15th March 2019 Current Affairs

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India Ranks 16th In Terms of Highest Number of Impacted Species in Hotspots

  • A recent study published in PLOS Biology found that human impacts on species occur across 84% of the earth’s surface and India ranks 16th in such impacts, with 35 species impacted on an average.
  • Malaysia ranks 1st among the countries with the highest number of impacted species (125).
  • Southeast Asian tropical forests, including those in India’s Western Ghats, Himalaya, and north-east, are among the ‘hotspots’ of threatened species.
  • However, these very areas are also ‘cool-spots’ (the world’s last refuges where high numbers of threatened species still persist).

Supreme Court set aside ban on Sreesanth

  • The Supreme Court has set aside the life ban on cricketer S Sreesanth, imposed by the BCCI.
  • The disciplinary committee of the BCCI may reconsider within three months the quantum of punishment to be given to Sreesanth.
  • The disciplinary committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI imposed the ban on Sreesanth for his alleged involvement in the 2013 IPL spot-fixing scandal.

Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals in Artistic Gymnastics World Cup

  • India’s Dipa Karmakar (25-year) has made it to the Vault Finals after finishing third in the qualifying round of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup at Baku in Azerbaijan.
  • The, who had finished fourth in the event at the 2016 Rio Olympics, performed a higher difficulty Hand front 540 vault for the first time in the competition.
  • Dipa had claimed a bronze at the vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany in November 2018.

Padmanaban won Commonwealth Youth Award

  • Padmanaban Gopalan, the founder of No Food Waste, was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region in London.
  • His initiative runs a geo-mapping platform, which allows users to drop food at located ‘hunger spots’.
  • It has so far recovered over 650,000 meals across 14 cities and the platform has been used by over 12,000 volunteers.

Rahul Bajaj Resigns as Bajaj Finserv Chairman

  • Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director Rahul Bajaj has resigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.
  • Bajaj, 80, has tendered his resignation which will be effective from the conclusion of the board meeting scheduled for May 16, 2019.

Supreme Court Appoints PS Narasimha as Mediator to Resolve Disputes Within BCCI

  • The Supreme Court appointed senior advocate PS Narasimha as a mediator for resolving various disputes related to cricket administration within the cricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
  • Narasimha will hear the BCCI’s position, and then make recommendations to the Committee of Administrators (CoA).
  • Narasimha is assisting the apex court as amicus curiae in the BCCI matter.
  • The court restrained all other courts in India from entertaining any matter pertaining to BCCI and state cricket associations.

World Consumer Rights Day being observed today

  • The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated globally on 15th March to promote basic rights of all consumers.
  • The theme for this year is ‘Trusted Smart Products’.
  • The first World Consumer Rights Day was observed in 1983 and become an important occasion for mobilizing citizen action.
  • In India. we also observe the National Consumer Day on the 24th of December every year.

15th March: The world sleep day

  • The world sleep day 2019 observed on 15th March to celebrate healthy sleep and draw attention towards its related issues including medicine, education and social aspects.
  • The theme for this year is ‘Healthy Sleep, Healthy Aging’.
  • The day is observed annually on the Friday before the March Equinox on the Earth.

U.S. Special Forces hold an exercise with NSG in Hyderabad

  • The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan involved in a joint exercise with India’s National Security Guard (NSG) in Hyderabad.
  • The US forces are from the 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group stationed out of Okinawa in Japan.
  • The overall aim of the program was to enhance professionalism and the ability to operate together during times of crisis.

WEF recognised Naresh Lokesh as Young Global Leader for 2019

  • According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Andhra Pradesh IT minister ‘Nara Lokesh’ has been recognised as the Young Global Leader,
  • The list has 127 of the world’s most promising social activists, business leaders, public servants, artists and technologists under the age of 40.
  • The individuals are expected to take part in the five year-programme that will help them to identify new ways to learn new ideas.

MoHUA partners with Microsoft for Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal

  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has partnered with Microsoft India to use the platform Project Sangam of Microsoft on its Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal.
  • Now MoHUA has trained more than 110,000 municipal functionaries on best sanitation practices across 4,000 plus cities in India.
  • With this partnership, the MoHUA has increased the features on the Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal.

Try out the quiz ?

1. What is the India's rank in terms of highest number of impacted species in hotspots?

Correct! Wrong!

A recent study published in PLOS Biology found that human impacts on species occur across 84% of the earth’s surface and India ranks 16th in such impacts, with 35 species impacted on an average.

2. The Supreme Court has set aside the life ban on which cricketer imposed by the BCCI?

Correct! Wrong!

The Supreme Court has set aside the life ban on cricketer S Sreesanth, imposed by the BCCI.

3. Dipa Karmakar qualifies for vault finals in Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. This event is organising in which country?

Correct! Wrong!

India's Dipa Karmakar (25-year) has made it to the Vault Finals after finishing third in the qualifying round of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup at Baku in Azerbaijan.

4. Padmanaban won Commonwealth Youth Award. Padmanaban is related with....

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Padmanaban Gopalan, the founder of No Food Waste, was named the winner of the Commonwealth Youth Award for the Asian region in London.

5. Who has resigned as Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Bajaj Finserv?

Correct! Wrong!

Bajaj Finserv’s Chairman and Non-Executive Director Rahul Bajaj has resigned and will take over as the Chairman Emeritus from May 2019.

6. Who will be the Mediator to resolve disputes within BCCI?

Correct! Wrong!

The Supreme Court appointed senior advocate PS Narasimha as a mediator for resolving various disputes related to cricket administration within the cricket body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

7. The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated globally on 15th March. What is the theme for this year?

Correct! Wrong!

The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated globally on 15th March to promote basic rights of all consumers. The theme for this year is ‘Trusted Smart Products’.

8. The world sleep day observed on which day?

Correct! Wrong!

The world sleep day 2019 observed on 15th March to celebrate healthy sleep and draw attention towards its related issues including medicine, education and social aspects.

9. U.S. special forces has hold an exercise with NSG in which place?

Correct! Wrong!

The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan involved in a joint exercise with India's National Security Guard (NSG) in Hyderabad.

10. Naresh Lokesh recognised as Young Global Leader-2019 by which of the following?

Correct! Wrong!

According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Andhra Pradesh IT minister ‘Nara Lokesh’ has been recognised as the Young Global Leader.

11. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has partnered with which of the following for Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal?

Correct! Wrong!

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has partnered with Microsoft India to use the platform Project Sangam of Microsoft on its Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal.

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