Current Affairs 20th March 2019

Current Affairs 20^th March 2019

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NATIONAL

1. ‘Vijit’ Becomes 1st Indian Coast Guard Ship To Visit Indonesia.

  –Highlighting the close maritime proximity between India and Indonesia, Indian Coast Guard Ship ‘Vijit’ became the first-ever Coast Guard ship to visit Sabang, Indonesia. 

2. Guinea PM Arrives In Delhi On 10-Day Visit To India.

  -Prime Minister of Guinea Dr. Ibrahima Kassory Fofana arrived in New Delhi on a ten-day official visit to India. During the visit, Mr Fofona called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

3. 3rd Edition Of Namaste Thailand Festival Held In New Delhi.

  –The 3rd edition of Namaste Thailand festival, organised by the Royal Thai Embassy with an aim to strengthen bilateral ties and increase cultural exchange between India and Thailand,began at Select Citywalk in New Delhi.

4. IT Roorkee, ISRO Sign MoU For Space Technology Cell.

  -IIT Roorkee and ISRO have signed an MoU to develop Space Technology Cells on the campus of the varsity. IIT Roorkee issued a statement saying the premier technology school has inked an MoU with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to setup Space Technology Cells.

5. India & Afghanistan Signed an MOU On Digital Education Initiatives

  –The Ministry of Human Resource Development has signed a memorandum of understanding(MoU) with the Afghanistan government to work on digital education initiatives, which include many prominent programs developed by Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

INTERNATIONAL

1. First BRICS Sherpa Meeting Under Presidency Of Brazil Held In Curitiba.

  -The first BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) Sherpa meeting held in Curitiba, Brazil under the Presidency of Brazil.

2. EAM Sushma Swaraj Begins 2-Day Visit to the Maldives.

  -External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj left to the Maldives on a two-day visit. She is accompanied by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and other officials.

BANKING

1. RBI Names SBI, ICICI and HDFC As Systemically Important Banks.

  –The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) named State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs), which in other words mean banks that are too big to fail.

2. SBI Launches Cardless ATM Withdrawal With YONO Cash.

  –The State Bank of India has launched a new service called ‘YONO Cash’ for its customers using which customers can withdraw money from ATMs without using debit cards.

SPORTS

1. 2019 Swiss Open Championship Concludes: Complete List of Winners.

  –The 2019 Swiss Open, officially the YONEX Swiss Open 2019, was a badminton tournament which took place at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland and had a total purse of $150,000.