Page-23 of Current Affairs - March, 2015

Lok Sabha passes Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015

March 4, 2015

Lok Sabha on 4 March 2015 passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015. This bill will replace the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) second ordinance, 2014. Key facts The bill has provisions for allocation of coal mines through a transparent ..

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Lok Sabha passes Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015

March 4, 2015

Lok Sabha on 4 March 2015 passed the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015. It was passed by voice vote and replaces ordinance promulgated in this regard. The proposed amendments in the bill aim to bring improvements and revisions in the ..

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Airtel and China Mobile inks MoU for evolving technologies and equipment procurement

March 4, 2015

Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel and world’s largest telecom operator China Mobile have signed a partnership memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work jointly on evolving high technologies like 4G, 5G and procuring telecom devices and equipment. The MoU was signed ..

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President gives assent to Maharashtra Animal Preservation Amendment Bill, 1995

March 4, 2015

Recently, President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 1995. It received assent nearly after 19 years it was passed by State Assembly in 1995. Key facts This bill amends Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act 1976 ..

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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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