Indian Railways Launched RuPay Card
Indian Railways on 24th March 2015 launched RuPay prepaid Debit Cards.The card will enable the passengers to book their rail tickets by using RuPay prepaid Debit Cards.
German Plane crashed
A German plane named Airbus A320 has broken down in a remote area of French ALP, carrying 150 passengers from Barcelona to Dusseldorf on 24th March.
Section 66A of the Information Technology Act struck down
section 66A which gives the police power to arrest a person for posting offensive content online and provides for a three-year jail term has been struck down by Hon, Supreme Court. A bench of justices J Chelameswar and R F Nariman said, the public's right to know is directly affected by section 66A.
Twitter Samvad
Government of India on 24th March 2015 launched ‘Twitter Samvad’ for direct communication between Government and Citizens, CEO of Twitter Inc. is Dick Costolo.
World TB Day
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24th March 2015.
Theme- ‘Reach The 3 Million’ and sub-theme of ‘Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone’.
Indian Railways Started Perishable Cargo centre
Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu on 24 March 2015 inaugurated the first-ever Perishable Cargo Centre (PCC) of Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) which will help the farmers to get a good price and good market for their product. This first-of-its-kind PCC is situated in Adarsh Nagar station near Azadpur Sabzi Mandi, Delhi.
Water Sharing among African Countries
African countries Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on 23 March 2015 signed an initial agreement on sharing water from the Nile River.
VAT Act Amendment by Delhi Government
Delhi government on 24 March 2015 given major relief to city traders by passing an amendment to Value Added Tax (VAT) Act which will allow them to carry forward their credit for successive financial years.
New CJ of Rajasthan High Court
Sunil Ambwan sworn as the new Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court.
India’s first National Skill Development University
Union minister Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy said in a statement that Chhattisgarh will have country’s first National Skill Development University.
Kavi Pradeep Samman
first National Kavi Pradeep Samman by Madhya Pradesh government has been awarded to Veteran Hindi poet Gopaldas Neeraj.
Bangladesh has won the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Award
Bangladesh has won the prestigious Women in Parliaments (WIP) Award for regional leadership in closing the gender gap in politics. Award received by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shahriar Alam on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Women in Parliaments Summit held in Adis Ababa.
India and Qatar sign agreements to strengthen bilateral ties
India and Qatar signed six pacts of understanding in key areas including Transfer of Sentenced Persons and Radio and Television.
The MoUs were exchanged between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Qatari counterpart Dr Khalid Bin Mohammed Al Attiyah.
Akhil Sahrma won Folio Prize
Akhil Sharma an Indian-American author , won The Folio Prize 2015 for his novel Family Life.