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TNPSC Current Affairs - March 2018 by TNPSC Guru

1.Nirbhaya fund 

• Union Ministry of women and Child development has approved the project worth Rs 2,919 crore under Nirbhaya fund to develop 8 safe cities for Women.
• The cities are Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad
• The project will special focus on women safety in public spaces and also focus on creating quick response team to combat the crime.
• Nirbhaya Fund established in 2013 by Ministry of Finance to strengthen the safety and security of Women in India. 

2.India , Vietnam signs agreement 

India and Vietnam has signed various agreement during the 3 day visit of Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.

Agreements are :

• MoU signed on cooperation in Economic and trade
• MoU signed between Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam for the purpose to transfer technology and exchange of visits of technical experts in the fields of agriculture and related areas.
• And MoU signed for the purpose to strengthen the technical cooperation in the field of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.

3.Tamil Nadu’s Non-Performing Assets. 

• Crif High Mark Credit Information Services Data said that Tamil Nadu’s Non-Performing assets (NPAs) is higher than the national average.
• As per the report TN had 6 lakh crore worth of housing loans till Dec’17 and Non-Performing Assets value is at 2.27% .
• The National Average of Non-Performing Asset is 1.96%.
• Gujarat has least NPAs with 1.18%  followed by Maharashtra with 1.63% .

4.IBSF Snooker Team World Cup. 

India’s Pankaj Advani and Manan Chandra won the inaugurat IBSF(International Billiards and Snooker Federation) Snooker Team World cup beating  Pakistan in the final held at Doha, Qatar.

5.Indira Gandhi Zoological Park. 

Officials of Indira Gandhi Zoological Park at Vishakhapatnam has started  its summer plan for the inmates.