Current Affairs 19th March 2016
Daily Current affairs Latest News Updates about the National, International and Miscellaneous events were listed here for the candidates preparing for various competitive exams
National News:
- SC allows pictures of CM, Governor in Government Ads
- Arun Jaitley to Inaugurate National Community Radio Sammelan in New Delhi
- Surat, Beas India’s cleanest Railway Stations
- 26.5% of the NSDC trainees from SC/ST/OBCs
- India to become Third largest Aviation market by 2020 : Indian Aviation Report
- Delhi will join 10th Earth Hour on March 19
- India starts diesel exports to Bangladesh via rail
- Railways join hands with ISRO for effective use of Space technology
- Cisco to set up Internet of Everthing innovation centre in Vizag
- AP CM Launches Fiber Grid Project for Net Connectivity
International News:
- China to build tsunami alert centre in South China Sea
- Chile Congress appproves Abortion Ban Bills
- Bangkok to impose curfew during Songkran festival, the world’s biggest water festival
- Kenya on High Alert for Yellow Fever
- Bangladesh to honour Indian soldiers for ’71 war
- Australia passes voting reforms for early polls
New Appointments:
- AirAsia India appoints Amar Abrol as new CEO
- Fazle Kabir appointed as Governor of Bangladesh’s Central Bank
- Ritu Beri becomes advisor for Khadi promotion
- Brazil President appoints Lula as Chief of Staff
- Vijay Mallya resigned as Director of Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited
Banking & Business:
- RBI eases norms for power utility debt holding
- Anti-Diabetic Drug ‘Ayush-82’ to be Commercialised
- Aston Martin and Red Bull team up to build Supercar
- Hitachi to set up ATM making firm in India
Sports:
- Guptill becomes 4th highest six-hitter in T20Is
- Deepika to lead hockey team for upcoming series
Science & Technology:
- Freecharge allows payments via chat in 5 seconds
- WhatsApp beta allows texting in Bold, Italics
- Domino’s Australia unveils Pizza delivery Robot
- YouTube partners with TVF, others for New Shows
Awards & Honours:
- The Assasin Sweeps Asian Film Awards
- Tikka Shatrujit Singh given France’s Top honour
Obituaries:
- Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan died
