Page-23 of Current Affairs - March, 2019

Cricket to be re-introduced in Asian Games

March 5, 2019

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has decided to reintroduce Cricket in the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou, China. Cricket in Asian Games Earlier Cricket had featured in 2010 and 2014 Asian Games but was dropped from the ..

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SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station

March 5, 2019

The Crew Dragon capsule of Space X has successfully docked with the International Space Station. SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule The demonstration mission is named as Demo-1. It was a test mission before it can begin taking US astronauts into space. ..

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World Wildlife Day 2019

March 4, 2019

World Wildlife Day 2019 was observed on March 3rd with the theme ‘Life below water: for people and planet.’ World Wildlife Day Objectives To provide an opportunity to celebrate the beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora. To ..

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Sampriti 2019

March 4, 2019

Sampriti 2019, eight edition of India Bangladesh joint military exercise began on 3rd March 2019. The joint exercise is aimed to increase mutual cooperation, bonhomie and camaraderie between the armies of India and Bangladesh.  Sampriti 2019 Sampriti 2019 is hosted by ..

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PSBloansin59minutes.com emerges Largest Fintech Lending Platform

March 4, 2019

PSBloansin59minutes.com which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 has emerged as the country’s largest online lending platform, with loan sanctions exceeding over Rs 35,000 crore. The portal provides credit up to Rs 1 crore to micro, small ..

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Abhinandan Varthaman To Be Awarded Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar

March 4, 2019

Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has been chosen for the first Bhagwan Mahavir Ahimsa Puraskar constituted by the Akhil Bharatiya Digambar Jain Mahasamiti. The award which carries a cash prize of Rs. 2.51 lakh, a memento and a citation will ..

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Prayagraj Kumbha Mela 2019 makes it to the Guinness World Records

March 4, 2019

The Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has made into Guinness World Records in the following three sectors: Largest traffic and crowd management plan. Biggest painting exercise of public sites under paint my city scheme. Biggest sanitation and waste disposal mechanism. Kumbha ..

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PM lays foundation stone for AK-47 rifle Manufacturing Unit

March 4, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for AK-47 rifles manufacturing unit at Amethi of Uttar Pradesh. On the occasion of laying foundation stone PM thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for making the venture possible in such a short ..

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CISF Creates New Guinness World Record

March 4, 2019

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) created a new Guinness World Record for the longest single moving line bicycle parade at the Yamuna Expressway. New World Record The world record was attempted to commemorate the 50 years of the paramilitary force CISF. For creating the ..

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Indians at Dan Kovlov 2019

March 4, 2019

The medal winners for India at the Dan Kovlov 2019 wrestling event is listed below: Bajrang Punia won gold in the Men’s freestyle wrestling 65kg category. Pooja Dhanda claimed gold in the Women’s 59kg category. Sakshi Malik claimed silver medal in the Women’s ..

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