Today’s Headlines 4th March 2020
Important Day
- Janaushadhi week – 1st March to 7th March 2020.
Economy
- According to Fitch Solutions agency, India’s real GDP growth (economic growth) in FY2019-20 – 4.9 percent.
National
- Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has taken over luxury train Golden Chariot for operation from – Western Railway (WR).
- Winner of the Smart City Empowering India Award-2019 for its innovation in peak load management – TSSPDCL.
Persons in News
- Winner of the Emerging Woman CEO of the Year Award at the Kotler Awards by World Marketing Summit-India 2020 on 2 Mar 2020 in New Delhi – Tanya Sood (CEO of House of Aynat).
- Winner of ‘Atibadi Jagannath Das’ award by Odisha Sahitya Akademi – Binapani Mohanty (Odia author & poet).
- Winner of the 128th Commonwealth Points of Light Award, honoured by British Queen Elizabeth II – Jadav Payeng (Based in Assam’s Jorhat district, 57-year-old Environmental activist).
State Current Affairs
- The Maharashtra government’s award for contribution in the field of Marathi theatre will be named after noted actor – late Shriram Lagoo.
- The Araku Utsav concluded on 1 March 2020 at Araku Valley in – Visakhapatnam district, AP.
General Knowledge
- Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) was created on – 1 March 2002.
- Lalit Kala Akademi (National Academy of Art) – Established: 5th August 1954; Location: New Delhi.
- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was created by the Act in – 1985.
- Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) – Founded: 01 March 2012; Headquarters: New Delhi.