Daily Current Affairs Update of 26 March 2015 | General Knowledge
Daily Current Affairs Update of 26 March 2015
1. Virender Sehwag’s 85 runs
powered Delhi to a 26-run win over Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in a
North Zone leg match of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Twenty20 cricket
tournament. Sehwag made 85 runs off 50 balls. Sehwag sent the J&K
bowlers for a leather-hunt to score his runs off just 50 balls with the
help of seven boundaries and five sixes.
2. An Indian American novelist
Akhil Sharma beat authors from around the world to win a prestigious
British literary prize.The Delhi-born author's semi-autobiographical
story 'Family Life', described as a classic American story of a poor boy
becoming rich, was up against seven other novels for the 2015 Folio
Prize.
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3. Artist Bharti Kher has been
conferred with the prestigious 'Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres'
(Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), France's highest cultural
award for her contribution in contemporary art landscape. French
ambassador to India Francois Richier bestowed the honour on the
46-year-old artist in a ceremony.
4. Jordan and Russia have signed
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on the development of
nuclear energy in the kingdom, and build the Arab country's first
nuclear power plant. Under the $10-billion deal, Russia will build two
nuclear power units in Jordan, with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts each.
The first unit is to come on stream in 2024, while the second one will
enter into service in 2026.
5. The Supreme Court struck down
Section 66 A of the Information and Technology Act, which allows police
to arrest people for posting 'offensive content' on the internet. This
section gave the police powers to arrest those who post objectionable
content online and also provided for a three-year jail term. The bench
said the public's right to know is directly affected by Section 66 A and
the Section clearly affects the right to freedom of speech and
expression enshrined under the Constitution of India.
6. Indian ecologist Madhav
Gadgil and US Scientist Dr. Jane Lubchenco were named for the Tyler
Prize for Environmental Achievement 2015. They were named for the award
for their leadership and engagement in the development of conservation
and sustainability policies in the United States, India and
internationally.
7. A two-year-old girl archery
prodigy Dolly Shivani Cherukuri from Vijaywada achieved a stunning feat
by setting a new record and entering her name into the India Book of
Records. She became the youngest Indian to score 200 points over five
and seven-metre distances according to Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury of the
India Book of Records.
8. Union Rail Minister Suresh
Prabhu inaugurated the first-ever Perishable Cargo Centre (PCC) of
Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) in Adarsh Nagar station near
Azadpur Sabzi Mandi, Delhi. It will help the farmers to get a good price
and good market for their product. It would store 21,600 tons of
fruits. Every year with its help, 2,000 tonnes of fruits in the country
will be saved from decaying.
9. Railway passengers can now
book their tickets, do shopping and pay service bills using RuPay
pre-paid cards, as the IRCTC launched the debit card service. The
service was launched by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism
Corporation (IRCTC) in collaboration with the Union Bank of India and
the National Payment Corporation of India. The name of the card is
IRCTC-UBI RuPay pre-paid card.
10. Canadian film and television actress Alberta Watson has died. She was 60.
