# Nine CRPF men were killed after Maoists blasted their
mine-protected vehicle in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The casualties raised
questions of a “tactical error” as troopers were attacked in less than four
hours.
# Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi interacted with the
Collectors of the four States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, and Jammu and
Kashmir. He reviewed the progress towards ODF (Open Defecation Free) targets in
each of these States.
# Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural
session of the “END TB” summit in New Delhi. The Prime Minister announced that India has set a target for
complete elimination of TB by 2025, as against the global target date of 2030.
# Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), an
autonomous body under the Ministry of AYUSH has undertaken development of a
coded drug AYUSH QOL-2C for improving the quality of life in cancer patients
- The clinical studies were conducted at St. John’s Medical
College, Bengaluru and AIIMS, New Delhi in breast cancer patients and at
Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Jaipur in lung cancer
patients. It is not possible to compare the expenditure on research on cancer
in Ayurveda viz-à-viz Allopathy as it depends upon variables like methodology,
parameters etc. adopted for research.
# Union Home Minister, Mr. Rajnath Singh to inaugurate the
two-day Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP) in New Delhi today with the theme "Challenges to Policing in 2020- How is Cyber
Space shaping our approach to Cybercrime & Terrorism, how do we perform
within it and take advantage of it"
# Union Home Secretary Mr. Rajiv Gauba to chair the meeting of Assam and Mizoram
on inter – state border issue in New Delhi on March 20, 2018.
# India’s largest power generator NTPC Ltd. has commissioned 3rd
unit of the 800 MW Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station (Karnataka) With this, the
total capacity of Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station has gone up to 2400 MW.
- With this commissioning, the capacity of NTPC and NTPC group
stands at 45300 MW and 52191 MW respectively.
- NTPC has 20 coal based, 7 gas based, 11 solar PV, two Hydro,
one wind and 8 Subsidiaries / Joint Venture power stations. The company is
currently building an additional capacity of over 20,000 MW at multiple
locations in the country.
# Supreme Court indefinitely extended the deadline for linking
Aadhaar with mobile phones, tatkal passports and for opening bank accounts from
March 31, 2018 till the Constitutional Bench led by CJI Dipak Misra pronounced
its final verdict on the validity of the Aadhaar scheme
# Supreme Court ruled that foreign law firms or foreign lawyers
cannot practice law in the country either on the litigation or non-litigation
side; Overseas lawyers or firms cannot open offices in the country
TAMIL
NADU
# Death toll in Then Dt forest fire increased to 11
# Tamil Nadu has the second highest salary, pension expenses
among the Indian States (first – Maharashtra)
# Trekking is banned in all the hills across the State except
Velaingiri Hills
# Suzlon Group commissioned the new product S128, claiming it to
be the largest wind turbine generator (WTG) in India was started in Sanganeri
Site (Tirunelveli Dt)
# Actor Satyaraj (in Kattappa role played in Baahubali) is
likely to be honoured at the famous Madame Tussauds in London; will be the
first Tamil actor to get this honour
STATES
SCAN
# Rajasthan: Government revokes dress codes in colleges
# Uttar Pradesh: Rs. 233 cr allocated for promoting and
conserving cows; government proposed to make and promote a health drink from
cow urine
BILATERAL
ISSUES
# President, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the World Hindi
Secretariat building in Port Louis, Mauritius. He also launched the World Hindi
Secretariat’s logo, an Early Digital Learning Programme as well unveiled
foundation stones of a social housing project and a large ENT hospital being
built with Indian assistance.
- 11th World Hindi Conference is going to be held in Mauritius
in August 2018; Apart from India, Mauritius is the only country where this
conference is being hosted for a third time.
WORLD
# China: Beijing to host the Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress
(BARC 2018) from June 25-27, 2018
# Nepal: Ms. Bidya Bhandari was re-elected as President for
second term
# USA: Mr. Mike Pompeo is appointed as the new Secretary of State replacing Mr. Rex Tillerson; Ms. Gina Haspel to
be the next Director of the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) after Mr. Mike Pompeo; Ms. Gina Haspel to be the first
woman CIA’s chief
ECONOMICS
# RBI has decided to discontinue the practice of providing guarantees
by issuing LoUs (Letters of Undertakings) and LoCs (Letter of Comforts) for
trade credits for imports to India
SPORTS
# Chennaiyin FC sails into the finals of ISL 2018
MISC
# 2017 Kochon Prize for TB Research
- awarded to ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
- $65, 000 prize is awarded annually by Stop TB Partnership to
individuals and / or organization that have made a significant contribution to
combating the disease
# Ms. Jaya Bachchan (Rajya Sabha MP form Uttar Pradesh;
Samajwadi Party) is the richer Parliamentarian in India with an assets worth of
Rs. 1000 crore
# Ms. Begum Hamida Habibullah passed away; a former Rajya Sabha
member and a pioneer in women empowerment
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