Important Current Affairs March 17,18 One liner

2019-03-19

Important Current Affairs March 17,18 One liner

The District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC) launched a paramotor sporting event at Padinjarekkara Beach in Kerala.
Folk-cultural rally in Nalbari, Assam to promote voters awareness.
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar passes away at 63.
Russia slams new Western sanctions against its officials.
Fish farms told not to rear African catfish.
NGT directs CPCB to prepare a noise pollution map.
Kerala State Industries Department is gearing up to set up a carbon neutral farm project in Wayanad district of Kerala.

ICC ODI rankings

Batsman – 1) Virat Kohli 2) Rohit Sharma

Bowlers – 1) Jasprit Bumrah 2) Trent Boult

International workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure will begin in New Delhi on March 19.
Rear Admiral Krishna Swaminathan VSM – Assumes charge as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST)
India and Maldives signed 3 agreements on visa facilitation for diplomatic and official passport holders, development cooperation and renewable energy.
Inaugural Africa-India Field Training Exercise-2019 for India and African nations called AFINDEX-19 started at Aundh Military Station, Pune.
Prajnesh rises to career-high ranking of 84 in Tennis.
Thiem defeats Federer to win Indian Wells Masters.
Diksha Dagar became only the second Indian woman golfer to win on the Ladies European Tour.
In Marathon, Gopi Thonakal qualifies for World Athletics Championships.
In Special Olympics, India have bagged 70 medals including 18 golds, 22 silver and 30 bronze, so far, at Abu Dhabi.
In Walking Championship, India’s Irfan KT qualifies for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.