1. NITI
AAYOG LAUNCHED WOMEN TRANSFORMING INDIA CAMPAIGN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UN AND
MYGOV
i. The NITI
Aayog celebrated 8 March as International Women’s Day by launching the Women
Transforming India initiative in partnership with the UN in India and My Gov.
ii. The
campaigning is launched to encourage and recognize women who have made a
difference, particularly, by demonstrating leadership in the economic,
socio-cultural and environmental front.
2. TEZPUR
UNIVERSITY AND JNU WON THE ANNUAL VISITOR’S AWARDS FOR CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES
i. Tezpur
University won the annual Visitor’s
Award for the Best University.
ii. Rakesh
Bhatnagar and the Molecular Parasitology Group of Jawaharlal Nehru
University have also won the Visitor’s
Awards for Research and Innovation.
3. MUMBAI
TO HOST BRICS FRIENDSHIP CITIES CONCLAVE IN APRIL
i. Mumbai is
going to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in April involving top Urban
Policy makers and Planners from BRICS Nations.
ii. The
BRICS Friendship Conclave is a joint initiative of Ministry of External Affairs
and Maharashtra Government to be held between April 14 and 16 this year.
iv.
Ministers from the BRICS Nations will attend the Conclave to be inaugurated by
the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
4. FORMER
SC JUDGE BS CHAUHAN APPOINTED 21ST LAW COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON
i. Union
Government appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as
the chairperson of the 21st Law Commission.
ii. The Law
Commission includes
a. Justice Ravi
R Tripathi, was appointed as the member of the commission.
b. PK Malhotra,
Member-Secretary and Secretary to the Union Government
c. PK Malhotra
as Law Secretary Member (Ex-Officio)
d. Dr. G
Narayana Raju, Secretary (Legislative) Member (Ex-Officio)
e. Dr. Pawan
Sharma, Secretary to the Law Commission of India
iii. The
20th Law Commission was headed by Justice A P Shah.
5. INDIA
AND BANGLADESH INKS $2 BILLION LINE OF CREDIT
i. India has
signed the line of credit agreement of 2 billion dollars for financing the Bangladesh
for undertaking development projects.
ii. This
credit line will be provided through Export Import Bank of India
iii. It is
Exim Bank’s biggest ever Line of Credit facility given to another country.
iv. The
development financing will be used in the infrastructural projects like power
sector, road transportation, railways, shipping, information and communication
technology and social sector projects.
6. REST
OF INDIA GRABBED 2015-16 IRANI CUP CRICKET TITLE
i. Rest of
India has grabbed the Irani Cup Cricket Title 2015-16 by defeating Mumabi .
ii. Rest of
India overhauled the record victory target of 480 by making 482 for 6 on the
fifth and final day.
iii. The
Irani Cup tournament was started during the 1959-60 season to mark the
completion of 25 years of the Ranji Trophy championship.
iv. It is
named after the late Zal R Irani, who was associated with the Board of Control
for Cricket in India from its inception in 1928 till his death in 1970.
