"Aapki Beti Humari Beti" a scheme for girl child launched by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the state.
Aim to combat the problem of declining child sex ratio in the state.
The scheme will be implemented in in both rural and urban areas of the state covering first-born girl child of Scheduled Caste (SC) and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and all second girl child born on or after January 22, 2015 of all families.
Under this scheme, the first girl child born on or after January 22, 2015, in SC and BPL families will be eligible to receive Rs 21,000.
Similarly, all second girl child born on or after January 22, 2015 of all families will get Rs 21,000. Families, where twin girls or multiple girls are born, will get Rs 21,000 per girl child.
Bangladesh made it to the quarter-final of 2015 ICC World Cup after defeating England by 15 runs in a Pool - A match played in Adelaide, Australia today.
Founder-Editor of 'Outlook' magazine and eminent journalist Vinod Mehta passed away after a prolonged illness. He was 73,born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan) in 1942.Editor-in-Chief of 'Outlook' magazine till February 2012.Prior to his stint with 'Outlook', he had successfully launched 'The Pioneer' newspaper in Delhi nearly three decades back.
Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi expelled as the Rajasthan Cricket Association president.
A no-confidence motion was passed against him by office bearers of the rival Amin Pathan group in an Extraordinary General Body Meeting in Jaipur.
Joint military exercise between India and Nepal concluded in Salijhandi, Nepal. ii. It also focussed on the basics of disaster management with special reference to pandemic/epidemic control and aviation aspects.Over the years, the two countries have decided to progressively increase the scope and content of the combined exercise.
International Women's Day observed around the world on 8th March, 2015 to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality.
The theme of the 2015 International Women's Day is "Make It Happen".Each year International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International Women's Day was held in 1911.
Saina Nehwal lost to world champion Caroline Marin 21-16, 14-21, 7- 21 in the title clas of All England Championship held in Birmingham.With this win Caroline Marin became the first Spanish player to win the Wimbledon of badminton, All England Championship title.
Saina is now just one step away from joining Indian legends Prakash Padukone (1980) and P Gopichand (2001) who have bagged the prestigious title in the past.
Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakara has announced his retirement from Test cricket on 8 March 2015 Sunday, will retire after playing the three-match Test series against India in August 2015.Sangakkara had already taken retirement from One-Day International (ODI) and Twenty-20 cricket. iv. He retired from Twenty-20 cricket format after Sri Lanka won the T20 World cup in 2014.While, he had announced to retire from ODI cricket format after the ongoing ICC World Cup 2015.
This one rupee note is re-launched after a gap of 20 years in the country and it bears the signature of Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi.The note was released at Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan on 6 March 2015 by Mehrishi.
This one rupee note will be made up of 100% cotton rag content and it weighs 90 grams per square meter and has thickness of 11 microns.
The Aircraft will fly over Ganga River in Varanasi to spread the message of clean energy.This is the World’s only Solar-Powered aircraft will take off from Abu Dhabi in UAE and will make its first stop at Muscat in Oman followed by Ahmedabad.
The founder and pilot of this aircraft are Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg.
M Veerappa Moily received this award for his famous Kannada poem ‘ Ramayana Mahanveshanam’.The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10 Lakh, a citation and Plaque.