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Current affairs from 19
th-25 March
19th March
y India abstains from U.N. vote on Libya: Withstanding
last-minute U.S. pressure, India abstained from votingon a United
Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution approving all necessary
measures, includingimposition of a no-fly zone over Libya. The
resolution was passed with 10 members, including the U.S.,France,
the U.K. and Lebanon, voting in favour and five Russia, China (both
permanent members with veto
rights), Brazil and Germany, besides India abstaining.The
Western alliance of the U.S., France and theU.K. lobbied
energetically in New York for a consensus on the issue. Senior
American officials, including theObama administration's special
adviser for the Middle East, Dennis Ross, called the Indian mission
at the U.N.asking for a vote in favour of the no-fly zone
resolution rather than abstention. But South Block's
positionremained clear: India would not support the use of
force.
y India is No.6 in donating to Wikipedia: Anyone who has used
Wikipedia in the last few years would havenoted a banner at the top
of the page appealing for donations by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy
Wales. Onewondered who responded to such requests. Now, the
Wikimedia Foundation says that in 2010, India rankedsixth in the
list of countries from where individuals have donated amounts to
the Wikipedia Foundation.
20th March
y Microsoft, Mozilla come up with new browsers
y Microsoft has just launched the final version of Internet
Explorer (IE) 9, and Mozilla is likewise set to releasethe final
version Firefox 4 on March 22. With this, the battle between the
makers of the two leading browsersto draw more users to their fold
has been taken one step ahead.While the IE9 is available for
download(http://www.BeautyoftheWeb.com) following its global launch
on March 14, Microsoft is planning to showcasethe new browser with
an India-specific focus at its three-day TechEd event beginning in
Bangalore on March23.
y Yuki Bhambri wins title : Yuki Bhambri capped a fruitful week
at the CCI-ITF men's $15,000 Futures tennistournament, beating
Croatia's Roko Karanusic in three sets to clinch the title at the
Cricket Club of India floodlitcourts.
21 march
y Sirsa tops Haryana in MGNREGS : Sirsa district of Haryana has
ranked first in the implementation of theMahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment Gurantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as Rs. 20 crore has been
spentin the district during 2010-11.He further disclosed that Rs.
142.79 crore had been spent under the MGNREGSin the entire State
during the current financial year.
y Sania-Vesnina win doubles title; Djokovic beats Federer again:
Indian Wells: Sania Mirza and herRussian partner Elena Vesnina
clinched their first title in just their third WTA event as a team,
lifting the BNPParibas Open women's doubles trophy after upstaging
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy.Sania and Vesnina
beat eighth seeds Mattek-Sands and Shaughnessy 6-0, 7-5.Meanwhile,
Serbia's NovakDjokovic continued his blistering pace this season by
beating Roger Federer to reach the singles final andsnatch the
Swiss star's World No. 2 ranking.
22 March
y AT&T to buy T-Mobile for $39 b: AT&T announced that it
had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from DeutscheTelekom for $39
billion, in a deal that would create the largest carrier in the
nation and promised to reshapethe industry.
y Somdev jumps to number 73 : Reaping a rich reward for his
fantastic run at the Indian Wells Masters,Somdev Devvarman jumped
11 places to achieve his career-best singles ranking of 73 in the
latest ATP list.Somdev reached the pre-quarterfinals in Indian
Wells, eventually losing to finalist and top seed Rafael Nadal,but
not without giving a good fight to the World No. 1 Spaniard.
23th March
y Messi is the highest paid : Lionel Messi and Jose Mourinho are
the highest paid player and manager infootball, according to France
Football.
y Logo, mascot ofIVL launched: The logo and mascot of the Indian
Volley League (IVL) 2011, to be held fromMay 29 to June 25, were
launched in the open air ambience of Rock Heights.The logo has the
abbreviationIVL and its expansion, Indian Volley League, enclosed
in a circle, symbolising a volleyball.The mascot is a
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baby elephant, using its forefeet to toss a ball, simulating the
dig,' the double-handed stroke to receive thesphere.
y Asian Banker declares HDFC bank best retail bank in India
y Country's second largest private lender HDFC bank has won the
Asian Banker's 'Best Retail Bank in India'award this year. Beating
a host of other competitors in Asia Pacific, Middle-East, Central
Asia and Africa on arange of parameters, the bank has won the 'Best
Retail Bank in India' award for the fifth year in a row, arelease
issued here said.
y COLGATE BUYS SANEX FROM UNILEVER FOR $940 MILLION:US CONSUMER
GOODS GROUP COLGATE-PALMOLIVE HASAGREED TO PAYAROUND $940 MILLION
FOR SANEX,ASHOWER GEL AND DEODORANT BRANDWHICH OWNER UNILEVER HAD
BEEN ORDERED TO SELL.THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ASKED UNILEVER
TODIVEST SANEX FOR ANTI-TRUST REASONSAFTER THE ANGLO-DUTCH
COMPANYACQUIRED IT WHEN BUYING USGROUP SARALEE'S PERSONAL CARE
BUSINESSIN 2009.SANEX HAD SALES OF 187 MILL ION
EUROS($265MILLION)IN 2010, LARGELYIN WESTERN EUROPE.
y BILL PASSED TO RE PLACE WORDS 'MARTIAL LAW ' WITH 'MILITARY
LAW':THE PARLIAMENT ON WEDNESDAYPASSED A BILL TO AMEND THE
REPATRIATION OF PRISONERSACTTO REPLACE THE WORDS"MARTIAL LAW"WITH
"MILITARY LAW",ASTHE GOVERNMENTSAID THE FORMER IS NOT RELEVANTIN
THE INDIAN CONTEXT.THEACT, WHICH PROVIDES FOR TRANSFER OF CERTAIN
PRISONERS FROM INDIATO OTHER COUNTR IESAND TO INDIAFROM ABROAD,
CAME TO FORCE IN 2004.
24th March
y Abel Prize awarded to John Willard Milnor: The Norwegian
Academy of Science and Letters has chosenone of the living legends
of mathematics, John Willard Milnor of the Institute for
Mathematical Sciences in theUniversity of Stony Brook, U.S.A, for
the award of its prestigious Abel Prize for the year 2011.
y Asha Bhosle felicitated in House of Commons : Playback singer
Asha Bhosle was felicitated in the Houseof Commons here for her
outstanding achievements in music.NRI Labour MP Keith Vaz, who
organised thefelicitation dinner, described the 77-year-old Padma
Vibhushan awardee as an icon who has made Indiaproud.
y HDFC Bank wins retail banker award: HDFC Bank has won The
Asian Banker's Best Retail Bank in India'award this year. Beating a
host of other competitors in Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Central
Asia and Africaon a range of parameters, the bank has won the award
for the fifth year in a row.
y Wipro Tech bags Reader's Choice award : Wipro Technologies has
received Reader's Choice Award forthe third consecutive year from
Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine. According to a release,
WiproTechnologies has won spots in the Top 5 for outsourcing/IT
integration and Top 8 in the consulting categories.
Wipro has moved up by 4 places (positive movement) in the
outsourcing category from last year's rankings.
y Mini-ratna status accorded to NSIC: The government has
confered the Mini-ratna II status to National SmallIndustries
Corporation (NSIC), providing it greater financial autonomy, Micro,
Small and Medium EnterprisesMinister Virbahdra Singh today said. A
Mini-ratna II company can incur capital expenditure on new
projects,modernisation and purchase of equipment without the
government approval up to Rs 150 crore or up to 50 percent of their
net worth, whichever is lower.
y TICYCLES LAUNCHES INDIA'S FIRST CARBON BICYCLE: BICYCLE
MANUFACTURER TICYCLES,A PART OF THE$3.2 BILL ION MURUGAPPAGROUP
,TODAYINTRODUCED INDIA'S FIRST BICYCLE MADE FROM CARBON,'MONTRA'.
THE CYCLE,TARGETED AT URBAN ADULTS, IS PRICED BETWEEN RS21,000AND
RS1.5 LAKH.
y INDIA LAUNCHES NATIONAL CONSULTATION FOR AIR POLLUTANTS:TO
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25th March
y Govt constitutes Financial Sector Legislative Reforms
Commission: The Central Government onThursday constituted the
Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) under the
chairmanshipof former Justice B. N. Srikrishna to rewrite and
harmonise financial sector legislations, rules and regulations.
