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- Hundreds of Tibetan activists staged a protest and submitted a memorandum to the Office of United Nations India to mark the 60th anniversary of their National Uprising Day. March 10 commemorates the 1959 Tibetan Uprising. Tibet was invaded by China in 1951. On March 10 1959, thousands of Tibetans took to the streets of Lhasa rising up against Communist China’s occupation of their homeland.
Tibetan Uprising Day 2019 - Vastradan Campaign initiated by the erstwhile royal family of Udaipur has set the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of clothes for donation with more than 3 lakh items of clothing. The certificate for the Guinness World Record was handed over to Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar, a descendant of Rajput ruler Maharana Pratap.
- The Ireland-based Johnson Controls Building Technologies and Solutions has released its report for the second annual smart city indicator survey. The survey tracks key drivers, organisational barriers, technology trends, and the status of smart city solution implementations around the world. The survey was conducted in 20 countries including India. The survey reports that about four per cent of buildings in India are “green” but a lack of technical expertise to execute projects and funding to pay for improvements is the biggest barriers to investment in India.
- The 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament was held from 6-10 March, 2019 at Helsinki, Finland. The only gold medal for India was won by Kavinder Singh Bisht in 56kg category. He won against Indian counterpart Mohammed Hussamuddin who had to settle for silver. Other Silver medals for India were won by Govind Kumar Sahani (49kg), Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Dinesh Dagar (69kg). Bronze Medallists are Sachin Siwach (52kg), Sumit Sangwan (91kg) and Naveen Kumar (+91kg).
- The World Gold Council in its latest report highlights the quantum of gold holding by the different countries. India has the 11th largest gold reserve and the current holding pegged at 607 tonnes. The top spot is occupied by US gold reserves of 8,133.5 tonnes, followed by Germany with 3,369.7 tonnes. International Monetary Fund (IMF) was ranked third on the list with total gold reserves of 2,814 tonnes. The members of the World Gold Council include gold mining companies.
- Retired 1981 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer C Lalsawta on March 11, 2019 sworn-in as the first Chairman of the Lokayukta in Mizoram. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by the newly appointed Mizoram governor Jagdish Mukhi at Raj Bhavan in Aizwal. The Mizoram Lokayukta Act was legislated by the state assembly in 2014.
- As per the annual report ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’released on March 11, 2019 by the think tank Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the second largest importer of weapons in the world during 2014-18, after maintaining its position of world’s largest arms importer for about 8 years. Saudi Arabia is now the world’s largest weapons importer. The US and Russia remain the largest exporters by far, accounting for 36 percent and 21 percent of the total global trade, respectively.
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