Monthly Current Affairs-March 2024 | Capsule by Vikas Taya (AIR-7, CGL 22) & Yash Bhardwaj (CGL 23 Selected)

MARCH – Monthly Current

Affairs 2024 Capsule

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S. No. Topics Covered

1. National CA
2. International CA
3. States CA
4. Schemes CA
5. Economy & Financial CA
6. Appointments CA
7. Sports CA
8. Rank, Reports, Awards & Days CA
9. Defence, S&T, Books & Summits CA

National Current Affairs

➢ Haj Suvidha App-for Hal Pilgrims by Minister for Minority Affairs, Smriti Zubin Irani
➢ India’s 1st Green Hydrogen Plant in Stainless Steel Sector – In Hisar by Sh. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia
➢ Election Commission of India (ECI) – Minimum age is 85 to avail the postal ballot voting facility
-‘Know Your Candidate’ (KYC) app to find out if any electoral candidate in their constituency has
any criminal records.
- Saksham App – for voters above 85 years of age and Persons-with-Disabilities (PWDs) with a 40
percent benchmark disability
-cVIGIL app - allows citizens to report violations of the Model Code of Conduct and election
expenditures
➢ India’s first National Dolphin Research Center (NDRC)- Patna
➢ India’s 1st underwater metro train service- by PM Modi in Kolkata (Over Hooghly River)
➢ ‘NITI For States’ platform – by NITI Aayog
➢ Sela Tunnel – Inaugurated by PM Modi in Arunachal Pradesh from Tezpur, Assam to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
➢ India - world’s second-largest producer of mobile phones from 2014 to 2024 (1st China)
➢ Kochrab Ashram – Inaugurated by PM Modi in Gujarat to commemorate Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy
➢ Ethanol 100- By Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to reduce emissions
➢ Operation Indravati – To evacuate Indians from Haiti
➢ ‘Ocean Grace’- first Make-in-India ASTDS Tug launched by Sarbananda Sonowal

International Current Affairs

➢ France - first nation to include abortion in constitution
➢ Tamás Sulyok – President of Hungary
➢ Sweden-32nd member of NATO
➢ Panama-97th member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)
➢ Asif Ali Zardari- Pakistan’s 14th President
➢ Security Belt-2024 Exercise - China, Iran, and Russia
➢ Mohammad Mustafa- PM of Palestine
➢ DragonFire Laser- tested by UK
➢ Pokhara- Tourism Capital of Nepal
➢ New Zealand- ban on disposable e-cigarettes or vapes
- repealed a law that aimed to phase out tobacco smoking
➢ Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapsed – Located in Baltimore (USA)

States Current Affairs

State Current Affairs
➢ “Mukhyamantri Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan (MYUVA)
Uttar Pradesh ➢ first state in the country to issue five crore Ayushman cards
➢ Trinetra app 2.0- digital platform to revolutionize crime prevention and investigation
Karnataka ➢ National Horticultural Fair 2024, Bengaluru
Chattisgarh ➢ Gevra mine (will soon become largest coal mine in Asia)
➢ introduced Iris (Humanoid Teacher)
Kerala
➢ CSpace, India’s maiden government-backed Over-The-Top (OTT) platform
Himachal ➢ 414 Campaign by Election Commission (414 polling stations with less than 60% voting)
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Pradesh
➢ ‘Neengal Nalama’ (Are you fine?) scheme
Tamil Nadu
➢ Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will not be implemented in TN (announced by CM)
Maharashtra ➢ rename Ahmednagar district as ‘Ahilya Nagar’
➢ Begusarai- most polluted city in the world, according to the World Air Quality Report 2023
Bihar ➢ Bihar Diwas -22 March (Bihar became separate state in 1912)
➢ Number of districts in Bihar - 75
Assam ➢ Bharat Steam Boiler Expo 2024
Arunachal
➢ Bichom- 27th district of Arunachal Pradesh (Carved out of Kameng District)
Pradesh
➢ Resignation of governor - Tamilisai Soundararajan (New governor of Telangana- C P Radhakrishnan,
Telangana
Jharkhand Governor)
Haryana ➢ Nayab Singh Saini – New CM of Haryana
Uttarakhand ➢ Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela in Simdega
Mizoram ➢ Chapchar Kut festival
➢ ‘Vidhwa Punarvivah Protsahan Yojana’ (Widow Remarriage Incentive Scheme) launched by CM
Jharkhand
Champai Soren

Schemes Current Affairs

➢ Ministry of Women and Child Development- Track Child Portal & GHAR – GO Home and Re-Unite Portal
➢ PM Modi - launched Uttar Poorva Transformative Industrialization Scheme, 2024 (UNNATI – 2024) for development in
the North East Region
➢ Launched IndiaAI mission (Budget Outlay- Rs. 10,371.92 crore)
➢ Launched ‘Mahtari Vandan Yojana’ in Chhattisgarh
➢ Launched ‘Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan and Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan’ (PM-SURAJ) national portal to
extending credit support and empowering one lakh entrepreneurs from disadvantaged communities
➢ NITI Aayog - ‘Vocal for Local’ initiative
➢ Ministry of Heavy Industries – launched Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS 2024)
➢ Anurag Singh Thakur- launched KIRTI (Khelo India Rising Talent Identification) in Chandigarh

Economy & Financial CA

➢ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh – Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme
➢ India & Asian Development Bank (ADB)- 181 million loan agreement for Ahmedabad development
➢ Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the last 9 years - Rs 53,900 crore
➢ Domestic Systemically Important Insurers (D-SIIs) (2023-24) by IRDAI- Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), General
Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), and New India Assurance Co Ltd
➢ Government e Marketplace (GeM)- ₹4-lakh crore GMV ( Gross Market Value) in 2023-24
➢ Indian government – Will borrow Rs 7.5 lakh crore in first half of 2024-25 through market
➢ Flipkart -Launched Flipkart UPI
➢ Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Technology Hub (MATH) – Launched by DST in Hyderabad
➢ Startup Mahakumbh 2024 – Venue- Bharat Mandapam (New Delhi)
➢ Grid Controller of India Limited (GRID-INDIA)- Included in Mini Ratna Category
➢ Adani Ports-95% stake in Gopalpur Port located in Odisha

Appointments CA
Name Appointment Details
Suman Kumari ➢ first woman sniper of the Border Security Force (BSF)
Devendra Jhajharia ➢ President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)
AS Rajeev ➢ Vigilance Commissioner
Kishor Makwana ➢ Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)
Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir
➢ Election Commissioners
Singh Sandhu
Navneet Kumar Sehgal ➢ chairperson of the Prasar Bharati Board
Rahul Singh ➢ chairperson of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Vinay Kumar ➢ Ambassador of India to Russia
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M V Rao ➢ Chairman of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA)
Naveen Jindal ➢ President of the Indian Steel Association (ISA)
Ashwani Kumar ➢ President of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO)
Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi ➢ New judicial member of the Lokpal (ombudsman)
Sadanand Vasant Date ➢ Director General of the NIA

Sports CA
Event
10th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)
Retirement
Sansad Khel Mahakumbh 3.0
BWF French Open men’s doubles title
ICC Player of the Month for February 2024
Ranji Trophy 2024
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Indian Wells ATP tournament
Paris 2024 Olympics
WTT Feeder Series
Australian Grand Prix
first Indian cricketer to score 12,000 runs in the
T20 format
Important Details (Person/Country/Host)
Winner - Puneri Paltan, Runner up - Haryana Steelers
B. Sai Praneeth (Badminton)
Luhnu Cricket Ground in Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (Defeated - Lee Jhe-Huei and
Yang Po- Hsuan)
Men- Yashasvi Jaiswal (India)
Women- Annabel Sutherland (Australia)
Winner- Mumbai, Runner Up- Vidarbha
Max Verstappen
Winner- Carlos Alcaraz
Indian team’s flagbearer- table tennis player Sharath Kamal
Winner- G. Sathiyan & Sreeja Akula
Winner- Carlos Sainz
Virat Kohli

Ranks/Reports/Awards/Days CA
• India’s official entry for the International Feature Film category National Creators Award – Given by PM Modi in 20 categories
in Oscars- The Malayalam film “Everyone is a Hero” Award Winner
• UNDP Gender Inequality Index - India’s Rank -108
Best Creator for Social Change Jaya Kishori
• UN Human Development Index (HDI)- India’s Rank -134
Best Creator in Food Category Kabita Singh
• UN World Happiness Report - India’s Rank -126 (Best-
Finland, Worst- Afghanistan) Best International Creator Drew Hicks
• Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) – Favourite Travel Creator Kamiya Jani
India is world’s top arms importer from 2019-23 Disruptor of the Year Ranveer Allahbadia (Beer Biceps)
• State of the Global Climate 2023- released by World Most Creative Creator-Male RJ Raunac (Bauaa)
Meteorological Organization (WMO) Most Creative Creator (Female) Shraddha Jain
• Global Trade Update report- released by United Nations Best Micro Creator Aridaman
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Best Creator in Gaming Category Nishchay
• Asia’s billionaire capital – Mumbai Best Health and Fitness Creator Ankit Baiyanpuria
• ‘India Employment Report 2024 – released by International Best Creator in Education Category Naman Deshmukh
Labour Organization (ILO) + Institute of Human Development Heritage Fashion Icon Jahnvi Singh
(IHD)
Swachhta Ambassador Malhar Kalambe
Best Creator in Tech Category Gaurav Chaudhary
96th Oscars (Academy Awards) : Location - Dolby Theater in Los Cultural Ambassador of The Year Maithili Thakur
Angeles, Host- Jimmy Kimmel
Favourite Green Champion Pankhti Pandey
Category Winner Best Storyteller Keerthika Govindasamy
Best Picture “Oppenheimer”
Celebrity Creator Aman Gupta
Best Actor Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Best Actress Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Best Director Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Best Supporting Actor Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Best Visual Effects “Godzilla Minus One”
Best Film Editing “Oppenheimer”
Best Song “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”

Date (March) Day & Theme

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4th ➢ National Safety Day
8th ➢ International Women’s Day | Theme: Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress
10th ➢ CISF Raising Day
➢ International Day of Women Judges | Theme: Women in Justice, women for justice
14th ➢ World Kidney Day | Theme: Kidney Health for All – Advancing Equitable Access to Care and
Optimal Medication Practice
➢ International Day of Action for Rivers
➢ Pi Day
15th ➢ World Consumer Rights Day
16th ➢ National Vaccination Day
22nd ➢ World Water Day | Theme: Water for Peace

Person/Body/Country Description of Award

Pradeep Mahajan ➢ Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting ➢ Best Performance in Accounts during the Financial Year 2023-24
Yatin Bhaskar Duggal ➢ National Youth Parliament Festival, 2024 winner
Zoya Akhtar and Asma Khan ➢ ‘India-UK Achievers’ award
India ➢ ‘Measles and Rubella Champion’ Award
IGI Airport, Delhi ➢ ‘Best Airport’ in the Asia-Pacific region
Riken Yamamoto ➢ 2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Amitav Ghosh ➢ Erasmus Prize 2024
Mr. Srinivasan Swamy ➢ IAA Golden Compass Award
Greeshma Kuthar and Ritika Chopra ➢ Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024
Ratan Tata ➢ PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award
Uday Bhatia and Manasi Gupta ➢ ‘Diana Memorial Award’
Thodur Madabusi Krishna ➢ Sangita Kalanidhi awardee for 2024
Prabha Varma ➢ 33rd Saraswati Samman
Dr. Uma Rele ➢ Maharashtra Gaurav Award
Prime Minister Narendra Modi ➢ ‘Order of the Druk Gyalpo’, Bhutan’s highest civilian award
ISRO ➢ Aviation Week Laureates Award
Bina Agarwal and James Boyce ➢ “Global Inequality Research Award”
Michel Talagrand ➢ 2024 Abel Prize

Defence / S&T / Books / Summits CA

➢ INS Jatayu – New naval base on Minicoy Island (Lakshadweep Islands)
➢ ‘Chola’- Administrative & Training building at the Naval War College (NWC), Goa inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath
Singh
➢ ‘Bharat-Shakti’-Exercise by three forces of India – Army, Navy, and Air Force
➢ ‘Sea Defenders-2024’-India & US Coast Guard
➢ “Mission Divyastra” – Agni-5 missile tested with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle (MIRV) technology
➢ Andaman & Nicobar Command- first-ever all-women maritime surveillance mission
➢ Exercise Cutlass Express – 24 – India & Seychelles (INS Tir from India participated)
➢ ‘Agray’ and ‘Akshay’ - 5th and 6th ships of the 08 x ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Shallow Water Craft (SWC) Project
➢ “LAMITIYE-2024”-India & Seychelles
➢ Tiger Triumph-24- India & USA
➢ IMT TRILAT-2024 - India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise
➢ Pushpak- India’s first Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) by ISRO

Book Author / Released by

The Gems of Indian Art ➢ Harish Khullar
Sagar Parikrama ➢ Parshottam Rupala
Phool Bahadur (English Translation) ➢ Abhay K
Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI ➢ Madhumita Murgia

➢ Genie - Google’s AI platform for game development

➢ “Pars 1” satellite – Iran’s satellite
➢ Google + Election Commission of India (ECI) - provide authoritative information on voting processes for the upcoming
general elections
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➢ Europa Clipper mission- by NASA to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa
➢ Noctis Volcano- a volcano on Mars
➢ Shiva and Shakti- stars discovered by Gaia space telescope
➢ Space Science and Technology Awareness Training (START) 2024 – by ISRO
➢ Sudha Murty – Nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President

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