La Martiniere Girls’ College

Class VI, VII, VIII

CURRENT EVENTS
MARCH 2024

1. Pavan Davuluri has been appointed by Microsoft as the new head of both Windows and
Surface.Microsoft Surface is a series of touchscreen-based personal computers, tablets, and
interactive whiteboards designed and developed by Microsoft, most of them running the
Windows operating system.
2. Sharafuddaula Ibne Shahid is the first umpire of Bangladesh to join the ICC elite panel of
umpires.
3. Saudi Arabia Enters Miss Universe 2024: A Historic Debut. Rumy Alqahtani, the 27-year
model, will represent Saudi Arabia in this competition.
4. Abhay Thakur has been named as the new Ambassador of India to Myanmar.
5. ‘Saksham’ app has been launched to make the election process easier for the disabled.
6. Vinay won the gold medal in the 59 kg youth category in the recent Para Powerlifting World
Cup.
7. Nimmu-Padam-Darcha road or Zanskar Highway connects the Union Territory of Ladakh
and Himachal Pradesh.
8. A 900-year-old Kannada inscription from the Kalyana Chalukya dynasty was found in
Mahabubnagar district of Telangana during the campaign 'Preserve heritage for future
generations'.
9. A recombinant vaccine for pigs, pioneered and refined at IIT, Guwahati which harnesses a
reserves genetic platform.
10. Sunil Chhetri became the 8th player in the world and the first Indian footballer to play 150 or
more international matches.
11. The world’s first Om-shaped temple has been built at Jadan in Rajastha n's Pali district.
12. As of March 2024, Luis Montenegro is the new Prime Minister of Portugal.
13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first non-Bhutanese head of state to receive
Bhutan's highest civilian award, 'The Order of the Druk Gyalpo', during his visit to Thimphu
on Friday.
14. Devin, launched by Cognition AI is the world's first AI software engineer.
15. HomoSEP Atom developed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras institution
has developed India's first robot to clean septic tanks without human intervention.

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