DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 31 MARCH 2015
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
1. FORTUNE RELEASED THE LIST OF
WORLDS’S 50 GREATEST LEADERS:
A. Fortune magazine has released the list of 2015 roster of the
world’s 50 greatest leaders.
B. Apple CEO Tim Cook topped the list and European Central bank
president Mario Draghi followed him at Second Place, who was further followed by
Chinese President Xi Jingping at
third place.
C. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was placed at 5th spot and Nobel Prize winner Kailash Styarthi at the 28th
rank.
NOTE: - US
President Barack Obama is not
included in the list for a second year in a row.
2. WORLD’S FIRST OTAKU EXPO HELD
IN JAPAN:
A. Japan organized World’s
first Otaku Expo at Makuhari Messe Convention Centre in Chiba Prefecture.
B. The expo was organized
as a part of a special comic book fair
held every five year.
C. The event attracts about
half a million visitors and groups
from outside Japan were also invited.
NOTE: Otaku is the term commonly used in the
country to refer to people obsessed with Janan’s Unique take on comics and animation.
NATIONAL NEWS
3. BHARAT RATNA FOR MADAN MOHAN
MALVIYA:
A. Madan Mohan Malviya is honoured with the highest civilian award, Bharat
Ratna.
B. Family members of Freedom Fighter and
educationalist , Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya received the award from President Pranab
Mukherjee at a function in the Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
C. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya was the founder of Banaras
Hindu University (BHU) and Hindu Mahasabha.
4. KATSUSHI INOUE BECOMES CEO OF HONDA CARS INDIA:
A. Katsushi Inoue
is appointed as the new President and CEO of Honda Cars India Limited.
B. Katsushi Inoue will
replace Hironori Kanauama, who is retiring on 1st April, 2015
C. Currently Katsushi
Inoue is working as General Manager in Marketing Planning Office in Japan.
5.
PRICE STABILISATION FUND SCHEME GETS MINISTRY APPROVAL:
A. Department of Agriculture and cooperation has
approved the creation of Price Stabilization Fund Scheme.
B. Union Ministry of Agriculture has approved the
creation of Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) as a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme (CSS).
C. Radha Mohan Singh is the Union Minister of
Agriculture.
