Important Day
Economy
- India's growth projection for 2020 by Moody’s Investor Service - 5.3%.
- According to UNCTAD’s Investment Trends Monitor, the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak could cause global foreign direct investment (FDI) to shrink by - 5%-15%.
International
- On March 11, the UN Security Council has adopted a resolution to welcome the recent progress in the peace process in - Afghanistan.
National
- The 73rd edition of Shriram Shankarlal Music festival organised in - New Delhi.
- Commonwealth Secretary General suggested that one of the commonwealth funds can be named after - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- The ‘Health Benefit Package 2.0’ (includes 1578 procedures) has been implemented in many states of India under - Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY.
- The Union Environment Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar announced that the usage of sanitary napkin disposal bags will be made mandatory from the year - 2021.
- This company launched a skill development programme called DigiPivot from women who want to restart their careers after a break - Google India.
- This state has topped the list of most installations of Solar Rooftops across the country with the total number of 50,915 projects – Gujarat (second: Maharashtra).
Persons in News
- First woman MD & CEO at Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited (MSE) -Latika Kundu.
- Commonwealth Secretary General - Baroness Patricia Scotland.
- Two ex-soldiers that will represent India at Cybathlon 2020, Zurich to compete in the Powered Exoskeleton Race - Ajit Kumar Shukla and Arun Pal.
Sports
- Winner of I-League 2020 at Kalyani, West Bengal - Mohun Bagan (defeated Aizawl FC).
State Current Affairs
- This state government started a campaign called 'Namaste over Handshake' that encourages people to greet in the traditional Indian style, to tackle the spread of coronavirus - Karnataka.
- New Director General of the Madhya Pradesh Police - V.K Johri.
Science
- A new hybrid variety of Anti-fungal grapes which developed by scientists at the Agharkar Research Institute (ARI) - ARI-516.
- Second person to be ever cured of HIV using special bone-marrow transplant technique - Adam Castillejo, London (first: Timothy Brown, Berlin).
General Knowledge
- KIRAN Scheme - "Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing"
- The Kayasanur Forest Disease is also known as - monkey fever.
- India's first Home Minister - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
- Commonwealth (Commonwealth of Nations) - Founded: 11 December 1931; Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.
- Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India Limited (MSE) - Founded: 14 August 2008; Headquarters: Mumbai.
