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If you are appearing for any Government Recruitment Exam, it is important that you are
familiar with the happenings around the world. Current Affairs is an important part of
your syllabus apart from English, Quantitative Aptitude or Logical Reasoning! Thus, we
bring you the Important General Awareness in PDF. Now, Banking, SSC and Insurance
aspirants can read the update containing all the Important Current Affairs 15th March
2018. You can also attempt yesterday's current affairs quiz:
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o She was the author of several books for adults and children and was
awarded regional and international prizes for her work.
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o Indonesia's tourist island Bali is set to go quiet with Internet service and
flights temporarily halted for a "Day of Silence".
o Known locally as Nyepi, people on the island are expected to stop all work
and play and remain indoors.
o Effigies known as Ogoh-Ogoh, which represent demons, will be paraded
through the streets before they're burned to symbolise renewal and
purification.
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o India has decided to offer Madagascar a USD 80 million Letter of Credit
(LoC) for agriculture and mechanisation.
o Madagascar is straddled in the Indian Ocean and alongside the strategic
Mozambique channel.
o The island country is the fourth largest in Africa, in terms of size and is
around 300 times bigger than Mauritius.
o Madagascar is also a member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA).
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o Ice-VII is unique in that it remains stable even as pressure increases
dramatically. It’s 1.5 times more dense than normal ice.
o The formation of ice-VII doesn’t require freezing temperatures — as long
as the pressure is high enough, ice-VII can form at room temperature.
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o The “Innovation Cell” would be headed by a scientist and would be
comprised of a senior ministry official and young professionals.
o The move comes after India’s ranking in the Global Innovation index
Ranking moved up to 60 in 2017 from 66 in 2016
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o The worst performers for this year were Bengaluru, Chandigarh,
Dehradun, Patna and Chennai.
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