CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH 2019 Important Current Affairs for IAS, SSC, Bank, RRB and Other Government Exams WITH SYNOPSIS www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs Current Affairs Digest Mar 2019 https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS 01 Mar Naresh Goyal agrees to step down as chairman of crisis-ridden Jet Airways 02 Mar Gill takes over as MD and CEO of Yes Bank 02 Mar Adhia posted as BoB non-executive chairman 03 Mar Air Marshal C Hari Kumar retires 05 Mar Sanjeev Ranjan named Road Transport Secretary, Sinha to be NHAI chief 09 Mar Subhash Chandra Garg designated as Finance Secretary 10 Mar Ashu Khullar to succeed Pramit Jhaveri as Citibank India head from April 1 11 Mar Param Bir Singh is ACB Director General 11 Mar IDBI Bank considering renewal of term for current MD Rakesh Sharma 11 Mar Palestinian president has chosen longtime adviser Mohammed Ishtayeh as his new prime minister 12 Mar Former Infosys CFO Rajiv Bansal to join DXC as senior VP and head of finance 12 Mar Bank of America names new co-heads of UK investment banking 12 Mar Dewan Housing Finance Corp independent director V K Chopra resigns 13 Mar Dr. A.K. Mohanty takes over as Director BARC 13 Mar Axis Bank appoints Rakesh Makhija as non-exec chairman for 3 years 14 Mar M R Kumar appointed LIC chairman, to hold the post for five years 14 Mar Rahul Bajaj resigns as Bajaj Finserv chairman 15 Mar Airtel ropes in former Telenor executive Nakul Sehgal as corporate CFO 16 Mar Nitin Paranjpe second Indian to be Unilever COO 16 Mar Tiger Global's PE chief and Flipkart's biggest backer Lee Fixel to resign 16 Mar Sterlite Copper CEO Ramnath retires, Pankaj Kumar takes over 16 Mar Hemant Bhargava ceases to be Non Executive Chairman of IDBI Bank 17 Mar Jaiprakash Associates re-appoints Manoj Gaur as Exec Chairman, CEO 18 Mar Former SC Judge Justice PC Ghose to be India's first Lokpal 19 Mar Goa assembly speaker Pramod Sawant to succeed Manohar Parrikar as chief minister 19 Mar Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, VSM assumes Charge as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) 19 Mar Dejan Papic appointed India’s new TT coach 20 Mar Fortis Healthcare appoints Ashutosh Raghuvanshi as MD and CEO 20 Mar Japan's Olympic chief Tsunekazu Takeda to step down 20 Mar Read Current Affairs With Synopsis on https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs EXAM PREPARATION RESOURCES: Free Question Papers | EQAD - Free Daily Practice | Preparation Strategies | Best Coaching Classes 2 Current Affairs Digest Mar 2019 https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs 20 Mar Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev gives resignation after three decades in office 21 Mar Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh makes history in Canada's House of Commons 21 Mar Tokayev sworn in as new President of Kazakhstan 23 Mar Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir to bat for BJP 24 Mar Karambir Singh to be next Chief of Naval Staff 24 Mar Justice Ghose takes oath as country’s first Lokpal 25 Mar Abhay Chautala Resigns As Leader Of Opposition In Haryana Assembly 26 Mar Basketball Federation of India ropes in Serbian Veselin Matic to coach men’s team 26 Mar SC Collegium clears names of 16 lawyers for appointment as HC judges 27 Mar Karur Vysya Bank appoints NS Srinath as non-executive chairman 27 Mar Rear Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area 29 Mar Aditya Khaitan takes over McLeod Russel as the new chairman 29 Mar Manchester United appoints Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent manager 29 Mar Manohar Ajgaonkar, Vijai Sardesai designated as Goa’s Deputy Chief Ministers 29 Mar Danone India appoints Himanshu Bakshi as MD 30 Mar Wells Fargo CEO steps down after rocky tenure 31 Mar Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu is new CII South chairman 31 Mar Mahesh Singh takes over as Flag Officer Commanding Karnataka Area 31 Mar Rear Admiral Suraj Berry takes over as the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS Science, 02 Mar Technology, PM confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology. Environment 02 Mar Sports Australia break world record to win men's team pursuit gold in cycling championship 03 Mar Sports India's doubles badminton coach Tan Kim Her resigns Science, 03 Mar Technology, DRDO chairman wins missile systems award Environment 03 Mar Sports Roger Federer wins 100th career title 04 Mar Sports Acapulco International: Nick Kyrgios thumps Alexander Zverev to clinch title 04 Mar People Abhinandan Varthaman to get Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar 04 Mar People Indian-American teen Kavya Kopparapu awarded for brain cancer treatment innovation Read Current Affairs With Synopsis on https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs EXAM PREPARATION RESOURCES: Free Question Papers | EQAD - Free Daily Practice | Preparation Strategies | Best Coaching Classes 3 Current Affairs Digest Mar 2019 https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs 05 Mar Sports Argentine Guido Pella wins first ATP title in Brazil 06 Mar Books & Authors Poet S. Padmanabha Panicker given Muloor award Arata Isozaki, who drew inspiration from India’s red sandstone buildings, wins Pritzker 06 Mar People architecture prize 07 Mar Sports Arokia, Vismaya run to 200m golds in Indian Grand Prix 08 Mar People Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan to get Yashwantrao Chavan national award 10 Mar People London Mayor Sadiq Khan named UK Politician of the Year India Bags First Prize at The International ‘Golden City Gate Tourism Awards 2019’ In ‘TV 10 Mar International Cinema Spot’ Category at ITB, Berlin PM inaugurates the new Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater 10 Mar National Noida in UP 12 Mar National President confers Padma awards on 47 ‘inspiring’ personalities 14 Mar Books & Authors Kumble Sundar Rao, Gode Narayana Hegde to be presented with Yakshamangala Award 15 Mar National President of India presents Gallantry Awards 16 Mar Sports Asian Youth Athletics championship: Thabitha bags gold in Hong Kong 16 Mar People President inaugrates The Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 17 Mar National President Ram Nath Kovind confers Padma awards 17 Mar Sports India will be hosting U-17 Women's Football World Cup 17 Mar Sports 23rd Federation Cup: Dharun breaks National record 18 Mar Sports Asian Youth Athletics Championships: Tabhita Philip wins gold 18 Mar Sports Valterri Bottas beats Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton to win Australian GP 20 Mar National President of India presents Gallantry Awards 21 Mar People 16-yr-old Ramzan from Kashmir awarded Shaurya Chakra 21 Mar Sports Saina named 'Sportsperson of the year' at Telangana Sports TSJA awards 23 Mar Sports Saudi Women’s basketball team win gold in Special Olympics 23 Mar Sports Special Olympics 2019: India finish with tally of 368 medals including 85 gold 25 Mar Sports Oman Open: Sathiyan settles for bronze as Archana claims maiden U-21 silver 26 Mar People Peter Tabichi, who supports poor students with his salary, wins $1 million global award 29 Mar Sports Hopman Cup departs Perth after 31 years as new ATP Cup takes over 30 Mar Sports Lionel Messi adds 'Best goal ever' trophy to his collection 30 Mar Sports Asian Airgun championship: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary clinch gold 31 Mar Sports Asian Airgun championship: Esha, Sarabjot strike gold Read Current Affairs With Synopsis on https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs EXAM PREPARATION RESOURCES: Free Question Papers | EQAD - Free Daily Practice | Preparation Strategies | Best Coaching Classes 4 Current Affairs Digest Mar 2019 https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs IMPORTANT DATES General 08 Mar President of India will present Nari Shakti Puraskar, 2018 on International Women’s Day Awareness Schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, 13 Mar National Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, 2019. Read Current Affairs With Synopsis on https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs EXAM PREPARATION RESOURCES: Free Question Papers | EQAD - Free Daily Practice | Preparation Strategies | Best Coaching Classes 5 Current Affairs Digest Mar 2019 https://www.exambazaar.com/current-affairs 1. National GOVERNMENT POLICIES & SCHEMES 01 Mar IRCTC launches payment aggregator,, IRCTC iPay Passengers will no longer need any third-partty platforms to pay for their tickets. Under this new arrangement, IRCTC will have full control of the payment system because of its direct relationship with acquiring banks, card networks and other partners. P O INTS TO NO TE The exclusive digital payment gateway will provide an improved online digital payment convenience and ease of doing business to passengers availing online travel related services through the IRCTC website. This will help reduce the gap between IRCTC and banks which will eventually lead to substantial reduction in payment failures. Moreover, in case an online transaction is unsuccessful or some other error occurs, IRCTC can directly get in touch with the bank instead of relying on an intermediate source which usually delays the process. 01 Mar Cabinet approves Aadhaar Ordinance to allow its use as ID proof for bank account Aadhaar can be used as KYC (Know your customer) on a voluntary basis under the Telegraph Act and PMLA rules. P O INTS TO NO TE The Ordinance was necessitated as a bill, passed by the Lol Sabha on Jan 4 but pending in the Rajya sabha, would have lapsed with the dissolution of the current Lok Sabha. The Ordinance will now give the effect to the changes in the Aadhaar Act such as giving a child an option to exit from the biometric ID programme on attaining 18 years of age. The amendment provides for stiff penalties for violation of norms set for the use of Aadhaar and violation of privacy. It bans storing of core biometric information as well as Aadhaar number by service providers in cases of individuals who have voluntarily offered the national ID as a means of authentication.