NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Padma Award has been presented by President Pranab Mukherjee: He
has presented 8 Padma Bhushan and 43 Padma Shri awards at the RashtrapatiBhavan
in New Delhi.
2.
President’s rule imposed in Uttarakhand: The
decision has been come up a day before the crucial trust vote in the state
assembly for the Harish Rawat government.
3. National Film Awards: Amitabh
Bachchan, KanganaRanaut, Baahubali won big: Amitabh
Bachchan and KanganaRanaut won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards for Piku
and Tanu Weds Manu Returns respectively. Baahubali won the Best film award
while Sanjay LeelaBhansali won the Best Director award for BajiraoMastani.
4. Rotavirus vaccine launched by
the Union Health Minister: The Government launched
the vaccine for Rotavirus as a part of Universal Immunization Programme to
prevent child mortality due to Rotavirus diarrhoea.
5. Madhya Pradesh to get its first
ITBP Modern Weapon Training Centre: It
will have its first Indo Tibetan Border Police weapon training centre at
Batiagarh, Damoh.
6. Haryana launched Scheme for the
differently abled: It has launched a new
scheme ‘Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled’, under which pension of 6
months would be given in advance to such persons for adapting their homes as
per their requirement.
7. Maharashtra gets its first set
women commanders to protect forest: A
batch of 20 women is likely to become the first women commandos of the state
forestry department.
8. Haryana Cabinet has approved Jat
Reservation Bill.
9. Himachal Pradesh Government
released Sixth Economic Census report.
10. World Bank approved $250
million loan to support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in Rajasthan.
11. CAG report can’t be sole basis
for any liability or prosecution: Karnataka HC.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. China launches first Cyber Security Organisation: It
has launched its first cyber security public organisation aimed at better
safeguarding national cyber security and guiding Internet companies in perform
their duties.
2.
Syrian Army recaptures historic city of Palmyra from ISIS: Syrian
Army and popular defence forces have regained control of the ancient city of
Palmyra from Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.
3.
Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) Ingapore Corvette test fires Barak missile.
4.
Indian origin law professor Surya Deva appointed as UN Human Rights
Commissioner.
5.
Indo-American NanditaBakshi appointed as the President & CEO of Bank of the
West.
6.
World Theatre Day 2016 observed globally on 27th March 2016: The
theme for this year is ‘Theatre and a Culture of Peace’.
7.
World Bank approved $100 million loan to Jordan for creating jobs for
Jordanians, Syrian refugees.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
Federal Bank to open Startup Incubation Centres: It
is all set to open an incubation centre for startups in Bangalore and Ernakulam.
SPORTS:
2.
Hockey India Annual Awards: Shreejish and Deepika won DhruvBatra Player of the
Year award for men and women categories respectively.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
3. Book titled ‘Anything but
Khamosh: The ShatrughanSinha Biography’ authored by Bharathi S Pradhan released.
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