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Current Affairs [PDF] - March 16-31, 2020

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News Headlines: March 16-31, 2020 ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Current Affairs: News Headlines-16 March 2020 .......................................................................................................................... 3
Current Affairs: News Headlines-17 March 2020 .......................................................................................................................... 3
Current Affairs: News Headlines-18 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 4
Current Affairs: News Headlines-19 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 4
Current Affairs: News Headlines-20 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 5
Current Affairs: News Headlines-21 March 2020 .......................................................................................................................... 5
Current Affairs: News Headlines-22 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 6
Current Affairs: News Headlines-23 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 7
Current Affairs: News Headlines-24 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 7
Current Affairs: News Headlines-25 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 8
Current Affairs: News Headlines-27 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 9
Current Affairs: News Headlines-27 March 2020 ......................................................................................................................... 9
Current Affairs: News Headlines-28 March 2020 ....................................................................................................................... 10
Current Affairs: News Headlines-29 March 2020 ........................................................................................................................ 11
Current Affairs: News Headlines-30 March 2020 ....................................................................................................................... 12
Current Affairs: News Headlines-31 March 2020 ........................................................................................................................ 12
March 16, 2020 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
Facts Box: Methanotrophic Bacteria Culture first time in India ................................................................................................. 13
Corona Virus: US Federal Reserve reduces interest rate to 0% ................................................................................................. 13
Supreme Court CJI rules out limited shut down of the court .................................................................................................... 14
UNCTAD: India among 15 countries economically affected due to Corona Virus ............................................................... 14
Ordinance passed by the Uttar Pradesh Government to recover damages of protests ........................................................ 14
Gold Imports of 2019-20 dip by 8.86% narrowing Current Account Deficit to 143 billion USD ................................... 15
DefExpo-2020 Outcomes reported at the Parliament .................................................................................................................. 15
Banana Exports hit due to Corona Virus ......................................................................................................................................... 15
WHO: Ground Water contaminated with Uranium in India above 30 micro-gram per litre ............................................. 16
Chaitra Jatra Festival cancelled in Odisha due to Corona Virus ................................................................................................. 16
What is “Herd Immunity” Strategy adopted by the UK Government to contain Corona Virus? ...................................... 16
Corona Virus: NMDC reduced iron ore prices by 1.5% .............................................................................................................. 17
Motor Vehicles Act: 10% reduction of road accidents in 5 months ......................................................................................... 17
March 17, 2020 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
Corona Virus: India bans entry of people from UK, EU; WHO’s Blanket Ban comment on India .................................... 18
Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief Justice of India nominated to Rajya Sabha by the President ............................................ 18
First COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in the United States ............................................................................................................ 19
Supreme Court rejects Curative Petitions filed over Nirbhaya Case: What are Curative Petitions? .................................. 19
India to provide 107.01 million Nepali rupees for construction of schools in Nepal ........................................................... 20
Former Rajya Sabha member and veteran journalist Patil Puttappa passes away ................................................................. 20
Supreme Court seeks immediate floor test from Madhya Pradesh State Government ........................................................ 21
What is Modified New Pricing Scheme-III? .................................................................................................................................... 21
What is Forex Swap and LTRO suggested by RBI governor to support Liquidity in India? ............................................... 22
Bangladesh celebrates 100th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ................................................ 22
Draft National Policy for Rare Diseases placed in website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ............................. 22
March 18, 2020 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Starch-Based “Hemostat” developed at Institute of Nano Science to stop blood loss ......................................................... 23
NAVIC Messaging System for Fisheries Department .................................................................................................................. 23
Corona Virus: GoI halts three crucial policies as revenues shrink ............................................................................................ 24
Swachh Bharat Mission: Gram Panchayats get more funds under 15th finance commission ............................................ 24
European Project linking Black sea, North Sea and Baltic Sea criticized by Environmental Organization ...................... 25
Government of India allows private sector to diagnose Corona Virus .................................................................................... 25
CSIR develops new Hand Sanitizer without using chemicals .................................................................................................... 25
Saudi Arabia to hold virtual G20 Summit as that of India’s SAARC ....................................................................................... 26
Agricultural & Processed food products Export Development Authority signs MoU with SFAC ..................................... 26
GoI: Left Wing Extremism has declined by 38% in last five years ........................................................................................... 26
March 18: Ordnance Factory Day .................................................................................................................................................... 27
GM Crop: White Flies Resistant Cotton Field Trials begins ....................................................................................................... 27
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