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1.) President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma awards on prominent personalities at a civil investiture ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan on 16th March 2019. 2.) World Kidney Day was observed on 14th March. 3.) Forty- nine people are dead and many are seriously injured after a heavily armed gunman opened fire during prayers at a mosque in the center of Christchurch, New Zealand. 4.) BJP's Pramod Sawant elected as the new Chief Minister of Goa. 5.) 20th March was observed as World Sparrow Day to raise awareness about the bird. 6.) The festivals of colors of Holi was celebrated across the country on 21st March. 7.) Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 started on 23rd March. 8.) The 64th Filmfare Awardss were held on 23rd March. Raazi wins the Best Film Award, while Alia Bhatt wins Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) award. Ranbir Kapoor wins the best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award for the movie Sanju. 9.) President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order

1.) DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy has been honored with the prestigious Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for his excellence in the field of missile systems technology. 2.) Indore has bagged the cleanest city award for third straight year under Swachh Suurvekshan 2019. 3.) Israel's first lunar lander sent back a selfie taken with the Earth clearly visible in the background. It marks an important milestone for the mission as it is the first in- space selfie. 4.) Dr Yusuf Sayeed, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia. 5.) The national election will be held in seven rounds from 11th April and the result will be announced on May 23. Voting will be held across India on April 19, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. 6.) Rohit Sharma becomes the third fastest batsman, along with Sourav Ganguly, to reach 8000 ODI runs in cricket. 8.) India w