Important Current Affairs of March 31, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 31, 2016

• Myanmar’s President Thein Sein lifted a state of emergency and curfew in Rakhine, where communal clashes left over 200 people dead in June 2012. 
• The decision means the military will not provide day-to-day security in the area. 
• The nighttime curfew, lasting nearly four years, was imposed after clashes between the minority Rohingya Muslims and majority Buddhists displaced over 100,000 people.

Important Current Affairs of March 30, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 30, 2016

• Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has cancelled his official trip to the United Kingdom after a suicide bomb attack at a park in Lahore. 
• President Pranab Mukherjeehas given the final clearance to the Aadhaar Bill, which will now allow the government to make the 12-digit unique identity numbercompulsory to access government services and benefits. 
• The Union Govt. came up with important announcement for e-commerce marketplace in the country on 29 March 2016. It allowed 100% FDI in e-commerce marketplace model

Important Current Affairs of March 29, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 29, 2016

• On 27th March2016 World Theatre Day (WTD) was observed.
• This day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute.
• Malaysian Prime Minister NajibRazak announced that the country will set up its first counter-messaging centre in a bid to curb the influence of the Islamic State in the cyber world.
• At least 53 people were killed and 100 were injured after a bomb exploded outside a public park in Pakistan's Lahore On March 27, 2016. 
• Following the blast, an emergency was declared in all hospitals of the city and security was put on high alert.

Important Current Affairs of March 26 to 28, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 26 TO 28, 2016

• On 26th March the Independence Day of Bangladesh was observed.
• This day commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the year 1971.
• Important Points to Know about Bangladesh
• Capital - Dhaka
• Currency - Taka
• National language - Bengali
• President - Abdul Hamid
• Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina
• Chief Justice    Surendra Kumar Sinha

Important Current Affairs of March 23, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 23, 2016

• 22nd March has been observed as the World Water Day
• i. United Nations World Water Day is an international observance held every March 22 that provides an opportunity to learn more about water related issues and take action on a current or future challenge to make a difference. 
•  ii. This year’s theme of Word Water Day is ‘Water and Jobs’ focuses on how enough quantity and quality of water can change workers’ lives and livelihoods and even transform societies and economies.
• iii. The day first marked in 1992 at United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. 
• iv. It aims to raise awareness about water related issues. 
• v. The occasion of World Water Day is also used to highlight required improvements for access to WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) facilities in developing countries.

Important Current Affairs of March 22, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 22, 2016 

• The fourth 'International Day of Forests' was observed On March 21, 2016.
• This day was initiated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and trees. 
• As per the UN, around 1.6 billion people, including over 2,000 indigenous cultures, depend on forests for their livelihood.
• Theme for 2016 : Forests and water

Important Current Affairs of March 20 - 21, 2015

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 20 - 21, 2016

India has observed the 10th Earth Hour On March 19, 2015 between 8.30 pm and 9:30 pm. 

• Important Points to Note : 
• Earth Hour is a global movement dedicated to protecting the planet and highlighting the effects of climate change.
• The annual international event aims at conserving energy by urging people to voluntarily switch off non-essential lights and electrical appliances for an hour.
• Last year, Delhi saved 200 MWs of energy during the Earth Hour.

Important Current Affairs of March 18 & 19 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 18 & 19 2016

• On March 18, 2016 (Friday of the second full week of March) 9th World Sleep Day was observed.
• Main Aims :
• to celebrate the benefits of good and healthy sleep 
• to draw society attention to the burden of sleep problems and their medicine, education and social aspects
• to promote sleep disorders prevention and management
• This day was first observed in 2008 by the World Association of Sleep Medicine.
• Theme of 2016 : Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream

Important Current Affairs of March 14 to 16, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 14 TO 16, 2016

• On 2nd Monday in MarchCommon wealth Day was observed.
• Common Wealth Day Themes :
• 2016 - An Inclusive Commonwealth
• 2015 - A Young Commonwealth
• The world observed 'Pi Day' On March 14, 2016 to celebrate March 14 (3/14), which coincides with Mathematical constant Pi's value (3.14). 
• Important Note : The month, day and year On March 14, 2016 are Pi's value to four decimal places rounded up to the nearest decimal place (3.1416), which happens once in a century. 
• Pi denotes the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle in Mathematics.

Important Current Affairs Of March 10, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 10, 2016

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 100 MW power supply to Bangladesh by remote control from Tripura’s Palatana plant on 23rd March 2016. 
• Note : Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinawould provide 10 GB Internet bandwidth to India on the same day. 
• The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) jointly launched the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage.
• It is a multi-country initiative and is part of a global effort to prevent girls from marrying too young.

Important Current Affairs of March 8, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 8, 2016

• 8^th March 2016 has been marked as the international women's day.
• International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year.
• Theme of the International women's day 2016: The International Woman’s Day theme for 2016 is "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality"
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has selected another village for adoption in his Varanasi Constituency of U.P. for development under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
• Nagepur, a village dominated by backward castes has been selected under the second phase of the Yojana. 
• Important Note : Earlier, Prime Minister had adopted Jayapur village in the same Varanasi constituency in the first phase in 2014.
• The Indian Railways is going to create an in-house research unit titled SRESHTA for improving the functioning of the entity. 
• This wing will mostly have scientists and railway experts. 
• SRESHTA is being formed as the existing research arm Research Design and Standards Organisation is preoccupied with day-to-day tasks.
• SRESHTA - Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement
• With 7% presence, India ranks 26th globally in terms of presence of women members on company boards.
• This study was conducted by MyHiringClub and JobPortal. 
• Norway leads the list with 40.12% followed by Sweden and Finland. 
• To check the black money entering India,The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to share FDI-related data with the country's intelligence agencies, Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
• The FDI to India comes either through the automatic route, or through government body Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) which processes FDI-proposals, both of these routes get recorded by RBI.
• The number of Public Sector banks (PSBs) may reportedly be brought down to six from the current 27 by means of consolidation, to tackle the banks' bad-loan scenario. 
• This was expressed by heads of PSBs and other financial institutions at a retreat organised by the government. 
• Further, a committee will be set up to decide the right matches for consolidation.
• Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has laid the foundation stone ofIndia's first-of-its-kind Octomax unit at the Mathura refinery. 
• The Octomax is an indigenously developed technology that will be used for producing Euro-IV, Euro-V equivalent gasoline. 
• The refinery will be set up at an estimated cost of ₹43 crore and is expected to function from October 2017.
• Japan's multinational corporation SoftBank Group On March 7, 2016 announced to split into two companies to separate its domestic and overseas business. 
• The overseas unit would include SoftBank’s stakes in Sprint Corp and Alibaba Group and the domestic business would include its holdings in Yahoo Japan.
• SoftBank Group On March 7, 2016 appointed Nikesh Arora to lead the company'soverseas operations, after it announced splitting into two companies to separate its domestic and global operations. 
• Arora is currently working as SoftBank’s President and Chief Operating Officer. 
• Further, SoftBank appointed its current Director Ken Miyauchi to lead the company's business in Japan.
• French President Francois Hollande has presented the Legion d’Honneur, the country's highest honour, to visiting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef for his “efforts in the fight against terrorism and extremism”. 
• Renowned Dogri poetess and writer Padma Sachdev has been awardedKrutitava Smagra Samman for 2015 by the Kolkata's Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad.
• Sachdev received this award for her outstanding contribution in literature and great service to Dogri Language.
• Ray Tomlinson was the American programmer who was widely credited with inventing email had passed away. He had also chosen @ symbol for using in email addresses.
• He had invented direct electronic messages between users on different machines in 1971. He had implemented the first email program on the ARPANET system, the precursor to the Internet. It was the first program able to send mail between users on different hosts connected to ARPANET.
• Previously, mail could be sent only to others who used the same computer. To achieve this, he used the @ sign to separate the user name from the name of their machine, a scheme which has been used in email addresses ever since.
• Tomlinson’s work changed the way the world communicates and yet, for all his accomplishments he remained humble.
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its 6th navigation satellite into the Earth’s orbit on March 10. 
• The 1,425-kilogram IRNSS-1F satellite will be launched on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
•  The seventh and the last satellite under the indigenous 'Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System' is also expected to be launched in 2016.
• 6th edition of T20 World Cup Cricket to kick off in Nagpur from 8^th march 2016
• This tournament will be held from 8th March 2016 to 3rd April 2016.
• For the first time, India is hosting this tournament.
• Lasith Malinga has resigned as the captain of the Sri Lanka T20I team ahead of the ICC World T20. 
•  Angelo Mathews will lead Sri Lanka in the World T20.

Important Current of March 6 &7, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 6 & 7, 2016

• The first Raisina-Dialogue 2016 was recently held at New Delhi. 
• The three day conference is joint initiative of Union Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Observer Research Foundation (ORF), an independent think tank based in India. 
• This is a flagship conference on Geopolitics and Geo-economics 
• The theme of Raisina-Dialogue 2016 : Asia: Regional and Global Connectivity
• Jalandhar based Capital Local Area Bank limited (CLABL), is set to becomeIndia's first Small Finance Bank (SFB) by flagging-off its operations on April 13, 2016.

Important Current Affairs of March 5, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 5, 2016

• 1. National Safety Day was observed on March 4

1. National Safety Day was observed across the country on 4 March 2016. The day is annually observed by the National Safety Council to commemorate its establishment and enhance the safety awareness among people.
2. The aim is to prevent and lessen the loss of life including various human being problems and their financial loss through availing them with safety, health and environment related support services.
3. The National Safety Council was established on 4 March 1966 under the Societies Act in Mumbai and has a membership of 8,000.

Important Current Affairs of March 4, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 4, 2016

• On March 3, 2016 World Wildlife Day was observed.
• All UN Member States observe this day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild fauna and flora.
• On 20 December 2013, at its 68th session, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) decided to proclaim 3 March, the day of the adoption of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), as World Wildlife Day.
• This day was proposed by Thailand.
• Theme for World Wildlife Day 2016 : The future of wildlife is in our hands.

Important Current Affairs of March 3, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 3, 2016

• India has reduced its financial aid to Nepal by 40% in its general budget for 2016-17 fiscal year to ₹300 crore.
• While the reduction in aid follows Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli's visit to India, the government has reportedly also reduced financial aid to other South East Asian countries excluding Maldives.
• Haryana Government has changed the name of Mustafabad village in Yamuna Nagar district of state to Saraswati Nagar.
• This new name was derived from mythological Saraswati River. 
• The village is located about 20 kms from the Yamuna Nagar district headquarters. 
• The revenue records of state government claimed the old dried-up riverbed of mythological Saraswati River exists near the village.

Important Current Affairs of March 2, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 2, 2016

• On March 2, 2016 Zero Discrimination Day was observed.
• This is an annual worldwide event that promotes diversity and recognizes that everyone counts.
• Theme of 2016 : Stand Out
• China's Navy On March 2, 2016 launched its first self-propelled floating dock as a part of its efforts to modernise the Navy. 
• The floating dock will allow the Navy to repair warships away from the coast and repair restore damaged ships even in combat zones.
• The 7th Indo-Seychelles joint training exercises, aiming to improve interoperability between both armies in counter-insurgency operations, On March 2, 2016 concluded at Victoria, Mahe Island in Seychelles.

Important Current Affairs Of March 1, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF MARCH 1, 2016

• The Italian city of Verona has banned the opening of any new kebab or fried fast food shops in an attempt to preserve its "traditional appearance". 
• Swiss voters On February 29, 2016 rejected a plan that called for the automatic expulsion of foreigners from the country for minor offenceslike speeding. 
• Under the plan, foreigners could be deported immediately for major crimes and also for their second minor offence in 10 years. 
• India’s poorest district, Nabarangpur of Odisha On February 29, 2016 launched a 45-day campaign, called 'Jyoti', to train 4,400 traditional healers as the number of tribal children falling victim to local healing practices in the district has increased.