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Oscar Awards 2016 conferred; Film Mad Max: Fury Road won maximum awards
President of India to be the chief guest at the 40th anniversary celebrations of Indian Civil
Accounts Service
Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ programme will be launched to link States and Districts in an
annual programme that connects people though exchanges in areas of language, trade,
culture, travel and tourism
Famous Tamil comedy actor Kumarimuthu died
Wawrinka Beats Baghdatis To Win Dubai Title , He also won FRENCH & AUSTRALIAN
OPEN
National Science Day observed with theme Scientific Issues for Development of the Nation
Resul Pookutty became first Asian to win Golden Reel Award
US actor George Kennedy passes away
Science journalist Pallava Bagla bags national award
Bill Gates richest man in world : Forbes
Internet for every home launched in Tamil Nadu
PPF contributions to remain tax exempt: Adhia
Indira Gandhi International Airport DELHI wins three international awards
Delhi first state to launch HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccine
Former NZ cricket captain Martin Crowe passes away
Three British scientists have won a prestigious 2016 Grete Lundbeck European Brain
Research Prize (also known as Brain Prize) for giving vital insight how the human brain
remembers, learns and navigates.
Five Indian women among Forbes World’s Billionaires List
Ratan Thiyam named for 11th META theatre award
Bhagwati Lal Vyas selected for Bihari Puraskar 2015
India signed MoU with World Bank for Madhya Pradesh Higher Education FOR 300 US $
India at 90th rank in terms of energy security
Raisina Dialogue started in New Delhi
RBI has come out with a draft regulatory framework for new kind of Non-Banking Financial
Companies (NBFC) which would act as an account aggregator to help people view their
accounts across financial institutions in a common format. Only companies registered with
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the RBI as NBFC-AA would be able to undertake the business of an account aggregator
India has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organisation against the United States over
its measures raising fees on some applicants for temporary work visas, mostly involving the
tech sector .
Union Government has cancelled the contract for the Rs. 10,050 crore Zojila Pass Tunnel
Building Project (IRB )
3RD MARCH - World Wildlife Day (WWD)
Sanjiv Kapoor named Vistara’s new chief strategy office
Mrugank Paranjape appointed as MD and CEO of MCX ( Multi Commodity Exchange of
India Ltd )
Cabinet Committee on security gives nod to acquire two advanced Israeli Phalcon AWACS
(Airborne Warning and Control System) from Israel.
London world’s most expensive city: Surve
Jual Oram Launches New Website of NCST
Meghalaya to bid for 2022 National Games
ICC suspended Aaron Phangiso for illegal bowling action
IFC (International Finance Corporation) launches Uridashi Masala Bonds (Japanese Bonds)
PM Narendra Modi launches Setu Bharatam Project
Former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A.Sangma passed away
Election Commission announces Assembly Election in 5 States - West Bengal, Tamil Nadu,
Kerala, Assam and for Union Territory Puducherry
Manoj Kumar to be conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Sunil Sabharwal took charge as Alternate Executive Director at IMF
Noted film archivist P K Nair passes away
Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol event at ISSF World Cup
FIH promotes Napoleon Singh as international Umpire
Mumbai U-23 team clinched CK Nayudu Trophy 2015-16
MoU between Indian Army and Induslnd Bank on the Defence Salary package
TCS chief N Chandrasekaran appointed to board of Reserve Bank
Government has launched a River Information System (RIS) between Haldia and Farakka
stretch of the National Waterway-1 (NW-1)
15 States have Joined UDAY Scheme
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PepsiCo Named As New Associate Sponsor Of BCCI
Chapchar Kut Festival Celebrated Across Mizoram
Anirban Lahiri Jumps To 9th Spot At World Golf Championships
Pat Conroy, Prince of Tides And Great Santini Author, Dies At 70
Flipkart launches e-wallet to take on Paytm, Freecharge
'Carriage by Air' amendment bill passed by Rajya Sabha
Asia Cup T20: India beat Bangladesh
U.N. imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program
Germany to develop Bhubaneswar, Kochi, Coimbatore as Smart Cities
National carrier Air India successfully flew the World’s longest all-woman operated and
supported flight from the national capital New Delhi to San Francisco (United States).
PM selects Nagepur village in Varanasi for development under SAGY
E-mail inventor Ray Tomlinson passes away
Capital Area Bank first to get small finance bank licence from RBI
NTPC signs MoU for research with IIT Delhi
Patna Pirates wins 3rd season of Pro Kabaddi League
Indian men’s and women’s teams scripted history by clinching the gold medals at the World
Table Tennis Team Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
Tata Motors in pact for Indian Army’s combat vehicles programme
Padma Sachdev awarded 2015 Krutitava Smagra Samman
World Cup T20: Reliance-Jio to give free Wi-Fi at 6 stadiums
SBI among 4 new foreign banks allowed to operate in Myanmar
Indian Railways has formed a new Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to implement the
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Bullet Train project.
India, Saudi Arabia hold talks on regional and global issues
Maria Sharapova failed Dope test
Gujarat tops the list of states with most investment potential
India will induct its first batch of female fighter pilots in June
Syndicate Bank 1,000 crore fraud
Telangana, Maharashtra ink pact for construction of barrages on Godavari
Yes Bank launches all-women branch in Bengaluru
Anand Mahindra conferred with France’s highest civilian award
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Govt removes proposed tax on EPF withdrawals
Fitch Maintains India's Growth Forecast At 7.5 %
Parliament clears Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015
57 countries to take part in first-ever Maritime India Summit 2016
Russia tops ranking for women in senior business roles
IMF to set up data sharing centre in India
National Anthem compulsory in all schools in WB
ICICI Bank rolls out iWork@home for women employees
Made-in-India Baleno launched in Japan
Quikr launches service for doorstep pickup & delivery of pre-owned goods
Karnataka launches Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana
India, ASEAN Plus military exercise FORCE 18 concluded in Pune
India, Bangladesh sign $2 billion deal to implement socio-economic projects
Tata Power inks pact to buy IRRJL wind project (Indo Rama Renewables Ltd)
Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti IV begins
Mahindra Aerospace to set up operations in UAE
Rest of India lift Irani Cup Cricket Title
RBI inks information exchange pact with Bank of Israel
Honey festival in Mangaluru from March 12
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana approved by the Cabinet
ISRO launches Sixth Navigation Satellite IRNSS 1-F
Ex SC Judge Balbir Singh Chauhan Appointed As Chairman Of 21st Law Commission
Of India
ICICI Bank launched a credit-linked subsidy scheme
Hyundai Is Now the Official Partner of BCCI
Kangana Ranaut Has Become The Brand Ambassador Of Reebok India
India To Launch 25 Foreign Satellites This Year
Project Mausam Of M/O Culture Aims To Explore Multi-Faceted Indian Ocean World
Jean Arnault of France to Head New UN Mission in Colombia
NITI Aayog Launches 'Women Transforming India' Campaign
Railway minister Suresh Prabhu launches "clean my coach" service by sending msg @ 58888
Government bans 350 drugs, including Phensedyl, Corex
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Gujarat: Leaks In Kakrapar Nuclear Plant, One Unit Shut
Aadhar Scheme Collects Biometric Data of 99 Crore Indians
HDFC Bank Ties Up With 5 Start Ups
Long march against Indo-Bangladesh power plant near Sundarbans started
Union Cabinet gave green signal for amendment to Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925
Kerala Tourism campaign wins Golden City Gate Award
Allahabad High Court celebrates 150th foundation year
Arab League declares Lebanese movement Hezbollah a terrorist group
India, US launch Fullbright-Kalam Climate Fellowship
Lt Gen N P S Hira appointed Deputy Chief of Army
All England Championships: Lin Dan wins sixth title; Nozomi Okuhara first
Union Power Ministry named LED based Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) as
UJALA
IMF and India to set-up South Asia Regional Training and Technical Assistance Center in
Delhi
A Palestinian teacher has won a $1m (£707,000) global teaching prize - with the award
announced in a video message by Pope Francis
Agni-I successfully test fired off Odisha coast
Indian scholar H Deep Saini appointed VC of Canberra University
International Children’s Film Festival for NE Region begins in Gangtok
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates three major railway projects in Bihar of 7000 Cr.
Online portal ‘Swayam’ being launched to combat illiteracy: Smriti Irani
China to set up International Maritime Judicial Center
Services wins 70th Santosh Trophy football title 2016
Defence Expo 2016 to be held in Goa
Post Office account holders can operate their accounts from any branch
Nobel laureate Lloyd S. Shapley passed away
Food and Hospitality fair, AAHAR 2016 inaugurates in New Delhi
RBI likely to pay Rs 57,000 crore in dividends to government in 2016-17
ICICI Bank launches contactless mobile pay solution ‘iTap’
ExoMars 2016 spacecraft successfully launched by Europe & Russia
First ever Paralympics Games begins in Arunachal Pradesh
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Htin Kyaw elected as first civilian President of Myanmar
Denmark world’s happiest country
UN suspends Maria Sharapova as Goodwill Ambassador
Amitabh Bachchan to sing national anthem before India-Pakistan match
World’s first fully electric double decker bus launched in London
Modi to join world leaders in wax at Madame Tussauds
Haryana gets first Earthquake Warning System in country
SAARC Business Travelers’ Card expected by May
FICCI to fund construction of 250 toilets in govt schools in AP
Four Oil PSUs sign pacts to raise stake in Russian oil fields
Gamesa wins solar order from Sri Lanka
Punjab Government notifies swine flu (H1N1 under Epidemic Disease Act
Cisco to set up Internet of Everything innovation centre in Vizag
India starts diesel exports to Bangladesh via rail
World Sufi Forum inaugurates in New Delhi
Priyanka & Raksha won Chameli Devi Jain Award
Fazle Kabir appointed Governor of Bangladesh Bank
Andrew Wiles wins 2016 Abel Prize
India became second biggest investor in London
Ashley Judd appointed as Goodwill Ambassador by UNDP
Railways join hands with ISRO for effective use of space technology
Modi on TIME’s most influential people on Internet for second year
6th December 2014 "Hagupit" hit a tyfoon - Philippines
24th February 2016 "Winston" a cyclone hit - Fiji ( capital - suva )
RBI allowed 11 payment banks for 18 months .
63rd National Film Awards 2016 - Winners List -
Best Film: Baahubali (National Award a huge achievement: ‘Baahubali’ producer)
Best Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali, ‘Bajirao Mastani’
Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Piku
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Best Actress: Kangana Ranaut, Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Best Hindi Film: Dum Laga Ke Haisha
Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film Of A Director: Neeraj Ghaywan, Masaan
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment: Bajrangi Bhaijaan
Best Female Playback Singer: Monali Thakur
Best Choreography: Remo D’Souza
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Nanak Shah Fakir
Best Malayalam Film: Pathemari
Best Film on Social Issue: Niranayakam
Best Children’s Film: Duronto
Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation: Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal
Recent International and National Fairs -
119th China Import and Export Fair 2016 held in Guangzhou, China
31st edition of the India International Leather Fair held in Chennai, Tamilnadu
Four-day National Arogya Fair-2016 held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand
119th Canton Fair 2016 will be held in Guangzhou, China
4th edition of International Textile and Apparel fair ‘VASTRA” held in Jaipur, Rajasthan
35th edition of India International Trade Fair (IITF) held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Asia’s largest Book Fair 2015 held in Hong Kong, China
35th edition of India International Trade Fair held in New Delhi, India
40th edition of International Kolkata Book Fair held in Kolkata, West Bengal
43rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair held in New Delhi, India
Three-day Organic Fair and Food Festival held in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
31st edition of Aahar-The International Food & Hospitality Fair will be held in New Delhi,
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