Daily Current Affairs for March 5th 2019 ( English)
Important Days:
1.
March 3- World Wildlife Day was observed
on March 3rd, 2019 with the theme ‘Life below water: for people
and planet.’ This theme complements the Goal 14 of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDG14) aims to “conserve and sustainably use the
oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.”
2.
March 4- National Safety Day (NSC) is observed every year by National Safety
Council of India. Theme for 2019 is – “Cultivate and Sustain a safety culture
for building nation”. Started for a single day on 4th March as
NSD, the Campaign converted into week long event as National Saefty Week (NSW)
from 4-11 March.
3.
March 4 - National Security Day also known as Rashtriya Suraksha
Diwas was
celebrated to praise the work of security forces such as army officers,
para-military, policemen and commandos.
Tamil Nadu:
1.
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to introduce Transcatheter Aortic
Valve Implantation (TAVI) in
the government hospitals. An MoU was signed between the state government and Heart Team India for these surgeries. TAVI is
performed on old-age heart patients who cannot undergo an open-heart surgery
and involves replacement of valve through a keyhole procedure. TAVI was
launched in November
2018 at the Tamil
Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital (TNGMSSH), Omandurar Estate and two people underwent the
surgery free of cost.
National:
1.
National Common Mobility Card (NCMC), which can
be used to make payments across public transport anywhere in the country has
launched by PM Modi while inaugurating the first phase of the Ahmedabad metro
train service. It can be used in including Metro, bus and suburban
railways, for toll and parking, and for retail like any credit or debit card. The
first-level trials were successfully completed in collaboration with CDAC, BEL,
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and State Bank of India. It is referred
to as ”One Nation One Card”. The National
Common Mobility Card (NCMC) was envisaged as part of the National Urban
Transport Policy (NUTP) in 2006 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban affairs.
2.
During his two day visit to the state of Gujarat,
these development works at the state has been inaugurated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. a)
The first phase of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail
project, 6.5 km stretch, connects Vastral to Apparel park area. b) The foundation
Stone for the second phase of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail project which connects
Motera cricket stadium to Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. c) Laid the foundation
stone for 78.8 kilometres long Anand- Godhra Railway line doubling project. d) 51
kilometre long Patan- Bindi Railway line by digitally flagging off a goods
train. e) Distributed the Gold Cards to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan
Aarogya Yojana- PM JAY and Ayushman Bharat Yojana. f) The new building of 1200
bed ultra modern super speciality hospital Medicity at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
campus. g) 590-bed cancer hospital, a 255-bed eye hospital and a dental
hospital with 360 dental chairs at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital campus.
3.
India, Bhutan, Nepal, Indonesia and Malaysia have
signed the New Delhi Declaration on Asian Rhinos
2019 declaration for the conservation and protection of the species at the
Second Asian Rhino Range Countries Meet organised by the Environment,
Forest and Climate Change Ministry in collaboration with IUCN Asian Rhino
Specialist Group, WWF- India and Aaranyak.It is aimed to increase the
population of three species of Asian Rhinos namely Greater one-horned
rhinoceros, Javan rhino, and Sumatran rhino.
4.
The ‘Azaadi ke Diwane’ museum dedicated to the
unsung heroes of the country’s freedom struggle was inaugurated at the Red Fort
premises. The Museum is part of Kranti Mandir Series to inspire the
younger generation and to let them know the cost of freedom that the great
fighters achieved by sacrificing their lives. The Museum is built by the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Other Museums which are part of the
Kranti Mandir series are Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Museum, Yaad-e-Jallian
Museum and Museum on 1857- India’s first war of Independence.
5.
‘Notun Disha’ (New
Direction) for
assessing the academic level of students in classes III-VIII and then improving their current level
announced by the government of Tripura and it was launched by state Education
Minister Ratan Lal Nath. This initiative aims to make students
proficient in all the subjects and for this purpose an educational assessment
was conducted from 25-28th February 2019 to ascertain the current level of students.
Schemes:
1.
Jalamrutha - the water conservation scheme has
launched by the government of Karnataka. The scheme focuses on
drought-proofing measures, including protection and rejuvenation of water
bodies. The water conservation strategy under the scheme comprises of four
components viz. water literacy, rejuvenation of water bodies, creation of new
water bodies as well as the development of watersheds and afforestation
activities. The scheme will operate on a four-tier institutional structure with
planning and execution committees being set up at village, taluk, district and
State levels. The scheme will be implemented by the Ministry of Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj of Karnataka.
Science &Technology:
1.
The Crew Dragon capsule of Space X has
successfully docked with the International Space Station. The
demonstration mission is named as Demo-1. It was a test mission before it can
begin taking US astronauts into space. After the successful docking, the crew
members of International Space Station opened the hatch of the space capsule
and, for the first time, penetrated its interior in space. The Dragon Capsule
had carried Ripley, a test dummy named after the heroine from Alien Movies.
2.
To identify seismically hazardous zones and
encourage mapping activities, the
Geological Survey of India (GSI) has launched 22
permanent global positioning system (GPS) stations across India. The 22
stations inaugurated are based at Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Jaipur, Pune,
Dehradun, Chennai, Jabalpur, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Raipur, Bhopal, Chandigarh,
Gandhinagar Vishakhapatnam, Agartala, Itanagar, Mangan, Jammu, Lucknow,
Nagpur, Shillong and Little Andaman. These stations are meant to
delineate high strain zones for earthquake probability, determine a
seismic motion on faults that may lead to a rupture and produce thematic maps
with high positional accuracy.
3.
To impart basic knowledge on space technology,
space science and applications to the young ones to arouse their interest in
space activities. ISRO has launched the Young Scientist Programme (Yuva Vigyani
Karyakram). The Young Scientist Programme will involve a two-week
residential training programme held each year during summer holidays for
students from across the country who have completed class 8 and are studying in
class 9. ISRO will select over 100 students from across India and give them
practical experience of how satellites are built. Three Students will be
selected from each state/union territory to participate in the programme each
year covering CBSE, ICSE and state syllabus on their academic performance and
extracurricular activities. The students from rural areas will be given
special weightage in the selection and all the expenses of travelling
and boarding will be funded entirely by ISRO. The students selected under the
progranmme will also visit ISRO centres, interact with senior scientists, and
will have access to research and development facilities.
Defence:
1.
The 8th edition of India Bangladesh joint
military exercise “Sampriti 2019”, began on 3rd March 2019. Sampriti 2019
is hosted by Bangladesh at Tangail will be held till March 15,2019. The joint
exercise is aimed to increase mutual cooperation, bonhomie and camaraderie
between the armies of India and Bangladesh.
2.
BOLD-QIT Surveillance along Dhubri district
in Assam on the India Bangladesh border was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. BOLD-QIT
project involves the data network generated
by microwave communication along with other paraphernalia, day and
night surveillance cameras, and intrusion detection system. BOLD-QIT stands for
Border electronically dominated quick response team interception technique. BOLD-QIT
Surveillance is part of the Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS).
Economy:
1.
PSBloansin59minutes.com which was launched by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018 has emerged as the country’s largest
online lending platform, with loan sanctions exceeding over Rs 35,000 crore. The online
portal has reduced the turnaround time from 20-25 days to 59 minutes and upon
approval, the loan is disbursed in 7-8 working days. The portal provides credit
up to Rs 1 crore to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in just 59
minutes or less than an hour.
2.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a
fine of 8 crores on 3 banks viz. Karnataka Bank
(4 Cr) United
Bank of India(3 Cr) and Karur Vysya Bank (1 Cr ) for non-compliance of
directions on Swift messaging software. SWIFT stands for Society for Worldwide
Interbank Financial Telecommunications is a messaging network that financial
institutions use to securely transmit information and instructions through a
standardized system of codes. Under SWIFT, each financial organization has
a unique code which is used to send and receive payments.
Awards:
1.
TVS Motor Company has bagged the international
sustainability award Green Era Award for Sustainability in Lisbon, Portugal. Tata
Motors also won the Quality and Business Excellence Award in acknowledgement of
its endeavour to create new benchmarks in product quality.
2.
Thanga Darlong, a
musician from Tripura was awarded with the first Atal Behari
Vajpayee Life Time Award at
the 37th Agartala Book Fair in Agartala,
Tripura. He is the
last tribal musician who plays Rosem which is a flute-like musical instrument
made of bamboo.
3.
Kavya Kopparapu, an
Indian-American teenager residing in Herndon, Virginia has
been awarded the National STEM
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education
Award 2019. She has been awarded for her significant invention in
enhancing treatments of glioblastoma– which is the deadliest form of brain cancer.
4.
Indian Bank, a
Public Sector Bank (PSB), headquartered at Chennai, Tamil Nadu has
been awarded the Best Bank Award by
the Tamil Nadu government for successfully meeting the needs of women’s
self-help groups (SHGs).The award was given to MK Bhattacharya, the executive director
of Indian Bank by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K
Palaniswami at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
Appointments/ Resignations:
1.
Ajit Singh(Former Chief
Justice of Gauhati High Court ) has
been appointed as the first Lokayukta of Odisha. He
was chosen by a selection committee which was led by Chief
Minister Naveen Patnaik and his name was then approved by Odisha
Governor Ganeshi Lal.
2.
Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Ranjan has been designated as secretary of Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways (MoRTH).He will succeed Yudhvir Singh Malik.
3.
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, who is considered a major power broker in sport
world, is re-elected as president of the powerful Olympic Council of Asia.
4.
Anil Kumble, a
former India captain and great leg spinner was re-appointed ICC (International
Cricket Council) Cricket Committee Chairman for a final 3 year term in a board meeting of cricket council in
Dubai. Anil Kumble has been the chairman of the committee since
2012.
5.
India’s doubles badminton coach– Tan Kim Her, a native of Malaysia has resigned from his post citing personal
reasons. His term with Badminton Association of India (BAI) had to come to an
end after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Sports:
1.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has
decided to reintroduce Cricket in the 2022 Asian Games to be held at Hangzhou,
China. Earlier Cricket had featured in 2010 and 2014 Asian Games
but was dropped from the 2018 Asian Games. Asian Games, also known
as Asiad is a multi-sport event held every four years
among athletes from all over Asia.
2.
57th International Wrestling Tournament
‘Dan Kolov – Nikola Petrov’ conducted from 28 Feb-3 Mar 2019 in Ruse, Bulgaria. The Best
Bulgarian Wrestler will be awarded with the prize ‘The Golden Belt –
Dan Kolov and Nikola Petrov’. Indian Wrestlers won medals
in the tournament were Bajrang Punia won gold medal in 65 kg freestyle category defeating
Jordan Oliver of USA for 12-3. He dedicates the gold
to wing commander Abhinanadan Varthaman. Pooja Dhanda won gold in 59 kg women’s freestyle category. Sakshi
Malik settled for a silver medal in the 65 kg category. Sandeep Tomar claimed silver medal in the Men’s
61kg category. Vinesh Phogat claimed
silver medal in the Women’s 53kg.
3.
Chris Gayle, West Indies opener has signed off his last One Day
International in the West Indies with a record half century against England at the Darren Sammy National
Cricket Stadium in Saint Lucia on 2nd March, 2019. Chris Gayle reached his fifty in 19
balls and became
the fastest West Indian to reach the milestone. He has surpassed West
Indies Darren Sammy’s record.
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