DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 26 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 26 MARCH 2015

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1) RUTH PORAT BECOMES NEW CFO OF GOOGLE INC:

Ø  Google Inc has appointed Ruth Porat to be the new Chief Financial Officer.

Ø  Ruth Porat will succeed Patrick Pichette who announced his retirement.

Ø  Currently Ruth Porat is working as CFO at Morgan Stanlay.

Note:    CEO of Google – Larry Page

2)  EIH APPOINTED NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR:

Ø  Vikramjit Singh Oberoi is appointed as the new Managing Director of EIH ltd.

Ø  Vikramjit Singh Oberoi will succeed Shib Shanker Mukherjee.

Ø  Currently Vikram Oberoi is a joint MD and COO (Chief Operating Officer).

Note: EIH limited runs the Oberoi hotels under the aegis of the Oberoi group.

3)   MAHARASHTRA GETS RS 2000 CRORE FROM CENTRE:

Ø  Union Government has sanctioned 2000 crore rupees for drought hit districts of Maharashtra.

Ø  The high level committee(HLC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sanctioned 2000 crore rupees to Maharashtra under NDRF.

Ø  HLC comprised of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Finance Minister Arun Jatley and Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh.

Ø  NDRF – National Disaster Relief Fund

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     Which state got Rs. 2000 crore under NDRF?

a.       Rajasthan

b.      Maharashtra

c.       Sikkim

d.      Himachal Pradesh

4) 3 YEARS OLD BECOMES YOUNGEST ARCHER TO ENTER INDIA BOOK OF RECORDS:

Ø  Dolly Shivani Cherukuri of Andhra Pradesh becomes the youngest Archer to enter India Book of Records.

Ø  Dolly Shivani Cherukuri of 3 years scored 388 points in the recurve segment in two distances , seven and five meters at volga archery academy in vijayawada.

Ø  Dolly Shivani cherukuri shot 36 arrows each from 5 mtrs and 7 mtrs to score 388 points.

Note:   AAI – Archery Association of India.

·         She was 9 days less than three years at the time of entering the India Book of Records.

5)  3 ISVs COMMISSIONED IN VISHAKHAPATNAM:

Ø  Indian Navy has commissioned 3 immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) in Vishakhapatnam.

Ø  Vice Admiral Satish Soni commissioned three ISV’s comprising T-38, T-39  and T-40 at the Vishakhapatnam Naval Dockyard in Andhra Pradesh.