March 2016 current affairs magazine_2

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List of contents

IMPORTANT ARTICLES…………………… (12 – 117)

1. Setu bharatam – a programme for bridge building to ensure seamless travel on
national highways
2. The Escalating South China Sea Dispute - Lessons for India
3. Centre banks on states to power electricity sector
4. Agriculture Marketing :-
5. Why the WTO is right in the solar panel dispute
6. Women's Reservation Bill [The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill
7. Advantages and Disadvantages for Artificial Intelligence
8. Real Estate (Regulation & Development) Bill 2015
9. Amendment passed to the President’s addressing RajyaSabha
10. Good economics is good politics
11. SEBI bans wilful defaulters from tapping capital
12. India collaborates with Japan on Andamans project
13. Aadhar bill
14. Effective Measures to Check Female Foeticide
15. Addressing the Problems of Rural Health
16. Green Economy
17. Measures to Reduce Anaemia in Women
18. Steps taken towards elimination of Kala-Azar
19. Civil aviation policy must rework safety standards
20. Drought-proofing for better farm economy
21. Impact of ‘make In India’ Programme
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22. Farmer needs a new deal
23. Transport problems in urban india
24. Centre permits 100 per cent FDI in e-commerce
25. Defence Procurement Procedure 2016
26. Act East Policy and the CLMV Countries
27. India, EU to discuss trade, ‘sensitive bilateral issues’ at Brussels Summit

National news………………………………… (118-198 )
1. SwadeshDarshan and Prasad Schemes of M/O Tourism
2. Aadhaar card to be given statutory status
3. Govt to decide ST status of communities in Assam
4. IGI airport bagged three international awards
5. Indian Railways launched bar coding system for unreserved tickets
6. Delhi government launches HPV vaccine
7. Internet for every home launched in Tamil Nadu
8. Self-cleaning public eToilets set up in Chennai
9. Govt plans to set up more nuclear power plants
10. Parliament passes Carriage by Air amendment Bill, 2015
11. CCEA approved winding up of National Manufacturing Competitiveness
Council
12. National Highways free of Railway crossings
13. J ual Oram Launches New Website of NCST
14. Nagaland Information Commission Rated 'one of the best'
15. SRESHTA: Indian Railways To Set Up Special Wing For Research
16. Union Government launches online marketing platform Mahila E-HAAT
17. Union Government announced to withdraw tax proposal on Employee
Provident Fun
18. Indian Railways forms SPV to execute Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train
project
19. Telangana, Maharashtra ink MoU for five irrigation projects
20. Union Government re-classified industries on four-colour scheme based on
pollution potential
21. 5 Healthcare ATMs launched in 4 states in India
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22. Karnataka CM to Launch Scheme for Accident Victims' Free Treatment
23. UP police to launch online system for 'preventive policing'
24. Rajya Sabha passed Bureau of Indian Standards Bill, 2015
25. Bill to amend Enemy Property Act introduced in Parliament
26. Government mulls policy to promote wind energy projects
27. Union Government signed Raptor MoU on conservation of birds of prey
28. CCEA approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to provide free LPG
connections to BPL households
29. Union Cabinet approved creation of Nominated Authority in Ministry of
Coal
30. Rajya Sabha passes Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2015
31. Union Cabinet approved Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy
32. NITI Aayog launched Women Transforming India campaign in partnership
with UN and MyGov
33. CCEA approved revised policy on gas production from Deep Waters & HPHT
areas
34. Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar(Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other
Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill 2016
35. Railways launch online 'clean my coach' service
36. Capacity utilisation criteria for SSP Manufacturing Units scrapped
37. India to supply 18 Meter Gauge Diesel Electric Locomotives to Myanmar
38. Union Power Ministry named LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting
Programme as UJALA
39. Govt relaxes norms under public procurement for startup MSMEs
40. Health Minister JP Nadda launched project ‘Clean Street Food’
41. Maharashtra Cabinet approved Prohibition of Social Boycott Bill, 2016
42. Cabinet Ministers are Public Authorities under Right to Information Act,
2005: CIC
43. Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved Senior Citizen Policy
44. Parytak Mitra Programme to enable Students to act as Tourist Facilitators
45. Online portal ‘Swayam’ being launched to combat illiteracy: Smriti Irani
46. RUSA scheme for achieving equity, access, quality in higher education
47. 46 countries to participate in 9th Defence Expo in Goa
48. Punjab passed Punjab Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal land (Transfer of
Proprietary Right) Bill, 2016
49. Union Government launches FCI’s Depot Online System
50. IMD develops Drishti for providing real time visibility information to pilots
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51. Railways join hands with ISRO for effective use of space technology
52. Goa government classified its country liquor, Feni as Heritage Spirit
53. SC allows pictures of CMs, Governors, Ministers in Government
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54. IAF conducts day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist 2016’ at Pokhran firing range
55. Union Government notified new Plastic Waste Management Rules to curb
6000 tonnes of plastic waste
56. PM Modi launches 'Kisan Suvidha' application for farmers
57. Union Government launched Pusa Krishi mobile app to help farmers to take
the technology to farm fields
58. Indian Coast Guard ship Arnvesh commissioned at Visakhapatnam
59. Health Ministry launches new anti TB drug Bedaquiline
60. FM Arun Jaitley launches Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
61. India Post releases customised ‘My Stamp’ on HAL
62. Union Cabinet approved Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana
— Gramin
63. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated broadband connectivity to NE
States via Bangladesh
64. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched Longitudinal Ageing
Study in India
65. World Tuberculosis Day: 24 march
66. Cabinet approves Udaan scheme till 2019-20
67. Core banking facility available at 25K post offices by April
68. Sundarbans becomes no-pollution zone
69. India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement on transit corridor
70. Union Cabinet approved Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana
— Gramin
71. Supreme Court approved guidelines of Union Government to protect Good
Samaritans

International news ---------------- ( 199 – 227 )

1. BRICS Bank to provide its first loan to India on Solar project
2. Peru declared emergency after oil spill Hits Rivers
3. FC launches Uridashi Masala Bonds
4. WEF: India stood at 90th rank in terms of Energy Security
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5. Cabinet apprised MoUs with Japan and Russia in the various fields of
Railways
6. Germany to help India develop Kochi, Bhubaneswar and Coimbatore as
smart cities
7. India to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave
8. IAEA to transfer Sterile Insect Technique under 2.3 Million Euro Project to
Combat Zika
9. 57 countries to take part in first-ever Maritime India Summit 2016
10. India extends biggest ever LOC worth USD 2 billion to Bangladesh
11. Signing and ratification of BIMSTEC Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance
in Criminal Matters approved
12. Union Cabinet approved MoU between India and IMF for setting up South
Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center
13. Project Mausam of M/O Culture aims to explore Multi-Faceted Indian
Ocean World
14. 13th meeting of Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development held
in Dubai
15. India, China exchange tariff cut offers under RCEP
16. India ranks 118th out of 156 countries on happiness index: United Nations
report
17. SAARC Business Travelers Card expected by May
18. 7th Governing Board meeting of Indo-German Science and Technology
Centre held in New Delhi
19. India starts diesel exports to Bangladesh via rail
20. PM Narendra Modi launches two projects between India, Bangladesh
21. India, France sign MoU for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur
22. Obama to embark on historic Cuba visit in March
23. India assumes BRICS Chairmanship from Russia for 2016
24. US lawmakers introduce legislation in Congress to help India join APEC
25. Resolution introduced in US House to bring India on par with NATO allies
26. Modi reaches Brussels for India-EU Summit
27. Outcomes of 13th India-EU Summit
28. India-US to sign MoU for building LIGO project
29. Japan to lend Rs.14,000 crore for Indian projects
30. 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves inaugurated at Lima
31. Nuclear Security Summit 2016 concluded in Washington DC

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Science and technology -------------- (228 – 244)

1. Zika virus can cause severe neurological disorder: Study
2. Indian scientists develop Herbal Medicine for Dengue
3. ISRO launched Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1F
4. India to launch 25 foreign satellites from 7 countries this year
5. ISRO set to launch record 22 satellites in single mission
6. Plastic degrading bacteria Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6 isolated
7. Wikipedia to develop a speech engine for visually impaired users
8. ExoMars 2016 spacecraft successfully launched by Europe and Russia
9. IMD develops Drishti for providing real time visibility information to pilots
10. Railways join hands with ISRO for effective use of space technology
11. Webportal Launched for allocation and monitoring of Coal resources
12. PM Modi launches 'Kisan Suvidha' application for farmers
13. Scientists use fungi for rechargeable batteries
14. ISRO established GIRI Radar System at Tirupati
15. Mint plant can help fight cancer: CIMAP Researchers
16. India ranks third in financial Trojan infections

ENVIORNMENT ---------------- (245 – 250)

1. Uttar Pradesh government to launch a awarness campaign to protect
sparrows
2. Delhi will join 10th Earth Hour on March 19
3. Agasthyamala’ included among UNESCO new 20 Biosphere Reserves
4. Asia most exposed to disasters, Africa most vulnerable: Study

PERSONS ---------------- (251 – 252)
1. Samantha Gash to run for education in India

ART AND CULTURE---------- (252 – 254)
1. Bangkok to impose curfew during Songkran festival, the world’s biggest
water festival
2. Honey festival in Mangaluru
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3. Chapchar Kut Traditional Festival celebrated across Mizoram

DEFENCE --------------------- (255 – 257)
1. India, ASEAN Plus multilateral military exercise FORCE 18 concluded in Pune
2. India, Indonesia joint training exercise Garuda Shakti IV was conducted at
Magelang

KARNATAKA ISSUES ------------------- (258 – 270)

1. Mangaluru third cleanest city in the country
2. Plastic ban, a bold initiative of Karnataka govt
3. 63rd national film awards: 'Thithi' best regional movie
4. Bangalore brings India’s startup ecosystem into the limelight, but how exactly is
it faring?
5. Gadag is Karnataka's First WiFi City
6. KSRTC bags award
7. 3.82 Lakh People in Karnataka are HIV-Affected
8. Karnataka ranks first in software/service exports
9. Karnataka government sets up anti corruption bureau

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