Government Schemes & Projects: Point-Wise Current-Affairs/GS Articles 2023 (Including PIB)- Download PDF

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Mar 19, 2015

Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Held in Sendai Japan 

The 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) was held in Sendai City from 14 March to 18 March 2015 in Japan. The 3rd UN World Conference was hosted by the Government of Japan in cooperation with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) . T…

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Mar 18, 2015

Union Ministry DoNER Announced to Appoint Mary Kom as the Brand Ambassador of the NE Region 

Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) was appointed as Olympic Bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom as the brand ambassador of the North-East region. She was selected by DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh who region which offers 2.4 trillion rupees business oppor…

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Mar 17, 2015

Pakistan Tests 1st Indigenous Armed Drone Burraq and Laser Guided Missile Barq 

Indian neighbour Pakistan successfully tested its first built all-weather armed drone named Burraq and a under laser guided missile named Barq. By successfully testing of Burraq, Pakistan became the 9th country worldwide to develop an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) domesti…

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Endophytic Alga Species Found in Indian Ocean 

According to the Researchers, Endophytic alga has found in the Indian Ocean which belonging to Ulvella leptochaete species thriving. Endophytic alga species of alga is originally inhabitant to the seas around the British Isles and the East China Sea.

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Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Sentenced to 13-Year Imprisonment 

Mohamed Nasheed (Former Maldivian President) was arrested for 13-year imprisonment by country՚s criminal court under the anti-terrorism laws. Mohamed Nasheed was charged under the island nation՚s Anti-Terrorism Act, 1990 for his order to arrest a Criminal Court judge Abdulla Moha…

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Veteran Gandhian Narayan Desai Passes Away 

Gandhian Narayan Desai passed away age of 90 in Surat, Gujarat on 15 March 2015 and he is son of Mahatma Gandhi՚s personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai. Gandhian Narayan was born on 24 Dec 1924 at Valsad in Gujarat and was brought up at Gandhiji՚s Sabarmati Ashram in Ah…

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Mar 15, 2015

Union Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Launched - Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme 

Ananth Kumar (Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers) launched the “Pharma Jan Samadhan scheme” which based on web enabled system for redressal of consumers grievances relating to pricing and availability of medicines. It scheme launched by the purpose of effective complaint r…

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Mar 13, 2015

Indian Railways Signed MoU with LIC for Implementing Railway Projects 

Indian Railways signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for implementing Railway projects. The MoU was signed by Rajalakshmi Ravikumar, Financial Commissionerof Railways and SK Roy of Chairman of LIC.

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Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs Released the Data of Top Ten Corporate of 2014 

Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs released data of top ten Corporate of 2014. Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs has compared of eight public sector undertakings and two private sector undertakings. Ranking of top Ten Corporate of 2014-

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United Arab Emirates Won the Bid to Host AFC Asian Cup 2019 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) won the bid to host Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in 2019 and this game will be the 17th edition of the games. The decision was made by the AFC Executive Committee in a meeting at Manama, Bahrain.

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