Current Affairs : March 2020

March 11

1. Hola Mohalla: festival celebrated in Punjab the festival holds an annual fair which was initiated by Guru Gobind Singh ji, the 10th Sikh guru.
2. Week Long 1st “Ekam Fest” held in New Delhi; inaugurated by Thaawarchand Gehlot; 3 Initiatives launched for PW Ds.
3. Bengaluru ranked 9th, Singapore tops in Cities which leads the tech innovation hubs.
4. Google India unveils women skill development programme ‘DigiPivot’ in association with Avatar & ISB (Indian school of Business).
5. Indian mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya scales Mount Kosciuszko, Australia’s highest mountain peak.
6. Dr Jaimanti Bakshi, PGI Chandigarh Professor won Best Citizens of India Gold medal
7. Jagran group president Apurva Purohit, launched her 2nd book – ‘Lady, You’re the Boss.
8. Gaur, which are native to south and Southeast Asia, had shifted to Chitwan (Chitwan national park)

A few years back due to grassland destruction in VTR (Valmiki tiger reserve), now it return to VTR.

March 12

1. India post launches India’s 1st digital parcel locker service in Kolkata, West Bengal.
2. GOKADDAL, World’s first Digital Solutions Exchange Cloud launched in India.
3. www.gokaddal.com, a cloud-based solution exchange platform mainly focuses on 4A’s – Automation, Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and Augmentative Technologies.
4. IDFC FIRST Bank appointed Amitabh Bachchan as it’s first-ever brand ambassador.
5. World Kidney Day was observed on March 12, 2020.
6. INDIA Nano 2020

INDIA Nano conference and exhibition was held in Bengaluru, it showcased technologies and products developed by academia and companies in nanotechnology

13th March

1. SBI Board approved Rs 7,250 cr fund infusion into Yes Bank, Stake remains under49%.
2. Central Government nominates Debasish Panda as Director central board of RBI
3. World Sleep Day was observed on March 13, 2020.
4. The University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences (UAHS), Shivamogga (Karnataka), has developed a new variety of paddy, ‘Sahyadri Megha’.
5. Nidhi Companies

Nidhi Company is a class of Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has powers to issue directives for them related to their deposit acceptance activities.

14^th March

1. The Bhoomi Rashi Portal is an e-Governance initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
2. 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 Begum pet Airport, Hyderabad, is organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation & Airports Authority of India(AAI) & Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
3. Bhoomi Rashi portal’– expedited Error free & transparent land acquisition for National Highways project
4. Prashant Kumar appointed as MD & CEO, Sunil Mehta as Non-Executive Chairman & of YES Bank.
5. On March 11, 2020 a newly discovered species of treehopper has been named “Kaikaia Gaga” after American singer Lady Gaga.
6. Saurashtra Cricket team won Ranji Trophy title 2019-20 defeating Bengal.
7. Mission 175 is a global platform to explore strategies for development and deployment of renewables

15 March

1.KUSUM Scheme

KUSUM stands for Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan.

Its objective is to provide financial and water security to farmers through harnessing solar energy capacities of 25,750 MW by 2022.

2.ROPAX

The Ministry of Shipping has launched a roll on-roll off cum passenger ferry service, called ‘ROPAX’, between Mumbai and Mandwa (Maharashtra).

3. The government proposed masks & hand sanitizers under Essential Commodities Act 1955.

• On March 14, 2020 Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) Trivendra Singh Rawat celebrated the traditional harvest festival “Phool Dei”.
• Justice Bansi Lal Bhatt got appointed as officiating chairperson of NCLAT for 3 months.