Current Affairs 15th March 2016
Daily Current affairs Latest News Updates about the National, International and Miscellaneous events were listed here for the candidates preparing for various competitive exams.
National News:
- Online Portal ‘ Swayam’ being Launched to Combat Illiteracy:Smriti Irani
- Tourism Ministry launches four skill initiatives for youths
- Over 55,000 Ayurvedic-Siddha medicines manuscripts documented
- NDA Government Reduced Green Nod Period to 190 Days
- 323 Villages Electrified During last week Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna.
- PM inaugurated three Railway projects at Bihar
- Maharashtra government considering a proposal to make Marathi official language of Bombay High Court
- From May, pay green tax for driving into Shimla
- Government to amend Child Labour Prohibition and Regulation Act
- Farakka Power Plant in WB shuts down five units
- FSSAI to train 2000 street vendors in Delhi
- GOI allows women in combat roles in all CAPFs
International News:
- Malaysia bans recruitment of new foreign workers
- India’s engagement with African Countries in Petroleum Sector Continues on Upswing
- India Inc first in the world to formally adopt UN’s SDG
- Palestinian Wins USD One Million Global Teacher Prize
- Turkish President Vows to Bring Terrorism to its Knees after Ankara bombing
- SAARC Programming Committee meet begins in Pokhara
- China sets up its Own International Maritime Judicial Centre
New Appointments:
- Anil Wadhwa concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of San Marino
- Noted Indian scholar and plant physiologist H Deep Saini has been appointed the next Vice Chancellor of the prestigious University of Canberra
- Ravindra appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
- Vishvas ViduSapkal appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Fiji
Banking & Business:
- ICICI bank ties up with Ferrari for co-branded credit card
- FM says, 164 Chit Fund companies currently being probed by central agencies for duping customers
- Crisil Estimates India’s GDP Growth at 7.9%
- FM, RBI Governor caution against over-stating bad loan
- Government Relaxes Norms Under Public Procurement For Start-Up MSMEs
- ONGC plans to invest $5 bn on KG basin block
Sports:
- Services beat Maharashtra to retain Santhosh Trophy National Football Championships Title
- In Cricket, Bangladesh has qualified for the Super-10 stage of the ICC Twenty-20 World Cup
- Lin Dan Earns his Sixth All England Badminton Title
Science & Technology:
- India successfully test-fired Agni-I ballistic missile
- 4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves inaugurated at Lima
- Free Wi-Fi Service launched At Srinagar International Airport
Awards & Honours:
- The President of India, Sri Pranab Mukherjee awarded the certificates of honour to eminent scholars of Sanskrit, Pali/Prakrit, Arabic and Persian and the Maharishi Badrayan Vyas Samman to young scholars for the year 2014.
