Page-19 of Current Affairs - March, 2015

Three South Asian women selected for International Women of Courage Award 2015

March 4, 2015

Three South Asian women have been selected for the prestigious International Women of Courage Award for the year 2015 by the United States. They are Captain Niloofar Rahmani from Afghanistan Air Force. Nadia Sharmeen– Journalist and women’s rights activist from ..

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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent

March 4, 2015

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 4 March 2015 has cut down repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 percent from 7.75 percent, with immediate effect. However, RBI has kept the cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged at 4 ..

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Union Government launches website Shipping Samvad

March 4, 2015

Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways on 3 March 2015 launched a website Shipping Samvad. It was launched by Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi. Website’s objective is to invite innovative ..

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Renowned ornithologist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar passes away

March 4, 2015

Renowned ornithologist and environmentalist K.S. Lavkumar Khachar passed away in Rajkot, Gujarat. He was 84. As environmentalist he had a long association with the environmental conservation intuitions like Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ..

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World's largest and tallest Indian flag unfurled in Faridabad, Haryana

March 3, 2015

World’s largest and tallest Indian national flag was unfurled on 3 March 2015 at Town Park in Faridabad, Haryana. Features of Flag- It has dimension of 96 feet by 64 feet and weighs 48 kilograms. Flag was hoisted at a ..

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Lok Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2015

March 3, 2015

The Lok Sabha on 3 March 2015 passed the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill, 2015 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and replace the ordinance promulgated in this regard. Earlier, bill was not able ..

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Lok Sabha passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015

March 3, 2015

Lok Sabha on 3 March 2015 passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 to replace ordinance promulgated in this regard. The bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 in order to regulate the ..

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MC Mary Kom to retire from boxing after Rio Olympics Games 2016

March 3, 2015

MC Mary Kom has announced that she will retire from boxing after the Rio Olympic Games 2016. She made this announcement citing the reason that her body will not be able to cope the rigours of boxing in future. About ..

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Forbes’s 2015 billionaires list: Bill Gates retains title as world’s richest person

March 3, 2015

Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates retained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2015 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years, with a net worth of $79 billion and Mexico’s ..

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Union Government and RBI sign agreement to keep inflation below 6%

March 3, 2015

Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have signed an agreement on Monetary Policy Framework in order to move towards the RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s view of inflation targeting. Presently, Union Government and RBI give inflation estimates and ..

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