[CA] March 2015 Events (Week 4) [March 25-31, 2015]

March IV Week (March 25-31, 2015)
March 25	Twitter Samvad launched for direct communication between Government and Citizens
	Scientists at ANU (Australian National University) found the world’s largest asteroid impact zone in Warburton basin, Australia
	Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries sanctioned 17 Mega Food Parks (MFPs). These parks are aimed at creating state-of-the-art infrastructure facilities to reduce food wastage and create value addition.
	China announced to shut down last coal-fired power plant in Beijing by 2016 to cut pollution
	Artist Bharti Kher conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of France
	Indian Navy commissioned three Immediate Support Vessels (ISVs) in Vishakhapatnam
	Union Government sanctioned 2000 crore rupees under NDRF for drought-hit districts of Maharashtra
	PM will launch MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) Bank on 8th April, 2015 in New Delhi
	PM launches PRAGATI: a multi-purpose, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance And Timely Implementation
	India and Qatar signed 6 pacts
	Union Cabinet gave its approval for enactment of Central legislation for declaring 101 additional Inland Waterways as National Waterways (NW)  for navigation.
	Union Cabinet gave its ‘in-principle’ approval for the concept and institutional framework of Sagarmala Project.
	Union Cabinet gave its approval for the Approach and Key Components of e-Kranti : National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) 2.0.
	CCEA has approved the launch of the National Supercomputing Mission
	Web Ratna Awards;  In States - Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala bags multiple awards
	International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Theme: "Women and Slavery")
March 26	NASA's Curiosity rover discovered biologically useful Nitrogen on Mars
	Usha International Limited won the Gold award at 6th Flame Awards 2015
	Saudi Arabia launched military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen
	India’s first Polar Remotely Operated Vehicle operationalised in North Antarctica
	Renowned Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj won the Rashtriya Kavi Pradeep Samman for the year 2012-13
	Delhi HC became the first court in India to set up commercial courts for speedy disposal of cases
	Sweden adds gender-neutral pronoun to dictionary
	Diplomat Vikas Swarup was appointed as an official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)
	Land customs station inaugurated at Zokhawthar in Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border
	Union Ministry of Coal launched Electronic Coal Projects Monitoring Portal (e-CPMP)
	RBI signed Currency Swap Agreement with Central Bank of Sri Lanka
	Ministry of Railways has decided to constitute a Committee headed by Shri Ajay Shankar, IAS (Retd.), to review the existing Public Private Partnership (PPP) Cell in the Railway Board. The Committee will recommend measures needed to make the Cell more effective, customer friendly and result oriented.
March 27	President of India Pranab Mukherjii presented Bharat Ratna award to Former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his home
	Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) won Gandhi Peace Prize 2014
	Nobel Museum puts ALfred Nobel's last will on display for the first time
	Russia to build a new orbital space station together with NASA to replace the ISS (Intl Space Station)
March 28	India's fourth navigation satellite (IRNSS 1-D) successfully launched
	Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi shunted out
	Rajasthan Assembly passes a law banning the slaughter of Camel
	China's "Love Thy Neighbour" Act; $40 billion 'Silk Road Project'; 15 world leaders including Pres of Lanka and Nepal attended the event
	India's Saina Nehwal ranks number 01 in women's badminton rankings
	World Women Chess Championships: India's Harika enters semi finals
	Lok Sabha MP Poonam Mahajan becomes 1st woman president of Basketball Federation of India
March 29	Australia won the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup by defeating New Zealand; it is Australia's fifth win in Cricket World Cup
	Man of the tournament was won by Mitchell Starch (Australia) for his 22 wickets
	Michael Clarke (Australia) retired from ODI cricket
	Lee's funeral: Modi joined world leaders
	Saina Nehwal won Indian Open 2015 - Women's Singles
	Srikanth won Indian Open 2015 - Men's Singles
	Yemen trouble: India evacuates its citizens; India sends Union Minister V K Singh to oversee the operations
March 30	President confers Bharat Ratna to Malaviya (posthumous)
	J&K floods; 19 dead; NDRF gets into action
	Film "Unfreedom" banned in India as it depicts same sex
	Use of black money during elections has to be checked as it created imbalance in a democratic system - H S Brahma
	Centre allows pre-paid mobile service for 2 years in J&K and NE States
	India and Japan set fro deal to share maritime details on Indian Ocean and South China Sea
	India and France to jointly develop naval missile
	China plans to set up Consulate General in Chennai
	Haryana Government to begin excavation in search of the mythological River Saraswati
	Delhi Government bans chewable tobacco
	China releases details of Silk Road plans
March 31	Operation Raahat launched; India begins evacuating its citizens from Yemen; INS Sumitra enters Aden
	Is Tsunami insurable risk? - SC to decide
	Union Cabinet gives its nod for land Ordinance re-promulgation
	President returned it thrice, but Gujarat passes anti-terrorism bill
	Debroy Panel recommends autonomy for railways
	Swine flu deaths in country increases to 2064
	Nendran Banana gets GI tag
	Japan could join AIIB by June
	Myanmar inks draft peace deal with rebels
	New UK law allows Sikhs to wear turban in all workplaces
	World Chess Championships (women): India's Harika out of the competition in semi final

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