Current Affairs March 2015
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Current Affairs March 2015 – International
- BBC released a controversial documentary film “India’s Daughter “ based on the Delhi-rape case.
- Islamic State Group(ISIS) bulldozed and destroyed ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq.
- Solar Impulse-2, a Solar powered plane, took off to make a round-trip of the world.
- Simone Gbagbo, the former first lady of Ivory Coast, jailed for 20 years.
- Cyclone Pam hit south Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu.
- Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of Singapore died.
- Flight 4U 9525 of Germanwings Airbus A320 crashed in French Alps.
- Benjamin Nethanyahu of Likud Party won the Israel Elections 2015.
- Saudi Arabia launched military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
- Earth Hour 2015 observed globally.
Current Affairs March 2015 – Economy
- Union Government and RBI signed an agreement on Monetary Policy Framework.
- RBI reduced Repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 percent.
- Subway opened an all-women operated outlet in Mumbai.
- Aditya Birla Retail acquired Total hypermarket.
- Facebook acquired shopping search engine TheFind.
- HDFC Bank launched mobile app Chillr to instantly transfer money to any person in India.
- Snapdeal acquired logistics firm GoJavas to strengthen its delivery operations.
- RBI signed Currency Swap Agreement with Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
- India and ADB signed 300 million US dollar loan agreement to improve connectivity in NE Region:
Current Affairs March 2015 – Science and Technology
- India developed its first indigenously rotavirus vaccine Rotavac.
- Tropical grass Darbha identified as an eco-friendly food preservative by SASTRA University.
- Delhi High Court restrained Glenmark from manufacturing its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met.
- ISRO successfully launched IRNSS 1-D Navigational Satellite.
- Fourteenth Multi-Parametric Geophysical Observatory (MPGO) inaugurated in Port Blair.
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