows as his new chief of staff and replacing Mick Mulvaney.
Justice S Muralidhar took oath as a judge at the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
BJP-led Assam government announced free rice and electricity in Budget 2020-21.
US President Donald Trump has signed an $8.3 billion emergency spending bill to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak that has killed about 14 people in the country.
PUMA announced Kareena Kapoor Khan as their latest brand ambassador in India.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
13-03-2020
National team captains Manpreet Singh and Rani Rampal won the Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award 2019 in the men''s and women''s categories respectively at the third Hockey India Annual Awards.
President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to 15 women in Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Defending champions Australia breezed to their record fifth ICC Women's T20 World Cup title, outclassing India by 85 runs in the summit clash at the MCG.
Indian runner (400m) Prachi has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for the presence of a steroid Oxandrolone, the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) said.
On International Women's Day, writer-director Tahira Kashyap Khurrana announced her new book "The 12 Commandments Of Being A Woman".
E-commerce major Amazon is the most desired internet brand in India, followed by Google and Facebook, according to a TRA Research survey.
Shafali Verma became the youngest player to play in the final of any cricket World Cup.
N. Vijayan Pillai, CPI(M) MLA representing Chavara constituency, passed away in Kochi. He was 65.
Ride-hailing major Uber has announced a partnership with Breakthrough, a non-profit organisation to help end gender-based violence across the country.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
14-03-2020
After serving at strategic XV Corps of Army last year, Lt Gen KJS Dhillon will take over the post of Director General Defence Intelligence Agency and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence).
The Department of Posts, Delhi Circle has opened the third all-Women Post Office in the national capital.
State Bank of India said Chalasani Venkat Nageswar has been given additional charge of deputy managing director and chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank.
Leg-spinner Poonam Yadav was the lone Indian to make the ICC Women’s T20 playing XI of the World Cup, which featured teenage sensation Shafali Verma as the 12th player.
Former Law Minister and senior Congress leader Hans Raj Bhardwaj died. He was 83.
Market regulator Sebi has revised mutual fund regulations to permit non-bank Sebi-registered custodians to manage gold or gold-related instruments.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was sworn in for a second term as his rival Abdullah Abdullah held a parallel inauguration that could plunge the country deeper into crisis ahead of peace talks with the Taliban.
Merchant fintech start-up BharatPe announced the appointment of Vijay Aggarwal as its Chief Technical Officer.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
15-03-2020
Facebook has appointed two new directors, namely Tracey Travis, the CFO of cosmetics company Estée Lauder and former McKinsey & Co executive Nancy Killefer, who served in the US Treasury Department during the Obama administration.
The Government has set up a committee to work out modalities of Kisan Rail. It comprises of representatives of Agriculture and Railway ministries.
Railway Ministry has constituted a Group of Secretaries (GoS) to advise the terms and conditions for private passenger train operators to operate trains with world-class technology covering the Indian Railways network and provide world-class services.
United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a United States' resolution on the recent deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban.
Singer Taylor Swift has been named as Google's most-searched woman in 2020 in the music industry.
Sweden-born French actor Max von Sydow, who played Three-Eyed Raven in TV series 'Game Of Thrones', passed away at the age of 90.
BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2019 has been awarded to the Indian badminton star PV Sindhu.
Mukesh Ambani, an Indian industrialist and chairman of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is no longer Asia's richest man. Now, Jack Ma has become the richest man of Asia.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
16-03-2020
Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Nainital, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, organized a one-day Indo-Thai workshop on ‘Investigating the Stellar Variability and Star Formation’ to strengthen ongoing collaboration and expand the Indo-Thai cooperation.
The main national event for the 6th International Day of Yoga (IDY) will be held on 21st June 2020 at Leh, the capital of UT of Ladakh and the event will be led by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi.
The Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank signed a US$80 million loan agreement to improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in selected Gram Panchayats (Village Councils) in Himachal Pradesh.
World bronze-medallist Manish Kaushik in 63kg category became the ninth Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after a win at the Asian Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan.
World Health Organization (WHO) has characterised the new coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic.
Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane has invested in Mahindra group-backed organic products startup MeraKisan to pick up a minority stake.
Ace Indian cueist Pankaj Advani clinched the National 6-Red Snooker Championship with a convincing 7- 3 final over Maharashtra's Ishpreet Singh.
11th Bengaluru INDIA Nano conference and exhibition showcased technologies and products developed by academia and companies in nanotechnology.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
17-03-2020
Nita Ambani, the owner of Mumbai Indians cricket team franchise, has been named in the list of 10 most influential women in sports for 2020 alongside likes of tennis superstar Serena Williams and gymnast Simone Biles.
The government has set up a 25-member development council for pulp, paper and allied industries, to spur growth of the sector. J K Paper Ltd President A S Mehta will be the chairman of the council.
A Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) which aims to share information between various police forces on heinous crimes was launched.
Retail inflation dropped for the first time after six months in February, easing to 6.58 per cent as prices of vegetables and other kitchen items cooled, government data showed.
India's industrial output grew by 2 per cent in January amid subdued performance of manufacturing sector, government data showed.
The UK will levy the additional 2% tax called the 'Digital Services Tax' on technology firms from April 1, which has been opposed by US.
Japan's second-largest advertising company, Hakuhodo Inc. has acquired Indian digital agency AdGlobal360.
Microsoft has appointed Eric Horvitz as its first-ever Chief Scientific Officer.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
18-03-2020
Saurashtra won their maiden Ranji Trophy title on the back of their first innings lead against Bengal in the final played at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
The central government has appointed former SBI banker Prashant Kumar as the new Chief Executive Officer of the financially troubled Yes Bank.
The government decided to treat coronavirus as a notified disaster for the purpose of providing assistance under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
Microsoft announced that co-founder Bill Gates has left its board of directors to devote more time to philanthropy.
The board of ICICI Bank has approved an investment of ₹1,000 crore in Yes Bank as part of the reconstruction scheme to revive the lender.
The government has declared face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities for the next 100 days.
As part of the cultural integration among the northeastern states, Mizoram's biggest festival "Chapchar Kut" was celebrated in Tripura.
HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank joined the private banks which have come to the rescue of the crisis-hit Yes Bank.
The Union Cabinet approved a 4 per cent increase in dearness allowance (DA) for central government employees and pensioners.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
19-03-2020
The Wire's senior editor Arfa Khanam Sherwani, Bengaluru-based independent journalist Rohini Mohan and Chennai's independent data journalist Rukmani. S has been awarded the prestigious Jasmine Devi Jain Award. All three have been jointly given this honor as the best female journalist of the year 2019.
The Goods and Services Tax Council decided to increase GST rates on mobile phones to 18 per cent from 12 per cent with effect from 1st of April.
The Wire‘s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani and freelance journalist Rohini Mohan have jointly won the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson, 2019.
Young rising Indian paddler Jeet Chandra stunned world no. 2 Manav Thakkar in straight sets to clinch the U-21 men's singles title at the Oman Open.
The formidable ATK claimed an unprecedented third Indian Super League (ISL) title triumph with a 3-1 victory over arch-rival Chennaiyin FC in a summit showdown that was played behind closed doors.
Siddhant Chaturvedi was awarded 'Best Debut Male' and Ranveer Singh won the ‘Best Actor (Male) in a Leading Role’ award for his performance in ‘Gully Boy’ at Zee Cine Awards 2020.
The Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy and Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Shri R K Singh launched the new website of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Veteran politician and one of the founding members of PPP, Dr Mubashir Hasan, passed away in Lahore. He was 98.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
20-03-2020
Fresh from winning a record third Indian Super League title, ATK boss Sanjiv Goenka announced that Antonio Habas would remain the coach of their team that has merged with the country''s oldest club, Mohun Bagan.
India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices declined to 2.26 per cent in February from a rise of 3.10 per cent in January, official data showed.
A roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, also called ‘Ropax’, between Mumbai and Mandwa near Alibaug, was launched.
Ace Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal ended his decade long wait for a title, producing a sensational performance to win the ITTF Challenger Plus Oman Open.
Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad launched his new political party named 'Azad Samaj Party'.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on constitutional changes that gives him the power to run for President for two more terms.
The government has added new members to Yes Bank's board including Sunil Mehta as the non- executive chairman and Mahesh Krishnamurthy and Atul Bheda as non-executive directors.
Facebook has committed $20 million in donations in the global fight against coronavirus, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
21-03-2020
Yes Bank approved restructuring of its board of directors. Prashant Kumar, appointed by RBI as the bank's administrator, will be the new managing director and chief executive officer of the bank.
President Ram Nath Kovind has nominated former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi to the Rajya Sabha.
India pledged to provide a grant of Nepalese Rupees 107 million to Nepal for the construction of three school buildings and help in creating better facilities for the students.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University administration has named a road inside the campus after Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar.
Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels has got regulatory go-ahead for its estimated ₹1,000 crore initial public offer (IPO).
IAS officer Hirdesh Kumar was appointed the new chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir.
The No Objection Certification has been issued for changing the name of village "Amin" to "Abhimanyupur" in Kurukshetra district in Haryana.
In a boost to the country's Unmanned Aircraft Systems' (UAS) eco-system, the first six green zones for unhindered drone operations have received security clearance.
In Badminton, Taiwan's shuttler Tai Tzu Ying clinched her third women's singles title of the All England Championships at Birmingham in United Kingdom.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
22-03-2020
Aviation Minister Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri honored GoAir with the prestigious ‘Swachh Bharat Award’ a trophy and a certificate at the International Exhibition and Conference, ‘Wings India 2020’ in Hyderabad.
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) has begun gas production from its most promising block in the Krishna Godavari basin in the Bay of Bengal.
The first Light Combat Aircraft Tejas in Final Operational Clearance-standard (SP-21) took to the skies for its maiden flight.
Former Himachal Pradesh assembly deputy speaker Rikhi Ram Kaundal passed away. He was 70.
The Andhra Pradesh government appointed former CMD of Air India Ashwani Lohani as the Chairman of the AP Tourism Development Corporation
Maintaining that women and men officers should be treated equally, the Supreme Court cleared permanent commission for women in the Navy.
Manish Dugar has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of Mphasis.
Moody’s Investors Service has lowered its India GDP growth forecast to 5.3 percent in 2020 due to coronavirus’ impact on the economy.
Iraqi President Barham Salih appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the country's new prime minister-designate.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
23-03-2020
Union Defence Ministry recently signed Rs 880 crore capital acquisition contract with the Israel Weapons Industries (IWI) for over 16000 light machine guns.
DBS Bank India has teamed-up with Bharti AXA to launch a complimentary insurance plan which will cover all medical conditions, including Covid-19.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will infuse liquidity of Rs 30,000 crore to maintain financial stability in the Indian economy.
Arundhati Bhattacharya has submitted her resignation from Crisil board. She was serving as the independent director of the Crisil.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath submitted his resignation ahead of the floor test due to the reduced majority in 230-member MP legislative assembly.
Government of Goa has launched a Chatbot named Cobot-19 to create awareness among people about Coronavirus.
The Olympic Flame was handed over to Tokyo 2020 organizers after the Greece leg of torch relay suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
India has become the third-largest electricity producer in the world, as its power generation has increased to 34% by 2017 compared to seven years ago.
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24-03-2020
Legendary country music singer Kenny Rogers, best known for global hits such as "Lucille", "Lady", "The Gambler" and "Islands in the Stream", has passed away at his residence in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
Microsoft India and NASSCOM Foundation have launched the Innovate for Accessible India campaign to empower people with disabilities.
E-commerce major Flipkart has partnered with Aegon Life Insurance to sell paperless life insurance policies on its platform.
The book titled “My Encounters in Parliament” authored by Bhalchandra Mungekar was released. Bhalchandra Mungekar is an Indian economist, a former member of Rajya Sabha.
After US, France's Swimming Federation also calls for Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Cabinet approves Production Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing.
UK confirmed as first co-chair to India led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
Vrinda Rathi and Janani Narayanan have been named in the International Panel of ICC Development Umpires.
“Satyarup Siddhanta”, an Indian Mountaineer enters ‘Limca Book of Records’ conquering highest volcanoes.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
25-03-2020
The US President Donald Trump has cancelled an in-person G7 Summit and is to conduct the summit through video conferencing.
The state government of Punjab Actor Priyanka Chopra works jointly with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to spread awareness over COVID-19.
Fitch Ratings has reduced India’s GDP growth rate to 5.1% for the fiscal year 2020-21.
A book entitled ‘Messiah Modi: A Great Tale of Expectations’ penned by senior journalist & author Tavleen Singh has been released.
The state government of Punjab has imposed a curfew across the state with no relaxations. The Punjab government has took this decision to stop the spread of coronavirus.
India celebrates “Shaheed Diwas” annually on 23 March to pay tribute to martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru.
Veteran director Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanthan, popularly known as Visu in the Tamil film industry has passed away.
UP Government has Announced One Month Free Food Grains to Poor.
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Monthly Current Affair of March, 2020 in English
26-03-2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a peace deal signed last month with the Taliban.
A new disease outbreak caused by the Hantavirus has been detected in China.
The State Bank of India has launched an additional liquidity facility “Covid-19 Emergency Credit Line (CECL)”.
Veteran director Meenakshisundaram Ramasamy Viswanthan, popularly known as Visu in the Tamil film industry has passed away.
The world’s largest streaming media service, Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) has announced the formation of $100 million
Russian Born Gregory Margulis Selected For Abel Prize For Mathematics.
Government Forms COVID-19 Economic Response Task Force Led By FM Nirmala Sitharaman.
IRDAI Constitutes Panel Under Pravin Kutumbe to Review Guidelines on Corporate Governance Systems of Insurers.
Karur Vysya Bank has launched India’s 1st pre-paid card Enkasu (My cash in Tamil) in Karur, Tamil Nadu under its Quit cash movement.
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The Disaster Management Centre of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation has launched a website related to COVID-19.dras is to host Hyperloop pod competition in July 2020.
The government has approved the proposal for creation of National Technical Textiles Mission for a period of 4 years from 2020-21 to 2023-24.
Piyush Goyal-led Ministry of Railways has planned to electrify all the remaining 28,810 km of Broad Gauge (BG) Routes of Indian Railways by December 2023.
United Nations warned that 3.5 to 4.4 billion people are to live with limited access to water by 2050.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman introduced the Finance Bill, 2020. The bill was introduced and passed in Lok Sabha without any discussion.
The Union Cabinet has approved Production Incentive Scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing.
In October 2019, India had put the Fleet Vessel Ship (FVS) Agreement on hold. The agreement was signed with Turkey to manufacture 45,000 tonne FSV at Vishakhapatnam.
Critically-acclaimed debut novelist Ruchika Tomar is the winner of the 2020 PEN/ Hemingway Award for Debut Novel, for “A Prayer for Travelers”.
US Marines and UAE Emirati forces conducted the biennial exercise, named Native Fury at Abu Dhabi.
Sameer Aggarwal has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Walmart India.
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Indian footballer Sunil Chhetri chosen for FIFA campaign against Covid-19. FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) have teamed up to combat the coronavirus by launching a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers.
The Reserve Bank of India has decided to conduct the variable rate Repo auctions as a preventive measure to bridge over any frictional liquidity requirements caused by COVID-19.
Canada becomes first country to withdraw from 2020 Tokyo Olympic.
In Madhya Pradesh, senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan became the new Chief Minister of the state.
Indian Oil CorpNSE-10.87 % (IOC), the Nation’s biggest oil firm, has begun the supply of the world's cleanest petrol and diesel across the country.
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly that 64,583 sanitary personnel employed by urban and rural civic bodies in the State shall be called ‘cleanliness workers’.
Representational PicIn Madhya Pradesh, India's cleanest city- Indore has deploy drones to sanitize city areas against the coronavirus outbreak by sprinkle chemicals.
Land Acquired from Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridors to increase Defence Production.
US President Trump signs an executive order to prevent hoarding of vital medical supplies.
Prof. K Ranga Rao has taken charge as the president of the Telangana Olympic Association on the directions of election officer Justice B Chandra Kumar.
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Ministry of Labour and Employment has issued an advisory to States and Union Territories and advised to transfer funds in the accounts of construction workers through DBT mode from cess fund.
The first phase of Census India 2021 which is the house listing operation and National Population Register (NPR) updation has been postponed until further orders.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed until next year because of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
Former India midfielder Abdul Latif, who was also a key member of bronze medal winning team at the 1970 Bangkok Asian Games died in Guwahati. He was 73.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced that rice and wheat will be given at concessional rates for the next three months to around 80 crore people.
African singer and saxophonist Manu Dibango died from coronavirus infection (COVID-19) aged 86 in France.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the central government is allocating ₹15,000 crore for dealing with coronavirus pandemic.
Zoya Akhtar won the IIFTC Tourism Impact Award 2020 for ‘Outstanding Contribution to World Film Tourism’.
India’s first COVID-19 dedicated hospital set up by Reliance India in Mumbai with Negative Room Pressure.
The government has banned export of anti-malarial drug hydroxycloroquine, with immediate effect to ensure sufficient availability of the medicine in the domestic market.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced distribution of 5 kg of wheat or rice and 1 kg of preferred pulses free-of-cost every month over the next three months to the 80 crore poor across the country.
The UN launched a $2 billion global humanitarian response plan to fund the fight against COVID-19 in the world's poorest countries.
The US Senate has passed a $2.2 trillion economic rescue package to aid businesses, workers and health care systems hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the economic relief package worth ₹1.7 lakh crore amid the 21-day nationwide lockdown following COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced that the workers welfare fund of ₹31,000 crore will be utilised for construction workers.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the government will pay the first instalment of ₹2,000 to around 8.69 crore farmers under the PM-Kisan Yojana in April.
Senior Journalist Chander Suta Dogra has launched a book titled “Missing in Action: The Prisoners Who Never Came Back”. It is published by Harpercollins.
Odisha’s Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched Mo Jeeban programme in Odisha. The “Mo Jeeban” programme was launched for the containment of COVID-19 pandemic.
Veteran Bollywood actress Nawab Banoo, popularly known as Nimmi, passed away in Mumbai, aged 88.
SpaceX received the government's approval to deploy up to 1 million user terminals in US for its satellite-broadband constellation.
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced the company would donate $800 million in advertisement credits and loans to help governments, health organisations and small businesses respond to the COVID- 19 pandemic.
Apple has launched its own coronavirus screening site and iOS app developed alongside the White House, CDC and FEMA.
Former Union Minister and veteran Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Beni Prasad Verma passed away in Lucknow at the age of 79 years.
Renowned artist and architect Satish Gujral passed awayat the age of 94.
Moody’s Investors Service slashed India’s economic growth projection for 2020 from 5.3% to 2.5%, as the Covid-19 outbreak causes an unprecedented shock to the global economy.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the repo rate has been reduced by 75 basis points to 4.4% amid lockdown due to coronavirus.
Actor Mark Blum, best known for featuring in movies such as "Desperately Seeking Susan" and "Crocodile Dundee", has died of complications from COVID-19. He was 69.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of all banks will be reduced by 100 basis points to 3% beginning March 28, for one year.
Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane has launched ‘Operation Namaste’ to extend assistance to the govt in containing the spread of coronavirus and insulate the force from the pandemic.
Appointment Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of two Indian Revenue Service officers Krishan Mohan Prasad and Satish Kumar Gupta as members of the Central Board of Direct Taxes Board.
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