*CURRENT AFFAIRS (01:03:2014)

1. Arseniy Yatsenyuk to be the new Prime Minister of Ukraine.
- He won the parliament's approval by securing 317 votes out of the total 450.
- He has been the minister of Economy and Foreign together with being
the speaker of Parliament.
2. Noted environmentalist Chandi Prasad Bhatt has been honoured with
the Gandhi Peace Prize 2013.
- He, a noted environmentalist and social activist, is known for his
work on subaltern social ecology.
- He is also the recipient of Padma Bhushan (2005) and Ramon Magsaysay
Award (1982).
3. World observes the inaugural 'Zero Discrimination Day' on March 1
with the slogan "No matter how you look, where you come from or who
you love - everyone has the right to live a full life with dignity"
- The day was introduced to the world by UNAIDS Executive Director
Michel Sidibé in Beijing recently.
4. Government approves the Mission document on the National Mission
for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem (NMSHE).
- It aims to improve the health of the Himalayan Ecosystem for
sustainable development.
- NMSHE was launched under the National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) with a budget outlay of Rs. 550 crore during the 12th Plan
period.
5. Nation's first post office savings bank ATM comes up in Chennai.
- The move is in tune with the modernization project to revive the
struggling 150-year-old Department of Posts by using technologies.
6. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves Rs. 975 crore
for 'River Basin Management' (RBM) scheme of the Ministry of Water
Resources during 12th Plan Period.
7. Acclaimed Telugu writer 'Janamaddhi Hanamachhaastri' dies aged 90.
- Few of his popular books are Vidurudu, Mahasoudham, Maa Seema Kavulu
and Tyaagamoorthulu.
8. Arvind Saxena takes over as President and Managing Director of
General Motors India.
- He succeeds Lowell Paddock as such.