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Current Affairs - March 2019 Month All Type All 163 Current Affairs were found in Period - March 1 - 10, 2019 for Type - All Appointments 1. A.K. Mohanty appointed as Director in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). 2. Ajit Singh (Former Chief Justice of Gauhati HC) has been appointed as first Lokayukta of Odisha. 3. Bhagwan Lal Sahni appointed as Chairman of National Commission for Backward Classes. 4. Former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble has been reappointed as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee for 3rd consecutive term. 5. Government Appointed P V Ramesh as director-general of National Archives of India. 6. Government appointed Subhash Chandra Garg as Finance Secretary, replacing Ajay Narayan Jha who retired recently. Conventionally, senior-most among 5 secretaries in Finance Ministry is designated as Finance Secretary. 7. Indian Scientist Soumya Swaminathan has been named Chief Scientist at WHO (World Health Organization). 8. Indian-American Padma Lakshmi appointed by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as its Goodwill Ambassador, supporting agency’s fight against inequality and discrimination around the world. 9. Jagdish Mukhi has been appointed as Governor of Mizoram, after Kummanam Rajasekharan Resigned from post. 10. Kaja Kallas, leader of the Reform Party has been appointed as first female Prime Minister of Estonia (Northern Europe). 11. Macky Sall re-elected as President of Senegal (West Africa). 12. Mohammad Shtayyeh has been named as new Palestinian Prime Minister, by President of Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas. 13. P K Bezbaruah has been reappointed as Chairman of Tea Board for 2nd tenure. He is first non-IAS chairman of the Tea Board. 14. President Ram Nath Kovind nominated Justice SA Bobde as Executive Chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), to replace AK Sikri who will retire on 6th. 15. Rakesh Kumar Vats appointed as Secretary-General of Medical Council of India. 16. Sanjeev Ranjan has been appointed as as secretary in Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH). Top Awards 1. Assam filmmaker Rima Das won Dublin Film Critics Circle Jury Award for Best Director for her film “Bulbul Can Sing” at 2019 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival (Ireland). 2. English Cricketer Alastair Cook has been awarded knighthood for his services to cricket,by Queen Elizabeth II. 3. Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan chosen for ‘Yashwantrao Chavan National Award 2018’ for his contribution to economic development. Yashwantrao Chavan was first CM of Maharashtra. 4. G. Satheesh Reddy (Secretary of Department of Defence R&D and Chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)) named as co-winner of 2019 Missile Systems Award by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIIA). He will share the prize with Rondell J. Wilson from Raytheon Missile Systems. 5. Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman named for first Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar constituted by Akhil Bharatiya Digambar Jain Mahasamiti, with a cash prize of 2.51 lakh. 1. Abhinandan was on a mission to defend Indian Borders amid recent standoff between India and Pakistan after recent Pulwama Terror Attack in which 40 CRPF Personnel were martyred. 2. After this attack Indian Air Force carried out air strikes in Pakistan, destroying a major Jaish-E-Mohammad Terror camp in Balakot, killing over 300 Terrorists. 3. As a response to this air strike, pakistan sent over 20 F-16 American Fighter Jets, which Intruded into India but were unable to do any harm due to swift reaction by Indian Defender Jets. Among these jets was a Mig-21, which carried Abhinandan Varthaman. 4. Abhinanadan followed the Pakistani F-16s, downing one before getting down itself due to some damage. 5. Abhinandan ejected and was flown to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, where he was surrounded by pakistani Mob who harmed him physically. He was later captured by Pakistan Army. 6. Pakistan claimed they had captured 2 Indian pilots, not knowing that the other pilot was their own who ejected from F-16 downed by Abhinandan. The pakistani pilot was beaten to death by pakistani Mob itself, who thought he was Indian. Realizing this, pakistan changed its statement that only one pilot was captured. 7. As per Geneva convention, Pakistan was bound to return Abhinandan as he was on National Duty. The same happened, and abhinandan was returned to India within 60 Hours, a world record. 8. Abhinandan's act of downing a high-end American F-16 by a old Mig-21 was praised globally. Pakistan on the other end dragged itself into trouble as F-16 jets were given to Pakistan by USA only for counter terrorism operations, and not to attack any other nation. 6. Indian-American teenager Kavya Kopparapu has been awarded by National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Award 2019, for her invention in enhancing treatments of glioblastoma, deadliest form of brain cancer. 7. Japanese Architect Arata Isozaki received Pritzker Prize 2019, as 8th architect from Japan to win Pritzker Prize. It contains prize of $100,000 . Pritzker Prize is an annual award to honour excellence in architecture. 8. Swedish Academy announced that 2 Nobel prizes in literature will be awarded this year, to make up for lack of one in 2018, due to scandals that had Swedish Academy. Last year’s Nobel was withheld for the first time since 1949 after the Swedish Academy. 9. Tripura musician Thanga Darlong has been awarded with first Atal Behari Vajpayee Life Time Award at 37th Agartala Book Fair. He is last tribal musician who plays Rosem which is a flute-like musical instrument made of bamboo. Top Books 1. The Fate Of Butterflies, New novel by Nayantara Sahgal has been reeased. It confronts toxic dangers of ‘war, religious polarisation and authoritarian charisma-a dystopian future that is already upon the world'. 2. Book Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio, has been released. It has been compiled by BlueKraft Digital Foundation. It is based on 50 episodes of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s heart to heart talk with citizens of India, broadcasted on All India Radio. 3. Book as Compilation of selected speeches of PM Narendra Modi, titled Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas has been released. Coffee Table Book Cruising New Heights- Flying For All was also released, depicting achievements of Ministry of Civil Aviation. 4. Book “Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Way”, written by Kamlesh Patel has been released. Top Committees 1. Government has set-up a five member committee to examine the issues related to framing of a proper, structured scheme for providing of insurance cover to the advocates and also suggest modalities for the implementation of such scheme. Commitee will be chaired by Secretary Legal Affairs (Alok Srivastava Currently). 2. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and National Health Authority (NHA) have formed a working group on the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). It will be chaired by Dinesh Arora. It will submit report on how to detect and deter fraud through a common repository and capacity-building. 3. RBI constituted a panel under former deputy governor Usha Thorat to examine issues related to offshore rupee markets and recommend policy measures to ensure the stability of external value of the domestic currency. 1. Panel will study causes behind development of offshore rupee market and examine effects of the offshore markets on the rupee exchange rate and market liquidity in domestic market. 2. Panel will recommend measures to generate incentives for non-residents to access domestic market and examine role if any, International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) can play in addressing these concerns. Top Days 1. Government observed 7th March 2019 as ‘Janaushadhi Diwas’, for providing further impetus & creating awareness about use of generic medicines. 2. Mar 08 - International Women’s Day. 1. 2019 theme is Think equal, build smart, innovate for change. 2. A MoU signed between Women and Child Development Ministry (WCD) and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry, which aims to impart skill-training and employment to women. 1. MoU shall be valid for 3 years and will be implemented by Rashtriya Mahila Kosh and National Skill Development Council. 2. Nari Shakti Puraskar 2018 presented by President Ram Nath Kovind, to 41 women achievers. 3. NASA announced that it will be conducting first-ever all-female spacewalk. Astronauts Christina Koch and Anne McClain will exit International Space Station on March 29, 35 years after first woman performed a spacewalk. 4. National Women Livelihood Meet 2019, held at Deendayal Hastkala Sankul in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). 3. Mar 1 - Zero Discrimination Day. Mar 1 is also observed as Civil Accounts Day in India and civil defence day globally. 4. Mar 3 - World Wildlife Day. 2019 Theme is Life below water: for people and planet. 5. Mar 4 is known as National Security Day In India. Top Defence 1. India and Russia signed agreement for leasing of a nuclear-powered attack submarine for Indian Navy for 10 years, at cost of 3 Billion USD. Russia will deliver Akula class submarine, to be known as Chakra III, to Indian Navy by 2025. Chakra III weighing around 8,140-ton will have submerged speed of 30 knots and an operating depth of 530 meters and will be capable of carrying a crew of 73. 1. India earlier leased christened INS Chakra which is first Russian nuclear powered submarine in 1988 under a 3 year lease. 2nd lease was INS Chakra in 2012 for 10 years. 2. India's Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) concluded Mainamati Maitree Joint Exercise 2019. 3. PM Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation, the Joint Venture of Indo-Russian Rifles Pvt Ltd, for Kalashnikov Assault Rifle Production, in Kauhar, Amethi (Uttar Pradesh).
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