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Page-13 of Current Affairs - March, 2014

Annual Health Survey: Some states showed improvement

As per the second update of the Annual Health Survey (AHS), all major health indicators in the country’s worst-performing States are showing a gradual improvement over the years...

March 12, 2014

Mr. Pankaj Mishra: Indian author won Windham Campbell Literature Prize 2014

Indian author Mr. Pankaj Mishra won the prestigious Donald Windham Campbell Literature prize 2014 in the non-fiction category. The awards are announced by The Beinecke Rare Book &...

March 12, 2014

Mizoram clinched 68th Santosh Trophy 2013-14

Mizoram clinched the 68th Santosh Trophy for Football by defeating Railways by 3-0 at Siliguri ,West Bengal and won Rs.5 lakh prize money, while the runners up Railways...

March 12, 2014

“Akron”: Indian-American owned firm developing zero pressure tyre for US army

An Indian-American owned engineering firm, Akron (Ohio-based American Engineering Group (AEG)) has received a $1 million Phase-II project grant from the US Department of Defense to develop tyres...

March 12, 2014

Govt. banned trucks from carrying protruding rods

The Union Government banned vehicles from carrying iron and steel rods, pipes or any protruding material beyond the body frame. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has...

March 11, 2014

64th National Basketball Championship held in New Delhi

The 64th National Basketball Championship held at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. Winners: Chhattisgarh won the women’s title after beating Indian Railways by 81-77. Tamil Nadu...

March 11, 2014

China hiked military budget by 12.2% for 2014

The People’s Republic of China announced to raise its military budget for 2014 by 12.2% to $132 billion. The hike in defense spending would seek to develop more...

March 11, 2014

12th Meeting of the FSDC Sub-Committee at New Delhi: Set up a High Powered Inter Regulatory Committee to explore ways to comply with Basel-III capital norms

At the 12th  sub-committee meeting of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), headed by RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, held at New Delhi, it was decided to set...

March 11, 2014

Stree Shakti Puraskar 2013

The President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee awarded Stree Shakti Puraskar to six illustrious women on International Women’s Day for their distinguished services for the upliftment of women. The Government...

March 11, 2014

“Phantom”- World’s first 3D model of human fingerprint developed by Indian-American scientist Mr. Anil Jain

An Indian-American scientist, Mr. Anil Jain from Michigan State University built the world’s first three-dimensional (3D) model of a human fingerprint known as Phantom. About Phantom – 3D...

March 11, 2014

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