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Current Affairs of March 2019 Current Affairs Of March 2019 Help Line No:- Khanpur : +91-9311668899 South Ex : +91-9311556699 CONTENTS National……………………………………………………...…...2 International……………………………………………….……12 Defence ………………………………………………….……..16 Appointments or Resign/Retired…………………………….....19 Honours/ Awards…………………………………………….....23 Sports…………………………………………………………...27 Obituaries…………………………………………………….....31 Important Days with theme…………………………………….32 www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs National that it has taken necessary steps to ensure that women, who were earlier inducted for short service commission (SSC), get the permanent commission in New Railway Zone Announced For Andhra the armed forces. Pradesh ii. The permanent commission will be granted to i. Union Railway women officers inducted in branches such as Signals, Minister Piyush Engineers, Army Aviation, Army Air Defence, Goyal announced a new Electronics and Mechanical Engineers, Army Service railway zone for Andhra Corps, Army Ordnance Corps and Intelligence. Pradesh, that is the Southern Coast Railway and it will be headquartered ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ museum inaugurated at Red in Visakhapatnam. Fort ii. It will be the 18th zone in the country. The new i. Union Minister Mahesh zone will comprise the existing Guntakal, Guntur Sharma has inaugurated and Vijayawada divisions that currently fall under ‘Azaadi Ke Diwane’ museum, the South Central Railway. The cost of creating dedicated to the unsung heroes infrastructure for a new zone is around Rs. 205 crore. of the country’s freedom Important Takeways from above news- struggle, on the Red Fort premises in New Delhi. ii. Built by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), ESL Narasimhan is the present Governor of the museum is the fifth in a series of recently Andhra Pradesh. inaugurated ones — the others being the Subhash Chandrababu Naidu is the present CM of Chandra Bose and INA museum, the Yaad-e-Jallian Andhra Pradesh. museum, the Museum on 1857 (on the country’s first war of Independence) the Drishyakala (a museum on President presents Swachh Survekhshan-2019 Indian Art) on the sacrifices of India’s freedom Awards fighters. i. President Ram Nath Kovind has presented SBI, Hitachi arm to roll out digital payments Swachh Survekhshan-2019 platform Awards in New Delhi. i. State Bank of India (SBI) and Hitachi Payment Indore bagged award for the Services Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of cleanest city for the third straight year in Swachh Hitachi Ltd has launched their merchant-acquiring Survekshan. joint venture, SBI Payment Services Pvt Ltd ii. New Delhi Municipal Council area gets cleanest (SBIPSPL) in Mumbai for establishing a digital small city award while Uttarakhand’s Gauchar was payments platform for India and other countries in the adjudged Best Ganga Town in the survey. Top-ranked region. cities received a statue of Father of the Nation ii. The joint venture (SBI) has a 74 percent stake, and Mahatma Gandhi as the award for their work towards the balance is with Hitachi Payment Services) will cleanliness. Swachh Survekshan 2019 covered all facilitate expansion of the digital payments landscape Urban Local Bodies in the country, making it the in India via its digital payments platform. largest such cleanliness survey in the world. Bharat Electronics launches SWAGAT- Automatic Women To Get Permanent Commission In 10 Fare Collection Gating System Army Branches i. Bharat Electronics i. Women officers can now get Limited (BEL), a defence permanent commissions in 10 public sector undertaking, branches of the Indian Army, presented SWAGAT – the government announced. the Automatic Fare The Defence Ministry stated Collection Gating System. PM Narendra Modi www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs launched the system as part of the inaugural of Phase-I ii. This will help reduce the gap between IRCTC and of the Ahmedabad Metro. banks which will eventually lead to a substantial ii. SWAGAT is an initiative steered by the Ministry of reduction in payment failures. Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with BEL and Centre for Development of Advanced 7TH Guiness Book of World Record Created By Computing (CDAC) with the support of Delhi Metro DEPwD In Bharuch, Gujarat Rail Corporation (DMRC), National Payment i. Mr. Gehlot stated that the “7th Guinness Book of Corporation of India (NPCI) and State Bank of India World Record” has been (SBI). created by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with PNB Ranks 1st In Implementation Of ‘Reforms Disabilities (DEPwD), Agenda’ at Bharuch, Gujarat. i. According to BCG-IBA Report - EASE Reforms ii. ‘Modern Artificial Limbs (Legs)’ were implanted for Public Sector Banks, released by Union Minister on 260 Divyang jans within 8 hours in Gujarat. of Finance & Corporate Affairs, Punjab National DEPwD has already created 6 World Records in other Bank (PNB) secured the top spot among all public categories. sector banks in the implementation of ‘Reforms agenda’. Arun Jaitley releases book titled ‘Mann Ki Baat – ii. PNB which topped the list with a score of 78.4 out A Social Revolution on Radio’ of 100 in the EASE-index was followed by BoB i. A book titled, ‘Mann Ki Baat- A Social Revolution (77.8), SBI (74.6), and Oriental Bank of Commerce on Radio’ was released by Finance Minister Arun (69). Jaitley in New Delhi. The book is a compendium Important Takeways from above news- encompassing 50 editions of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Punjab National Bank CEO: Sunil programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on All Mehta, Headquarters: New Delhi. India Radio. Signalchip Unveils India's First Indigenous 4G, India to grow at 7.3% in 2019, 2020: Moody’s LTE Semiconductor Chips i. According to Moody’s, i. Bengaluru-based Signalchip has unveiled Indian economy is expected to semiconductor chips for 4G, LTE and 5G grow at 7.3 percent in the modems. These are first such chips developed calendar year 2019 and 2020, in India. and the government spending ii. 4 chips were launched by the SIGNALCHIP as part announced ahead of elections of its series code-named ‘Agumbe’. They also support this year which will support near-term growth. positioning using India’s own satellite navigation ii. Moody’s stated in its quarterly Global Macro system NAVIC. Outlook for 2019 and 2020. In 2018-19 fiscal, ending Important Takeways from above news- March 2019, the Indian economy is estimated to have SIGNALCHIP Founder and CEO: grown 7 percent, lower than 7.2 percent in 2017-18. Himanshu Khasnis. Sushma Swaraj addresses OIC Foreign Ministers plenary session in Dubai IRCTC Launches Its Own Digital Payment i. External Affairs Minister Gateway 'IRCTC iPay' Sushma Swaraj addressed the i. IRCTC launched its own digital payment aggregator plenary session of the foreign called 'IRCTC iPay'. With iPay, passengers will not ministers’ meet of the need any third-party platforms as it will provide Organisation of Islamic payment options like credit card, debit card, unified Cooperation states in Abu payment interface and international card. Dhabi. ii. Swaraj presented a picture of the secular fabric of India and began the speech by saying that she stands as www.tarainstitute.com Current Affairs a representative of land, that has been for ages a cover offered by any insurance company with a plan to fountain of knowledge, a beacon of peace, a source of protect the contents of a bank locker such as jewelry, faiths and traditions, and home to religions from the title documents, and other valuables. world. ii. The policy offers a cover against various risks including fire, earthquake, burglary, holdup or any act Centre, ADB sign 926 million loan agreement to of terrorism. It offers 7 options of sum insured ranging operationalize two lines of Mumbai Metro from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 40 lakhand above and the i. The Centre and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) premium rate is affordable with a cover of Rs 3 lakh have signed a 926 million dollar loan agreement to available at just Rs 300. operationalize two lines of the Mumbai Metro Rail Important Takeways from above news- System. IFFCO Tokio is a joint venture between the ii. It is the single largest infrastructure project loan in Indian Farmers Fertilizer Co-operative ADB history approved by the ADB Board. Once (IFFCO) and its associates and Tokio Marine operational by the end of 2022, an estimated two and Nichido Fire Group which is also the million passengers a day will use the two new lines largest listed insurance group in Japan. and will travel in improved safety and comfort. IFFCO Tokio Chairman: Mr. K. Srinivasa Gowda, Headquarters: Gurugram, Haryana. India Signs Deal With Russian Firm To Produce 7.5 Lakh AK-203 Rifles Assam’s Hailakandi Became The Top Aspirational i. India has signed a deal with a Russian firm to District manufacture 7.5 lakh AK-203 rifles. These are the i. According to the Delta ranking report released latest derivative of the AK-47 rifles. by NITI Aayog, Assam’s Hailakandi has become the ii. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that top aspirational district among the 112 aspirational the AK-203 rifles will be produced at the Indian districts of the country. Ordnance Factory at Amethi's Korwa. The new ii. Hailakandi in Assam has made a giant leap rifles will replace the indigenous INSAS rifles in the from 52nd position to no. 1 position on the basis of its Army, Air Force, and Navy. performance during November-December 2018 and Important Takeways from above news- January 2019. For securing the first rank as an Russia Capital: Moscow, Currency: Russian aspirational district, Hailakandi will be given an ruble. allocation of Rs. 10 crore. Important Takeways from above news- PM Launches 'One Nation One Card' Assam Capital: Dispur, CM: Sarbananda i. PM Narendra Modi launched the indigenously- Sonowal, Governor: Jagdish Mukhi. developed National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) to enable people to pay multiple kinds of Janaushadhi Diwas is being celebrated across the transport charges, including metro services and toll country tax, across the country.
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