Page-16 of Current Affairs - March, 2014

Annual Health Survey: Some states showed improvement

March 12, 2014

As per the second update of the Annual Health Survey (AHS), all major health indicators in the country’s worst-performing States are showing a gradual improvement over the years but inter-State variations persist. About 2nd update of Annual Health Survey (AHS) ..

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Mr. Pankaj Mishra: Indian author won Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014

March 12, 2014

Indian author Mr. Pankaj Mishra won the prestigious Donald Windham Campbell Literature prize 2014 in the non-fiction category. The awards are announced by The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at YaleUniversity. Mr. Mishra Mishra is an Indian essayist, memoirist, ..

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Mizoram clinched 68th Santosh Trophy 2013-14

March 12, 2014

Mizoram clinched the 68th Santosh Trophy for Football by defeating Railways by 3-0 at Siliguri ,West Bengal and won Rs.5 lakh prize money, while the runners up Railways received Rs.3 lakh. This is the maiden Santosh Trophy for Mizoram and ..

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“Akron”: Indian-American owned firm developing zero pressure tyre for US army

March 12, 2014

An Indian-American owned engineering firm, Akron (Ohio-based American Engineering Group (AEG)) has received a $1 million Phase-II project grant from the US Department of Defense to develop tyres that will continue running even after being shredded by roadside bombs or ..

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Govt. banned trucks from carrying protruding rods

March 11, 2014

The Union Government banned vehicles from carrying iron and steel rods, pipes or any protruding material beyond the body frame. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has deleted the provision in the Central Motor Vehicle Rules (CMVR), 1989 that ..

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64th National Basketball Championship held in New Delhi

March 11, 2014

The 64th National Basketball Championship held at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Winners: Chhattisgarh won the women’s title after beating Indian Railways by 81-77. Tamil Nadu won the men’s title by defeating Punjab by 74-57. Harish Sharma Most ..

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China hiked military budget by 12.2% for 2014

March 11, 2014

The People’s Republic of China announced to raise its military budget for 2014 by 12.2% to $132 billion. The hike in defense spending would seek to develop more high-tech weapons and to beef up coastal and air defenses. It would ..

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12th Meeting of the FSDC Sub-Committee at New Delhi: Set up a High Powered Inter Regulatory Committee to explore ways to comply with Basel-III capital norms

March 11, 2014

At the 12th  sub-committee meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), headed by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, held at New Delhi, it was decided to set up a High Powered Inter Regulatory Committee to explore ways of enabling ..

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