Daily Current Affairs Update of 23 March 2015 | General Knowledge
Daily Current Affairs Update of 23 March 2015
1.
Rating agency Fitch has forecasted that India’s gross domestic product
(GDP) to grow at 8.0 per cent in 2015-16 and 8.3 per cent in 2016-17,
based on the new data series. The forecasts according to the earlier
series were 6.5 per cent and 6.8 per cent.
2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Visva Bharati
University. Modi replaces former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who
stepped down recently.
3. Union Government launched
Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) AcE Fund to
accelerate growth of entrepreneurs in Biotechnology. It was announced by
Minister of State (MoS) for Science and Technology (S&T) and Earth
Sciences Y.S. Chowdary on the occasion of the third foundation day of
BIRAC in New Delhi. The BIRAC AcE Fund aims to address the pressing
needs of accelerating the growth of entrepreneurs, in the field of
Biotechnology.
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4. In Lawn Tennis, Indian duo of
Ramkumar Ramanathan-Arun Prakash won the doubles title in the ITF
Futures International Tennis tournament at Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu.
The third seeded pair defeated Anvit Bendre-Akash Wagh 3-6, 6-2, 10-6
in the doubles final.
5. Wipro signed a five year
agreement with United States-based utility company, Greater Cincinnati
Water Works (GCWW). Wipro will act as its IT partner to transform the
utility’s CRM, Billing and Service Bureau operations. Greater Cincinnati
Water Works provides about 133 million gallons of water a day to over 1
million people across the states of Ohio and Kentucky in the United
States.
6. The Inland Waterways
Authority of India (IWAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) for
creation of logistic hubs with rail connectivity at Varanasi and other
places on National Waterways. As per the MoU, IWAI and DFCCIL will
collaborate for the project and also facilitate business development in
the hinterland and its feeder routes.
7. The fourth National
Photography Awards were conferred on 13 eminent photojournalists in New
Delhi. The awards were conferred by Secretary (Information &
Broadcasting) Bimal Julka. Life-Time Achievement Award was given to
Surendra R. Patel.
8. The Union Cabinet approved 33
percent reservation for women in police forces of all Union territories
(UTs) including Delhi police, through direct recruitment in
non-gazetted posts like constables to sub-inspectors. The aim of the
decision is to make police more gender-sensitive and increase
representation of women in Police.
9. Karnataka retained the Irani
Cup by defeating Rest of India by 246 runs. Karnataka won Irani Cup
tournament consecutively for the second and a total for the sixth time.
10. Former Lok Sabha Meira
Kumar’s book entitled “Indian Parliamentary Diplomacy – Speaker’s
Perspective” was released. The book was released by Lok Sabha Speaker
Sumitra Mahajan and its first copy was presented to the President Pranab
Mukherjee. The book features an account of the parliamentary diplomacy
and its role in furthering foreign policy and strengthening
international relations.
