Page-24 of Current Affairs - March, 2015
Five sick PSUs to be closed down: Union Government
Union Government has announced that 5 sick public sector undertakings (PSUs) will be closed. It was announced by Union Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete while replying to a question in the Lok Sabha. The 5 sick PSU that will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Seychelles
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Seychelles as part of three-nation tour for cementing strategic partnership with island countries of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. Narendra Modi is first Prime Minister to visit Seychelles in 34 years. Previously, late Prime Minister Indira ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Amendment Land bill along with 9 new amendments
Lok Sabha has passed The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The bill was passed by voice vote along with incorporated 9 new amendments moved by Union government. The amendment bill ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Solar Impulse 2- world's first solar-powered aircraft on global journey lands in Ahmedabad
World’s first solar powered aircraft on global journey- Solar Impulse 2 successfully landed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The aircraft was piloted by Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg from its first halt Muscat, Oman. Key features of Solar Impulse 2 ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Mr. Veerappa Moily selected for Saraswati Samman 2014
Senior Congress leader and Former Union Minister Mr. M. Veerappa Moily will receive the Saraswati Samman 2014 for his Kannada poem ‘Ramayana Mahanveshanam’. The award would make Mr. M. Veerappa Moily the second Kannada author to receive the honour after ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
46th Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) observed
On 10 March 2015, 46th Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was observed. On the occasion of CISF Raising Day, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted all the CISF officers, soldiers, civilians, ex-servicemen and their ..