Page-18 of Current Affairs - March, 2015

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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Lok Sabha passes Amendment Land bill along with 9 new amendments

March 11, 2015

Lok Sabha has passed The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The bill was passed by voice vote along with incorporated 9 new amendments moved by Union government. The amendment bill ..

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Solar Impulse 2- world's first solar-powered aircraft on global journey lands in Ahmedabad

March 10, 2015

World’s first solar powered aircraft on global journey- Solar Impulse 2 successfully landed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The aircraft was piloted by Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg from its first halt Muscat, Oman. Key features of Solar Impulse 2 ..

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Mr. Veerappa Moily selected for Saraswati Samman 2014

March 10, 2015

Senior Congress leader and Former Union Minister Mr. M. Veerappa Moily will receive the Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem ‘Ramayana Mahanveshanam’. The award would make Mr. M. Veerappa Moily the second Kannada author to receive the honour after ..

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46th Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) observed

March 10, 2015

On 10 March 2015, 46th Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was observed. On the occasion of CISF Raising Day, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted all the CISF officers, soldiers, civilians, ex-servicemen and their ..

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