DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 MARCH 2016
(Daily News India)
1. GERMANY TO DEVELOP BHUBANESWAR, KOCHI, COIMBATORE AS SMART
CITIES
i. Germany has decided to partner with India’s smart city
programme to develop smart cities.
ii.IT will help to develop
Kochi in Kerala, Bhubaneswar in Odisha and Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu as smart
cities.
iii.The decision was taken after Union Government had invited
Germany to be a partner in its Smart Cities programme in 2015.
2. MARIA SHARAPOVA PROVISIONALLY SUSPENDED AFTER FAILING DRUGS
TEST AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN
i. Former world number one female tennis player Maria Sharapova
from Russia has failed in a drugs test at the Australian Open.
ii.The International Tennis Federation has provisionally suspended
her due to her failure in antidoping test.
iii.World Anti-Doping Agency is a foundation created through a
collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee to promote,
coordinate and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.
3. AMRITA PATEL HONOURED WITH MAHINDRA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
i. Dr Amrita Patel has been honoured with the Mahindra Samriddi
India Agri Lifetime Achievement Aear-Krishi Shiromani Samman in New Delhi.
ii.Dr Patel is a former Chairman of National Dairy Development
Board
iii. She played a important role in the implementation of
Operation Flood, the largest development programme in the world.
4. INDIAN MEN AND WOMEN WON GOLD AT WORLD TEAM TABLE TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Indian men's and women's team grabbed the gold medals at the
World Team Table Tennis Championship held in Kuala Lumpur.
ii. In the women's team Mouma Das defeated Danielle Konsbruck ,
Manika Batra defeated Tessy Gonderinger.
5. INDIA TO HOST BRICS FRIENDSHIP CITIES CONCLAVE
i. India is going to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in
Mumbai.
ii.It will be attended by the top Urban Policy makers and Planners
from BRICS Nations viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
iii. The three-day conclave will be organised by Mumbai First a
think-tank working to find solutions for city’s development.
6. UNFPA AND UNICEF
LAUNCHED GLOBAL PROGRAMME TO ACCELERATE ACTION TO END CHILD MARRIAGE
i. The United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations
Children's Emergency Fund jointly launched the Global Programme to Accelerate
Action to End Child Marriage.
ii.It is a multi country initiative and is part of a global effort
to prevent girls from marrying them in
young age.
iii.It will help to protect the rights of millions of the world’s
most vulnerable girls by involving families, communities, governments and young
people in the programme.
7. ICICI BANK LAUNCHED IWORK@HOME PROGRAMME FOR ITS WOMEN
EMPLOYEES
i.ICICI Bank launched iWork@Home
programme for its women employees to prevent them from dropping out of its
workforce.
ii.The iWork@Home is an information and communication technology
initiative that will enable employees work from home.
iii. It allows women employees to have access to their required
operating systems in a safe and secure manner by creating a seamless
office-like environment.
8. MAHINDRA GROUP CMD ANAND MAHINDRA CONFERRED FRANCE’S KNIGHT
OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR
i. Chairman and Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Group
Anand G Mahindra was conferred with the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur .
ii. Anand Mahindra was chosen for the highest French civilian
distinction for his contribution in national and international achievements and
initiatives at the helm of the Mahindra Group.
iii.National Order of the Legion of Honour is the highest
decoration in France
