CURRENT AFFAIRS (03-04 MARCH 2019) lqcg% 7 cts NEWS ON AIR TIMES OF INDIA Indian American Medha Narvekar has been appointed as Former India captain Anil Kumble has been re-appointed as the the Vice President and Secretary of the University of chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket Pennsylvania. Committee. भारतीय अमेररकी मेधा नरवेकर को पेंसि쥍वेसनया सवश्वसवद्यालय के भारत के पूवा कप्तान असनल कुंु बले को अुंतरााष्ट्रीय सिके ट पररषद (आईिीिी) उपाध्यक्ष और िसिव के 셂प में सनयुक्त सकया गया है। सिके ट िसमसत के अध्यक्ष के 셂प में पुनः सनयुक्त सकया गया है। USA NEWS ON AIR • Ambassador of India to the United States = Harsh Vardhan Shringla Yudh Abhyas (Military) + Vajra Prahar (Military) + COPE INDIA (Air Force) Switzerland Roger Federer has won the 100th ATP Singles title • MEA of his career by defeating Greece' Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Final of the Dubai Tennis Championships. Third India-Japan Cyber Dialogue was held in Tokyo. सववट्जरलℂड के रोजर फे डरर ने दुबई टेसनि िℂसपयनसिप के फाइनल में ग्रीि के वटेफानोि ससिससिपाि को हराकर अपने कररयर का 100 वाुं एटीपी एकल सिताब तीिरी भारत-जापान िाइबर वाताा टोक्यो में आयोसजत की गई। जीता है। • Federer, the 20-time grand slam champion, and became the second man after American Jimmy • Japan: Capital: Tokyo + Currency: Yen + PM: Shinzo Abe Connors to claim 100 titles. • Both sides agreed to hold the next Japan-India Cyber Dialogue in New Delhi next • Federer will have to win 10 more titles to beat Connors' record of 109, while Martina year. Navratilova holds the all-time record having won 167 Singles crowns during her career. • Dharma Guardian (Military) + Shinyu Maitri (Air Force) NEWS ON AIR Pranay Kumar Verma has been appointed as the next Shashank Shekhar won the 10 Kilometre race of Nepal's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Open Marathon and Run for Fun held in Ambassador of India to Vietnam. Kathmandu. प्रणय कु मार वमाा को सवयतनाम में भारत के अगले राजदूत के 셂प में ििाुंक िेिर ने काठमाुंडू में आयोसजत नेपाल के िेनाध्यक्ष (िीओएएि) सनयुक्त सकया गया है। ओपन मैराथन और रन फॉर फ़न की 10 सकलोमीटर की दौड़ जीती हℂ। • 2018 North Korea–United States Summit = Singapore NEWS ON AIR 2019 North Korea–United States Summit = Hanoi, Vietnam • A book titled, 'Mann Ki Baat - A Social Revolution on Radio' • North Korea = Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un was released by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. सवत्त मुंत्री अ셁ण जेटली ने नई सद쥍ली में 'मन की बात - रेसडयो पर एक िामासजक िाुंसत' नामक पुवतक का सवमोिन सकया गया। NEWS ON AIR Air Marshal R D Mathur assumed charge of the Eastern Air Command of the Indian Air Force. एयर मािाल आर डी माथुर ने भारतीय वायु िेना के पूवी वायु कमान का प्रभार ग्रहण सकया। Eastern Air Command • Founded: 27 May 1958 + HQ: Shillong NEWS ON AIR Ninth Edition of Yonex Sunrise India Open will be held in New Delhi. योनेक्ि िनराइज इसुं डया ओपन का नौवाुं िुंवकरण नई सद쥍ली में आयोसजत सकया जाएगा। DDNEWS.GOV.in 'Rising India Summit 2019' was held in New Delhi. 'राइसजुंग इसुं डया िसमट 2019' नई सद쥍ली में आयोसजत हुआ था। Theme "Beyond Politics: Defining National Priorities" THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE • President: Bidhya Devi Bhandari + Nepal's ambassador to India: Nilambar Acharya ICICI Bank has launched a super-premium credit card, the • Military Exercise: Surya Kiran + Indian Ambassador to Nepal: Manjeev ICICI Bank Emeralde Credit Card. Singh Puri आईिीआईिीआई बℂक ने एक िुपर-प्रीसमयम िेसडट काडा, THE HINDU आईिीआईिीआई बℂक एमर쥍ड िेसडट काडा लॉन्ि सकया है। ICICI Bank Punjab government has given its in-principle approval for a • Founded: June 1994 + HQ: Mumbai + Chairman: Girish Chandra Chaturvedi debt relief scheme for farm labourers and landless farmers, • MD & CEO: Sandeep Bakhshi + Tagline: Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka who are members of the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS). THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE पुंजाब िरकार ने िेती मजदूरⴂ और भूसमहीन सकिानⴂ के सलए जो Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the 2019-2020 as the प्राथसमक कृ सष िाि िसमसतयⴂ (पीएिीएि) के िदवय हℂ, एक ऋण राहत year of construction technology. योजना की िै饍ासुं तक 셂प िे मुंजूरी दे दी है। प्रधान मत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 2019-2020 को सनमााण प्रौद्योसगकी का वषा ुं Punjab घोसषत सकया हℂ। Capital: Chandigarh + CM: Amarinder Singh + Governor: V.P. Singh Badnore + Lok DDNEWS.GOV.IN Sabha: 13 Seats + Rajya Sabha: 7 Seats + Unicameral: 117 Seats + Punjab and Haryana High Court: CJ: Krishna Murari Third edition of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Summit on Innovation and Governance was held in New Delhi. BUSINESS-STANDARD नवािार और िािन पर डॉ ए. पी. जे अब्दुल कलाम सििर िम्मेलन का Former Jammu and Kashmir minister and senior Peoples तीिरा िुंवकरण नई सद쥍ली में आयोसजत हुआ। Democratic Party (PDP) leader Qazi Mohammad Afzal has passed away recently. He was 76. • Vice President M Venkaih Naidu presented Kalam Innovation in Governance जम्मू-कश्मीर के पूवा मुंत्री और पीपु쥍ि डेमोिेसटक पाटी (पीडीपी) के वररष्ठ Award 2019. नेता काजी मोहम्मद अफजल का हाल ही में सनधन हो गया। वह 76 वषा के थे। • Vice President also started 75 new Kalam Digital Libraries spread across the country. Jammu and Kashmir AIRWORLDSERVICE.ORG Loksabha : 6 + Rajya Sabha : 4 + High Court: Chief Justice: Gita Mittal Wular Lake + Legislature: Bicameral (LA: 87 + LC: 36) Indian wrestlers have won four medals at the Dan Kolov- DDNEWS.GOV.IN Nikol Petrov tournament in Ruse, Bulgaria. Prime Minister Narendra Modi give away the National Youth भारतीय पहलवानⴂ ने बु쥍गाररया के 셂िे में डैन कोलोव-सनकोलि पेत्रोव Parliament Festival 2019 awards in New Delhi. टूनाामेंट में िार पदक जीते हℂ। प्रधान मुंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने नई सद쥍ली में राष्ट्रीय युवा िुंिद महोसिव 2019 • Bajrang Punia (Haryana) won gold in the fresstyle wrestling 65kg category पुरवकार प्रदान सकए। and Pooja Dhanda (Haryana) claimed gold in the 59kg category. • Sakshi Malik (Haryana) settled for a silver medal in the 65kg category. THE HINDU BUSINESSLINE • Sandeep Tomar won a silver in the 61 kg category. UN Security Council (UNSC) has designated Hamza bin THE HINDU Laden, the son of slain Al Qaida chief Osama bin Laden, Russian scientist Zhores Alferov, who won the Nobel physics under its sanctions list. prize for his work in semi-conductor and laser technologies, िुंयुक्त राष्ट्र िुरक्षा पररषद (यूएनएििी) ने अल कायदा प्रमुि ओिामा has passed away recently. He was 88. सबन लादेन के बेटे हमजा सबन लादेन को अपनी प्रसतबुंध िूिी के तहत नासमत सकया है। अधा-िालक और लेजर प्रौद्योसगसकयⴂ में अपने काम के सलए नोबेल भौसतकी पुरवकार जीतने वाले 셂िी वैज्ञासनक जोएिा अ쥍फे रोव का हाल ही में सनधन हो गया। वह 88 वषा के थे। STATE : WEST BENGAL Established: 26 January 1950 + Capital: Kolkata (Largest city) + CM: Mamata Nobel Prize 2018 (Physics) (Arthur + Gerard + Donna ) Banerjee Arthur Ashkin (US) + Gerard Mourou (France) + Donna Strickland (Canada) Legislature: Unicameral: 295 Seat (Legislative Assembly) THE HINDU Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi + Official languages: Bengali, English Districts: 23 + Lok Sabha Seat: 42 + Rajya Sabha Seat: 16 Former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Bharat Mohan Border (State): Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam Adhikari, has passed away recently. He was 83. Durgapur Steel Plant + IISCO Steel Plant नेपाल के पूवा उप प्रधानमुंत्री भारत मोहन असधकारी का हाल ही में सनधन Border (Country): Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan हो गया। वह 83 वषा के थे। Calcutta High Court: Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder (Acting) Nepal Haldia Port: Operated by: Kolkata Port Trust • Capital: Kathmandu + Currency: Rupee + PM: K P Oli + CJ: Cholendra Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (Dum Dum Airport) = Kolkata Shumsher Salt Lake Stadium (officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan) STATE : WEST BENGAL Gorumara National Park Buxa National Park Neora Valley National Park Singalila National Park Jaldapara National Park Sundarbans National Park Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve Ballavpur Wildlife Sanctuary Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary Ramnabagan Wildlife Sanctuary Sajnakhali Wildlife Sanctuary Chintamoni Kar Bird Sanctuary Raiganj Wildlife Sanctuary Folk dance: Kathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Marasia, Mahal, Keertan THE HINDU Cricket has been included in the sports Programme for 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. 2022 हाुंगझू एसियाई िेलⴂ के सलए िेल कायािम में सिके ट को िासमल सकया गया है। • 2018 Asian Games = 18th = Host city: Jakarta, Palembang = Country = Indonesia • 2022 Asian Games = 19th = Host city: Hangzhou = Country = China • 2026 Asian Games = 20th = Host city: Nagoya = Country = Japan QUESTION (CURRENT AFFAIR 03-04 MARCH 2019) Q.1 Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the new premises of 2. Arun Jaitley/ अ셁ण जेटली the regional unit of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Hyderabad. 3. Jagdish Mukhi/ जगदीि मुिी Where is the Headquarters of NIA? 4. Narendra Modi/ नरेंद्र मोदी कें द्रीय गृह मुंत्री राजनाथ सिुंह ने हैदराबाद में राष्ट्रीय जाुंि एजेंिी (एनआईए) की क्षेत्रीय इकाई 5.