Who is the newly elected President of Myanmar?
Htin Kyaw has been elected as the first civilian President of Myanmar after 53 years of military rule. He belongs to National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Aung San Suu Kyi is the President of NLD party.
The Fulbright &ndash Kalam Climate Fellowship has been launched by India and which country?
India and United States have launched the Fulbright &ndash Kalam Climate Fellowship that enables Indian research scholars to work with American institutions in the field of climate change.
Which Indian scholar has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Canberra?
The noted Indian scholar and plant physiologist H Deep Saini has been appointed as the fifth Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra.
The 2016 World Congress of Biosphere Reserves has been hosted by which country?
The 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves 2016 has been inaugurated at Lima, Peru on March 14, 2016.
Who is the current Administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
Helen Clark is the current Administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Lloyd Stowell Shapley, who died recently, had won 2012 Nobel Prize in which category?
Dr. Lloyd Stowell Shapley (92), the noted American mathematician, has recently passed away in Tucson, Arizona. With Alvin E. Roth, Shapley won the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for work on game theory that has been used to study subjects as diverse as matching couples and allocating costs.
The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is observed on which date?
The World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is observed every year on March 15 as an occasion of solidarity among consumers for promotion of the rights of consumers and to ensure that consumers are protected from unscrupulous traders and their consumer grievances are redressed. The 2016 theme is “Antibiotics off the menu”. It is a campaign to stop the sale of meat raised with the use of antibiotics important to human medicine.
Which country announced to set up its own International Maritime Judicial Centre (IMJC)?
China will set up its own International Maritime Judicial Centre (IMJC) to handle territorial disputes and to protect it’s sovereignty, maritime rights and other core interests at sea.
Which initiative has recently been launched by NITI Aayog?
The NITI Aayog, Union Government’s premier think-tank, has launched the ‘Women Transforming India’ initiative on the International Women’s Day in partnership with the United Nations and MyGov. The initiative is to directly engage with women leaders from across urban and rural areas of India.
Which state government has launched awareness programme to protect sparrows?
The Uttar Pradesh has launched awareness campaign at school levels to create awareness about conservation of birds on March 14, 2016. The awareness campaign would also be spread among the students to make the state clean and green under CleanUP &ndash Green UP.
Current Affairs 21st March, 2016 Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17 Highlights of Railway Budget 2016
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