Current Affairs 12th March 2018

Current Affairs 12th March 2018 - Important Points

• Tobacco Product Regulation: Building Laboratory Testing Capacity, launched by - WHO
• Which country removed 2 term limit of President - China
• Divorced Saudi mothers can now retain custody of - Children

Current Affairs 12th March 2018 - Details

Tobacco Product Regulation: Building Laboratory Testing Capacity, launched by - WHO

 WHO ( World Health Organisation ) launched 'Tobacco Product Regulation: Building Laboratory Testing Capacity'. It will help to get systematic approach for tobacco testing.

Which country removed 2 term limit of President - China

 Among Important Interntaional Current Affairs, On 11th March 2018, Parliament of China removed 2 term limit of President. This decision was taken at the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC). Out of 2963 delegates, 2958 voted "yes" to change the Constitution, while three abstained and two voted against.

Divorced Saudi mothers can now retain custody of - Children

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has allowed the divorced mothers to retain the custody of their children. After this women of Saudi Arabia will not have to go through long legal battles.

Prior to granting custody to a mother, the judicial panel would consider her capacity for custody and then determine her application in accordance with Sharia and legal requirements, without the need for initiating a lawsuit.