Daily Update - 17,18 March 2014

1.Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas Open Final .

    Novak Djokovic won BNP Paribas open final in Indian wells ATP  tennis masters in California by defeating Roger Federer.
   Womwn's Singles : Italy's Flavia Penetta defeated Agneiska Radwanska.


2. France introduced driving restrictions in Paris.

      Inorder to tackle dangerous pollution levels in the city of Paris France has imposed driving restrictions,drivers are allowed to use cars only on alternate days,according to odd or even number on licence plates.The emission levels have raised due to the heavy subsidy on diesel and large population of small cars .

3. Rani-Ki-Vav and GHNP nominated for UNESCO world heritage sites.

       India nominated Rani_Ki_Vav ,Gujarat and Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in Himachal Pradesh for Unesco's World heritage site status 2014.GHNP is known for its bio diversity and the other is the 11th century step well in Gujarat.The final decision will be taken at the World Heritage Committee that will Convene in Doha,Qatar.


4. India becomes the largest arms Importer.

      Based on the data released by Stockholm international peace research institute (SIPRI),India emerged as the largest importer of arms.China & Pakistan is just behind in 2nd and 3rd positions. The volume of import has raised by 14 pc during the period 2009-13.Russia is the major supplier accounting 75pc of the imports.

5. Infosys ties up with Volvo.

      Indian IT giant Infosys ties up with Volvo cars in supply of application development surfaces for its operations.The works will include support and maintenance of  applications for sales,marketing,production,and corporate business functions.

6. Federal Bank launches"Namma Metro Transit cum Debit card".

         In Partnership with Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRC) ,Federal Bank launches Namma Metro Transit cum Debit card", which gives a 15 to 20 ps discount on fares and can be charged at specified stations,through SMS and net banking etc. The Visa branded card will have provision for shopping and withdrawal of upto  rupees 75,000.

7.Russia Suspended from G-8.

    France ,today announce the suspension of Russia from the G-8 nations amid the issues over5 Ukraine and Crimea. The remaining seven nations have already taken steps to cancel the G-8 summit scheduled to held in Sochi ,June this year.