Top Current Affairs : 7 March 2019
7 March 2019: The Current Affairs section QuickMySupport to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated questions cover topics such as new currency denominations, Swachh Survekshan 2019 and Bolo reading app among others.
1. Which nation’s lawmakers have approved a new law that will allow them to punish online media outlets for publishing fake news?
ANS: Russia
Russian lawmakers have approved a law under which officials will now be able to fine or block online media outlets for publishing news they deem fake. The law would allow prosecutors to decide what amounts to ‘fake news’ and gives a media watchdog the power to demand an outlet the information.
2. Which technology company has launched an application called ‘bolo’ to tutor children to read in Hindi, English?