March Weekly Current Affairs from (March 1-8)
National News
- 4 days long ‘Tawi Festival’ begins in Jammu
- Accenture launches learning platform; to acquire edtech Udacity
- Airbus signs contract with IIM Mumbai to boost aviation talent in India
- Amit Shah inaugurates National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation
- BHEL bags order worth Rs 9,500 cr to set up 1,600 MW thermal project
- Cabinet approves establishment of International Big Cat Alliance
- Cabinet approves 4% hike in DA for government employees
- Cabinet approves PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
- Chapchar Kut Festival Celebrated Across Mizoram
- CM Yogi launched ‘MYUVA Scheme’ for Young Entrepreneurs in UP
- Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) sign a JVA for setting up Ammonium Nitrate Plant
- Cuttack Rupa Tarakasi, Banglar muslin get GI tag
- First Bharat Steam Boiler Expo 2024 held in Guwahati
- Fly91 gets DGCA approval to start flights
- FSSAI gives ‘Eat Right Station’ certificate to 150 Railway Stations
- Government launched innovative NITI for states platform for policy and good governance
- Govt extends subsidy for Ujjwala beneficiaries by another one year
- India’s first indigenous Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam
- India’s unemployment rate in 2023 dropped to 3.1%: NSO
- IOC to make fuel for Formula 1 – first by an Indian firm
- Jharkhand govt launched State Widow Remarriage Promotion Scheme
- Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurates country’s 1st Green Hydrogen Plant in Stainless Steel Sector at Haryana
- Karnataka govt signed MoU with World Economic Forum for Al centre
- Kerala Launches India’s First Govt-Backed OTT Platform, ‘CSpace’
- L&T commissions India’s first indigenously built green hydrogen electrolyser in Gujarat
- Leopard numbers show 8% rise from 2018 to 2022
- Mandaviya inaugurates Three Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Centers Across India
- Ministry of Jal Shakti signs agreement with 12 technical education institutions for basin management of 6 rivers
- Ministry of Women and Child Development organizes ‘Poshan Utsav’
- NTPC joins hands with Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MAHAGENCO)for development of Renewable Energy Parks
- PM Modi inaugurates India’s first underwater metro in Kolkata
- PM Modi launches development projects worth 35,700 crore rupees in Jharkhand
- Rajnath Singh inaugurates ‘Chola’ building at Naval War College
- Rajnath Singh launches Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI) scheme to boost defence innovation
- REC Limited joins hands with UNISED to support Education of Children
- Reliance partners with Sri Lanka’s Elephant House to intensify fight against Coke & Pepsi
- Sarbananda Sonowal dedicates first-ever Made-in-India ASTDS tug
- Smriti Irani launched Haj Suvidha mobile App
- Swiggy and IRCTC join hands to deliver food on Indian Railways
- Telangana Government launched One-Time Scheme
- Telangana govt to launch Indiramma housing scheme
- Vivek Bharadwaj inaugurates the second PESA Regional Conference at Ranchi
- World’s largest literary festival-‘Sahityotsav’ to be held from March 11-16
International News
- Panama becomes 97th member of International Solar Alliance
- Nicaragua becomes first Spanish-Speaking nation to recognize IPS
- India’s rank remains unchanged at 42 in International IP Index 2024
- France become first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution
Appointment and Resignation
- Slice appoints Nayanthara as Brand Ambassador
- SI Suman Kumari makes history as BSF’s First Female Sniper
- Shehbaz Sharif elected as PM of Pakistan
- Renu Sud Karnad as chairperson and independent director of PayU
- RBI approves ex-Sebi director Ravindran as TMB’s part time chairman
- Manish Prasad appointed president and MD for SAP Indian Subcontinent
- Jana SFB gets RBI approval to re-appoint Ajay Kanwal as MD & CEO
- Daljit S Chaudhary appoints as Director of NSG
- BPCL teams up with Neeraj Chopra as Brand Ambassador
- Anurag Agarwal appointed head of Parliament security
Sports
- Sunrisers Hyderabad appoint Pat Cummins as captain for IPL 2024
- Shahbaz Nadeem retires from international and India’s domestic cricket
- Pro Kabaddi League Season 10, Puneri Paltan Clinches Maiden Title
- Paul Pogba banned for four years for doping
- B Sai Praneeth announces retirement from international badminton
Banking and Financial
- RBI cancels licence of Rajasthan-based Sumerpur Mercantile Urban Coop Bank
- RBI approves AU-Fincare Small finance bank merger
- PNB ties up with EaseMyTrip to launch travel credit card
- Moody’s raises India’s 2024 GDP forecast to 6.8%
- Maruti Suzuki partners with Union Bank of India for dealer financing solutions
- Kotak Mahindra Bank introduces Smart Choice Gold Loan
- Kotak Life introduces Non-Linked Par Product Kotak G.A.I.N
- Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank launches ‘Vikas Spoorty’
- Infibeam Avenues get RBI’s authorization to payment aggregator licence
- India’s GDP growth at 8.4% in Q3 2023-24
- GST Collections Jump 12.5% YoY to Rs 1.68 Lakh Crore in Feb 2024
- Future Generali India launches new women’s health insurance plan
- Flipkart unveils its UPI handle to boost India’s digital evolution
- FIU imposes 5.49 crore fine on Paytm Payments Bank
- CRISIL raises India’s GDP growth forecast to 6.8% for FY25
- 30 banks join RBI’s UDGAM portal for unclaimed deposits
Awards
- Zoya Akhtar and Asma Khan honored with ‘India-UK Achievers’ Award
- Yatin Bhaskar Duggal wins first prize in National Youth Parliament Festival 2024
- Tiger Woods honoured with USGA’s prestigious Bob Jones Award
- Sunil Bharti Mittal first Indian to get Honorary Knighthood from King Charles III
- Pradeep Mahajan receives Maharashtra Bhushan Award 2024
Defence
- DRDO conducts successful flight test of Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile
- Iran launches ‘Pars 1’ satellite into orbit from Russia
- Navy commissions strategically important base INS Jatayu in Lakshadweep Islands
Science
- India’s IN-SPACe Inaugurates Satellite & Payload Technical Centre in Ahmedabad
Book and Author
- A book on Indian modern art “The Gems of Indian Art” launched
- “The Conspiracy” authored by Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Important day
- 1 March – Zero Discrimination Day (Theme 2024 – To protect everyone’s health, protect everyone’s rights)
- 1 March – World Seagrass Day (Theme 2024 – Healthy Seagrass, Healthy Planet)
- 1 March – World Civil Defence Day
- 3 February – World Wildlife Day (Theme 2024 – Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.)
- 3 March – World Hearing Day (Theme 2024 – Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all)
- 4 March – National Safety Day (Theme 2024 – Safety Leadership for ESG Excellence.)
- 4 March – World Obesity Day (Theme 2024 – Let’s Talk About Obesity And…”)
- 5 March – Dissociative Identity Disorder Awareness Day
- 5 March – International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness
- 6 March – Ghana Independence Day
- 7 March – Jan Aushadhi Diwas
- 8 March – International Women’s Day (Theme 2024 – ‘Invest in women: Accelerate Progress’)
Obituary
- Brian Mulroney, Former Canada Prime Minister passes away