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Current Affairs March 10, 2020

Current Affairs Headlines: March 10, 2020
1. Narendra Singh Tomar announced that Government plans to achieve 75 lakh SHGs by 2022
2. Odisha becomes the 1st state to introduce department for SHGs: “Mission Shakti”
3. Sanitary napkin disposal bags for each pad, mandatory from January 202: Prakash Javadekar
4. Lt General Milind Hemant Thakur inaugurated the renovated Animal Memorial in Bengaluru,
Karnataka
5. PM Narendra Modi attended the 6th edition of ET global business summit 2020 held in new delhi
from March 6-7 2020
6. MSDE launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) in IIM-Bengaluru
7. National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs held in New Delhi
8. UNGCNI organizes 3rd Gender equality summit 2020 in New Delhi
9. 10th FICCI-IBA Bankers’ Survey July-Dec 2019 released in New Delhi; Highest NPAs in
Infrastructure sector
10. Nupur Kulshrestha becomes Indian Coast Guard’s first woman DIG
11. President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 15 Women with ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for 2019- “National
award for women”
12. NITI Aayog & UN organized the 4th edition of Women Transforming India Awards 2019 in New
Delhi; 15 women achievers conferred
13. Hockey India 3rd annual awards 2019 in New Delhi; Manpreet singh, Rani rampal wins Player of
the year awards
14. M Venkaiah Naidu conferred 3rd edition of BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2020
15. Government sets up 12 member panel to prepare investigation manual for SFIO headed by Injeti
Srinivas
16. Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer announces retirement from all forms of cricket on March
7,2020
17. Overview of ICC Women’s T20 World cup 2020 held in Australia
18. Former Law Minister and former governor of Karnataka & Kerala H. R. Bhardwaj passed away
at 83
19. CPI(M) MLA Vijayan Pillai of Kerala passed away on 8th March 2020
20. Odisha CM released book titled “ The Adventures of the Daredevil Democrat”
21. International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 observed on March 8
22. Kerala to launch digital literacy drive named “I am also digital” in the Thiruvananthapuram
Corporation
23. Telangana’s Finance minister Harish Rao presents 1.82 lakh crore budget for FY21
24. Centre invites bids for sale of BPCL
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Narendra Singh Tomar announced that Government plans to achieve 75 lakh SHGs by 2022
On March 8, 2020 Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj, announced that the Rural Development Ministry plans to add more than 14
lakhs SHGs (Self Help Groups) to achieve 75 lakh SHGs by the year 2022 to enable more women to get
livelihood. The Minister announced this during the programme on Women’s Empowerment to mark the
International Women’s Day held in New Delhi.
Key Points:
i.About SHGs: Women’s SHGs are the backbone of poverty alleviation programmes and the entire focus of the
Ministry is towards women’s freedom. Currently, there are 60.8 lakh SHGs across the country comprising about
6 crores 73 lakh women.
ii.The government provides training and funds to SHGs for livelihood mission, by linking them through banks
for easy credit flows.
iii.Benefits of schemes: An amount of Rs 2.75 lakh crores has been allocated to SHGs during the last 6 years to
make women self-dependent and 5 crore people are annually employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) and women constituted under 55% of the workforce under
MGNREGA.
iv.Nearly 4.66 lakh women involved and benefited under the scheme (DDU-GKY) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)- [Youth employment scheme].
v.Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) was restructured and joined into the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
Antyodaya Yojana (DAY)- National Rural Livelihood Mission (Ajeevika) (NRLM), under the scheme Govt aims to
reach 10 crore rural poor households.
vi.About Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM): The mission has given dignity to women and enhanced their safety
with the construction of 9.5 crore toilets across the country.
Odisha becomes the 1st state to introduce department for SHGs: “Mission Shakti”
On March 8, 2020 Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced that Odisha is the 1st state to own a separate
department for Self Help Groups named as ”Department of Mission Shakti”. It is created for the development
of women & is dedicated to all the women of Odisha.
i.Mission Shakti and Mamata Scheme combinedly benefits 70 lakh women in the state.
ii.50% reservation in Panchayati Raj has created a new era for the socio-economic development of women.
iii.Earlier in the state budget, it has introduced an independent Nutrition Budget, whose primary focus will be
on mother-child nutrition.
About Odisha
Capital- Bhubaneswar
Governor– Ganeshi Lal
Chief Minister– Naveen Patnaik
National Park– Bhitarkanika National Park, Simlipal National Park
Sanitary napkin disposal bags for each pad, mandatory from January 2021: Prakash Javadekar
On March 8, 2020 Union Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Minister of Information &
Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar stated that ,sanitary pad manufacturers should mandatorily
supply biodegradable bag for disposal of each pad from January 2021, while interacting with female workers’
of SWaCH Pune(Solid Waste Collection and Handling or, officially, SWaCH Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit,
Pune) during International Women’s day.
Key Points
i.He also stated that the waste pickers should be called as ‘Swachhta Sevika’ from this International Women’s
Day.
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ii.He announced that the sanitation norms for Corporations & municipalities will also be applied to villages
with a population of more than 3000.
iii.He decided to provide funds from Member of Parliament Local Area Development Fund for constructing 50
big & 50 small garbage sheds designed by SWaCH.
iv.SWaCH is India’s first wholly-owned cooperative of self-employed waste collectors & other urban poor. It is
an autonomous enterprise which provides front-end waste management services to the Pune citizens.
Lt General Milind Hemant Thakur inaugurated the renovated Animal Memorial in Bengaluru,
Karnataka
On March 7, 2020 Lieutenant General Milind Hemant Thakur, Director General of Supply and Transport
Corps, Indian Army, inaugurated the renovated Animal Memorial at Agram grounds in ASC Centre and College,
Bengaluru, Karnataka. The renovated animal memorial has now been extended by constructing two walls
supported by Roman pillars.
Key Points:
i.About Animal Memorial: The animal memorial was established in December 2006 at the Equestrian
Training area of the ASC college which signifies the contribution of mules and horses of the Indian Army
belonging to the Army Service Corps.
ii.These Army trained animals have rendered their services during the war in Himalayas & also sacrificed their
lives.
iii.Highlights of the wall: These walls highlight the role played by the animals in the Indian Army since British
Raj. It also conveys the details of 637 gallantry awards won by the brave muleteers, 49 battle casualties and 14
gallantry awards to mules since independence and 5 military recognitions bestowed by the Chief of the Army
Staff & other Army Commanders on AT units.
iv.AT Remembrance Day: General Thakur declared that 26th September each year has been nominated as the
AT Remembrance Day, as on this day in 1914, that 9th mule corps, as part of the Indian Expeditionary Force,
landed at Marseilles, France, to support the British and allied armies in World War I.
About Karnataka:
Capital- Bengaluru.
Chief Minister- Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yediyurappa.
Governor- Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala.
National Parks- Bandipur NP, Bannerghatta NP, Kudremukh NP, Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) NP.
PM Narendra Modi attended the 6th edition of ET global business summit 2020 held in new
delhi from March 6-7 2020
The 6th edition of Economic Times Global business summit is held on 6th – 7th March 2020 at Taj Palace, New
Delhi. This summit is organised by the heads of the government, business leaders from India and throughout
the world and by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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• The theme of the Global Business Summit is ‘Collaborate to Create: Sustainable Growth in a
Fractured World’.
• GBS 2020 will unfold the myriad contours of the world economy & define the factors that will lead
the Indian economy to newer heights.
• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar conveyed that India has offered 300 Lines of credit(LoCs)
to 64 countries which involves 539 development projects.
Global participation at GBS:
Angola, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Egypt, Irelnd, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco,
Nepal, New Zealand, Netherlands, Oman, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Poland, San Marino, Slovak Republic,
Tunisia, UAE, UK, USA.
MSDE launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) in IIM-Bengaluru

On March 8, 2020, Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dr. Mahendra Nath
Pandey has initiated Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship programme (MGNF) in the Indian Institute of
Management (IIM) Bengaluru in Karnataka. This fellowship is a part of SANKALP (Skills Acquisition and
Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion) programme of the ministry to boost skill development at the
district level.
• MGNF is an initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) which is
implemented by IIM Bangalore in collaboration with State Skill Development Missions (SSDMs).
Features of MGNF:
-Under the pilot project, IIMB will train 75 graduates for two years in preparing the District skill plan.
Graduates from 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and Meghalaya are
chosen for the training.
-The two-year comprises of classroom sessions at IIM Bangalore with mentorship of Fellows while in district.
-Candidates selected from the 2019-20 admissions cycle will be fully funded by MSDE. On joining the program,
the candidate will receive a stipend of Rs. 50,000 per month during Year 1 of the program while a stipend of Rs.
60,000 per month will be provided during Year 2 of the program.
-An Indian citizen in a age group of 21-30 years is required to become eligible fellow for MGNF.
About MSDE:
Minister of State (MoS)- Raj Kumar Singh
Secretary– Praveen Kumar
National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs held in New Delhi

On March 7, 2020 Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for Women and Child Development inaugurated
the “National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs (Central Armed Police Forces)” in New Delhi,
India. The Conference was organized by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR & D). Smriti Irani
also released a hand-out- ‘BPR & D Mirror- Gender Bender’ and also the book titled “To Greater Heights”.
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Themes of the Conference 2020: ‘Cyber Stalking and Bullying of Women: Steps for Protection” and
‘Challenges faced by CAPF Women in Operational Areas”.
Key Points:
i.Highlights of the Conference: The Minister stressed the importance of the women to be trained many as
forensic and cybercrime investigators because women are victimised more in cybercrimes.
ii.The Minister also proposed the training members of the Child Welfare Committees (CWC) and the need for
coordination among the MHA (Ministry of Home Affairs), NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisation), CWC &
other stakeholders of the criminal justice system, so that once a criminal is punished he should not take the
provision of law to delay the execution of punishment.
iii.About the book To Greater Heights: The book “To Greater Heights” was authored by Nitu, DIG (Deputy
Inspector General), CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force), which describes the achievements of women police
officers.
UNGCNI organizes 3rd Gender equality summit 2020 in New Delhi

On the March 6, 2020, UNGCNI (United Nations Global Compact Network India), a country level platform for
public & private sector, businesses to align stakeholders’ responsible practices towards Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs),has organized the 3rd edition of its Gender Equality Summit 2020 with the
theme “India Inc. For Generation Equality: Decade of Action” at The Park in New Delhi.
Key Points:
i.The summit, aims to create a strong roadmap towards gender equality at workplaces in India, focuseson
driving and bringing in change for equal opportunities in employment and growth for the women skill
workforce.
ii.The summit also coincides with the International Women’s day (March 8), and consequently linked the
international theme with the Indian context to underscore the present generation as a main role and the India
Inc as a key catalyst for gender equality.
iii.The summit saw the participation of over 250 leaders including Nishtha Satyam, Deputy Representative of
UN Women MCO for India, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka & Anjali Singh, MD, Deutsche Bank to share insights
on ‘women empowerment.
Theme paper on ‘Rethinking Gender Representation across Value Chains’ released
During the Summit, a theme paper on “Rethinking Gender Representation across Value Chains” was
released in association with Grant Thornton India.
The paper showcases that, the estimated income of Female workforce in India is a just one-fifth of male income
& is also among the world’s lowest (144th ) one.
Just only 14 % of leadership position (136th rank) was comprised by Indian women and also 30 % of them
involved in professional and technical areas. In 2018, about 39% of the women workforce witnessed, but held
only 27 % of managerial positions.
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If Women’s labour force is same as Men’s labour force then it can boost, India’s GDP(Gross Domestic Product)
by 27%.
India is the only nation among the 153 countries, which accounted economic gender gap (35.4 %) is larger than
the political gap (41.1 per cent)
The talent force LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans) community witnessed as main catalyst in the coming years.
The employed women who are working in agriculture, forestry and fisheries accounted 38.7% in global level
but only 13.8 % of landholders are women.
About15 million girls & 10 million boys of primary school age are out of school.
Best Practices Awards on Women at Workplace presented
The summit saw the presentation of top Best Innovative Practices Awards ‘Women at Work – Place’.
Here are the winners:
S.No Award Name Won by
1 Public Sector ONGC(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)
2 Private Sector Nestle, Runner’s Up – Zensar
3 NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Sector Bharti Foundation
4 Academic Sector Salipur School
5 Special Jury Recognition Award First Steps Babywear Pvt Ltd
About United Nations Global Compact(UNGC):

Headquarters– New York, United States (US)
CEO & Executive Director- Lise Kingo
BANKING & FINANCE

10th FICCI-IBA Bankers’ Survey July-Dec 2019 released in New Delhi; Highest NPAs in
Infrastructure sector
On March 8, 2020, FICCI has released the 10th round of FICCI-IBA survey in New Delhi which was conducted
by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) and Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)
for the period of July to December 2019. The survey has analyzed 18 banks consisting of public sector, private
sector and foreign banks which together represented 50% of the banking industry, as classified by asset size.
The survey required view of bankers on the measures that would help in improving the economic situation. So,
as per survey the viewpoints are:
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• Rural infrastructure development

• Stimulation of demand: By increasing the pace of fund transfers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan
Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) and MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act) schemes.
• Undertake structural land and labour reforms
• Addressing of taxation issues: By launching Goods and Services Tax (GST) 2.0 regime and bringing
a direct income tax code should be the top priority of the government.
Bankers views on increasing the fund flow to MSME sector:
-Capacity building of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through various training
programs.
-Acceleration in SME lending process is required which can possible with the development of an online
platform.
-Requirement of creative ways for credit assessment like psychometric testing.
-To keep non-performing assets (NPAs), Cash flow estimates or Qualitative Credit Assessment (QCA) under
check through measures.
Responding banks reporting NPAs declined to 39%; Highest NPAs in Infrastructure sector
-Responding banks reporting NPAs declined to 39% in the 10th round of survey as compared to 52% of first half
of 2019 survey.
-The proportion of respondent banks reporting a rise in the NPA levels on the other hand has shown slight
increase to 28% as against 26% in the preceding survey.
-Sector with High NPAs are Infrastructure, Metals and Iron & Steel, Engineering Goods and Textiles.
-As per the survey, 93% of the respondents claimed Infrastructure and Metals as the key sector of NPA as
compared to 73% in last survey while 60% respondents reported NPAs in Iron & Steel in comparison with 55%
earlier.
-About 36% of these respondents have reported an increase in NPA in infrastructure sector during July-
December 2019 period.
Decrease in Marginal Cost of Funds based Lending Rate (MCLR)
About 11% of the respondents having reported a reduction in the MCLR by more than 50 bps, 28% of the
respondents reported reduction by 40-50 bps, 17% of the respondents reduced MCLR by 30-40 bps, another
17% reduced it by 20-30 bps and 22% reduced it by 0-20 bps.
Rates decreased for term deposits above one year and below one year
In case of term deposits above one year, 67% of the responding banks have decreased interest rates by upto 50
bps while 28% have decreased the rates by more than 50 bps. For term deposits below one year, majority
respondents (67%) have reduced the interest rates, while 28% have kept the interest rate unchanged.
Share of corporate loans of banks rose to 58%; retail loan share decreased
The share of corporate loans of banks has increased to 58% as against 55% in the last round while the share of
retail loans has reduced from 42% as against 45% in the preceding round.
Shifting towards External Benchmark based Lending Rate (EBLR) from MCLR showed positive reviews
For faster transmission of rate cuts to consumers, the RBI has mandated banks to link all retail and SME loans
to an external benchmark effective from October 1, 2019. Most of the banks have adopted repo rate as the EBLR
by shifting from MCLR and gained positive response from borrowers as well.
• During October-December 2019, the Weighted Average Lending Rates (WALRs) of domestic
banks on fresh rupee loans declined by 18 bps for housing loans, 87 bps for vehicle loans and 23 bps
for loans to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
About the Survey:
FICCI and IBA conduct a Survey of Bankers twice every year. The survey gives an outlook on the status of the
Indian Banking Sector, highlighting key operational and financial indicators of the banks.
About FICCI:
Establishment– 1927
President– Sangita Reddy
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Secretary General– Dilip Chenoy

Headquarters– New Delhi
About IBA:
Chairman– Rajnish Kumar
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Nupur Kulshrestha becomes Indian Coast Guard’s first woman DIG
On March 8, 2020 Nupur Kulshrestha becomes the 1st woman to be promoted as Deputy Inspector
General(DIG )of Indian Coast Guard.She joined Indian Coast Guard in 1999.
About Indian Coast Guard

On August 18, 1978 ICG was established by the Coast Guard Act, 1978 of the Parliament of India as an
independent Armed force of India & is operated under the Ministry of defence.
It is an armed forces & multi-mission organisation, which conducts real life operations at sea round the year.
Maritime zones of India are divided into 5 coast guard regions, namely; North- West, West, East,North-East &
Andman & nicobar & are headquartered in Gandhinagar, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolakata& Port Blair.
Headquarters– New Delhi, India
Director General(DG)– Krishnaswamy Natrajan,President’s Tatrakshak Medal (PTM), Tatrakshak Medal (TM)
President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 15 Women with ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’ for 2019-
“National award for women”
On March 8, 2020 President Ram Nath Kovind honoured 15 women with ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’(Women
Shakti Award) for 2019 at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The award is conferred annually to eminent
women and institutions in recognition of their service towards the cause of women empowerment & social
welfare.
i.This award is an initiative of the Ministry of Women and Child Development(MWCD) to acknowledge the
achievements of women for the nation & recognize their contributions towards society.
ii.The winners are from diverse fields namely; agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife
conservation, Armed Forces and education.
iii.Awardee Bhageerathi Amma appointed a person on her behalf to receive the award due to her health issues.
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iv.Those who received awards have contributed in safeguarding women’s rights & also pushed the 2030
agenda for Sustainable Development Goals.
Awardees List
S.no Name Key Accomplishment State
1 Bina Devi or ‘Mushroom Mahila’ Popularizing mushroom cultivation Munger , Bihar
Working for development of Tribal People

Through a CAVS (Chinnai Adhivasi Vikas
Society), established in 1996 & also
helped women to develop Srikakulam, Andhra
2 Padala Bhudevi entrepreneurship.. Pradesh
Restored the culture and heritage of

Jammu and Kashmir- Founder of Numdha Srinagar, Jammu and
3 Arifa Jan Handicrafts Kashmir
Rajnagar,
Chami Murmu or ‘Lady Tarzan’ of SaraikelaKharsawan,
4 Jharkhand Planted trees & protected local wildlife Jharkhand
First one to serve Ladakh cuisines in her

Alchi Kitchen Restaurant & represented
5 Nilza Wangmo Ladakhi recipes in 5-star hotels in India Leh ,Ladakh
6 Rashmi Urdhwardeshe Development of automobile technologies Pune, Maharashtra
Sardarni Mann Kaur or ‘Miracle

7 from Chandigarh'(103) Achievements in athletics Patiala, Punjab
Built over 4000 toilets & & created

awareness regarding the ills of open
8 Kalavati Devi- ‘lady mason’ defecation Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
First female twins to scale Mount Everest

9 Tashi & Nungshi Malik in 2013 & also are founders of Nungshi Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Tashi Foundation which aims to develop
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mountaineering as sport & to empower

girls.
10 Kaushiki Chakroborty Khayal and Thumri exponent. Kolkata, West Bengal
Cleared the fourth standard equivalency

examination & became the oldest
equivalency course student of Kerala.
Bhageerathi Amma(105) & topped “Akshara Laksham” Kollam, Alappuzha,

11 Karthyayini Amma (96) in 2018 scoring 98/100 marks Kerala
AvaniChaturvedi,Bhawna Kanth Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

& Mohana Singh Jitarwal (Indian First Indian Women Pilots to take a solo Darbhanga, Bihar
12 Air Force) flight in MIG-21 in 2018 Agra, Uttar Pradesh
About ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’:

It was established in 1991 by MWCD & 1st awarded in 1999. Every year on the occasion of International
Women’s Day the award is conferred by the President of India. It is considered as the National Award for
Women.
NITI Aayog & UN organized the 4th edition of Women Transforming India Awards 2019 in New
Delhi; 15 women achievers conferred
On the occasion of International Women’s Day i.e. on March 8, 2020, NITI (National Institution for
Transforming India) Aayog in collaboration with United Nations (UN) in India has organized the 4th Edition of
the Women Transforming India (WTI) Awards 2019 in New Delhi. The theme for WTI awards 2019
was “Women and Entrepreneurship”. The awards were conferred by Defence Minister of India (or Raksha
Mantri), Rajnath Singh who was the chief guest of an event.
• WTI Awards 2019 received over 2,300 applications of which the Top 30 were shortlisted. Finally 15
WTA awards and 1 Jury award were presented during the occasion by Rajnath Singh.
Following is the table showing list of awardees.
Sr
No Awardee Work Done by Awardee
Dr Praveen Nair Founder Trustee of Salaam Baalak Trust that has worked in rehabilitating over 81,000
1 (Jury Award) destitute and homeless children. She received the Special Jury Award.
Ramya Founder of Centre for Teacher Accreditation (CENTA), which has created a
2 Venkataraman certification framework that allows for assessing of teachers’ skills and competency.
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Founder of BarrierBreak, a company focused on the accessibility of technology for

3 Shilpi Kapoor differently-abled persons.
Founder of Thinking Forks, a company with expertise in the food and nutrition
4 Rinka Banerjee industry which has allowed them to create products to combat acute malnutrition
Head of Science for Society team, a food technology company selling dehydrated
5 Nidhi Pant vegetable snacks.
Head of Spookfish Innovations, which has created a standard for products and ensure
6 Anupriya Balikai quality control for food packaging.
Through her organization Hand in Hand, she is empowering the impoverished women
7 Kalpana Sankar in India through capacity building and training.
She has created ImpactGuru which is a crowdfunding platform that empowers
individuals, NGOs and social enterprises, by helping them raise funds for healthcare,
8 Khushboo Jain social, and personal needs, from family, friends as well as strangers.
She has developed Kutuki mobile app focuses on bridging the learning gap that exists
9 Sneha Sundaram in Indian pre-schools.
She is agro-processor and farmer from Odisha who has been educating women in her
10 Jayanti Pradhan community and equipping them with the tools and knowledge of mushroom farming.
Founder and CSO, of Sapien Biosciences which is addressing the need for tissue-banks
11 Jugnu Jain in India by successfully using medical waste to create medical innovations.
Pratyusha She has started NemoCare which aims to combat infant mortality and promote
12 Pareddy neonatal care.
Poonam Bir Founder of Daily Dump which is building products and services for decentralised
13 Kasturi waste management in homes, community offices and public spaces.
She has launched Taru Naturals which focuses on sustainable agriculture and striving
14 Ruchi Jain to empower a network of small-scale farmers.
Her 17000 ft Foundation is a social enterprise focused on providing education and
15 Sujata Sahu exposure to the communities in the most rural and isolated regions of Ladakh.
Dr. Priyanka Co-founder of Vaayu Home Appliances which provides economically affordable and
16 Mokshmar environmentally feasible alternatives to traditional AC units across India.
Important Participants of the event: Ms. Debjani Ghosh, President, Nasscomm; Ms. Ani Choying Drolma,
musician and women’s rights activist; and Ms. Chetna Gala Sinha, Founder and Chair, Mann Deshi Bank and
Foundation.
About WTI:
Initiated in 2016 by NITI Aayog, in partnership with MyGov and the UN India, the award recognizes women
who are providing innovative developmental solutions for the empowerment of nation through their
businesses and enterprises. Since 2018, the Awards have been hosted under the aegis of NITI Aayog’s Women
Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) with a special focus on entrepreneurship.
• WEP, launched in 2018, is a forum dedicated to educating, enabling and empowering women
entrepreneurs and is premised on three pillars namely Iccha Shakti, Gyan Shakti and Karma Shakti.
Hockey India 3rd annual awards 2019 in New Delhi; Manpreet singh, Rani rampal wins Player
of the year awards
On March 8, 2020, Hockey India, the governing body with mandate to conduct all activities for both men and
women’s hockey, has organized its 3rd Annual Awards 2019 at Hotel the Lalit in New Delhi to honour the best
hockey players and former legends of the game from India. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju was
the chief guest at the occasion. The captain of India men’s national field hockey team, Manpreet Singh
Pawar (27) & Captain of Indian Women Hockey Team, Rani Rampal (25) have won the Hockey India Dhruv
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Batra Player of the Year Award 2019 for Men and Women respectively. Apart from the trophy, they also
collected a prize money of Rs 25 lakh each.
Highlights:
i.Harbinder Singh, who was a member of the Tokyo Olympics 1964 gold medal winning team, was honored
with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award 2019,which carries a prize money of Rs 30 lakh and a
trophy. He was also a member of the bronze medal winning team at the 1968 Mexico and 1972 Munich
Olympics.
ii.India’s star striker Lalremsiami & were honoured with Upcoming Player of the Year 2019 (Women – Under
21) & (Men – Under 21).
iii.Manpreet became the 1st Indian to become the International Hockey Federation’s (FIH) best player of the
year in 2019. Rani also became the first hockey player to win the World Games Athlete of the Year 2020 in
January.
Here’s the full List of winners at Hockey India 3rd Annual Awards 2019:
S.No. Award/Category Winners
Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement
1 Award 2019 Mr. Harbinder Singh
2 Hockey India Dhruv Batra Player of the Year 2019 (Male) Mr. Manpreet Singh
3 Hockey India Dhruv Batra Player of the Year 2019 (Female) Ms. Rani Rampal
Hockey India Jugraj Singh Award for Upcoming Player of the
4 Year 2019 (Men – Under 21) Mr. Vivek Sagar Prasad
Hockey India Asunta Lakra Award for Upcoming Player of the
5 Year 2019 (Women – Under 21) Ms. Lalremsiami
Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year
6 2019 Mr. Mandeep Singh
Hockey India Ajit Pal Singh Award for Midfielder of the Year
7 2019 Ms. Neha Goyal
Hockey India Pargat Singh Award for Defender of the Year
8 2019 Mr. Harmanpreet Singh
Hockey India Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year
9 2019 Mr. Krishan B. Pathak
Hockey India Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable
10 Contribution 2019 Sports Authority of India
Hockey India President’s Award for Outstanding Department of Sports & Youth Services,
11 Achievement 2019 Government of Odisha
List of Awards for felicitating the players for Individual Achievements during 2019:
S.No. Award/Category Winners
The World Games Athlete of the Year
1 2019 Ms. Rani Rampal
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2 FIH Men’s Player of the Year 2019 Mr. Manpreet Singh

3 FIH Men’s Rising Star of the Year Mr. Vivek Sagar Prasad
4 FIH Women’s Rising Star of the Year Ms. Lalremsiami
Ms. Deep Grace Ekka, Mr. Kothajit Singh Khadangbam, Ms.
5 200 International Caps Savita
Mr. Harmanpreet Singh, Mr. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Ms. Nikki
6 100 International Caps Pradhan
About Hockey India:
Headquarters– New Delhi
President– Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad
M Venkaiah Naidu conferred 3rd edition of BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2020

On March 6, 2020 Vice-President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu honoured the winners of BusinessLine
Changemaker Awards 2020 organized by Hindu Business Line in New Delhi.It was supported by Nestle India,
LIC, Tata Sons, Dell, Qualcomm and Pepsico.
Key Points
i.The award was presented under 6 categories & The winners are;
• Changemaker -(Social Transformation)– Shanti Raghavan for laying the foundation for people
with disabilities to find employment.
• Changemaker -(Digital Transformation)– Government e-Marketplace (GeM)- for increasing ease
of doing business and brought transparency to government procurement by eliminating corruption.
• Changemaker – (Financial Transformation)– India Stack- for creating the base for transformative
ideas like UPI Bhim App and Aadhaar.
• Young Changemaker-Pradeep Mewada for using innovative ways to end open defecation in
villages.
• Young Changemakers– Rashid k; Vimal Govind; Arun George and Nikhil P – for inventing
Bandicoot, the robot that removes accumulated sludge and plastic waste that clog manholes, and
helps bring down deaths due to manual scavenging.
• Iconic Changemaker– Arunachalam Muruganandam-for creating a low-cost sanitary pad for
women.
• Changemaker of the Year– Dutee Chand-for winning India’s first medal in 20 years, in the 100-
metre race at the Jakarta Asian Games in 2018.
• Changemaker of the year– ISRO –for making India the first Asian nation to reach the Martian orbit,
and the first in the world to achieve the feat in its maiden attempt.
ii.The event had a session featuring Minister of Commerce & Industry & Railways, Piyush goyal.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Government sets up 12 member panel to prepare investigation manual for SFIO headed by
Injeti Srinivas
On 7th March 2020, a 12-member high level panel was set up to prepare an investigation manual for the
Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) chaired by the Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas.
Members of the panel:
SFIO Director- Amardeep Singh Bhatia.
Managing Partner, AZB & Partners- Ajay Bahl.
Law firm, President of Institute of Company Secretaries of India- Ashish Garg.
Special Director Central Bureau of Investigation (Retd)- Balwinder Singh.
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Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SIFO):

The Serious Fraud Investigation Office(SIFO) is set up under the corporate affairs ministry. Under the
Chairmanship of Shri Naresh Chandra, former Cabinet Secretary. SIFO investigates white-collar crimes and the
Headquarter of SFIO is at New Delhi.
SPORTS
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer announces retirement from all forms of cricket on March
7,2020
On 7th March, 2020, Wasim Jaffer (42) a former Indian opening batsman and a domestic cricket giant has
announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. He hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra.
He is the fifth-highest run-scorer in Indian first-class cricket with 10 Ranji trophy titles. Wasim Jaffer is the
highest run-scorer in the Ranji and Irani Trophy, who became the first player to play 150 Ranji trophy matches
and the first batsman to score more than 12,000 runs in Ranji Trophy with 40 centuries and 89 half-centuries.
So far, Jaffer played 31 Tests matches (1944 runs), 2 ODIs (10 runs), 260 Indian first-class cricket (19,410
runs), List A (4849), T20s (616).
Australia won ICC Women’s T20 World cup 2020 by defeating India in Australia
ICC (International Cricket Council) Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 , the 7th ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
tournament was held in Australia from February 21- March 8, 2020. The final match, which was played at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground on International Women’s Day (8 March), Australia women’s cricket team defeated
the Indian women’s cricket team by 85 runs and won the title for the 5th time.
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Indian players: Harmanpreet Kaur(Captain), Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia(wicket-keeper
batswoman), Jemimah Rodrigues, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam
Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Australian players: Meg Lanning(Captain), Alyssa Healy(wicket-keeper batswoman), Beth Mooney, Jess
Jonassen, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Delissa
Kimmince, Megan Schutt.
i.The Australian team reached the final for the sixth time. At the same time, the Indian team reached the final
for the first time and their dream of winning the first title was shattered.
ii.Australia won the toss and batting first scored 184 for 4 and then piled on India for 99 runs with five balls to
spare.
Highlights:
Australia’s Alyssa Healy becomes the fastest half-century cricketer in the ICC tournament final;
overtakes Hardik Pandya record
Australia’s Alyssa Healy became the fastest half-century cricketer in any ICC final across formats (both men
and women).
i.She scored a half-century off just 30 balls against India in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Earlier this
record was held in the name of Hardik Himanshu Pandya of India. He made a half-century off 32 balls against
Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final.
ii.Alyssa scored a total of 75 off 39 balls.
ICC launches 12-month long campaign called “100% Cricket” to promote women’s cricket
On March 8, 2020,The International Cricket Council (ICC) has launched a 12-month campaign called “100%
Cricket” with the aim to promote women’s cricket by focusing on showcasing the skills, athletic brilliance,
passion and intensity of the players.
i.The campaign, launched on International Women’s Day, will create a lot of excitement for ICC Women’s
Cricket World Cup 2021,which is scheduled to be held in New Zealand between 6 February and 7 March 2021.
16-year-old Indian opener Shafali emerged as find of the tournament
The 16-year-old Indian opener Shafali Verma emerged as the find of the tournament and she became India’s
trump card against the most successful cricket team in the world in the final. She was dismissed after scoring
just 2 runs. She broke down after the defeat and had to be consoled by Harmanpreet Kaur and Harleen Deol.
i.She also created history by becoming the youngest player to play World Cup final & finished the
tournament as the 5th highest scorer with 163 runs from 6 matches.
ii.Earlier on March 4, 2020, Shafali has created history by becoming world’s No.1 batsman in International
Cricket Council (ICC) T20I (Twenty-twenty International) rankings 2020 for Women players, at the age of 16.
She climbed 19 places to reach the top with 761 points.
Poonam Yadav only Indian to feature in Women’s T20 WC team of the tournament
Poonam Yadav is the only Indian player to feature in the Women’s T20 World Cup team of the
tournament.Poonam Yadav picked up ten wickets in the tournament, including a four-wicket haul in the
opening match of the tournament against hosts Australia.five players from Australia’s victorious ICC Women’s
T20 World Cup 2020 squad have been named in the team of the tournament.
ICC women’s T20I Rankings 2020: Shafali slipped from top spot to 3rd
According to the International Cricket Council (ICC) T20I (Twenty-twenty International) rankings 2020 for
Women players,released on March 9, 2020, the 16-year-old Indian opener Shafali Verma has lost the top spot
in batting rankings & slipped to third place with 744 points.
i.Bethany Louise Mooney of Australia topped the rankings for the first time in her career with 762 points.She
scored 259 runs in six innings at an average of 64, which was also the highest run by a player at a stage in the
tournament, earning her the ‘Player of the Tournament’.
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Here’s the list of top3 & Indian players in ICC T20 ranking 2020:
Rank Team Ranking Batting Bowling All-rounder
Australia with rating Bethany Louise Mooney Sophie Ecclestone Sophie Frances Monique
1 291 (Australia) (England) Devine (New Zealand )
England with rating Suzannah Wilson “Suzie” Megan Schutt Ellyse Alexandra Perry (
2 278 Bates (New Zealand ) (Australia) Australia)
New Zealand with Shabnim Ismail
3 rating 271 Shafali Verma (India) (South Africa) Natalie sciver (England)
Rank of Indian players
Deepti Bhagwan
Sharma-6th
Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana- Radha Prakash
India with rating 7h Yadav-7th
265– ranked 4th Jemimah Rodriques-9th Poonam yadav-8th Deepti Bhagwan Sharma-5th
About ICC( International Cricket Council):
Headquarters– Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Chairman– Shashank Manohar
CEO– Manu Sawhney
OBITUARY
Former Law Minister and former governor of Karnataka & Kerala H. R. Bhardwaj passed away
at 83
On March 8, 2020 Hansraj Bhardwaj, former Union Law Minister and former governor of Karnataka & Kerala,
Senior Congress leader passed away at the age of 83 in New Delhi, India. He was born in Garhi Sampla village in
Rohtak district, Haryana. He also holds the record of India’s second longest serving Law Minister.
Key Points:
i.About H.R. Bhardwaj: He served as Rajya Sabha member for 5 terms from April 1982 to May 2009.
ii.Law Minister: He served as the Minister of State for Law and Justice in the governments led by Indira
Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and P.V. Narasimha Rao and also served as the Cabinet Minister of Law and Justice holding
the portfolio between 2004 to 2009 in the Manmohan Singh Ministry.
iii.Bhardwaj also introduced the concept of rural courts (gram nyayalayas) during his period.
iv.He also served as the Governor of Karnataka during the period 2009- 2014 and also appointed as the
governor of kerala as the additional charge during the period 2012- 2013.
CPI(M) MLA Vijayan Pillai of Kerala passed away on 8th March 2020
On 8th March 2020, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA Vijayan Pillai (65) from chavara constituency
passed away in Kochi due to terminal illness he had for the past two months. He was born at Chavara in Kollam
(1951) the son of veteran Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) leader Narayanan Pillai, and he was the member
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of charvara panchayat from 1979 to 2000. He began his political career as a leader of the Revolutionary
Socialist Party (RSP), the first candidate to win the election from chavara and served for 20 years as a leader of
RSP, later in 2000 he joined congress.He served as the Kollam district panchayat vice president, Kollam
Cooperative district bank’s vice president and Kollam District Human Resource Co-operative Society president
from 2000 to 2005. In 2016 – elected to the Kerala assembly defeating Shibu Baby John (RSP leader).
BOOKS & AUTHORS

Odisha CM released book titled “ The Adventures of the Daredevil Democrat”
On March 6, 2020 Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik released the comic book titled “The Adventures
of the Daredevil Democrat” on the occasion of the 104th birth anniversary of former Odisha CM Late Biju
Patnaik in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The book deals about the life and works of legendary leader and Naveen
Patnaik’s father Biju Patnaik. The comic book, prepared by Kalinga Foundation Trust and published by New
Delhi- based the Creative workshop.
Key Points:
i.The book aims to inspire and encourage young minds to serve the motherland. Senior Congress leader
Narasingha Mishra, senior BJP leader KV Singhdeo were presented on the occasion.
ii.About Biju Patnaik: He was the former CM of Odisha for a period of 7 years and he contributed in different
fields for the development of modern Odisha.
iii.During the freedom movement he served as the pilot in the Royal Air Force, had assisted nationalist leaders
like Aruna Asaf Ali, Ram Manohar Lohia carried them in a plane to safe places.
iv.Biju Patnaik was the first nationalist leader to reach Srinagar during India’s war against Pakistan in Kashmir
operation.
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IMPORTANT DAYS
International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 observed on March 8
Since 1977, the United Nations (UN) Women is organizing International Women’s Day (IWD) all over the world
on March 8 to recognize women for their efforts in changing the individual lives as well as of nations. The day
celebrates women’s achievements without regard to divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic, cultural,
economic or political. The 2020 theme for IWD was “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”.
Following are the highlights showing IWD celebrations in India:
Newly launched Vigyan Jyoti Scheme lauded during Women’s day celebration at Technology
Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
DST with its autonomous organization Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)
celebrated IWD where Justice Pratibha M Singh lauded the Women Scientist Scheme C [Knowledge
Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing (KIRAN-IPR)] which is creating impact on IPR eco
system in India.
Vigyan Jyoti scheme gets appreciation: Newly launched Vigyan Jyoti scheme to encourage the women to
pursue science aims to tap 100 girl students in 550 districts from 2020-2025 in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The programme will cover girl students from grade 9 to 12.
Back Ground:
i.On National Science Day 2020(February 28), President Ram Nath Kovind had announced three initiatives are
Vigyan Jyoti, Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) and an online portal for science and
technology resources for women.
ii.Vigyan Jyoti is an initiative that will create a level-playing field for meritorious girls in high school to pursue
STEM subjects in their higher education.
iii.GATI will develop a comprehensive charter and a framework for assessing gender inequality in STEM.
iv.The online portal is to provide e-resources related to all women-specific government schemes, scholarships,
fellowships, career counselling with details of subject area experts from various disciplines in science and
technology.
PM Modi launched “She Inspires Us” campaign; 7 women took over PM’s twitter account
On the occasion of Women’s Day, PM Modi handed over his social media accounts to women achievers whose
life and work is inspiring and launched “She Inspires Us” campaign. In this regard, seven women achievers
shared their life journeys under the campaign through PM Modi’s social media accounts. The seven wonder
women are as follows:
Name Work
Sneha
Mohandoss Started Foodbank of India to have hunger-free nation
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A motivational speaker, a disability rights activist, and a model striving to make fashion
accessible to all is a 2002 Bikaner, Rajasthan bomb blast survivor, who lost her hands and
Malvika Iyer damaged her legs in the grenade blast.
Arifa Jaan A Kashmiri activist seeking to revive the traditional Namda crafts of the region.
Kalpana A Hyderabad-based architect, She runs a city-based project to conserve lakes
Ramesh and rivers.
Vijaya Pawar She is an artisan from the Banjara community of rural Maharashtra
Kalavati Devi She is an activist from Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (UP) who campaigns against open defecation.
She is an organic farmer who is growing mushrooms at home for several years now, through
Veena Devi some unique farming-at-home techniques.
Indian Railways conducted “Each for Equal” campaign from Mar 1-10, 2020
As a part of IWD 2020, Railways has conducted a 10-day gender equality campaign on the theme “Each for
Equal” across it’s 17 zones focusing on gender equality. Indian Railways also highlighted its efforts taken
towards providing exclusive facilities to women passengers, to empower women employees and enhance the
role of women employees working in Indian Railways.
• The campaign included programs like a march/run on International Women’s Day, talks/lectures by
distinguished women speakers, a nukkad natak, and screening of videos about women
empowerment.
Indian Army conducted Self Defence Training for Women in Nalbari, Assam
A unit of Indian Army (IA) organized a demonstration on Self Defence themed “Stronger You Stronger
Society” for the local women at Dhamdhama Anchlik College in Nalbari District of Assam.
• The demonstration was conducted by Rifleman Ramesh Karki, an international taekwondo player
of the Indian Army along with two local girls, Priyanka and Jinti Rajbonshi, players of International
repute from the local region.
• As a part of “She Inspires Us” campaign, a senior lady officer from the Indian Army and Smt Juppi
Bordoloi, DSP from Nalbari Police were felicitated as women achievers of our nation.
Union Culture Ministry made women entry free on all ASI monuments for March 8, 2020
As a part of small tribute to women, Union Culture Ministry made all ticketed monuments maintained by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) free of cost for the women on International Women Day i.e. on March 8,
2020.
Harsh Vardhan launched women helpline number for S&T schemes
As part of the International Women’s Day celebrations organised by Department of Science and Technology
(DST) in New Delhi, Union Minister for Science and Technology, Earth Science and Health and Family Welfare
Dr Harsh Vardhan launched a new Helpline no 011-26565285 here for use of women students, researchers,
entrepreneurs and scientists to get their queries answered and doubts cleared related to programs of Ministry
of Science and Technology (MoST).
• The movie “Hidden Figure” was screened during the celebration.
WCD Minister releases report on status of women in media in South Asia
Union Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD) and Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani released a report on
the Status of Women in Media in South Asia.The report was jointly prepared by the Indian Institute of Mass
Communication (IIMC).
• The report sponsored by the UNESCO has been researched jointly by the South Asia Women’s
Network (SWAN) and the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development. The working conditions of
women in media was studied in the nine countries of South Asia and has been brought out in two
volumes.Click here to read the full report
Important Static Points:
-The IWD was recognized by the United Nations (UN) in 1977.
-The first National Woman’s Day was observed in the United States (US) on 28 February 1909.
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-India celebrates its National Women Day annually on February 13 to commemorate Sarojini Naidu’s birth
anniversary.
–New Zealand was the first self-governing nation to allow women to vote.
About UN Women:
Headquarters– New York, United States
Executive Director– Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
STATE NEWS
Kerala to launch digital literacy drive named “I am also digital” in the Thiruvananthapuram
Corporation
On March 7, 2020 Kerala will soon launch a digital literacy drive named “I am also digital” in the
Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Kerala, to create public-awareness about e-governance and use of various
digital platforms through which wide ranges of services are being delivered.
The literacy drive is organized by Kerala State IT mission under the Department of Information Technology (IT)
and Kerala Literacy Mission.
Key Points:
i.The programme aims to educate people about cyber security and the issues in cybercrimes.
ii.The project will be carried by resource persons and instructors from the society to the ward levels across the
state.
iii.The digital campaign consists of 50 master trainees having knowledge of handling online IT tools and 5
instructors from each of the 100 wards will be selected.
iv.The master trainees would instruct the ward-level instructors, who, in turn, would carry out the mission in
their respective locality.
v.In order to acknowledge the services of the master trainees of the programme certificates will be awarded on
completion of their training, jointly by IT Mission and Kerala Literacy Mission.
About Kerala:
Capital- Thiruvananthapuram.
Chief Minister (CM)- Pinarayi Vijayan.
Governor- Arif Mohammad Khan.
Telangana’s Finance minister Harish Rao presents 1.82 lakh crore budget for FY21
On March 8, 2020, Telangana Finance Minister Thaneeru Harish Rao has presented Rs.1,82,914 Crore tax-
free budget for the financial year (FY) 2020-21 in state assembly in Hyderabad.
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Here are highlights from the budget speech:

i.The state’s revenue expenditure are estimated to be Rs.1,38,669.82 crore and capital expenditure is to be at
Rs.22,061.18 crore. It is estimated that surplus in Budget Estimates is pegged at Rs.4,482.12 crore, while the
fiscal deficit is Rs.33,191.25 crore.
ii.On the recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission,the state’s share in central tax devolution reduced
from 2.437 % to 2.133 % resulting in reduction of tax devolution by an amount of Rs 2,384 crore in 2020-21.
• An outlay of Rs 14,000 crore has been allocated for ‘Rythu Bandhu’ scheme to provide investment
support to farmers.
• A provision of Rs 10, 000 crore allocated for Musi Purification and Musi River Front and other major
projects in Hyderabad city.
• An allocation of ₹ 6,225 crore for loan waiver, which was promised by TRS (Telangana Rashtra
Samithi) led Government during election.
• Municipal Administration Department was allocated ₹ 14,800 crore,the Panchayat Raj Department
will get a share of ₹ 23,005 crore ,while the Home Department was allocated ₹ 5,852 crore.
• The state Government’s Aasara pensions scheme was allocated an amount of ₹ 11,758 crore, that
would soon see a reduction of age limit from the present 63 years to 57 to become eligible as
beneficiaries.
• An outlay of ₹ 16,534 crore allocated to Scheduled Castes Special Development Fund (SCSDF) and ₹
9,771.27 crore for Scheduled Tribes Special Development Fund(STSDF).
• Rs 11,000 crore fund has been allocated for housing scheme, where1 lakh people will get 2 BHK
(Bedroom, Hall & Kitchen) houses in 2021.
• The state allocated Rs 10,421 crore for school education, Rs 1,723 crore for higher education and Rs
11,054 crore for completing pending irrigation projects.
• An amount of Rs 550 crore for police command control room & Rs 5,000 crore budget for police
department has been made.
• Rs 14,416 crore allocated for power sector (both for completing power projects and power subsidy)
& Rs 6,186 crore budget allocated for health department. As a result of which, 232 new basti clinics
would be opened in Telangana.
About Telangana:
Capital– Hyderabad
Governor– Tamilisai Soundararajan
Chief minister– K. Chandrashekar Rao
Flower– Senna auriculata
Fruit– Mango
AC GAZE
Centre invites bids for sale of BPCL
As per the bid document from the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), the
Government has invited bids for the sale of its entire 52.98% stake in the country’s second biggest State-owned
oil reﬁner Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).
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MSDE launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) in IIM-Bengaluru

National Conference on Women in Police and CAPFs held in New Delhi

UNGCNI organizes 3rd Gender equality summit 2020 in New Delhi

1 Public Sector ONGC(Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)

2 Private Sector Nestle, Runner’s Up – Zensar

3 NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Sector Bharti Foundation

4 Academic Sector Salipur School

5 Special Jury Recognition Award First Steps Babywear Pvt Ltd

About United Nations Global Compact(UNGC):

BANKING & FINANCE

• Rural infrastructure development

Secretary General– Dilip Chenoy

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

About Indian Coast Guard

1 Bina Devi or ‘Mushroom Mahila’ Popularizing mushroom cultivation Munger , Bihar

Working for development of Tribal People

Restored the culture and heritage of

First one to serve Ladakh cuisines in her

6 Rashmi Urdhwardeshe Development of automobile technologies Pune, Maharashtra

Sardarni Mann Kaur or ‘Miracle

Built over 4000 toilets & & created

First female twins to scale Mount Everest

mountaineering as sport & to empower

10 Kaushiki Chakroborty Khayal and Thumri exponent. Kolkata, West Bengal

Cleared the fourth standard equivalency

Bhageerathi Amma(105) & topped “Akshara Laksham” Kollam, Alappuzha,

AvaniChaturvedi,Bhawna Kanth Rewa, Madhya Pradesh

About ‘Nari Shakti Puraskar’:

Founder of BarrierBreak, a company focused on the accessibility of technology for

2 FIH Men’s Player of the Year 2019 Mr. Manpreet Singh

M Venkaiah Naidu conferred 3rd edition of BusinessLine Changemaker Awards 2020

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SIFO):

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