Page-11 of Current Affairs - March, 2016
PM Narendra Modi presents 2014-15 Krishi Karman Awards
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had conferred 2014-15 Krishi Karman Awards to various states in a ceremony held at New Delhi. The awards were presented in two different categories viz. Total foodgrain production and Individual Crops. Winner of Krishi Karman Awards ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Earth Hour 2016 observed across the World on 19 March 2016
The tenth edition of World Wide Fund for Nature’s (WWF’s) Earth Hour was observed across the World on 19 March 2016 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time. Earth Hour 2016 encouraged people to explore and adopt a cleaner ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Tikka Shatrujit Singh knighted with Knight of the Legion of Honour
Tikka Shatrujit Singh (54), the royal scion of Kapurthala’s Ahluwalia dynasty, has been conferred with the prestigious Knight of the Legion of Honour by the French Government. He was presented with this honour by the French ambassador to India Francois ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
S Sridhar appointed as MD of Pfizer India
Pfizer India has appointed S Sridhar as the managing director (MD) of the company. His appointment will be subject to approval of the company’s shareholders at the annual general meeting. S Sridhar is a chartered accountant by profession and has ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Indian Railways, ISRO ink MoU for Remote Sensing, GIS Technologies
The Union Ministry of Railways and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have signed a MoU for Effective use of Space Technology in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) based Governance Application for Indian Railways. It was signed after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Geetakshi Arora wins inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize
An Indian student Geetakshi Arora has been awarded the inaugural Noor Inayat Khan Prize for her excellent dissertation on “Goddess Myths in Graphic Novels: Reimagining Indian Feminity”. Currently, Geetakshi is a post-graduate student of the South Asia Institute at the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Surat cleanest A-1 Railway Station in India: IRCTC Survey
As per recently published survey of Indian Railways Surat (Gujarat) was declared the cleanest railway station in the country. The survey was conducted by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) at 407 railway stations, which included 75 A-1 stations ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
IAF conducts day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist 2016’ at Pokhran firing range
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has conducted its flagship day-night exercise ‘Iron-fist 2016’ at Pokhran firing range in Rajasthan. The day-night exercise demonstrating IAF’s combat and fire power was conducted in the presence of Hon’ble President Shri Pranab Mukherjee and ..