Current Affairs for IAS Exams - 6 March 2014
- World Dentist Day was observed all over the world on 6 March 2014 to raise awareness about dental health.
- Sports Minister inaugurated National Cycling Academy at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.
- Latest study claims that eating lot of protein-rich food increases the risk of cancer, which is almost as much as smoking 20 cigarettes a day.
- Current Account Deficit (CAD) declined to 0.9 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Quarter 3 (October - December) of 2013-14.
- India and Nepal army has started a joint military exercise Ex-Surya Kiran Drills VI at Saljhandi in Rupandehi district of Nepal.
- The 64th National Basketball Championship concluded on 5 March 2014 at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi.
- NDMC launched a new health scheme Stri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna for women.
- Delhi high court ordered Delhi Police to set up a unit to prevent racial profiling of people from North East India on 5 March 2014.
- The Punjab Cabinet approved the Backward Class (BC) status for the ’Jat’ and ’Jat Sikhs’ of the state on 5 March 2014.
- Mumbai was the least expensive major city for expatriates according to annual ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
- Bharti Airtel and Etisalat signed a pact to set up a multi-service regional network infrastructure node in India.
- Tamil Nadu men and Railways women won the Federation Cup 2014 Volleyball titles by defeating services and Kerala respectively.
- European Union froze the assets of ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych and 17 ministers, businessmen and security chief.
- Indian-American Scientist Anil Jain developed the first three-dimensional model of a human fingerprint called Phantom. A team of Michigan State University computer scientists led by Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) Kanpur alum Anil Jain have built the first 3D model of a human fingerprint.
- Technology firm Avaya appointed Priyadarshi Mohapatra as Managing Director for its India and SAARC operations.