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Current Affairs March 2021 COMPLETE COVERAGE OF MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH 2021 Corp. Office: # 61/3rt, 2nd Floor, SR Nagar, Near Community Hall, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 038. Main Campus: Padmashali Seva Samajam, Opp: St. Martin's Engg. College, Dulapally Road, Kompally, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 100. Phone: 7997992479 / 80 / 82 / 83 | Website: igniteias.com MARCH 2021 HISTORY, ART & CULTURE Amendment Bill, 2021 38 Pompeii Chariot 4 Withdrawal of "inner-line permit" (ILP) in NITI valley and Shigmo festivals 4 Nelang valley 40 Assam's Sattras 5 Delimitation in J & K 41 Institute of National Importance 5 National Commission for Allied & Healthcare Professions Bill 41 Bamiyan Statues 6 Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 43 Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair 6 The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Bill, 2021 44 Kumbh Mela 7 MapmyIndia launches features to help locate Corona 67th National Film Awards 8 Vaccination Centres 45 Bhaona in Assam 9 LSTV-RSTV now merged under banner of Sansad TV 46 National Translation Mission 47 GEOGRAPHY Haryana's Quota Law 47 Salda Lake 10 CSIR''s Floriculture Mission 49 Sarasvati River 10 OTT platforms will not have to register: Centre 49 Ken-Betwa linking Project 11 Maratha reservation: SC seeks states' response on allowing Mullaperiyar Dam 12 over 50% quota 50 Suez Canal 13 Vaccine Passports 51 Govt. Staff should not be appointed as State Election ENVIRONMENT Commissioners 52 Himalayan Serow 16 Cabinet approves closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation 54 Black -necked Crane 17 20 States achieve ease of doing Business Reforms 54 China green light on Brahmaputra dam 17 Saksham Campaign 18 SOCIETY & SCHEMES International Day of Forest 19 Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) 55 Earth Hour 19 GRAM UJALA Programme 56 FSSAI issued permissible limits for GMS 20 Schemes of WCD Ministry 57 Conservation initiative for sharks in India 21 National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) 57 Seabuckthorn Plantation 22 Godhan Nyay Yojana 58 First interstate Tiger Relocation Project 22 Swachhta Saarthi Fellowships 59 "African Forest Elephants" declared Critically Endangered 23 Global Energy and Environment Leadership Award 24 Energy-efficiency enterprise (E3) certifications programme 25 ECONOMY Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) 25 UDAN 4.1 60 SERB – Project Information System & Management 26 US becomes India's second biggest oil supplier 60 Digital Green Certificates 27 Private Companies to Set Up New Umbrella Entities 61 Marine Spatial Planning 28 Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) 62 Draft Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2021 29 MSME Credit Health Index 63 Dotted Whale Shark 30 Purple revolution in Jammu 64 Quality Testing Of Water Framework 30 Reforming Land titling 64 NDC Synthesis Report: UNFCCC 31 Merchant Digitization Summit 66 Accredited Investor 66 POLITY & GOVERNANCE NITI Aayog proposes revisions to National Food Security Act 67 National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 32 IMPCL to opt for GEM portal 68 Hirakud dam and NHRC 33 Regional Custom Laboratory Status for CRCL 68 Inter-Parliamentary Union 34 Amendment Of Insurance Ombudsman Rules, 2017 69 Fast Track Courts to clear dishonoured cheque cases 35 Sub-Mission on Agroforestry (SMAF) Scheme 70 Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme 36 Transgenders to National Cadet Corps (NCC) 37 Ramagundam Floating Solar Power Plant 71 The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) MARCH 2021 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEFENCE & SECURITY Maitri Setu Bridge 72 Unmanned Aircraft System Rules, 2021 85 Exercise Desert Flag 72 Exercise Desert Flag VI 85 First Quad Summit 73 Operation Thiruvallur 86 Maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia 73 Exercise DUSTLIK 86 Suez Canal 'traffic jam 74 Exercise Vajra Prahar 87 Meeting of the permanent indus commission 74 Cyber Volunteer Programme 87 Turkey withdraw from istanbul commission 75 Laws and Cyber Security preparedness of India 88 ISRO-JAXA virtual meeting 76 Moscow Conference on Afghan Peace 76 REPORTS India-Brazil-South Africa Dialogue Forum 77 Technology and Investment Report 2021 89 World Air Quality Report, 2020 90 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 16th Global Wind Report 2021 91 Post-vaccine Blood Clots 79 World Development Report 2021 92 Asteroid Apophis 79 Freedom in the World 2021 93 LinkedIn Opportunity Index 2021 93 Nacaduba Sinhala Ramaswamii 80 Ease of Living Index 94 Micro Forests 80 Municipal Performance Index 2020 95 Aries-Devasthal Faint Object Spectrograph Camera 80 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021 95 Genome mapping in Indian Ocean 81 Mobilising Electric Vehicle Financing in India Report 96 Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Technology 82 Democracy Report 97 First moving Supermassive Black Hole discovered 82 Food waste Index Report 2021 97 Exploits of PSLV 83 NISAR 83 MISCELLANEOUS Helium shortage 84 Gandhi Peace Prize for Year 2020 98 World Hearing Day 98 Page - 4 Pompeii Chariot History, Art & Culture Why in the news? ?Recently, Archaeologists working at Pompeii have announced the discovery of a large ceremonial chariot, found with four wheels, its iron components, bronze and tin decorations, mineralised wood remains, and imprints of organic materials. ?Near the site where this chariot was discovered, the remains of three horses were found in 2018. About Pompeii ?It was a Roman town in Southern Italy's Campania region situated along the Bay of Naples. ?The town was completely buried by volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, over 2,000 years ago. ?Pompeii was built on a spur formed by a prehistoric lava flow to the north of the mouth of the Sarnus (modern Sarno) River. ?Herculaneum, Stabiae, Torre Annunziata, and other communities were destroyed along with Pompeii. ?Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata were collectively designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997. Shigmo festivals History, Art & Culture Why in the news? ?Goa has recently raised questions over the scale of celebrations for the annual Shigmo festival. About Shigmo or Shigmotsav ?Shigmo is the celebration of a 'rich, golden harvest of paddy' by the tribal communities of Goa. ?Shigmo celebrations last over a fortnight in the months of Phalgun-Chaitra months of the Hindu calendar that correspond with March-April every year. What are the various activities that take place during Shigmo celebrations? ?The festival begins with 'Naman' that is the invocation of the local folk deities on the village 'maand' or the village stage to the beats of percussion instruments like the Ghumat, Dhol, Mhadle and Tashe by the male folk, says Sakhardande. ?This is called the 'romta mell' that moves from one village to another. ?The celebration is replete with traditional, colourful costumes, mythological installations, painted faces and costumes of various hues. Page - 5 Assam's Sattras History, Art & Culture Why in the news? ?Recently, in a poll-bound Assam one place figures prominently in the campaign trails of political parties i.e. the Bartadrava Than/Sattra (monastery) in Nagaon. About Sattras ?Sattras are monastic institutions created as part of the 16th century Neo-Vaishnavite reformist movement started by Vaishnavite saint-reformer Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1596). ?The Sattras/Thana were established as centres of religious, social and cultural reforms in the 16th century. ?Sattras are spread across the state, promulgating Sankardeva's unique "worship through art" approach with music (borgeet), dance (xattriya) and theatre (bhauna). ?Each Sattra has a naamghar (worship hall) as its nucleus and is headed by an influential "Sattradhikar". ?There are about 900 Sattras across Assam, the main centres are Bordowa (Nagaon), Majuli & Barpeta. What is Sankardeva's philosophy? ?Sankardeva propagated a form of Bhakti called eka-sharana-naam-dhrama, ?He espoused a society based on equality and fraternity, free from caste differences, orthodox Brahmanical rituals and sacrifices. ?His teaching focused on prayer and chanting (naam) instead of idol worship. ?His dharma was based on the four components of deva (god), naam (prayers), bhakats (devotees), and guru (teacher). Relationship between the Sattra and the State ?Unlike temples, Sattras did not require patronage because they were self-sufficient, grew their own food and could sustain themselves," he said, adding, "So they never sought patronage. ?Annual grants from the state and central government are doled out to Sattras, in the hope for political support. Institute of National Importance History, Art & Culture Why in the news? ?Recently, the government is actively considering giving the Institute of National Importance tag to the National School of Drama. About National School of Drama ?It is foremost theatre training institutions in the world which was established in 1959. ?It is the only one of its kind in India and is an autonomous organization, fully financed by the Ministry of Culture. ?NSD was incepted under the aegis of the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent entity in 1975. ?National School of Drama had been declared as deemed university by University Grant Commission in 2005. ?It is one of the major organisations involved in preservation and propagation of the 13 Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) elements from India that have been inscribed till date on the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. ?In 2019, NSD was ranked 14th among the best film schools in the world by CEOWORLD Magazine of the USA. Page - 6 About Institutes
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