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To the Points - March 2016 (Updated on 26-03-2016)

Hashim Thaci has been elected as the President of Kosovo.

According to Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report, India gets 90th rank. (Switzerland

top the list)


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International Finance Corporation (IFC) launched Uridashi Masala Bonds.

Zero Discrimination Day was observed across the world on 1 March 2016. Theme - Stand Out.

Zoji La tunnel provides a vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir.

Vedanta Limited won first ever auction of an Indian gold mine.

The Union Government has constituted a committee to consider Scheduled Tribe status to six

Communities of Assam. Mahesh Kumar Singla headed the committee.

Jerry Pinto was chosen for the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize.

Priyanka Chopra, who made her debut on the Oscars red carpet and presented the award.Armaan Ebrahim won the FMSCI Motorsports Man-of-the-Year Trophy.

Setu Bharatam Project is related with make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019.

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar will be conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award for his contribution to

the film industry.

Flipkart Money is the name of Flipkart's digital wallet.

National Safety Day and National Safety Week observed on 4 March.

P.A. Sangma passes away recently. He is Former Lok Sabha speaker.

Shooter Jitu Rai has won Gold medal in the 50m Pistol Men final event at the International Shooting

Sports Federation (ISSF) World Cup held in Bangkok.

Sunil Sabharwal was appointed as Alternate Executive Director at International Monetary Fund

(IMF).

The world’s most expensive train station opened at 9/11 site in New York, United States.

Former New Zealand cricket captain, Martin Crowe dead recently.

World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2016.

Mrugank Paranjape was appointed as MD and CEO of MCX.

Delhi become first state to launch HPV vaccine as public health programme in schools.

International Finance Corporation launched first Uridashi Masala Bond.

Traditional Chapchar Kut festival celebrated in Mizoram.

State Bank of India preliminary approval to open 100 per cent-owned branches in Myanmar.

Union Government has decided to digitally connect all Post Offices in rural areas by March 2017.

Pat Conroy is the author of novel Prince of Tides.

Multinational Exercise FORCE 18 has started in Pune.

Shantanu Guha Ray authored the book Fixed: Cash and Corruption in Cricket" (HarperCollins).

Nepoleon Singh, Indian umpire has been promoted as the International Outdoor Umpire by the

International Hockey Federation (FIH).

South Korea on 2 March 2016 passed its first anti-terror bill.

India won Asia Cricket Cup for record Sixth time by defeating Bangladesh.

Renowned Dogri poetess and writer Padma Sachdev was awarded Krutitava Smagra Samman for the

year 2015.

Raymond Samuel Tomlinson is the inventor of E-mail.

Kalabhavan Mani who passed away at Kochi, Kerala due to liver and kidney failure was a Malayalamactor.

Capital Local Area Bank (CLAB) Limited became the first financial entity in India to get Small

Financial Bank Licence by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched Mahila e-Haat

portal in New Delhi. Name of the Mahila e-Haat portal is http://mahilaehaat-rmk.gov.in

International Women's Day was observed across the world on 8 March 2016 with the theme

#PledgeForParity

Maria Sharapova provisionally suspended after failing drugs test at Australian Open she belongs to

Russia.


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Sri Lankan Cricket Board (SLCB) constituted a new National Cricket Selection Panel headed by

former cricketer Arvinda de Silva.

iWork@home, the programme launched by the ICICI Bank for work-from-home programme to

prevent women employees from dropping out of its workforce.

Karnataka Launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana for free treatment to accident victims.

The 2016 BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave will be hosted by Mumbai.

Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015 which was passed by Rajya Sabha seeks to replace the Bureau

of Indian Standards Act of 1986.PSLV C-32, name of the rocket that carried India’s sixth navigation satellite IRNSS-1F.

Lupin, pharmaceutical company announced the completion of the acquisition of privately held

US-based GAVIS Pharmaceuticals LLC and Novel Laboratories (GAVIS).

Amrita Patel has been conferred with the 2016 Mahindra Samriddhi Krishi Shiromani Samman.

P.S. Nagi Loktus is the author of the book titled “The Culture Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur”.

Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra was conferred with France’s Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Adam Scott has won the 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship.

International Labour Organization (ILO) has released a report titled “Women at Work: Trends

2016”.

Recently Ahmed Abul Gheit was named as Secretary General of the Arab League.

Balbir Singh Chauhan was appointed as Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India.

N P S Hira has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff.

Union Power Ministry named LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme as UJALA.

Rebook India has named Kangana Ranauth as their brand ambassador.

Clean My Coach, name of the service which allows travelers to get their compartments cleaned by

sending an SMS or by using an app or a designated website by Suresh Prabhu.

China and India discussed the possibility of jointly producing and distributing films in the two

countries.

Sunil Shirguppi, former vice-president at Goldman Sachs is appointed by Ola as its VP for engineers.

Japan Scientists discovered a form of bacteria that can digest the plastic in disposable plastic water

bottles.

Nozomi Okuhara won 2016 All England Badminton title by defeating Wang Shixian (China).

Kerala state tourism campaign has bagged the ‘Golden City Gate Award’ at the travel trade show ITB

in Berlin.

Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub won 2016 Global Teacher Prize.

The Wiki media Foundation is currently developing a speech synthesis engine to its Wiki Pedia.

Recently Allahabad High Court celebrated its 150th anniversary.

Yes Bank won the first ever Green Bond Pioneer Award 2016.

China has decided to set up its own International Maritime Judicial Centre (IMJC) to handle territorial

disputes and protect its sea rights.

A320, first eco-friendly flight built by European aircraft major Airbus which was delivered to budget

carrier IndiGo.

The world’s first fast-acting anti-rabies drug “RMAb” will be launched in India.

Recently Saina Nehwal crashed out from the All England Badminton Championships tournaments.

India to supply 18 Meter Gauge Diesel Electric Locomotives to Myanmar.

4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves held at Lima,Peru.

My Biosphere, My Future campaign launched by UNESCO.

Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography authored by Pramod Kapoor.

ICICI Bank launched new mobile payment solution Touch & Pay.


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The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2016 was observed on which date 15 March.

World Kidney Day (WKD) was observed globally with the theme Kidney Disease & Children. Act

Early to Prevent It on 10th March.

UN suspended Maria Sharapova (using meldonium) as goodwill ambassador after doping

allegations.

India Post selected Deloitte as consultant for payments bank.

The world’s first fully electric-powered double-decker bus has been launched in United Kingdom.

Suryassangyini Chaudhary (6) becomes the youngest person to climb the Mt. Kangchenjunga basecamp in Sikkim.

Andrew Wiles won 2016 Abel Prize.

Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the 2016 Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fazle Kabir was appointed as Governor of Bangladesh Bank.

Songkran festival is celebrated in Thailand.

Ashley Judd, American actress who was appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador by the UN Population

Fund.

Michelle Yeoh appointed as a UNDP Goodwill Ambassador to promote the 2030 Sustainable

Development Agenda.

Mother Teresa will be granted sainthood as per an announcement made by Pope Francis.Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan died recently. He was Shehnai exponent.

Paul Daniels passed away. He was Famous magician.

Amar Abrol was appointed as CEO of AirAsia India.

In which city the 5th edition of India Aviation was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee.

Genpact signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Olympic Gold Quest organisation to support

Indian woman athlete at Rio.

As per the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) survey, Surat Railway Station

was declared as the cleanest in India.

Vanjangipeta became the first open defecation-free village in Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

State Bank of India claimed the top slot in mobile banking.World Sparrow Day observed on 20 March.

Andhra Pradesh launched India’s first state-wide broadband project.

Ministry of Minority Affairs is hosting “The Everlasting Flame International Programme”.

Indian Overseas Bank is the first bank to commence the sale of Indian Gold Coin (IGC) in the

domestic market.

The 2016 Global Bamboo Summit will be hosted by Indore.

Goa (India) will host eighth annual Summit of BRICS.

Exercise Iron Fist 2016 has conducted by the Indian Air Force in Rajasthan.

International Day of Forests observed on March 21.

Geetakshi Arora is the winner of the first Noor Inayat Khan Prize for 2016.

Lori Robinson was nominated as first US female Combatant Chief.

World Water Day observed on March 22 with theme - “Better Water, Better Jobs”.

Arnvesh is the fast patrol vessel (FPV) of the Indian Coast Guard ICGS was commissioned at

Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

The Union Ministry of Finance constituted a Sub-Committee under the aegis of the High Level

Committee (HLC) to review issues related to excise duty. Ashok Lahiri is the head of committee.

HS Prannoy won the men's singles title at the 2016 Swiss Open.

Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve from India is included in the UNESCO’s World Network of

Biosphere Reserves, recently.


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World Tuberculosis Day 2016 observed with theme Unite to End TB on 24 March 2016.

World Meteorological Day observed on 23rd March.

Justice H L Dattu has been appointed as member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau

(ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI-ICC) Bureau in Geneva.

Nepal became Dialogue Partner of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg of Germany won 2016 Australian Grand Prix.

NIIF - National Investment and Infrastructure Fund

Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).Mohamad Al-Bacha has won the 2016 FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC).

The Palatana thermal power project is located in Tripura.

My friends, My Community (21st March ) is the theme of the 2016 World Down syndrome Day.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) goal of Housing for All by 2022.

The total expenditure that will be incurred on implementing the project in a span of 3 years from

2016-17 to 2018-19 stands Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) is 81975 crore rupees.

World Bank will provide assistance of $1500 million support to Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin.

Shane Watson, Australian cricketer will retire from international cricket at the end of the 2016 World

Twenty20 Tournament.

Johan Cruyff died recently. He was related with Football (Netherland's soccer legend).

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade was

observed on March 25.

Singareni Thermal Power Project was located in Telangana.

Jeff Bezos topped the list of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders by Fortune Magazine ?

7000 villages was achieved electrification under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna

(DDUGJY) in the year 2015-16.

49% FDI has been allowed under automatic route in Insurance and Pension sector.

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