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You can now download the PDF for the daily Current Affairs capsule as well,download the free android app from here: Testbook App Person in News Arun Singh Arun Singh has been appointed as India’s ambassador to the U.S. succeeding Jaishankar, who was named the Foreign Secretary in January, the External Affairs Ministry announced on 8th of March. Vinod Mehta Veteran journalist and author Vinod Mehta passed away after prolonged illness in the Capital on Sunday. Mehta, 72, who had founded the Outlook Magazine and served as its Editor-in-Chief, last held the post of editorial Chairman of the publication. An eminent political commentator, Mr. Mehta was served as the editor of several publications, including The Pioneer, The Sunday Observer, The Independent and The Indian Post. Kumar P Barve Kumar P Barve, the first Indian- American to be elected to a US state legislature, has decided to run for the US Congress in the 2016 elections. Patrick Pichette Google Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette on 8th of March announced his plans to retire from the global tech giant. Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan Nobel Laureate Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has been confirmed as President Elect of 2 / 22 Important Current Affairs March 2015 Capsule with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation the Royal Society. Sir Venki studies how genetic information is translated by the ribosome to make proteins, and the action of antibiotics on this process. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2009 with Tom Steitz and Ada Yonath and was awarded a knighthood in 2012. Royal Society is a self-governing fellowship society of the world’s most distinguished scientists drawn from all areas of science, medicine and engineering. There have been 60 Presidents of the Royal Society since it was founded in 1660. Previous Presidents of the Royal Society have included Christopher Wren, Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, Joseph Banks, Humphry Davy, and Ernest Rutherford. Satwant Atwal Trivedi. In a first, the country’s largest border guarding force– BSF— will have a woman IPS officer. The officer, who has broken the proverbial glass ceiling in the paramilitary force tasked to secure two of the most important Indian borders with Bangladesh and Pakistan, is 1996-batch Himachal Pradesh cadre Satwant Atwal Trivedi. JRD Tata JRD Tata was a visionary who established civil aviation in India for the benefit of its people, Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata said after unveiling an AirAsia India aircraft with JRD Tata livery. Meira Kumar Former Lok Sabha Meira Kumar’s book entitled “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective” was released. The book features an account of the parliamentary diplomacy and its role in furthering foreign policy and strengthening international relations. She was the first unopposed elected woman Speaker of Lok Sabha and served from 2009 to 2014. Mustafa Kamal ICC President Mustafa Kamal has ruled out resigning from his post in protest against what he had called “poor umpiring” in his country”s defeat to India in the cricket World Cup, terming reports of his possible quiting as “rumour”. Katherine Viner Katherine Viner has been appointed as editor-in-chief of The Guardian newspaper. She will be 12th editor-in-chief and the first woman to run the newspaper in its 194-year history. The Guardian newspaper is a British national daily founded in 1821. Till 1959 it was called as The Manchester Guardian. The newspaper has won Pulitzer Prize 2014. Shashi Kapoor Actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor, who has starred in over 100 Hindi films and best known for his powerful portrayals in hits like “Namak Halaal”, “Deewar” and “Kabhie Kabhie”, was today chosen for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest official recognition for film personalities in India. He is the 46th Dada Saheb Phalke Award For his contribution to cinema, he has been conferred many awards including National Film Award for Best actor for the film New Delhi Times (1986), Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2010),Padma Bhushan (2011). Established in 1969 to commemorate the birth centenary year of father of Indian cinema Dadasaheb Phalke.India’s highest award in cinema. The award consists of a Swarn Kamal 3 / 22 Important Current Affairs March 2015 Capsule with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation (Golden Lotus), a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl. Lee Kuan Yew Singapore’s founding father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, has died, leaving behind the unlikely nation that he and his colleagues fostered and built over five decades as his lasting legacy. Lee is described as the ‘founding father’ and ‘architect’ of modern Singapore. He is also considered as pioneer for transforming the island country from a small port city into a wealthy global hub after its independence from United Kingdom and separation from Malaysia. Lee co-founded the People’s Action Party (PAP) and was its first Secretary-General. He was elected as First Prime Minister of Singapore in 1959. Since then he had served as PM of country for 31 years and had stepped down in 1990. Amitav Ghosh Amitav Ghosh emerged as the only Indian author among 10 finalists for this year’s Man Booker International Prize for his contribution to the English language writing. The international version of the popular literary prize, to be held in London on May 19, is awarded every two years to a living author who has published fiction either originally in English or whose work is generally available in translation in the English language. Ruth Porat Morgan Stanley Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat is leaving the bank to join Google Inc in the same position. Jonathan Pruzan, co-head of Morgan Stanley’s global financial institutions group in investment banking, will become CFO after Ms. Porat leaves on April 30. Porat, 57, will replace Patrick Pichette, who said on March 10 that he planned to retire. Yukiya Amano IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano visited India and make a tour of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant (RAPS) here. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world’s central intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the nuclear field. Jack Ma Looking to expand its presence in India, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba”s Chairman Jack Ma met PM Narendra Modi, as he came on a visit to India. Muhammadu Buhari Nigeria”s opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President Goodluck Jonathan, by nearly 1.7 million votes, official presidential election results have said. Daniel Vettori Daniel Vettori has confirmed his retirement from international cricket, declaring that the World Cup final against Australia was his last game for New Zealand. The New Zealand players landed in Auckland after loss at the MCG and Vettori announced that his 18-year international career was over. He had started his international cricket career in 1996–97 at the age of 18. He was the youngest player to represent New Zealand in Test cricket. He was considered as New Zealand’s most-capped test cricketer. Vettori had captained New Zealand’s International cricket team from 2007 to 2011. Vettori led New Zealand in 32 Test matches and 82 ODIs. He also appeared in 34 T20 internationals and collected 38 wickets. 4 / 22 Important Current Affairs March 2015 Capsule with PDF - Visit Testbook Blog for more useful articles by Narendra Agrawal - Best Place for Online Exam Preparation He also had bowled in 277 ODI innings and took 305 wickets. National Affairs PDP veteran Mufti Mohammed Sayeed was on 1st of March sworn-in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir heading a coalition with BJP which, in a clear departure from its earlier stand, agreed to maintain status quo on Article 370 in the common agenda for governance. Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra appointed BJP’s Nirmal Singh as Deputy Chief Minister in the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed government. Sajjad Gani Lone, younger son of People’s Conference leader Abdul Gani Lone who was assassinated in 2002 in Srinagar, has crossed yet another threshold with his swearing in as a minister in PDP-BJP Government since he broke ranks with separatists nearly a decade ago in Jammu and Kashmir. Jaitley flagged ‘Nai Manzil’ as a scheme that “will be launched this year’’ to enable minority youth who do not have a formal school-leaving certificate to obtain one and find better employment. It was billed as a “bridge course to bridge the academic and skill development gaps of the deeni Madrasa pass outs with their mainstream counterparts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation two units each of 600 MW of Shree Singaji Thermal Power Plant in Khandwa district of P. India unveiled its indigenously developed and manufactured Rotavirus vaccine, ‘Rotavac’ claimed to be the world”s cheapest at the rate of around Rs 60 per dose and aimed at boosting efforts to deal with Diarrhoea that kills upto 80,000 children under 5 every year.