Current Affairs 31st March 2014

Current Affairs 31st March 2014

Updated : 31-Mar-2014

Current Affairs 31st March 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 31st March 2014 - Details
Heena Sidhu bagged silver medal in 10m Air Pistol Women final of ISSF World Cup
Heena Sidhu, the World number two air pistol shooter on 28 March 2014 won a silver medal of 10m Air Pistol Women at the ISSF World Cup in Fort Benning, United States. To clinch the silver medal, she shot 200.8 points in the finals. The gold medal was won by 28-year old Bulgarian shooter Antoaneta Bovena, the Olympic finalist of London 2012, with 203.6 points. The Bronze medal went to Serbia's Zorana Arunovic with 180.9 points.

Delhi IITian Ambar Srivastava developed TrueHb Hemometer to test haemoglobin
Ambar Srivastava of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on 29 March 2014 developed the TrueHb Hemometer to test haemoglobin. The device of the size of a mobile phone is the first case of an innovation from biomedical engineering department of IIT-Delhi actually getting productized.
SC uphold the age of juvenile to 18 years
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to lower the age of a juvenile from 18, saying the legislature has fixed the age, which is constitutionally permissible.
A three-judge Bench, headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, rejected two petitions, filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim, challenging the constitutional validity of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000.
Simon Santoso of Indonesia won Malaysia Grand Prix Gold

Indonesian Shuttler Simon Santoso won the Malaysia Grand Prix gold against Sourabh Varma in Men's Single at Pasir gudang, Malaysia on 30 March 2014. Malaysian Grand Prix gold was held from 25 March to 30 March 2014.
International Monetary Fund agreed to provide 18 billion dollars fund to Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed on 27 March 2014 to provide loan to Ukraine worth 18 billion dollars for next two years.

Under the IMF deal Ukraine will have to cut the budget deficit, raise taxes, shift to a flexible exchange rate and increase retail energy tariffs toward their full cost.
The Ukrainian Parliament needs to pass a set of reforms to accept the package of IMF. Then IMF board will revive the deal in April 2014. It may also provide an opportunity to receive the loans from United States and the European Union which brings in total 27 billion dollars for two years.
Djokovic won fourth Miami Masters crown after defeating Nadal
Novak Djokovic, the six-time Grand Slam winner won his fourth Miami Masters crown on 30 March 2014 by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3. This title was a combination of ATP and WTA Tour hardcourt tournament. This win has helped him 850430 US dollars as the winner’s cheque.
Second seed Djokovic, benefitted from two walkovers didn’t dropped a set winning his third Miami title in four years and fourth in total to odd to triumphs in 2007, 2011 and 2012. Nadal has lost the Miami Masters title in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
Lewis Hamilton Won Malaysian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton led from pole position to win his first Malaysian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won the race by 17.3 seconds by taking advantage of his pole position on 30th March 2014.