Page-15 of Current Affairs - March, 2016
Lok Sabha passes The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016
Lok Sabha has passed Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) from 4 states. The bill seeks to amend Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 to include certain communities from ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
UN suspends Maria Sharapova as Goodwill Ambassador after doping allegations
The United Nations (UN) has suspended Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova as Goodwill Ambassador of the organisation after she was tested positive on doping allegations. She was suspended by New York based UN Development Programme (UNDP) until the outcome of ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Union Government imposes anti-dumping duty on Plastic-Processing imports
Union Government has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to 44.7 per cent on import of plastic-processing machines from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam for five years. The anti-dumping duty will be levied on imports of all kinds of plastic-processing ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Haryana New Secretariat Building gets first Earthquake Warning System in country
Haryana’s New Secretariat Building in Chandigarh has become first building in the country to have an early Earthquake Warning and Security system (onsite). The system was installed by New Delhi based Terra Techcom Private Limited and Secretary Electronics GmbH, Germany. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
ICICI Bank launches NFC-based contactless mobile payment solution Touch & Pay
India’s largest private sector lender ICICI Bank has launched new contactless mobile payment solution Touch & Pay based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The payment solution will enable the bank’s credit and debit customers to make in-store contactless payments ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Mother Teresa to be canonised as Saint
Mother Teresa, a Roman Catholic religious sister and missionary will be elevated to Sainthood i.e. will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church on September 4, 2016. In this regard, Pope Francis has approved a decree recognising a ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
Htin Kyaw elected as first civilian President of Myanmar
Myanmar’s Parliament elected Htin Kyaw (69) as the first civilian (non-military) President of the country after 53 years of military rule. He was candidate of National League for Democracy (NLD) party and was elected after securing 360 of the total ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2016
15 March: World Consumer Rights Day
Every year World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) is being observed on 15 March for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer movement. Significance of Day: It provides (i) an opportunity to promote the basic rights of all consumers (ii) demand ..