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One Liner GK Current Affairs: 9th March 2018

One Liner GK Current Affairs: 9th March 2018

One Liner GK Current Affairs: 9th March 2018

Once again we have come up with the Latest One Liner GK Current Affairs: 9th March 2018. These are crucial for the upcoming examinations of Bank, Rail, SSC and Other Government exams. We have included all the Important and Updated News in single sentences. We hope this will be of help to all of you. Please go through the Current Affairs Updates and the Daily Current Affairs Quiz for better performance in your examination.
CURRENT AFFAIRS BITES
Rankings & Indexes
  • According to the Knight Frank Wealth Report 2018, Mumbai ranks 16th among the top 20 costliest cities in the world
National Affairs
  • On the eve of International Women's Day, the Delhi Police has launched an all-women patrolling squad to protect women from cat-callers and instil a sense of confidence among women.
  • The government launched a biodegradable sanitary pad 'Suvidha' on Thursday to mark International Women's Day.
  • The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport have been adjudged joint-best in the world by Airports Council International in the 'Over 40 million passengers annually' category for year 2017
  • Paytm Money receives Sebi nod as registered investment adviser
International Affairs
  • United Kingdom’s Portsmouth College has offered to teach its students ‘Hinglish’, a mix of Hindi and English languages becoming the country’s first educational institution to do so.
  • President Donald Trump has agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House announced, setting the scene for an unprecedented encounter between two nations that only recently threatened to wipe each other out.
  • China will launch the Long March-5B carrier rocket into space in 2019, according to a spokesperson for the China Manned Space Engineering Office (CMSEO).
Defence & Railway News
  • The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced its exit from the proposed light metro project for Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. 
Application / Portal
  • On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) launched a portal for women entrepreneurs of India: www.udyamsakhi.org. 
Schemes / Programme
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Rajasthan Jhunjhunu on March 8 to inaugurate the pan-India expansion of the “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” scheme on the occasion of the International Women’s Day.
  • Commemorating 70 years of the Indo-Russia ties International Federation of Indo-Russian Youth Clubs jointly with BRICS International Forum presented a programme -- 'Vision for Future"
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.
  • The fourth India-Europe 29 Business Forum (IE29BF) took place in New Delhi. Theme of IE29BF 2018 was ‘Synergising Economic Vision for Expanded Relations’.
  • India's Biggest M&E Services Market, enTTech 2018 inaugurated in Mumbai
Awards & Honours: Sports
  • MP teen Muskan Kirar, Promila Daimary win gold in Archery Asia Cup
Awards & Honours: Miscellaneous
  • Pritzker Prize 2018: BV Doshi becomes first-ever Indian to win the 'Nobel for architects'
  • Delhi youngster Tejaswin Shankar smashed his own national record to claim the high jump gold as three athletes booked their Commonwealth Games berths on the third and penultimate day of the 22nd Federation Cup Senior National Athletics Championships
Other Sports & Award Related News
  • India beats Bangladesh in the Nidahas Trophy in Colombo.
STATIC GK NOTE DOWN POINTS
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport: Delhi
  •  Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport: Mumbai
  •  MSME: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 
  • DMRC: Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
  • AAI: Airports Authority of India
  • WATMC: World ATM Congress 
  • Paytm Founder: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
  • Paytm CEO: Renu Satti 
  • Paytm Headquarters: Noida
  • SEBI: Securities and Exchange Board of India
  • UK's Prime minister: Theresa May 
  • UK's Capital: London
  • UK's Currency: Pound sterling
  • North Korea Supreme leader: Kim Jong-un
  • North Korea's Capital: Pyongyang
  • North Korea's Currency: North Korean won
  • China's Currency: Renminbi 
  • China's Capital: Beijing
  • Bangladesh President: Abdul Hamid 
  • Bangladesh Capital: Dhaka
  • Bangladesh Currency: Bangladeshi taka
  • Bangladesh Prime minister: Sheikh Hasina
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