Current Affairs Updates for 10 March 2015
Veerappa Moily selected for Saraswati Samman 2014
- On 09th March 2015, Veerappa Moily selected for Saraswati Samman for the year 2014. He selected for his poem namely ‘Ramayana Mahanveshanam’ in Kannada language.
Kumar Sangakkara announced his retirement
- Kumar Sangakkara, Cricketer of Sri Lanka announced his retirement from Test Cricket as announced on 08th March 2015. He had already announced his retirement from ODI Cricket after ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.
- 37 years old wicket-keeper played 402 ODIs, 130 test matches and 56 T20 matches.
Ashwin Mittal appointed as CFO of Walmart India Private Limited
- Ashwin Mittal appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Walmart India Private Limited on 7th March 2015 succeeded by Jill Anderson.
- Ashin is a Chartered Accountant and he previously worked at Yum Restaurants (Pizza Hut)
Stree Shakti Puraskars and Nari Shakti Puraskars presented
- Stree Shakti Puraskars and Nari Shakti Puraskars presented by the President of India Pranab Mukherjee for the year 2014 on 08th March 2015 i.e. on the eve of International Women’s Day.
Kerala won Golden Gate Award
- Golden Gate Award of Silver Prize won by Kerala Tourism on 08th March 2015 for promoting the backwaters of the State of Kerala. The award presented annually at International Tourismus-Borse Berlin (ITB).
1st Indo-Nepal Friendship Motor Rally concluded
- 1st Indo-Nepal Friendship Motor Rally concluded at India Gate in New Delhi on 08th March 2015 to spreading the message of road safety.
‘Aapki Beti Humari Beti’ launched by Haryana
- The scheme namely ‘Aapki Beti Humari Beti’ launched by the State Government of Haryana on 08th March 2015 to combat the problem of declining child sex ratio.
Saudi Arabia became World’s biggest weapons importer
- On 08th March 2015 Saudi Arabia has overtaken India to become the World’s biggest weapons importer in the year 2014.
