CURRENT AFFAIRS – 6 th MARCH 2014 TO 9 th MARCH 2014 -International Women Day is being observed across the world on 8 March 2014. -Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 7 March 2014 announced to set up a committee under the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). -An Indian-American engineer Abraham Pannikottu on 7 March 2014 announced to develop Zero Pressure tyres for the US military. -Public sector general insurer New India Assurance announced an exclusive health insurance cover New India Asha Kiran for girl child on 7 March 2014. -Saudi Arabia on 7 March 2014 declared Muslim Brotherhood with other three militant group as Terrorist Group. -Technology firm Avaya on 6 March 2014 appointed Priyadarshi Mohapatra as Managing Director for its India and SAARC operations. -Indian-American scientist Anil Jain on 6 March 2014 developed the first 3D model of a human fingerprint called Phantom. -Tom Albanese was appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vedanta Resources. -China announced a biggest hike of 12.2 percent in defence budget -Australia replaced India at second position in the Test team rankings of cricket after they defeated South Africa in the third and final Test match. -Ragala Venkat Rahul won 2 Gold and 1 Silver on the second day of the 16th Asian Youth Weightlifting Championship on 6 March 2014. -Indian Revenue Department has tightened baggage rules for inbound Indian passengers curb gold smuggling and to prevent misuse of gold import facility. -The second update of the Annual Health Survey was released on 6 March 2014. -Home Ministry issue says that OCIs and PIOs will not require medical visa for commissioning surrogacy but in case couples are married for two years. -Authorities in Crimea voted to accelerate secession from Ukraine and unanimously backed a law to be part of the Russian Federation on 6 March 2014. -CAPRISA announced a remarkable discovery that potent antibodies which can neutralize and kill multiple strains of HIV. -China announced to extend the Qinghai-Tibet railway line to Xigaze on 6 March 2014. -National security advisor-level meet on maritime security cooperation between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives held in New Delhi. -European Union froze the assets of ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych and 17 ministers, businessmen and security chief. -Tamil Nadu men and Railways women won the Federation Cup Volleyball titles by defeating services and Kerala respectively. -Bharti Airtel and Etisalat signed a pact to set up a multi-service regional network infrastructure node in India -Mumbai was the least expensive major city for expatriates according to annual ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit -The Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class (BC) status for the Jat and Jat Sikhs of the State on 5 March 2014. -Delhi high court ordered Delhi Police to set up a unit to prevent racial profiling of people from North East India on 5 March 2014. -NDMC launched a new health scheme Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna for women -The 64th National Basketball Championship concluded on 5 March 2014 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. -India and Nepal army has started a joint military exercise Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI at Saljhandi in Rupandehi district of Nepal. -Migrant Entrepreneurs: Building Our Business, Creating Our Jobs report claims that migrant entrepreneurs are one in seven of all UK companies. -Current Account Deficit (CAD) declined to 0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Quarter 3 (October - December) of 2013-14.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:07:15 +0000
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