Current Affairs - 3 March 2014
- The veteran Indian painter Mr. Prokash Karmakar (81) passed away in Kolkata due to age related illness. The painter was best known for his landscapes and nudes.
- Union Cabinet cleared reservation for Jat community under the central list of OBC category in nine northern states.
- President of India, Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation to impose President Rule in Andhra Pradesh.
- President of India, Pranab Mukherjee Signed the Telangana Bill to carve out Telengana state from Andhra Pradesh.
- 282 mortal remains of Indian soldiers of 1857 mutiny were exhumed from the well at Ajnala in Amritsar district of Punjab.
- 12 Years A Slave of Steve McQueen won the best picture award in the 86th Annual Academy Oscar Awards 2014.
- South Africa won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup for the first time by defeating Pakistan by at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
- Former Union Minister Bhuvnesh Chaturvedi died at a private heart hospital in Kota after protracted illness at the age of 85.
- Study suggested that Climate change contributed in collapse of Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization that spanned across present India and Pakistan.
- Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry launched the DMIC chapter of Uttar Pradesh at Lucknow.
- UAE led consortium TAQA decided to buy two HEP plants in India.
- Cairn Energy founder Sir Bill Gammell announced retirement from the post of non executive chairman.