Current Affairs

March 2012
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First ingenuously-developed chopper called Rudra was given to the Indian Army
on 8 February 2013. Rudra is the first out of 60 ared helicopters provided by !"#.
#ondon $ased %ndian &rigin 'riter( Anil Ananthaswamy 'on %naugural )hysics
*ournalis )ri+e.
Raee! Shahare was appointed as the new !igh ,oissioner to -aldives on 28
February 2013( replacing . - -ulay.
/he 0ice )resident of %ndia -r. !aid "nsari released a boo1 titled "alking with
#ions$ %ales from a &i'lomatic (ast( written by 2. 3atwar 4ingh on 1 -arch 2013.
Mukesh )adh!i( the ,ongress -) fro $anas1antha passed away on 1 -arch 2013
in "hadabad because of ultiple organ failure.
'orld 3uber one No!ak &oko!ic on 2 -arch 2013 won the "/) .ubai &pen
/ennis title 2013.
%talian usician and coposer Armando %ro!aoli died aged 56.
Ser!ices *linched +,th Santosh %ro'hy. %n the final of the 67th 4antosh /rophy
on 3 -arch 2013( 4ervices won the soccer contest by defeating 2erala 8-3 in 2ochi.
S- Varma( the forer news editor of /he %ndian 9:press died on 3 -arch 2013 in
3ew .elhi following a cardiac arrest. 0ara was aged 50 years.
.ohn -erry Sworn/In As the +0th Secretary of State of the 1nited States of
America.
Mukesh Ambani Became Richest (erson of India for Si2th *onsecuti!e 3ear.
Ra;asthani author 4ariram Meena was selected for the Bihari (uraskar for 5675
for !indi novel .hooni /ape /eer. /he novel was published in 2008.
Vene8uelan (resident 4ugo *ha!e8 died at 90 due to *ancer.
(ranab Mukheree and the )rie -inister of $angladesh 4hei1h !asina on 6
-arch 2013 inaugurated the locootives and tan1 wagons supplied to $angladesh.
/he )resident of %ndia, (ranab Mukheree was on 8 -arch 2013 conferred with the
#iberation "ar 4onour Award by the )resident of $angladesh( <illur Rahan.
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Mukul Manda Sangma of ,ongress was sworn-in as the ,hief -inister of
-eghalaya for the second ter on 6 -arch 2013.
Nei'hiu Rio sworn-in as the ,hief -inister of 3agaland.
.ames Strong, *hairman of #ocal :rganising *ommittee of the 5679 "orld *u'
&ied At +0.
/he )arliaentary "ward ,oittee selected "run *aitley( 2aran 4ingh and 4harad
=adav for :utstanding (arliamentarian Award for 2010( 2011 and 2012
respectively.
International "omen;s &ay is celebrated across the world on 8 -arch 2013.
3irbhaya to be honoured with 4tree 4ha1ti "ward posthuously.
Barack :bama 4igned %nto #aw the 0iolence against 'oen "ct Reauthori+ation
2013
Nicolas Maduro sworn in as the Interim (resident of Vene8uela.
1huru -enyatta( the .eputy )rie -inister who faces trial for alleged cries
against huanity( clinched victory in a tightly fought race for 2enya>s presidency( on
5 -arch 2013.
<ormer "est Bengal )o!ernor Viren . Shah 'assed away in .ordan.
Swedish (rincess #ilian &a!ies died in 4toc1hol on 10 -arch 2013. 4he was
aged 57 years.
/he <oreign Minister of (ortugal (aulo de Sacadura *abral (ortas !isited India
fro 3 -arch 2013 to 7 -arch 2013. /his was his first official visit.
"orld Bank estiated a growth of over 6 percent for the %ndian 9conoy during
2013-18.
Mauritius celebrated its =9th Inde'endence &ay on 12 -arch 2013. /he
)resident of %ndia( )ranab -u1her;ee was the chief guest.
&a!id Beckham was naed as the richest footballer of the world( according to the
?oal Rich #ist 2013. !e has a total incoe of 176 illion pound.
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4hrinivas 'on =5nd Senior National and Inter/State *arrom *ham'ionshi'
Men>s %itle.
#egendary (ainter )anesh (yne (assed Away in -olkata on 75 March 567?.
.orge Bergoglio @lected as the New (o'eA *hose <rancis as his (a'al Name.
(eter Banks, the :riginal )uitarist for Rock Band 3es &ied At +9.
(rof Veer Bhadra Mishra, the Noted @n!ironmentalist &ied At ,9.
/he -inister of 4tate for ,onsuer "ffairs( Food and )ublic .istribution( on 18
-arch 2013 announced Ra;iv ?andhi 3ational @uality "wards for the year 2011.
Bi .in'ing %ook :!er As the New (resident of *hina.
%an %wan @ng &eclared "inner of 5675 Man Asian #iterary (ri8e. /an /wan
9ng on 18 -arch 2013 was announced as a winner of the 2012 -an "sian #iterary
)ri+e for his novel /he ?arden of 9vening -ists.
*hief .ustice -hil Ra Regmi was sworn/in as the new (rime Minister of Ne'al
on 7= March 567?. -hil Ra Regmi will be the head of interim go!ernment.
%ndia and $ritain in the -onth of -arch 2013 signed a ulti-illion-pound
agreeent to support industry and businesses
%ndia 'on 9ight -edals in %naugural "sian ?rand )ri: "rchery ,hapionship
-allam Ani Reddy &r Reddy;s #aboratories <ounder &ied At ,5.
Neha %ri'athi 'on 4econd /itle in !ero 'oen>s )ro ?olf /our 2013.
Bobby )hosh was appointed as the 9ditor of /ies %nternational. !e is the first
non-"erican to be appointed at the post in the 80 years history of /ies.
A"9 %naugurated 'orldBs #argest 4olar )ower )lant naed Shams 7.
$ "sho1 Reddy 9lected "s the ,hairan of ,onfederation of %ndian %ndustry
-imi Raikkonen( the "ustralian driver of Forula &ne tea #otus won the season-
opening "ustralian ?rand )ri: 2013 on 17 -arch 2013.
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Ne'al and 1nited States decided to conduct the ilitary e:ercises ;ointly( called
Shanti (rayas/5 fro 26 -arch 2013 to 7 "pril 2013.
%he )oa #egislati!e Assembly on 70 March 567? decided to ha!e year/long
celebrations for marking 96 years of its ince'tion.
Australia won the Sultan A8lan Shah 4ockey %ournament title for the se!enth
time on 7, March 567?.
%he +6th National <ilm Awards were announced on 70 March 567?. <ilms such
as -ahaani and (aan Singh %omar were gi!en big awards.
/he Anion ?overnent on 18 -arch 2013 approved a bill that is directed towards
providing access to all central and state governent services.
%oyo Ito( the *apanese "rchitect .eclared "s the 'inner of 2013 )rit+1er
"rchitecture )ri+e.
-adhya )radesh bagged "wards for $est ,ivic -anageent of a /ourist
.estination.
S. Venkata Mohan a scientist of the %ndian %nstitute of ,heical /echnology( on 15
-arch 2013 won the National Bioscience Award for 5675.
/he *riminal #aw CAmendmentD Bill 567? was passed in the #o1 4abha on 15
-arch 2013.
Vice (resident of India 4amid Ansari on 15 -arch 2013 released a boo1 titled
/he First 'oan )resident of %ndia( Reinventing leadership( 4t. )ratibha
.evisingh )atil.
Rafael Nadal of 4pain won %ndian 'ells $3) )aribas &pen 2013 on 17 -arch 2013.
Maria Shara'o!a won the first title of 2013 in woenBs final of the tournaent.
Reser!e Bank of India CRBID *uts Re'o Rate by 59 Base (oints while 1eeping
,RR Anchanged.
/he (resident of @gy't &r. Mohamed Morsy !isited India fro 18 -arch 2013 to
20 -arch 2013. .uring the visit( soe of the iportant -oA were signed.
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Bhaichung Bhutia A''ointed as the *hairman of the AI<<>s %echnical
*ommittee.
%he (resident of Bangladesh, Eillur Rahman (assed away at 0=.
%ndia on 20 -arch 2013 successfully test fired its subarine-launched version of
$rah-os supersonic cruise issile of the over 250 1-range in the $ay of $engal
57 March 2013 is observed as the "orld <orestry &ay across the globe. /his day is
celebrated to raise awareness about the value of forests.
/he Su'reme *ourt of India on 21 -arch 2013 sentenced $ollywood star Sanay
&utt to 6 years ;ail in connection with 1553 -ubai bobing.
/he Anion ,abinet( headed by )rie -inister -anohan 4ingh( on 15 -arch 2013
approved the 3ational Food 4ecurity $ill.
"orld "ater &ay 567? ,elebrated "cross the 'orld with 'ater ,ooperation as a
/hee.
$aba 2alyani( the ,hairan and -. of $harat Forge #iited was noinated as the
,hairan of %ndia-*apan $usiness #eaderBs Foru C%*$#FD.
Anited 3ations announced 20 -arch as %nternational !appiness .ay
)ietro -ennea( the %talian "thlete .ied at 60 =ears of "ge.
Arunachal (radesh became the <irst State to Introduce e/)(<.
#ebanese (rime Minister Naib Mikati announced Resignation of his ?overnent
aid ,abinet .ispute with 4hiite group !e+bollah.
/hree !igh ,ourts opened in /ripura( -anipur and -eghalaya. 3uber of !igh
,ourts in %ndia has gone up to 28 fro 21 after opening up of the !igh ,ourts in
/ripura( -eghalaya and -anipur.
<S#R* Suggested *onstitution of 1nified <inancial Sector RegulatorA reduced
role of RBI.
@arth 4our was obser!ed across the world and India on 5? March 567?. /he
lights across any cities of the world went off fro 8E30 to 5E30 p.
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Nikhil -umar took :ath as )o!ernor of -erala.
India won Border )a!askar %ro'hy 567? against Australia by =/6.
Na!neet -aur &hillon *rowned (ond>s <emina Miss India 567?.
/he forer )resident of )a1istan (er!e8 Musharraf returned back to (akistan on
28 -arch 2013( ending 8 years self-iposed e:ile. !e cae bac1 fro .ubai( A"9.
.ustice Mir 4a8ar -han -hoso took oath as +th caretaker (M of (akistan on 59
March 567? in Islamabad. %he oath was administered by (resident Asif Ali
Eardari.
*om'etition *ommission of India C**ID Nominated for )*R Awards 567?.
%wo %ime (ulit8er (ri8e/winner Anthony #ewis died at the age of 09.
A''le bought Indoor Ma''ing firm "i<iSlam for 56 Million &ollar.
%iger "oods won the third ()A %our title 567?( "rnold )aler %nvitational at
$ay !ill ,lub F #odgeG &rlando( Florida on 26 -arch 2013. !e regained "orld
Number 7 Ranking.
N%(* was awarded the ost 9fficient -aharatna-in -anufacturing for the year
2012 award at 8th .4%* "ward in the last wee1 of -arch 2013 in 3ew .elhi.
$ra+il and ,hina signed the currency swap agreeent on 26 -arch 2013 in .urban(
4outh "frica. /he agreeent will allow central ban1s swap 30 billion A4 .ollar.
Italian <oreign Minister )iulio %er8i resigned o!er Marine *ase.
0ineet *ain of /ies ?roup was conferred with the ,ontribution to 3ews /elevision
"ward 2013 at the 4i:th 3ews /elevision "wards on 26 -arch 2013 in 3ew .elhi.
/he fifth BRI*S Summit took 'lace in &urban( 4outh "frica fro 26 -arch 2013
to 28 -arch 2013. $R%,4 4uit too1 place in 4outh "frica for the first tie.
Malala 3ousaf8ai, signed ?/Million &ollar deal for (ublishing her #ife Story.
Income %a2 de'artment ser!ed a 5666 crore notice Ru'ees on Nokia for
suspected evasion of ta:es in its business transactions in the country.
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%ndia and #iechtenstein signed the %a2 Information @2change Agreement C%I@AD
on 28 -arch 2013 at $ern( 4wit+erland.
/he 5nd National (hoto Awards for the year 5677/5675 were given away on 28
-arch 2013 at 3ew .elhi. /he awards were conferred by the #o1 4abha 4pea1er.
Angelo Mathews Named *a'tain of the (une "arriors India for I(# +.
?oogle in the -onth of -arch 2013 added ?oogle )lay -ovies features to its ?oogle
)lay %ndia )age which allows you to download or rent ovies.
4arman'reet -aur was named as the *a'tain of the Indian women;s *ricket
team for the liited-overs series against $angladesh( on 28 -arch 2013.
.ammu and -ashmir Assembly 'assed @ight Bills that includes .u!eniles in
*onflict with #a.
/he 8th -eeting of the %ndia--ongolia *oint ,oittee on ,ooperation was held in
3ew .elhi on 21 -arch 2013.
"ctor Richard ?riffiths( the 0ernon .ursley of !arry )otter died on 28 -arch 2013
at Aniversity !ospital in ,oventry( central 9ngland. !is age was 66 years.
%ndiaBs international financial liabilities increased by 10.6 billion .ollars to 723.5
billion .ollars as at end- of .eceber 2012 as per the Report.
/he Anion ?overnent on 25 -arch 2013 decided to set up 2000 teleco towers in
tribal areas with a cost of around 3000 crore Rupees.
Mercedes/Ben8 and Sahara <orce India signed a long-ter agreeent for the
4ilverstone-based tea on 28 -arch 2013 for full use of -ercBs powertrain.
/he #ondon &lypic )ar1 reopened to the visitors on 30 -arch 2013. 20000 tic1ets
were sold to visitors who wanted to see #ondon &lypic )ar1 in 4tratford.
IR&A Introduced *redit Rating Norm for Selecting <oreign Reinsurers.
%ran( 3orth 2orea and 4yria have bloc1ed the adoption of a A3 ars trade treaty
which is supposed to regulate the 70-billion dollars conventional ars trade around
the world.
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"orld No. 7 Serena "illiams on ?6 March 567? won Miami masters o'en
%ennis %ournament for record si2th time in -ey Biscayne.
)uarat *hief Minister Narendra Modi inducted into B.( (arliamentary Board.
/he 9ighth 4ession of the %ndia-=een *oint ,oittee for 9conoic( 4cientific and
/echnical ,ooperation C*,-D too1 place in 3ew .elhi on -arch 11-12( 2013.
N%(* #td on 30 -arch 2013 coissioned a 6--' solar photo-voltaic power
pro;ect at )ort $lair in "ndaan F 3icobar %slands.
Raan Bharti Mittal on ?7 March 567? a''ointed as the (resident of
International *hamber of *ommerce CI**D India.