Current Affairs 4th 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:
- World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2016 across the world with theme “The future of wildlife is in our hands”, with African and Asian elephants being the main focus of global campaigns.
- Kerala government has launched an air ambulance to be used exclusively for speed in organ transplant.
- Government to introduce new Aadhaar Bill in Parliament.
- Five Indian women among Forbes World’s Billionaires List
- BEML bags Rs. 900 cr order from Kolkata Metro Rail
- ‘Carriage by Air’ amendment bill passed by Rajya Sabha
- India at 90th rank in terms of energy security, access
- Telangana, Maharashtra to ink pact for five irrigation projects
- Zero Discrimination Day observed with theme Stand out
- India signed MoU with World Bank for Madhya Pradesh Higher Education Quality Improvement Project
- Govt plans to set up more nuclear power plants
International News:
- Portugal nominated ex-refugee chief Antonio Guterres for UN Secretary-Genera
- South Korea’s parliament passed the country’s first anti-terror bill
- MoUs with Japan and Russia in the various fields of Railways
- Sweden extends border controls to tackle migrant crisis
Banking & Business:
- Renault launches updated version of Duster
- Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd (MCX), the country’s largest commodity exchange, appointed Mrugank Paranjape as its Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Office (CEO)
- Micromax CEO Vineet Taneja resigns
- Honda Amaze 2016 facelift launches in India
Sports:
- Bangladesh defeated Pakistan To Enter Asia Cup Final
Awards & Honours:
- Poet Dr Bhagwati Lal Vyas to be awarded Bihari Puraskar
- Three British researchers, Tim Bliss, Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris have won the 2016 Brain Prize worth one million euros, awarded each year for an“outstanding contribution to European neuroscience”.
- Cryptography Pioneers Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman Win 2015 Turing Award
Science & Technology:
- Three British scientists have won a prestigious 2016 Grete Lundbeck European Brain Research Prize (also known as Brain Prize) for giving vital insight how the human brain remembers, learns and navigates.
- NASA to build supersonic passenger jet
Obituaries:
- Tony Warren, creator of television’s longest-running soap opera Coronation Street, passed away on 1 March 2016 after a short illness. He was 79
- Former NZ cricket captain Martin Crowe passes away
