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• Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was present in Lahore to oversee the 'smooth' handing over captured Indian Air Force pilot to India at the Wagah border on [latex]1^{st}[/latex] March.
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• Khan arrived in Lahore on [latex]1^{st}[/latex] March afternoon, a couple of hours before IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was brought to the Wagah border from Islamabad, amid high security.


• "PM Khan's main purpose of being in the town was to oversee the 'smooth' handing over of the captured Indian pilot to the Border Security Force.

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• China urged the UN Security Council to reconsider the sanctions imposed on North Korea in order to move forward in the negotiations for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula after a second summit between US President Donald Trump and Pyongyang leader Kim Jong-un ended inconclusively.


• China believes that according to relevant resolutions and the progress made in the peninsula, especially measures taken by North Korea on denuclearization, the UNSC needs to consider and hold a debate about revoking the provisions of the Council in order to modify sanctions.

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• In a major development aimed at bolstering Saudi-US ties, Riyadh revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden - son of slain terrorist Osama bin Laden.


• The decision to revoke Hamza's citizenship comes after US had announced a $1 million bounty on him. This is because Hamza has emerged as a key leader of terrorist organsiation Al-Qaeda and is believed to have his base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.


• According to BBC, 30-year-old Hamza may have been groomed to be Al-Qaeda's future leader by Osama. This was first revealed when US forces recovered several letters from the Abbottabad compound in which Osama had been shot dead in 2011 by US Navy Seals.

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• As Pakistan airspace continues to be closed due to mounting tensions with India, China has opened a part of its airspace for foreign airlines to reroute.


• The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) launched an emergency plan under which it has notified domestic flight companies and asked them to cooperate with the air force to ensure the safety of flights and implement temporary flight plans. The direction came after the Beijing Capital International Airport cancelled all flights to and from Pakistan.

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• Home minister Rajnath Singh said The government has approved a proposal of the National Investigation Agency to open a research cell on terror-group Islamic State (ISIS).


• The minister also said 100 new posts have been created in the NIA for effective investigation and supervision.


• Terror funding is a big factor in promoting terrorism. The way NIA performed its role, the result is that there has been a decline in terror funding compared to earlier.

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• Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana approved by Cabinet.


• Cabinet approved Rs.1450 crore for share capital of RBI in NHB.


• CCEA approved construction of 4 lane bridge over River Brahmaputra.


• Proposal for setting up of Centre for Disability Sports at Gwalior was approved by Cabinet.


• “National Policy on Software Products 2019” was approved by Cabinet.


• Cabinet approved National Mineral Policy, 2019.


• Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) ordinance 2019 was approved by cabinet.


• Agra, Kanpur metro rail projects approved by the Centre.


• Cabinet approved joining of IEA Bio energy TCP by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.


• Foreign Investment upto Rs.25,000 crore by Vodafone Idea approve.


• Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 approved by the Cabinet.


• Promulgation of Aadhaar and other Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 was approved by Cabinet.


• Cabinet approved Creation of 2 posts of commissioner for persons with disabilities in the Central Government.


• Cabinet approved Selling up of SPV for Disinvestment of AI, Subsidiaries / JV.


• Special Scheme for FAME India Phase II approved by Cabinet.


• Cabinet approved inclusion of CSC as Enrolment Agency for PM-SYM.


• Cabinet approved laying down procedure and mechanism for asset monetization.


• Haryana received Cabinet Approval for Setting up of new AIIMS at Manethi.


• Cabinet approves Rs.1236 cr investment for Arun-3 Hydro project.

• Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) with Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment have organized a national conference on “Deendayal Disabled Rehabilitation Scheme” at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi on [latex]1^{st}[/latex] March, 2019.


• The motive behind this conference is to lay impact on the need for creation of an inclusive society that accepts and respects disabled persons without discrimination.


• The Programme Implementing Agencies (PIAs) will collaborate in the mission to empower disabled persons.

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• Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced that, Russia is ready to mediate between India and Pakistan to defuse the recent tensions between the two countries.


• Russia has particularly close relations with India which buys large quantities of Russian military equipment and its relationship with Pakistan has warmed in recent years.

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• Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and Tajikistan on Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy.


• Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and the UK on Cooperation in Weather and Climate Sciences.


• Cabinet approved MoU between India and Norway for undertaking non-intrusive Geological Surveys and Investigations.


• Cabinet approved to the MoU between India and Argentina on cooperation in the field of Medical Products Regulation.


• Cabinet approved MoU between India and USA to access tip line reports on Missing and Exploited Children.

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• Former ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to it Mumbai office.


• ED will be asking her questions related to the ICICI Bank-Videocon loan case. Videocon Group's Venugopal Dhoot has also been called for questioning.


• The investigative agency had carried out raids at multiple locations related to former CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar, her husband Depak Kochhar and Videocon Group MD Venugopal Dhoot.

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• State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender by assets, has said it had reported frauds totalling ₹7,951 crore during first nine months of 2018-19.


• Fraudulent activity had been mainly in some large-value accounts. SBI said all those accounts were classified as non-performing assets "much earlier", with most of the portfolio already fully provisioned for.

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• A loan agreement of USD 455 million was signed between the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Government of India for financing the Andhra Pradesh Rural Roads Project, which will connect 3,300 habitations with a population of more than 250, and benefit around 2 million people in New Delhi.


• The objective of the Project is to improve road transport connectivity in previously unserved communities by providing all weather rural roads in all 13 Districts of Andhra Pradesh.


• It is the third project in Andhra Pradesh signed by the AIIB after two projects in Power Sector and Water Sector.

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• IFFCO Tokio General Insurance launched ‘bank locker protector policy’, the first stand-alone bank locker cover offered by any insurance company with a plan to protect the contents of a bank locker such as jewelry, title documents, and other valuables.


• The policy offers a cover against various risks including fire, earthquake, burglary, holdup, infidelity by a bank staff or any act of terrorism.


• .Important documents kept in a locker can also be insured under the policy as an add-on cover.


• The policy can be sold both as a retail and a group policy for banks.


• It offers 7 options of sum insured ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 40 lakh and above and the premium rate is affordable with a cover of Rs 3 lakh available at just Rs 300, which is less than Rs 1 per day.

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• According to the US-based rating agency – Moody’s quarterly Global Macro Outlook which was released on [latex]1^{st}[/latex] March, 2019, Indian economy is expected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019 and 2020.


• According to Moody’s India is less exposed to decline in global manufacturing trade growth than other Asian economies and emerging markets and is balanced to grow at a relatively stable pace in the next two years.


• According to Moody’s growth in 2018-19 fiscal, ending March 2019, Indian economy is estimated to have grown 7 per cent.

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• National champion Deepak Singh was the lone Indian boxer to notch up gold while five others claimed silver medals in the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran.


• P Lalitha Prasad (52kg), Commonwealth Games silver-medal list Manish Kaushik (60kg), Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg), Sanjeet (91kg) and Commonwealth Games silvermedallist Satish Kumar (91kg) they were finishing second on the podium.


• RohitTokas (64kg) and Manjeet Singh Panghal (75kg) settled down with bronze medal.

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• The Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea by former cricketer S Sreesanth challenging the lifetime ban imposed on him by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for his alleged involvement in match-fixing during IPL 2013.


• The court has asked both Sreesanth and the BCCI to file their written submissions in two weeks.

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• The Central Zone Power Distribution Company (CZPDC), Bhopal and West Zone Power Distribution Company (WZPDC) Indore was conferred with the “Saubhagya Award” under Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana at the National Conference of Energy Ministers by the Union Minister of State for Energy, R.K. Singh.


• The award includes a cash prize of Rs 100 crore each.

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• Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu presented Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2019, at the third edition of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Summit on Innovation and Governance held in New Delhi.


• On this occasion, he also started 75 new Kalam Digital Libraries spread across the country, which will be serving as centers for no-cost digital based learning in schools.


• Vice president urged the young generation to research and come up with new ideas and innovations and contribute to the Indian growth story.

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• Prime Minister Narendra Modi conferred Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi.


• Several IITs combined won eight awards at the ceremony for the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, in New Delhi. Close behind the IITs was the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru (IISc), which won seven prizes at the ceremony.


• Eleven scientists were given the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for 2016. The awardees include Dr Rishikesh Narayan of Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru and Dr Amalendu Krishna of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.


• Among the ten scientists who got the prize for 2017 are Dr Deepak Gaur of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and Dr S Suresh Babu of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.


• There were thirteen prize winners for 2018. They include Dr Amit Kumar of IIT, Delhi and Dr Nitin Saxena, IIT, Kanpur.

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• Kargil War hero and present Eastern Air Command chief Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC).


• The Air Marshal is credited for shooting five of the eight Laser Guided Bombs on the Pakistani positions during the Kargil War from his plane.

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• Shri Ajay Narayan Jha joined the 15th Finance Commission as its Member in place of Shri Shaktikanta Das who had resigned as a Member of the Commission after being appointed as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).


• A 1982 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre, he was the Finance Secretary to the Government of India and has also served as Secretary to the 14th Finance Commission, headed by former RBI Governor, Shri Y.V. Reddy.


• The 15th Finance Commission was constituted by a Presidential Order in November, 2017 under the Chairmanship of Shri N. K. Singh to decide the formula for devolution of revenue between Centre and States, for a period of 5 years – April, 2020 to March, 2025.

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• Scientists led by IIT (BHU) researcher Abhishek Srivastava have discovered tadpole-shaped jets coming out of regions with intense magnetic fields on the Sun.


• Formally called pseudo-shocks, the "tadpoles" are made entirely of plasma, which accounts for an estimated 99% of the observable universe.


• It could help understand why corona (Sun's upper atmosphere) is over 200 times hotter than its surface.

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• Four-time Oscar-winning music composer Andre Previn passed away. He was 89. Previn had composed music for dozens of movies.


• He won the Oscar for “Gigi”, “Porgy & Bess”, “Irma la Douce” and “My Fair Lady”. He also wrote songs and scores for 1950s films “Bad Day at Black Rock”, “Designing Women” and “Hot Summer Nights”.


• Critics described Previn as a “wunderkind in a turtleneck” and the “Mickey Mouse maestro”.

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