1.
Manik Sarkar to be Tripura CM for 5th
time:
i. Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar set to
assume office for a 5th time after leading the Left to a huge
electoral win, is the son of a tailor who still washes his own clothes.
ii. An unassuming man, the 64-year-old got down to
work no soon than he was declared the winner from Dhanpur
constituency. You are reading current affairs on http://Jobentra.blogspot.com
NOTE: The Left front won an
overwhelming majority of 50 seats in the
60 member house.
2. Petrol price hiked by
Rs 1.40
i. Petrol price was hiked on Friday by Rs 1.40 per
litre, the second big increase in rates in as many weeks.
ii. A rise in international oil prices and
depreciation in rupee have necessitated a Rs
1.40 per litre increase in price of petrol with effect from Friday
midnight, said a statement by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
iii. The hike is excluding
local sales tax or VAT and the actual increase in rate for consumers will be
higher after including the tax incidence.
NOTE: The
previous petrol price hike was Rs 1.50 a
litre excluding VAT on 16th February.
3.
India and UK Signed MoU on in Earth
Sciences
i. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
was signed between India and UK to strengthen their cooperation in Earth
Sciences and environmental research on 1 March 2013 in New Delhi.
ii. The MoU will allow the two countries
to share information on meteorology, hydrology and climate variability.
Major points of the MoU
signed:
i. The MoU inked between India and UK
will allow the two to share information on meteorology, hydrology and climate
variability.
ii. The MoU will also help in promoting
exchange of scientific and technical capabilities.
iii. The MoU was signed between the Earth
System Science Organisation of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and Natural
Environment Research Council of UK. Science and Technology Minister of India, S
Jaipal Reddy was also present.
NOTE: The Memorandum of Understanding will
help India in improving the forecasting capability of various weather and
climate-related phenomena by sharing the expertise and knowledge. This advance
forecasting will help people associated with the agriculture sector, which is
the main sector of the India’s economy.
4. BJP conclave begins
i. BJP conclave begins in New Delhi from today.
ii. The internal
security situation, economic slowdown and relations with Pakistan will be some
of the issues that will figure prominently at the BJP conclave begins in
New Delhi from Friday.
iii. This conclave is crucial
as it will be the first such meeting after the election of Rajnath Singh as the
BJP chief.
5.
Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal is the
New Director General of Indian Coast Guard
i. Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal on 28
February 2013 took over as the twentieth
Director General of the Indian Coast Guard.
ii. He is the successor of the outgoing Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan
6.
Job opportunities in plywood industry:
Forest Min
i. Union Minister for Environment and
Forests, Mrs.Jayanthi Natarajan today said, there is employment opportunity for
8 lakh people in the plywood
industry.
ii. Speaking to newspersons in Chennai on
the sidelines of the General Body Meeting of the Indian Plywood Industries
Research and Training Institute, the Minister said that 12 plant species have
been introduced for improving agro- forestry in Tamil Nadu.
7. K. T. Irfan finishes
5th in IAAF Race Walking
i. National record holder Kolothum Thodi Irfan
finished a creditable fifth in a top-class field in the IAAF 20km Race
Walking Challenge event held at Taicang (China) on Friday.
ii. Irfan,
who finished 10th in 2012 London Olympics with a national record, clocked one
hour 20 minutes and 59 seconds, the second best timing of his career.
iii. Sun Huanhuan of China won in 1:27:36, while compatriot Lu
Xiuzhi finished 22 secs behind.
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