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  1. Who appointed as chairman of National Book Trust ?









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    Union Ministry of Human Resource Development on 2 March 2015 appointed Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT). He is a former Panchajanya editor . He replaced A. Sethumadhavan.

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    Union Ministry of Human Resource Development on 2 March 2015 appointed Baldev Sharma as chairman of National Book Trust (NBT). He is a former Panchajanya editor . He replaced A. Sethumadhavan.


  1. 77th Annual convention of presiding officers of Legislative bodies held in









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    The 77th annual convention of presiding officers, speakers and secretaries of legislative assemblies and councils was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The four day convention was inaugurated by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on 31 January 2015. Uttar Pradesh hosted the annual convention after 30 years.

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    The 77th annual convention of presiding officers, speakers and secretaries of legislative assemblies and councils was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The four day convention was inaugurated by Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan on 31 January 2015. Uttar Pradesh hosted the annual convention after 30 years.



  1. World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in 2018 will be held in









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    Hyderabad will host the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in 2018. This will be the first WCIT to be held in India and the theme of the 2018 WCIT will be "Future of Enterprises". WCIT will be attended by over 2500 delegates from 80 countries and would cover issues such as cyber security, global collaborative models, IT continuing education policies and other.

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    Hyderabad will host the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in 2018. This will be the first WCIT to be held in India and the theme of the 2018 WCIT will be "Future of Enterprises". WCIT will be attended by over 2500 delegates from 80 countries and would cover issues such as cyber security, global collaborative models, IT continuing education policies and other.


  1. Who appointed as CMD of Small Industries Development Bank of India ?









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    Kshatrapati Shivaji was on 27 February 2015 appointed as the chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Shivaji was appointed on deputation basis for a period of three years. Shivaji, a 1986 batch IAS officer, is currently the principal secretary Finance Department in Maharashtra government.

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    Kshatrapati Shivaji was on 27 February 2015 appointed as the chairman and Managing Director (MD) of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Shivaji was appointed on deputation basis for a period of three years. Shivaji, a 1986 batch IAS officer, is currently the principal secretary Finance Department in Maharashtra government.



  1. World Diamond Conference held in









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    World Diamond Conference was held in New Delhi. The aim of the conference is to increase the global market for diamonds. During the conference ALROSA the largest rough diamond supplying company of Russia signed agreement for direct sale of rough diamonds with 12 Indian companies. India is the world's largest centre for cutting and polishing diamond and its largest importer of uncut diamond.

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    World Diamond Conference was held in New Delhi. The aim of the conference is to increase the global market for diamonds. During the conference ALROSA the largest rough diamond supplying company of Russia signed agreement for direct sale of rough diamonds with 12 Indian companies. India is the world's largest centre for cutting and polishing diamond and its largest importer of uncut diamond.