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Daily Current Affairs 12 March 2018
Short Current Affairs
International Current Affairs
1. China scrapped two-term limit for Presidential rule
China has abolished the limit on how long its leader can serve, meaning President Xi could now rule the country indefinitely.
- The amendment overhauls a system introduced by former leader Deng Xiaoping in 1982, which was introduced with the aim of preventing a repeat of the bloody reign of Mao Zedong.
- Until now, presidents had been limited to two consecutive terms.
National Current Affairs
2. NCRB releases “Citizen Services” Mobile APP
National
Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) celebrated its 33rd Inception Day, on March
11, 2018 in their newly constructed Complex at Mahipalpur, New
Delhi and released “Citizen Services” Mobile APP.
- This single App is a bouquet of various essential police related services to the citizen.
- The App can be used by citizen for various services such as Complaint Registration & Status Check, View FIR Detail, SOS – Stay Safe, Locate Police Stations, Vahan-Samanvay, Emergency Contact List, Police Stations Telephone Directory etc.
3. The first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ends successfully
The
first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ended successfully with a
landmark agreement on mutual recognition of educational qualifications
between the two countries and a record 15 other MoUs between
universities and research institutions on joint initiatives and
partnerships.
- The two-day summit was held in New Delhi and coincided with the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.
- The summit was organized by the French Embassy in India and co-hosted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
4. PM Modi, French President inaugurate International Solar Alliance
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated
the first International Solar Alliance (ISA) Summit on Sunday at the
Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre.
- Both Macron and PM Modi addressed the plenary session of the Summit.
- PM Modi said that of the 121 countries which the ISA aims to cover, 61 have joined the alliance and 32 have ratified framework agreement.
- Besides the heads of 23 nations, 10 ministerial representatives of different countries attended the Summit.
5. Sanitary pad dispenser installed in Rajdhani Express
On
the occasion of International Women's Day, for the first time in the
country a sanitary pad dispensing machine was installed in a coach of
Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
- It has been installed on a trial basis and the move would be extended to other trains as well.
- The decision has been well received by the women passengers too.
6. Macron to inaugurate UP’s largest solar plant in Mirzapur
French
President Emmanuel Macron will inaugurate Uttar Pradesh’s largest solar
power plant, at Dadar Kala village in Mirzapur district, during his
proposed visit on March 12.
- Tushar Malik, construction head of the company, said the solar power plant at Dadar Kala village is all set to generate 75 megawatt alternating current (AC) and 101 megawatt direct current (DC).
Awards
7. India Won "Best Exhibitor Award" at ITB – Berlin
India
has won the “Best Exhibitor Award” at ITB – Berlin on its last day.
‘ITB- Berlin World Tourist Meet’ was convened at Berlin, Germany from
7th March to 10th March, 2018.
- India was represented by the Minister of State (Independent charge) for Tourism Mr K. J. Alphons along with couple of Tourism Ministry officials.
- More than 100 countries participated in the ITB- Berlin meet with their respective Tourism Ministers.
- India's Incredible India (Ministry of Tourism) presented a short film named "Yogi of the Racetrack " in the meet. The said short film has got 3.2 million hits in 60 hours.
8. Amol Palekar receives ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award
Noted actor Amol Palekar was honoured with the ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award at an event in Nashik.
- The 73-year-old actor, known for his performance in films like “Gol Maal” , “Choti Si Baat”, “Chitchor” among others, was presented with the award, which has been instituted by city-based ‘Kusumagraj Prathishthan’
- Classical singer Pandit Satyasheel Deshpande also received the ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award.
Sports Current Affairs
9. India B Beat Karnataka to lift Deodhar Trophy
India
B lifted the Deodhar Trophy, courtesy a superlative batting effort as
they comfortably beat Karnataka by six wickets in the summit clash.
- Karnataka scored a respectable 279 for 8 despite tottering at 64 for 4 at one stage.
- In reply, India B romped home in 48.2 overs with as many as four batsmen hitting half-centuries.
Points to Remember
- The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket.
- It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar, who known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket.
Detail Current Affairs
First Ever Multi-Nation Naval Exercise At Sea Begins In Andaman
The first-ever multi-nation naval exercise at
sea, MILES-18, began at the Andaman sea.
11 naval ships of 8 countries and nine Indian ships are participating in
the three-day exercise.
Apart from enhancing inter-operability, the exercise aims to hone search
and rescue procedures, maritime interdiction operations, core
operational skills and exercise a variety of maritime security
scenarios.
Suresh Prabhu Gets Additional Charge Of Civil Aviation Ministry
Commerce and Industries minister Suresh Prabhu
was given additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry, a day after
the resignation of TDP's Ashok Gajapathi Raju was accepted by President
Ram Nath Kovind.
The President, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that
Suresh Prabhu, Cabinet Minister, shall be assigned the charge of the
Ministry of Civil Aviation, in addition to his existing portfolio.
India Wins Best Exhibitor Award At ITB- Berlin
India won the "Best Exhibitor Award " at ITB –
Berlin on its last day.
‘ITB- Berlin World Tourist Meet’ was convened at Berlin, Germany from
7th March to 10th March 2018.
India was represented by the Minister of State (Independent charge) for
Tourism Mr. K. J. Alphons along with a couple of Tourism Ministry
officials.
More than 100 countries participated in the ITB- Berlin meet with their
respective Tourism Ministers. India's Incredible India (Ministry of
Tourism) presented a short film named "Yogi of the Racetrack " in the
meet.
The short film got 3.2 million hits in 60 hours.
Australia Beat England 2-1 To Lift 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
World champions Australia lifted the coveted
Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey title. In the final at Ipoh, Malaysia, they
beat defending champions England by a narrow 2-1 margin.
Australia won the prestigious tournament for the 10th time.
Earlier, in the classification match for the 3rd place, Argentina
finished third after beating Malaysia 3-2.
The hosts ended at the 4th spot.
Asian Development Bank, International Solar Alliance Sign Pact To Promote Solar Energy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the
International Solar Alliance (ISA) signed a cooperation arrangement to
promote solar energy deployment in Asia and the Pacific.
The cooperation envisages solar power generation, solar based
mini-grids, and transmission systems for integrating solar energy into
grids, among others.
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