Current Affairs Daily updates : Important Points of 18th march 2015

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International Affair

China became world’s 3rd largest exporter of arms (5% of the world’s exporter of arms)

according to the report published by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

(SIPRI)

   Top 5 exporters of Major Weapons:

 o U.S – 31%

 o Russia – 27%

 o China – 5%

 o Germany – 5%

 o France – 5%

  India will hold one of the biggest meet in China to celebrate the 1st International yoga

day , the meet being organized in Dujiangyan in Chengdu from 17th June – 21st June

2015, over 10,000 yoga enthusiast likely to take part in this meet

  Germany, France ,Italy followed by Britain is announcing that they plan to join Aisan

Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

  About AIIB:

 o AIIB is an international financial institution proposed by China  , the purpose of

o It is assumed to be rival of World bank ,IMF , Asian development bank (ADB)

 it is to provide finance to infrastructure projects in Asia region

 dominated by developed countries like US.


 National Affairs

National green tribunal passed a string of directions to clear the railways , the tribunal

empowered the Railway to impose fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone found guilt.


 Awards and Honors

Union HRD minister Smriti Irani Among 187 Young global Leaders (YGLs) listed by

World economic forum (WEF).
   

New Appointments  

Kavinder Gupta, a BJP legislator elected as speaker of Jammu and Kashmir legislative

Assembly.



Science and Technology

Astra air to air missile , Beyond Visual range (BVR) was successfully launched from

Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft Chandipur in Odisha.

Astra is the smallest of all missiles developed by DRDO

 About DRDO:

 o Established – 1958

 o HQ – New Delhi

 o Chief – Avinash Chander

 o Under department of Defence (Manohar parrikar – defence minister).


 Sports

  South Africa into semifinals thrashing Sri Lanka by 9 wickets in Sydney.

General Knowledge Question:

Ques: Who won the men’s singles title of the Swiss Open of Badminton on 15 March 2015?
1) lu kai
2) Sun yu
3) Viktor Alexson
4) kidambi Srikanth

Ques: HDFC bank on 17th March 2015 Launched the mobile app?
1) m-pesa
2) Oxigen
3) Pockets
4) Chillr

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