Persons in News: February 2015 (PDF Download)

Friends.. Here is the persons in News for February 2015. Useful for all upcoming competitive Exams..

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* Novak Djokovic - He defeated Andy Murray to win Australian Open 2015.

* Leander Paes and Martina Hingis - They won Australian Open mixed doubles 2015.

* Carl Djerassi - Father of birth control pill, he passed away.

* K Sripavan - Appointed as the new Chief Justice of Srilanka.

* Kangana Ranaut & Shahid Kapoor: They bagged the best actor awards at 60th Filmfare Awards.

* Dr.Nandita Chatterjee - She took over as new Secretary(Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation).

* Nicol David - World squash champion Nicol David (Malaysia) has set a new record for topping the world rankings when she secured top spot for the 106th month.

* Angelina Jolie - She was named the most admired woman in the world, as per a poll over 23 countries conducted by YouGov.

* Usha Thorat - She will chair the External Advisory Committee (EAC) to evaluate applications received for small finance banks.

* Nachiket Mor - He will chair the External Advisory Committee (EAC) for payment banks.

* Saloni Dalal - She became youngest medal winner in National Games 2015 held in Kerala.

* Mrinalini Mukherjee - Noted sculptor, she passed away.

* LC Goyal - He was appointed as new home secretary.

* Roopa Kudva - Infosys appointed CRISIL MD Roopa Kudva as independent board member.

* Pragyan Ojha - BCCI has cleared suspended left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha's action.

* Cyrus S Poonawalla - He was named EY entrepreneur of the year.

* RK Gupta - Project director of nuclear-capable Agni-V missile programme R.K. Gupta has been moved out by government.

* M O Garg - He has assumed charge as director general of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).

* Cristiano Ronaldo - He was voted the best player in the English Premier League.

* Bhalchandra Nemade - He was selected for the 50th Jnanpith Award for 2014.

* Zoe Konstantopoulou - She was appointed as the youngest President of Greek Parliament.

* Shubhajit Sen - Micromax has appointed Shubhajit Sen as its chief marketing officer (CMO).

* Atmaram Bhende - Veteran Marathi theatre artiste and film actor, he passed away.

* Anirban Lahiri - Indian golfer, he won Malaysian Open 2015. He also won Best Professional golfer of the year award during Feb 2015.

* Naveen Chopra - New chief operating officer (COO) of Vodafone India.

* Ricky Kej, Neela Vaswani - Musician Ricky Kej and activist Neela Vaswani won at the 57th Grammy awards. Both are Indian origin.

* Tony Tan - Singapore president Tony Tan arrived in India on 4-day visit during February 2015.

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* Vinod Mehta - Acclaimed Journalist Vinod Mehta was awarded the Yash Bharti Samman 2015 by the government of Uttar Pradesh.

* Amartya Sen - Economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has won the newly instituted Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize.

* Narendra Modi - He crossed 10 million follower mark on Twitter.

* Krishna Chaudhary - Senior IPS officer Krishna Chaudhary took charge as the Director General (DG) of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).

* Pramod Asthana - Head of special investigation team (SIT) formed to re-open and re-investigate serious criminal cases relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

* Brendon McCullum - He was named the New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year. He also recorded the fastest-ever World Cup fifty.

* Mads Nissen - He won World Press Photo of the year 2014.

* Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs - He is new heir of Mysuru Royal Family.

* Ashton Carter - He was confirmed as new US defence secretary.

* Balasubramaniam Venkataramani - He was appointed as new MD & CEO of Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX).

* Ashish Agrawal - Micromax Informatics named Ashish Agrawal as Chief Technology Officer.

* Kesava Reddy - Telugu novelist Kesava Reddy passed away.

* Arvind Kejriwal - He was sworn in as the eighth Chief Minister of Delhi.

* Steven Finn - England player, he took the first hat-trick of ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup.

* Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi - They were presented with 2014 AIFF Player of the Year award.

* Virat Kohli - He became the first Indian to score a century against Pakistan at World Cup.

* Dr. Tessy Thomas & Geeta Varadan - They were jointly named for Nayudamma Award 2014.

* Maithripala Sirisena - New Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena arrived in India on a 4-Day visit during February 2015.

* Yogaraj CP - Indian yoga teacher, he sets Guinness record in Hong Kong for performing Yoga continuously for 40 hours non-stop.

* Yuvraj Singh - He was bought by Delhi Daredevils for a whopping sum of Rs 16 crores in the IPL 2015 auction.

* Punit Renjen - India-born Punit Renjen was appointed the chief executive of US-based accounting giant Deloitte's global operations.

* Rajinder Puri - Veteran cartoonist, columnist and political activist Rajinder Puri died.

* Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic - Sworn in as the first female president of Croatia.

* Jawed Usmani - He took oath as UP Chief Information Commissioner.

* Faisal Siddiqui - HTC appointed Faisal Siddiqui as South Asia President.

* Sourav Ganguly - He was made Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) honorary life member.

* Daggubati Ramanaidu - Legendary film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu passed away.

* Anil Kumble - He was inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

* Jitan Ram Manjhi - He resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

* Chrishantha de Silva - He was appointed Sri Lanka Army chief.

* Nitish Kumar - He took oath as Bihar's CM for the fourth time.

* Dilip Shanghvi - Sun Pharma's founder and MD, he overtook Mukesh Ambani as the richest Indian.

* Somdev Devvarman - He retained the Delhi Open title.

* Purnendu Dasgupta - Indian-American, Purnendu Dasgupta, won prestigious chemistry award.

* Rana Bhagwandas - The first Hindu chief justice of Pakistan Rana Bhagwandas passed away.

* Ram Niwas Goel - He was elected Speaker of Delhi Assembly.

* Chris Gayle - He hit the first double century in World Cup history.

* R. K. Pachauri - He resigned as Chief of UN panel on climate change.

* AB De Villiers - He scored the fastest 150 in one-day internationals during World Cup match against West Indies.

* Justice Amitava Roy - Former chief justice of Orissa high court, he has sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court.

* Boris Nemtsov - Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow.

* Kshatrapati Shivaji - He took over as new CMD of SIDBI.

* Arun K Singh - He is set to be India’s next ambassador to the US.

* Kannan Ramesh - Indian-origin lawyer, he was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner to Singapore’s Supreme Court bench.

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DOP PA/SA Exam: Forgot Registration Number/Password?

Friends.. Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam is back in discussions again after a small gap. As we have already informed you, re-exam for Madhya Pradesh & Delhi Postal Circles has been announced. As you know it’s already a year had passed since the last notification which appeared in February 2014. Now as the re-exams have been announced after a long gap, many of you (circles in which re-exams are announced) might have forgot your Registration No. and Password to login to download the Admit Card/Hall Ticket. E-mails to helpdesk.dopexam@gmail.com might also have been remained unanswered. We too have received a lot of queries regarding this and hence this post. Here is what you have to do, incase, you forgot the registration number and password. Following these steps will enable you to download the hall ticket for the re-exam

Step 1: Visit http://pasadrexam2014.in/

Step 2: Click on the login option available in top menu bar.

Step 3: Click on 'Forgot Password' option available in that page.

Step 4: Following screen will appear. 

Step 5: Enter Date of Birth, First Name and Registered Mob No (10 Digits):

Step 6: Click Submit button. You will get Registration Number and Password in e-mail/SMS.

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 12 March 2015

1) Karnataka won Ranji Trophy:

--> Karnataka scored a resounding victory — by an innings and 217 runs — over Tamil Nadu to retain the Ranji Trophy on 12 March 2015.

--> This is Karnataka's eighth Ranji title.

--> The man of the match was Karnataka’s Karun Nair who had scored 338 runs.

--> R Vinay Kumar was the captain of the Karnataka Team.

2) Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers launches Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme:

--> Ananth Kumar, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers launched Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme on March 12, 2015.

--> State Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Hansraj Gangaram Ahir and the Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals Dr. V.K. Subburaj were also present during the event.

--> Pharma Jan Samadhan Scheme is a web enabled system.

--> The scheme has been launched to address the grievances of consumers (related to the prices of drugs and the availability of medicines).

--> The scheme has been created by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA).

3) EPFO's Short Code SMS services launched:

--> Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) has launched EPFO's Short Code SMS services for the members of EPFO during the 206th meeting of CBT(EPF) held on 11.03.2015.

--> This facility is envisaged to ease the members in knowing their details along with contribution and PF Balance.

--> As this facility is available only to the UAN activated members, such facility will speed up the UAN activation process by the members.

--> During the year 2014, EPFO had launched the UAN programme wherein a Universal Account Number was allotted to all the members and different services such as passbook, monthly SMS of contributions were provided on its activation at EPFO's UAN portal.

4) Parliament passed Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015:

--> Parliament has passed Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

--> The controversial Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which replaced an ordinance promulgated in December last, was passed by voice vote after walkout by Trinamool Congress and DMK.

--> The amendment bill hikes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in the insurance sector to 49 percent from present 26 percent.

5) N. Sakthan elected Kerala Assembly Speaker:

--> N. Sakthan of the Congress has been elected Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly on 12 March 2015.

--> Mr. Sakthan defeated his rival P. Aysha Potty of the CPI(M) by 74 to 66 votes.

--> He replaces G. Karthikeyan, who died on March 7. Mr. Sakthan was Deputy Speaker of the Assembly and had resigned the post to take up the new assignment.

6) Built in India, PM Modi commissioned Mauritius naval patrol vessel Barracuda:

--> An India-built naval patrol vessel for Mauritius that will help in better policing its vast exclusive economic zone was commissioned on 12 March 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi who said it will make the Indian Ocean "more safer and secure".

--> 'Barracuda' which has automatic 30 mm Rapid Fire Gun and 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Guns as part of its ammunition was handed over to Mauritius in December 2014 by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE).

7) World Kidney Day observed:

--> World Kidney Day is observed on Second Thursday of March every year.

--> The day is observed to create an awareness among the people globally, about the importance of the kidneys and also to reduce the frequency and impact of kidney disease and its associated health issues.

--> The theme for 2015 World Kidney Day is Kidney Health For All.

8) PM Narendra Modi chief guest at Mauritius' National Day:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the chief guest at Mauritius’ 47th National Day celebrations on 12 March 2015 where Indian navy helicopters were part of the impressive parade.

--> Modi, who arrived in Mauritius as part of his three- nation tour of Indian Ocean countries, was welcomed by his Mauritian counterpart Anerood Jugnauth at Champs de Mars.

--> Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag also attended the event.

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General Knowledge for Exams: 12 March 2015

1) When the Sun is nearest to the Earth, the Earth is said to be in? - Perihelion

2) Which Indian state has adopted English as its official language? - Nagaland

3) Who gave the title 'Gurudev' to Rabindra Nath Tagore? - Gandhiji 

4) World Sparrow Day is observed on? - March 20

5) Which organ of the body is called 'Sweet Bread'? - Pancreas

6) Vitamin K2 is also known as? - Menaquinine

7) Bodo language is spoken in which state in India? - Assam

8) Apart from Kaziranga National Park, which National Park is home to one-horned rhinos in India? - Jaldapara National Park

9) Principal acid present in apple? - Malic Acid

10) Angkor Wat, one of the most famous sacred temples is in which country? - Cambodia

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Multiple Choice Current Affairs: 12 March 2015

1) Who was recently selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2014?

(A) Veerappa Moily

(B) Kamal Nath

(C) Jayaram Ramesh

(D) Sashi Tharoor

2) Union Health Ministry recently announced Safe Motherhood Day to be observed on?

(A) March 6

(B) March 8

(C) March 10

(D) March 12

3) New schemes PRASAD and SWADESH DARSHAN were recently launched by the government to promote ____ in the country?

(A) Make in India

(B) Cleanliness

(C) Sports

(D) Tourism 

4) After a gap of over 20 years, Re 1 note has been released in the country on 6 March 2015 by Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi. The new Rs.1 note bears the signature of?

(A) Finance Minister

(B) RBI Governor

(C) Finance Secretary

(D) Home Secretary

5) Former Union minister and senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily was recently selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2014 for his famous Kannada poem?

(A) Nadeyali Samara

(B) Yakshaprashne

(C) Halu-Jenu Maththe

(D) Ramayana Mahanveshanam

6) Walmart India has recently appointed whom as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)?

(A) Vittorio Colao

(B) Ashwin Mittal

(C) Vivek Murthy

(D) S Ramakrishnan

7) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched India's first indigenously developed rotavirus vaccine Rotavac. This vaccine protects children from which disease?

(A) Chicken Pox

(B) Small Pox

(C) Malaria

(D) Diarrhea

8) As per recent reports, which country overtook India in 2014 as the world’s biggest importer of defence equipment?

(A) Saudi Arabia

(B) Pakistan

(C) China

(D) Syria

9) Name the solar-powered plane which started its historic 35,000-km round-the-world journey from Abu Dhabi on 9 March 2015?

(A) Lunar Impulse-1

(B) Solar Impulse - 2

(C) Flying Saucer

(D) Wallops Flight

10) Which state government on 8 March 2015 launched 'Bhagyashree' scheme in place of the Sukanya scheme which caters to girls from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Kerala

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Haryana

Answers

1) Ans. (A) Veerappa Moily

2) Ans. (B) March 8

3) Ans. (D) Tourism

4) Ans. (C) Finance Secretary

5) Ans. (D) Ramayana Mahanveshanam

6) Ans. (B) Ashwin Mittal

7) Ans. (D) Diarrhea

8) Ans. (A) Saudi Arabia

9) Ans. (B) Solar Impulse - 2

10) Ans. (C) Maharashtra

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11th March 2015 Important Current Affairs Updates

1) Kumar Sangakkara created record by scoring four consecutive ODI centuries:

--> Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara on 11 March 2015 became the first player to score four successive one-day international centuries, setting a new record in a World Cup match against Scotland in Hobart.

--> Sangakkara had made 105 not out against Bangladesh, an unbeaten 117 in the game with England followed by 104 against Australia.

--> The left-hander surpassed six players who had scored three ODI centuries in a row. They were Zaheer Abbas and Saeed Anwar of Pakistan, the South African trio of Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock, and Ross Taylor of New Zealand.

2) Bihar CM Nitish Kumar won trust vote in assembly:

-->  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on 11 MArch 2015 won trust vote on the floor of assembly by 140-0 votes, after the main opposition BJP staged a walkout minutes.

--> A total of 140 MLAs including supporters of former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi voted in favour of trust motion moved by Nitish Kumar, while no one voted against the motion as the lone opposition party BJP preferred to walkout from the house.

--> Nitish actually needed only 117 votes to win the trust motion in the assembly having effective strength of 233.

3) Coal scam: Manmohan Singh accused of criminal conspiracy

--> Former PM Manmohan Singh, Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla and former union coal secretary PC Parakh have been accused of criminal conspiracy and breach of trust in the allocation of a coal mine in 2005 and asked to appear before a Delhi court on April 8.

--> The court also summoned D Bhattacharya, the MD of Hindalco, the Aditya Birla Group company which was allocated the mine, and Group Executive President Shubhendu Amitabh.

--> The order was passed by Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar.

4) David Hale nominated as next US ambassador to Pakistan:

--> United States President Barack Obama has nominated veteran diplomat David Hale as the next ambassador to Pakistan.

--> Hale is currently serving as the US Ambassador to Lebanon, a position he has held since 2013.

5) India and Seychelles signed four agreements to boost security cooperation:

--> India on 11 March 2015 signed four agreements with the Indian Ocean island nation Seychelles to boost security and maritime partnership.

--> The agreements were signed during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Seychelles.

--> Modi also launched the Coastal Surveillance Radar Project in Seychelles, describing it as another symbol of the cooperation between the two countries.

6) Indian Railways inked MoU with LIC for Rs 1.5 lakh crore investments in rail infrastructure:

--> Life Insurance Corporation, the country's biggest insurer, on 11 March 2015 committed to invest Rs 1.5 lakh crore in Indian railways over the next five years.

--> According to the terms of the memorandum of understanding signed by the two organisations, the railways will use the funds to augment its capacity.

--> The MoU was signed by Financial Commissioner (Railways) Rajalakshmi Ravikumar and LIC Chairman SK Roy in presence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and the Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu.

7) Union Government appointed Nine Executive Directors in Public Sector Banks:

--> The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointments of following nine Executive Directors(EDs) in Public Sector Banks(PSBs).

--> Following 9 Executive Directors (ED) of PSBs were appointed

* K. Sahoo- ED of Allahabad Bank.

* Pawan Kumar Bajaj- ED of Indian Overseas Bank.

* Ravi Shankar Pandey- ED of Syndicate Bank.

* Kishore Piraji Kharat- ED of Union Bank of India.

* C.Lodha- ED of Central Bank of India.

* Charan Singh- ED of UCO Bank

* Venkata Rama Moorthy- ED of Bank of Baroda.

* P. Marathe- ED of Bank of India.

* Harideesh Kumar B- ED of Canara Bank.

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions: 11 March 2015

1) Saina Nehwal lost the women's singles final of the $500,000 All England Open Badminton Championships to Carolina Marin on 5 March 2015. Carolina Marin is from which country?

(A) Egypt

(B) Switzerland

(C) Spain

(D) Belarus

2) What is the Official UN theme for the 2015 International Women’s Day?

(A) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!

(B) Equality for Women is Progress for All

(C) Investing in Women and Girls

(D) Women in Decision-making

3) Six illustrious women have been recently awarded the 'Stree Shakti Puraskar' on the occasion of International Women's Day (March 8,2015) by whom?

(A) Prime Minister of India

(B) Loksabha Speaker

(C) Vice President of India

(D) President of India 

4) Renowned journalist Vinod Mehta, who passed away on 8 March 2015, was founder of which famous weekly magazine?

(A) The Pioneer

(B) Outlook

(C) The Sunday Observer

(D) The Independent

5) Best-selling book ‘Lucknow Boy’ which was published in 2011 is the autobiography of which journalist?

(A) Barkha Dutt

(B) Rajdeep Sardesai

(C) Vikram Chandra

(D) Vinod Mehta

6) Name the 14-day-long 8th India-Nepal Combined Exercise which concluded on 8 March 2015 at Salijhandi in Nepal?

(A) Surya Kiran VIII

(B) Mithra Shakthi- VIII

(C) Hand-in-Hand

(D) Garuda Shakti-VIII

7) Scheme for girl child - 'Aapki Beti Humari Beti' was recently launched by which state?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Haryana

(C) Bihar

(D) Madhya Pradesh

8) Arun Singh was recently appointed as India’s ambassador to which country?

(A) France

(B) Pakistan

(C) USA

(D) Russia

9) Which state's popular global multimedia campaign to promote the backwaters has recently won the Golden Gate award at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB-Berlin) - 2015?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Kerala

(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Gujarat

10) Who recently won the Men’s singles title in the All England Badminton Championship?

(A) Lin Dan

(B) Lee Chong Wei

(C) P Kashyap

(D) Chen Long

Answers

1) Ans. (C) Spain

2) Ans. (A) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it!

3) Ans. (D) President of India

4) Ans. (B) Outlook

5) Ans. (D) Vinod Mehta

6) Ans. (A) Surya Kiran VIII

7) Ans. (B) Haryana

8) Ans. (C) USA

9) Ans. (B) Kerala

10) Ans. (D) Chen Long

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Daily Current Affairs Updates: 10 March 2015

1) PM Narendra Modi left for three-nation tour:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Seychelles on 10 March 2015 on the first leg of his five-day visit to three key Indian Ocean countries that include Mauritius and Sri Lanka, asserting that strong relations with them was “vital” for India’s security and progress.

--> Modi, who will be the first Indian Prime Minister to travel to Seychelles in 33 years and to Sri Lanka in 28 years, is expected to tap into the “substantive” goodwill and historical linkages between India and the three Indian Ocean economies which offer new possibilities of cooperation in defense and economic spheres.

2) 46th Raising Day of the CISF celebrated:

--> Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 10 March 2015 saluted the "bravery" and "sense of duty" of CISF personnel on force's 46th Raising Day.

--> The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) came into existence in 1969 to provide integrated security cover to public sector undertakings and at present has a strength of around 1.4 lakh personnel.

--> The force is responsible for securing critical infrastructure installations like nuclear installations, space establishments, airports as well as the Delhi Metro.

3) Lok Sabha passed Land Acquisition Bill:

--> The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015, popularly known as the land bill, was adopted by the Lok Sabha after debating it for two days.

--> Congress and Biju Janata Dal walked out ahead of the voting, to protest the removal of a clause that makes it mandatory to get farmers' consent prior to the acquisition of land by the government.

--> Government made nine amendments to bill, all of them were adopted.

4) RIL is India's largest company with Rs 3.68 lakh cr worth assets:

--> Reliance Industries Ltd is the country's largest corporate with assets worth Rs 3.68 lakh crore, followed by state-owned Indian Oil Corp and mortgage lender HDFC.

--> In the list of top 10 corporates in terms of assets, RIL and HDFC (Housing Development Finance Corp) were the only two firms from the private sector, data compiled by the Corporate Affairs Ministry showed.

--> This information was given by Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.

5) U.S. declared Venezuela a national security threat:

--> The United States on 9 March 2015 declared Venezuela a national security threat and ordered sanctions against seven officials from the oil-rich country in the worst bilateral diplomatic dispute since socialist President Nicolas Maduro took office in 2013.

--> U.S. President Barack Obama issued and signed the executive order, which senior administration officials said did not target Venezuela's energy sector or broader economy.

6) Attorney General's office is public authority under RTI Act: Delhi High Court

--> Delhi High Court in its ruling has held that Attorney General of India comes under the ambit of Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.

--> This ruling reversed the previous decision of the Central Information Commission (CIC) which had held that Attorney General does not come under RTI Act.

--> Court ruled that Attorney General is a public authority and comes under the ambit of section 2(h) of the RTI Act.

--> In 2012, CIC bench had ruled that the Attorney General of India is only a person and cannot be considered an authority under the RTI Act.

7) Five sick PSUs, including 3 HMT units, to be closed down:

--> Five public sector undertakings (PSUs) will be closed down by the government, which has included some of the best known state-run enterprises like Air India, MTNL and Hindustan Shipyard, in the list of 65 sick PSUs.

--> Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete said this during Question Hour in Lok Sabha on 10 March 2015.

--> Air India and MTNL, once market leaders in aviation and mobile telephony sectors respectively, were declared sick according to the criteria for a PSU to be declared as such, after they incurred losses worth 50 per cent or more of their average net worth during four preceding years. 

8) MS Dhoni registered most wins as Indian captain in World Cup:

--> Mahendra Singh Dhoni on 10 March 2015 registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup.

--> The Indian skipper surpassed former cricket legend Kapil Dev with 12 wins following his team's emphatic triumph over Ireland.

--> Dhoni leads the list of most World Cup wins by an Indian captain which includes Kapil Dev(11) at second spot, Mohammad Azharuddin(10) at the third place, Sourav Ganguly(9) at fourth.

--> Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting leads the list with 24 wins during 2003-2011.

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