Nation observes Martyrs Day on 23rd March
23rd March is marked
as the Martyr's Day to honour the sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and
Sukhdev who were hanged to death on this very day in 1931.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after his arrival in Amritsar
headed straight for Hussainiwala by a helicopter where he paid his respects to
freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
It was in
Hussainiwala that the three martyrs were unceremoniously cremated by the
British after their hanging in Lahore on March 23, 1931.
23 March observes as World Meteorological Day
Every year March 23 is observed as World Meteorological Day
(WMD).
Theme for this year is Climate Knowledge for Climate Action.
This year’s theme assumes special significance to
disseminate Climate Change related knowledge in order to take appropriate
mitigation and adaptation actions related to it.
On this day in 1950 the World Meteorological Organisation
(WMO) Convention came into force that aimed at creating WMO. Later in 1951, WMO
became United Nations specialized agency for meteorology, geophysical sciences
and operational hydrology.
Union Government reconstitutes SEAC-II in Maharashtra
Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change
(MoEFCC) has reconstituted the second State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC)
in Maharashtra.
The reconstituted SEAC-II will assess projects falling in
category 8 of the schedule of (Environment Impact Assessment) EIA notification
2006 in the Mumbai metropolitan region and Konkan division in Maharashtra.
SEAC-II will have seven members and will be headed by
retired IAS officer Johny Joseph as Chairman. The term of the chairman and
members of the committee will be till October 2016.
Infosys, Accenture in last lap for Rs 900-crore
deal
Infosys and Accenture have entered the final lap to clinch a
Rs 900-crore ($150 million) IT outsourcing contract from Australia-based
financial services provider Macquarie Group.
Macquarie Group provides banking, financial, advisory,
investment and funds management services.
It employs more than 13,900 people in 28 countries.
HCL, Cognizant and Genpact-Headstrong are some of
Macquarie's incumbent IT service providers.
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor named for Dadasaheb Phalke
Award 2014
Veteran actor and film producer Shashi Kapoor has been named
for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2014. He is the 46th film
personality to receive this honour.
About Shashi Kapoor
He was born as Balbir Raj Prithviraj Kapoor on 18 March 1938
in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Shashi Kapoor had started his acting career at the age of 4,
by acting in the plays directed by his father Prithviraj Kapoor. Since then he
has appeared in 160 movies altogether, 12 being in English and the rest in
Hindi.
He is best-known for his performances in Hindi films like
‘Jab Jab Phool Khile’, ‘Deewar’ and ‘Kabhi Kabhie’.
He also worked as a film director, assistant director and
film producer.
He was also awarded with
National Film Award for Best actor for the film New Delhi
Times (1986),
National Film Award Special Jury Award / Special Mention
(Feature Film) for Muhafiz (1993)
National Film Award Best Feature Film in Hindi (as Producer)
for Junoon in 1979.
Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award (2010).
Padma Bhushan (2011).
Winners of 2015 Indian Wells Open Tennis Titles (BNP
Paribas Open)
Men’s Singles Title
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has won the Indian Wells Open Tennis
Men’s Singles Title. In the final match he defeated Switzerland’s Roger Federer
by 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 score .
With this win Djokovic won his fourth Indian Wells Open
title and overall 50th tour-level title.
Women’s Singles Title
Romania’s Simona Halep has won the Indian Wells Open Tennis
Women’s Singles Title. In the final match she defeated Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic
by 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 score .
It was Halep’s third WTA titles in 2015 apart from Shenzhen
Open and Dubai Open.
Women’s Double Title
Sania Mirza (India) and Martina Hingis (Switzerland) pair
have won Indian Wells Open Tennis Women’s Doubles Title. In the final match
they defeated Russian pair Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina by 6-3, 6-4
score.
It was Sania Mirza’s second title of the season 2015 and
24th overall.
Men’s Double Title
Vasek Pospisil (Canada) and Jack Sock (US) pair have won the
won Indian Wells Open Tennis Men’s Doubles Title. In the final match they
defeated Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini 6–4, 6–7 (3), 10–7
score.
Founding Father of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew passes away
First Prime Minister (PM) of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew passed
away on 23 March 2015. He was 91.
Mr. Lee is described as the ‘founding father’ and
‘architect’ of modern Singapore.
He is also considered
as pioneer for transforming the island country from a small port city into a
wealthy global hub after its independence from United Kingdom and separation
from Malaysia.
He was elected as First Prime Minister of Singapore in 1959.
Since then he had served as PM of country for 31 years and had stepped down in
1990. He also had overseen the separation of Singapore from Malaysia in
1965.
During his regime, Mr. Lee had stressed on combined
market-friendly policies with strict controls over the free speech and press.