World
The world observed 'Pi Day' today to celebrate March 14 (3/14), which coincides with Mathematical constant Pi's value (3.14).
Pi denotes the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle in Mathematics.
The UK Parliament today passed the Brexit bill, paving the way for the government to trigger Article 50 so that it can leave the European Union.
The bill is expected to receive Royal Assent and become a law soon.
The passage of the bill allows UK Prime Minister Theresa May to begin talks on Britain's exit from the European Union.
Pakistan is going to conduct its first national census in 19 years, starting tomorrow with the assistance of over 2 lakh troops and 1 lakh civilian enumerators.
The 70-day door-to-door campaign will conclude in two phases at a cost of over Pakistani Rupee 1,850 crore.
The census is aimed at helping appropriate allocation of funds and other resources for planning development programs.
Scotland will hold a second referendum on independence from the United Kingdom, the country's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today.
A second referendum was certain after the result of last June's Brexit vote, Sturgeon added.
Note : Over 62% of Scottish voters had voted to remain in the European Union while the UK as a whole voted to leave.
India
The Lok Sabha has passed the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016.
The Bill aims to establish uniform legal framework by consolidating the existing laws relating to admiralty jurisdiction of courts, admiralty proceedings on maritime claims, arrest of vessels and related issues.
It also aims to repeal five obsolete British statutes statutes (laws) on admiralty jurisdiction in civil matters which are 126 to 177 years old and were hindering efficient governance.
The five laws are :
- Admiralty Court Act, 1840
- Admiralty Court Act, 1861
- Colonial Courts of Admiralty Act, 1890
- Colonial Courts of Admiralty (India) Act, 1891
- Provisions of the Letters Patent, 1865
Science & Technology
The US will retire its Predator drone MQ-1 from service in July after 22 years and will replace it with the more capable MQ-9 Reaper.
The remote-piloted drone entered service in 1995 as RQ-1, but was re-designated as MQ-1 in 1999 after it was fitted with Hellfire missiles.
The Predator drones' first strike reportedly took place in Afghanistan in 2002.
New Appointments
Europe’s biggest bank HSBC Holdings Plc has appointed Mark Tucker as its Chairman.
He will replace Douglas Flint and would take over as group chairman designate from September 2017 and as non-executive group chairman on October 2017. T
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today took additional charge of the Defence Ministry, a dual position he had held for around six months in 2014.
BJP minister Manohar Parrikar today took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa in Panaji.
Indian-American Seema Verma confirmed to head Trump government's health program for elderly, poor and disabled.
She will be involved in overseeing health care reform efforts by the #Trump administration.
Union Government has appointed Narendra Kumar as the new chairman of the Central Water Commission (CWC).
Prior to this appointment, he was member (river management) of CWC since October 2014.
Business & Economic Affairs
The Indian rupee today hit an 11-month high against the US dollar as markets surged following Bharatiya Janata Party’s victory in Uttar Pradesh.
The rupee touched a high of 66.18 during the day.
State-run NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Limited has installed India’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
The 100 kWp (kilowatt peak) floating solar PV plant has been indigenously developed as a part of Union Government flagship ‘Make In India’ initiative.
Awards & Honors
The Austrian capital of Vienna has been rated the city with the highest quality of life for the eighth consecutive year by consulting firm Mercer.
Top 5 in the List :
- Vienna (Austria)
- Zurich (Switzerland)
- Auckland (New Zealand)
- Munich (Germany)
- Vancouver (Canada)
While Singapore was the highest ranked Asian city, Baghdad ranked lowest in the world again.
Deaths
British Formula One (F1) legend John Surtees (83) passed away toay.
He was the only racer to have won world championships on motorbikes and in Formula One.
Sports
Punjab has won the 71st Santosh Trophy football tournament by defeating Railways by 2-1 goals.
Note : It was Punjab’s overall ninth Santosh Trophy after it had earlier won it in 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 2006 and 2007.
Odisha is going to host the Asian Athletics Championship to be held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on the first week of July.
The mega sports event of athletics, will be held for the first time in Kalinga Stadium.
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