CURRENT AFFAIRS 8th 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:

Indian Railways is all set to set up a Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement (SRESHTA)
PM selects another village ‘Nagepur’ in his Varanasi Constituency for development under SAGY
Govt can’t waive tax on Vodafone, Cairn
Nagaland Information Commission has been regarded as one of the best of its kind in the entire country
Oil Minister Lays Foundation Stone Of Octomax Unit At Mathura (UP)
The first two-day ‘Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit 2016’ has kicked off in Gurgaon, which has see participation from 12 countries.

International News:

8th March – International Women’s Day
India puts a halt on scanning Japanese food imports
China on ‘blue alert’ for cold snap
Turkish, EU leaders gather in Brussels for emergency summit on tackling Europe’s refugee crisis

Banking & Business

Finance Minister of India Mr. Arun Jaitley has indicated that the Government may merge 27 public sector banks into just six.
GOI to get Rs 17308 Crore dividend from Coal India Ltd
BoB case: CBI searches 10 locations in NCR
Chambal Fertilisers to raise Rs. 1,058 cr from SBI, Axis bank
Freecharge partners with Mexico-based movie theatre chain Cinepolis
TechM to launch startup garage for in-house entrepreneurs
Gyan Sangam: 3rd Phase of Bank Reforms to Focus on Bad Loan
Myanmar grants operating licenses to four more Asian banks including SBI
Country’s First Small Finance Bank To Start Ops On April 13

Sports:

India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the final to win their Asia Cup title. With this victory, India lifted their sixth Asia Cup title.
ICC World T20: Google doodle marks the start of mega event
Patna Pirates Beat U Mumba 31-28 to Win 3rd Season Of Pro Kabaddi League

Science & Technology:

Scientists create first biological supercomputer
Google to sign up telcom operators to provide internet to remote parts of the country
New snake species discovered in Gujarat
China plans to land probe on Mars in 2021

Awards & Honours:

Dogri poetess Padma Sachdev awarded Krutitava Smagra Samman
Amrita Patel Gets Mahindra Lifetime Achievement Award

Obituaries:

E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson and Selector of @ symbol passes away
Popular Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani died at a private hospital. He was 45.
Nancy Reagan became one of the most influential first lady in U.S. history during her Republican husband’s presidency from 1981 to 1989.