Important Current Affairs March 15, 2018 – One Liner
- Cabinet approves the MoU between India and Iran in field of traditional system of Medicines.
- Cabinet approves MoU between India and Iran in agriculture and allied sector.
- Cabinet apprised of MOU between India and Srilanka in the field of Information Technology and Electronics.
- The HRD (Human Resource Development) ministry has decided to set up an innovation cell lead by a scientist to develop new ideas to encourage innovation in India.
- As per a recent household survey conducted in Andhra Pradesh, the state attained a rank equivalent to 51st rank globally on Multidimensional poverty index.
- On the global multidimensional poverty index India ranked at 66th position with an index value of 0.1911.
- “Indian Images: People and Places” a photo exhibition about India held in Egypt.
- Member countries of the world health organization (WHO) South – East Asia region, including India, committed to intensifying efforts to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) by 2030.
- As per World Bank’s bi – annual India Development update, Indian Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime is one of the most complex with the second highest tax rate in the world.
- Indian film “Halkaa” was won the “Grand Prix de Montreal” award at the 218th Festival International du Film Pour Enfants de Montreal Film (FIFEM).
- Jackie Shroff’s short film “Shuntya” has won an award at best of India short film festival in los Angeles.
- P. Nadda was elected un opposed to the Rajiya sabha from Himachal Pradesh for a second term.
- Larry Kudlow has been named the new chief economic advisor to US president Donald Trump.
- Sangeetha Bahadur was named the next ambassador of India to the republic of Belarus.
- World Consumer Rights day – March 15.
- Theme: “Making Digital Market place fairer”.