Daily
Current Affair Update 4th March 2015
Lok Sabha passed Motor Vehicles Bill 2015
Lok Sabha passed the Motor Vehicles Bill 2015 by
voice vote on 3 March. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to
bring e-rickshaws and e-carts into the ambit of the Act and this bill worked
from 7 January 2015.
Rani Mukerji awarded by National Institute of Gender Justice for
representing the cause of women
Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji was awarded with the
National Award for the Best Representation of the Cause of Safety, Security and
Protection of Women and Girl Child by National Institute of Gender Justice
(NIGJ) on 3 March 2015.
Union Government and RBI signed on Monetary Policy Framework
Union Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
signed on Monetary Policy Framework on 20 February 2015 but it was public on 2
March 2015. RBI operated India’s monetary policy framework.
Lok
Sabha passed Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill 2015
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act,
1957 in order to regulate the mining sector in the country was introduced in the
Lok Sabha on 24 February 2015 and passed on 3 March 2015 in Lok Sabha.
Rahul
Jindal selected for Fulbright Nehru Distinguished Chair
Indian-American physician Rahul Jindal was selected
for Fulbright-Nehru Distinguished Chair on 3 March 2015, he is professor of
Surgery and Global Health at the Uniformed Services University of Health
Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland.
Union
Ministry of Shipping signed agreement with Toyota for Export of Automobile
Units
Union Ministry of Shipping signed an agreement with
Toyota for export of automobile units on 3 March 2015 and export of automobile
units will be done through Kamarajar Port Limited for 10 years.
World’s
largest and tallest Indian flag unfurled in Faridabad
World’s largest and tallest Indian national flag was
unfurled at Town Park in Faridabad, Haryana. The flag was unfurled by BJP
president Amit Shah, Haryana CM ML Khattar and Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor.
The flag has dimension of 96 feet by 64 feet and
weighs 48 kilograms. Flag was hoisted at the height of 250 feet (75 meters).
Thus, making it the world’s largest and the highest hoisted Indian flag in the
world.
Another such flag is located at the Central Park in
Connaught Place, New Delhi. This flag is 60 feet in width and 90 feet in length
and is hoisted at the height of 207 feet.
World
Wildlife Day observed globally
The World Wildlife Day was observed on 3 March 2015.
The 2015 theme of the day is Wildlife crime is serious, let’s get serious about
wildlife crime. The day is celebrated as an opportunity to celebrate the varied
forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of
benefits that conservation provides to people.
RBI
cut Repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 percent
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cut repo rate by 25
basis points to 7.5 percent from 7.75 percent.
RBI has kept the cash reserve ratio (CRR) unchanged
at 4 percent.
Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways launched a
website Shipping Samvad
Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport &
Highways Nitin Gadkari launched a website Shipping Samvad on 3 March 2015. The aim
of the website is to get ideas and suggestions from general public and experts
related to Indian maritime sector for improvements in the shipping, ports and
inland waterways sector.
International Women of Courage Award named for three South Asian
women
Three women Niloofar Rahmani, Nadia Sharmeen and
Tabassum Adnan were were selected for the prestigious International Women of
Courage Award for the year 2015 on 3 March 2015 given by the US Secretary of
State. These women name were -
Niloofar Rahmani (Afghanistan) Captain from Afghan
Air Force.
Nadia Sharmeen (Bangladesh) Journalist and women's
rights activist.
Tabassum Adnan (Pakistan) founder of Khwendo Jirga.
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