MARCH 2020 Current Affairs Monthly
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MARCH 2020 Current Affairs Monthly 2020 - 21 CURRENT AFFAIRS STRAIGHTZERO World Down Syndrome Day: 21 March ........... 8 Contents International Day of Forests: 21 March ............ 9 Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination: 21 Awards & Honours 1 March ............................................................... 9 Chameli Devi Jain Award conferred ................. 1 World Water Day: 22 March ............................. 9 Rajesh Chaplot honored ................................... 1 World Meteorological Day: 23 March ............... 9 V Praveen Rao won MS Swaminathan Award . 1 India celebrates “Shaheed Diwas” on 23 March Jadav Payeng won an Award ........................... 1 ....................................................................... 10 Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Award presented World Tuberculosis Day: 24 March ................ 10 .......................................................................... 2 International Day for the Right to the Truth: 24 Zoya Akhtar honored with an Award ................ 2 March ............................................................. 10 The Abel Prize Laureates 2020 announced ..... 2 Ugaadi being celebrated today ...................... 10 Mergers & Events 3 World Theatre Day observed on 27 March .... 11 ONGC & HPCL acquired stake in Petronet MHB MOU & Agreements 12 .......................................................................... 3 India and US signed Rs 1200 crore deal ....... 12 Merger of 10 state-run banks into 4 ................. 3 MoU between India and Germany approved . 12 Airtel buys 10% in Spectacom .......................... 3 Extradition Treaty between India and Belgium Days & Events 4 ....................................................................... 12 Zero Discrimination Day: 1 March .................... 4 Defence Ministry signed contract with IWI ..... 12 World Civil Defense Day: 1 March ................... 4 Infosys partnered with Qualcomm ................. 13 World Hearing Day: 3 March ............................ 4 Appointments 14 World Wildlife Day: 3 March ............................. 4 Ranjan Gogoi nominated to Rajya Sabha ..... 14 National Safety Day: 4 March ........................... 5 Amitabh Bachchan: Brand ambassador IDFC FIRST ............................................................. 14 Janaushadhi Week from March 1 to 7 .............. 5 Ashraf Ghani sworn in for 2nd term ............... 14 International Women's Day: 8 March ............... 5 Bimal Julka: Chief Information Commissioner 14 World Kidney Day is observed on 12 March .... 5 Shivraj Singh Chauhan took oath as CM of MP World Sleep Day: March 13, 2020 ................... 6 ....................................................................... 15 Pi Day observed on March 14, 2020 ................ 6 Iraq: Adnan al-Zurfi as new PM-designate .... 15 World Consumer Rights Day: 15 March ........... 6 M Gopal Reddy: Chief Secretary of MP ......... 15 National Vaccination Day: 16th March ............. 6 Kareena Kapoor: Brand ambassador of Puma Ordnance Factories' Day: 18 March ................. 7 ....................................................................... 15 International Day of Happiness: 20 March ....... 7 Shafali Verma: Brand ambassador Pepsi ...... 16 World Sparrow Day: 20 March ......................... 7 Sunil Joshi: BCCI selection committee chairman ....................................................................... 16 World Puppetry Day: March 21 ........................ 8 Muhyiddin Yassin: Malaysia's new PM .......... 16 World Poetry Day 2020: March 21 ................... 8 Obituaries 17 International Nowruz Day: March 21 ................ 8 Beni Prasad Verma passed away .................. 17 Brahmakumaris chief Dadi Janki no more ...... 17 Tiger Woods to be in World Golf Hall of Fame ....................................................................... 26 Balbir Singh Kullar passed away .................... 17 Wasim Jaffer announced his retirement ........ 26 Joginder Singh Saini passed away ................ 17 RBI Deputy Governor N.S. Vishwanathan Japanese comedian Ken Shimura passed away resigned ......................................................... 26 ........................................................................ 18 Indian shot putter Navin Chikara banned ...... 27 International Affairs 19 Sunil Chhetri selected for FIFA campaign ..... 27 IMF launched Tracker of Govt. Policies ......... 19 Government Policies and Schemes 28 Microsoft, US CDC tie-up to create ‘ .............. 19 US & UAE troops launched exercise Native Fury Odisha govt launched “Mo Jeeban” programme ....................................................................... 28 ........................................................................ 19 Science and Technology 29 Hantavirus killed a man in China .................... 19 Origins of the human hand revealed .............. 29 Germany’s Kurzarbeit scheme ....................... 20 Oldest bird fossil discovered .......................... 29 Canada withdrew from Tokyo Olympics 2020 20 4 asteroids approaching the earth ................. 29 US FDA approved a coronavirus test ............. 20 INST develops starch-based ‘hemostat’ material Pakistan's Babur-2 missile crashed ................ 20 ....................................................................... 29 US launched advanced high frequency satellite Amazon rainforest may collapse: Study ........ 30 ........................................................................ 21 US launched advanced high frequency satellite World Entered Recession: IMF ....................... 21 ....................................................................... 30 US developing new guidelines for Covid-19 risk Biofortified wheat variety developed .............. 30 ........................................................................ 21 First 'Made in India' COVID19 Test Kit .......... 30 Bangladesh contributes $1.5mn to COVID 19 fund ................................................................. 22 Music may decrease delirium: Study ............. 31 SAARC launched a website ........................... 22 CRISPR technology used to cure blindness .. 31 North Korea fired two 'ballistic missiles' ......... 22 IIT Madras team developed AI-powered drone ....................................................................... 31 Greece handed over Olympic flame to Tokyo 22 Saudi Arabia to convene virtual G-20 Summit New test devised for fairness of ‘qubit’ .......... 31 ........................................................................ 23 ARCI developed Fuel Cell Technology .......... 32 Worlds only female white Giraffe killed .......... 23 Bacteria that can replace fertilizers ................ 32 ‘Joy Bangla’: National slogan of Bangladesh . 23 NASA robotic lander confirmed quakes on Mars ....................................................................... 32 WHO declared Covid-19 as a pandemic ........ 23 Oldest green plant fossil ................................ 32 Mars 2020 rover named as “Perseverance” ... 24 New explosive detection device unveiled ...... 33 Ashraf Ghani sworn in for 2nd term ................ 24 Astronomers detect biggest explosion ........... 33 BIMSTEC Summit 2020 to be held in Sri Lanka ........................................................................ 24 An Astronomer discovered 17 new planets ... 33 Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory Animal that can survive without oxygen ......... 34 ........................................................................ 24 Business and Economy 35 Personalities in News 26 RBI cuts repo rate by 75 bps to 4.40% .......... 35 Satyarup entered Limca Book of Records ...... 26 Contact No. +91 84470 22 777 www.straightzero.in [email protected] Rs 1.83 lakh crore spent on MNREGA ........... 35 Mumbai set to host IOC session in 2023 ....... 43 Punjab National Bank unveiled new logo ....... 35 Khelo India Women's Hockey League Under-21 ....................................................................... 43 S&P slashed India growth forecast to 3.5% ... 35 Shafali Verma at top in women's T20I rankings Moody’s slashed India GDP growth to 2.5 % . 36 ....................................................................... 44 SBI to cut repo rate by 75 basis points ........... 36 Tasnim Mir, Mansi Singh won bronze medal . 44 India's forex reserves rose to 487.23 bn ........ 36 ICC Test rankings: India retained No.1 spot .. 44 Second part of budget session began ............ 36 FIH rankings: Indian men's hockey team at 4th Sports 37 ....................................................................... 44 Greece handed over Olympic flame to Tokyo 37 Rafael Nadal won Mexican Open title ............ 45 French Open delayed due to COVID-19 ........ 37 Dutee Chand won her 2nd gold in 200 m race Saurabh Chaudhary topped air pistol event ... 37 ....................................................................... 45 ATK won record third ISL title ......................... 37 Khelo India University Games concluded ...... 45 World Athletics fined Russia USD 10 million .. 38 Defence 46 Saurashtra lifted their maiden Ranji Trophy ... 38 Indian Navy installed Quarantine Facility ....... 46 BCCI postponed 13th edition of IPL ............... 38 Procurement of 83 Tejas aircraft for IAF ........ 46 Tiger Woods to be in World Golf Hall of Fame Nupur Kulshrestha: 1st woman DIG of ICG ... 46 ........................................................................ 38 Indian Army started ‘Operation