DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 MARCH 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 MARCH 2015

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1.      SBI SELLS ITS STAKE IN CIBIL TO IIFL:

Ø  State Bank of India has sold its 4% stake in CIBIL for an estimated amount of Rs.72crores.

Ø  SBI has sold its 3% stake in CIBIL to IIFL India alternatives and 1% to India Info line finance.

CIBIL-> Credit information Bureau India Ltd. It is the largest information credit company in India.

Ø  Chief Financial officer of SBI-> P.K. Gupta

Ø  Chairman of SBI-> Arundhati Bhattacharya

2.     MANMOHAN SINGH SUMMONED BY COURT IN COAL SCAM CASE:

Ø  FORMER Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is summoned by a Delhi trial court as an accused in coal block allocation case.

Ø  Manmohan Singh was the coal minister of India in 2005.

Ø  Manmohan Singh is accused of accommodating kumar Mangalam Birla-owned Hindalco in a joint coal block.

3.     KISAN CALL CENTRE OPENED IN TRIPURA:

Ø  First ever Kisan call centre of North-east is opened in agartala, capital city of Tripura.

Ø  Chief Minister of Tripura, Manik Sarkar launched the first KCC (kisan call centre) of north-east.

Ø  Although financed by the Tripura government, KCC will be run by a private enterprise with experts of agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and animal husbandry.

4.     IMF INCREASES INDIA’S GROWTH FORECAST TO 7.2% FOR CURRENT FISCAL:

Ø  IMF in its annual assessment report has raised its growth forecast for India to 7.2% for the current fiscal.

Ø  A revised methodology adopted by India for calculating its GDP has helped to rise its growth forecast.

IMF- INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

5.      INDIA SIGNED 4 PACTS WITH SEYCHELLES:

Ø  Prime minister, Narendra Modi on his visit to Seychelles signed 4 pacts to boost security cooperation.

Ø  To boost security cooperation, Indian prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surveillance radar project with Seychelles.

Ø  India also agreed to help Seychelles in mapping its hydrology reserves under four agreements.

Ø  India will provide second Dronier aircraft to Seychelles and provide free of cost visa for 3 months for its citizens.

ABOUT SEYCHELLES: Seychelles is an Island country in the Indian Ocean. It is an African state with smallest population.

Capital- Victoria

Currency- Seychellois rupee

President- James Michel

6.      ­­­­­­­KUMAR SANGAKKARA REACHES NEW HEIGHTS:

Ø  Srilanka’s kumar Sangakkara became the first player to score 4 successive centuries in one-day international cricket.

Ø  Kumar Sangakkara scored 4 consecutive centuries in the ongoing ICC cricket world cup 2015 against Bangladesh, England, Australia & Scotland.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 11 MARCH 2015

DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 11 MARCH 2015

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1.      PAKISTAN LAUNCHED SHAHEEN-III MISSILE:

Ø  Pakistan conducted a successful test launch of the Shaheen-III missile.

Ø  Shaheen-III is a surface to surface Ballistic Missile.

Ø  Saheen-III is capable of carrying Nuclear & Conventional warheads upto a range of 2750km.NOTE: - Pakistan successfully test fired Shaheen-I and Shaheen-II last year. Shaheen-II had a range of 1500kms.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1 Which missile is launched by Pakistan recently?

A.      shaheen I

B.      shaheen II

C.      shaheen III

D.     shaheen IV

2.      DLF SHAKES HANDS WITH SNAPDEAL:

Ø  Realty Major DLF ties up with snapdeal to sale flats online.

Ø  DLF will offer about 50 flats on snapdeal in eight housing projects across the country.

Ø  The flats offered on snapdeal will be in a range between Rs.34 lakhs to 3crore.

Ø  The flats on sale will be located at new Chandigarh, Panchkula, Lucknow, Banglore, Chennai, Kochi and Kolkata.

3.      INDIA SLIPPED TO SECOND PLACE IN HIRING OUTLOOK:

Ø  India has slipped to second place in terms of the companies’ employment outlook for april-june quarter.

Ø  Employment outlook survey was carried out by global giant manpower group.

Ø  Taiwan topped the chart in terms of hiring plans for april-june quarter leaving behind India and Japan.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1 Which country is at the top in employment outlook survey for april-june quarter?

A.      India

B.      China

C.      Taiwan

D.     Japan

4.      LAND ACQUISITION BILL PASSED IN LOK SABHA:

Ø  Land acquisition bill passed the hurdle of Lok Sabha.

Ø  9 official amendments were made in the bill before presenting it in the Lok Sabha.

NOTE: - As land acquisition bill is not a money bill so it has to be passed in Rajya Sabah also where BJP-LED central government is in Ministry.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 MARCH 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 10 MARCH 2015

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1.   HARYANA LAUNCHED A NEW SCHEME FOR GIRLS:

Ø Haryana government launched a new scheme, “Aapki Beti, Hamari Beti” for girls.

Ø Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar launched the scheme, “Aapki Beti, Hamari Beti” to improve the sex ratio in the state.

Ø BENEFITS OF THE SCHEME:

Ø Every first girl child born on or after January 22, 2015 in SC and BPL families will get Rs. 21000.

Ø Every second girl child born on or after January 22, 2015 of all families will get Rs. 21000.

Ø The amount of INDIRA GANDHI MAHILA SHAKTI AWARD is increased from 1lakh to 1.5lakhs.

Ø The amount of Behan Shanno Devi Award is increased from Rs. 51000 to 1lakh.

Ø The amount of life time achievement award is increased from Rs. 21000 to Rs. 51000.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1 Which state recently launched, “Aapki beti, Hamari Beti” scheme?

A.   Haryana

B.   Punjab

C.   Rajasthan

D.  Kerala

2.   LALIT MODI REMOVED FROM RCA:

Ø lalit Modi is removed from the post of president from Rajasthan Cricket Association.

Ø In a no confidence Motion against Lalit Modi, he got 17 votes against him from a total of 18.

NOTE: - Lalit Modi is a former IPL Commissioner.

3.   WORLD’S FIRST SOLAR AIRCRAFT WILL LAND IN GUJARAT TODAY:

Ø World’s first solar Aircraft “SOLAR IMPULSE”  

will land in Ahmedabad today in its way to

maiden global journey.

Ø The plane took off from Abu Dhabi and  

will make two stops in India,

Ahmedabad in Gujarat and

Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

NOTE: Bertrand Piccard and Andr Borschberg are the pilots of SOLAR IMPLUSE.

4.   INDIA LAUNCHES FIRST INDIGENOUS ROTAVIRUS VACCINE:

Ø Prime Minister, Narendra Modi unveiled the indigenously developed and manufactured Rotavirus vaccine by India.

Ø 3-Dose ROTAVAC vaccine is developed with the collaboration between India and the United States.

Ø ROTAVAC vaccine is developed to cure rotavirus diarrhea, which is very common in India.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:

Q.1  Which vaccine is developed to cure Rotavirus Diarrhoea?

A.   ROTAC vaccine

B.   R-vaccine

C.   ROTAVAC vaccine

D.  Ro-diarrhea vaccine

5.   DELHI KERALA AND TAMIL NADU ARE TOP RANKED STATES FOR GIRLS EDUCATION:

Ø Delhi, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are the best ranked states for girls’ education.

Ø According to new data from the Ministry of Human Resource development and UNICEF, DELHI, KERALA and TAMIL NADU are the best-ranked states in terms of gender-related education indicators.

Ø Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar are the states which are included among the worst performers.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 8 & 9 MARCH 2015

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1.      INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY :

Ø  8^th March is celebrated as International Women’s Day throughout the globe.

Ø  International Women’s Day was first celebrated on 19^th March in the year 1911 but since 1914, it is celebrated on 8^th March.

Ø  “Make it Happen” was the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.1 When is International Women’s Day celebrated?

A.       8^th March

B.      14^th March

C.      19^th March

D.     25^th April

Q.2 What was the theme of International women’s day in the year 2015?

A.      Save women

B.      Make it happen

C.      Educated women

D.     Make women wealthy

2.     6 WOMEN HONOURED WITH STREE SHAKTI PURASKAR :

Ø  India celebrated International Women’s Day by honouring 6 Women with Stree Shakti Puraskar Award.

Ø  President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presented the Award to 6 Women for their distinguished services for the upliftment of Women.

Ø  6 Women who are recipients of 6 different Awards are:-

·         Rani Gaidinliu Zealing Award : Sister Mariola (Rajasthan)

·         Rani Laxmibai Award : Seema Prakash (Madhya Pardesh)

·         Rani Rudramma Devi Award : Astha Sansthan NGO (Rajasthan)

·         Mata Jijabai Award : chandraprabha Bokey (Maharashtra)

·         Kannagi Award : P. Bhanumati (Kerela)

·         Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Award : Anay Rahit Zindagi – NGO (Goa)

Note: - Stree Shakti Award was instituted in 1991 by the Government of India and is given in 6 different Categories to individual women for their exceptional achievement. The Award is organized by the Ministry of Woman and Child Development and conferred by the President of India. The Award carries a Cash prize of Rs. 3 lacs and a citation.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.3 When was Stree Shakti Award Instituted?

A.      2012

B.      1950

C.      1991

D.     2000

3.     SANGAKKARA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM TEST CRICKET :

Ø  Sri Lankan Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara  announced his retirement from Test Cricket.

Ø  Kumar Sangakkara will take retirement from Test Cricket after playing 3-Test Match Series against India in August 2015.

Ø  Kumar Sangakkara had already taken retirement from T-20 Cricket and announced his retirement from ODI, after the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

NOTE: Kumar Sangakkara made a new record by hitting consecutive 6 FOURS against Australia in the ongoing cricket world cup 2015.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.4 Which Sri Lankan Cricketer has recently announced his retirement from Test  Cricket ?

A.      Tilakratne Dilshan

B.      Kumar Sangakkara

C.      Mahela Jayawardhene

D.     Lasith Malinga

4.     CAROLINA MARIN WINS ALL ENGLAND OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP 2015:

Ø   Carolina Marin of Spain Wins Women’s Single Title in All England Open Badminton Championship 2015.

Ø  Carolina Marin defeated India’s Saina Nehwal in the final to become the first Spanish Player to win the title.

Ø  Saina Nehwal is the first Indian player to reach the final of All England Open Badminton Championship.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS:

Q.5 Who won the Women’s Single Title in All England Open Badminton Championship 2015?

A.      Sania Nehwal

B.      Corolina Marin

C.      Sun Yu

D.     Priya Padukone

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