DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 25 MARCH 2015
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1.
MADHAV GADGIL AND DR. JANE LUBCHENCO WON TYLER PRIZE 2015:
Ø
Indian ecologist
Madhav Gadgil and US Scientist Dr. Jane Lubchenco won Tyler prize for
Environmental Achievement 2015.
Ø
Madhav Gadgil is
the second Indian to bag this award after MS Swaminathan in 1991.
NOTE: - The Tyler prize was instituted in 1973
by the International Tyler Prize Executive committee with the administrative
support of University of southern California. Tyler awardee gets a gold
medallion and receives a $ 200,000 annual cash prize.
2. WORLD TB DAY WAS OBSERVED ON 24TH MARCH:
Ø
World Tuberculosis Day 2015 was observed globally on 24th
March.
Ø
The theme for the WTB Day 2015 is continuation of the 2014 theme ‘ Reach
the 3 million’
Ø
World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated on 24th March every year
because Dr. Robert Koch discovered the cause of TB on this day in 1882.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q.1 When is World
TB day observed?
a. 31st October
b. 25th April
c. 24th March
d. 31st March
3. RENU KHATOR ELECTED AS THE CHAIRPERSON OF BOARD OF DIRCTORS OF ACE:
Ø Indian-American Renu Khator is elected to be the chairperson of Board of
Directors of American Council of Education (ACE).
Ø Renu Khator is elected as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of
ACE during 97th Annual meeting in Washington DC.
Ø Renu Khator succeeded H.Mullen Jr. to be the chairperson and will serve
for a period of next 1 year.
NOTE: - ACE is the major coordinating body for US
colleges and Universities.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q.1 Who is elected
to be the chairperson of Board of Directors of ACE?
a. H.Mullen Jr.
b. Renu Khator
c. Alka Khator
d. Sarath Fonseka
4.
INDIAN-AMERICAN AKHIL SHARMA WINS FOLIO PRIZE:
Ø Indian-American Novelist Akhil Sharma wins Folio Prize for fiction.
Ø Akhil Sharma won the prize for his semi-autobiographical story, “Family
life”.
NOTE: - The folio Prize is a literary award sponsored by the London-based publisher
the Folio Society.
5.
150 DEAD AS PLANE CRASHES IN FRENCH ALPS:
Ø
German Airbus A320 plane crashes in French Alps.
Ø
Lufthansa’s German wings budget Airlines flight 4U 9525 from Barcelona to
Duesseldorf went down in Southern France.
Ø
No survivor is reported, all 150 passengers and staff are declared dead
which includes 67 germans, 45 sapnish and 16 school children.
NATIONAL NEWS
6.
RAILWAY LAUNCHES RU-PAY CARD:
Ø Indian Railways launched Ru-pay pre-paid Debit cards.
Ø IRCTC has launched this card for its customers which enables them to
book their tickets, do shopping and pay service bills.
Ø IRCTC has developed the card in collaboration with the Union Bank of
India.
NOTE: - For booking a ticket through this card, a
transaction fee of Rs. 10 will be charged.
IRCTC: Indian railway catering and Tourism Corporation.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q.1 Indian railway
developed Ru-pay card in collaboration with which bank?
a. State Bank of India
b. Axis Bank
c. Bank of India
d. Union Bank of India
7.
GOVERNMENT JOINED HANDS WITH TWITTER TO LAUNCH A NEWS SERVICE:
Ø Union Government of India has joined hands with Twitter to launch
‘Twitter Samvad’.
Ø Twiter Samvad is an initiative, as part of the government’s digital
India campaign.
About Twitter
Samvad: Any one can connect to this by just
giving a missed call on 011 3006 3006 and will get Narendra Modi’s, 7 states
chief ministers and some government department tweets on their mobile as SMS.
It can mainly be used at the time of emergency to deliver live updates
by government bodies.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q.1 Union
Government of India launched which new scheme with Social networking site
Twitter?
a.
Twitter News
b.
Twitter Vartalap
c.
Twitter Samvad
d.
Twitter Talk
8.
62ND NATIONAL FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED
IN NEW DELHI:
Ø Jury chairpersons Shri Bharathiraja and shri Kamal Swaroop in a press
conference announced 62nd National Film Award winners.
Ø The award ceremony will held on 3rd May 2015.
Ø List of Winners
is:
·
Best Actress: Kangana
Ranaut for Queen
·
Best Supporting
Actress: Baljinder Kaur for pagdi the honour(Haryanvi)
·
Best Actor: Vijat
for Nanu Avanalla Avalu (Kannad)
·
Best Supporting
Actor: Bobby Simhaa for Jigarthanda(Tamil)
·
Best Direction:
Srijit mukherjee for chotushkone(Bengali)
·
Best Music
Direction: a) Songs – Haider (Hindi)
·
Background Score –
Nineteen eighty thee(malyalam)
·
Best Costume
Designer: Dolly Ahluwalia for Haider
·
Best Male Playback
Singer: Sukhwinder singh for bismil song from haider
·
Best Female
Playback Singer: Uttara Unnikrishanan for azhagu song from Saivam(tamil)
·
Best Hindi Film:
Queen
·
Best popular Film
providing wholesome Entertainment: Mary Kom
·
Best Feature film:
Court (Marathi, Hindi, Gujrati and English)
·
Best Music
Direction: Haider
·
Best Choreographer:
Bismil for Haider
9.
AMITAV GHOSH SHORTLISTED FOR BOOKER PRIZE:
Indian author
Ø Amitav Ghosh is among the 10 finalist shortlisted for 2015 man booker International
prize.
Ø Amitav Ghosh is the only Indian to be in the final list of 10 shortlisted
for the prize.
Ø Earlier Amitav Ghosh was also shortlisted for his English language
writing in 2008.
NOTES: - Some famous writings of Amitav Ghosh are:
a.
Sea of poppies
b.
The circle of
reason
c.
The shadow lines
d.
River of smoke
