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Study Notes for All Competitive Exam STUDY NOTES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM Write us : [email protected] www.mahendras.org www.mahendraguru.com myshop.mahendras.org STUDY NOTES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM IMPORTANT HEADLINES 1) The famous Chameli Devi Jain Award, given to 9) Gary Oldman, for essaying former British Prime women journalists for special contribution, will Minister Winston Churchill in "Darkest Hour", be given to the TV journalist Uma Sudhir this and Frances Mc Dormand for her role as a year. grieving mother in "Three Billboards outside 2) India's exposure to US government securities Ebbing, Missouri", won the best actor and best rose sharply to a high of USD 411.7 billion at actress in a leading role categories at the 01th the end of 7147, according to latest official data. Academy Awards. The country remained the 47th largest overseas 10) James Ivory has won the Oscar for best adapted holder of such securities. screenplay at the 01th Academy awards for his 3) Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in work on the film “Call Me By Your Name”. At under four minutes, died. He was 88. 80, Ivory is the oldest ever winner of an Academy award. 4) Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, inaugurated the first 11) The Indian media and entertainment sector Mega Food Park of Maharashtra 'Satara Mega revenues reached $77.7 billion in 7147, and are Food Park Pvt. Ltd.' at Degaon, Satara. expected to cross $34 billion by 7171, at a 5) The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44.6 per cent a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Jordan on Cooperation in the 12) National People's Party (NPP) President Conrad Field of Manpower. Sangma will be the new chief minister of Meghalaya. 6) India, Bangladesh and Russia have signed tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) 13) China announced an 8.4 per cent increase of its for cooperation in construction of Rooppur defence expenditure in 7148 amounting to USD nuclear power plant near Dhaka, Bangladesh. 471 billion, which is over three times higher 7) Sri Lankan Golfer, Mithun Perera won the than India's defence budget. China last year Chennai Open 7148 Golf Championship. increased the defence budget to USD 411.1 billion. China is the second largest spender on 8) Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi clinched the gold defence after the US. medal with a world record score in a memorable maiden ISSF World Cup appearance, while Jitu Rai and Mehuli Ghosh bagged a bronze each. Write us : [email protected] www.mahendras.org www.mahendraguru.com myshop.mahendras.org STUDY NOTES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM 14) Italy's tennis player Fabio Fognini won the 23) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a Brazil Open title by defeating Nicholas Jerry by penalty of Rs3 crore on Axis Bank for violation 4-6, 6-4, 6- of non-performing asset (NPA) classification 15) Manu Bhaker clinched a gold medal in the norms, and Rs7 crore on Indian Overseas Bank women's 41m Air Pistol event while Ravi (IOB) for not complying with the know your Kumar bagged a bronze at the ISSF World Cup customer (KYC) regulations. in Guadalajara, Mexico. 24) Legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar has been 16) Switzerland's Roger Federer remained at the named as the Commissioner of the inaugural number one spot with 41,161 points, exactly edition of the T71 Mumbai League. Six teams 611 points ahead of World No.7 Rafael Nadal of will participate in this league and all the matches Spain, in the men's Association of Tennis will be held at the Wankhede Stadium from Professionals world singles rankings. March 44-7 17) Simona Halep of Romania leads the Women's 25) 46 year old Manu Bhaker won her second Tennis Association rankings ahead of successive gold medal in a mixed team event in Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki. the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, 18) Conrad Sangma sworn in as the 47th chief Mexico. minister of Meghalaya. 26) India's first helicopter taxi service has been 19) Biplab Kumar Deb will be the next chief launched in Bengaluru to fly passengers from minister of Tripura. Tripura BJP president and Kempegowda International Airport to Bengaluru. newly-elected MLA Biplab was unanimously elected leader of the BJP legislature party in the 27) National Skill Development Corporation state. (NSDC) has entered into an agreement with a non-profit organization, People of Indian Origin 20) According to a report by CRISIL, the India's economic growth rate will grow up to 7.1 per Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PIOCCI) in an effort to promote Skill India Mission. cent in fiscal year 7148-4 21) Veteran Bollywood actress 'Shammi Aunty' 28) According to a report by Kotak Economic died. She was 8 Research, The Indian economy is likely to recover gradually to 7.4 per cent in 7148-40 22) The Union Minister for Information & financial year. Broadcasting and Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani inaugurated a three-day Global convention on 29) Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has Indian Media & Entertainment Industry 'FICCI been rated as the world number one among Frames 7148' in Mumbai. airports handling more than 11 million Write us : [email protected] www.mahendras.org www.mahendraguru.com myshop.mahendras.org STUDY NOTES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM passengers per annum in a survey by the 38) Former Australia Test opener Ed Cowan Airports Council International (ACI). announced his retirement from professional 30) Nagaland's Governor P.B. Acharya has cricket. appointed NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio as the new 39) Naveen Patnaik has launched the ‘Ama Gaon, chief minister of the state. He will sworn in on Ama Bikas’ (Our village, Our development) 8th March. programme. 31) Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has 40) NITI Aayog has launched the Women topped Forbes’s 7148‘World’s Billionaires’ Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) on list. International Women’s Day. Women 32) Iraq has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) would India’s top crude oil exporter by supplying 38.0 provide a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem million tonnes (MT) crude oil in the current where women do not face any gender-based financial year. barriers. 33) Minister for Road Transport & Highways, 41) India's senior architect, Balkrishna Doshi has Shipping, Water Resources, River Development become the first Indian to win the architecture’s and Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari has highest honour- 'Pritzker Architecture Prize'. launched Sukhad Yatra mobile application and 42) Reserve Bank of India has imposed a monetary 4133 Toll-free Emergency number for highway penalty of Rs 11 lakh on State Bank of India for users. breach of norms on counterfeit notes. 34) Former Congress MLA, Surta Singh Maravi 43) According to Knight Frank Wealth's Report died. He was 7 7148, Mumbai has been ranked 46th among the 35) India will become the 60th member of the top 71 costliest cities in the world. European Bank for Reconstruction and 44) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Development (EBRD). Enterprises (MSME) has launched 'Udayam 36) Former Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Sakhi' (www.udyamsakhi.org) portal for (MPCA) chairman M K Bhargav died. He was women entrepreneurs of India on the occasion 7 of International Women’s Day. 37) Headquarters of the Animal Welfare Board of 45) The Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and India (AWBI) has been shifted from Chennai to New & Renewable Energy, R K Singh has Haryana's Ballabhgarh. launched the National E-Mobility Programme. The Programme aims to provide an impetus to the entire e-mobility ecosystem including Write us : [email protected] www.mahendras.org www.mahendraguru.com myshop.mahendras.org STUDY NOTES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM vehicle manufacturers, charging infrastructure 51) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh companies, fleet operators, service providers, Chouhan has announced 'Mukhyamantri Mahila etc. Kosh' scheme. 46) Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Gita 52) Indian-origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has Mittal has become the first woman from the been appointed as the UK skills ambassador. field of law and justice who has been conferred 53) Cab hailing platform Uber has roped in the the 'Nari Shakti Puraskar'. Indian cricket team captain, Virat Kohli as its 47) The Union Cabinet has approved an Agreement brand ambassador in India. between India and France on the Prevention of 54) Famous Punjabi Sufi singer, Pyare Lal Wadali the Illicit Consumption and Reduction of Illicit died. He was 71. Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic 55) The current commissioner general of the Substances and Chemical Precursors, and Belgian Federal Police, Catherine De Bolle has related offences. been appointed as the Executive Director of 48) The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of European Union Agency for Law Enforcement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Cooperation (Europol). between Union Public Service Commission 56) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched (UPSC) and Public Service Commission of National Nutrition Mission, and pan India Mauritius. expansion of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao. 49) Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing 57) Indian shooter Anjum Moudgil clinched a silver of an agreement between India and France to medal in the women’s 11m Rifle 3 Positions facilitate "Mutual Recognition of Academic event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup in Qualifications". Guadalajara, Mexico. 50) Competition Commission of India (CCI) has 58) US and Israeli military have started the 0th slapped a total penalty of more than 11₹ crore edition of joint Military exercise “Juniper Cobra on Jet Airways, InterGlobe Aviation (Indigo) 7148” in Israel. and SpiceJet. Write us : [email protected] www.mahendras.org www.mahendraguru.com myshop.mahendras.org STUDY NOTES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAM HEADLINE ANALYSIS OSCARS 2018 The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.
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