Current Affairs March 2016 PDF Capsule Current Affairs PDF: March 2016 Current Affairs for Competitive Exam Contents INDIAN AFFAIRS ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 STATE BUDGET 2016-17 .......................................................................................................................................... 35 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS....................................................................................................................................... 36 BANKING & FINANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 53 BUSINESS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 69 AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ..................................................................................................................................... 79 APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS .................................................................................................................................... 94 ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS .................................................................................................................................. 105 SCHEMES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 107 MoUs ............................................................................................................................................................................ 113 COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................................................ 121 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 123 DEFENCE ..................................................................................................................................................................... 134 ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................................................... 138 SPORTS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 143 OBITUARY .................................................................................................................................................................. 154 BOOKS & AUTHORS ................................................................................................................................................ 162 IMPORTANT DAYS ................................................................................................................................................... 163 Kindly Check Other Capsules AffairsCloud Exam PDF Current Affairs Study Capsule Current Affairs Pocket Capsule Current Affairs Questions & Answers PDF Help: If You Satisfied with our Capsule, kindly donate some amount to SavetheChildren.in – Education is a Gift for Life or Kindly Suggest this site to your family members & friends. 2 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs PDF: March 2016 INDIAN AFFAIRS IWAI instigated two vital projects on NW-2 The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has introduced two prime projects for National Waterway No 2, a section of the Brahmaputra River between the Bangladesh border and Sadiya (Assam). • These two facilities will encourage the Inland Water Transport users to interpose into environment friendly mode of transportation. The Projects include: • Development of a ship repair facility (Slipway Project) at Pandu, Guwahati with an outlay of Rs 50.76 crore. • Commencement of Ro-Ro ferry service between Dhubri & Hatsingimari of Assam. Mustafabad village to be renamed as Saraswati nagar Haryana government has announced to rename Mustafabad village as Saraswati nagar. Mustafabad is a village located in the Yamuna nagar district in North- eastern part of Haryana . • Mustafabad village near Yamuna nagar district has a population of around 8500 people Mumbai Home To Most Number Of Billionaires In India India’s Financial Capital, Mumbai, with 1094 billionaires (Ultra High Net Worth Individuals) has become home to the wealthiest people in the country, followed by Delhi at 545, according to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2016. Key Points: • In the past 10 years, the billionaire counts in India jumped by 333% against the global rate of 68%. • 97 cities surveyed globally • Rankings of Mumbai and Delhi: 21 & 33 respectively. • The cities are expected to improve their rankings to 14 and 29 by 2025, globally. • India accounts for 6% of the billionaire population across the world Chennai gets first smart self cleaning toilets in India In a move to ensure public sanitation and to promote the use of public toilets, 183Automatic self cleaning smart toilets have been installed in Chennai. They are known as e-toilets as they could be located by people using a smart phone and authorities can control their function using smartphone. • They are designed by Eram scientific solution who have provided 1600 such e-toilets in 16 Indian states to various private organizations 3 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs PDF: March 2016 • Each toilet cleans itself with 5 litres of water after 3 min usage and 4.5 litres if usage period is longer • 43 toilets are specially for women with a sanitary napkin generator and an incinerator • Each toilet costs around 4,50,000 Rajya Sabha passes carriage by Air amendments bill The parliament passed the Carriage by Air amendment bill to empower Union government to revise the limits of liability for airlines and compensation as per the Montreal Convention which India accepted in 2009. Flash points • The Bill intends to review the liability limit for damage in case of death or bodily injury for each person • With the amendments implemented, Indian airlines would be required to pay compensation amount that is equivalent to the rates paid by their global counterparts Telengana to illuminate 25 municipalities with LED Bulbs The Telengana government as a part of development has decided to replace the existing bulbs with LED in 25 municipalities within 100 days. Flash points • A high level meeting held on Tuesday consisting of IT Minister KT Rama Rao, Energy Minister G Jagadish Reddy, Housing Minister A Indrakaran Reddy and officials of power sector held a discussion with ESSL to supply LED at lower prices • ESSL(Energy Savings Services Limited) is a joint venture of PSU’s of ministry of power with the objective of implementing energy efficient projects • 12 lakh households of 25 municipalities are going to be supplied with LED bulbs in the first phase • The aim of the government is to supply LED to 90 lakh households • Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Ramagundem, Waranagal and Khammam, the municipalities of Siddipet, Siricilla, Mahbubnagar, Manchiryal, Nalgonda and Tandur, and the Gajwel nagar panchayat are the areas to be benefitted under this project Tikhor park to be set up in Guwahati and Shillong Organizing Committee of the 12th South Asian Games has decided to set up Tikhor Park (Games Mascot) in Guwahati and Shillong and Rs. 2 Crore has been earmarked on behalf of the project. • The Parks are mean to preserve the legacy of the South Asian Games concluded recently in Guwahati and Shillong. 4 | Page Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2016 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs PDF: March 2016 • These Parks will would be set up at Guwahati University and Shillong based North Eastern Hill University. PM Narendra Modi Launches Setu Bharatam Project Infrastructure plays a pivotal role in the development of any country and India is no exception. With a view to get the country on a fast track growth and development, the NDA Govt has come up with a Highways project that will ensure our highways without railway crossings, the Setu Bharatam Project. SETU BHARATAM PROJECT • Budget : Rs. 50,800 cr • Target year for completion: 2019 Alappuzha Backwaters To Get India’s First Solar Ferry Allepey, the Venice of the East, and a favourite tourism spot in Kerala is going to get India’s first 75-seater Solar Ferry, within three months. • The boat is being built by NavAlt, a Kochi based joint venture, in collaboration with a French company. The Project cost is estimated to be 1.7 crore. • The boat is 20 meter long, 7 m wide with a maximum cruising speed of 7.5 knots • The boat is being built by NavAlt, a Kochi based joint venture, in collaboration with a French company. The Project cost is estimated to be 1.7 crore. Raisina Dialogue begins in New Delhi Raisina-Dialogue the three day Flagship Programme on Geopolitics and Geo-economics began in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj set the tone for the conference by addressing Inauguration session. • There was a common idea among participants that A Lack of political will, mistrust and poor regional security are the biggest barriers in the way of fully economically Integrated South Asian Region. • Raisina