12th March 2018 Events - Important Daily Current Affairs

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Daily Current Affairs of 12th March 2018

International Current Affairs

Today (12th March) is World Day against Cyber Censorship.
- This is is an online event held each year on March 12 to rally support for a single, unrestricted Internet that is accessible to all and to draw attention to the ways that governments around the world are deterring and censoring free speech online.
- This day was first observed on 12 March 2008 at the request of Reporters Without Borders and Amnesty International.
The 1st ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit successfully concluded with a landmark agreement on mutual recognition of educational qualifications between the two countries and a record 15 other MoUs between universities and research institutions on joint initiatives and partnerships.
- The summit was organized by the French Embassy in India and co-hosted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.
- The two-day summit was held in New Delhi and coincided with the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India.

National Current Affairs

The West Bengal government is going to launch a project worth ₹700 crore to bring 50 lakh rural women under the Self Help Group (SHG) model.
- The scheme will work in three phases :
- - The identification and training of the women,
  - Providing them loans from different cooperative banks at low interest rates
  - Promoting and marketing the products of these SHGs.
The Union Textile Ministry has approved a proposal for setting up a Garment university in Bengaluru's Bommanahalli.
The Power Ministry has directed all Central government departments and PSUs in the National Capital Region to switch to e-vehicles for local use.
- The move comes as the government plans to have 30% of the total vehicle fleet in the country running on batteries by 2030.
- Charging facilities for such vehicles are being installed at various locations, the ministry added.
India’s 1st National Coastal Policing Academy, National Academy of Coastal Policing (NACP) to train police forces in effectively safeguarding country’s shoreline will start functioning from April 2018.
- It will be launched from campus of Gujarat’s Fisheries Research Centre located in coastal Okha town in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

Shares of Andhra Bank Ltd fell as much as 15.5% to hit a 14-year low after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) filed a charge sheet against one of its former directors on a money laundering case.

New Appointments

The central government has appointed Debashish Mukherjee as an Executive Director of Canara Bank.
- He has been appointed for a tenure of three years.
Murali Ramaswami has taken charge as Executive Director of Vijaya Bank.
Senior diplomat Vinay Kumar has been appointed as India’s ambassador to Afghanistan.
- He has replaced incumbent Manpreet Vohra.
Anil Kumar Chaudhary has been appointed as the Chairman of Steel Authority of India (SAIL).
Rangarajan Raghavan has been appointed as the new Managing Director (MD) of the HCL Infosystems.
- He has replaced Premkumar Seshadri .

Science & Technology

Russia successfully launched high-precision aeroballistic Kinzhal hypersonic missile from a MiG-31 supersonic interceptor jet.

Awards & Honors

India won Best Exhibitor Award at ITB–Berlin World Tourist Meet convened at Berlin, Germany.
- More than 100 countries had participated in the mega meet with their respective Tourism Ministers.

Sports Current Affairs

World champions Australia won 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2018 for record 10th time by defeating England .
India B won 45th edition of the Deodhar Trophy 2018 by defeating Karnataka in final match by 6 wickets at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala.

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