CURRENT AFFAIRS MARCH/28/2015
1. JOHN
NASH WON ABEL PRIZE 2015:
A. Nobel laureate John F Nash won the Abel prize 2015 for his work on partial differential equations.
B. John Nash will share the prize with Louis Nirenberg, professor emeritus at
New York university courant institute of Mathematical Science.
C. John Nash, on American Mathematician and Louis
Nirenberg, a Canadian, American Mathematician will share the prize money of
76000 U.S. Dollar.
NOTE:
- JOHN Nash shared the nobel prize in economic sciences with game
theorists reinhard selten and john
harsanyi in 1994.
2. ADB
BROADCASTED ASIAN DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK 2015:
A. Asian development bank broadcasted asian development
outlook report titled, “financing
Asia’s future growth”.
B. The report highlighted that India will grow at the rate
of 7.4percent in FY 2014, 7.8 percent in FY 2015 and 8.2 percent in FY 2016.
C. According to report Asia will grow at a rate of 6.3 percent in 2015 and 2016
(same as 2014).
3.
INDIA SIGNED 300 MILLION US DOLLAR LOAN AGREEMENT WITH ADB:
A. India has signed a 300 million US dollar loan
agreement withAsian development bank to improve connectivity in NE Region.
B. Union Ministry
of finance and Asian Development Bank have signed a loan agreement to improve
road connectivity along the North Bengal-North Eastern (NB-NE).
C. The agreement was signed between Tarun Bajaj, joint Secretary
(multilateral Institutions) in the Department of Economic affairs of ministry
of Finance and Teresa Kho,
ADB’s country Director in India.
About ADB: - ADB is a
Regional development bank established on 22nd August 1966 with its headquarter in Manila, Philippines. It has 67 members currently from 31
initially. Japan holds the largest proportion of share followed by U.S. and
China.
PRESIDENT OF ADB-> Takehiko Nakao
4. RBI
SIGNED CURRENCY SWAP AGREEMENT WITH SRI LANKA:
A. India’s central bank, Reserve Bank of India has signed a currency swap agreement
with the Central Bank Of Sri
Lanka.
B. A 400
million US Dollar currency
swap agreement is signed between the central Bank of two nations.
C. The agreement is valid for a time period of 3 years during which central bank
of Sri Lanka can make withdrawls of US Dollar or Euro in multiple tranches upto a maximum of 400
million US Dollar or its equivalent.
5.
UNION GOVERNMENT SANCTIONED RS. 250CRORE TO ANDHRA PRADESH:
A. Union Government of India has Sanctioned Rs. 250crore Rupeeto Andhra Pradesh to
set up Polavaram SPV.
B. A special
purpose vehicle (SPV) for the implementation of the polavaram
multipurpose Irrigation project will be set up in Andhra Pradesh.
C. 250crore
Rupee sanctioned by the Union government is in addition to the 100crore rupee allotted for the
project in 2015-16 union Budget.
NOTE: - The project is
constructed on the river Godavari in
the west Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
6. UNION MINISTRY OF COAL LAUNCHED ELECTRONIC COAL PROJECTS MONITORING PORTAL.
A. UNION
Ministry of coal launched electronic coal projects monitoring
portal.
B. E-CPMP is
launched for tracking projects that entail on investment related to coal.
C. The portal is launched with an aim to enhance
efficiency and transparency in the ministry’s functioning.
NOTES :- Portal has
been developed by National
Informatics Centre (NIC).
7. ATAL
BIHARI VAJHPAYEE HONOURED WITH BHARAT RATNA:
A. Former prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajhpayee is honoured with the prestigions Bharat Ratna.
B. Country’s highest civilion award Bharat Ratna is
conferred to Atal Bihari Vajhpayee at his residence by the president of
India,Pranab Mukherjee.
NOTE:- Other than Atal
Bihari Vajhpayee, Madan Mohan
malviya was choosen to be honoured with Bharat Ratna in 2014.
8.
DRONIER CRASHED IN GOA:
A. INDIAN Navy’s Dronier Aircraft crashed off the Goa
coast.
B. Commander Nikhil kuldip Joshi was rescued while the
other two, Lt. Kiran Shekhawat and Lt. Abhinay Nagori were found dead.
C. The Aircraft had 3 officers, 2pilots and 1 women
observer.
NOTE: - Lt. Kiran
shekhawat was the first women officer in Indian Navy martyered on duty.
