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TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 7, 2017 

• Stuti Kacker
• She is the chairman of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was established in December 2005.

• 46th National Safety Day/ Week celebrated
• March 4th - National Safety Day
• March 4-10th - National Safety Week.

• TN CM inaugurated Audio alert system in Buses.
• The Chief minister of Tamil Nadu inaugurated the audio alert system in buses.
• This system alerts the passengers about the next stop like in the local trains.
• This system helps the visually challenged persons travelling in the buses.

• INS Viraat
• The decommissioning ceremony of the INS Viraat was held at the western naval command in Mumbai.

• Abbreviations
• NIIF - National Investment and Infrastructure fund.

• FIPB
• FIPB - Foreign Investment and Promotion Board.
• The central govt has planned to abolish this board and replace it with a new one.

• Dr. Thomas Starzl
• He is a pioneer Liver transplant surgeon who died recently.
• He is the first person to perform world's first liver transplant.

• Jack Preger
• He is an 86 year old physician from UK who offers free treatment for the poor in Kolkata.
• Recently a documentary was made based on his life named 'Doctor Jack - One man, One Life One Fight.'

• Muslim Ban 2.0
• American President Donald Trump signed a new executive order which bans citizens of Six countries from entering USA.
• The Six Countries were
1. Sudan
2. Syria
3. Iran
4. Libya
5. Somalia
6. Yemen.