1. First time happenings and records
- first Director-General of the National Testing Agency - Vineet Joshi
- first-ever mission dedicated to explore the deep interior of Mars send by - NASA
- First ever National Conclave on Psychological Trauma, Child Protection, and Mental Illnesses organised in - New Delhi
- India’s first insect museum has opened in - Tamil Nadu
- first Indian district to have 100% solar-powered Primary Health Centres - Surat
- fastest-ever bowler to reach 100 wickets in ODI - Rashid Khan
- world’s biggest cruise-liner Symphony of the Seas has sailed in - France
- fastest T20I fifty for an Indian batswoman has scored by - Smriti Mandhana
- first-ever International Exhibition of Graphic Prints ‘Print Biennale India 2018’ has opened in - New Delhi
- First commercial aircraft en route to Israel to fly over Saudi Arabia - Air India
- Thaawarchand Gehlot has launched the first Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary of three thousand words in - New Delhi
- first Indian state to get tribal instructors for literacy - Kerala
- the world’s fastest hypersonic wind tunnel will be build by - China
- country has secured ODI status in ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 for the first time - Nepal
- world’s longest sandstone cave called ‘Krem Puri’ has discovered in - Meghalaya
- the world’s last male northern white rhino has died in - Sudan
- first G20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank governors has begun in - Buenos Aires
- first unit of Kishanganga project has commissioned in- Jammu & Kashmir
- first National workshop on POSHAN Abhiyan has held in - New Delhi
- first country in the world to deploy blockchain technology in election process - Sierra Leone
- first regional conference on 'Mass Rapid Transport System (MRTS) for Urban Areas has held in - Kolkata
- first-ever female director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Gina Haspel
- first state in india to conduct a household survey to estimate Multidimensional Poverty Index - Andhra Pradesh
- India's tallest national flag has unfurled in - Karnataka
- India’s first of its kind Sports Literature Festival held in - Chandigarh
- first state to have a Transgender Welfare Board for welfare of transgender - Maharastra
- India's first coastal policing academy has set up in - Gujarat
- first-ever multi-nation naval exercise MILES 18 has begun - Andaman sea.
- first Brand Ambassador for Uber India - Virat Kohli
- india's fist state-led incubator for women - Telangana's Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE-Hub)
- Haryana’s first cyber police station has inaugurated in- Gurugram
- first direct-entry combat officer in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police - Prakriti
- first Union Territory in India to run 100 percent on solar power generated energy - Diu
- first Indian to win 2018 Pritzker Prize - Balkrishna Doshi
- first state to pass a law that protects net neutrality - Washington
- first island country in world to recognize cryptocurrency as its legal tender - Marshall Islands
- Country has allowed the women to participate in All-female marathon for the first time - Saudi Arabia
- first state to set up 24-hour toll-free helpline to provide information to students - Tamil Nadu
- first Mega Food Park of india has inaugurated in - Maharastra
2. Appointments
- new Joint Secretary of 15th Finance Commission of India - Ravi Kota
- Deputy Election Commissioner - Chandra Bhushan
- Egyptian President - Fattah el-Sisi
- acting chairperson of the National Green Tribunal - Jawad Rahim
- state election icon for Karnataka Assembly polls - Rahul Dravid
- CEO Of Ayushman Bharat Mission - Indu Bhushan
- principal scientific adviser to the government of India - Vijay Raghavan
- Ethiopia's new Prime Minister - Abiye Ahmed
- Myanmar's next President - Win Myint
- chairman of the central panel of the 65th National Film Awards - Shekhar Kapur
- CEO and MD of Tata Power - Praveer Sinha
- US Security Adviser - John Bolton
- Peru’s new president - Martin Vizcarra
- vice-chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University - Rakesh Bhatnagar
- CEO Of Vodafone-Idea India Merged Entity - Balesh Sharma
- Vivo India's Brand Ambassador - Aamir Khan
- governor of China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) - Yi Gang
- additional charge as the Governor of Odisha - Satya Pal Malik
- Historic 4th term as Russian President - Vladimir Putin
- China President - Xi Jinping
- German chancellor - Angela Merkel
- Nepal President - Bidhya Devi Bhandari
- Press Information Bureau Chief - Sitanshu Kar
- chief technology officer of Twitter - Parag Agrawal
- additional Charge Of Civil Aviation Ministry - Suresh Prabhu
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- Special Director in the Enforcement Directorate - Vivek R Wadekar
- Chief Minister of Nagaland - Neiphiu Rio
- Tripura's New Chief Minister - Biplab Kumar Deb
- Chief Minister of Meghalaya - Conrad Sangma
- brand ambassador of gaming platform Dream 11 - M S Dhoni
- India's ambassador to Afghanistan - Vinay Kumar
- director & managing director of HCL Infosystems - Rangarajan Raghavan
- Armenian President - Armen Sarkisian
- chief secretary of Jharkhand - Sudhir Tripathi
- Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar - KS Dwivedi
- Chief Justice of Tripura High Court - Ajay Rastogi
3.Important Tie ups ,Agreements , acquisitions & MOU's
- India and Canada MOU - to establish bilateral cooperation activities in the field of Intellectual Property (IP).The MoU is intended to promote innovation, creativity and economic growth in both countries.
- Zambia MoU with India - in the field of Judicial Cooperation
- India MoU with SACEP - for cooperation on Oil and Chemical Pollution
- Ministry of Communications has launched the Cool EMS Service between India and Japan
- Google has acquired US-based Tenor - Tenor's GIF-searching functionality will be integrated into Google Images and Gboard, the company's virtual keyboard
- AAI signs MoU with Assam - to develop villages in Kamrup district
- Odisha MoU with British Council - to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation.
- India and Guyana MOU -on cooperation in Renewable Energy.
- India and the European Union (EU) - have signed an agreement that will enable them to share earth observation data from each other's satellites.
- India and Madagascar - have signed an umbrella agreement in the field of defence
- India and France - inked 14 key pacts in the strategic areas of security, nuclear energy after extensive talks between PM Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron.
- India and Vietnam - Three agreements to expand bilateral cooperation in several key sectors, including defence, oil and gas, and agriculture.
- Maharashtra partnered with Wikipedia - to spread the Marathi language and enhance its online usage.
- India and Bangladesh - have signed a Pact For Rooppur Atomic Plant
- India and Jordan - have inked 12 agreements in areas including Defence, Health and Cultural Exchange Programme. The other MoUs include cooperation between Prasar Bharati and Jordan TV Cooperation and Indian Institute of Mass Communication and Jordan Media Institute (JMI).
4. Recent summits/inaugurations/ festivals/melas
- 9th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue has held in - Tokyo
- the Prakash Javadekar has inaugurated the Smart India Hackathon Grand Finale 2018 -Software edition in - New Delhi
- Microsoft has inaugurated Garage facility for its employees in - Hyderabad
- Harsimrat Kaur Badal inaugurated the first mega food park in - Rajasthan
- Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden has opened in - Srinagar
- Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has inaugurated the Saras Aajeevika Mela in - New Delhi
- SARAS Aajeevika Mela 2018 has organized in - New Delhi
- fifth India Maize Summit has held in - New Delhi
- the Madhavpur Mela has celebrated in - Gujarat
- Seventh India-Egypt Joint Commission Meeting has held in - New Delhi
- 3rd National Conclave on Mines & Minerals 2018 has hosted in - New Delhi
- Union Minister Jitendra Singh has inaugurated 3-day International Yoga Fest in - New Delhi
- 106th edition of the Indian Science Congress will be held in January 2019 in - Bhopal
- Global digital summit has held in - Kochi
- Nabakalebara festival has observed in - Odisha
- First India-Japan Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction has inaugrated by Rajeev Kumar in - New Delhi
- the "Indian Images: People and Places" a photo exhibition about India has inaugurated in - Egypt
- Dharmendra Pradhan has inaugurated the first edition of Delhi Energy Dialogue (DED) 2018 in - New Delhi
- country hosted 17th Annual Conference of International Competition Network 2018 - India
- state hosted 80th Senior National Table Tennis Championships - Odisha
- city has hosted the 105th session of the Indian Science Congress - Imphal
- Nasscom along with Facebook and WeWork has launched Design4India Studio in - Bengaluru
- Rajnath Singh has inaugurated 2-day Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of IACP in - New Delhi
- Ram Nath Kovind has inaugurated World Hindi Secretariat in - Mauritius
- World Ocean Summit 2018 has concluded in - Mexico
- Wings India 2018 event has inaugurated IN - Hyderabad
- India's biggest Media & Entertainment Services Market - enTTech 2018 has inaugurated in - Mumbai
- World ATM Congress 2018 has held in - Spain
- silver jubilee of the Losar Festival has celebrated in - Arunachal Pradesh
- e fourth India-Europe 29 Business Forum (IE29BF) has begun in - New Delhi
- 9th edition of Women's Film Festival 2018 held in - Pune. The theme of the fest is Travelling Women.
- headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India has located - in Faridabad District of Haryana from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- the International Yoga Festival has held in - Rishikesh
- Smriti Zubin Irani has inaugurated the FICCI Frames 2018 in - Mumbai
- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah inaugurated 'Shakti Sthala' a solar power park with 2,000 megawatt capacity at Pavagada in Tumakuru district of - Karnataka
- brand ambassador of Luminous Power Technologies - Virat Kohli
- 27th Technological Conference of IJIRA on Shaping the Future of Jute has held in - Kolkata
- Ashok Gajapathi Raju has inaugurated a one-of-its-kind aviation multi skill development centre in - Chandigarh
5. Prestigious Award winners
- 'Sportsperson of the Year' - Mithali Raj
- prestigious J.C. Daniel Award winner - Sreekumaran Thampi
- best-performing Backward district - Vizianagaram
- international airport has received the award for 'Most Improved Airport' in the Asia-Pacific region - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- G.K. Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism winner - Karan Thapar
- 'Business Personality' award in UK - Joginder Sanger
- state has won the National ‘Water Digest Award’ - Chhattisgarh
- Most Informative Pavilion award winner in the Pride of India Expo - DRDO
- world's best airport for the sixth consecutive year - Singapore Airport
- world's first Trusted Digital Repository - India's National Cultural Audiovisual Archives (NCAA)
- prestigious Abel Prize winner 2018 - Robert Langlands
- world's most liveable city - Vienna
- Indian actress has received the "UK Golden Flame Award" - Simi Garewal
- According to EIU , Which is the most expensive city in the world - Singapore
- indian film has won the 'Grand Prix de Montreal' award at the 21st FIFEM awards - Halkaa
- Union ministry has bagged the award for best implementation of E-office - Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- city has topped the quality of governance in 2017 - Pune
- Times Power Woman Award 2017 winner - Shabnam Asthana
- country has won the "Best Exhibitor Award " at ITB - India
- According to ACI , World’s Best Airports - Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
- According to Forbes ,Topper of the 2018 Forbes Magazine list of billionaires - Jeff Bezos
- 2018 Oscar's best actress - Frances McDormand
- 2018 Oscar's best actor - Gary Oldman
- lifetime achievement award winner at the 2018 'Political and Public Life Awards' in UK - Shatrughan Sinha
6. Missiles & Exercises launched by various countries
- SpaceX has confirmed successful deployment of all 10 communications satellites to low-Earth orbit.
- ISRO successfully launched the GSLV-F08 carrying the GSAT6A communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
- ISRO & BHEL Agreement to transfer the technology for the manufacture of space grade Li-Ion cells
- Navy warship INS Ganga has decommissioned in - Mumbai
- Naval ships of the UAE and India hold a first-ever joint exercise - Gulf Star 1 giving a further boost to bilateral ties
- Indian Navy and the French Navy have conducted bilateral maritime exercise - Varuna
- Juniper Cobra 2018 exercise, United States and Israeli have launched a month-long joint military drill that simulates a missile attack on Israel
7. Financial Affairs
- Rivigo , YES Bank & IDFC and 10 other financial institutions to make cheaper funds available to truck owners and operators on its platform.
- SBI Card has partnered with Indian Medical Association (IMA) to launch 'Doctor's SBI Card', which has been designed to complement the distinct lifestyles and needs of doctors.
- Reserve Bank of India has slapped a monetary penalty of ₹58.9 crore on ICICI Bank for non-compliance with regulatory directions on direct sale of securities from the bank’s Held To Maturity (HTM) portfolio and specified disclosure in this regard
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) and India signed $80 million loan to help modernize technical and vocational education and training institutions ecosystem in Himachal Pradesh.
- organization has introduced Universal Real-Time Payment Tracking - SWIFT
- Ministry of Finance has approved Government guarantee of Rs. 5,000 crore in the current financial year for Indian Railway Finance Corporation, IRFC bonds to be subscribed by - Life Insurance Corporation, LIC.
- Small Finance Bank has launched a new ‘Yellow Army Savings Account’ - Equitas Small Finance Bank
- bank has launched a Metro Plus Card for the customers with Delhi Metro - IndusInd Bank
- bank has signed With Government E-Marketplace - HDFC Bank
- bank has signed with All Bank Finance Ltd - Alahabad Bank
- bank has started rolling out its chatbot Erica to help customers - Bank of America
- bank has patnered with Swiggy to facilitate the transfer of funds for its delivery partners - ICICI Bank
- governor of China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) - Yi Gang
- India and the European Union (EU) - have signed an agreement that will enable them to share earth observation data from each other's satellites
- Bank has opened a representative office in Sharjah recently - Axis Bank
- Capital markets regulator SEBI raised the exposure limit under exchange-traded currency derivatives trading for residents and FPIs to USD - 100 million across all currency pairs involving the Indian rupee
- Bank has launched a robotics-based 'Digital export Import' payments solution - Yes Bank
- head of HSBC banks corporate for South-east Asia for global banking - Pradeep Rao
- GoI and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $120 million loan agreement for completion of works for double-tracking and electrification of railways tracks along high-density corridors to improve operational efficiency of Indian railways.
- bank has launched instant overdraft ‘InstaOD’ facility for MSME - ICICI Bank
- India has offered a 100 million dollar Line of Credit (LoC)to Mauritius for defense procurement to help its security capacity.
- Union Government has made providing passport details mandatory for taking loans of - 50 crore rupees and above.
- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) - has introduced Vikas She Plus , a loan scheme for women to help them with new ventures and for expanding or modifying their existing businesses. The Vikas She Plus scheme offers loan up to a maximum of Rs 2 lakh. Repayment period for the loan is 60 months under this scheme
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Solar Alliance (ISA) has signed - a cooperation arrangement to promote solar energy deployment in Asia and the Pacific.
- nominee director on SBI Life Board - P K Gupta
- SIDBI MoU with CSC e-governance Services - to take Udyami Mitra portal to the unserved and the underserved MSMEs.
- NITI Aayog launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), on the occasion of International Women’s Day. WEP theme song Naari Shakti composed and sung by Shri Kailash Kher was released on this occasion.
- Reserve Bank has slapped a penalty of Rs 40 lakh on SBI (State Bank of India) for not complying with its directions on detection and impounding of counterfeit notes.
- Group Chief Risk Officer of Punjab National Bank (PNB) - A K Pradhan
- state has announced five lakh rupees health-cum-life insurance scheme for farmers - Telengana
- IndusInd Bank partnership with Ripple -to facilitate payments into and out of India.
8. Recent Obituaries
| R K Dorendra Singh | Former Manipur Chief Minister |
| M Sukumaran | Malayalam writer |
| Kedarnath Singh | Hindi poet & Jnanpith awardee |
| Patangrao Kadam | Maharashtra minister and Senior Congress leader |
| Stephen William Hawking | World-renowned physicist |
| Narendra Jha | Hindi film and television actor |
| Les Payne | Pulitzer Prize Winner Journalist |
| Pyare Lal Wadali | sufi singer |
| Prafulla Das | Odisha litterateur |
| Khagendra Jamataia | Tripura Fisheries and Cooperation minister |
| Shammi | Bollywood actor |
9. G.D.P forecast of India by various organisations
10. India rank in different global indexes
- largest electricity producer index (Mar 2018) - 3rd rank
- Global Firepower (GFP) Index (Mar 2018) - 4 th rank
- largest automobile market Index (Mar 2018) - 4 th rank
- Mastercard women entrepreneurs index (Mar 2018) - 52nd rank
- Mastercard women entrepreneurs index (Mar 2018) - 52nd rank
- WEF Energy Transition Index 2018 (Mar 2018 ) - 78 th rank
- **World happiness index (Mar 2018) - 133 rd rank
11. Recently released Books
| 5.Paramveer Parwane (Mar 2018 ) Authored by : Prabhakiran Jain Trick : Pra -Par |
12. Important Committies
| 1 | Om Parkash Dhankhar Committee | Haryana government today announced setting up of a committee to find a solution to polluted water flowing in Yamuna river affecting the four districts of the state. |
| 2 | Murli Manohar Joshi Committee | Committee Chairman Dr Murli Manohar Joshi presented the report on the Central Armed Police Forces and Internal Security Challenges- Evaluation and Response Mechanism to the Lok Sabha. |
13.Recently launched Schemes & Apps
| 1.Rupsha Shree Scheme scheme Launched by : West Bengal Purpose : West Bengal government introduced the Rupsha Shree dream of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who provides financial assistance once for the daughters of poor girls.Under this scheme, the amount of Rs. 25,000 will be deposited in the bank account of the girls before the marriage. |
| 2.181-Sakhi toll-free women’s helpline Launched by : Assam Purpose : The Assam government launched 181-Sakhi toll-free women’s helpline to tackle the recent spurt in crime in the state.This is a scheme of universalization of women helpline and is launched under the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India. |
| 3 . Kadaknath app Launched by : Madhya Pradesh Purpose : MP Kadaknath mobile app aims to connect poultries that sale the breed with people from other parts of the country. |
| 4. mKeralam App Launched by : Kerala Purpose : mKeralam , an app that will serve as a single window for accessing thousands of government services. |
| 5. LaQshya program Launched by : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Purpose : The program aims to improve quality of care for pregnant women in labour room, maternity Operation Theatre and Obstetrics Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and High Dependency Units (HDUs). |
| 6. KUSUM scheme Launched by : Indian government Purpose : Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (KUSUM) scheme to harness solar power for rural India. The scheme will allow to setup grid-connected solar plants in rural areas |
| 7. Ayushman Bharat Scheme Launched by : Union Government Purpose : The Prime Minister also announced Ayushman Bharat scheme to ensure better healthcare facilities for the poor. |
| 8 . Asmita scheme Launched by : Maharastra Purpose : Asmita scheme to provide sanitary napkins at subsidised rates to rural girls and women will emerge as a model scheme for the country. |
| 9. Suvidha Launched by : Indian Government Purpose : The government launched a biodegradable sanitary pad Suvidha to mark International Women's Day. The oxo-biodegradable sanitary pads priced at Rs. 2.50 per pad will be available at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi centres. |
| 10. Mukhyamantri Mahila Kosh scheme Launched by : Madhya pradesh Purpose : Under this scheme, the women who aren't married and are above the age of 50 will be given pension. |
| 11 . Sukhad Yatra App Launched by : Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Purpose : The Sukhad Yatra App offers updates on toll plazas, provision to buy FASTag tag, report road issues. The Road Transport & Highways Ministry has also launched a new Toll-free Emergency number - 1033 - that will enable users to report an emergency condition, or highway-related feedback, across the highway. |
| 12 . Khushi Scheme Launched by : Odisha Purpose : Khushi , a scheme that offers free sanitary pads to 17 lakh girl students in Odisha. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme Khushi . This will offer free sanitary pads for girl students from Class 6 to 12 studying in all government and government-aided schools of Odisha. |
| 13. Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas' programme Launched by : Odisha Purpose : Odisha State Government has launched Ama Gaon, Ama Vikas (our village, our development) programme with an objective to reach out to the people in rural areas of Odisha and involve them in developmental activities |
| 14. T App Folio app Launched by : Telengana Purpose : It is for delivery of government to citizen (G2C) and business to citizen (B2C) services anytime and anywhere |
14. Miscellaneous & Sports affairs
| . In Tennis, John Isner has lifted the Men's Singles trophy of the Miami Open. |
| . Kerala has lifted its sixth Santosh Trophy Football title. In a thrilling final at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata today, they held their nerves to beat defending champions and 32-time winners Bengal via penalty shootout. |
| . first long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) US cargo from the Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc. arrived at the Dabhol LNG terminal in Maharashtra. |
| . Six years after it applied for the Geographical Indications (GI) tag for Kadaknath, a chicken breed whose black meat is in demand in some quarters, Madhya Pradesh has got the coveted label. |
| . Madhya Pradesh government has raised the retirement age of state government employees to 62 years from the current age of retirement is 60 years. |
| .The Gauhati High Court will set up exclusive Fast Track courts in all districts of Assam for day-to-day trial of cases of rape and murder of women and children in the state. |
| . NITI Aayog has launched the baseline ranking for 115 aspirational districts based on 49 indicators across five sectors that include health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development, and basic infrastructure. |
| .Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the continuation of the Credit Guarantee Fund for Education Loans Scheme and continuation and modification of Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme.The scheme will cover loans for pursuing professional and technical courses to promote quality education. |
| . The duo of Manu Bhaker and Anmol secured India's seventh gold medal in the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney .The pair won the mixed 10-meter air pistol event with a qualification world record. |
| .The government has fixed the agriculture credit target of 11 lakh crore rupees for the year 2018-19 against last year’s target of 10 lakh crore rupees. |
| . India U-16 team emerged champions in the “Jockey Cup International Youth Invitational Football Tournament” with a 4-2 victory over Hong Kong U-17 in the final in Hong Kong on 25th March. |
| . West Bengal has the highest number of beggars in India followed by Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at number two and three respectively. |
| . BJP national spokesperson Anil Baluni announced that, the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar (14th April) will be celebrated as Social Justice Day . Dr BR Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891. |
| . As per data compiled by Institute for Criminal Policy Research, India has a significantly lower imprisonment rate and Indians are thereby the least criminal among world's major economies. |
| . Indian billiards player Pankaj Advani beat his training partner B Bhaskar 6-1 in the Asian Billiards Championships' final to become the reigning Indian, Asian and world champion in billiards for 2017-18. |
| . Ferrari's German driver Sebastian Vettel won the F1 season's opening Grand Prix and overall his third Australian Grand Prix title in Melbourne |
| . Star shuttler PV Sindhu has been named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,Australia . |
| . World Tuberculosis Day on March 24 to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic. The theme of World TB Day 2018 - Wanted: Leaders for a TB-free world |
| .Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan shattered the qualification world record in 10-meter women’s air rifle event of the season’s first junior ISSF World Cup in Sydney, Australia. |
| .Google celebrated the 102nd birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna awardee and Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan on 21st March.He was awarded with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and Sangeet Natak Akademi. |
| .The Andhra Pradesh Government launched, NAIPUNYA RATHAM or World on Wheels, a multi-utility vehicle which aims to bring technology to the remote corners |
| .World Water Day is observed on 22 March every year, to raise awareness about the importance of water. The theme this year is, Nature for Water - exploring nature-based solutions to the water challenges the world faces in the 21st century |
| . Kerala government on Wednesday declared jackfruit as its official fruit. |
| .Centre has approved to set up a plastic park in Deoghar district of Jharkhand. The park is being set up at an estimated cost of 120 crore rupees and is spread over 150 acres of land. |
| .In Tennis, Juan Martin del Potro ended world number one Roger Federer's 17-match unbeaten run and bagged the Indian Wells Masters title in California |
| .Assam State Government has proposed an insurance scheme for journalists and their families in State budget for the year 2018-19 |
| .Odisha forest department has launched an app to track and fight forest fires during summer, recently. |
| .Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a campaign to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) from India by 2025, five years ahead of the globally-set deadline which is set to end TB globally by 2030 |
| . South Africa's Kagiso Rabada regained his top spot among bowlers crossing the coveted 900-point mark in ratings. Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin climbed up two steps after Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc slipped in rankings following Australia's defeat. |
| . The award - Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Police Investigation - will be given to the best investigators of police forces of States, Union Territories and central investigating agencies. |
| . Rajasthan assembly has passed an amendment bill awarding death penalty for convicts involved in the rape of girls below 12 years of age. |
| . World champions Australia lifted the coveted Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey title. In the final at Ipoh, Malaysia, they beat defending champions England by a narrow 2-1 margin. |
| .Karnataka government unveiled the State flag (nada dhwaja ) for the state. If approved by the Centre, Karnataka will be the second State to have a flag after Jammu and Kashmir. |
| .NITI Aayog launched the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP), on the occasion of International Women’s Day. he WEP theme song Naari Shakti composed and sung by Shri Kailash Kher was released on this occasion. |
| . India has got the go-ahead to join the London-based European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), after its shareholders agreed to make the country its 69th member, enabling Indian companies to undertake joint investments in regions in which the EBRD operates. |
| . The Indian Snooker team has lifted the first edition of IBSF Snooker Team World Cup title and won the prize money of $15,000. |
| .Tokyo unveiled its long-awaited mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic blue-checked, doe-eyed character with pointy ears and special powers that was picked by schoolchildren across mascot-mad Japan. |
| . Women and Child Development Ministry has approved projects worth over 2,900 crore rupees under the Nirbhaya fund for eight major cities to make them safer for women. These cities are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow. |
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