Current Affairs of March 2014

Current Affairs of March 2014

National & International Current Affairs March,2014

• Tata Teleservices limited (TTL) launched new Wi-Fi business in Chennai
• Earth Hour was observed across the world
• Jammu and Kashmir became first state to Declare No Smoking Area in elections booths
• WHO certified India as a Polio Free country
• The Third Nuclear Security Summit 2014 was held in The Hague, Netherlands
• Bank of India launched Instant Money Transfer (IMT) scheme in Mumbai on 24 March 2014
• Nirbheek is India’s First Revolver Designed for Protection of Women
• Vandana Foundation launched AQUATM in Mumbai
• Govind Mishra the Hindi author honoured with Sarawasti Samman 2013
• Tata Communications Payment Solutions Ltd. (TCPSL) launched the white label Automated Teller Machines (ATMs)
• World Water Day observed across the world with the theme Water and Energy
• World Poetry Day observed across the world
• Wipro, Tata Power among world’s most ethical Companies
• World Sparrow Day was observed across the world on 20 March 2014
• Five Indian languages reinstated as official subjects in South African state schools
• The Union health ministry revoked the ban on painkiller and anti-pyretic drug Analgin
• New Molecule HSP90 with potential to kill malaria parasite discovered
• Russia signed Accession Agreement with Crimea
• Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on announced to build30000 crore rupees refinery at Mundra in Gujarat
• India nominated Rani-ki-Vav and GHNP for UNESCO’s World Heritage Site Status
• Ekhon Nedekha Nadir Xipaare won audience choice award in North Carolina film festival
• Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released new guidelines to tackle the threats of cyber attacks
• India world’s largest arms importer: SIPRI
• Hinduja brothers emerge as 3rd richest family in Britain
• World Kidney Day observed across the World on 13 March 2014
• Nagaland and Assam became the first two states to get Plastic Photo Identity Card for elections in India
• President Pranab Mukherjee presented the President’s Standard and Colours Award
• Union Government announced to build 200 low cost airports
• India emerged as the largest non oil trading partner for Dubai in 2013-14
• World Longest aircraft Airlander unveiled in Britain
• Avaya appointed Priyadarshi Mohapatra as New Managing Director for India and SAARC
• Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports inaugurated National Cycling Academy in New Delhi
• Mumbai was the least expensive major city for expatriates -EIU Report
• China announced to extend the Qinghai-Tibet railway line to Xigaze
• Lok Sabha elections to be held from 7 April 2014 in 9-phases
• Third BIMSTEC Summit 2014 was held in Myanmar
• Rail link between Kilinochchi to Palai in North Sri Lanka was inaugurated
• World Dentist Day observed across the World on 6 March 2014
• NDMC launched Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
• Assam is the first state in India to celebrate Child Protection Day on 4 March 2014
• Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme for the welfare of minorities launched on 4 March 2014
• Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched Nalanda Project for Minorities Higher Educational Institutions on 4 March 2014
• National Food Security Act came into force in Madhya Pradesh
• Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched the DMIC at Lucknow

Personalities Current Affairs March,2014

• Sunil Gavaskar was appointed as the interim president of BCCI
• Jens Stoltenberg appointed as the Secretary General of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
• World number two air pistol shooter, Heena Sidhu won a silver medal in 10m Air Pistol Women final of ISSF World Cup
• Zubin Mehta won special jury award of Times Now NRI Awards 2014
• Actor Arjun Kapoor named as the brand ambassador of the Earth hour 2014
• Indian-origin Gopal Rao won UK Twitter Prize on 27 March 2014
• General Sedki Sobhi sworn-in as the new Defence Minister and Army Chief of Egypt
• Japanese architect Shigeru Ban won the Pritzker Architecture Prize 2014
• Rajiv Takru appointed as the new Revenue Secretary
• Varun Berry appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Britannia Industries
• Vinita Bali Managing Director (MD) of Britannia Industries announced to retire
• Saugata Gupta chief executive officer (CEO) of Marico was promoted as Managing Director (MD) on 25 March 2014
• Ravishankar Gopalakrishnan, Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Jet Airways resigned on 25 March 2014
• Rusi Dinshaw, the only Pakistani cricketer of Parsi Community passes away
• Nanda, the veteran actress of Hindi and Marathi films dies at 75
• Adolfo Suarez, the first elected Prime Minister of Spain dies at 81
• Physicist Rajesh Gopakumar to be honored with G D Birla award for scientific research for the year 2013
• Indian Journalist Shubranshu Choudhary won digital Activism Award 2014
• Former Brazilian international footballer Hilderaldo Luiz Bellini passes away at the age of 83
• President of India conferred Gallantry and Distinguished Service Awards
• Aditi Khanna elected as the first women President of Indian Journalists’ Association (IJA) on 20 March 2014
• Deputy Governor of RBI, Dr KC Chakrabarty resigned before end of term
• Khushwant Singh, the renowned author and journalist dies at 99
• Gyan Correa bagged the 17th Gollapudi Srinivas National Award 2013
• Former Arunachal Pradesh Minister, TC Teli dies at 50
• Former president and leader of Sierra Leone, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah dies at 82
• GK Pillai resigned as Chairman of MCX-SX
• Tomas Halik, the Czech priest won the Templeton Prize for 2014
• Sachin Tendulkar voted Cricketer of the Generation
• Nandan Nilekani resigned as chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India
• Rakesh Sethi is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Allahabad Bank
• Soma Mondal appointed as the first woman director of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO)
• Michelle Bachelet was sworn-in as the President of Chile for Second time
• Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB) appointed Former Supreme Court judge BN Srikrishna as its Chairman
• Joe McGinniss, author of Fatal Vision dies at age 71
• Pooja Ghatkar won Gold medal at Asian Air Gun Championship
• Vice President of Afghanistan Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim dies at 56
• Kush Sharma, an Indian-American student won the National Spelling Bee
• Sheila Dikshit sworn-in as Kerala Governor
• Heena Sidhu and Chain Singh won Gold Medal at 7th Asian Air Gun Championship
• Indian writer Pankaj Mishra won Windham Campbell Literature Prize on 9 March 2014
• Indian-American scientist Anil Jain Created the first 3D model of a human fingerprint called Phantom
• Tom Albanese appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vedanta Resources
• Veteran Actress, Sheila MacRae dies at 92
• William Clay Ford the grandson of automotive pioneer Henry Ford dies at 88
• World’s first 3D fingerprint Created by Indian-American scientist
• Sumith Nakandala appointed as first Secretary General of BIMSTEC
• Sheila Dikshit appointed as the new Governor of Kerala
• Bill Gates is the World’s top richest Billionaire according to annual list of Forbes
• Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Apple Inc Peter Oppenheimer announced his retirement
• SpiceJet appointed R.Neelakantan as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on 4 March 2014
• Arvind Bhat won the German Open Grand Prix title
• Veteran journalist T. V. Venkitachalam passes away at the age of 85
• South Africa captain Graeme Smith announces retirement
• Chandi Prasad Bhatt won the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013
• Former Union Minister Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi passes away at the age of 85

Sports Current Affairs March,2014

• Simon Santoso, Indonesian Shuttler won Malaysia Grand Prix gold
• West Zone won cricket’s Deodhar Trophy 2014
• India won 3rd South Asian Handball Championship title
• Hsieh Su-Wei and Peng Shuai won BNP Paribas Open 2014
• Karnataka won the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2013-14
• Virat Kohli reclaims top spot in ODI batting rankings
• Australia replaced India at second position in ICC Test Team rankings
• 64th National Basketball Championship concluded
• South Africa won ICC under 19 World Cup 2014
• Roger Federer won the Dubai tennis Championships for the sixth time

Honours And Awards Current Affairs March,2014

• 12 Years A Slave won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014.

Books And Authors Current Affairs March,2014

• The book entitled Rationalised Roman for Kashmiri written by Dr R L BhatWas released
• Vice President of india released book entitled Akbar – The Aesthete

Astronomy Current Affairs march,2014

• India successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile.