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Current Affairs Capsule I March 2018 1 Current Affairs Capsule I March 2018 1 Current Affairs Capsule I March 2018 Table of Contents Awards & Honours ................................................................................................................................................. 3 Days & Events ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 International Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 6 National Affairs ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 India & World ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 Personalities in News ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Environment ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 Government Policies & Schemes ......................................................................................................................... 29 Art & Culture ........................................................................................................................................................ 37 Science & Technology ........................................................................................................................................... 38 Places in News ...................................................................................................................................................... 42 Books & Authors ................................................................................................................................................... 44 Committees & Recommendations ....................................................................................................................... 44 Business & Economy ............................................................................................................................................. 45 Sports .................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Defence ................................................................................................................................................................. 58 Polity ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58 2 Current Affairs Capsule I March 2018 Awards & Honours award for being the first airport in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. 3rd BRICS Film Festival concluded CIAL is the first airport in the world to receive the The 3rd BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, highest environmental award issued by the United South Africa, along with the International Durban Nations. Film Festival from 22-27th July, 2018. UN established 'Champion of Earth' award in 2005 to "Newton" won the Best Film and "Village Rockstars" recognise outstanding environmental leaders. won two awards at the third edition of the BRICS Bharat & Sonam named Ramon Magsaysay winners Film Festival. The Best Actress award went to Bhanita Das. Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk are among the The film festival is aimed at celebrating world-class winners of Ramon Magsaysay Award 2018. film productions from the BRICS nations. Bharat Vatwani is a psychiatrist who works for mentally-ill people living on the streets. HDFC awarded best performing bank Sonam Wangchuk, known for his reforms in the HDFC has been awarded the best performing education sector in Ladakh. primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy The Ramon Magsaysay Award is often referred to as scheme (CLSS) for the EWS (Economically Weaker the Asian version of the Nobel Prize Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) category. Graphic novel in Booker Prize longlist The award was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A graphic novel was longlisted for the Booker Prize CLSS was introduced in June 2015 under Pradhan for Fiction for the first time on July 24, with Nick Mantri Awas Yojana for home loans to customers from the EWS as well as LIG and MIG (Middle prestigious award. income group). The U.S. cartoonist was among the 13 authors longlisted for the prize which markets itself as the Assamese film wins 3 top awards at US fest leading literary award in the English-speaking world. Assamese film Xhoihobote Dhemalite (Rainbow The winner receives £50,000 and the award. Fields) bagged 3 top awards at the 3rd Love India Heritage Walk fete wins PATA award International Film Festival in US including best movie. Besides the best film, it also won the awards for best India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration of actress and best music at the festival. Sahapedia and YES Arts & Culture, has been The film, directed by Bidyut Kotoky, deals with the awarded the PATA Gold Award 2018. sensitive issue of children of Assam growing up in Sahapedia is an open online resource on the arts, violent times & witnessing brutality around them. cultures and heritage of India. Sahapedia got the award, announced by the Pacific Pradip Chowdhury to receive Mohun Bagan Ratna Asia Travel Association (PATA) in Bangkok, has been Mohun Bagan 'Ratna', the highest honour of the presented to it under the 'Heritage-Culture' category. century-old club will be conferred on former India 'Sangita Kalanidhi' award for Aruna Sairam international Pradip Chowdhury. A former Mohun Bagan captain, Chowdhury was also Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam has been selected for the India team manager. this year's 'Sangita Kalanidhi' award of the Music Chowdhury will be the 18th recipient of the award Academy. first given to Sailen Manna in 2001. Veteran Mridangam artiste 'Thanjavur' R Ramadas was selected for the 'Sangita Kala Acharya' award. ONGC presented with INFRA Icon Award The 'Sangita Kalanidhi' and other music awards ONGC has been bestowed with INFRA Icon Award in would be presented at the 'Sadas' of the music the 'Global Energy' category at the mid-day 'INFRA festival on January 1, 2019. Icons'. Awards for Station Beautification competition ONGC has received the top corporate level award in recognition of its valuable contribution in upgrading The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal the country as a whole. distributed awards to winning stations of Station ONGC is the second largest exploration and Beautification competition in Rail Bhawan. production (E&P) company in the world. Balharshah & Chandrapur Railway Stations of Central Railway have been awarded the first position and Kochi airport gets UN environmental award cash prize of 10 lakh. The United Nations has honoured the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) with 'Champion of Earth' 3 Current Affairs Capsule I March 2018 Total 62 entries were evaluated on the basis of a number of criteria including the depiction of local Tata Projects has bagged an Rs. 3,057 crore project subjects, culture & themes. of optical fiber cable network of Bharat Net in T.K Chand gets knowledge excellence award Chhattisgarh. Important services such as 102, 108, and PDS would Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand received the Knowledge be effectively executed at the Gram Panchayat level Excellence Award from Secretary, Mines, Govt. of and around 2.6 crore people would be benefited India for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium through the project. Knowledge domain. y and enable Chand is an Indian mining veteran and is the local people to lead an easy life. Chairman cum Managing Director of National Aluminium Company (NALCO). Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas Award NALCO is the largest integrated aluminium unit in Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon has received the Asia and is also one of the largest aluminium National Kalidas Samman for visual arts from the complexes of the world. Madhya Pradesh government. Ghatam maestro to receive lifetime award The award was conferred in recognition of her insightful and sensitive portrayal of the identity and The Music Academy has announced a Special spirit of women through her meaningful paintings in Lifetime Achievement Award to be conferred on a variety of media. ghatam maestro T.H. Vinayakram. he The award is conferred, once in a while, on artists of recipient of the Padma Shri. outstanding calibre who, the Music Academy feels, deserve independent recognition. Vikku Vinayakram, is a Grammy Award-winning Days & Events Indian percussionist and is a recipient of Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship. World Day against Trafficking in Persons World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed on July 30 every year. victims of human trafficking and for the promotion For 2018, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has chosen "responding to the trafficking of children and young people" as the focus of the World Day. International Blockchain Congress Hyderabad will host a 3 day International Blockchain Congress beginning August 3. Jointly hosted by NITI Aayog, Telangana & Goa governments, IBC will bring together 3,000+ blockchain
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