The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve was included at the International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere programme of UNESCO that concluded in Peru.

Signalling India̢۪s deepening naval engagement in the Indian Ocean, the Indian navy has for the first time deployed one of its advanced maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Seychelles for surveillance of the island nation̢۪s Exclusive Economic Zone.

Underlining the growing role of China in South Asia, Nepal secured transit rights through China following an agreement in Beijing between Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang.

South Korean authorities have detected the first Zika virus case in the country, the Korea Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced.

The ruling party candidate in Tanzania's semi-autonomous Zanzibar was declared the winner in its presidential election.

Apple's new iPhone 5SE will be available in 100 countries including India by the end of May and will go on full sale on March 31. The starting price is likely to be Rs. 39,000.

• Current Affairs weekly bullets is the collections of weekly current affairs in the form of bullet points so you can grab it in easily. Here, we have brought the bullet points of current affairs from 14th to 20th March, 2016.

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• CC suspends Bangladesh bowlers Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny for illegal bowling action
• HS Prannoy wins 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title
• Yogeshwar Dutt wins Gold medal in Asian Olympic Qualification tournament

Ace Indian shuttler HS Prannoy (World no 13) has won the prestigious 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in the men̢۪s single category.

Star Indian grappler Yogeshwar Dutt has won a Gold medal in the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament in the 65 kg freestyle category.

The agreement between the European Union (EU) and Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis has formally come into effect.