Weekly Current Affairs One Liners (12 March - 18 March) 2018: Download Now

Weekly Current Affairs One Liners (12 March - 18 March) 2018: Download Now

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The important happenings of the week covered in this segment include the Legendary British theoretical physicist: Stephen Hawking,  Annual Krishi Unnati Mela, Uttar Pradesh's biggest solar power plant in Mirzapur , World Hindi Secretariat building in Port Louis, Mauritius, Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 2018’ etc.

BANKING & ECONOMY

• According to the World Bank’s latest report, "India Development Update – India’s Growth Story" India’s GDP growth projected at 7.3% for FY 19 (2018-19) and is expected to accelerate further to 7.5% in 2019-20.
• The Union Govt inked $120 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for completion of projects to improve Rail Infrastructure along high-density corridors and operational efficiency of Indian railways.
• The ICICI Bank launched instant overdraft ‘InstaOD’ facility for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) in a completely online and paperless manner in which customers will be able to get overdraft facility up to Rs 15 lakh for a year anytime, anywhere using the bank’s Internet and mobile banking app.
• The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) inked an MoU with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for increased cooperation in effective implementation of insolvency law.
• India’s FDI reaching US $208.99 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) during April 2014 to Dec 2017 period.
• The GST Council headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley approved the rollout of inter-state e-Way bill, which will deferred the liability to pay tax on reverse charge mechanism until June 30 and extended tax exemption benefits to exporters for another six months.
• The passport details will be made mandatory for availing loans more than Rs. 50 crore from state run banks as it looks to tighten procedures following the detection of Rs. 12, 636 crore scam at Punjab National Bank (PNB).
• The wholly-owned subsidiary of Paytm, Paytm Money received approval of market regulator SEBI to become a registered Investment Advisor which will allow the company to roll out investment and wealth management products to consumers across the country.

NATIONAL NEWS

• The Govt of India is planning to formulate a Scheme 'Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM)' for the installation of grid-connected solar power plants each of capacity up to 2 MW in the rural areas.
• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (FINE) at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
• The 2-days Informal World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting started in New Delhi.
• The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) launched its lost and found mobile application for passengers at 59 airports across India.
• The annual Krishi Unnati Mela started at Indian Agricultural Research Institute, on its Pusa campus, in
• New Delhi with a focus on doubling farmers’ income.
• The Nadi Mahotsava for the conservation of Narmada River inaugurated by Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari at Bandrabhan of Hoshangabad District in Madhya Pradesh.
• The  Revenue  Department  under  the  Finance  Ministry  imposed  anti-dumping  duty  on  import  of
• ‘Ofloxacin’, a pharma product used in treatment of certain infections from China for three years.
• India will be hosting the 17th Annual Conference of International Competition Network 2018 (ICN 2018) for the first time from Mar 21-23, 2018 in New Delhi.
• The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi with the theme ‘Challenges to Policing in 2020 – How is Cyber Space shaping our approach to Cybercrime and Terrorism, how do we perform within it and take advantage of it’.
• The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) bagged the award for best implementation of E-office.
• India’s tallest national flag at 9, 600 sq. ft on a 110 m flag pole unfurled in Belagavi (also known as Belgaum) in Karnataka by Ramesh Jarkiholi, District in-charge Minister.
• The first-ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron in New Delhi to design a roadmap of Franco-India cooperation for the next five years, in collaboration with companies.
• The  first  regional  conference  on  ‘Mass  Rapid  Transport  System  (MRTS)  for  Urban  Areas  - Opportunities and Challenges’, organized by Ministry of Finance, AIIB, ASSOCHAM and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), held in Kolkata, West Bengal.
• India and France co-hosted first International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit at Rashtrapati Bhavan Convention Centre in New Delhi.
• The National Conference on Counterfeiting and Role of Enforcement Agencies, by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) in collaboration with European Union (EU), held in New Delhi.
• The International Air Transport Association (IATA) inked an MoU with Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and National Aviation University (NAU) to enhance human resource availability in India’s aviation industry.

STATE NEWS

• President Ram Nath Kovind released Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 10 commemorative coins on the occasion of Nabakalebar festival in Puri, Odisha.
• The Ministry of AYUSH will organise the 2018 International Yoga Fest at the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga in New Delhi which is a curtain raiser for the 2018 International Yoga Day to be celebrated on June 21.
• The first-ever India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction, organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Govt of Japan, inaugurated by the Vice-Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar in New Delhi.
• The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) given environmental clearance to India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) project to be set up in Bodi West hills in Tamil Nadu.
• The Haryana becomes third state after Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to unanimously passed Criminal Law (Haryana Amendment) Bill, 2018 providing for death penalty for convicts found guilty of raping girls aged 12 years or less.
• The Odisha govt is going to collaborate with Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for strengthening its early warning services and enhancing preparedness for management of hazards in state.
• Jaipur is going to co-host 8th Theatre Olympics, the largest international theatre festival being held for the first time in India.
• The Maharashtra Govt banned use of plastic in time-bound manner, citing environmental and public health concerns.
• Arunachal Pradesh Assembly passed Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill 2018 to do away with the Anchal Samiti, the intermediate level of the three-tier panchayati raj system and set up a two-tier system in the state.
• The India’s first national coastal policing academy, National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) set up in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat to train police forces in effectively safeguarding the Indian shoreline.
• The Haryana govt constituted a committee, led by State Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Om Parkash Dhankhar, to find a solution to polluted water flowing in Yamuna river affecting the four districts of the state.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Tuberculosis (TB) Free India Campaign after the inauguration of Delhi End-TB Summit in New Delhi.
• India's biggest Media & Entertainment Services Market-EnTTech 2018 has been inaugurated in Mumbai.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated Uttar Pradesh's biggest solar power plant in Mirzapur district's Chhanvey block.
• The Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Laboratory (IBSD), Imphal set up a floating laboratory in northeast India's largest freshwater lake, Loktak to constantly monitor its water quality and eventually improve it.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• Philippines becomes the second country after Burundi to withdraw from International Criminal Court (ICC) citing reason of international bias and held that ICC was being utilised as a political tool against it.
• United Nations agencies and NGO partners released a 2018 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, with a $951 million appeal to meet the urgent needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees.
• The US Trade Representative (USTR) challenged Indian export subsidy schemes at World Trade Organisation (WTO), saying these programmes harm its manufacturing sector and workers by creating an uneven playing field.
• President Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated World Hindi Secretariat building in Port Louis, Mauritius.

SCIENCE & DEFENCE

• The first phase of Indo-French joint naval exercise ‘Varuna 2018’ kick-started at the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) in Vasco, Goa on Mar 19.
• The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned interceptor boat ICGS C-437 at Porbandar, Gujarat as part of its efforts to strengthen coastal security.
• The Chinese scientists developed artificial heart using rocket technology and are currently undergoing thorough testing experiments on animals.
• The Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) has undertaken development of coded drug AYUSH QOL-2C for improving quality of life in cancer patients.
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) for the very first time flawlessly landed its largest transport US-manufactured aircraft, C-17 Globemaster at strategic Tuting Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh, which is close to Chinese border.
• The Scientists from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) discovered new species of water strider named Ptilomera nagalanda Jehamalar and Chandra in Nagaland.
• The first multilateral Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise of Indian Air Force (IAF), Samvedna 2018 in association with South Asian Region nations held off the coast of Kerala.
• Russia has successfully launched high-precision aeroballistic Kinzhal hypersonic missile from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet.

APPROVALS & MOUS

• An India-UK Joint Team won the Newton-Bhabha Fund for a project on Groundwater Arsenic Research in Ganga River Basin.
• The Lok Sabha passed Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to empower government to fix period of maternity leave and tax-free gratuity amount with an executive order.
• The Lok Sabha passed Specific Relief (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to further ease procedures for doing business in the country.
•  (DBT) for disbursement of fertilizer subsidy.
• The Union Cabinet approved Agreement for Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to taxes on income between India and Iran.
• The Union Cabinet approved MoU inked between India & Sri Lanka for promoting cooperation in field of Information Technology and Electronics (IT&E).
• Anjaneya Seva Samiti in collaboration with Talk India Foundation celebrated the Festival of Democracy in Jaipur, Rajasthan on Mar 17, 2018 to discuss developmental dialogues relevant to democracy in the country.
• The Member Countries of the World Health Organization-Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO), participating in Delhi End Tuberculosis (TB) Summit adopted ‘Delhi End TB Summit Statement of Action’.
• The Union Government approved proposal to institute Union Home Minister’s Medal for Excellence in Police Investigation.

RANKING & REPORTS

• According to the recently released report by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, India ranked at 133 among 156 countries in World Happiness Index 2018, which was topped by Finland.
• India ranked at 78 among 114 countries on World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Energy Transition Index (ETI) released as part of report titled Fostering Effective Energy Transition. (Sweden topped the index)

APPOINTMENTS

• President of Russia for the fourth time: Vladimir Putin
• Nepal’s First Woman President reelected for second term: Bidya Devi Bhandari
• Additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry to Commerce and Industries Minister: Suresh Prabhu.
• UBER brand ambassador in India: Virat Kohli
• Resignation of Mauritius President: Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

AWARDS

• The Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation (MDWS) bagged the award for best implementation of E-office.
• The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) awarded 2017 Kochon Prize for building tradition of excellence in Tuberculosis (TB) research and development.
• India won Best Exhibitor Award at ITB–Berlin World Tourist Meet convened at Berlin, Germany.

SPORTS

• KL Rahul named as the ‘Cricketer of the Year’ in the 6th edition of Wisden India Almanack.
• England batsman Kevin Pietersen announced his apparent retirement from cricket.
• Juan Martin del Potro from Argentina won the Indian Wells Masters Tennis tournament 2018 by defeating Roger Federer in a thrilling final by 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 in California.
• Vidarbha cricket team, the champions of 2018 Ranji Trophy, lifted their first Irani Trophy cricket tournament at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
• Defending champion Purva Barve from India clinched the Women’s Singles (Under-19) title at the Israel Junior Badminton tournament 2018 held in Rishon LeZion, Israel.
• Baskaran Adhiban from India clinched the title in the 33rd Reykjavik Open Chess Tournament 2018 with an impressive performance that saw him win five of the nine games.
• Delhi youngster Tejaswin Shankar smashed his own national record to claim the high jump gold as three athletes booked their Commonwealth Games berths on the third and penultimate day of the 22nd Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships.

IMPORTANT DAYS

• Mar 15:  World Consumer Rights Day ‘Making Digital Marketplaces Fairer’
• Mar 14:  Pi Day         

OBITUARY

• Legendary British theoretical physicist: Stephen Hawking
• Noted film & television actor: Narendra Jha

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