TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 16, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 16, 2017 - TNPSCGURU.IN

• SKYTRAX Award 2016
• Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru won the Best Regional airport in India and Central Asia award (Skytrax Award).

• New Public Account Committee Chairman
• Mallikarjun Kharge (Congress) to become the next Public Account Committee Chairman.
• He will succeed the present PAC Chairman K V Thomas whose term ends on April 30, 2017.

• Shashank Manohar 
• He resigned his post as the chairman of the Interntional Cricket Council.
• Earlier he was appointed as the first Independent chairman of ICC.

• Bangladesh
• Bangladesh cricket team became the fastest test playing nation to play 100 tests.

• TIES
• TIES it stands for Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme
• It is a new scheme launched by central govt to boost export related infrastructure,
• The scheme will replace the existing ASIDE scheme.
• ASIDE -  Assistance to States for Creating Infrastructure for the development and growth of Exports.