Page-13 of Current Affairs - March, 2014

“U & Me Against Dengue” – National Campaign launched

March 18, 2014

A national campaign has been launched against the dengue disease titled “U & Me Against Dengue” in six Indian cities with a joint partnership of private and public firm. National campaign- “U & Me Against Dengue” Joint effort of AIIMS, ..

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Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan: Canara Bank’s Brand ambassador

March 18, 2014

The public sector lender, Canara Bank announced cricketer Shikhar Dhawan as its brand ambassador. Objective: To gear up for the next phase of banking with a special focus on the country’s youth. Canara Bank is not the first public sector ..

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“9969777888”-Mumbai police launched free SMS helpline for women travelling alone

March 18, 2014

The Mumbai Police launched a free SMS service for ensuring safety of women traveling alone or in odd hours. Under ‘Travel Safe When Alone’ initiative, any women before taking an auto rickshaw or taxi could message the registration number of the vehicle to ..

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Mr. Amitabh Kant appointed as new DIPP Secretary

March 17, 2014

Mr. Amitabh Kant appointed as Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). He succeeded Mr. Saurabh Chandra. Mr. Kant is a 1980 batch Kerala cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer. At present, he is CEO and MD of ..

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ICC World Twenty 20 Schedule: ICC World Twenty 20 Starts March 16, 2014

March 16, 2014

The ICC World Twenty20 (also referred to as the ICC World T20 or the T20 World Cup) will be played in Bangladesh from March 16, 2014 – April 6 2014. This is the 5th World Twenty20 cricket. Teams: 16 teams The Top 8 Test teams ..

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7th Asian Air Gun Championship: Indian shooters Chain Singh and Ms Heena Sidhu clinched gold medal

March 16, 2014

At the 7th Asian Air Gun Championship in Kuwait, India’s ace shooter Ms Heena Sidhu clinched the air pistol women’s gold medal and Chain Singh bagged a gold medal in men’s air rifle event. In the women’s team event, Heena (386), Shweta Chaudhary ..

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ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position

March 16, 2014

The Indian cricketer Virat Kohli reclaimed the number one position in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. He was able to claim the first position by gaining 12 points during the Asia Cup by scoring 189 runs in three ..

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ICICI Bank launched portable POS machines

March 16, 2014

The private sector lender, ICICI Bank launched portable hand-held machines (or portable POS machines) to avoid inconvenience around entering secret PIN number for card transactions in hotels. The ICICI Merchant Services is an alliance between ICICI Bank and electronic commerce ..

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