Daily
Current Affair Update 26 February 2015
(1)
Forbes released Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen list 2015 –
Forbes on 26 February 2015 released Asia’s 50 Power
Businesswomen 2015 list.
Women from India in this list are following -
1. Arundhati
Bhattacharya, CMD, State Bank of India
2. Chanda
Kochchar, CEO, ICICI Bank,
3. Akhila
Srinivasan, MD/Non-Executive Director, Shriram Life Insurance/Shriram Capital
4. Kiran
Mazumdar Shaw, Founder, Chairman and MD, Biocon
5. Shikha
Sharma, CEO and MD, Axis Bank
6. Usha
Sangwan, MD, Life Insurance Corp. of India
(2)
Clemson University honoured Ratan Tata with Doctorate of Automotive Engineering
Ratan Tata was honoured with an honorary Doctorate
of Automotive Engineering by the Clemson University at the South Carolina
Automotive Summit.
(3)
US District Court ordered Apple to pay $533 Million
The jury decided that Apple’s iTunes software
infringed three patents owned by Smartflash.
A District Court of Texas in the US ordered the tech
giant Apple on to pay 532.9 million US dollar in damages for willful patent
infringement.
(4)
Andhra Pradesh signed MoU with Wipro for
building and implementing APSEA
The APSEA is aimed at bringing transformational
change in the way government services are conceived, designed, delivered and
consumed. Andhra Pradesh (AP) Government signed Memorandum of Understanding with
Wipro for building and implementing the AP State Enterprise Architecture
(APSEA) on 23 February 2015.
(5)
World's first 3D-printed jet engine developed in Australia
Researchers in Australia have developed the world's
first 3D-printed jet engine that could pave the way for cheaper, lighter and
more fuel-efficient aircraft.
(6)
Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers declared 2015 as Year of Active
Pharmaceutical Ingredients
Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers Ananth Kumar declared 2015 as Year of
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients and the aim of this announce is
self-sufficiency in the field of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) and it
is also help full for objective of the Union Government Make in India
initiative.
Zoomcar
tied-up with Tata Motors Limited to expand its fleet
New cars will be split between Pune and Bengaluru. Self-drive
car rental service Zoomcar tied-up with automaker Tata Motors Limited to add 50
more new Nano cars to its fleet on 25 February 2015 .
(7
)TRAI issued 6th Amendment to Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability
Regulation, 2009
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued
6th Amendment to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation,
2009.
This amendment will able and facilitate full MNP
(Pan-India Portability) across India, it effect from 3 May 2015.
Subscribers will be able to retain the same mobile
number on relocating to anywhere in India although they can change their
service provider.
(8)
Mumbai University signed MoU with Indian Railways to set up Rail Innovation and
Technology Centre
Mumbai University signed MoU with the Indian
Railways to set up a Rail Innovation and Technology Centre to train students
for expertise in Railway Engineering. Indian Railways will allocate 142.89
crore rupees budget for the centre over the next five academic years.
(9)
Union Cabinet approved the implementation of 15000 MW Grid-connected SPV
Projects under NSM
The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of the
scheme for setting up of 15000 Mega Watt (MW) Grid-connected Solar Photo
Voltaic (SPV) Power projects under the National Solar Mission (NSM). The scheme
will be implemented through NTPC and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited.
(10)
Scientists discovered quasar SDSS J0 100+2802 with central black hole mass of
12 billion solar mass
The team of scientists led by astronomers from
Peking University in China and from the University of Arizona discovered the
brightest quasar SDSS J0 100+2802 with the most massive black hole of 12
billion solar-mass.
The findings were published in the journal Nature and
Professor Xue-Bing Wu at Peking University is the lead author of the study.
(11)
Russia and Cyprus signed an agreement to allow Russian navy ships to use
Cypriot ports
Russia and Cypriot signed an agreement to give
Russian navy ships access to Cypriot ports in the Mediterranean Sea. Russian
President Vladimir Putin and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades signed on
this agreement on 25 February 2015.
(12) Union Cabinet approved creation of two
additional benches of the Authority for Advance Rulings
Union Cabinet approved the creation of two
additional benches of the Authority for Advance Rulings (AAR) in New Delhi and
Mumbai.
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