Page-15 of Current Affairs - March, 2014

Shyamala Gopinath Committee recommendations: Interest rates on FDs offered by Post Offices hiked by 0.2%

March 8, 2014

The Union Government decided to hike interest rates on fixed deposit schemes offered by post offices by up to 0.2 %. The decision to hike interest rates is taken on the recommendations of Shyamala Gopinath Committee.  As per the Shyamala ..

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16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 to be held from April 7, 2014 in 9-phases

March 8, 2014

The Chief election commissioner Mr. VS Sampath announced the schedule for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Some Unique features of 16th Lok Sabha Elections:- For the first time, Voters will be able to exercise the “None Of The Above” (NOTA) option for ..

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16th Lok Sabha elections 2014 Schedule

March 8, 2014

Schedule of polling dates for all 543 Parliamentary constituencies. State – Constituency – Poll Date Andhra Pradesh – Adilabad – April 30, 2014 Andhra Pradesh – Peddapalle – April 30, 2014 Andhra Pradesh – Karimnagar – April 30, 2014 Andhra ..

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Ms. Sheila Dikshit: Former Delhi Chief Minister appointed as Kerala Governor

March 8, 2014

Former Delhi chief minister Ms. Sheila Dikshit (75) appointed as the Governor of Kerala by the President Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. Ms. Dikshit succeeded Mr. Nikhil Kumar, a former Delhi Police Commissioner. She became the 22nd Governor of Kerala. Ms Dixit formerly ..

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“Two additional attempts and two-year age relaxation” for all categories of candidates in UPSC’s Civil Services Exams

March 7, 2014

The Union Government approved two additional attempts along-with a consequential age relaxation to all categories of candidates for the Civil Services Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The new rules are effective from Civil Services Examination 2014. The ..

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Hockey India (HI) accorded status of National Sports Federation (NSF) status

March 7, 2014

Hockey India (HI) has accorded with the status of a National Sports Federation (NSF) for governing the sport of hockey (both men and women) in India. It will represent India in International events. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ..

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“India at Risk” Mr. Jaswant Singh’s book launched

March 7, 2014

Former External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh released a book titled, “ India at Risk – Mistakes, Misconceptions and Misadventures of security policy”. The book is on 60 years of Indian security issues. About the book “India at Risk” Throws ..

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Forbes’s 2014 billionaires list: Bill Gates reclaims title as world’s richest person

March 7, 2014

Microsoft Co-founder, Mr. Bill Gates regained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2014 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 15 of the last 20 years, with a net worth of $76 billion and ..

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Indian shuttler Arvind Bhat clinched German Open Grand Prix Gold title

March 7, 2014

Indian shuttler, Arvind Bhat (34) defeated Denmark’s World No. 25 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus to clinch the men’s singles title of the $120,000 German Open Grand Prix Gold. This is the first time an Indian has won a German Open title in ..

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“Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project” launched by Union Ministry of Minority Affairs

March 6, 2014

The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs launched two new initiatives for the welfare of Minorities. These are Maulana Azad Sehat Scheme and Nalanda Project, a Faculty Development Program for Minorities’ Higher Educational Institutions. Maulana Azad Sehat scheme “Sehat Card” would be ..

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