Current Affairs Updates for today :-
Mobile app launched by HDFC Bank Ltd.
- The mobile app namely ‘Chillr’ launched by HDFC Bank Ltd. on 17th March 2015 to enable the customers to instantly transfer money to any person in India.
7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
- India will host 7th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in the year 2016 as announced on 17th March 2015 by Home Minister of India Rajnath Singh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mauritius
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mauritius on 11th and 12th March 2015 and met with the Prime Minister of Mauritius Sir Anerood Jugnauth . He also addressed the National Assembly of Mauritius.
3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
- 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held at Sendai, Japan during the period from 14th March to 18th March 2015.
Kavinder Gupta appointed as Speaker
- Kavinder Gupta, BJP MLA appointed as Speaker of 12th Legislative Assembly of the State of Jammu & Kashmir on 18th March 2015.
Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill
- Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015 approved by the Government of India on 17th March 2015 to deal with the cases of Black Money stashed away in other countries.
Tunisia was hit by a terror attack
- Tunisia was hit by a terror attack on 18th March 2015 in 19 persons killed including 17 foreigners. The national museum namely Barbo Museum came under attack on 18th March 2015.
Sri Lanka out of ICC World Cup
- Sangakara and Jayawardhane retired from International crricket
- J.P. Duminy became first South African Cricketer to take a hat-trick in the ICC Cricket World Cup history. He take the hat-trick against Sri Lanka.
