7th March 2018 Events - Important Daily Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs of 7th March 2018

International Current Affairs

Washington today became the 1st US state to set up its own net-neutrality requirements after U.S. regulators repealed Obama-era rules that banned internet providers from blocking content or interfering with online traffic.
- Governors of five other US states namely, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Montana and Vermont have also signed net-neutrality related executive orders.

National Current Affairs

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2018, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a Menstrual Hygiene Campaign titled #YesIBleed.
- The “#Yes I Bleed” campaign has been initiated formally across all multi-media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube to spread awareness about issue.
- #YesIBleed is second edition of such campaign that aims to create holistic approach to issue of menstruation, which is experience that transcends culture, class, and caste.
The government has sanctioned ₹1,000 crore for the phase two of the IMPRINT India programme.
- Projects will cover domains like defence, information technology, and energy.
- IMPRINT - Impacting Research Innovation and Technology
After 56 years, the Government has shifted headquarters of Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to Ballabhgarh in Faridabad District of Haryana from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- The Animal Welfare Board of India was set up under Section IV of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act(1960).
- Since its inception in 1962, AWBI has operated from Chennai.
- Reason behind this shifting : For better coordination between the Environment Ministry and AWBI for carrying out the animal welfare activities.

Science & Technology

Cybersecurity agencies have detected a new malware called Saposhi, which can take over electronic devices and use them for Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks.
- Saposhi Malware is capable of taking over electronic devices and turning them into bots (device taken over by malware) which can then be used for any purpose.
Google has unveiled a quantum processor with 72 qubits, surpassing IBM's 50-qubit computer unveiled last year.
Joint investigation committee (JIC) comprising US and Indian officials has test-fired M777 Ultra-Light Howitzers (ULH) at Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan.
- This test was conducted in the wake of accident during its trial in September 2017.

Recent Committees in News

To look into the development and regulation of the financial technology (fintech) sector in India, the Union Government has set up 8 Member steering committee.
- Head of this Committee : Subhash Garg (Economic Affairs Secretary).
- Members :
- - Electronics and Information Technology Secretary,
  - Financial Services Secretary, MSME Secretary,
  - Chairperson of Central Board of Excise and Customs,
  - Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India,
  - Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
  - Joint Secretary Department of Economic Affairs.

New Appointments

Nagaland Governor PB Acharya has appointed NDPP leader Neiphiu Rio as the Chief Minister and asked him to prove majority in the Assembly on or before March 16.
Nigerian-origin Tony Iwobi has been elected as Italy's first black senator.

Banking, Business & Economic Affairs

The shareholders of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have approved India’s candidature to international financial institution.
- With this, India will become the 69th member of EBRD.
- Check complete details of India's EBRD Membership from HERE.
Forbes Billionaires List 2018 :
- With a net worth of $112 billion, Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos has topped the Forbes billionaires list for the first time, dethroning Bill Gates who topped the list 18 times in the past 24 years.
- Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has been ranked India's richest person.
- Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has been ranked second richest Indian with a fortune of $18.8 billion.
- Jindal Group Chairperson Savitri Jindal is the richest Indian woman with a fortune of $8.8 billion.
- The 39-year-old Founder of mobile payments startup Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, is the youngest Indian in the list.
India for first time has started process of importing Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) from United States.
- The development comes on the heels of India’s first import of crude oil from the US in October 2017.
Iraq has overtaken Saudi Arabia to become India’s top crude oil supplier by supplying 38.9 million tonnes (MT) crude oil in the current financial year.
- It was fifth of the India’s oil needs.

Sports Current Affairs

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir, who led Kolkata Knight Riders to two Indian Premier League titles, has been appointed as Captain of Delhi Daredevils ahead of 2018 season.

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