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National Vaccination Day 2020

March 16, 2020
National Vaccination Day 2020
  • National Vaccination Day is celebrated every year on 16th March 2020.
  • This day is observed throughout India to spread awareness and the importance of getting timely vaccinations.
  • This day was first celebrated in 1995 and the first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine was given in India.
  • On March 27, 2014, the World Health Organization(WHO) declared India a polio-free country.

Justice Bansi Lal Bhat got selected as officiating chairperson of NCLAT for 3 months

March 16, 2020
NCLAT
  • On March 14, 2020, According to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (GoI), Justice (Retd.) Bansi Lal Bhat has been selected as the officiating Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) for a period of 3 months with effect from March 15, 2020 or until a regular Chairperson is appointed, whichever is earlier.
  • The government has also selected Justice (Retd.) Anant Bijay Singh as a Judicial Member of  NCLAT & Ms. Shreesha Merla and Mr. Alok Srivastava as Technical Members.

RBI revises exposure limits for urban cooperative banks to single, group borrowers

March 16, 2020
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • On March 13, 2020, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised exposure limits for urban cooperative banks (UCBs) of tier-1 capital to a single borrower to 15% and a group of borrowers to 25%.
  • The revised exposure limits shall be applicable to all types of fresh exposures received by UCBs.
  • The RBI had earlier allowed UCBs to have exposures up to 15% and 40% of their capital funds to a single borrower and a group of borrowers, respectively.

Phool Dei festival was observed in Uttarakhand

March 16, 2020
Phool Dei festival
  • On March 14, 2020 Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) Trivendra Singh Rawat celebrated the traditional harvest festival “Phool Dei”.
  • The festival also showcases the inner bonding between the communities who all are residing in the hills.
  • It is the harvest festival of Uttarakhand that is celebrated in the month of Chaitra (March- April) in the Hindu Calendar.

CRPF inks MoU with Aditya mehta foundation to train its specially-abled troops in areas of cyber security & AI

March 16, 2020
CRPF
  • On March 13, 2020, The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), India’s largest Central Armed Police Force, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF),a non-profit organization which helps people with disabilities to pursue sports, to train its 189 CRPF personnel who had lost their limbs in operations in areas of cyber security, artificial intelligence (AI) and paralympic sports.
  • The agreement inked in the presence of CRPF’s Director General (DG) AP Maheshwari, will help create newer opportunities for such personnel to continue as the integral part of the force.

Manipur CM announces CMAST & CMAT scheme to encourage athletes & artists

March 15, 2020
Manipur CM
  • Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has announced the scheme for the welfare of sportspersons and artists of the State.
  • Chief Minister’s Akhannaba Sanaroising gi Tengbang (CMAST) is for the welfare of sportspersons
  • Chief Minister Artist Sing gi Tengbang (CMAT) is for the betterment of artists

Scientists at ARCI- Hyderabad emeges ‘solar receiver tube technology’ for industrial process heat

March 15, 2020
Scientists at ARCI- Hyderabad emeges ‘solar receiver tube technology’ for industrial process heat
  • On March 13, 2020, Scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad (Telangana), has emerged a cost-effective ‘solar receiver tube technology’ that absorbs solar radiation and transforms it into heat for the targeted applications, especially in industries.
  • ARCI has filed 2 patent applications for this technology, and also signed an MoU(Memorandum of understanding) with Greenera Energy India Private Limited for technology transfer, that aims to develop the solar receiver tube for wider market absorption.

Newly Discovered insect species named after singer Lady Gaga

March 15, 2020
Kaikaia Gaga
  • On March 11, 2020 A newly discovered species of treehopper has been named “Kaikaia Gaga” after American singer Lady Gaga.
  • The species was named by Brendan Morris, PhD candidate in entomology from University of Illinois, United States (US).
  • The species were found near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua and the species seems to be beautiful, vibrant as pop diva, have crazy horns with wacky fashion sense.

Prashant Kumar selected as MD & CEO, Sunil Mehta as Non-Executive Chairman & of YES Bank

March 15, 2020
Yes Bank
  • On March 14, 2020 Government selected former Chief Financial Officer & deputy Managing Director(MD) of SBI Prashant Kumar as MD & Chief Financial Officer(CEO), the former Punjab National Bank(PNB) MD Sunil Mehta as Non-Executive Chairman, Mahesh Krishnamurthy & Atul Bheda as non-executive directors of the reconstructed board of Yes Bank.
  • State Bank of India (SBI), which has a 49 % stake in Yes Bank, will nominate 2 directors & Reserve Bank could select one or more additional directors.

3rd edition of WION Global Summit 2020 held in Dubai,UAE

March 15, 2020
WION Global Summit 2020
  • On March 5, 2020, WION (World Is One News), the India’s first International News Channel,has arranged its 3rd edition of Global summit 2020 based on the theme “Navigating and negotiating global imperatives” at The Oberoi, in Dubai, UAE ( United Arab Emirates).
  • It saw the participation of global leaders to engage in dialogue on a common global agenda to underscore the critical obstacles of climate change, global governance, economic slowdown, and global crisis that threatens to become the new normal.

‘Bhoomi Rashi portal’- expedited Error free & transparent land acquisition for National Highways project

March 15, 2020
Bhoomi Rashi portal
  • On March 13, 2020 The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) declared  that the ‘Bhoomi Rashi’ portal has significantly increased the process of land acquisition for National Highways project.
  • Bhoomi Rashi portal: MoRTH has released the portal BhoomiRashi on April 1, 2018.
  • In past, the acquisition of land for the purpose of National Highway projects, payment of compensation to the land owners were done manually & the physical movement of documents were in the form of files.

WINGS INDIA 2020 an international exhibition & conference organized in Hyderabad

March 15, 2020
Wings India 2020
  • A 4 day (March 12-15) biennial event WINGS INDIA 2020 themed as ‘Flying For All’ is an International Exhibition & Conference on Civil Aviation sector held at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, is planned by Ministry of Civil Aviation & Airports Authority of India(AAI) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
  • The purpose of the event is to give assistance to the quickly changing dynamics of the sector & focus on new business acquisition, investments, policy formation and regional connectivity.

Assam Government to build 33 stadiums under Uttaran scheme

March 15, 2020
Uttaran scheme
  • The Assam Government plans to build 33 stadiums across the state under the Uttaran Scheme, 300 crores will be given to construct these stadiums declared by Principal Secretary of Sports Avinash Joshi and Joint Director Kamaljit and 500 playgrounds are being built to encourage rural talents.
  • The Government has finalized to provide an amount of Rs.50,000 to 1000 players and Rs.75,000 will be given to 2500 clubs.

Mumbai Central station to be renamed as Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central railway station

March 15, 2020
Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central railway station
  • On 12th March 2020, the Maharashtra Government has finalized to rename the Mumbai Central Station as Nana Shankarsheth Mumbai Central Railway Station.
  • The Station name has been renamed to Nana Shankarsheth Central Railway Station because of his involvement in the making of Indian Railway association and the one to bring railways to our country India.

GoI pledged $10 million for Covid-19 emergency fund

March 15, 2020
Covid-19 emergency fund
  • Government of India has pledged $10 million towards a Covid-19 emergency fund. India has also prepared a rapid response team of doctors and specialists for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) nations.
  • India suggested Integrated Disease Surveillance Portal (IDSP) that is recently being used to detect infected patients and contact tracing.

World Consumer Day 2020

March 15, 2020
World Consumer Day 2020
  • The World Consumer Day 2020 was celebrated on March 15, 2020.
  • The day is celebrated every year on March 15 to create awareness about consumer rights and needs since 1983.
  • It is an initiative by Consumer International which is a membership organisation for consumer groups around the world.
  • Theme of the year 2020: ‘The Sustainable Consumer.’

International Day of Action for Rivers is celebrated on 14 March

March 14, 2020
International Day of Action for Rivers
  • International Day of Action for Rivers is celebrated on 14 March.
  • This year, the 22nd annual International Day of Action for Rivers is observed.
  • The day targets to stress the importance of rivers and how it affects the lives of the people.
  • The theme of 2020 International Day of Action for Rivers is Women, Water, and Climate Change.
  • The International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life was started at the first International Meeting of People Affected by Dams at Curitiba Brazil in March 1997.

International Pi Day

March 14, 2020
International Pi Day

Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 (3/14 in the month/day format) since 3, 1, and 4 are the first three significant digits of π. 

India’s 1st Living Culinary Arts Museum enters Limca Book of Records

March 14, 2020
Culinary Arts Museum
  • Welcomgroup Graduate School of Hotel Administration (WGSHA) of Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) entered the Limca Book of Records (LBR) for establishing “India’s First Living Culinary Arts Museum” at WGSHA, Manipal, Karnataka.
  • The museum was established in the year April 2018, spread approximately over 25,000 square feet & the shape of the museum is structured in the form of a giant pot.

Former Olympic javelin champion Dana Zatopkova passes away

March 14, 2020
Dana Zatopkova
  • Former Czechoslovak Olympic javelin champion Dana Zatopkova passed away. 
  • She was an Olympic javelin champion won gold in the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and won the Olympic silver in Rome in 1960. 

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