Page-10 of Current Affairs - March, 2016

Venkaiah Naidu conferred with Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award

March 19, 2016

Union urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award. He was bestowed with this award at 43rd SKOCH summit held in New Delhi for his ..

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Ashley Judd appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of UN Population Fund appointed

March 19, 2016

Acclaimed humanitarian, actor, writer and political activist Ashley Judd from US has been appointed as Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). As a Goodwill Ambassador, she will support the UNFPA’s efforts to empower women to choose when ..

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Union Government unveils Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016

March 19, 2016

The Union Government has unveiled a Model Building Bye-Laws, 2016 for granting permission for construction of buildings. It was released by the Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi. It seeks to provide an online single window framework ..

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10th Asian Film Awards

March 18, 2016

The 10th edition of Asian film Awards, one of the Asia’s leading film awards was held in the Venetian Casino and Hotel in Macau, China. The Assassin has bagged 8 awards in different categories in the 2016 Asian film Awards. ..

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British astronomers discover largest sample of 9 monster stars

March 18, 2016

British astronomers have discovered largest sample cluster of nine monster stars named as R136 using NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The cluster  is the largest group of very massive stars ever identified. The research findings were published in the journal Monthly ..

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Goa Government accords heritage spirit status to country liquor Feni

March 18, 2016

Goa government has classified Feni, country liquor as the heritage spirit of the state. In this regard, state government has opined not categorise it as country liquor as it is presently defined under the Goa Excise Duty Act, 1964. State ..

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Former Mossad Director Meir Dagan passes away

March 18, 2016

Former Director of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad Meir Dagan passed away due to liver cancer. He was 71. Dagan had served as Director General of the Mossad from 2002 until his retirement in 2011. He was widely credited for covertly ..

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SC allows pictures of CMs, Governors, Ministers in Government Advertisements

March 18, 2016

The Supreme Court has allowed publication of photographs of Governors, Chief Ministers and the Ministers of the department concerned in government advertisements. Ruling in this regard was given by a SC bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi on pleas by ..

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India inks $35 million loan agreement with WB for MP project

March 18, 2016

India has signed loan agreement of 35 million dollars with the World Bank for Madhya Pradesh citizen access to responsive services project. The loan has been sanctioned by the World Bank’s concessionary lending arm International Development Association (IDA). Key facts ..

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Union Government launches FCI's Depot Online System

March 18, 2016

Union Government has launched Depot Online System of state run Food Corporation of India (FCI) to bring transparency and minimise storage losses of foodgrains. It was launched by Union Food and public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in New Delhi ..

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