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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Subject: Daily Updates For this Month, Current Affairs For the Month of March 2015

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31/03/2015:
  • God’s Bankers authored by Gerald Posner released
  • Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba took over as Commanding-in-Chief of Southern Naval Command
  • Balbir Singh Senior conferred with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award of Hockey India
  • Japan organised World’s first Otaku Expo
  • Katsushi Inoue appointed as President & CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd
  • Former Union Minister and veteran Congress Party leader Paty Ripple Kyndiah died
  • Vettori bids goodbye to cricket
30/03/2015: & 29/03/2015: 
  • Madan Mohan Malaviya posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna
  • Aditi Arya crowned FBB Femina Miss World 2015
  • Cricket World Cup 2015: Australia crush New Zealand in final
  • Reliance Power’s Sasan UMPP fully operational
  • Earth Hour 2015 observed globally from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm local time
  • ISRO navigation satellite in orbit
  • Saina Nehwal, K Srikanth win India Open titles
  • Superb Saina scales historic World No.1 ranking
28/03/2015:
  • Book titled Food for All written by Uma Lele
  • CNN IBN announced Indian of the Year Award 2014
  • ADB sanctioned 300 million US dollars under SCRIP for road construction in NBNE region
  • International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and Transatlantic Slave Trade observed - 25 March
  • Nobel Laureate John Nash won Abel Prize 2015 for work on partial differential equations
  • ISRO won Gandhi Peace Prize 2014
  • Delhi Government launches India's first E-ration card service
  • First goods train from Lumding  to Silchar in Assam flagged off
  • PM Narendra Modi launches PRAGATI platform for redressal of grievances
27/03/2015: 
  • India & Qatar ink six pact to boost trade and investment
  • NITI Aayog to set up working group on Centrally Sponsored Schemes
  • President confers Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayeev.
  • NASA's Opportunity Rover completed 11 years of marathon on Mars
  • Reliance Communications acquires spectrum in 11 circles
  • KM Mani appointed as chairman of the Empowered Committee of State FM’S on GST
  • Ministry of Railways constitutes Ajay Shankar Committee to review PPP Cell functioning
  • Ruth Porat appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Google
26/03/2015:

  • Vikas Swarup to be new spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry
  • Web Ratna Awards to honour eGovernance initiatives National Informatics Centre (NIC), under the ambit of India Portal (http://india.gov.in) organised the third edition of Web Ratna Awards.
  • Indian-American author Akhil Sharma won The Folio Prize 2015 for novel Family Life
  • Artist Bharti Kher conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
  • Dolly Shivani Cherukuri became the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records
  • TCL partners with Indosat to make inroads into Indonesia
  • India decimated, Australia through to finals
25/03/2015:

  • Govt launches Digital India initiative with Twitter Samvad India Railways launches RuPay pre-paid debit card service
  • Man Booker International prize 2015 shortlist announced Indian author Amitav Ghosh
  • Gujarat Philatelic Exhibition Gujpex-2015 inaugurated in Ahmedabad
  • 2 mega food parks each for Punjab, Haryana; among 17 approved
  • Madhav Gadgil and Dr. Jane Lubchenco won Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement 2015
  • Veteran poet Gopaldas Neeraj awarded inaugural National Kavi Pradeep Samman
  • 'Largest ever asteroid impact' found in Australia

24/03/2015:

  • Section 66 A of IT Act unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
  • Shashi Kapoor gets Dadasaheb Phalke Award
  • India to grow at 7.8 per cent in 2015-16 :ADB
  • World Tuberculosis Day observed
  • 62nd National film Awards 2014-15 announced -
  • Mangalyaan mission extended by six months
  • South Africans choked again as Kiwis advance to maiden final with 4-wicket win
23/03/2015: & 22/03/2015:

  • Nation observes Martyrs Day sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev who were hanged to death
  • World Water Day 2015 observed with the theme Water and Sustainable Development
  • SEBI bars three companies from mobilising public money
  • Infosys, Accenture in last lap for Rs 900-crore deal
  • Singapore foundering father Lee Kuan Yew passed away
  • Rajendra Singh, named as the 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
  • India becomes 3rd biggest steel producer overtakes US
  • 1st Counter-Terrorism Conference 2015 held in Jaipur

21/03/2015:

  • Union Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
  • 33% Cops in Delhi, Union Territories to be women: Government
  • International Day of Forests observed
  • Amitabh Bachchan roped in as Brand Ambassador for Campaign against Hepatitis B
  • Pakistani cricketers Misbah-ul-Haq, Shaid Afridi retired from ODI cricket
  • World Sparrow Day observed
  • Cricket World Cup: Martin Guptill double ton powers New Zealand to massive win over West Indies
20/03/2015:
  • Union Government launches BIRAC AcE Fund to accelerate growth of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology
  • Meira Kumar’s book released “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy – Speaker’s Perspective”
  • Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser has died aged 84.
  • Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan named as President of Britain’s Royal Society
  • NCP’s Ramraje Nimbalkar unanimously elected Maharashtra Legislative Council Chairman
  • Wipro, HCL in race for Sebi's fraud detection system upgrade
  • Maharashtra Government announced to rename Girgaum Chowpatty as Swaraj Bhoomi
  • National Air Quality Index to debut in April
  • Australia beats Pakistan; to meet India in semi-final

19/03/2015:

  • China-backed AIIB to be joined by France, Germany, Italy
  • Railways rope in Ratan Tata to lead Kaya Kalp panel
  • India to host seventh Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
  • EVMs to carry photos of candidates from May 1, 2015: EC
  • Kerala to host its first global conference on gender equality
  • India Successfully Test Fires Air-to-Air Astra Missile
  • Kavinder Gupta elected as J&K assembly Speaker
  • India storm into semi-finals by thrashing B'desh by 109 runs
18/03/2015:

  • India, Kyrgyzstan ink MoU for cooperation on textile, clothing
  • WEF names Smriti Irani as Young Global Leader from India
  • Sohail Aman new Pakistan Air Force chief
  • Israeli prime minister Netanyahu defies the polls to seal election win
  • South Africa ease into semi-finals
  • Sangakkara, Jayawardene bid adieu to ODI cricket

17/03/2015:

  • Supreme Court sets aside Jat quota
  • Centre includes compensation in GST Const Amendment Bill
  • Snapdeal buys stake in logistics firm GoJavas
  • Hitachi India, Siemens sign MoU with CII for smart cities
  • Mirach to file $400 million defamation suit against Sahara
  • HDFC Bank launches instant money transfer app
16/03/2015: & 15/03/2015:

  • Wipro appoints Abid Neemuchwala as COO
  • Facebook acquires The Find e-commerce search engine
  • IMF supports tight stance of Reserve Bank
  • Assam rolls out scheme to promote double cropping
  • Indian women win World Hockey League Round 2
  • Services win fourth Santosh Trophy title
  • Srikanth wins Swiss Grand Prix Gold championship
14/03/2015:
  • Former Maldives President Nasheed jailed for 13 years
  • Harvard University retains top position in Times’ World Reputation Rankings 2015
  • India's GDP growth will be 7.5 percent this year
  • Government cuts import tariff on gold and silver
  • NASA launches 4 spacecraft to solve magnetic mystery
  • Pakistan tests 1st indigenous armed drone Burraq and laser guided missile Barq
13/03/2015:

  • Modi's visit to Sri Lanka
  • RBI, Sri Lankan central bank agree on $1.5 billion currency swap deal
  • Electric power transmitted wirelessly in Japan
  • Cairn India gets Rs. 20,495-crore tax notice
  • Saina rises to 2nd, Kashyap in top-10 of BWF rankings
  • Karnataka clinch eighth Ranji Trophy title
12/03/2015:
  • India, Mauritius to work to avoid 'abuse' of DTAT
  • New city 'NAINA' to come up over 600 square km near Navi Mumbai airport
  • Govt asks PSU banks increase lending to minorities
  • IPS officer M Akhaya appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer in telecom department
  • EPFO trustees okay raising age limit under pension scheme to 60
  • Rs.3,168 crore for compensation in new capital of A.P.
11/03/2015:
  • LIC to invest Rs 1.5-L cr in Indian Railways over next 5 years
  • Obama names David Hale as ambassador to Pak
  • Manmohan summoned in coal scam case
  • SBI sells 4% stake in Cibil to IIFL for around Rs 72 crore
  • Gadkari launches portal to help source cement for concrete roads
  • First Kisan Call Centre of North-East opened in Agartala, Tripura

10/03/2015:

  • US dollar hits 12-year peak, emerging markets spooked.
  • North-East’s First Kisan Call Centre Opens In Tripura
  • Lok Sabha Passed Land Acquisition Amendment Bill
  • Maharashtra Govt Started Helpline For Distressed Adolescents
  • India slips to second place in hiring outlook for April-June quarter
  • Infosys opens new 250-seater BPO in Puerto Rico
  • Jharkhand CM announces Rs 1 lakh for alcohol-free villages
  • Pakistan conducts successful test launch of Shaheen-III missile
  • DLF Ties Up With Snapdeal to Sell Flats Online
  • India thrash Ireland to register record 9th successive World Cup victory
09/03/2015 & 08/03/2015:
  • Veerappa Moily Selected For Saraswati Samman 2014
  • TCS Ranked as Top Employer In Europe For Third Year
  • Pakistan Successfully Test Fires Nuclear Capable ‘ Shaheen-III ‘ Ballistic Missile
  • Kerala Tourism’s Won Golden Gate Award In Germany
  • Veteran Journalist Vinod Mehta Died
  • International Women’s Day Observed Across The World 08/03
  • 'Aapki Beti Hari Beti' scheme launched in Haryana
  • Global food prices dip to 5-year low in February
  • Lalit Modi removed from Rajasthan Cricket Association
  • Government decides to speed up Rs 90,000 crore power projects
  • All England Badminton Championship: Saina Nehwal loses to Carolina Marin
  • Kumar Sangakkara announces retirement from Test cricket
07/03/2015 & 06/03/2015:
  • Walmart India appoints Ashwin Mittal as CFO.
  • Kerala Assembly Speaker G Karthikeyan Died
  • PM Narendra Modi Among 30 Most Influential People On Internet
  • Former Bihar Chief Minister Ramsundar Das Died
  • Vienna Named The World’s Most Livable City
  • RBI eases norms for home loans for up to Rs 10 lakh
  • EU formally adopts climate change targets for December 2015 UNFCCC Paris Conference
  • Fifteen crore Aadhar cards linked with bank accounts
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi named among 30 most influential people on internet: Time Magazine
  • India lowest among 16 Asia-Pacific countries in economic parity for women
  • Artificial glacier in the form of Ice stupa to store water inaugurated in Phyang village of Ladakh
  • NASA’s Dawn spacecraft reaches dwarf planet Ceres
05/03/2015:
  • Govt To Launch Atal Pension Yojna (APY) On 1 June
  • RBI adopted Inflation Targeting as a policy tool for monetary regulation
  • Shanghvi is richest Indian: Forbes
  • Union Minister Dadarao Danve resigns
  • BBC released a documentary film India's Daughter
  • Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar completed his SAARC Yatra
  • Three South Asian women selected for International Women of Courage Award.
  • Union Minister Raosaheb Danve Resigned
  • PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Two Units Of Singaji Thermal Power Plant In Khandwa
  • Sri Lanka Suspends China Port City Project.
04/03/2015:
  • RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent
  • Spectrum auction begins; govt eyes over Rs. 80,000 crore revenue
  • World’s largest and tallest Indian flag unfurled in Faridabad
  • World Wildlife Day observed globally
  • Rani Mukerji awarded by National Institute of Gender Justice for representing the cause of women
  • Indian-American physician Rahul Jindal selected for Fulbright Nehru Distinguished Chair
  • Renowned Ornithologist KS Lavkumar Khachar Died
  • President gives assent to Maharashtra Animal Preservation, Citizenship, Insurance Laws, Coal Mines Amendment Bills.
  • President gives assent to Maharashtra Animal Preservation Amendment Bill, 1995
03/03/2015:
  • Insurance Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
  • INCOIS launches app for fishermen
  • Baldev Sharma appointed as chairman of National Book Trust
  • Infosys signs outsourcing deal with TNT
  • Savitri Jindal among five Indian women on Forbes billionaires list
  • IAS officer Kewal K Sharma appointed as Delhi Chief Secretary
02/03/2015 & 01/03/2015:
  • Mukesh Ambani Tops Forbes Indian Billionaires List.
  • Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba Won African Leadership Prize.
  • Mufti Mohammed Sayeed Sworn In as J&K Chief Minister.
  • Dalmiya becomes BCCI president
  • Wipro partners World Economic Forum for quantifying cyber risk
  • Govt gets 107 applications for allotment of 43 mines to PSUs
  • Ficci appoints Arvind Virmani as Economic Mentor
  • Arun Singh Named New Indian Ambassador to United States
  • Kannan Ramesh appointed as Judicial Commissioner to Supreme Court Bench of Singapore
  • Government may declare additional 101 routes as national waterways
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