13th March 2017 Important Daily Current Affairs

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Dear Great Ambitionists, here are today's (13th March 2017) Important Current Affairs updates. Happy Reading :)

Daily Current Affairs of 13th March 2017

International Current Affairs

• Today (2nd Monday of March) is Commonwealth Day.
• The 52 countries of the Commonwealth celebrate Commonwealth Day.
• The year 2017 marks 40 years since Commonwealth Day became a global celebration marked on the same day every year: on the second Monday in March
• Theme of Commonwealth Day 2017 - 'A Peace-building Commonwealth'
  
• The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has today announced that the 2016 was worst year yet for Syria's children.
• UNICEF's Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Geert Cappelaere said in Homs that millions of children come under attack on a daily basis and six million are now relying on humanitarian aid.
• Japan is planning to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea starting from May to test its capability. 
• It is Japan's biggest show of naval force in the region since the second World War. 
• This comes amid rising tensions between the US and China over freedom of navigation in the sea.

National Current Affairs

• The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly is set to have 38 women MLAs.
• This is the highest number for the state since Independence. 
• Thirty-two female candidates from BJP won, while two each from BSP and Congress, and one each from Apna Dal and the Samajwadi Party were elected.

New Appointments

• Goa Governor Mridula Sinha today appointed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar as the new Chief Minister of Goa.
• Parrikar has been asked to prove majority within 15 days after taking oath with the swearing in ceremony likely to be held tomorrow. 
• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has been given the additional charge of the Defence Ministry after President Pranab Mukherjee accepted Manohar Parrikar's resignation. 
• Note : Jaitley had headed the Defence Ministry from May 2014 to November 2014 before Parrikar was appointed to the post.

Banking & Economic Affairs

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed the cash withdrawal limits for the savings bank accounts starting today. 
• Important Points to Note : 
• The limit was increased to ₹50,000 per week from February 20. 
• The RBI had ended cash withdrawal limits for current account holders from February 1. 
• The limits on bank withdrawals were placed after the demonetisation of old ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes.

Science & Technology

• Africa has got its own domain name '.africa' for the continent 32 years after the world's first domain name was registered. 
• The domain name '.africa' will be used to reflect a company's interest in the whole of Africa. 
• Note : According to the World Bank, sub-Saharan Africa has one of the lowest rates of internet penetration in the world.

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