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100 speakers from over 35 countries. The dialogue is being organised by the external affairs
ministry and the Observer Research Foundation.
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Indias largest selling car, Maruti Alto crossed lifetime sale milestone of three million units in
India. This was announced by its manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL) on 2 March
2016. It took 15 years and 6 months for Alto, hatchback car, to cross the 3-million milestone in
the country. The car was launched in the Indian market in 2000. It is the only Indian auto brand
to cross this milestone.
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role in providing advice and support to his comrades in Bangladesh during the Liberation War of
1971.
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Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched the Rs 50,000 crore Setu Bharatam programme for
building bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways, in New Delhi on 4 March
2016. The Setu Bharatam programme aims to make all National Highways free of railway level
crossings by 2019. The Minister informed that 208 Railway Over Bridges (ROB)/Railway Under
Bridges (RUB) will be built at the level crossings at a cost of Rs. 20,800 crore as part of the
programme.
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Prime Minister of India emphasized to promote bilateral dialogue on Traditional Medicine. The
Workshop was jointly inaugurated by the Minister of State for AYUSH (Independent Charge)
and Health & Family Welfare, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik and U.S. Ambassador to India, Mr.
Richard Verma and Assistant Secretary of Global Affairs at HHS, Ambassador Jimmy Kolker on
3rd March, 2016.
India files trade complaint against U.S. over temporary work visas
India has filed a complaint against the United States decision to impose high fees L-1 and H-1B
categories of temporary working visas in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). US had imposed
fees on certain applicants for L-1 and H-1B categories of non-immigrant temporary working
visas into the country. In December, the US Congress doubled the cost of sponsoring H-1B visas
to $4,000 each and L-1 visas to $4,500 each as part of a major spending bill. Indian business
lobby NASSCOM estimated that would inflate costs for Indian IT export firms by $400 million a
year.
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Popular Malayalam actor and folk singer Kalabhavan Mani passed away on 6 March 2016 in
Kochi. He was 45. Mani got national special jury award in 2000 for his performance in
Malayalam film Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum. Mani was born at Chalakkudy in
Thrissur district. He started his career as mimicry artiste at Kalabhavan in Kochi and then did
comedy roles in Malayalam films. He had acted in 200-odd Malayalam films.
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provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) starting March 12. She is
the seventh athlete in a month to test positive for meldonium, which is used to treat diabetes and
low magnesium, and was only banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency as of Jan.1.
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technology platform for this programme has been developed in-house by ICICI Bank in
partnership with students from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. The bank has also
launched an initiative which aids women managers who travel on business, by covering the
travel and stay of young children and their caregivers. This would ensure that when a young
mother of a child up to three years travels for an official purpose on an overnight trip, the child is
also allowed to travel with her. ICICI Bank has also introduced new benefits under its
Advantage Woman Savings Account. These include unlimited free ATM usage at all banks,
cash back subject to a maximum of Rs 750 per month on usage of debit card at departmental
stores; it also provides 30 per cent discount on first-year locker rentals.
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while the other consists of a C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the
range of the satellite. IRNSS-1F is the sixth in the series of seven satellites proposed under the
Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). The IRNSS has come to be known as
the countrys own GPS.
CCEA approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to provide free LPG connections to BPL
households
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, on 10 March 2016 approved Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. The scheme seeks to
provide free LPG connections to women from below poverty line (BPL) households
.Incidentally, this is the first time the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas would implement a
welfare scheme benefitting crores of women belonging to the poorest households. Under the
scheme, a financial support of 1600 rupees will be provided for each LPG connection to the BPL
households. This will benefit about 1 crore 50 lakh households below the poverty line in 201617. It will be implemented at an estimated cost of 8000 crore rupees over three years between
April 2016 and March 2019 to cover 5 crore BPL households.
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(ii) Enhancing their abilities to undertake joint tactical level operations in a counter insurgency
environment under United Nations Charter.
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identification or Aadhaar system. The Bill will empower the States to distribute resources to
deserving people and save the resources that undeserving people get.
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Mubarak. The appointment came at a critical time for the Middle East, with Syria marking the
fifth anniversary of its civil war, proxy wars between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the battle
against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group raging across
the region. Aboul-Gheit was also served as Egypts ambassador to the United Nations, had been
widely expected to win approval from the league members.
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IMF and India to set-up South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center in
Delhi
India and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have decided to set up South Asia Regional
Training and Technical Assistance Centre (SARTTC) in New Delhi on 12 March 2016. In this
regard, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director,
International Monetary Fund (IMF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The
South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center (SARTTAC) is expected to
become the focal point for planning, co-ordinating and implementing IMFs capacity
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development activity in the region on a wide range of issues, including macro-economic and
fiscal management, monetary operations, financial sector regulation and supervision, and macroeconomic statistics.The centre will help address existing training requirements and respond to
demand for IMF training in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, while
bringing the regions training volume on par with those of other regions. SARTTAC will offer
courses and seminars for policy makers and other government agencies from the six countries.
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from 11-13 March 2016.During the conference, India and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
have decided to set up South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Centre
(SARTTC) in New Delhi. In this regard, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Christine
Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) have signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU).
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of this project, a survey was conducted at 407 railway stations, which included 75 A-1 stations
and 332 A-category stations, Surat has emerged to be the cleanest Railway Stations in India,
followed by Rajkot and Bilaspur. Varanasi stood last when evaluated on forty cleanliness
parameters which formed the basis of the survey.
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The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve was on 19 March 2016 included in the UNESCOs World
Network of Biosphere Reserves. It is one among the 20 new sites adopted by the council to its
Network. It was included at the meeting of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man
and the Biosphere programme of UNESCO in Lima. Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve in
situated at the southern-most end of the Western Ghats and spread over two southern states
Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It was established in 2001. The reserve is named after Agastya Mala
peak that rises up to almost 1868 metres above sea level, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. It
covers an area of 3,500 sq km at an altitude ranging from 100 metres to 1,868 metres above the
Mean Sea Level. It covers Peppara and Shendurney wildlife sanctuaries and parts of the Neyyar
sanctuary in Kerala and the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu.
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China on March 21 agreed to Nepal Prime Minister KP Olis request to build a strategic railway
link between the two countries through Tibet to reduce land-locked Nepals total dependence on
India.KP Oli, Prime Minister of Nepal arrived to Beijing on March 20 for seven day visit. He has
signed 10 agreements during his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. This included a
landmark transit treaty to end the near-total dependence on India for essential supplies.
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aircraft and 10,000 men, spread across its 42 Coast Guard Stations, 10 Coast Guard Air Enclaves
and 5 air stations.
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became its president in and CEO in 1987. He served as chairman of the board from 1997 to
2005. Andrew Stephen Grove, also known as Andy, was a Hungarian-born American
businessman, engineer, and author. He was also referred to as the guy who drove the growth
phase of Silicon Valley.
India, France sign MoU for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur
India and France have signed an MoU for the construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in
Maharashtra.The pact was signed between Electricite de France (EDF French public utility)
and National Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) at the end of two day meeting held in
Mumbai on March 22. This cooperation roadmap was finalised during the official state Visit of
French President Francois Hollande to India in January 2016. EDF is Frances public electricity
producer and supplier. It has been designated by the French government for taking over AREVA
NP and shall supply equipment to for Jaitapur nuclear park. About Jaitapur Nuclear Power
Project It is a 9900 MW power project proposed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India
(NPCIL) at Madban village of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. On completion, it will become
the largest nuclear power generating station in the world by net electrical power rating.
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third highest peacetime award awardees includes two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel
Head Constable Mohd. Shafi Sheikh, and Constable Reyaz Ahmad Lone but both
posthumously. The recipients also include Colonel M.N. Rai from Gorkha regiment who died
fighting terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in January 2015, and Commander Mohan Milind
Mokashi, commanding officer of INS Sumitra, who played a pivotal role in evacuating Indian
nationals from Yemen under Operation Rahat.
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Scientists working on NASAs Cassini mission have found the tallest peak on Titan, the Saturns
largest moon. The tallest mountain is about 3,337 meters high. The highest point on Titan is
within a trio of mountainous ridges called the Mithrim Montes, and most of the tallest mountains
on this moon are closer to equator. The discovery was led by images and other data collected by
radar instrument on Cassini, which aims at observing surface of the Titan in detail. The
discovery was made during investigation to find active zones within Titans crust, where
dynamic forces have shaped the landscape, perhaps in the relatively recent past.
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of Telangana. For Telangana, it is the second major plant after the formation of the State in June
2014. Earlier, in December 2015, the 600 MW Kakatiya Thermal Power Plant Stage-II was
commissioned at Bhoopalapally in Warangal district.
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Award Kothajit Singh. * Ajit Pal Singh Midfielder of the Year Award Ritu Rani. * Dhanraj
Pillay Forward of the Year Award Rani. * Asunta Lakra Upcoming Player of the Year Award
Harjeet Singh (male), Preeti Dubey (female). * Jaman Lal Sharma Award for Invaluable
Contribution Baldev Singh. * Presidents Award for Outstanding Achievement Madhya
Pradesh Hockey Academy.
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vision is to make India prosperous by establishing world class science and technology base in
defence sector.
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number. It will be used for all benefit that will be linked to consolidated fund of India or the
expenditure incurred from it. The Act gives statutory for establishment of the Unique
Identification Authority of India consisting of a Chairperson (part time or full time) and two
Members (part time). Those individuals not having Aadhaar number shall be offered alternate
and viable means of identification for delivery of the subsidies, benefits or service.
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was returned to Cambodia by the Cleveland Museum of Art. In January, a 7th century stone
sculpture of Harihara, a deity that combines aspects of Vishnu and Shiva, was returned by France
and reattached to its body for display at a museum in Phnom Penh, more than 130 years after it
was spirited away.
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was as the first civilian President of the country by the Myanmars Parliament on 15 March
2016.
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