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CURRENT AFFIIRS 31.3.19

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1.     Infosys consulting arm is set to buy 75% stake in Starter NV, a subsidiry of Dutch-based ABN AMRO Bank.
2.     Election Commission launched a mobile application ‘PWD’, in Maharashtra which would facilitate Divyang voters for making voting easier.
3.     Facebook launched 2 new tools ‘Candiate Connect’ & ‘Share You Voted’ which will help to boost civic engagement during elections.
4.     Biomedical Research Career Programme (BRCP) approved by Union cabinet for Indian Scientists working abroad to return to India.
5.     Tashigang, Himachal Pradesh world’s highest polling station.

APPOINTMENTS

6.     Vijay Chandok – MD & CEO ICICI Securities.
7.     Zuzana Caputova – Elected Slovakia’s First Female President.
8.     Virender Sehwag appointed as brand ambassador PolicyX.com
9.     Abhay Thakur – next Ambassador of India to Republic of Berlin.
10. Election commission of India appointed Expenditure Observers
a.      Gopal Mukherjee - Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
b.     D.D. Goel – Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland

SUMMITS & CONFERENCE

11.  16th Joint working Group (JWG) on counter-Terrorism held in Ottawa.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

12.               Tesla has developed its largest power storage system in Asia for emergency backup power to trains in Japan.

DEFENCE

13. Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers Ltd became the first Indian Shipyard to build and deliver 100th warship namely Landing Craft Utility (LCU).

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