Current Affairs March, 2016

Noted fashion designer Ritu Beri has been appointed advisor to the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) for promotion of khadi in India and across the world.

The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Justice HL Dattu has been appointed as member of the International Coordinating Committee Bureau (ICCB) of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRI-ICC) Bureau in Geneva.

• Justice Permod Kohli appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal
• MoEFCC notifies new environment standards for Gensets
• Nepal joins SCO grouping as dialogue partner

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC) for the first time notified new environment standards for Gensets running on various kinds of fuels including LPG, petrol and diesel in various cities.

Nepal was officially made a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a Beijing-based regional security grouping.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh̢۪s PM Sheikh Hasina alongwith Chief Minister of Tripura inaugurated two historical projects between two countries via video conference.

Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Justice Permod Kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

The Union Cabinet has given its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement, an international transport and transit corridor.

Who has become the youngest person to climb the Mt. Kangchenjunga base camp in Sikkim?

Here our team provides the complete list of awards and honours conferred in 2016. List is important for upcoming exams such as SCC CGL, IBPS and other banking exams.

Water, the elixir of life, is becoming an increasingly scarce resource. With more than 1.2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water currently, the scenario is set to worsen if the water crisis in country is not met seriously.

• South Korea detects first Zika virus case
• Nepal seals agreement on transit rights through China
• Tanzanian ruling CCM party wins Zanzibar presidential re-run vote