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MARCH 3RD WEEK CURRENT AFFAIRS TAMILNADU EDUCATION Planys Technologies an IIT Madras Incubated Start Up MARCH 3RD WEEK CURRENT AFFAIRS TAMILNADU EDUCATION Planys Technologies An IIT madras incubated start up – develops ‘Mikros’, an underwater Remotely operated vehicle (ROV) for Oil & Gas industries. Solar-powered desalination plant IIT, Madras sets up country’s first solar-powered desalination plant near Vivekananda Memorial at Kanyakumari. NATIONAL India was ranked 16th in the world in terms of highest number of impacted species in biodiversity-rich zones (also known as hotspots). Malaysia ranks first among countries with highest number of impacted species (on an average 125 species). INTERNATIONAL The African Development Bank (AfDB) would provide 5 trillion shillings ($25 billion) over the next 5 years to help in the global fight against climate change. The fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) took place in Nairobi, Kenya, as agreed during UNEA-3 in December 2017. Under the overall theme, ‘Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Consumption and Production’. Kazakhstan renames its capital Astana as Nursultan after ex-president. ECONOMY World Bank to provide a $250-million loan for the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP). SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY A man-portable anti-tank guided missile (MPATGM) was successfully test- fired in Rajasthan and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Astronomers have discovered 83 quasars powered by supermassive black holes 13 billion light-years away from the Earth, from a time. APPOINTMENTS NAME APPOINTED BY Gauri Sawant first transgender election ambassador by The Election Commission of India. Pramod Sawant (BJP MLA and Former 13th Chief Minister of Goa succeeding Speaker of Goa legislative assembly) Manohar Parrikar, who died due to Cancer. Pinaki Chandra Ghose (Former First Lokpal of India Supreme Court judge) KVS Manian and Gaurang Shah Kotak Mahindra Bank’s whole-time Directors Santosh Jha (Deputy Chief of Mission, Next Ambassador of India to Embassy of India, Washington) the Republic of Uzbekistan. R. Kumar Chairman of the Life Insurance Corporation Pankaj Kumar CEO of Sterlite Copper SPORTS Asian wrestling championship taken away from India, to be now held in Thailand. India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, International Football Federation (FIFA). President Gianni Infantino announced in the FIFA Council meeting in Miami, USA. 29-year-old Indian athlete from Kerala, T. Irfan has qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. He finished fourth in the men’s 20 kilometer category at the Asian Race- Walking Championships in Nomi, Japan. Indian woman golfer Diksha Dagar became the 2nd Indian winner on Ladies European Tour after clinching South African Women’s Open in Cape Town. AWARDS AWARD NAME PERSON NAME Prestigious Abel Prize Karen Uhlenbeck (1ST WOMEN) Young Global Leaders Andhra Pradesh IT minister Nara Lokesh BJP MP Poonam Mahajan and Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain Commonwealth Youth Award Padmanaban Gopalan (Social entrepreneur from Tamil Nadu) Nari Shakti Puraskar Seema Mehta (Kathak dancer) IMPORTANT DAYS DATE NAME OF THE DAY THEME 20th March The World Sparrow Day I love sparrows 20TH March International Day of Happier Together Happiness 15th March World Consumer Rights Trusted Smart Products Day 15TH March World Sleep Day Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging 18th March Global Recycling Day Recycling into the Future 21st March World Down Syndrome Day World Poetry Day International Colour Day 20th March International Day of Happiness .
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