Current Affairs March 01 to March 15, 2013  

• World Consumer Rights Day observed for creating awareness in terms of consumer protection.
• Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's speech, which was broadcast simultaneously at 53 locationsacross 26 cities in Gujarat using 3-D hologram projection technology, has entered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
• Xi Jinping has assumed charge of President’s office in China.
• Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Nepal.
• Malaysian author Tan Twan Eng won the Asia’s top literary prize “Man Asian Literary Prize” for his novel ‘The Garden of Evening Mists’, for the year 2012.
• Petrol prices have been cut by Rs. 2 per liter effective midnight in India.
• Third test between India and Australia begins in Mohali. Australia ended day 273/7.

• Jorge Mario Bergoglio has been elected as new pope of the Catholic Church in Vetican City.
• World Bank estimated India’s economy to grow by 6% in 2013-14.
• Five CRPF men killed in fidayeen attack in Srinagar.

• West zone win Deodhar Trophy, 2013 with a five-wicket win over North Zone in Guwahati .

• Ashwani Kumar and S.C. Jamir appointed as new Governors of Nagaland and Odisha respectively.
• Union Minister of Communications & IT  Kapil Sibal inaugurated India’s First All Women EmployeesPost Office at Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.

• Australia cricket team management drop four players ahead of third test for disciplinary reasons.

• Mukesh Ambani titled India’s richest person for 6th year in a row with a net-worth of $21.5 billion.
• Mukul Sangma sworn in as CM of Meghalaya for second time.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died at 58.

• India take 2-0 lead against Australia in Airtel Border-Gavashkar Trophy, 2013.
• World No.1 Novak Djokovic clinches ATP Dubai Open 2013.
• Neiphiu Rio sworn as new CM of Nagaland for third time.
• Manik Sarkar sworn as Chief Minister of Tripura for the fourth time.
• Rajasthani writer Hariram Meena chosen for Bihari Puraskar.

• U.S. baby’s HIV “functionally cured”.