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NATIONAL Uttarakhand CM launched free milk scheme for Anganwadi children Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has launched the Mukhyamantri Anchal Amrit Yojana in Dehradun. Under the Amrit Yojana, 2.5 lakh children (at 20,000 Anganwadi kendras) will be given 100 ml milk twice a week for free in the state. WB CM announced a new scheme ‘Yuvashree Arpan’ for employment of youth West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced a grant of 1 lakh to graduates of the state‟s 214 polytechnics and Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), to set up small businesses. The CM also introduced the scheme, Yuvashree Arpan, in Howrah district. Nation pays tribute to Gandhiji on the 89th Anniversary of historical Dandi March On this day (12th March) in the year 1930, Mahatma Gandhi embarked a historic Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat's Ahmedabad to the village of Dandi in the state's coastal area to protest against the steep tax the British levied on salt. The significant march came to be known as Dandi March or Salt March, also referred as the Dandi Satyagraha. 4th Internet of things India Congress to be held in Bengaluru The 4th IoT India Congress will be held in Bengaluru in August 2019. IoT India Congress is an event which will see digital technology leaders converge to discuss and explore business opportunities in mainstreaming Internet of Things (IoT), The IoT India Congress 2019 will include tracks on segments such as healthcare, manufacturing, telecom, smart cities, energy, retail, cybersecurity, skills and development, IoT Standards, legal and regulatory, and agriculture. Geographical Indication Tag: Arecanut gets its first GI tag for ‘Sirsi Supari’ Arecanut, known as supari or betel nut, made its entry in the list of agricultural produce for the first time with the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for „Sirsi Supari‟. The GI tag was accorded by the Registrar of Geographical Indications in the first week of March 2019. The „Sirsi Supari‟ is grown in Sirsi, Siddpaur and Yellapur taluks of Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka. A Geographical Indication (GI) tag is a name or sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation of that origin. It can be a town, a region, or a country. The use of a geographical indication acts as a certification that the product possesses certain qualities, is made according to traditional methods, and enjoys a certain reputation due to its geographical origin. INTERNATIONAL Palestinian president appoints Mohammad Shtayyeh as new PM Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has chosen Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh (60-years) as the new prime minister of Palestinian. Earlier in January, Mr Abbas accepted the resignation of outgoing Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. New visa agreement between Maldives & India The new visa agreement between Maldives & India has come into force that will allow Maldivian tourists to stay in India for 90 days without a visa. Maldivians with tourist visas can also stay in India for treatment if they suffer a sudden medical issue. India launched third IT corridor in China India launched its third IT corridor in China to facilitate partnerships between Indian and Chinese companies. National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) entered into a partnership with China‟s Xuzhou city from Jiangsu Province in China to help develop the IT corridor. The corridor will facilitate match-making between Indian companies wanting to collaborate with companies in China.
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PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurated development projects Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly unveiled e- plaques for development projects in Bangladesh through video conferencing. Both the leaders launched the e-plaques for these projects in Bangladesh: Supply of buses and trucks Inauguration of 36 community clinics Inauguration of 11 water treatment plants Extension of National Knowledge Network to Bangladesh As per External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, these projects "symbolise the breadth and depth of our partnership and also a reaffirmation of our Neighbourhood First Policy". India, which is the world’s largest consumer of gold, ranked 11th in Gold Holding, according to recently released World Gold Council (WGC) Report 2019. The current holding of India has been pegged at 607 tonnes. The top spot is occupied by the United States with Gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes. Top 11 in World Gold Council Report 2019 1. US, 2. Germany, 3. IMF, 4. Italy,5. France,6. Russia,7. Mainland China,8. Switzerland,9. Japan,10. Netherlands and 11. India ECONOMY Korea Exim Bank extends Rs 4,100 crore loan for Vizag Metro Korea Exim Bank has extended a Rs 4,100 crore loan for Visakhapatnam (VIZAG) Metro Rail project The state government had earlier sent a proposal in this regard to the Central government, which in turn forwarded it to Korea Exim Bank. Bank of India raises Rs 660 crore by selling shares to employees State-owned Bank of India (BoI) has raised Rs 660.80 crores by issuing shares to employees under Employee Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS). The bank issued 6,25,52,188 shares of Rs 10 each to eligible employees . Anup Kumar Dubey, Sushil Kumar Appointed Special Directors in ED Anup Kumar Dubey and Sushil Kumar were appointed special directors in the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Anup Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Special Director, ED in Delhi and Sushil Kumar in Chennai. ED is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance. Bank of Baroda launches Daycare Facility for Children Bank of Baroda has become the 1st public sector bank to launch a Child Daycare facility for children of its employees at its Mumbai corporate office which has more than 1500 employees. Bank of Baroda will bear 60% of cost every month for each employee. Google Launches Youtube Music & Youtube Premium in India Google launches YouTube Music (ad-supported), YouTube Music Premium (ad-free), YouTube Premium (ad-free) in India. The monthly subscription of YouTube Music Premium costs Rs 99, and YouTube Premium is available at a monthly rental of Rs 129 in India. Indian lender HDFC Bank Limited (Housing Development Finance Corporation) crossed the ₹6 lakh crore market capitalisation mark for the 1st time With this, the bank has become only 3rd Indian company to achieve the milestone. Other two are : Reliance Industries (With market value of Rs. 8.50 lakh crore) TCS (With market value of Rs. 7.50 lakh crore) PERSON IN NEWS Axis Bank appointed Rakesh Makhija as non-executive chairman for 3 years Private sector lender Axis Bank has appointed Rakesh Makhija as its non-executive chairman for a term of 3 years, with effect from July 18.
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He will replace Sanjiv Misra, whose term as the bank's non-executive (part-time) chairman expires on July 17, the bank said in a regulatory filing. C Lalsawta sworn in as Mizoram’s first Lokayukta chairman Retired IAS officer C Lalsawta was on March 11, 2019 sworn-in as the first Chairman of the newly- constituted Lokayukta in Mizoram. Dipa Karmakar selected as Barbie Role Model Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar (25-year) has been selected as Barbie role model, as the company celebrates its 60th anniversary. Karmakar has been chosen along with 19 other successful women (from 17 countries), included in the collection of Barbie dolls inspired by real-life heroes. SPORTS Zinedine Zidane re-appointed as coach of Real Madrid till 2022 Zinedine Zidane has been re-appointed as the coach of Spanish football club Real Madrid till 2022. The Frenchman replaces Santiago Solari. Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins gold in Bulgaria India's star wrestler Bajrang Punia won a gold medal in 65 kilogram freestyle at the International wrestling tournament, “Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov” in Ruse, Bulgaria. All England Championships 2019 Kento Momota of Japan became the first Japanese to won men's singles title. Venue of All England Championship- Arena Birmingham, England. All England Winners Women Single- Chen Yufei (China) Men Doubles- Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) Women Doubles- Chen Qing Chen & Jia Yifan (China) 5th SAFF Women's Championship The 5th edition of biennial South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship begins in Nepal. India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan are the participating teams. Pakistan withdraws participation from this tournament. MISCELLANEOUS Pinaka guided weapons system successfully test fired Defence Research and Development organisation, DRD0 successfully test fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocket system from Pokhran range in Rajasthan. The weapon system is equipped with state-of-the-art guidance kit comprising of an advanced navigation and control system. The weapon systems impacted the intended targets with high precision and achieved desired accuracies. India is world’s second largest arms importer; Saudi Arabia tops the list: SIPRI Report India is the second largest importer of weapons in the world, as per the annual report „Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018‟released on March 11, 2019 by the think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). After maintaining its position of world‟s largest arms importer for about 8 years, India dropped down to be the second largest importer of weapons during 2014-18. Saudi Arabia is now the world‟s largest weapons importer. According to a newly released Kantar IMRB ICUBE report, Internet user base in India has exceeded 500 million marks.It is likely to reach 627 million by the end of 2019. Google Doodle celebrates 30 years of World Wide Web Google Doodle on March 12, 2019 celebrated 30 years of the World Wide Web (WWW), an invention of Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The doodle showed the Earth revolving inside a computer connected to a switch on its letters. n 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, submitted the 'Information Management: A Proposal' to his boss while working at Europe's CERN Lab, a large nuclear physics laboratory in Switzerland. This proposal is what came out as the first web browser, the World Wide Web.
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Exercise Al Nagah III began in the Jebel Al Akhdar in Oman The 3rd edition of the series of bilateral joint exercise between the armies of India and Oman, called Exercise Al Nagah III was held at Jabel Al Akhdar Mountains in Oman. IMPORTANT DAYS Prime Minister Modi attended 50th Raising Day celebrations of CISF The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi attended the 50th Raising Day celebrations of Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF), at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was set up under an Act of the Parliament of India on 10 March 1969 with a strength of 2,800. NCRB celebrates its 34th Inception Day National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has celebrated its 34th Inception Day. World Day against Cyber Censorship This is is an online event held each year on March 12 to rally support for a single, unrestricted Internet that is accessible to all and to draw attention to the ways that governments around the world are deterring and censoring free speech online. AWARDS AND HONOURS ACKO General Insurance honoured with Golden Peacock Award 2019 ACKO General Insurance has been awarded the coveted „Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019‟ for their contextual microinsurance product “Ola Ride Insurance” in a ceremony in Dubai. The award was presented to Mr. Biresh Giri at an event in Dubai. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu was conferred Honorary Doctorate from the UN established University of Peace. The university has stated that the degree of “Doctor Honoris Causa”( Doctor of Philosophy) was conferred on the Indian Vice President recognising his contribution to the Rule of Law, democracy and sustainable development in India. With this Mr. Naidu has became the 1st Indian to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Peace. Obituaries Veteran Hindi Newsreader Vinod Kashyap has passed away following a prolonged illness. America‟s finest and most remarkable cyclists „Kelly Catlin’ (23-year) passed away in the USA. ONE LINER The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) medical laboratory came up with a range of 'combat casualty drugs' to reduce casualties in warfare like Pulwama terror attack. The 34th edition of AAHAR - the International Food and Hospitality fair - begins at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. Prasar Bharati has brought 11 more State DD Channels on the Satellite footprint of India through 'DD Free Dish'. In a first in Madhya Pradesh, a transgender has beeen given a government job. Sanjana Singh, 36, has been appointed the personal secretary to the director of the state's Department of Social Justice and Disabled Welfare (DSJDW). Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) has found a place in the Limca Book of National Records and Asia Book of Records for completing a power sub-station in seven months (normally it takes 15-18 months). DGCA decides to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with immediate effect. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar set Guinness World Record after donating more than 3 Lakh clothing items. A new species of frog known as „Starry Dwarf Frog‟ found in Western Ghats. The Indian Sundarban was accorded with the status of „Wetland of International Importance‟ in the Ramsar Convention. Indian Sundarban which is also a UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) world heritage site, is home to the Royal Bengal Tiger.
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