Suu Kyi aide Htin Kyaw elected as Myanmar’s new president

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s next president, the first civilian leader after more than 50 years of military rule.

    • Htin Kyaw is a close ally of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) party swept to victory in historic elections in November.
    • Htin Kyaw won with 360 of the 652 votes cast in the two houses of parliament, with MPs erupting into applause when the result was announced.

World Consumer Rights Day being celebrated

Every year World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is being observed on 15 March for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement.

  • Significance of Day: It provides (i)an opportunity to promote the basic rights of all consumers (ii) demand those rights that must be respected and protected and (iii) for those protesting against the market abuses and social injustices.
  • 2016 Theme: “Antibiotics off the menu”. The theme is a campaign to stop the sale of meat raised with the use of antibiotics important to human medicine. It seeks to spread awareness about antibiotic resistance driven by overuse of antibiotics in agriculture to promote faster growth and to prevent diseases rather than treat diseases.

Current Affair One Liner

  • Bollywood Actor Manoj Kumar will be conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015.
  • The 2016 Global Teacher Prize worth $1 million has been announced by Pope Francis and the reverent awardee is a Palestinian Teacher, Hanan Al Hroub, who teaches Refugee Children and was a refugee herself.
  • Election Commission of India declared assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, which will be held between April 4 and May 16 and will be counted on May 19.
  • The Union Government has appointed former Supreme Court (SC) judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan (66) as Chairman of the 21st Law Commission of India (LCI).
  • The Union Government has launched an online marketing platform Mahila E-HAAT to facilitate women entrepreneurs to sell their products to buyers.
  • India successfully test­fired indigenously built nuclear capable intermediate range Agni-­I ballistic missile in Odisha.
  • India wins the Asia Cup for sixth time after defeating Bangladesh by 8 wickets in Dhaka.
  • Five times Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova provisionally suspended after she admits that she tested positive for banned drug during Australian Open.
  • International Women’s Day celebrated across the World on 8th March.
  • National Green Tribunal cleared the Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival on the banks of the river with a penalty of 5 cores.
  • Internet pioneer and e-mail inventor Raymond Tomlinson passed away in Washington, United States.
  • Services wins the Santosh Trophy National Football Championships title after defeating Maharashtra by 2­1 in the final.
  • China’s Lin Dan wins the All England badminton title after defeating Tian Houwei by 21-9, 21­-10.
  • Rest of India has won the Irani Cup Cricket Title 2015-16 by defeating Mumabi in the final match of the cup by four wickets.
  • Patna Pirates has won the third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) by defeating U Mumba.