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TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 8, 2017

• CAG 
• Shashi Kant Sharma - The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)

• March 8
•  International Women's Day

• Times Higher Education's Best Small Universities 2017 ranking
• The IISC - Indian Institute of Science located in Bengaluru was placed at the rank of 8.

• Transparency International Report 2017 - Bribery rate
• Transparency International recently conducted the survey among 16 Asia-Pacific Countries.
• India was ranked 1st in terms of Bribery Rate (Highest Bribery rate).
• Vietnam has the second highest bribery rate.
• Japan has the least bribery rate.

• India's Longest Cable Bridge
• PM Narendra Modi inaugrated the India's Longest Cable Bridge over the Narmada River at Baruch in Gujarat.
• The length of the bridge : 1344m.
• Surya-Kiran XI
• It is a Joint military exercise between India and Nepal,
• The 11th edition of this exercise was held in Uttarakhand.
• IORA - Indian Ocean Rim Association
• The 20th summit of the IORA was held at Jakarta in Indonesia.