DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 3 APRIL 2015
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. SUBADHRA DEVI RAI NAMED FOR
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
A. Indian
Origin Nurse Subhadhra Devi Rai who
is a Singaporean Nurse is named for International Achievement award 2015.
B. The
award is presented by the Florence
Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF) of the International Council of
Nurses.
2. ANA JARA SACKED OVER ALLEGED DOMESTIC SPYING:
A. Prime Minister of Peru, Ana Jara is sacked after losing the
vote of confidence over alleged domestic spying.
B. President
of Peru: Ollanta Humala
Capital
of Peru: Lima
Currency of Peru: Peruvian Nuevo
Sol
NATIONAL
NEWS
3. SUNITA TOMAR DIES:
A. Sunita Tomar the face of India’s
anti-tobacco campaign died at her native village in Bhind District of Madhya
Pradesh.
B. Sunita Tomar ran a Campaign, making videos to
show the devastating effects of smokeless tobacco.
C. Sunita Tomar was a victim of Oral Cancer.
4. FAME-INDIA SCHEME LAUNCHED TO BOOST ELECTRIC, HYBRID
VEHICLE SALES:
A. Union
Government of India has launched FAME- India scheme to boost electric, hybrid
vehicle sales.
B. Faster adoption
and Manufacturing of hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) –India scheme is
aimed at sales of eco-friendly vehicles in the country.
5. GUIDELINES ISSUED FOR ADMINISTRATION AND
OPERATIONALISATION OF NIRBHAYA FUND:
A. Union Government of
India has issued Guidelines for utilization of the Nirbhaya Fund.
B. The
Nirbhaya Fund with a corpus of 3000 crore rupees has been approved by
the Union Finance Ministry.
C. The
Nirbhaya Fund was set up by the Union Government, under which various
departments can seek money from the Union Ministry of Women and child
development for Schemes to improve safety and security of women in the country.
SPORTS NEWS
6.
BRENDON MCCULLAM CONFERRED WITH SIR RICHARD HADLEE MEDAL FOR 2014-15:
A. New Zealand Cricket Team Captain Brandon
McCullam is conferred with the Sir Richard Hadlee medal for
2014-15.
B. Sir Richard Hadlee medal is highest
cricketing honour of New Zealand.
C. Brendon McCullam won the Award for his
remarkable performance both as a player and the captain during the 2014-15 sessions.
7. UNION SPORTS MINISTRY SIGNED MOU WITH IIFCL:
A. Union sports ministry signed MoU with
IIFCL to support TOP Scheme for Badminton.
B. Union Ministry of youth Affairs and sports
(MYAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India Infrastructure
Finance Company limited (IIFCL) to support Target Olympic podium scheme
(TOP) for Badminton.
C. IIFCL has so far contributed 10 crore rupees
and shall contribute 30 crore rupees under this MoU for corporate social
Responsibility (CSR).
