CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH 2019

Important Current Affairs for IAS, SSC, Bank, RRB and Other Government Exams

WITH SYNOPSIS

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APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

01 Mar Naresh Goyal agrees to step down as chairman of crisis-ridden Jet Airways

02 Mar Gill takes over as MD and CEO of Yes Bank

02 Mar Adhia posted as BoB non-executive chairman

03 Mar Air Marshal C Hari Kumar retires

05 Mar Sanjeev Ranjan named Road Transport Secretary, Sinha to be NHAI chief

09 Mar Subhash Chandra Garg designated as Finance Secretary

10 Mar Ashu Khullar to succeed Pramit Jhaveri as Citibank head from April 1

11 Mar Param Bir Singh is ACB Director General

11 Mar IDBI Bank considering renewal of term for current MD Rakesh Sharma

11 Mar Palestinian president has chosen longtime adviser Mohammed Ishtayeh as his new prime minister

12 Mar Former Infosys CFO Rajiv Bansal to join DXC as senior VP and head of finance

12 Mar Bank of America names new co-heads of UK investment banking

12 Mar Dewan Housing Finance Corp independent director V K Chopra resigns

13 Mar Dr. A.K. Mohanty takes over as Director BARC

13 Mar Axis Bank appoints Rakesh Makhija as non-exec chairman for 3 years

14 Mar M R Kumar appointed LIC chairman, to hold the post for five years

14 Mar Rahul Bajaj resigns as Bajaj Finserv chairman

15 Mar Airtel ropes in former Telenor executive Nakul Sehgal as corporate CFO

16 Mar Nitin Paranjpe second Indian to be Unilever COO

16 Mar Tiger Global's PE chief and Flipkart's biggest backer Lee Fixel to resign

16 Mar Sterlite Copper CEO Ramnath retires, Pankaj Kumar takes over

16 Mar Hemant Bhargava ceases to be Non Executive Chairman of IDBI Bank

17 Mar Jaiprakash Associates re-appoints Manoj Gaur as Exec Chairman, CEO

18 Mar Former SC Judge Justice PC Ghose to be India's first Lokpal

19 Mar Goa assembly speaker Pramod Sawant to succeed Manohar Parrikar as chief minister

19 Mar Rear , VSM assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)

19 Mar Dejan Papic appointed India’s new TT coach

20 Mar Fortis Healthcare appoints Ashutosh Raghuvanshi as MD and CEO

20 Mar Japan's Olympic chief Tsunekazu Takeda to step down

20 Mar

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20 Mar Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev gives resignation after three decades in office

21 Mar Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh makes history in Canada's House of Commons

21 Mar Tokayev sworn in as new President of Kazakhstan

23 Mar Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir to bat for BJP

24 Mar Karambir Singh to be next Chief of Naval Staff

24 Mar Justice Ghose takes oath as country’s first Lokpal

25 Mar Abhay Chautala Resigns As Leader Of Opposition In Haryana Assembly

26 Mar Basketball Federation of India ropes in Serbian Veselin Matic to coach men’s team

26 Mar SC Collegium clears names of 16 lawyers for appointment as HC judges

27 Mar Karur Vysya Bank appoints NS Srinath as non-executive chairman

27 Mar Rajesh Pendharkar, takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area

29 Mar Aditya Khaitan takes over McLeod Russel as the new chairman

29 Mar Manchester United appoints Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent manager

29 Mar Manohar Ajgaonkar, Vijai Sardesai designated as Goa’s Deputy Chief Ministers

29 Mar Danone India appoints Himanshu Bakshi as MD

30 Mar Wells Fargo CEO steps down after rocky tenure

31 Mar Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu is new CII South chairman

31 Mar Mahesh Singh takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area

31 Mar Rear Admiral takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Science, 02 Mar Technology, PM confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology. Environment

02 Mar Sports Australia break world record to win men's team pursuit gold in cycling championship

03 Mar Sports India's doubles badminton coach Tan Kim Her resigns

Science, 03 Mar Technology, DRDO chairman wins missile systems award Environment

03 Mar Sports Roger Federer wins 100th career title

04 Mar Sports Acapulco International: Nick Kyrgios thumps Alexander Zverev to clinch title

04 Mar People Abhinandan Varthaman to get Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar

04 Mar People Indian-American teen Kavya Kopparapu awarded for brain cancer treatment innovation

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05 Mar Sports Argentine Guido Pella wins first ATP title in Brazil

06 Mar Books & Authors Poet S. Padmanabha Panicker given Muloor award

Arata Isozaki, who drew inspiration from India’s red sandstone buildings, wins Pritzker 06 Mar People architecture prize

07 Mar Sports Arokia, Vismaya run to 200m golds in Indian Grand Prix

08 Mar People Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to get Yashwantrao Chavan national award

10 Mar People London Mayor Sadiq Khan named UK Politician of the Year

India Bags First Prize at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019’ In ‘TV 10 Mar International Cinema Spot’ Category at ITB, Berlin

PM inaugurates the new Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater 10 Mar National Noida in UP

12 Mar National President confers Padma awards on 47 ‘inspiring’ personalities

14 Mar Books & Authors Kumble Sundar Rao, Gode Narayana Hegde to be presented with Yakshamangala Award

15 Mar National President of India presents Gallantry Awards

16 Mar Sports Asian Youth Athletics championship: Thabitha bags gold in Hong Kong

16 Mar People President inaugrates The Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

17 Mar National President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards

17 Mar Sports India will be hosting U-17 Women's Football World Cup

17 Mar Sports 23rd Federation Cup: Dharun breaks National record

18 Mar Sports Asian Youth Athletics Championships: Tabhita Philip wins gold

18 Mar Sports Valterri Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to win Australian GP

20 Mar National President of India presents Gallantry Awards

21 Mar People 16-yr-old Ramzan from Kashmir awarded Shaurya Chakra

21 Mar Sports Saina named 'Sportsperson of the year' at Telangana Sports TSJA awards

23 Mar Sports Saudi Women’s basketball team win gold in Special Olympics

23 Mar Sports Special Olympics 2019: India finish with tally of 368 medals including 85 gold

25 Mar Sports Oman Open: Sathiyan settles for bronze as Archana claims maiden U-21 silver

26 Mar People Peter Tabichi, who supports poor students with his salary, wins $1 million global award

29 Mar Sports Hopman Cup departs Perth after 31 years as new ATP Cup takes over

30 Mar Sports Lionel Messi adds 'Best goal ever' trophy to his collection

30 Mar Sports Asian Airgun championship: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary clinch gold

31 Mar Sports Asian Airgun championship: Esha, Sarabjot strike gold

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IMPORTANT DATES

General 08 Mar President of India will present Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2018 on International Women’s Day Awareness

Schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, 13 Mar National Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, 2019.

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GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES

01 Mar IRCTC launches payment aggregator,, IRCTC iPay Passengers will no longer need any third-partty platforms to pay for their tickets. Under this new arrangement, IRCTC will have full control of the payment system because of its direct relationship with acquiring banks, card networks and other partners.

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The exclusive digital payment gateway will provide an improved online digital payment convenience and ease of doing business to passengers availing online travel related services through the IRCTC website. This will help reduce the gap between IRCTC and banks which will eventually lead to substantial reduction in payment failures. Moreover, in case an online transaction is unsuccessful or some other error occurs, IRCTC can directly get in touch with the bank instead of relying on an intermediate source which usually delays the process.

01 Mar Cabinet approves Aadhaar Ordinance to allow its use as ID proof for bank account Aadhaar can be used as KYC (Know your customer) on a voluntary basis under the Telegraph Act and PMLA rules.

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The Ordinance was necessitated as a bill, passed by the Lol Sabha on Jan 4 but pending in the Rajya sabha, would have lapsed with the dissolution of the current Lok Sabha. The Ordinance will now give the effect to the changes in the Aadhaar Act such as giving a child an option to exit from the biometric ID programme on attaining 18 years of age. The amendment provides for stiff penalties for violation of norms set for the use of Aadhaar and violation of privacy. It bans storing of core biometric information as well as Aadhaar number by service providers in cases of individuals who have voluntarily offered the national ID as a means of authentication.

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01 Mar Cabinet clears amendment of Article 370 clause for SC,, ST quota It lead to extension of benefit of promotion in service to Dalits and tribals as well as implementation of the 10% quota to the economically weaker sections of J&K.

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The government also approved promulgation of J&K Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 as recommended by the state which paves the way for quota benefits to those living in areas adjoining the international border. The government had sought legal opinion of the Solicitor General on whether this Ordinance will in any manner circumvent Article 35A on which apetition is pending in the Supreme Court. It will also extend the 10% reservation for the economically weaker sections in higher educational institutions and government jobs in addition to the reservation for the other categories. This provision came into force in the rest of the country with the passage of the Constitution (One Hundred and Third Amendment) Act by Parliament earlier.

02 Mar Cabinet approves joining of IEA Bioenergy TCP by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural

Gas as a Member The other members are Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Commission.

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International Energy Agency's Technology Collaboration Programme on Bioenergy (IEA Bioenergy TCP) is an international platform for co-operation among countries with the aim of improving cooperation and information exchange between countries that have national programmes in bioenergy research, development and deployment. The primary goal of joining IEA Bioenergy TCP by Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoP&NG) is to facilitate the market introduction of advanced biofuels with an aim to bring down emissions and reduce crude imports. IEA Bioenergy TCP also provides a platform for international collaboration and information exchange in bioenergy research, technology development, demonstration, and policy analysis with a focus on overcoming the environmental, institutional, technological, social, 'and market barriers to the near-and long-term deployment of bioenergy technologies.

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