CURRENT AFFAIRS - MARCH 1 & 2 _ 2016

AWARDS AND HONORS
1. Cryptography Pioneers Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman Win 2015 Turing Award
2. Indira Gandhi International Airport wins three international awards
3. Armaan Ebrahim won FMSCI Motorsports Man of the Year Trophy
4. Three UK scientists win 2016 Brain Prize

APPOINTMENTS
1. Rozle Prezelj - Chairman of IAAF Athletes’ Commission

INDIAN AFFAIRS
1. CBI plans to set up Cyber Crime investigation Branch in Mumbai
2. TCS recognized as Top Global Employer
3. Chennai gets India's first self-cleaning smart toilets
4. 46 new coal blocks identified in India
5. Mahesh Kumar Singla committee - Points to remember
6. Govt plans to set up more nuclear power plants
7. India ranks 90 in terms of Energy Security

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
1. Hashim Thaci elected as President of Kosovo
2. China launches first self propelled floating dock
3. Bill Gates is richest person in the World, Mukesh Ambani at 36th - Forbes
4. Peru declares emergency after oil spill hits rivers
5. Zero Discrimination Day - March 1

FOREIGN RELATIONS
1. Military Exercise Force Eighteen begins in Pune

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
1. Zee to acquire 80% stake in 2 India Today firms
2. UltraTech acquired cement units of Jaiprakash Associates

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
1. NASA to build supersonic passenger jet

SPORTS
1. Rahul Sachdev won All India Open Snooker Title

OBITUARY
1. Tamil Comedy Actor Kumarimuthu passes away
2. Oscar winning actor George Kennedy dies aged 91

                

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