Online Classes :- Current Affairs Part-3
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Editorial News
- 1 march
- Held on arrival: on Karti Chidambaram’s arrest
- E-way bills redux: next step for GST Council
- No discrimination: on health insurance in India
- Xi unlimited: on Xi Jinping’s presidential term
- Going grey: on Pakistan and the FATF watch list
- 4 march
- Law fugitive tycoons will definitely hate
- BJP’s conquest of India’s Northeast
- Avoid trade wars: on America’s decision to impose tariffs
- Fear of forfeiture: on the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill
- Transition trouble: on the emergency in Ethiopia
- 5 march
- Close contests: In Nagaland and Meghalaya, BJP becomes key player in local politics
- Red fort stormed: Modi wave rises again, this time in Tripura and across north-east
- Italian elections: As tangled as spaghetti
- Highest bidder right choice under IBC
- It’s time to reimagine South Asia: On India-China-Pakistan cooperation
- 6 march
- Mayawati is testing BSP’s alliance options by supporting the SP in UP by-elections
- High noon: dealing with above-normal temperatures. Governments must ensure local-level interventions to deal with heat stress
- Oestrogen armies: How the world will be a better place when its war rooms are run by women
- North-East calling: BJP read the pulse of north-east voters well but needs to deliver now
- 7 march
- Populist wave: on the Italian elections
- Sharp correction: on stock market volatility
- The third way: Is still a pipe dream, given the realities that limit regional parties
- Rolling over? India should conduct ties with China from a position of strength
- Protect stone to keep flesh and blood safe
- 8 march
- Sri Lanka must act firmly on anti-Muslim violence
- Rooftop energy: on boosting solar power
- Seize the opportunity: Washington must utilise Korean thaw and Pyongyang’s overtures to end nuclear crisis
- Politics of statues: Rash of statue vandalism indicates our obsession with the past, at the expense of the present
- No witch hunt of our bankers, please
- 9 march
- Friends with benefits: on AP’s ‘special category’ status
- Chance for peace: on US and North Korea’s relations
- Chinks in NDA: From 2014 BJP was NDA and NDA was BJP. Now Naidu chooses to differ
- Intelligent design: Pritzker winner BV Doshi’s architecture has always been made to India’s measure
- Govt to blame for Lokayukta lapse
- 10 march
- Trade goes on: on U.S and free trade
- Death with dignity: on SC’s verdict on euthanasia and living wills
- Deterring fugitives
- Patient’s choice: Living will elevates passive euthanasia
- Small mercies: Finally, Supreme Court has acknowledged Hadiya’s right
- 11 march
- Saving Ghouta
- Half measures
- Hardline groups in Sri Lanka are playing on unfounded fears
- Reshaping Indo-Pacific
- 12 march
- A welcome quietus: on Hadiya case verdict
- Macron in Delhi: Russia appears to be cooling towards India, can France replace it?
- Trade war spectre: India should keep a low profile, let economic heavyweights slug it out
- IMF warning
- The story of Karachi
- 13 march
- Indo-French harmony: on President Macron’s visit to India
- Not by fear alone: on GST e-way billing
- TTV Dhinakaran’s new political party will be yet another jolt for TN’s ruling-AIADMK govt
- No limits for Xi: Fake news is often a handmaiden of autocracy’s march, India should watch out
- Bitter harvest: Maharashtra’s restive farmers represent a larger crisis that must be addressed
- 14 march
- Maharashtra kisan rally: A model protest
- Fire in the woods: on Theni forest fire tragedy
- Naresh Agarwal brings with him a richness of embarrassment to BJP
- Farce replays: No one attacked Mangaluru pubgoers. So what was that video we all watched?
- PDP intolerance: Haseeb Drabu’s sacking by CM Mehbooba Mufti reflects Kashmir’s myopic politics
- 15 march
- The power of two: on SP-BSP winning U.P. byelections
- Stephen Hawking (1942-2018)
- Heartland strike: UP and Bihar bypolls suggest BJP’s Hindi belt honeymoon is over
- SC grants respite: UIDAI, central and state governments, and companies must reveal all their plans for Aadhaar
- NRAI needs to insulate youngsters from distractions and nurture them
- 16 march
- Credit tangle: on LoU ban
- Rex Tillerson sacking: Rexit and beyond
- Majesty of law: Given the importance of the Ayodhya case, it should be referred to a larger SC bench
- Missing middle: Gorakhpur and Phulpur defeats call for introspection by BJP
- Don’t cut corners on India’s defence needs
- 17 march
- Andhra triangle: on TDP exiting NDA
- Attack on former Russian spy: A perfect attack?
- Policing marriage: Tamil Nadu tweaked the rules to involve parents
- Congress’s best bet: Second fiddle in some states, lead actor in others
- Rhetoric, reality, sorry
- 18 march
- Alliances for 2019: Cart ahead of horse
- Reorganise India’s defence spending
- India and Pakistan must put a lid on the present spat and work to improve ties
- A double feat
- Arrest the slide
- 19 march
- In a plastics world — on safe bottled water
- Dangerous spiral: on India-Pak diplomatic row
- Justice for Ansari: Fast-track all lynching cases, restore a sense of safety to India’s vast cattle economy
- Fake news trap: Science minister should be warning people against dubious online content
- Patchy green
- 20 march
- Towards 2019 — on Congress plenary
- Bending the rules — on nod for Neutrino project
- Cut the flab: Integrated theatre commands are key to modernisation of armed forces
- Yet another cess: Congress’s economic blueprint is a rehash of old ideas and more populism
- Legal barrier
- 21 march
- A non-BJP, non-Congress coalition: Back to Front?
- Accord under strain — on Columbia peace pact
- Serially sorry : Kejriwal may have cut his losses with his apologies but also undercut AAP’s credibility
- Parliament paralysis: Political flashpoints must necessarily find voice in legislatures, but without disrupting them
- Division sums
Notes
- 7 March 2018
- Commerce Ministry to devise strategy on product standards
- Government launches #YesIBleed menstrual hygiene campaign
- India for the first time starts importing LNG from US
- Street Lighting National Programme: 49 lakh LED street lights installed
- HRD Ministry allocates Rs.1000 crore for research in S&T under IMPRINT-II
- 40 Participants attend 46th Know India Programme
- Sukhad Yatra App and Toll-free Emergency number for Highway users launched
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development approves India’s membership
- Washington Becomes 1st State to Approve Net-Neutrality Rules
- Forbes Billionaires List 2018: Amazon’s Bezos Richest, Mukesh Ambani Ranked 19
- Rare mineral discovered in plants for first time
- 8 March 2018
- Cabinet approves MoU between India and Hellenic on Renewable Energy Cooperation
- Cabinet approves Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France
- US move to raise import duty on steel may hit India’s steel market: ISA
- Balkrishna Doshi wins Pritzker Prize
- CCEA approves Rs 1,151 crore Scheme for in-situ management of crop residue to fight air pollution
- Cabinet approves two relief measures for stressed telecom sector
- CCI imposes Rs. 54 crore fine on 3 airlines for unfair business practices
- India-China trade hits record $84.4 billion in 2017
- Washington Becomes First State to Enact Its Own Net Neutrality Rules
- CEAT introduces Safety Grip for the safety of women riders
- 9 March 2018
- I – Metros: Government launches association of all Indian Metro Rail companies
- Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017
- Government launches Udyam Sakhi Portal for Women Entrepreneurs
- Swachh Shakti 2018 celebrated in Lucknow under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
- SUVIDHA: Government launches 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin under Janaushadhi Pariyojana
- NITI Aayog launches Women Entrepreneurship Platform
- India win their 6th consecutive T20I against Bangladesh, Nidahas Trophy
- Event named Vision for Future commemorate 70 yrs of Indo Russia ties
- World ATM Congress WATMC 2018 held in Spain, Airports Authority of India showcased its achievements
- Delhi Metro withdraws from two light metro projects in Kerala
- Karur Vysya Bank launches 3 technology services
- IDFC Aadhaar Pay launched
- Vice President Hamid Ansari Attends IORA Summit in Jakarta
- List of Winners of BCCI Annual Award 2017
- 10 March 2018
- RBI to issue new Rs 10 notes soon with high-security features
- India-Belgium signs Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
- 10th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV)
- Odisha govt launched 181 helpline for distressed women
- Tamil Nadu launches Rs 1,580 crore housing scheme
- Minimum balance penalty needed to offset Jan Dhan account costs: SBI
- Parliament passes bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeks
- INS Tillanchang commissioned to Indian Navy
- NTPC commissions 45 MW of Bhadla solar plant
- Iran successfully tests ballistic missile
- Mohan Bhagwat conferred honorary degree of Doctor of Science
- Konkani writer gets Saraswati Samman
- Viola Davis Conferred with Harvard’s Artist of the Year Award 2017
- 11 March 2018
- Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill, 2018 Passed in Rajasthan
- Suresh Prabhu Gets Additional Charge Of Civil Aviation Ministry
- India Wins Best Exhibitor Award At ITB- Berlin
- 1st Ever Multi-Nation Naval Exercise At Sea Begins In Andaman
- President Xi Jinping Becomes China’s Leader For Life As Parliament Abolishes Presidential Term-Limit
- India Gate opens its gate to unveil rich culture and heritage of Odisha
- Tejaswin Shankar Smashes National Record In High Ju
- Telangana Launches India’s 1st State-Led Incubator For Women
- Karnataka To Become 2nd State In Country To Unveil Its Own Flag
- ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB And AIIB Joint Declarations Of Financial Partnership
- Amol Palekar receives ‘Godavari Gaurav’ award
- India, France inked 14 pacts
- Parag Agrawal appointed as Twitter’s CTO
- Multilateral Air Force exercise ‘Samvedna’
- Pact to promote solar energy deployment
- Australia lifted Sultan Azlan Shah cup
- Union Government makes passport mandatory for bank loans of Rs. 50 crore and above
- 12 March 2018
- NCRB releases “Citizen Services” Mobile APP
- The first ever Indo-French Knowledge Summit ends successfully
- PM Modi, French President inaugurate International Solar Alliance
- Macron to inaugurate UP’s largest solar plant in Mirzapur
- India B Beat Karnataka to lift Deodhar Trophy
- Sanitary pad dispenser installed in Rajdhani Express
- India’s first coastal policing academy to start from next month
- Development projects launched in Manipur