Page-14 of Current Affairs - March, 2015

India and Mauritius ink five MoUs to boost bilateral co-operation

March 12, 2015

India and Mauritius have inked 5 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to give new impetus to bilateral co-operation. These MoUs were signed in Port Luis, Mauritius during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to island nation as part of three-nation tour of ..

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High Court's cannot entertain plea against Armed Forces Tribunal: Supreme Court

March 12, 2015

Supreme Court has barred High Courts (HCs) from entertaining pleas under writ jurisdiction against the verdicts of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) in disputes pertaining to Armed forces.  SC ruling also set aside the order of Delhi High Court which had ..

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Union Government appoints 9 Executive Directors in Public Sector Banks

March 12, 2015

Union Government has appointed 9 Executive Directors (EDs) in Public Sector Banks (PSBs). Their appointment was approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on recommendation of selection panel headed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. Following ..

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Indian Railways inks MoU with LIC for Rs 1.5 lakh crore investments in rail infrastructure

March 11, 2015

Indian Railways on 11 March 2015 inked an MoU with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to raise Rs 1.5 lakh crore for financing the development of its various commercially viable infrastructure projects. The MoU was signed by Financial Commissioner (Railways) Rajalakshmi ..

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Parliament passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015

March 11, 2015

Parliament has passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015. It was first passed in Lok Sabha on 3 March 2015 and later in the Rajya Sabha on 11 March 2015. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ..

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India's literacy rate rose to 72.98 % in 2011: Union Government

March 11, 2015

Union government has announced that India’s literacy rate has risen to 72.98%. It was informed by Union Minister Human Resource Development (HRD) Smriti Irani while replying to the supplementaries in the Lok Sabha. Union governments reply informed that As per ..

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Kumar Sangakkara creates record by scoring four consecutive ODI centuries

March 11, 2015

Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara became first batsman to score four consecutive one-day international (ODI) centuries in a Cricket World Cup. He achieved this feat by hitting 4th century by scoring 124 runs in a match against Scotland in the ..

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Attorney General is a public authority and comes under RTI: Delhi High Court

March 11, 2015

Delhi High Court in its ruling has held that Attorney General of India comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. This ruling reversed the previous decision of the Central Information Commission (CIC) which had held that ..

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Five sick PSUs to be closed down: Union Government

March 11, 2015

Union Government has announced that 5 sick public sector undertakings (PSUs) will be closed. It was announced by Union Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha. The 5 sick PSU that will be ..

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Highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Seychelles

March 11, 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Seychelles as part of three-nation tour for cementing strategic partnership with island countries of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Narendra Modi is first Prime Minister to visit Seychelles in 34 years. Previously, late Prime Minister Indira ..

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