Current Affairs March 2015

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30th March

India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna conferred posthumously upon educationist Madan Mohan Malviya at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

29th March

Australia wins the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after defeating New Zealand by 7 wickets in MCG. Mitchell Starc named as player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
Delhi's Aditi Arya was crowned as Femina Miss India World 2015 at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai.
Peoples of Singapore bid final farewell to founding father Lee Kuan Yew.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Saina Nehwal wins her maiden India Open Super Series title after after defeating Ratchanok Intanon 21-16 21-14 at the Siri Sports Complex here.
Kidambi Srikanth wins the men's singles title at the India Open Super Series after defeating Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 18-21, 21-13, 21-12.

28th March

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) sacked founder members Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from a key panel.
Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman shuttler to attain the world number one ranking.
India today launched its fourth GPS satellite IRNSS-1D from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota.
Mizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi sacked from his post. Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi will take the additional charge of Mizoram.
The Earth Hour 2015 will be observed today when people across the globe will flick their lights off when clocks hit 8:30pm across 24 different time zones.

27th March

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee receives India's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna.

26th March

Defending Champion India defeated by Australia in the Semi Final by 95 runs. Now Australia will play with New Zealand in the final in MCG.

25th March

Former Footballer Michel Platini re-elected as the President of UEFA for the third time.

24th March

The Supreme Court has scrapped Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, a law that was seen as a major infringement of the freedom of speech online because it allowed the arrest of a person for posting "offensive" content.
Kangana Ranaut wins the best actress National Award for the film Queen. Kannada actor Vijay won Best Actor for Nanu Avanalla Avalu.Queen also won Best Hindi Film.
A Lufthansa Airbus crashed in a remote snowy area of the French Alps and all 150 on board were feared dead.
New Zealand reaches the final of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
The World TB Day is celebrated today.

23rd March

Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor will be conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke award this year for his contribution to Indian cinema.
Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at the age of 91.

21st March

Martin Guptill of New Zealand scores 237 not out against West Indies which is the highest individual score in World Cup history.

20th March

32 died and 50 people injured as Dehradun-Varanasi Janta Express derailed in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli district.
India-born scientist and Nobel Laureate Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan will take over as the President of the prestigious Royal Society at the end of the year.
Rajya Sabha passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill 2015.

19th March

India enters the semi final of 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup after defeating 109 runs in MCG.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni becomes the first Indian ODI captain and third in the World to wins 100 one-day international.

18th March

World's only 'no-fuel' solar-powered aircraft 'Solar Impulse-2' off for Varanasi from Ahmedabad.
Gunmen attacked Tunisia's national museum, killing at least seven tourists and taking others hostage inside the building.

17th March

The Union cabinet has cleared the black money bill, which proposes to provide muscle to tax authorities dealing with illegal wealth stashed abroad.
According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the largest importer of arms with 15 per cent of global weapons imports between 2010 and 2014.

15th March

Services wins the Santosh Trophy after beating hosts Punjab 5-4 via tie-breaker in Ludhiana.

14th March

Former Maldives president and opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed has been sentenced to 13 years in prison on a terrorism charge.
Twelve people were killed and 19 others injured when a bus fell into a deep gorge in Nagaland's Phek District.
The Haryana Government has imposed a complete ban on the sale of beef.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley jointly unveiled bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Parliament Square in London.

12th March

Karnataka team wins the Ranji Trophy final by registering an innings and 217 run-win against Tamil Nadu in the final at Wankhede Stadium.

11th March

CBI court summoned former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over accusations of criminal conspiracy and corruption in the illegal award of a coal field.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won trust vote in Bihar Assembly with 140 votes in his favour.
Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara creates a new record by scoring four consecutive centuries in a Cricket World Cup.

10th March

The Land Acquisition Bill passed in the Lok Sabha by voting after government proposed nine amendments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets on a five-day tour of Seychelles, Mauritius and Sri Lanka from today.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni registered most wins by an Indian captain in the history of the cricket World Cup after defeating Ireland in Hamilton.

9th March

After a gap of over 20 years, 1 rupee note re-launched today.

8th March

International Women's Day is celebrated across the globe.
Senior journalist and author Vinod Mehta died of multiple organ failure in AIIMS at the age of 73.
Arun Singh has been appointed as India's ambassador to the US who will succeed S Jaishankar.
Saina Nehwal defeated by Carolina Marin of Spain in All England badminton title final in Birmingham by 21-16, 14-21 and 7-21.

6th March

Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das passes away in Patna at the age of 95.

5th March

Holi is celebrated across the nation.
According to Forbes, the founder of Sun Pharma Dilip Shanghvi becomes the India's richest billionaire ahead of Mukesh Ambani.
Lok Sabha passed Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2015.

4th March

The Aam Aadmi Party dropped two founder members, Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan from its decision-making panel.
Lok Sabha passed the Coal Mines bill to allow e-auction of coal blocks.
Reserve Bank of India lowered the repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.5 per cent.

3rd March

President Pranab Mukherjee has given formal consent to the Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill which bans the slaughter of calves and bullocks completely.

2nd March