NEWS 11-03-2018. NEWS FOR 12-Mar (MONDAY) 1. India and France signed strategic pacts in defence sector.It will help in using each other’s military facilities,including opening naval bases to warships. It was signed during official state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India. 2. Government recently launched ‘Suvidha’ Yojana, a 100% Oxo-biodegradable Sanitary Napkin, under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). The affordable Suvidha sanitary napkins will be available for Rs. 2.50 per pad at over 3200 Janaushadhi Kendras across India. 3. Diu has become the first and the only Union Territory in the country to be fully run on solar energy. The Union Territory generates total of 13 megawatts (MW) of electricity from solar power generating facilities daily. 4. Balkrishna Doshi became the first-ever Indian architect to win the prestigious 2018 Pritzker Architecture Prize. 5. Akhil Sheoran won gold medal in men’s 50m Rifle 3-Position in the ongoing ISSF Shooting World Cup at Mexico. < < Back