24 March 2016 GK updates

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Hi Friends ,In this post we will provide you 24March 2016 GK Updates.GK is very important for all the competitive exams.The current GK is very important for Banking and insurance exams such as IBPS PO and clerical exams ,SBI PO and clerical exam ,LIC AAO exam.These GK updates will be fruitful for Upcoming SBI clerical and all the state level exams. So here is the 24 March 2016 GK Updates :

  1. 24 March is celebrated as World Tuberculosis Day to aware people about Tuberculosis which remains epidemic in the world.The theme of this year’s World Tuberculosis Day is “Unite to end TB”.
  2. The Center Government has approved Rs.9000 crores for Swachh Bharat Mission in rural areas.
  3. The 50 Meter Long and 300 Meter Tonne Fast Patrol Vessel of Indian Coast Guard “ICGS Arnvesh” was commissioned at Vishakhapatnam.
  4. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched the Longitudinal Ageing study in India .This is the largest ageing survey in which 60000 elderly will provide valuable data on their health needs and issues faced by them given the changing Social Changes.
  5. AROGYA fair which is organised by AYUSH ministry will going to start on 26 March 2016 in Goa.
  6. Justice Permod Kohli has been appointed as Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal.
  7. The Union Government has given ex-facto approval for an MoU between India and The UAE which aims to mobilise up to $75 Billion investment in the national Investment and infrastructure fund (NIIF) .
  8. India- Indonesia Joint military training exercise Garuda Shakti IV /2016 came to an end.This 14 days Military exercise took place at Military Training Area in Magelang ,Indonesia.
  9. Amitabh Bachhan has become the first Indian Celebrity to have 20 Million Twitter Followers.
  10. The Cabinet has approved the implementation of rural housing scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY).Govt. will build 1 crore houses for poor by 2019.
  11. The Ministry of Health has launched Medicine Bedaquiline for Drug Resistant TB at six identified tertiary care centers across India.
  12. India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement for facilitating transportation of goods between Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.
  13. South Indian Bank has announced that its personnel has achieved the ISO 9001:2008 certification.
  14. Nepal has officially become the Dialogue partner of the Shenghai Cooperation Organisation with the signing of the Memorandum.
  15. India and France has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur,Maharashtra.
  16. Kerala’s poplular Story teller(Kathaprasangam) and actor VD Rajjapan has passed away at private hospital in Kattayam.He was 70 years old.
  17. Australia’s cricket team’s All rounder Shane Watson will retire from International Cricket after T-20 World cup.
  18. Football Legend John Cruyff has passed away.

Link for the Current Affairs for January & February 2016

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