Daily Current Affairs 6 March 2018

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This post contains important current affairs of 6 March 2018. It includes all Major National, International, Business and Sports related current affairs of 6 March 2018. A brief explanation of every current affair is provided to further enhance your general knowledge. Once you have gone through these current affairs we would recommend to you to try 6 March 2018 Current affairs test.

National News

1.Biplab Kumar Deb to be appointed as Tripura CM

Deb, a former RSS volunteer is BJP’s state unit chief and carried out door-to-door campaigns for the assembly elections.
Jishnu Deb Burman has been selected for the post of Deputy CM.

2.Delhi civic bodies buy e-cars

The SDMC launched 32 electric cars while it is planning to launch another 43 vehicles.
The civic agencies have also decided to develop charging stations for public vehicles.

3. India has highest percentage of women commercial pilots

India has 12% of the 10,000 commercial pilots being women.
The global average percentage stands at 5.4%.

International News

1. India ranked fourth most powerful military in world

The Global Firepower Index 2017 has ranked India after US, Russia and China.
It also cites that India’s total aircraft strength is 2,102 as against US’ 13,762.

2. Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency

Sri Lanka imposed a 10-day nation-wide state of emergency due to clashes between the Buddhist and Muslim communities.
The govt warned to take stern action against those instigating violence through social media.

3. World’s largest military reduces troop size

China has reduced its troop size to 20 lakh by decommissioning 3 lakh troops.
The country has announced a defence budget of $175 bn for this year.

Business News

1. Chanda Kochhar summoned in PNB fraud case

ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank MD Shikha Sharma have been summoned in the PNB fraud case.
They have been called in connection with working capital loans given to Mehul Choksi-owned Gitanjali Gems.

2. Infosys CEO gets 1.13 lakh stock units

Infosys has granted Restricted Stock Units worth Rs.13 cr to its CEO Salil Parekh.

For the next fiscal, Parekh will receive a fixed pay of Rs.6.5 cr and will be eligible for variable pay of up to Rs.12.18 cr.

3. RBI fines IOB Rs.2 cr after detecting fraud

RBI said that the Indian Overseas Bank failed to comply with KYC regulations.

The RBI has also imposed a penalty of Rs.3 cr on Axis Bank for violation of bad loan classification norms.

Sports News
1. Indian shooter wins 2 golds in 2 days at World Cup

16-yr old Manu Bhaker won the medals at the ISSF Shooting World Cup.
India is on top of the medal tally with 7 medals overall and 3 golds.

2. Sunil Gavaskar named as Commissioner of T20 Mumbai League

The T20 Mumbai League will take place at the Wankhade Stadium from March 11-21.
This comes days after Sachin Tendulkar was made the brand ambassador for the six-team league.

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