Page-2 of Current Affairs - March, 2018

Kaziranga National Park: Rhino population rises marginally

March 31, 2018

The recent census carried out in Kaziranga National Park, Assam has revealed that there was a marginal increase in the population of the one-horned rhinoceros here. As per census report, currently there are 2,413 rhinos in Kaziranga National Park registering a ..

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SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act: Government to File Review Petition

March 31, 2018

Union law ministry is preparing to file a review petition against the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 that puts a stop to immediate arrests in complaints filed under its provisions. Back ..

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PFMS portal processes record transactions on single day

March 31, 2018

The Public Financial Management System (PFMS) portal has processed record Rs 71,633 crore transactions on a single day. This was a historical record breaking volume of digital transactions achieved by PFMS. Public Financial Management System (PFMS) It is end-to- end ..

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Government launches Swachh Bharat Summer Internship

March 30, 2018

Government is going to launch Swachh Bharat Summer Internship (SBSI) 2018 aimed at engaging college youth with Swachhata work in villages in coming Summer vacation. The initiative will be launched by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, the convening and ..

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ISRO successfully launches GSAT-6A satellite

March 30, 2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched GSAT 6A communication satellite on board of GSLV-F08 rocket from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This was overall 12th GSLV flight (and fifth successful) and sixth flight with indigenously built cryogenic upper stage engine. ..

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InSight Mission: NASA’s first mission to explore deep interior of Mars

March 30, 2018

NASA will send first-ever mission named as InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. InSight will be stationary lander that will be launched in May 2018. It will be ..

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