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INDIAN AFFAIRS
Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) introduced two prime projects

NationalWaterway No 2 - Brahmaputra River between the Bangladesh
border and Sadiya (Assam) - Rs 50.76 crore
Ro-Ro ferry service between Dhubri & Hatsingimari
Haryana government announced to rename Mustafabad village as Saraswati nagar.
Knight Frank Wealth Report 2016 - Mumbai, with 1094 billionaires(21st )followed by Delhi at
545(23rd )
Chennai gets first smart self cleaning toilets in India 183 by Eram scientific solution
Carriage by Air amendment bill to empower Union government to revise the limits of liability for
airlines and compensation as per the Montreal Convention which India accepted in 2009.
Telengana government to replace the existing bulbs with LED in 25 municipalities within 100
days - G Jagadish Reddy
12th South Asian Games decided to set up Tikhor Park (Games Mascot) in Guwahati and Shillong
with Rs. 2 Crore
PM Narendra Modi Launches Setu Bharatam Project to ensure our highways without railway
crossings, the Setu Bharatam Project.
Outlay: Rs. 50,800 cr and Target: 2019
Allepey, the Venice of the East, and a favourite tourism spot in Kerala- Indias first 75-seater
Solar Ferry - built by NavAlt
Raisina-Dialogue - the three day Flagship Programme on Geopolitics and Geo-economics began
in New Delhi - Sushma Swaraj
Sri Arun Jaitley introduced the Aadhaar (Target Delivery of Financial and other Subsidies, Benefits
and other Services) Bill, 2016.
Japan International Cooperation Agency has pledged Rs. 5700 crore to up gradation of National
Highway projects in North East India.
NH 54 in Mizoram and NH 51in Meghalaya.
Election Commission of India announced Assembly Elections dates for Kerala, West Bengal,
Tamilnadu, Assam, and Puduchchery - April 4 and May 16 and May 19.
Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore (FACT) signed a MoA with the Union Government to get
a loan of Rs. `1000 crores.
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited owned Commissions Supercritical Thermal Unit - 700 MW at
Bellary Thermal Power Project in Karnataka.
The traditional Spring Festival of Mizoram, Chapchar Kut, was celebrated across the state on
March 5, 2016.
Nagaland Information Commission regarded as one of the best of its kind in the entire country.
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the National conference of Women legislators at Vigyan
Bhawan - 33% reservation for women in legislation
Indian Railways to set up special wing for research SRESHTA - Special Railway Establishment for
Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement
UP gov passed the UP revenue code amendment bill that facilitates Dalits to sell their land to
Non-Dalits.
Pre-British era revenue law was replaced by UP Revenue Code (Amendment) Bill, 2016
GOI will digitalise all the 1.29 lakh rural post offices by 2017 - Rs. 4909 crore
Gov started the second edition of Gyan sangam and in the third phase of Gyan sangam it has
planned to focus on Consolidation of banks - Jayant sinha
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid out the foundation stone for Octomax unit in the oil
refinery at Mathura
First high octane gasoline production unit - Rs 5,000 crore novel technology.
The Sex ratio in Gujarat(22nd) fallen significantly from 920 in 2001 to 919 in 2011.
Union Government proposes to launch a River Information System (RIS), the system is similar
to Air Traffic Control.
Mumbai to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in April involving top Urban Policy makers and
Planners from BRICS Nations April 14-16
Germany partnered with Indias flagship program Smart City Mission to develop Bhubaneswar,
Kochi, and Coimbatore as smart Cities.
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Womens Day News box

ICICI bank announced a work-from-home programme for the women workers iWork @
home platform
Air India flew its first worlds longest all women flight from New Delhi to San Francisco.
Tata housing tying up with SBI to provide special home loan part of Her Ghar scheme
SBI life insurance launched the Smart Women Advantage scheme for life cover, savings
and female-specific critical illness benefits
Indias rank in women representation has slipped from 117 to 144.
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Sanjay Gandhi launched Mahila
e-Haat portal in New Delhi to enable women to sell their products across the nation
Indias air force will induct its first female fighter pilots in June - Bhawna Kanth, Avani
Chaturvedi and Mohana
Haryana Global Investors Summit 2016 - Gurgaon
Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit-2016 - 25 lakh crore
48-year-old Enemy Property Act to allow the custodians to continue to hold sway over enemy
properties
To amend the Enemy Property Act, 1968.
Gujarat govt.topped the list of states with most investment potential
Report released by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
Top 5: Gujarat, New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
Govt. mulls Wind Energy Potential to promote wind energy projects - interest discount of 0.25 %
Saudi Arabia and India hold talks on regional and global issues of mutual interests.
Sushma Swaraj and Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir in New Delhi.
Rajya Sabha passes Bureau of Indian Standards bill to make BIS, a national standards body.
The first Maritime summit to be held at India - 57 countries from the world.
Rajya Sabha passed National Waterways Bill 2015 by the Minister of Road Transport and
Highways and Shipping, Mr. NitinGadkari.
Cycling event of Indian Army with theme Cycle to Recycle flagged off from Pangsau Pass in the
India-Myanmar border.
Theme: Cycle and Recycle
National Anthem compulsory in all schools - West Bengal Gov
Real Estate Regulation and Development Bill - the favour of protection of Home buyer 70%
sale proceeds
Union Cabinet approved the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP).
It will enhance domestic oil and gas production,
Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to amend the Sikh
Gurdwaras Act, 1925
Union Cabinet gave its approval for the BIMSTECConvention on mutual legal assistance in
Criminal Matters.
7 countries Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand
IMF will establish a knowledge-sharing centre in India,
Technical support and assistance to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
and Bhutan.
Cabinet approved amendment to mining law-Mines and minerals (Development and Regulation)
Amendment Bill 2015 to transfer of mining lease for captive mines.
Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar bill 2016 - to avail the subsidies and schemes of the Government
Kakrapar atomic power Plant in Gujarat was shut down after leakage developed of heavy water.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated three Railway projects at Bihar Rs.7200 cr
Patna Rail-cum-road Bridge
Mokama double line Railway bridge
Munger rail-cum-road Bridge
Govt to computerise all ration shops by 2019 by installing electronic Point of Sale (ePoS) devices
Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat has conducted a honey festival in Mangaluru
Foreign Minister of the Government of Mexico, H.E. Ms Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, visited India
on two day visit to India
Mexico in the international context and its relations with India - lecture
Allahabad High Court(1866) celebrates its 150th Foundation Day on 14th March 2016 Conference Advancing Asia: Investing for the Future held in New Delhi by Government of
India and the IMF
UP Govt approved a policy for senior citizens monthly pension from Rs. 300 to Rs. 400.
Indias First Education Focused Accelerator Programme Edugild Started At MIT,PUNE
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Edugild CEO - Rishi Kapal

Jammu & Kashmir adopted new industrial policy 2016 to attract an investment of Rs.2000
crores - Governor N N Vohra
Maharashtra gov passed the prohibition of social Boycott bill - 7 years in prison or fine up to 5
lakh rupees or both
International Childrens Film Festival The Golden Elephant for the North East Region began in
Gangtok
Order Amendment Bill, 2016 passed in Lok Sabha to amend the Constitution Scheduled Castes
Order 1950.
5 states: Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal,
The largest fair on Food & Hospitality Sector AAHAR 2016 - 31st edition
was inaugurated by Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Loans worth Rs1.09 lakh crore have been sanctioned to
small entrepreneurs
Loan between Rs.50, 000 and Rs.10 lakh
The Centre has released 609 crore rupees for upgrading prisons in eight States
Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tripura and
Arunachal Pradesh.
Union Government given final approval for setting up a Mega Food Park in Khammam District of
Telangana- Rs. 108.95 crore
India signed Social Security Agreement Pact with Australia(14th country)
India and China Exchange Tariff Cut Offers to liberalise trade ties as they exchange offers on
tariff cuts in goods imports.
Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal land bill-2016.
Contradiction of the construction of contentious Sutlej Yamuna Link.
Career Guidance Counselling Centres launched in Delhi to improve employment opportunities for
women
President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 5th edition of the India Aviation 2016 in Hyderabad
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan- Ek Kadam Swachhta Ki Aur Survey
Surat Cleanest Railway Station and Varanasi Dirtiest railway station
Cisco to set up Internet of Everything (IoE) innovation centre in Visakhapatnam
Part of the inauguration of Indias first statewide broadband project-AP Fiber Net in
Visakhapatnam
PM Modi inaugurated the first World Sufi Forum- Bain-ul-Aqwami Sufi Conference in New Delhi.
Indian Airforce to conduct day-night exercise Iron-fist at Rajasthans Pokhran firing range
Gov of Goa declared Feni as Heritage spirit of Goa. under the Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964.
SC allowed photographs of CMs, Governors & Ministers in Public advertisements - Justice Ranjan
Gogoi bench
Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu unveiled Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016 for
granting permission for construction of buildings Narendra Modi inaugurated three-day Krishi Unnati Mela in New Delhi
To provide information on new farm schemes and technologies for farmers
Krishi Karman Awards for 2014-15: Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Meghalaya, Haryana,
Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
Commendation awards: Himachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa
Union Health Minister J P Nadda, launched Bedaquiline new anti-TB drug for Drug Resistant TB
Mumbais Wilson College adopts railway station for cleanliness as a part of the Swachch Bharat
Abhiyan
BHEL commissioned another 270 MW unit at Goindwal Sahibcoal-fired power project in Punjab
India will host the 8th BRICS Summit from 15 October to 16 October 2016 in Goa announced by
External affairs ministry
Punjab Assembly has passed a bill Punjab Settlement of Agricultural Indebtedness Bill, 2016 to
provides relief to the farmers
The Union ministry of Health & Welfare launched a study on Longitudinal Ageing of Indians
termed as LASI(Longitudinal Ageing Study in India)
6% of the total population of India is elderly people
340 million of 60+ aged people in 2050
India Post released customised commemorative stamp on HAL to recognize the companys 75
years services to the nation
Government clears new Defence Procurement Policy to make equipments locally and fund
private-sector R&D t
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NTPC commissioned a 250 MW Unit-I of its arm at Bihar.

PM Inaugurates Power transmission line between India & Bangladesh from Agartala
Bangladesh providing 10GB Internet Bandwidth to India
Himachal, Mumbai to have electric buses from Tata motorsunder its flagship scheme Faster
Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India).
Gov approved 11 highway projects with a total length of about 453 km and worth of Rs 6,284
crore
Swachh Bharat rankings Cleanest building
Rashtrapati Bhavan, UPSC Building, Hyderabad House, Jawaharlal Nehru Bhavan and
Vigyan Bhavan
110 gram panchayats in Chhattisgarh were declared open defecation-free under the Swachh
Bharat Abhiyan
Mehbooba Mufti elected as first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Andhra Pradesh gov inaugurates Indias first lift irrigation project at Pattiseema village
It connects river Godavari with Krishna
BHEL commissions 600 MW unit of Singareni project in Adilabad
Ayurveda, Arogya fair is a four day programme which began in Goa.
Organised by AYUSH ministry and Confederation of Indian Industry
Objective is to popularize the Indian Medicinal system
India decided to provide electricity operated cars at zero down payment making it as a 100% evehicle nation by 2030 said by Piyush Goyal
4th unit of 195 Mw of Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station (MTPS) was successfully synchronised
with the national grid.
Madhya Pradesh to have its first Indo Tibetan Border Police weapon training centre at Batiagarh,
Damoh Rs 2100 crores
The Union Minister of health and welfare J P Nadda launched Rota virus vaccine in Bhubaneshwar
Maharashtra gets its first set of Women Commanders to protect forest - a batch of 20 women
Common Yoga protocol revealed for 2nd International day of Yoga(June 21) by the AYUSH
minister Shripad Yesso Naik
The President rule imposed in Uttarakhand when the congress ruled government faced the
opposition from the 9 rebel MLAS.
The Economic Advisor of Himachal Pradeep Chauhan released Sixth Economic Census of Himachal
Pradesh - 100 per cent establishments
First state in the country to complete the census and release the report
Adapting homes for the differently-abled scheme
6 months pension would be given in advance to persons
BHEL commissioned 40 MW hydropower generating unit at the Teesta low dam hydro electric
project (HEP) in West Bengal.
Haryana gov approved the Jat reservation bill to provide reservation to Jats and four other
castes(Sikhs, Rors, Bishnois and Tyagis)
Gov reconstituted the Board of trade headed by the commerce minister and first meeting will be
held on April,6
Narendra Modi
Madhya Pradesh to join National Agri Market platform
PM Modi to launch it from the state on April 14 to mark B R Ambedkars birth anniversary.
Haryana becomes 1st to launch Injectable Contraceptive - Salamati
To maintain a healthy balance between the births of children by using injectable
contraceptive
Gujarat to set up a University exclusively focussed Organic Farming - Rs 10 crore
Gov notified the new Aadhaar Act, 2016 - the numbers assigned by it a statutory backing for
transfer of subsidies and benefits
Telengana CM Chandrasekhar Rao passed the bill Payment of Salaries and Pensions and Removal
of Disqualifications(Amendment) Bill-2016 for hike in salary of MLAs and MLCs.
Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla Launched Innovative Entrepreneurship & Skill
Development Programme of MANAS through Renowned Experts in Different Skill Sets
Finance minister Arun Jaitley launched the Make in India conference in Sydney.
Gov will share the results of government recruitment exams and PSUs which will be shared with
private player for job opportunity
Kachabali village in Rajsamand district of Rajasthan become the first in state to vote in support of
closing down the only liquor shop in the village.
Financial capital of India Mumbai to get its first Arbitration Centre for dealing the financial
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disputes.
Government Unveils unified building bye laws proposed by Venkaiah Naidu
Amended after a gap of 33 years and it enables the single window approval
The permissions time 14 from 40 and time limit come down from 60 to 30 days
BHEL commissioned 250 MW coal-based thermal power plant in Bihar.
The national anthem must be sung by the Students every day in the primary schools of Uttar
Pradesh UP CM Akilesh Yadav
STATE BUDGET 2016-17
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh presented the State Budget for the fiscal year 2016-17.
Uttarkhand Government presented the 40422 crores State budget 2016-17
Telengana Government to present 1.30 Lakh crore Budget 2016-17
Goa CM Laxmikant Parsekar Presented State Budget for 2016-17
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Government presented its State Budget for the year 2016-17
Haryana gov proposed a tax free budget for the financial year 2016-17.
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented a Rs 46,600 crore annual budget for 201617
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Strategic dialogue between US and Pakistan after the controversial deal of F-16 jets
Peru government has declared state emergency after a major oil pipeline burst affecting two
rivers Chiriaco and Morona rivers
Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report WEF.India - 90th place
Top 3: Swizerland, Norway and Sweden
Japanese government will stipulate a long-term goal of cutting green house emissions by 80 per
cent by 2050
EU releases 252 million euros in aid for Palestinians to support the Palestinian Authoritys health
and education programmes
London is the most expensive city to live in, by overtaking Hong Kong, New York -Savills survey
China launched its first self propelled floating dock, giving it the ability to repair warships from
the coast.
Worlds Costliest Train Station Opened in New York,connects New York to New Jersey.
UN Security Council adopts tough sanctions against North Korea Over Nuclear Test
Japan signed an agreement with the Philippines to supply defence equipment, the first such pact
by Japan in the South Asian region.
India Signs Agreement With IEA(International Energy Agency) in the fields of energy data and
forecasting.
Pakistans upper house of Parliament rejected National Airline privatization bill- PIA (Pakistan
International Airlines) Corporation Conversion Bill 2015 - Zahid Hamid.
US religious commission seeking to investigate the declining religious independence in the
country denied the Indian Visa.
UN Refugee Agency and UNICEF are setting up special support centres Blue Dot hubs to protect
children & families on move across Europe.
Women at Work: Trends2016 -International Labour Organizations Report.
Womens wages remain unchanged in 20 years
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the United Nations Childrens Emergency
Fund(UNICEF) jointly launched the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage.
12 countries across Africa and Asia.
34 countries, nearly 80 percent of them in Africa, dont have enough food - UN report
Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, and the Central African Republic.
Pakistan Government initiated probe into Karachi-based Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
partys Alleged ties with based Research Analysis Wing (RAW)
Mumbai and Bangalore are among the cheapest cities in the world - London forecast group (EIU).
Most expensive city: Singapore, London(6th) and New York(7th )
Serbian government has proclaimed a state of emergency as heavy rains are causing extensive
flooding.
India Inc. is set to formally adopt the United Nations (UN) agenda for the worlds sustainable
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The Arab League has declared Lebanese movement Hezbollah a terrorist group, the decision
came during an Arab League foreign ministers visit in Cairo.
Ireland arrived new constitutional territory after its parliament failed to elect a prime minister
Enda Kenny remains as prime minister
Chinas Supreme Court is setting up its own international maritime judicial centre to
handle territorial disputes.
UNESCO joined hands with CJ Welfare to start an animation program named Rainbow Ruby.
Support for Better Life for Girls campaign
100 Global Venture Capitalists - Top 10
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SAMEER GANDHI
ACCEL PARTNERS
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PROMOD HAQUE
NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS
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SALIL DESHPANDE
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ASHEEM CHANDNA
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Mauritania has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930
Mauritania, Niger, Norway and the United Kingdom (Europe)
Happiness Index India ranked 118
Top 3: Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland
Narendra Modi is set to join the league of the most prominent world leaders at the World
famous Wax Museum Madame Tussauds in London.
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves was inaugurated in Lima, Peru
The worlds first fully electric-powered double-decker bus unveiled in London
US presidential hopeful Donald Trump, Author J K Rowling,Former Olympic athlete Caitlyn
Jenner,Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo,Cristiano Ronaldo,Lily Singh and Josh Ostrovsky
Bangkok is to impose a curfew during the worlds biggest water festival - Songkran festival
FIFA acknowledged that tens of millions of dollars bribe money seized by U.S. federal
prosecutors in past World Cup hosting contests for the first time.
13th meeting of Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development was held on 14 March 2016
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
eAtlas of Gender Inequality in Education released by the UNESCOs Institute for Statistics (UIS).
Gender inequalities highest in the Arab States, sub-Saharan Africa and South, and West
Asia
India provided 265 million grant for constituting Tagores memorial Auditorium in Srilanka
Britains top 101 richest Asians :
Hinduja brothers emerged as the richest Asian-origin entrepreneurs in Britain for the
fourth consecutive year
Others - Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, Sri Prakash Lohia and Arora brothers
EU struck a deal with Turkey to allow all refugees and migrants arriving in Europe.
IKEA pledged Rs 92.84 crore to provide safe water and sanitation to one million people in India
and Indonesia through Water.Org.
Barrons top global 30 CEOs
Top 3 - Warren Buffet(Berkshire Hathaway), David Cote(Honeywell),Jamie Dimon(JP
Morgan Chase)
Indians - Anand Mahindra(M&M) and Aditya Puri(HDFC).
Nepal to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) as a dialogue partner.
TIMEs Most Influential people - PM Modi, tennis player Sania Mirza and Bollywood actress
Priyanka Chopra
Others - Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Aziz Ansari
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) made a standardised electronic
format for the exchange of Country-by-Country (CbC)
Fortune 50 leaders listed by Fortune magazine - Arvind Kejriwal(42nd)
Indian origin -South Carolinas governor Nikki(17th) and Resham Saujani(20th )
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Women Saujani, Angela Merkel,Aung San Suu Kyi ,Christine Lagarde and Sheik Hasina
US congress passed the bill in senate to allow India to be a member of APEC.
Radovan Karadzic imprisoned for 40 years for war crimes in Bosnian war 1992-95
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment for 2015 UN Report
The contribution by India, China & Brazil in 2015 in renewable energy - $156 billion
India has decided to appeal against WTO verdict in solar panel case
Demanding equal market for domestic as well as foreign traders
Security Council has decided to extend the UN assistance provided to Somalia till March,2017
US President, Barack Obama made a historic visit to Cuba in 88 years
Signed a first business deal in Cuba since the 1959 revolution
British gov lifted the ban on the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)
Syrian Army(mortal blow) recaptures historic city of Palmyra from IS
EgyptAir Flight MS181 hijacked to Cyprus.
The UN Childrens Fund (UNICEF) launched a series of animated films Unfairy Tales Of Refugee
And Migrant Children to help frame positive insights toward the tens of millions of children and
young people.
Ebola threat comes to an end in West Africa declared by WHO
France long military operation Sangaris(2013) in Central African comes to an end
India institute its first Chair in the Arab world at Egypts third largest university Ain Shams
University (ASU) in Cairo.
BANKING & FINANCE
IFClaunched its first Uridishi masala bond in India to mobilize 300 million rupees from Japanese
household investors to promote private sector investment .
World Bank, India and Government of Madhya Pradesh inked a credit concord worth of US $300
million for the Madhya Pradesh (MP) Higher Education Quality Improvement Project.
RBI announced relaxation of certain norms in the balance sheet - unlock 40,000 crores to support
the capital requirement
Nomura report that Indias GDP growth will rise from 7.6% to 7.8% in the year 2016-17.GDP
Government cancelled the contract for the RS. 10,050 crore Zojila Pass Tunnel Building Project Jammu & Kashmir
RBI Released the Non Banking Financial Company- Account Aggregator Directions, 2016
To allow a separate category of Non Banking Financial Company to emerge as an Account
Aggregator.
Foreign Banks Get Myanmar Licence
Vietnams Bank for Investment and Development
Taiwans E.SUN Commercial Bank
South Koreas Shinhan Bank
State Bank of India
Capital Local Area Bank Limited got first small finance bank licence.
Axis bank is better placed than ICICI and other public sector bank in terms of corporate book
profitability - Nomura
Government may look into merging the twenty seven PSBs into just six -Gyan Sangam bad
loan issue
The growth forecast for India is at 7.5 per cent this fiscal and sees higher growth over
the next two financial years Fitch
Soft Bank group Corp plans to split its domestic and overseas business - Nikesh Arora
Department of Revenue sets up dedicated structure for monitoring taxpayer Services - Tax
Administration Reforms Commissions (TARC) report
YES Bank starting its first All women operated branch in Bengaluru Yes Grace
RBI share its FDI details with the Intelligence Bureau and Research and Analysis Wing to prevent
the entry of Black money
Govt removed proposed tax on EPF withdrawals
To make up to 60 per cent of savers corpus withdrawn from the EPF tax-free if invested in
annuity and 40% tax free
ICICI Bank launched credit-linked subsidy scheme under PMAY(Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana)
HDFC Bank tied up with 5 start ups
Senseforth Technologies,Tagnpin,Safe 2 Pay,Bugclipper and Taptis Technology
Employee Provident Fund Organisation announced an incentive for the employees who register
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between January and December 2016 - 5 to 10%

116 central public sector enterprises spent an amount of Rs 2447.59 crore on Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) in 2014-15
The GDP growth of India at 7.9% for the fiscal year 2016 - Crisil
India Post Picked Deloitte as Consultant for Payments Bankto advise it on setting up a payments
bank Rs.800cr
ICICI signed a pact with Italian luxury sports car manufacturer Ferrari to issue co-branded credit
cards Visa platform.
Kotak Mahindra Bank Group signed an agreement up with Canadian Pension Plan Investment
Board (CPPIB) to launch a $525 million fund.
RBI is likely to pay the government Rs 57,000 crore in dividends in the fiscal year 2016-17.
SBI released arrears worth Rs.1, 465 crore to about 7.75 lakh defence beneficiaries under OROP
scheme
RBI asked banks to credit interest on savings accounts every quarter or shorter than that of the
fiscal.
ICICI Bank launched a new NFC-based mobile payment system iTap enabling contactless
transactions via its Pockets app.
IDBI allowed its customers to invest in bonds through its ATMs.
G-Sec through ATM is an extension of Banks Samriddhi G-Sec Portal
Gov slashed the interest rates of Public Provident Fund (PPF) scheme - will be cut to 8.1 per cent
from 8.7 per cent
Five-Year National Savings Certificates - 1 per cent as against 8.5 per cent
Five-year Monthly Income Account - 7.8 per cent as opposed to 8.4 per cent
Two-year time deposit -2 per cent instead of 8.4 per cent,
Five-year recurring deposit will earn 4 per cent instead of 8.4 per cent
Chhattisgarh gov disbursed Rs 1,821-crore loans to several beneficiaries under the Pradhan
Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY)
HDFC Bank launched banking solution for start-ups after SBIs InCube and RBL Banks India
start-up Club.
IRDA gave nod to allow LIC to invest in the Public Sector Banks.
Government canceled Recognition of Delhi Stock Exchange following the serious irregularities in
its demutualization functioning
Indias current account deficit fell further to 1.3% of the gross domestic product.
Indias GDP growth has been projected at 7.7% - ICRA
Bajaj Finance has entered into the Rs 20,000-crore life care segment
World Bank proposed a $ 1.5 billion dollar to the clean India campaign Swachh Bharat in rural
areas.
RBI soften the rules on Liquidity measurement accordance with the new Basel III norms
Notice period is greater than 30 days for Cash outflows of retail term deposit
Lakshmi Vilas Bank tied up with NBHC(National Bulk Handling Corporation Private Limited) for
collateral management & warehousing
South Indian Bank got the ISO 9001:2008 certification.
Indian economy is fast growing which has been projected at 7.2% in 2015-16 by the BMI
research 8% in 2016-17
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) gave its nod to 49% FDI in Insurance
and Pension Sector
RBI revised the Rules for rehabilitation of MSMEs to reform the banking sector and bring down
the NPAs. Loan limits -25 crores
RuPay plans to issue 100,000 credit cards in September this year.
IOB(Indian Overseas Bank) has become the first bank issuing the gold coins in 5,10 and 20 gms.
World Bank approved $100 million loan to Jordan for job creation.
World Bank approved $250 million loan to Support Electricity Distribution Sector Reforms in
Rajasthan.
Federal Bank plans to set up incubation centers for startups in Bangalore and Ernakulam 25cr
RBI announced the private placement of securities for UDAY scheme
Applicants to apply through private placement approach and securities issued by
governments of Bihar, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Punjab and Rajasthan
Bharat Bank ties up with Chillr to make payments easier.
RBI signed Currency swap agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
To draw up to $700 million over a maximum period of three months
Asian Development Bank brought down the forecast of growth of Asia to 5.7% for the financial
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year 2016-17.
Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) department signed 11 Advance Pricing Agreements with
taxpayers overseas to reduce litigations.
European Investment Bank Provide loan to Lucknow Metro Project of 450 million (about Rs.
3,300 crore)
Gov allowed 100% FDI in e-commerce through automatic route in marketplace model of retailing.
RBI has cancelled the certificate of registration of 22 NBFCsunder Section 45-IA (6) of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
SEBI has raised the FPI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) investment limit in government securities
to 1,40,000 crore from April,4
Japan has been providing support to India both financially and technically for the
various infrastructure projects - worth 242.2 billion yen
BUSINESS
Delhi Metro started cargo Services on Airport Express Line from March 1, 2016.
Infosys to collaborate with Microsoft on analytics solution to offer Healthcare Analytic Solutions
on Microsoft Intelligent Cloud Technology.
Reliance Brands limited inked long term licensing and distribution deal with Kate Spades
fashion to bring its fashion in Indian market.
Amazon emerged as a most trusted online Brand in Indian market followed by India
based Snapdeal and Flipkart.
Freecharge Partnered With Mexico-Based Movie Theatre Chain Cinepolis to provide secure and
easy digital payments.
Thomas cook India signed pact with Western Union Business Solutions and DCB bank to enable
international trade payments by small and medium sized enterprises.
Ford Motors got approval from government to set up Global Technology and business Centre in
an IT/ ITES Special Economic Zone in Tamilnadu.
Reliance-Jio group has announced to offer free Wi-Fi services across 6 stadiums in the country
ahead of the T-20 World cup.
Feroz Shah Kotla(Delhi), Eden Gardens(Kolkata), Wankhede Stadium(Mumbai),
Chinnaswamy Stadium(Bengaluru), IS Bindra Stadium(Mohali) and HPCA
stadium(Dharamshala)
Bajaj Power inked agreement with Indian Railways for Lalitpur- Udaipura rail section
electrification project - nearly 47 crore
Tata Motors signed Tri Partite Partnership with Bharat Forge and US based General Dynamics
Land Systems for Rs. 50 K crore future infantry combat Vehicle project.
DIPP gave its clearance to 12 industrial licenses to Reliance Defence for manufacturing of
Defence equipments in India and Overseas
Quikr launched its Quikr Doorstep service to offer its customers buying and selling in India.
Maruti Suzukis hatchback model Baleno - Make in India model is now launched in Japan.
Gov approved a new price formula for their undeveloped gas discoveries in difficult areas- USD
7 per million British thermal unit (mmBtu)
Mahindra Aerospace mulling to set up operations in Abu Dhabi
The California-based Uber services opened its first Asian engineering centre in Bengaluru.
BSNL signed MoU with Tata Sky to offer video-on-demand services to their 2 crore customers
across India.
Gov decided to relax procurement norms related to experience and turnover for micro, small and
medium start-ups with a view to enabling these ventures to be part of its public procurement.
Union Government notified maximum sale price of Bt cotton seed for 2016-17.
BG-I version at 635 rupees and BG-II version was fixed at 800 rupees
J P Nadda launched Project Clean Street Food in New Delhi
Food vendors received Smart Skill cum Registration cards.
French based tyre maker Michelin joined hands with E-Commerce major Snapdeal to sell its
products through Snapdeal.
Government banned the manufacture and sale of more than 300 combination medicines including
cough syrups, and Vicks Action 500.
The metals and mining, automobile and construction materials sectors lead in sustainable
business practices - Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
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Gov imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 44.7 percent on import of plastic-processing

machines from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.
SBI tied up with Taxi Aggregator, Uber to provide instant vehicle finance to driver partners on
the latters platform.
Spain Major Gamesa Wind Turbines won the solar energy order from LAUGFS Power Ltd in Sri
Lanka to provide solar power in Baruthankanda village in Sri Lanka.
India is the second biggest investor in London after USA.
Top 25 best workplaces in Asia
Best workplace in the world for MNC- DHL
Best workplaces in the world for small & medium industry- Salesforce
Best workplace in the large industry- Atlassian
WHO suspended the approval of tuberculosis (TB) drugs made by Indias Svizera
Labs,Mumbai, Maharashtra.
Taxi app Ola launched its new service called Micro to overtake its rival Uber in terms of a
number of rides in a months time.
Paytm ties up with PVR cinemas to sell Movie tickets through the Paytm platform.
Cisco Systems to invest $100 million over the next 18 to 24 months in India and to train over
250,000 students by 2020.
Sachin Tendulkar became a shareholder and brand ambassador of Smartron.
India has overtaken China in terms of direct equity allocation by US investors.
Microsoft shut its artificial intelligence robot Chat program Tay.
Ola Cabs tied up with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to provide motor insurance to its drivers accident cover of Rs 2 lakh.
The first direct container MV Harbour-1 Vessel between India and Bangladesh carrying cotton was
flagged off from Krishnapatnam of Andhra Pradesh to Chittagong.
Tata Power SED and Cranfield University signed an agreement to explore possibility of entering
into a strategic partnership through research and development (R&D).
FreeCharge and Snapdeal partnered with a payment gateway CCAvenue to strengthen its offline
offerings.
Reliance Defence entered into a deal with Israel based Rafael Defence to manufacture air to air
missile systems, air defence and observatory balloons - $ 10 billion
Gujarat and Maharashtra contribute nearly 46% of the Indian exports occupying the topmost
place ASSOCHAM Study
Top 5 -Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Adanigroup Alpha Design Technologies Pvt Ltd has tied up with the Israeli company Elbit
Systems for Unmanned Aircraft Systems - $10 billion
Supreme Court approved the central governments guidelines to protect Good Samaritans
Given by bench comprising justices Gopala Gowda and Arun Mishra
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Rank
1
2
3
5 Indian International Airports conferred with Airport Service Quality Awards (ASQ) 2015
Best Airport by Region - Mumbai and New Delhi
Best Airport by Size -Mumbai and New Delhi , Jaipur,Lucknow and Hyderabad
TCShas been awarded the Global Top Employer award by Top Employers Institute.
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda honoured in Australia by Melbourne based South Asian
community members.
Sataparna Mukherjee from West Bengal selected for NASA Scholarship
It is Goddard Internship Programme to study in Goddard Institute of Space Studies.
Indian Accent in New Delhi bags the best restaurant award in India in the Asias best 50
Restaurants event sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua panna.
TIMEs Most Influential People On Internet Modi tops in the list.
Armaan Ebrahim won Motorsports Man of the Year Trophy organized by Federation of Motor
Sports Clubs of India
Forbes 2016 Worlds Billionaires List
Name
Net Worth
Source
Country
Bill Gates (60)
$75 B
Microsoft
United States
Amancio Ortega (79)
$67 B
Zara
Spain
Warren Buffett
(85)
$60.8 B
Berkshire Hathaway
United States
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Here is the list of top 10 Indian Billionaires:
Name
Net Worth
Source
Mukesh Ambani (58)
$20.6B
Reliance
Dilip Shanghvi (60)
$16.7 B
Sun Pharmaceuticals
Azim Premji (70)
$15 B
Wipro Ltd
Shiv Nadar (70)
$11.1 B
HCL
Cyrus Poonawalla (74)
$8.5 B
Serum Institute of India
Laxmi Mittal (65)
$8.4 B
Steel
Uday Kotak (56)
$6.3
Kotak Mahindra
B
196
Kumar Birla (48)
$6.1 B
Aditya Birla group
219
Sunil Mittal (58)
$5.7 B
Bharti Airtel
Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris have won the Grete Lundbeck European Brain
Research prize
Windham-Campbell Prizes
Drama
Fiction
Non- fiction
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (US) Tessa Hadley (UK)
Hilton Als (US)
Hannah Moscovitch (Canada) E. Morgan (US)
Stanley Crouch (US)
Abbie Spallen (Ireland)
Jerry Pinto (India)
Helen Garner (Australia).
Noted Scientist Pallava Bagla was conferred with the national award for Outstanding Efforts in
the Field of Science and Technology Communication on Electronic Medium
Ratan Thiyam a veteran playwriter and a director is conferred with Lifetime achievement award
2016 at 11th META function
Bhagwathi Lal Vyas conferred with Bihari Puraskar Prize in the year 2015 for his anthology
poems Katha Sun Aawe Hai Sabad
Manoj Kumar awarded with highest award in Cinema - Dada Saheb Phalke Award
Whitfield Diffie And Martin Hellman Won Acm 2015 A M Turing Award - Nobel Prize for
Computing
American Musician Little Stevie Wonder honoured with Global Green Hero award at the 13th
Annual Global green
The Innovation Award 2016 to Prof. Sirshendu De by the Indian Desalination Association (South
Zone) for developing Low CostEco-friendly Laterite based Arsenic Filter for Providing Safe
Drinking Water.
Dr Amrita Patel conferred with the Mahindra Samriddi India Agri Lifetime Achievement AearKrishi Shiromani Samman
Dogri Writer and Poetess, Padma Sachdev has been awarded the 2015 Krutitava Smagra
Samman.
She was the first modern woman poet of Dogri
Saudi Arabian prince Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz conferred with the prestigious The
Legion of Honour award
NTPC Ltd conferred with Research Investor Communication Award among the Large Corporates
category
Pranab Mukherjee presented Stree Shakti Puraskars and Nari Shakti Puraskars for the year 2015
Stree Shakti Puraskar Award Winners The Nari Shakti Puraskar Awardees
AnyayRahitZindagian
RashmiAnand
Seema Prakash
Dr.Nandita Krishna
AsthaSansthan
DrLaxmiGautam
ChandraprabhaBokey
NehaKirpal
P Bhanumati
LatikaThukral
Mariola
Dr.Sailakshmi Balijepally, Kausalya and DrSwarajVidwan
Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinhagot entered her name into the Guiness world book of records
for most people painting their nails simultaneously Inglet event
French Ambassador to India Frano is Richier conferred the Knight of the Legion of Honour on
Anand Mahindra
Tezpur University won the annual Visitors Award for the Best University
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) won the Visitors Awards for Research and Innovation
United States-India Educational Foundation formally launched U.S.-India Fulbright-Kalam Climate
Fellowship
Kerala Tourisms campaign on tourism bagged the New world Golden City Gate Award at the
travel trade show ITB in Berlin.
Rank
36
44
55
88
133
135
184
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Palestinian Hanan Al Hroub Won 2016 Global Teacher Prize after beat Indias Robin Chaurasiya
Jagron Group CEO and the Editor Sanjay Gupta chosen for the Editor of the Year at the
fourth Indian Advertising Association Awards in Mumbai.
United Nations honoured the founder of India-based Miavy Systems Abdulqadir Rashik for the
Unite Ideas #LinksSDGs Data Visualization Challenge.
The founder of the Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa is set to attain sainthood on September
4, as confirmed by Pope Francis.
Sir Andrew wiles awarded the 2016 Abel Prize, regarded as mathematics equivalent of the Nobel
Prize, for his stunning proof of Fermats Last Theorem which baffled the Mathematicians for more
than 300years.
10th Asian film awards were presented in Macau, China.
Assassin wins more than half of the 15 awards presented in the Asian film awards
Best Film
The Assassin
Best Director
Hou Hsiao-Hsien for The Assassin
Best Actress
Shu Qi for The Assassin
Best Supporting Actress
Zhou Yun for The Assassin
Best Cinematography
Mark Lee Ping-bing for The Assassin
Best Production Design
Hwarng Wern-ying for The Assassin
Best Original Music
Lim Giong for The Assassin
Best Sound
Chu Shih-yi, Tu Duu-chih and Wu Shu-yao for The Assassin
Other Awards presented
Best Actor
Lee Byung-hun for The Inside Men
Best Newcomer
Jessie Li for Port of Call
Best Supporting Actor
Tadanobu Asano for Journey to the Shore
Best Screenplay
Jia Zhangke for Mountains May Depart
Best Editing
William Chang Suk-ping, Chu Ka-yat, Liao Ching-sung, Wong Hoi, Philip
Yung for Port of Call
Best Visual Effects
Prasad Sutar for Bajirao Mastani
Best Costume Design
Lee Ji-yeon and Shim Hyun-seob for The Throne
Priyanka Kakodkar and Raksha Kumar were named as joint winners of the 2015-16 Chameli Devi
Jain Award
Union urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu was conferred with the Skoch Lifetime
Achievement Award at 43rd SKOCH summit
Tikka Shatrujit Singh conferred with the Chevalier de la Legion dHonneur (Knight of the Legion of
Honour).
Geetakshi Arora of SOAS South Asia Institute won the first Noor Inayat Khan Prize in London
PM Narendra Modi conferred Himachal Pradesh with the Krishi Karman Award for its landmark
achievement in showing highest production of food grains in year 2014-15.
Malayalam writer M Sukumaran chosen for the CV Kunhiraman Literary Prize.
5th National Photography Awards held in New Delhi
Bhawan Singh Life Time Achievement Award
Javed Ahmed Dar- Professional Photographer Award
Himanshu Thakur- Amateur Photographer
Hockey India second annual awards 2015
DhruvBatra Player of the Year
PR Sreejesh and Deepika
Lifetime Achievement Award
Captain Shankar Laxman
Upcoming Players of the Year
Harjeet Singh and Preeti Dubey
Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year
Savita
Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year
Kothajit Singh
Ajit Pal Singh Award Midfielder of the Year
Ritu Rani
DhanrajPillay Award for Forward of the Year
Rani
JamanLal Sharma Award for Invaluable
Baldev Singh
Contribution
Hockey India Presidents Award for Outstanding Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy
Achievement
The milestone awards
Dharamvir Singh, Kothajit Singh, BirendraLakra
and SushilaChanu
Famous playback singer P.Susheela enters into the Guiness world book of records for singing
highest number of songs - 17,695 solo, duet and chorus
Pallavi Fauzdar entered into the Limca book of records for crossing the Mana pass as a solo
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motorcyclist.
63rd National Film Awards
Best actress
Best actor
Best Film
Best Director
Best popular film
providing wholesome
entertainment
Best Film Friendly State
Award
KanganaRanaut for Tanu Weds Manu ReturnsKanganaRanaut

was adjudged the Best Actress last year for VikasBahls
Queen, which also emerged as the Best Film. Kangana had
earlier won the Best Supporting Actress award for Fashion in
2008.
Amitabh Bachchan for Piku, this is fourth National Award for
Amitabh Bachchan who had earlier won for Agneepath, Paa
and Black
BaahubaliThe Beginning
Sanjay LeelaBhansali for BajiraoMastani
BajrangiBhaijaan
Gujarat (special mention to UP and Kerala)
APPOINTMENTS& RESIGNS
Hashim Thaci elected as President of Kosovo by Kosovo Lawmakers

Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain took over as Chief of staff, Eastern Naval Command from Vice
Admiral Bimal Verma.
Micromax CEO Vineet Taneja resigns from his post
A former UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Antonio Guterres nominated for UN
Secretary General by Portugal
Sanjiv Kapoor appointed as Chief strategy and commercial officer succeeds Giam Ming Toh
Indo-American Independent Investor Sunil Sabharwal confirmed by the US Senate to take up
charge as the International Monetary Funds Alternate Executive Director
The Multi Commodity Exchange MCX appointed Mrugank Paranjape as MD & CEO
Union of European Football Associations named Theodore Theodoridis as interim general
secretary succeedor of Gianni Infantino
Justice Ajit Singh sworn in as chief justice of the Guwahati High Court by Assam
Governor Padmanaba Balakrishna Acharya
SanjivKohli concurrently appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the Independent State
of Samoa.
Three non-official members include Sudhir Mankad, Bharat Narotam Doshi and Natarajan
Chandrasekaranto the board of RBI
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited appointed Indian Cricketer and Captain MS Dhoni as
the Brand ambassador
S Rao will take over as the new public interest director and chairman of BSES Successor of
Ramadorai
IAS officer Shakuntala Doley Gamlin appointed as Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh
successor of Ramesh Negi
Tapan Kumar Chand elected as the President of the metal governing body.
Balbir Singh Chauhan, the former Supreme court Judge appointed as the 21st Law
commissioner of India.
Myanmar selects its first Civilian President, Htin Kyaw, in fifty years of military rule
Egypt officially nominates Ahmed Aboul-Gheit to head Arab League replace Egyptian Nabil ElAra
Reebok India announced Bollywood actress Kangana Ranautas the brand ambassador under the
brand title of Be More Human.
Ajit Singh& Satish Mittal sworn-in as Guwahati & Rajasthan HC Chief judge announced by the
president
Chief of the Armys Northern Command, Lt Gen N P S Hira appointed as Deputy Chief of Army
Staff
Vishvas ViduSapkal appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji.
Anil Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Italy accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the
Republic of San Marino
R. Ravindra appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cote dIvoire
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successor of Dinesh Bhatia

H Deep Saini appointed the next Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra
Successor of Stephen Parker
Altico capital named veteran banker Naina Lal Kidwai as its new independent non-executive
director on its board
Nepal appointed first woman Chief JusticeSushila Karkiby the Prime Minister, K P Oli successor
of Kalyan Shreshtha
The governor of Bangladeshs central bank Atiur Rahman resigned after $81 million cyber
theft from the countrys official account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Fazle Kabir appointed as Governor of Bangladeshs Central Bank.
UN formally suspended relationship with Russian Tennis great Maria Sharapova as a goodwill
ambassador
Michelle Yeohhas been appointed as United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill
ambassador.
President Barack Obama selected the nations 113th chief justice - Merrick Garland for the U.S.
Supreme Court
American actress Ashley Judd has been appointed as their latest Goodwill Ambassador by United
Nations.
AirAsia India announced that Amar Abrol will succeed Mittu Chandilya as the CEO of AirAsia India
Pharmaceutical major Pfizer appointed S Sridhar as its new Managing Director (MD)
Honeywell Automation India Ltd (HAIL) appointedformer Wipro CFO Suresh Senapaty as
its Chairman successor of Surendra L. Rao
Lori Robinson named as first female army combatant by the US President Barack Obama.
Vijay Mallya resigned as Director of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited (RCSPL)
Indian Professor Thazha Varkey Paul appointed as the 56th President of International Studies
Association (ISA).
UN appointed Angry bird-Red as the honorary ambassador of Climate change
Huawei appointed Lionel Messi as its Global ambassador for its mobile products.
Ritu Beri appointed as theadvisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
Ali Mohamed Shein of Tanzania ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) become the winner of
the presidential elections.
Paytm appointed Bhusan Patil as its new President.
Justice Permod Kohli appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal
Former Malaysian PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi named as an adviser for state oil firm Petroleum
Nasional Bhd (Petronas)
Tata Steel Europe CEO Karl Koehler stepped down and Hans Fischer appointed as the new CEO.
Indian Professor Surya Deva has been appointed by the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council
as an adviser
Nationalist party of Taiwan has chosen Hung-Hsiu-chu as its first female leader.
Indian-American Nandita Bakshi has been appointed the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Bank of the West successor of Michael Shepherd
Former RBI Deputy Governor Rakesh Mohan join Nestle India Board as an independent director
Zaheer Khan was appointed captain of Delhi Daredevils for 2016 IPL season
Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) sworn in as Myanmars new president
Faustin-Archange Touadera sworn in as the president of the Central African Republic
Jitendra Jagota Has Appointed As the Chairman of IDSA succeedor of RajatBanerj
Wipro appointed Patrick Dupuis as new independent board member of WIPRO
Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan appointed as its first female speaker of Vietnam
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
Hinduja group acquired the famous 1,100 room Old War Office Building of Britain in central
London
Cabinet Committee on security gave nod to acquire two advanced Israeli Phalcon
AWACS(Airborne Warning and Control System) from Israel - Rs. 7500crore
Pincon Spirit acquired Singapore based Company, Orbitol Solutions
InnerChef, a food tech startuphas acquired two startups Bengaluru-based EatonGo and
Gurgaon-based Flavour Labs.
South Asian bank DBS acquired the on shore operations of RBS in India for a deal of 1000 crores.
Bharti Airtel acquired Videocon Telecoms spectrum in six circles for Rs 4,428 crore
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Magic Bricks acquired property analysis startup Properji.com of Invact Technologies for an
undisclosed sum
Ola acquired payment technology solutions Qarth technologies to strengthen its money base.
Inox Wind Infrastructure Services Limited acquired Sarayu Wind Power
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd has agreed to buy Alliance Tire Group for $1.2 billion
ITC acquired Technico Agri Sciences Ltd (TASL) for Rs 121 crore.
Japan based NTT has acquired the IT arm of PC manufacturer Dellat $ 3 billion
Russia approved a deal of ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) to acquire 15% stake in Vankor oilfield from
Rosneft - 1.3 billion US dollars
Sun Pharma buys Novartis 14 brands for $ 293 mn in Japan
SCHEMES
Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav implemented Food Security Act 2013 in 47 more districts of the
state.
Punjab has become the seventh state to join the scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana
(UDAY) Rs.20,838 crores
Haryana become 8th state to join UDAY scheme
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)released a new Fourcolour Classification Scheme for industries based on their pollution level.
Red category: PI score of 60 and above.
Orange category: PI score of 41 to 59
Green category: PI score of 21 to 40
White category: PI score below and upto 20.
Narendra Modi selected his own Varanasi constituency,Nagepur village for development
under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana after Jayapur village.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana for free treatment
to accident victims for the first 48 hours in the nearest hospital.
Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal Yojana a scheme for providing LPG to
households Below Poverty Line Rs.8000 crores
NITI Aayog as a part of International Womens Day launched the Women Transforming India
initiative in partnership with the UN in India and MyGov.
PM Narendra Modi launched the scheme to provide LEDs - UJALA(Unnat Jyoti by Affordable
LEDs for All) is the name given for the LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme(DELP)
RUSA(Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan) - to improve the Quality of Higher education in India
Minister of HRD
Funding in the ratio of 65:35 for general category States and 90:10 for special
category states
Gov mobilizes 370 crore for Swachh Bharat Khosh to support the various cleanliness programmes
across the nation
Gov amended Atal Pension Yojana (APY) to give an option to the spouse to contribute for balance
period on premature death of the subscriber.
Government proposed to hike the wages of NREGS workers by 6%.
Committee dropped the new wage calculation formula
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched Fasal Bima Yojana and Unified Package Insurance scheme
Uttarkhand is the first state in the nation to implement the scheme at 2% premium
Cabinet given its approval for extension of time period of the Udaan Scheme for Jammu &
Kashmir till 2019-20 from the earlier time period of 2015-16.
Cabinet approved Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana to provide houses for all people in the rural area
1 crore houses in the year 2016-17 to2018-19
MoUs
India and Bangladesh signed a new $2 billion credit agreement to implement socio-economic
development projects in Bangladesh.
MoU signed between Telangana and Maharashtra government on river Godavari Water
Projects in Mumbai.
NTPC signed pact with Indian Institute of Technology Delhi - for Research and Development.
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Jammu and Kashmir Government has signed MoU with Union Ministry of Power - Rs.9800 crore
UDAY
MS Swaminathan Research Foundation has signed MoU with Bhubaneswar based Kalinga Institute
of Social Sciences.
Union cabinet apprised the MoU signed by the Railway ministry with Japan and Russia for
technical cooperation in the railway sector.
MoUsigned between India and Bahrain on cooperation for prevention of human trafficking
especially trafficking in women and children, rescue, recovery, repatriation and re-integration of
victims of trafficking
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India signed a MOU with the Ecotourism Society of India
(ESOI) to take its commitments to Responsible and Sustainable tourism.
Ministry of Railways has signed a MoU with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
for developing Remote Sensing and geographic information system (GIS) for Remote Sensing at
unmanned railway crossing.
India and Bangladesh began a new era of petroleum trade with a special goodwill train loaded
with High speed diesel from India to Bangladesh.
Siliguri station to Parbatipur - first major petroleum consignment from India
World Bank approved USD 35 million credit agreement to Madhya Pradesh for the Citizen Access
to Responsive Services Project.
Reserve Bank of India signed a pact with Bank of Israel for Information Exchange and Banking
supervision.
Yes Bank signed pact with the India Brazil Chamber of Commerce for cooperation in knowledge
sharing, consultancy, skill and technology.
ONGC Videsh Ltd, Oil India Ltd, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd and Bharat Petro Resources and
Russias Rosneft signed two separate MoU- worth $2 billion
RITES (Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways) signed a contract to supply 18 Meter
Gauge 1350 HP Diesel Electric Locomotives to Myanmar Railways.
TATA motors signed agreement with the Indian Army to supply 619 more highly mobilized
trucks to the Indian Army.
AYUSH ministry signed agreement with World Health Organisation in research field of
Cancer through Ayurveda medicines.
Consumer Affairs Department signed MoUs with Industry bodies to promote consumer interests
and a Joint Working Group will monitor the implementation of agenda.
India and France signed MoU to create 6 Nuclear Reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra.
India and Lithuania signed MoU in the field of agriculture and the agreement proposed to include
horticulture, etc.
India signed MoU with UAE in fields of Infrastructure development with the NIIF(National
Investment and Infrastructure Fund)
Union government given its approval to the Ashgabat agreement which facilitates transport of
goods between Central Asia and Persian Gulf.
India and Russia will join hands to minimize the consequences of Natural calamities like Flood
and Earthquake.
Telangana industries department principal secretary Arvind Kumar and Aerocampus Aquitaine
general manager Jerome Verschave to provide training to the aviation fraternity and aerospace
Nepal signed pact with China to build a strategic railway link between the two
countries through Tibet to reduce land-locked.
Iran signed a confidential oil agreement with France total company to develop the Azadegan oil
field.
Iran signed agreements with Pakistan to boost trade and security.
Mizoram and Japanese International Cooperative Agency(JICA) signed pact on Capacity
Enhancement for Sustainable Agriculture and Irrigation Development.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
signed MoU to collaborate on supporting Indias expansion plans for clean energy infrastructure
COMMITTEES
Maharashtra Gov formed a committee headed by Chief secretary Swadhi Kshatriya to ensure the
MoUs signed during the make in India week - 2500 MoUs
Centre to set up Mahesh Kumar Singla committee constituted to consider ST status to 6
communities of Assam
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Moran, Koch Rajbongshi, Muttuck,Sootea,Tai Ahom and Adivasis

National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) wound up with immediate effect as it
has fulfilled the mandate for which it was constituted.
Indian Railways formedSpecial Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to implement the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High
Speed Bullet Train project - named the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited.
Akhilesh Ranjan Committee was constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes to examine
the business models for e-commerce, and identify the direct tax issues.
Former Chief Justice H.L.Dattu appointed as member of the International Coordinating Committee
Bureau of National Human Rights Institutions Bureau in Geneva.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NASA invites India to jointly explore Mars, send astronauts for 5-6 missions to Mars.
Delhi gov launched the first HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) vaccine in the state to prevent cervical
cancers.
American Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to earth after spending almost a year at International
Space Station 340 days
Union Tribal Affairs Minister JualOram launched revamped website - http://www.ncst.gov.inof
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
Indian Scientists developed a herbal drug for Dengue.
Iran test fired several ballistic missiles in silos across the country as part of a military exercise.
Five health care ATMs have come up in four states - handled by a multipurpose public health
worker (MPHW)
Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh under a health
Ministry
China plans to land a probe on Mars in 2021 that coincide with the 100th anniversary of founding
of the ruling communist Party of china
Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) launched its Sixth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1F by
the PSLV C-32 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
NASAs new exploration InSight mission that will begin on May 5, 2018, with a landing scheduled
for November 26
Ministry of Culture has initiated Project Mausam which is to be implemented by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
To explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean world collating
archaeological and historical research
Plastic Decaying Bacteria discovered that can decompose Plastics, by the Japan researchers Ideonella sakaiensis 201-F6
Railways launched mobile app called Clean My Coach for all long-distance trains - SMS to
58888 by typing CLEAN < Space >< 10-digit PNR number>
Google is previewing the next version of its Android operating system - Android N
Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Kurian Joseph asked the Telecos to not to exceed the
call drops limit over 2%
Defence ministry will be introducing an interactive web portal Kendriya Sainik Board; itwill be
under the Department of Ex-Serviceman Welfare.
BSNL to offer free Wifi services at the Srinagar International Airport for first 15minutes.
Europe and Russia launched an unmanned spacecraft named ExoMars 2016 to explore that if life
once existed on the Red Planet
Haryana govt.s building became the only building in India to have an Earthquake Warning
System installed onsite.
Wikimedia Sweden partnered with the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden to develop
the crowd-sourced speech engine in order to make more accessible to the visually impaired
users.
UNICEF launched the first test for the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles-drones with Malawi
government - decreasing waiting period for HIV testing of infants.
Webportal Launched for allocation and monitoring of Coal resourcesby State Distribution
agencies.
Meteorology Department (IMD) has indigenously developed Drishti, an instrument that will
provide real time visibility information to pilots.
Drishti was introduced first at the Indira Gandhi International Airport
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Depot Online System of state run Food Corporation of India (FCI) has been launched by the
Union Government to carry transparency and minimize storage losses of food grains.
Health Ministry banned the repeat animal testing of new drugs which have been already tested in
abroad.
Income Tax department got a new technology platform Income Tax Business ApplicationPermanent Account Number (ITBA-PAN) to check the duplication of PAN cards.
Gurgaon-based Baxi mobile app allowed its users to book rides on the app without using Internet.
ISRO established the Gadanki Ionospheric Radar Interferometer (GIRI) at National Atmospheric
Research Laboratory (NARL) near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
South Korea tops the world in high Internet speed report by Akamei technologies
Sweden followed by Norway and India at 114th position
Malaysia Prime Minister NajibRazak announced that Malaysia will set up its first countermessaging centre to fight IS in cyberworld
Countrys first cyber security public organisation launched by China Org will focus on promoting
self-discipline
China discovered New Lightweight, low cost batteries Aluminium-Graphite Dual-Ion
Battery (AGDIB) to replace the Lithium ion batteries.
PM Narendra Modi launched KisanSuvidha mobile app to prove information such as weather,
market prices, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides and agriculture machinery.
Researchers have developed a new Gravity Map of Mars with three NASA spacecraft
ISRO set to launch 22 satellites in Single mission and create new history.
India Govto adopt 112 as the national emergency number in place ofall numbers such as at
present, a person dials 100, 101, 102 and 108.
India rankedthird in terms of Trojan infections Symantec Report
China launched its navigation satellite BeiDou(22nd) from Xichang Satellite launching centre.
Uber launched bike sharing service called uberMOTO in Guragon - charges Rs 3 per kilometre
Indias media and entertainment industry will reach a net worth of 2.20 lakh crores by the year
2020 - FICCI-KPMG report
Narendra Modi launched Asias Biggest telescope Aries(Aryabhatta Research Institute for
Observational Sciences) in Nainital
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda has launched two major Digital initiatives
GIS-enabled HMIS(Health Management Information System) application
The self-printing of e-CGHS card
Telangana Road Transport Authoritys Mobile App M-Wallet launched by IT minister KT Rama Rao
and transport minister P.Mahender Reddy
DEFENCE
Ministry of Defence (MoD) approved a Rs 13,000 crores weapons and sensors package for the
seven new stealth frigates
Indian Army kicked off a week long Multinational Field Training Exercise (FTX) Force 18in
Pune at headquarters of the Indian Armys Southern Command.
Theme Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) and Peacekeeping Operations (PKO)
South Korea and US Begin Military Exercise - a day after the North Koreas threat to US
India and Indonesia begin their Joint Military Exercise Shakti IV from March 10-23 in Indonesia.
Sixth ship of LCU MK IV project, was launched on 12 March 2016 at an exciting ceremony at
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, Kolkata.
India successfully test fired nuclear-capable intermediate range Agni-I ballistic missile in Odisha 700 km
US Navy ship USS Conestoga tug boat was discovered after 95 years at the San Francisco coast.
Indian Coast Guards fast patrol vessel (FPV) Arnvesh ship commissioned at Visakhapatnam by
the Eastern Naval Command, Vice-Admiral HCS Bisht.
Indian Army gets its first Thermal based RADAR technology Divyachaksu (divine eye) that will
enable to look through the walls developed by DRDO
Indian Navy deployed a P8I maritime Aircraft to Seychelles for monitoring purpose
Indian Coast Guard re-based one ship and six boats from Chennai to Andaman and Nicobar
Region to rebase the assets
C-407, C-412, C-414, C-416, C-417 and C-428
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Singapore Navy (RSN) test-fired a Barak missile from its Victory-class missile corvette RSS
Vigour during Fleet Exercise conducted in the South China Sea
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar flagged off Indias first indigenous composites sonar
dome in Goa
ENVIRONMENT
Researchers discovered a new snake species in the Western Ghats in Kolhapur and Sindhudurg
districts
The climate changes can affect the people worldwide. A recent study shows that it is likely to
cause 500,000 deaths by 2050 - China and India report by The Lancet
Union Government signed an important Raptor MoU for the Conservation of Migratory Birds of
Prey in Africa and Eurasia.
UP Government announced to conduct a sparrow campaign at school levels to create awareness
about the conservation of birds Gauraiya Diwas
Zoological Survey of India.
Over 50 animal species have been judged as critically endangered and 310
asendangered out of 96, 000 animal species present in India
Fossil of 250 million year old reptile species discovered in Brazil - Teyujag paradoxa
A group of Scientists led by Matias Jones of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile have
discovered four enormous planets
HIP8541b, HIP74890b, HIP84056b and HIP95124b
A new species of pale-gold colored frog discovered in Andes in Colombia by Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute (STRI) research
British astronomers have discovered a cluster of nine monster stars R136. 30 million
times brighter than the Sun
Biosphere reserve shared by Kerala and Tamil Nadu Agasthyamala placed in the new 20
Biosphere reserves list released by UNESCO
Gov notified new norms aimed at curbing the over 6,000 tonnes of uncollected plastic waste
generated daily by industries
Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) notified new environment
standards for Gensets running on various kinds of fuels
Most disasters & Vulnerable - Study
The largest number of people affected by natural disasters - Asia
The largest number of people affected by political, instability, corruption, poverty and
inequality - Africa
CSIR(Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants) discovered L-Menthol derived
from Mentha plant that can be used as anti-cancer drugs.
Union environment ministry notified new plastic waste management rules, The Plastic Waste
Management (PWM) Rules 2016 - replace the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Rules
2011
Thickness of plastic carry bags from 40 microns to 50 microns.
One of the most active volcanoes in the heart of Alaska region Pavlof Volcano erupted.
Sand-eating tadpoles Micrixalidae discovered by scientists from the Various Universities in the
Western Ghats
SPORTS
Rahul Sachdev clinched first All India open invitational snooker championship after defeating
Pushbender Singh- held in Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
Walk Race in National Championships
50km walk rcae
Junior Women category of 10 Km Race
Basant Bahadur Singh Rana (Gold) Walk Neena(gold)
Chandan Singh (Silver)
Bhawna Jat(Silver)
Jitender Singh Rathore (Bronze)
Priyanka Patel(bronze)
Aaron Phangiso suspended from bowling in Domestic cricket for suspect bowling action.
Meghalaya Gov decided to bid for 2022 National Games after the successful host of 12th south
Asian Games.
Mumbai U 23 team clinched CK Nayudu Trophy 2015-16 title,by beating Madhya Pradesh at
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the MPCA Stadium in Indore
National level Hockey Umpire Napoleon Singh promoted to the International Outdoor Umpire
by International Hockey Federation.
Lionel Messi hat-trick steered FC Barcelona to unbeaten 35 game records to become the first
Spanish club to play 35 consecutive matches without loss.
Third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi league Patna Pirates beat U Mumbai held at Indira
Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
World Table Tennis Championship - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Indian women table tennis team lifted their game by several cuts and won gold - first
time in12 years - Mouma Das
Mens Table Tennis team defeated Brazil
PepsiCo entered into a four year partnership with BCCI as an associate sponsor for all
its International Matches played at home Rs.150cr
Indian Team Chased down Bangladesh to win the Asia Cup for the sixth time,
Serbian Novak Djokovic suffered his first Davis Cup defeatin five years .
Indian Golfer Anirban Lahiri finishes 28th at World Golf Championship
Australian Golfer Adam Scott(1st) and Bubba Watson from the USA(2nd)
Jindal Panther defeated sona Polo to lift the Amity Polo Cup trophy
Russian Tennis great Maria Sharapova officially suspended from March 12 after failing drug test
at Australian Open.
Rest of India wins 2015-16 Irani Cup Cricket Title after defeating Mumbai.
Indian Shooter Jitu Rai bagged gold at ISSF World cup held in Bangkok, Thailand
Hyundai Motors entered into a four-year partnership with the BCCI as an associate sponsor for all
international matches played in India.
Vijender Singh clinched his fourth successive professional win by thrashing Hungarys Alexander
Horvath - Asia title
All England Badminton Championships Title 2016
Mens Singles
Lin Dan won by defeating TianHouwei
Womens Singles
NozomiOkuhara of Japan won by defeating Wang Shixian.
Mens Doubles
Ivan Andreyevich Sozonov of Russia with compatriot
VladimirIvanov defeated Japan pair Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa
Mixed Doubles
Indonesia pair Praveen Jordan and his partner Debby Susanto
defeated Denmark pair Joachim Fischer Nielsen and Christinna Pedersen
70th Santosh Trophy Football Championship Tournament Services beat Maharashtra - fifth time SEC Railway Stadium Nagpur
Llyod Pro-Am Championship trophy won by Delhi by defeating Mumbai New delhi
First Paralympic Games in Arunachal Pradesh began at the SangayLhaden Sports Academy
Complex, Chimpu, Itanagar
Wheelchair race - Techi Talla
Boys 100 meter race - Tabam Tatak
Girls100 meter race - LiterOri
Mens 100 meter race - Thasang Ajay
Shweta Rathore, the silver medalist in Asian Championship in 2015 won the gold medalat the
national body building Championshipheld at New Delhi.
Chris Gayle became second player to hit century in 2016 T20 World Cup after Tamim Iqbal.
TCS announced a partnership with the Virgin Money London Marathon for three years.
Faf du Plessis became the second fastest player to reach 1,000 T20 runs after Virat Kohli
Yogeshwar Dutt secured an Olympic quota place for India with a gold-medal in the mens 65kg
freestyle category in Asian Olympics qualification tournament at Astana.
Gurmeet Singh became the first Indian athlete to clinch a gold medal in the Asian 20km race
walk championships
Mens: Silver - Japans Isamu Fujisawa and Bronze - Kazakhstans Georgiy Sheiko
Womens:Gold - Chinas Rui Lian, Silver- Japans Kumiko Okada and Bronze - South
Korean Jeongeun Lee
International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Bangladesh left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and
pacer Taskin Ahmed from bowling in international cricket.
Australian grandprix won by Nico Rosberg(15th Victory) overtaking Sebastian Vettel and Lewis
Hamilton.
BNP Paribas Open titles 2016
Mens Singles
Serbian Novak Djokovic beat Milos Raonic of Canada
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Women Singles
Mens Doubles
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus beat world number one Serena Williams of US

Pierre Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France defeated Vasek Pospisil of
Canada and US Partner Jack Sock
Womens Doubles
US Pair Bethanie Sands and Coco Vandeweghe defeated Julia Gorges of
Germany and Karolina Pilskova of Czech Republic
Chennai girl Hepziba won three medals, including a gold, at the Street Child Games in Rio She
held in Brazil
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson to quit international cricket after World T20
Quick Enough Clinched the Dr.Gnani Laksumanan Memorial Cup trained by R Foley and ridden by
jockey N. Rupa in Chennai.
9th Edition of International Abilympics was held at Bordeaux, France
HS Prannoy won the mens singles title after defeating Marc Zwiebler of Germany at the
2016 Swiss Open in Basel, Switzerland
SSP Chawrasia clinched the Hero Indian Open 2016 title at the Delhi Golf Club after defeating
Anirban Lahiri
India is going to host under-17 FIFA World Cup in 2017 as announced by PM Modi
California Chrome won a Kentucky Derby and a Horse of the Year title.
Virat Kohli became number one batsman after his Performance at the semifinals of the World
Twenty20 after defeating Australia
Number one Bowler:Samuel Badree
Number One Team:India and New Zealand(2nd) and England(5th)
Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin won the FIDE World Chess Candidates Tournament held in
Moscow.
OBITUARY
US actor Geroge Kennedy passed away at 91

Former New Zealand cricket captain Martin Crowe passed away
Former Lok Sabha speaker and Politian PurnoAgitok Sangma passed away - Meghalayas Tura
constituency
Tony Warren the coronation street creator and writer passedaway at 79
Paramesh Krishnan Nair the founder and director of the National Film Archive of India passed
away.
All India Forward Bloc Leader, Ashok Ghosh passed away at 93
Legendary Novelist Pat Conroy served as an unending sources of inspiration for his fiction notably
the novels The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline and the Princes of Tides passed away at 70
E-Mail Inventor Ray Tomlinson passed away at 74
Nancy Davis Reagan, the veteran American actress and the former First lady of US passed away
at 94
Mani Raman better known for his stage name Kala Bhavan Mani Popular Malayalam actor passed
away
Eminent Percussionist, vocalist and Berimbau player Nana Vasconcelos passed away at 71
Legendary Producer Sir George Martin Known as the fifth Beatle passes away at 90
Legendary Musician Keith Emerson, Lakeand Palmer keyboardist passed away at 71
The World famous Mathematician ,Economist and Nobel laureate Lloyd S Shapeley passed away
at 92
British award-winning novelist and art historian Anita Brookner passed away at 87
The 77 year old Shehnai maestro, Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away
Newton Edward Daniels TV Magician passed away at 77
Meir Dagan, a former chief of Israeli intelligence agency Mossad passed away at 71
American singer, songwriter, and conductorFrancis Wayne Passed Away at 72
Former Danish Prime Minister Anker Joergensen passed away at 93
Former Chairman and CEO of Intel Andrew Grove passed away at 79
The famous story telling Kadhaprasangam artist and Malayalam Actor V D Rajappan passed
away at 70
The Holland football legend Johan Cruyff passed away at 70
American actor and comedian Garry Shandling passed away at 66
Veteran Bihar BJP leader and Politician Lal Muni Chaubey passed away at 73
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Mother Mary Angelica, a folksy Roman Catholic nun who used a monastery garage to begin a
television ministry passed away at 92
Veteran lyricist, Poet, Essayist and Novel writer Jim Harrison passed away at 78
Former USC(University of Southern California) President Steven Sample passed away at 75
Oscar winning US actress Patty Duke passed away at 69
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Who was Shivaji ? authored by Sri Govind Pansare

The Culture Heritage of Trans Himalayas-Kinnaur authored by Shri P.S. Nagi Loktus.
An Illustrated Biography: Gandhi was authored by Pramod Kapoor
IMPORTANT DAYS
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
Mar
1: Zero Discrimination Day

3: World Wildlife Day The future of wildlife is in our hands
3: National defence day Its My Turn
4: National Security Day
8: International womens day Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
10: World Kidney Day Kidney Disease & Children: Act Early to Prevent It
15: World Consumer Rights Day Antibiotics off the menu
18: World Sleep Day Good Sleep is a Reachable Dream
19: Earth Hour [8:30 PM 9:30 PM]
20: World Sparrow Day Rise for the SPARROW Experience the power of One
International Day of Happiness
Mar 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Challenges and Achievements
of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
World Down syndrome Day (WDSD) My friends, My Community
International Day of Forests Forests and water
World Poetry day
Mar 22: World Water Day Water and Jobs
Mar 23: World Meteorological Day Hotter, drier, wetter. Face the Future
Martyrs day
Mar 24: World Tuberculosis Day Unite to End Tuberculosis
International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and
for the Dignity of Victims
Mar 25: International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
and International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
Mar 27: World Theatre Day
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