DAILY
FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 MARCH 2015
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1.
INSURANCE BILL GETS PARLIAMENTARY
APPROVAL:
Ø Insurance
Bill finally passed in Rajya Sabha.
Ø The new
Insurance bill was stuck in Parliament for almost 7 years.
Ø New
Insurance bill seeks to increase the FDI cap in Insurance sector from 26% to
49%.
FDI-> Foreign
Direct Investment
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
Q.1 What is
the proposed FDI in insurance sector according to new insurance bill?
A. 26%
B. 50%
C. 49%
D. 51%
2. GOVERNMENT
SHUTS DOWN 5 PSU’S:
Ø Union
government of India is planning to shut down 5 sick PSU’s.
Ø National
carrier “Air India” and state run telecom company “MTNL” are included in the
list of sick PSU’s.
PSU-> Public
Sector Unit
NOTE: - MTNL
(Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) is a service Provider in metro cities of
Mumbai and New Delhi in India and in the Island nation of Mauritius in Africa.
NOTE: - Anant
Geete is the Minister of state for heavy Industries.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
Q.1 Who is the Minister of State for heavy
Industries?
A. Ananth Kumar
B. Prakash
Javadekar’
C. Anant Geete
D. Ram Kripal
Yadav
3.
INDIA INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT UP BY 2.6%:
Ø Industrial
output in India rose to 2.6% in January 2015 from 1.1% in January 2014.
Ø Central
statistics office has released the index for industrial production (IIP) which
shows rise in Industrial output and retail inflation slowed at 5.37% against
7.88%.
4.
EPFO RAISED AGE LIMIT UNDER
PENSION SCHEME:
Ø EPFO,
retirement fund body raised the age limit for resting of pension from 58 to 60.
Ø EPFO’s apex
decision making body, the central Board of Trusters took the decision.
Ø CBI is
headed by the Labour Minister.
Ø CBI has also
appointed SBI as its new fund manager for 3 year term.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
Q.1 What age has been set by EPFO under
pension scheme?
A. 58
B. 60
C. 62
D. 55
5.
WORLD KIDNEY DAY WAS OBSERVED ON
12TH MARCH:
Ø World kidney
day is observed on second Thursday of March every year.
Ø World kidney
day theme for the year 2015 was “kidney health for all”.
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS:
Q.1 When was world Kidney day 2015 was
observed?
A. 11 march
B. 13 March
C. 12 March
D. 12 February
6. GANASEN
REDDY AWARDED WITH KWAZULU-NATAL 2015:
Ø Indian origin
south African educator, Ganasen Reddy is awarded with kwazulu-natal 2015
National Teachers award.
Ø Ganasen
Reddy was honoured with the award at the annual national teaching awards held
in Johannesburg.
Ø Kwazulu-Natal
2015 national Teachers award is a Lifetime achievement award for teaching in South
Africa.
