20 March 2013 Current Affairs

The President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman Passed away

On March 3, the President of Bangladesh, Zillur Rahman passed away.Zillur Rahman became the President of Bangladesh on 11 February 2009. He served as the 19th Bangladeshi President. He belonged to the Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party.He was elected as the Member of Parliament in 1970 when Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan. Zillur Rahman was chosen as the general secretary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party in 1972 after the Bangladesh Liberation War.


India successfully test-fires underwater Brahmos missile

On 20 March India has successfully test fired its submarine-launched version of BrahMos supersonic cruise missile of the over 290 km-range in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of the southern port city of Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).The launch of Missile is counted as the first test-firing of an underwater supersonic cruise missile anywhere in the world. The missile travelled its complete range of over 290 km.All the telemetry and tracking stations, including Indian naval ships positioned throughout the flight path, confirmed the pin-point accuracy of the mission.


India Signed Social Security Agreements With 18 Countries

On 20 March India has signed Social Security Agreements (SSAs) with Belgium, France, Germany (social insurance for posted workers only), Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Hungary, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, Norway, Germany, Finland, Canada, Japan, Sweden, Austria and Portugal.Bilateral labour Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) have also been signed with United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia and Bahrain for ensuring protection and welfare of overseas Indian workers.


Five Cabinet Ministers Resigned

On 20 March the 5 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party Cabinet ministers resigned from the Union Councilof Ministers , which were accepted by the Pranab Mukherjee President of  India .Pranab Mukherjee, also allocated the charge of Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry to Srikant Jena who is Minister of State in the same ministry.The five cabinet ministers are :-

(i) M K Alagiri ( Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers)

(ii) S S Palanimanickam (Minister of State (Finance) )

(iii)  S. Gandhiselvan  (Minister of state for Health and Family Welfare)

(iv) S. Jagathrakshakan (Minister of State for Commerce & Industry)

(v)  D.Napoleon (Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment)


Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi Visited India

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi visited India from 18 to 20 March .During the visit Morsi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in NewDelhi and discussed the forge closer cooperation in economic and other fields.Both nations had agreed to reinforce bilateral relations in various areas, including political, economic, military, cultural and signed seven agreements.


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