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AB
de Villiers records fastest ODI 150 against West Indies
Sports
> One
Day International > Feb 27
AB de Villiers made 162 from
just 66 balls to score the fastest 150 In One Day International
history against West Indies in a pool B clash of the ICC Cricket
World Cup 2015. Villiers’ massive score along with three
half-centuries by other South-African batsmen took South Africa’s
score to 408, making it the second-highest total scoring country in
World Cups. The West Indies could only score 151 and were defeated by
a huge margin. De Villers had made the fastest-ever ODI hundred
against the same team in January. West Indies opener Chris Gayle, who
scored the first double-hundred in World Cups against Zimbabwe on
Tuesday, scored only three before he was bowled out by South
Africa’s Kyle Abbott.
Rail
budget 2015 announced
India
> Rail
Budget > Feb 27
Indian Railway Minister
Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget 2015 on 27th February in
the Parliament. The key highlights of the budget are:
- Tickets can now be booked 120 days
ahead of travel date, instead of 60 days now.
- Rail-cum-road ticket to be extended to
many stations; more trains to be added under scheme for ordering
food while booking tickets.
- Wi-Fi to be available at 400 railway
stations.
- SMS alert service to be introduced for
arrivals and departures.
- No increase in passenger fares.
Union
Budget 2015-16 announced
Politics
and Government >
Union Budget > Feb 28
Union Budget 2015-16 was
announced on 28th February 2015 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely in
the Parliament. The budget seeks to boost investment and ensure
benefits of common man.
Following are the top
takeaways from Jaitely's budget:
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What
got cheaper
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What
got costlier
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Gold
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Gems
and Jewellery
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Health
Insurance
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Telephone
bills
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Leather
products
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Imported
mobile tablets
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LPG
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Cosmetics
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Processed
foods
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AC
bus travel
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Microwave
ovens
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Cable
TV
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Ambulance
services
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Cigarette
and tobacco items
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Visit
to museums, zoos and national parks
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Hospital
bills
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Indian
cricket gets Jagmohan Dalmiya back as chief
Sports
> Cricket > Mar 02
Jagmohan Dalmiya who had
previously headed the International Cricket Council and India’s
cricket Board has once again been elected as the chief of Indian
cricket's governing body the Board of Control for Cricket in India
(BCCI). He was elected for the position unanimously by all the BCCI
groups in a meeting held recently. Mr. Srinivasan, who is the current
International Cricket Council (ICC) chief, was asked to step down
from the position of BCCI president for owning an IPL team which
could lead to conflict of interest. The BCCI elections are fiercely
fought in India, where cricket is the dominant sport among the
1.2-billion strong population.
Others
Mumbai
University signs MoU with Indian Railways for Rail Innovation and
Technology Centre
India
> Education > Feb 26
Now students will be able to
gain expertise in Railway Engineering, following a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) signed between Indian Railways and Mumbai
University.
The key points of the MoU
include:
- Kalina, Ratnagiri and Kalyan sub
campuses will have practical training for candidates.
- Mumbai University will provide
education, distribution of facilities for higher education,
effective administration and financial control.
- Specialized courses at the Post
Graduate level related to rail technology will be started by the
university.
- The five academic years at the Centre
will receive 142.89 crore rupees from the Indian Railways.
- This institute will help the Indian
Railways in developing cutting-edge indigenous technologies and turn
as a net exporter of such technologies.
Pan-India
Mobile Number Portability now available across India
India
> MNP > Feb 26
Telecom Regulatory Authority
of India (TRAI) has issued an order which will provide the facility
of retaining the same mobile number on relocation to another
geographical area. According to TRAI, it has issued sixth amendment
to the Telecommunication Mobile Number Portability Regulation, 2009,
which will facilitate full Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in the
country. Following this amendment, the users will be able to select
any operator, on moving to a different location, while maintaining
the same mobile number. At present, mobile subscribers can retain
their current number only when they switch their service providers
within the same service area. However, this move might be faced with
implementation challenges.
Six
Indians among For Asia’s ' 50 Power Businesswomen'
Corporate
> 50
Power Businesswomen > Feb 26
Six Indian women made it to
Forbes Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen list. These women are the CEOs
and Managing Directors of renowned firms across India. The
prestigious list showcases a year of accomplishments by Asia's female
entrepreneurs and executives. The list includes State Bank of India
head
Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI CEO Chanda Kochchar , Akhila
Srinivasan, MD/Non-Executive Director of Shriram Life
Insurance/Shriram Capital, Biocon Founder, Chairman and MD Kiran
Mazumdar Shaw, Axis Bank CEO and MD Shikha Sharma and Life Insurance
Corp. of India MD Usha Sangwan.
National
Science Day observed in India on 28 February
Days
> National
Science Day > Feb 28
28 February 2015 was
celebrated as National Science Day across India to mark the discovery
of the Raman Effect (phenomenon of scattering of photons) by Indian
physicist Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman on 28 February 1928. Raman
was the first scientist to bring the Nobel Prize to India for his
discovery in the field of Science. The National Council for Science
and Technology Communications (NCSTC) in 1986 asked the Union
Government to designate 28 February as National Science Day.
International
Rare Disease Day observed on 28 February
Days
>
International
Rare Disease Day > Feb 28
28 February was observed as
the eighth International Rare Disease Day to raise awareness for rare
diseases. The Rare Disease Day takes place on the last day of
February every year. On this day, hundreds of patient organisations
from more than 80 countries carry out awareness-raising activities.
Coordinated by European Organization for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS),
the Rare Disease Day aims at raising awareness amongst the general
public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on
patients' lives.
Arun
Singh, the new ambassador to France
World
> Arun
Singh > Mar 01
Arun Singh will be replacing
S Jaishankar as the new Indian Ambassador to France. India had sent
an agreement to the US government in this regard and was awaiting a
response. Singh is expected to take charge after PM Narendra Modi's
proposed visit to France. Singh is a 1979-batch IFS officer, and was
the joint secretary in-charge of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan
division in the Ministry of External Affairs. He was also previously
posted in Japan, Israel among other countries.
Nadal
wins first title of 2015 at Argentina Open
Sports
> Argentina
Open > Mar 02
Rafael Nadal picked up his
first title of 2015 by beating local player Juan Monaco at the
Argentina Open. The Spanish tennis star won by the score of 6-4, 6-1
in a match that lasted for one hour and 27 minutes. Nadal now has
collected 65 titles to rise to the fifth position in the Open Era for
the most titles.
Government:
No private emails for official communication
Politics
& Government >
Email Services > Mar 03
Email services provided by
the National Informatics Centre (NIC) will now replace the Gmail and
other third party mail services for official communication across
government organizations. This move comes after the imposition of the
email-policy by the Modi government which says that, each employee of
the government of India or any state/UT government staff using e-mail
services of GoI will be provided two e-mail IDs, one based on
designation for use in official communication and the other based on
name for both official and personal communication. NIC has the power
to “access, review, copy or delete” any kind of electronic
communication such as files, e-mails and internet history, for
“security-related reasons“. This will help the government handle
its resources securely and prevent their misuse.
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