MARCH 1ST WEEK CURRENT AFFAIRS

TAMILNADU

CII TN State Council

CII TN State Council has elected S Chandra Mohan, president & group CFO, TAFE Ltd, as Chairman of for the year 2019-20.

Amma Community Radio

 Chief minister Edappadi K Palani swami - launched Amma community radio on March 6 - to propagate government welfare schemes for members of women self-help groups.

 CM also launched e-Mathi, a mobile app, which would broadcast the video content to more than one crore members on a daily basis.

RAILWAY

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi - announced that Chennai Central railway station would be named after Dr M G Ramachandran on March 6 in Chennai.  Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station in Tamil

Nadu, with 57 letters, missed the honour of having the longest railway station

name by just an alphabet.

‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ in Wales,

with 58 letters, still continues to be on record for having the longest railway

station name.

OTHERS MANJAL

 Erode ‘Manjal’ (Turmeric) – granted GI tag by the Geographical Indication Registry of on March 6.  Geographical Indication is a sign used on Products that have a specific geographic origin and possess qualities specific to the place of origin.

LIST OF GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION PRODUCTS IN TAMILNADU GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION Salem Fabric Kancheepuram Silk Bhavani Jamakkalam Madurai Sungudi Coimbatore Wet Grinder Paintings Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil Thanjavur Art Plate E. I. Leather Salem Venpattu Kovai Cora Cotton Arani Silk Icons Eathomozhy Tall Coconut Nilgiri(Orthodox) Logo Sirumalai Hill Banana Madurai Malli Pattamadai Pai (‘Pattamadai Mat’) “Nachiarkoil Kuthuvilakku (‘Nachiarkoil Lamp’)” Chettinad Kottan Toda Embroidery Thanjavur Veenai Thanjavur Art Plate Temple Jewellery of Nagercoil

NATIONAL

GOVERNMENT SCHEMES

Gram Samridhi Yojana Scheme

 Rs 3,000 crore scheme funded by the World Bank and the Government of India, is being worked upon by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.

Plastic Waste-Free India

 An anthem “Plastic Waste-Free India” which has been composed and produced by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Smriti Manch (PDUSM).

 The Scheme was launched by Union Minister for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhan.

Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan pension scheme

 Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan pension scheme has announced by Finance Minister Mr. Piyush Goyal in Budget 2019.  Defence Minister Nirmala Seetharaman - launched the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan pension scheme in .  This scheme for the labour class people who are associated with the

unorganized sector.

AK-203 Rifles

 India has signed a deal with a Russian firm to manufacture 5 lakh AK-203 rifles, the latest derivative of the AK-47 rifles.  The AK-203 rifles will be produced at the Indian Ordnance Factory at Amethi’s Korwa in Uttar Pradesh. EDUCATION

SHREYAS

 ‘Scheme for Higher Education Youth in Apprenticeship and Skills’ launched by the Union minister Prakash Javadekar.  The Scheme providing for industry apprenticeship opportunities to fresh graduates.

POLLUTION

 Delhi has topped the list of the most polluted cities in the world conducted by NGO Greenpeace India.  New Delhi was ranked first among 62 polluted cities in the report, Global Air Pollution 2018.  India accounts for seven of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution.

 Gurugram is the world’s most polluted city was conducted by Greenpeace and Air Visual.

INTERNATIONAL

 The United States and North Korea have failed to reach a formal deal at the Hanoi Summit.

 The United States and South Korea decided to call off their joint exercise “Foal Eagle” and “Key Resolve” and instead bifurcate them into smaller exercises.

ECONOMY

 The Reserve Bank of India and Bank of Japan have signed an agreement for Bilateral Swap Arrangement (BSA) between the two countries.

 The BSA was negotiated between India and Japan during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo last year.

 According to the US-based rating agency – Moody’s quarterly Global Macro Outlook which was released on 1st March, 2019.

 Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019 and 2020.

 The 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Intersessional Ministerial Meeting was organized in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

 RCEP attended by Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation- Suresh Prabhu.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day Expo-cum Conference on Construction Technology India 2019 (CTI-2019) in New Delhi.

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared ‘April 2019–March 2020’ as Construction-Technology year.  The inauguration of Construction Technology India 2019 Expo-cum- conference held in New Delhi.

APPOINTMENTS

NAME APPOINTED BY

Pranay Kumar Verma (Ministry of India’s Ambassador to Socialist External Affairs) Republic of Vietnam.

Bhagwan Lal Sahni Muzaffarpur, Bihar National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)

Anil Kumble (former India captain) Reappointed by ICC (International Cricket Council) Cricket Committee

Ajay Narayan Jha 15th Finance Commission as its member

Veteran Indian sports administrator Coordination Committee of the 2022 Randhir Singh Hangzhou Asian Games by the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

P V Ramesh Director-General of the National Archives of India.

Dr N KalaiSelvi, (scientist from Tamil first woman director of CSIR-CECRI (Central Electrochemical Research Nadu) Institute) at Karaikudi.

SPORTS

 West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle became the first player in the world to hit 500 sixes.  Roger Federer made history at the Dubai Championship as he defeated reigning champion Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his 100th tour-level title.  57th International Wrestling Tournament ‘Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov’ conducted in 3rd March 2019.

 Bajrang Punia won medal in 65 kg freestyle category defeating Jordan Oliver of USA and Pooja Dhanda won gold in 59 kg women’s freestyle

category.

 Olympic Council of Asia decided to invite Oceania Nations to compete in 2022 Asian Games for the first time after a meeting held in Bangkok.

AWARDS

AWARD NAME PERSON NAME PRESENTED BY Saubhagya The Central Zone Power RAJNATH SINGH Distribution Company (Union Minister of State (CZPDC), Bhopal for Energy) Saubhagya West Zone Power RAJNATH SINGH Distribution Company (Union Minister of State (WZPDC), Indore for Energy) Kalam Innovation in Vice President Shri M - Governance Award 2019 Venkaiah Naidu

SKOCH award Odisha State Disaster - Management Authority (OSDMA) Atal Behari Vajpayee Life Tripura’s Thanga Darlong - Time

The Swachh Survekshan Indore in Madhya President RamNath Awards 2019 Pradesh bagged the title of Kovind India’s cleanest city

BOOKS & AUTHORS

BOOK NAME AUTHOR The Fate of Butterflies Nayantara Sahgal

Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Arun Jaitley (Union Finance Minister) Radio Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Kamlesh Patel Way

IMPORTANT DAYS

DATE NAME OF THE DAY THEME 28th February National Science Day Science for people and people for science. 1st March Zero Discrimination Day - 3rd March World Wildlife Day Life below water: for people and planet 4th March National Safety Day Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture for building

nation.