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One Liner GK Current Affairs: 8th March 2018

One Liner GK Current Affairs: 8th March 2018

One Liner GK Current Affairs: 8th March 2018

We, the Achieversrule team has brought to you the One Liner GK Current Affairs: 8th March 2018 in very short and concise manner. All the important headlines have been given in one line and these are very important for the upcoming examinations of Bank, Rail and SSC. We hope candidates will go through this and also through the Current Affairs Updates and Current  Affairs Gk Quiz for better performance in the examination.
CURRENT AFFAIRS BITES
Important Days
  • International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8th march. 
New Appointments: National
  • IRS officer Vivek R Wadekar was today appointed as the new Special Director in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) by the government.
Banking, Economic & Financial Affairs
  • The Reserve Bank has slapped a penalty of Rs 40 lakh on SBI for not complying with its directions on detection and impounding of counterfeit notes.
  • The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) signed a memorandum of understanding with CSC e-governance Services (CSCeGS) to take Udyami Mitra portal to the unserved and the underserved MSMEs.
National Affairs
  • The Competition Commission today imposed a total fine of more than Rs 54 crore on Jet Airways, InterGlobe Aviation and SpiceJet for unfair business practices with respect to fixing fuel surcharge on cargo transport. 
  • The government had sanctioned a Rs 2,000-crore compensation package for the refugees from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) living in Jammu and Kashmir.
  • CEAT introduces Safety Grip for the safety of women riders on women's day
  • The Union Cabinet increased the dearness allowance (DA) for its 11 million employees and pensioners to 7 per cent from 5 per cent, from January 1, 2018.
  • According to data of Chinese General Administration of Customs, India-China bilateral trade has reached 84.44 billion dollar last year, a historic high with 18.63% year-on-year growth rate.
International Affairs
  • Washington Becomes First State to Enact Its Own Net Neutrality Rules 
Defence & Railway News
  • The Railway Ministry is introducing a semi-high speed train on the Delhi-Jaipur route which would operate at the speed of 200 kmph and cover the distance within 90 minutes.
Application / Portal
  • Niti Aayog has launched Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) that aims to build a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem where women do not face any gender-based barriers.
  • On the occasion of International Women's Day, March 8,the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched a portal for women entrepreneurs of India: www.udyamsakhi.org. 
Schemes / Programme
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Rs. 1,151 crore Central Sector Scheme for in-situ management of crop residue in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi
  • The Union Cabinet has approved two key measures in telecom sector- Deferred payment liabilities of spectrum auction of telecom service providers (TSPs) and Revising the limit of the cap for spectrum holding for TSPs.
Agreements/ MoUs Signed
  • The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in field of Renewable Energy between India and Hellenic.
  • The Union Cabinet has approved signing of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France.
Summit /Conference / Events
  • The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is participating in World ATM Congress (WATMC) 2018 being held at IFEMA, Feria de Madrid, Spain from March 6 to 8.
  • Commemorating 70 years of the Indo-Russia ties, an event "Vision for Future" was today held here, seeking to expose the youth with the dynamic opportunities of cooperation between the two countries.
  • The fourth India-Europe 29 Business Forum (IE29BF) took place in New Delhi from 5-6 March 2018. 
Awards & Honours: Miscellaneous
  • Indian architect, urban planner, and educator Balkrishna Vithaldas (BV) Doshi has won the 2018 Pritzker Prize for ‘deeply personal, responsive, and meaningful’ architecture.
STATIC GK NOTE DOWN POINTS
  • Theme for International Women’s Day: PressforProgress
  • IRS: Internal Revenue Service
  • IRS Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
  • IRS Founded: 1 July 1862, United States of America
  • IRS Parent organization: United States Department of the Treasury
  • RBI Interest on reserves: 4.00%(market determined)
  • RBI Bank rate: 6.00%
  • RBI Headquarters: Mumbai
  • RBI Currency: Indian Rupee 
  • RBI Founder: British Raj
  • RBI Governor: Urjit Patel
  • SBI Chairperson: Rajnish Kumar
  • SBI Headquarters: Mumbai
  • SBI Tagline: Pure Banking, Nothing Else
  • SIDBI: Small Industries Development Bank of India
  • SIDBI CEO: Dr. Kshatrapati Shivaji 
  • CEAT Headquarters: Mumbai
  • CEAT Founder: Virginio Bruni Tedeschi
  • CEAT CFO: Mr. Kumar Subbiah
  • Niti Ayog Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Niti Ayog Chairperson: Narendra Modi
  • MSME: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
  • France Capital: Paris
  • France President: Emmanuel Macron
  • AAI Headquarters: New Delhi 
  • AAI: Airports Authority of India 
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