ESE 2018 March 2017 Current Affair Quick Revision Notes

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1.FinalDraftofCentralGST&IntegratedGSTApprovedByGSTCouncil

TheGoodsandServicesTax(GST)CouncilheadedbyFinanceMinisterArunJaitleyunanimouslyclearedthecrucialCentralGST

(CGST)andIntegratedGST(IGST)draftbillsonMarch4,2017duringits11thmeetingatVigyanBhavan.

Thestatehadrecommendedasmanyas26changesregardingCGSTandIGST,allofwhichwereacceptedbytheCentre.

UndertheIGSTbillwhichisrelatedtotaxationofinterstatetransferofgoods,thelegislationhasbeenmadeforcrossempowerment

ofstateandcentralofficers.

BothCentreandstateshaveagreedtoprovideacompositionschemeforsmallbusinesses.

NowthesmallbusinesseswithanannualturnoverofuptoRs50lakhwillpay5percenttax(tobesharedequallybetweentheCentre

andstates).

2.InterstateRiverWaterDisputes(Amendment)Bill,2017introducedinLokSabha

TheUnionMinisterofWaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenationSushriUmaBhartiintroducedInterStateRiver

WaterDisputes(Amendment)Bill,2017inLokSabhaonMarch14,2017tosetupasinglepermanenttribunaltoeffectivelyresolve

interstateriverwatersharingdisputes.FeaturesoftheInterStateRiverWaterDisputes(Amendment)Bill,2017

i.TheInterStateRiverWaterDisputes(Amendment)Bill,2017proposestoeasetheadjudicationofinterstateriverwaterdisputes

andmakethepresentlegalandinstitutionalarchitecturestrongerandrobust.

ii.TheBillalsoproposesasettingupaSingleStandingTribunal(withmultiplebenches)insteadofpresentlyexistingmultipletribunals

andshallconsistofoneChairperson,oneViceChairpersonandnotmorethansixotherMembers.

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3.GovtApprovesNationalHealthPolicyToProvideAssuredHealthServicesToAll(important)
TheCabinethasalsoapprovedtheNationalHealthPolicy2017toaddressthecurrentandemergingchallengeswhichariseduetothe

changingsocioeconomic,technologicalandepidemiologicallandscape.

Aim:Provideassuredhealthcaretoallparticularlytheunderservedandunderprivileged.

FeaturesoftheNationalHealthPolicy2017

Thepolicyenvisagesattainmentofthehighestpossiblelevelofhealthandwellbeingfor

allatallagesthroughapreventiveandpromotivehealthcareorientationinall

developmentalpolicies.Universalaccesstogoodqualityhealthcareserviceswithoutanyonehavingtofacefinancialhardshipasa

consequence.

Itincludesincreasingaccess,improvingqualityandloweringthecostofhealthcaredelivery.

4.AnimalWelfareBoardChairedByEnvironmentMinistry

ThemovewhichisfollowedbythedifferenceinopinionbetweenAnimalWelfareBoardofIndia(AWBI)andMinistryofEnvironment

andForests(MoEF),theCentralgovernmentmadeabrightmovetocombinebothbyappointingseniorofficialofMoEFtochair

AWBI.

ThisboardistobeheadedbySharadSinghNegi,SpecialSecretaryandDirectorGeneral(Forests),MoEF.InMarch3,centerhas

saidthatthisboardwillremainheadforthethreeyearterm.

Alltheadministrationandfinancialsectorswillbelookedafterbythegovernmentandtherewillbenoconcessionandnegligencein

itswork.

5.GSTBillTabledByArunJaitelyInLokSabha

TheFinanceMinisterofIndia,Mr.ArunJaitelyintroducedfourbillsonGoodsandServiceTax(GST)onMarch27,2017.Thesebills

mainlyfocusontheCentralGoodsandServiceTax(CGST)billwhichwillamalgamatealltheindirectcentralgovernmentlevies.

Thefourbillsare

CentralGoodsandServiceTax(CGST)Bill,

UnionTerritoryGSTBill,

IntegratedGSTBilland

GST(CompensationtoStates)BillAsperthedetailsprovidedbyourfinanceminister,themaximumGSTratewillbeof40percent.
Healsoaddedthedetailsaboutantiprofiteeringauthorityandarrestsforevadingtaxes.Thesearethepenultimatestepsbeforethe

rolloutofGSTthebiggesttaxreformsinceindependence.

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6.PrakashJavadekarIntroducesIIITBillInLokSabha

OnMarch27,2017abillstatingtheinclusionofIndianInstituteofInformationTechnologyDesignandManufacturing(IIITDM)

KurnoolasanInstituteofNationalImportanceisintroducedinLokSabha.

ThebillwasintroducedbyHumanResourceDevelopmentMinisterPrakashJavadekar.Themainreasonbehindthebillistobring

theIndianInstituteofTechnology,DesignandManufacturingatKurnoolwithinthescopeoftheIndianInstitutesofInformation

TechnologyAct2014.

currentaffairsofthemonth

1.Awards

TheFrenchmathematicianwhohasbeenawardedthe2017AbelPrizeforhisworkonwavelets,amathematicaltheorywith

applicationsindatacompression,medicalimagingandthedetectionofgravitationalwavesYvesMeyer

TheKonkaniwriterwhohasbeenawardedtheSaraswatiSamman2016forhisnovelHawthanMahabaleshwarSail

2.Defence

ThefirstwomantobecommissionedasacombatofficerintheBorderSecurityForceinits51yearhistoryTanushreePareek

TheLongRangeMaritimePatrolaircraftoftheIndianNavywhichhasbeendeinductedataceremonyheldatINSRajali,Arakkonam

TU142M

ThejointmilitaryexerciseconductedbythearmiesofIndiaandOmaninHimachalPradeshfromMar6toMar19wasnamedAl

NagahII2017
The11theditionof14dayIndoNepalJointMilitaryExercisebeingconductedatPithoragarh(Uttarakhand)withtheparticipationof

eliteDURGABAKSHBattalionofNepalandtheEKTASHAKTIBattalionofThePunjabRegimentSuryaKiranXI

ThesecondeditionofjointexercisebetweentheIndianandOmanArmywhichcommencedatBakloh,HimachalPradeshAl

Nagahli2017

TheWeaponLocatingRadar(WLR)developedbyDRDOandhandedovertoIndianArmyforinductionisnamedSWATHI

3.Persons

TheformerdirectoroftheIndianInstituteofTropicalMeteorology,Pune,(hefirstproposedalinkbetweentheElNinophenomenon

andtheIndianmonsoonandwasknownasFatherofIndianMeteorology),whopassedawayon18March2017DevRajSikka

TheeminentIndianscientistwhohasbeenconferredHonoraryD.LittbyMumbaiUniversity(presentedbythePresidentShriPranab

Mukherjee)M.S.Swaminathan

TheonlyblackwomantobenominatedforthreeAcademyAwardswhohasbeennamedHarvardsArtistoftheYear2017Viola

Davis

TheTelecomSecretarywhohasbeenchosentobeIndiaspermanentrepresentativetotheWorldTradeOrganisationwitheffectfrom

01June2017J.S.Deepak

TheAmericanphysicianandresearcherwhopassedawayon04March2017(Hehadperformedthefirsthumanlivertransplantin

1963,andthefirstsuccessfulhumanlivertransplantin1967)ThomasEStarzl

ThePakistandiplomatwhohasbeenelectedtothepostofSecretaryGeneralofSAARCsucceedingNepalsArjunBahadurThapa

AmjadHusseinBSial

Thecolumnist,humorist,writerandplaywrightfamousforhiscolumnDuniyaNeUndhaChasmainGujaratiwhopassedawayon01

Mar2017TarakMehta

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4.places
ThevenueofWorldConferenceonEnvironment2017organisedbyNationalGreenTribunalfrom25to26March2017NewDelhi

ThecityinwhichtheIndianSpaceResearchOrganisationhascommissionedworldsthirdlargesthypersonicwindtunnelwhichwill
helpinthelaunchofaerospacevehiclesathypersonicspeedThiruvananthapuram

Thevenueof3dayInternationalConferenceonBuddhisminthe21stCenturyPerspectivesandResponsestoGlobalChallengesand

Crisesheldfrom17to19Mar17(InauguratedbyHisHolinessDalaiLamaandclosingaddressbytheIndianPresidentShriPranab

Mukherjee)Rajgir,Bihar

TheplaceinHimachalPradeshatwhichIndiasfirstPristineairqualitymonitoringstationhasbeendedicatedtothenationby

NationalPhysicalLaboratoryPalampur

TheplaceinKeralawhereNTPChasinstalledIndiaslargestfloatingsolarphotovoltaicplantKayamkulam

TheplaceinGujaratwhereIndiaslongestExtradosedbridge(acrossNarmada)wasdedicatedtothenationbythePrimeMinisterShri

NarendraModiBharuch

TheplaceinPunjabwherecountryslargestnationalflagmeasuring120x80feethasbeenhoistedatopa360feettallflagpost

Attari(Amritsar)

Thevenueof3dayfestivalDestinationNorthEast2017beingorganisedbyMinistryofDevelopmentofNorthEasternRegionfrom6to

8March2017Chandigarh

TheplaceinHaryanafromwhichSwachhShaktiSaptahwaslaunchedbyUnionMinisterofDrinkingWaterandSanitation,Shri

NarendraSinghTomarGurugram

5.IndicesandRanks

TherankofIndiaintheGlobalArchitecturePerformanceIndex2017releasedbyWorldEconomicForum(Switzerland,Norwayand

Swedenranked1,2and3respectively)87

IndiasrankintheWorldHappinessReport2017publishedbyUnitedNationsSustainableDevelopmentSolutionsNetwork(with

Norway,DenmarkandIcelandinthetop3positions)122

TherankofIndiaintheWomeninPolitics(WomeninMinisterialPositions)reportreleasedbyUNWomenandInterParliamentary

Unionrecently(firstpositionBulgaria)88

TherankofIndiaintheWomeninPolitics(WomeninParliament)reportreleasedbyUNWomenandInterParliamentaryUnion

recently(fristpositionRwanda)148
6.Miscellaneous

The85yearoldcinematheatreinNewDelhiwhichhascloseddownpermanentlyon30March2017withthescreeningofRajKapoors
filmsMeraNaamJokerandSangamRegalCinema

TheprivatesectorbankwhichhaslaunchedamobilebankingappforruralcustomersnamedMeraiMobile(availableinelevenIndian

languages)ICICIBank

TheriverinNewZealandwhichhasbeengrantedthelegalstatusofapersonforthefirsttimeintheworldWhanganuiRiver

ThemissionlaunchedbytheCentralGovernmenttoachieveBlueRevolution(developmentoffisheries)isnamedMission

Fingerling

TheperiodofmaternityleavewhichhasbeenallowedundertheMaternityBenefitAct,1961withtheMaterntiyBenefits(Amendments)

Bill,2016passedbytheParliamentrecently26weeks

TheBengalurubasedinstitutionwhichhasbecomethefirstIndianinstitutetoberanked(at8thposition)intheTop10listofTimes

HigherEducationlistofbestsmalluniversitiesIndianInstituteofScience

TheStatewhichisscheduledtoholdIndiasbiggestriverfestivalNamamiBrahmaputrafromMarch31toApril4Assam

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ImportantDaysofMarch

ZeroDiscriminationDay:01March2017Designatedby:UNAIDSTheme:MakeSomeNoisefor#ZeroDiscrimination

WorldWildlifeDay:03March2017

Designatedby:UnitednationsGeneralAssemblyTheme:ListentotheYoungVoices

WorldHearingDay:03March2017

Designatedby:W.H.O.Theme:ActionforHearingLoss,MakeaSoundInvestment

WorldKidneyDay:09March2017
Designatedby:InternationalSocietyofNephrology(ISN)andtheInternationalFederationofKidneyFoundations(IFKF)Theme:

KidneyDiseaseandObesity

WorldWaterDay:22March2017Designatedby:UNGeneralAssemblyTheme:WhyWasteWater

WorldTuberculosisDay:24March2017Designatedby:WHO

Theme:UnitetoendTB:Leavenoonebehind

Important:

FirstFullyMadeinIndiaTrain

OnMarch18,2017theRailwayMinisterShriSureshPrabhuflaggedoffthefirstmadeinIndiaMedhafromDadartoBorivali.

OperationThunderBird

OperationThunderBirdwasaninitiativelaunchedbyINTERPOL.Itinvolvedpolice,customs,borderagencies,environment,wildlife

andforestryofficialsfrom43countriesandterritories.Itresultedinarangeofseizuresincluding,60tonnesofwoodandtimber,4,770

birds,1,240reptilesincludingatleast560turtlesandtortoises,100wildcats,2.75tonnesofpangolinscales,2.54tonnesofrawand

processedivoryand25tonnesofvariousanimalparts,includingmeat,hornsandfeathers.

INSVIRAATDECOMMISSIONED

ASpecialPostalCoverreleasedtocommemorate30yearsofGloriousServicetoTheNationbyINSViraat.INSViraatholdstheworld

recordasmentionedintheGuinnessBookofrecordsforbeingthelongestservingwarshipoftheworld.

UndertheIndianFlag,theshiphasclockedmorethan22,622flyinghoursbyvariousaircraftinthepastthreedecadesandhasspent

nearly2252daysatseasailingacross5,88,287nauticalmiles(10,94,215KM).ThisimpliesthatViraathasspentsevenyearsatsea,

circumnavigatingtheglobe27times.

AircraftcarriersnowinIndianNavy:INSVikramaditya.

Tobeinductedshortly:INSVikrant

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