Page-14 of Current Affairs - March, 2016

PM Narendra Modi named among 30 most influential people on internet list of Time Magazine

March 17, 2016

Time Magazine has named Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among the 2016 edition list of 30 most influential people on the internet. He was placed at 15th position. The list has been topped by the American hip hop artist and ..

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India ranks 118th on UN's World Happiness Index 2016

March 17, 2016

India ranked 118th out of 157 countries on the United Nations’ World Happiness Index (WHI) 2016. It was revealed by the fourth World Happiness Report 2016 published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), a global initiative for the UN. ..

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Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passes away

March 17, 2016

Eminent Shehnai exponent Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan passed away following prolonged illness in Kolkatta, West Bengal. He was 77. He was one of the best-known players of the instrument after the legendary Bismillah Khan. He hailed from a family ..

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US President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland for US Supreme Court

March 17, 2016

President Barack Obama has nominated veteran appeals court judge Merrick Garland (63) to be the next US Supreme Court Justice. His nomination comes to vacancy in the US Supreme Court which was created after the death of SC Justice Antonin ..

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Fazle Kabir appointed as Governor of Bangladesh’s Central Bank

March 17, 2016

Bangladesh Government has appointed Former Secretary of Finance Division Fazle Kabir as the new Governor of Bangladesh Bank, country’s central bank. He will succeeds Atiur Rahman who had resigned after taking moral responsibility over the cyber theft from the central ..

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India aviation show 2016 begins in Hyderabad

March 17, 2016

The India Aviation 2016, an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation kicked off in Hyderabad, Telangana. It is the fifth edition in the biennial series of this international exhibition and was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee at the Begumpet ..

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AAHAR 2016 kicked off at New Delhi

March 17, 2016

The largest fair on Food and Hospitality Sector in India, AAHAR 2016 has kicked off at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. It is the 31st edition in this series of the fair and was inaugurated by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Key ..

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Rajya Sabha passes Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016

March 16, 2016

Rajya Sabha has passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2016 without any discussion. The Bill proposes to amend the some provisions of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 retrospectively with effect from October, 2003. Key facts The amendment bill removes exception ..

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