Page-21 of Current Affairs - March, 2016

Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti IV begins

March 10, 2016

The fourth edition of the India-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti has begun at Magelang in Indonesia. The 13 days (till 23 March) bilateral exercise aims at (i) Building and promoting positive relations between the Armies of India and Indonesia. ..

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RBI inks information exchange MoU with Bank of Israel

March 10, 2016

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of Israel (BOI) for exchange of information pertaining to banking supervision. It was signed by Parvathy V Sundaram, Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Department of Banking Supervision ..

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Brazil musician Nana Vasconcelos passes away

March 10, 2016

Acclaimed Brazil musician Naná Vasconcelos passed away due to lung cancer in the northeastern Brazilian city of Recife. He was 71. He was 8 time Grammy Award-winning Brazilian percussionist known for his wide instrumental range and major role in free ..

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Lok Sabha passes Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016

March 10, 2016

Lok Sabha has passed Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016 by voice vote to make amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968. The bill replaces the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee in ..

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Beatles Producer George Henry Martin passes away

March 10, 2016

The legendary music producer George Henry Martin passed away in Wiltshire, England. He was 90. He was popularly known as the fifth Beatle as he had signed the rock band Beatles and became their indispensable mentor and collaborator. About George ..

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ICICI Bank rolls out iWork@home for women employees

March 9, 2016

India’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has rolled out iWork@Home programme for its women employees for up to a year. It was launched by Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank on the occasion of International Women’s ..

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First ever NCC girls Everest expedition flagged off

March 9, 2016

The first ever all girls National Cadet Corps (NCC) Mount Everest expedition was flagged off by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence Rao Inderjeet Singh in New Delhi. The aim of mountaineering expeditions in NCC is to strengthen the ..

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57 countries to take part in first-ever Maritime India Summit 2016

March 9, 2016

57 countries are going to take part in the first Maritime India Summit 2016 scheduled to be held in April 2016 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was announced by the Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari on the sidelines of media launch ..

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