Page-32 of Current Affairs - March, 2015

Lok Sabha passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015

Lok Sabha on 3 March 2015 passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015 to replace ordinance promulgated in this regard. The bill amends the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 in order to regulate the ..

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MC Mary Kom to retire from boxing after Rio Olympics Games 2016

MC Mary Kom has announced that she will retire from boxing after the Rio Olympic Games 2016. She made this announcement citing the reason that her body will not be able to cope the rigours of boxing in future. About ..

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Forbes’s 2015 billionaires list: Bill Gates retains title as world’s richest person

Microsoft Co-founder, Bill Gates retained the title of the world’s richest person in the Forbes 2015 billionaire list. Mr. Gates has topped the list for 16 of the last 21 years, with a net worth of $79 billion and Mexico’s ..

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Union Government and RBI sign agreement to keep inflation below 6%

Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have signed an agreement on Monetary Policy Framework in order to move towards the RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s view of inflation targeting. Presently, Union Government and RBI give inflation estimates and ..

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Election Commission launches NERPAP throughout the country

Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP). Objective: To bring out a totally error-free and authenticated electoral roll throughout the country. Key facts about NERPAP For the authentication purpose, Electoral Photo Identity ..

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Government appoints Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) has appointed Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT). He will succeed veteran Malayalam writer A. Sethumadhavan who had resigned six months earlier before completion his term. Baldev Sharma is former ..

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