Page-24 of Current Affairs - March, 2015
World's largest and tallest Indian flag unfurled in Faridabad, Haryana
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
MC Mary Kom to retire from boxing after Rio Olympics Games 2016
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Forbes’s 2015 billionaires list: Bill Gates retains title as world’s richest person
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Union Government and RBI sign agreement to keep inflation below 6%
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 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Election Commission launches NERPAP throughout the country
Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP). Objective: To bring out a totally error-free and authenticated electoral roll throughout the country. Key facts about NERPAP For the authentication purpose, Electoral Photo Identity ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Government appoints Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust
Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has appointed Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT). He will succeed veteran Malayalam writer A. Sethumadhavan who had resigned six months earlier before completion his term. Baldev Sharma is former ..