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Table of Contents
Current Affairs March 2018 ............................................................................................................................ i
Audience........................................................................................................................................................... i
Copyright and Disclaimer .................................................................................................................................. i
Table of Contents............................................................................................................................................. ii
APPOINTMENTS .......................................................................................................................... 1
AWARDS ..................................................................................................................................... 5
BOOKS & AUTHORS ..................................................................................................................... 9
COMMITTEES ............................................................................................................................ 10
DEATHS ..................................................................................................................................... 12
DEFENCE ................................................................................................................................... 15
ECONOMIC ............................................................................................................................... 19
ENVIRONMENT ......................................................................................................................... 26
FINANCE.................................................................................................................................... 28
IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................... 35
INTERNATIONAL ........................................................................................................................ 39
MISCELLANEOUS ....................................................................................................................... 52
NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 54
PERSONS IN NEWS .................................................................................................................... 89
PLACES IN NEWS ....................................................................................................................... 91

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REGIONAL ................................................................................................................................. 94
REPORTS ................................................................................................................................. 107
RESIGNATIONS & RETIREMENTS ............................................................................................. 111
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 114
SPORTS ................................................................................................................................... 117

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1. Journalist Rahul Mahajan appointed as Rajya Sabha TV Editor-In-Chief
A selection committee headed by Prasar
Bharti Chairman A Surya Prakash and Vice-
President of India M Venkaiah Naidu
appointed veteran television journalist Rahul
Mahajan as editor-in-chief of the television
channel Rajya Sabha TV. Rahul Mahajan is a
well-known journalist with experience of more
than 12 years in the media industry. He has
worked with various channels such as
Jansatta, Zee News, AjTak, Star News, News
24 and Bhaskar News.
Rajya Sabha TV is owned and operated by the
Upper House of Indian Parliament that covers the proceedings of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Ajay Rastogi sworn in as Chief Justice of Tripura High Court
Former Rajasthan High Court judge Justice
Ajay Rastogi was sworn-in as the Chief Justice
of Tripura High Court. Governor Tathagata
Roy administered the oath of office and
secrecy to the new Chief Justice in presence
of dignitaries following the retirement of
Justice T. Vaiphei. He was appointed in the
place of T Vaiphei who served in the post since 2016.
Tripura is a hilly state in the Northeast India, bordered on 3 sides by Bangladesh.
3. Air Marshal RKS Shera took over as Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance at Air Headquarters
Air Marshal RKS Shera AVSM VSM took over
as Air Officer-in-charge Maintenance of
Indian Air Force. He was commissioned in
the Aeronautical Engineering Electronics
Branch of Indian Air Force. He has been
trained in Russia on MIG-29 aircraft at the time of fleet induction in 1986.
The Air Officer was Senior Maintenance Staff
Officer at HQ Maintenance Command before
taking over as Air Officer-in-charge
Maintenance at Air HQ. During his career of
37 years, the officer has held several
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important commands that include Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Engg A), SMSO HQ WAC
and Station Commander TETTRA School.
4. Gina Haspel appointed as the first female CIA Director
US President Donald Trump has appointed
Gina Haspel as the new Director of CIA. She,
thus, became the first female director of CIA.
She took over Mike Pompeo who was appointed as the Secretary of State.
Haspel joined the CIA in 1985 and is a career
spymaster. She reportedly ran the CIA's first
overseas detention site in Thailand. Haspel
has received several prestigious awards,
including the George H. W. Bush Award for excellence in counterterrorism, the Donovan
Award, the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal and the Presidential Rank Award.
5. Larry Kudlow appointed as Chief Economic Advisor to President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has appointed Larry
Kudlow as the new Chief Economic Advisor. He
would replace Gary Cohen as director of the National Economic Council (NEC).
Kudlow served in the Regan administration
when he helped to craft the economic policy.
Kudlow worked for decades in the financial
sector, rising to become the chief economist at
Bear Stearns. The National Economic Council director advises the US president on
economic issues and works to implement policy goals.
6. Yi Gang appointed as the new Governor of Peoples Bank of China
China has appointed Yi Gang as the Governor
of its central bank, Peoples Bank of China. Mr
Yi has been the deputy governor of the bank
since 2008. Mr Yi will replace incumbent
governor Zhou Xiaochuan. The Chinese
government appointed Liu He as a vice premier of the central bank.
Mr Yi earned a business degree at Hamline
University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Illinois.

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7. Government nominated Professor J S Rajput as Indias Representative to the Executive Board of UNESCO
The Government of India has
nominated Professor J S Rajput, former
Director NCERT, as Indias re

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