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  • Current Affairs 27th April 2015

    Updated : 27-Apr-2015

    Current Affairs 27th April 2015 - Important Points

    Current Affairs 27th April 2015 - Details

    Which operation has been launched by India to help the earthquake victims in Nepal - Maitri operation

    On 26th April 2015, India launched a relief and rescue operation in Nepal named Maitri for earthquake casualities. 24 choppers and military aircraft along with bus services through road route are involved in the rescue operations.

    India also pressed nearly 1000 trained personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) into service after Nepal on 25th April 2015 was struck by the worst earthquake in 80 years in which more than 2500 people were killed.

    Parts of the Operation Maitri

    • Multi National Coordination Centre has been initiated
    • Head quarters are constituted for relief operations in PPO Pokhra

    Who has won the 2015 Heinz Award at MIT - Sangeeta Bhatia

    Among the important International Current Affairs, On 26th April 2015, Scientist, Sangeeta Bhatia won the prestigious 2015 Heinz Award, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the Employment, Economy and Technology category. Since 1993, this was the 20th Heinz Award which is given annually.

    Artificial human microlivers for drug testing has been developed by Sangeeta Bhatia. She was honoured for her work in disease detection and tissue engineering. Microliver is a miniature model organ that makes it possible to test drug reactions predictively and efficiently, and could finally lead to an artificial human liver.

    Her team founded the fabrication of artificial human microlivers, which are used to test the toxicity of drug candidates by many biopharmaceutical companies.

    Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 has been won by - Bharatiya Mahila Bank

    Among the important National Current Affairs, On 23rd April 2015, Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) Ltd won the Asian Banker Achievement Award 2015 for Technology Implementation in the category of Best Outsourcing Project.

    The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BMB, Usha Ananthasubramanian received the award at a function held during the Asian Banker Summit 2015 in Hong Kong.

    Who has won the heavyweight title of Boxing - Wladimir Klitschko

    Among the important International Current Affairs, On 25th April 2015, Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine successfully secured his world heavyweight boxing title for the 18th time continuously. Klitschko defeated American Bryant Jennings at Madison Square Garden in New York.

    Since November 2014, this was first fight for Klitschko after knocking out previously by unbeaten Kubrat Pulev. It was also his first session outside Europe since he took the WBO title from Sultan Ibragimov on 23rd February 2008 at Madison Square Garden.