Daily Current Affairs Update of 19 March 2015 | General Knowledge
Daily Current Affairs Update of 19 March 2015
1.
India and Kyrgyzstan signed MoU to strengthen bilateral cooperation on
textile and clothing. The MoU was signed by Minister of State (MoS) for
Textiles Santosh Kumar Gangwar and his counterpart Minister of Energy
and Industry of Kyrgyzstan Kubanychbek Turdubaev in New Delhi. The MoU
seeks to strengthen bilateral cooperation between both nations in the
three fields including Textiles and Clothing, Silk and Sericulture and
Fashion.
2. Drugmaker Sun Pharma
surpassed top lender SBI in terms of market capitalisation, becoming the
eight most valued listed company in the country. The market valuation
of Dilip Shanghvi-led Sun Pharmaceutical stood at Rs. 2,15,332.69 crore,
which was more than Rs. 4,200 crore higher than that of SBI's Rs.
2,11,130.87 crore.
3. A global level Integrated
Textile Apparel Zone will be completed at Gwalior by December 2016. It
will be constructed on about 200 acres at cost of Rs. 1000 crore and
provide jobs to over 30 thousand people. Women will also get employment
opportunities. Various companies are participating in construction of
this zone.
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4. Minoti Apte, a 56-year-old
Indian pancreatic cancer researcher in Australia has been named New
South Wales Woman of the year 2015 for her contributions to medical
research, tertiary education and the Indian community.
5. HDFC Bank has launched
Chillr, a mobile app that allows users to instantly transfer money to
any contact in their phonebook 24 hours a day and seven days a week.
HDFC Bank has partnered with MobME, a Kochi-based technology firm, to
launch this app.
6. The national capital's IGI
Airport been adjudged the best in the central Asia and India region at
the 'World Airport Awards 2015' organised by the world's largest airport
customer satisfaction survey - Skytrax. According to the Delhi
International Airport (DIAL), which operates IGIA the airport also won
another award for the best airport staff in the region.
7. Union HRD Minister Smriti
Irani was named Young Global Leader from India by the World Economic
Forum (WEF), which said she "rose from sweeping floors in a fast food
restaurant to become a top politician in India". Others who have been
named Young Global Leader (YGL) in the past include British Prime
Minister David Cameron, Alibaba Group chief Jack Ma, Yahoo CEO Marissa
Mayer, Google chief Larry Page, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
8. The Supreme Court set aside
the notification issued by the erstwhile UPA government to include Jats
in the Central list of Other Backward Classes (OBC) for according
benefits of reservation to them. A bench of Justice Tarun Gogoi and
Justice R.F. Nariman found fault with the Centre’s decision to overlook
the findings of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
stating that Jats do not deserve to be included in the Central list of
OBC as they don’t form socio-economic backward class.
9. Germany, France and Italy
confirmed their respective intentions to join China-proposed Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The three countries' decision
came in the wake of Britain's application last week to be a founding
member of the 50-billion-U.S.-dollar bank.
10. Telangana Movie Chamber of
Commerce has elected popular Telugu producer Dil Raju as its first
president, assuring to strive for the upliftment of Telangana film
industry in the coming years.
