Tuesday 14 April 2015

14-APRIL-2015 CURRENT AFFAIRS

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>>New Zealand win Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament 2015

New Zealand beat Australia in the 24th Sultan Azlan-Shah-Tournament 3-1 in the Shoot-out stages at Malaysia. The two teams were locked at 2-2 at the end of full-time.
New Zealand was put ahead by Penalty-Corner-goal from Andy-Hayward, until 29 minutes before close when Australia equaled the scores. New Zealand won the cup for the second time; first was in 2012 when they beat Argentina.

>>NCTI inks MoU with Paytm to promote Indian MSMEs 

Mobile commerce platform Paytm on 13 March 2015 inked memorandum of understanding MoU with National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) to promote Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). As per MoU, Paytm will offer a virtual marketplace platform for NCTI members and will extend its services and enable them to sell online. In this regard, Paytm will set up payment gateways platform for online ticketing and membership fees for NCTI. This tie-up will play a pivotal role in the growth of MSMEs by providing them with value-added trade information generally for the trading community. It will also provide platform to NCTI members that will serve as an opportunity to trade online and scale faster. Note- National Centre for Trade Information (NCTI) provides value added trade information for the benefit of the international trading community, especially Indian MSME’s in the form of Electronic Trading Opportunities, Live Trade Leads.

>> US President nominates Indian-American businesswoman Shamina Singh to key post:

Indian-American businesswoman Shamina Singh has been nominated as the member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). She was nominated to top most post by United States President Barack Obama for term of four year i.e. till October 2019. 
*About Shamina Singh
Prior to this, Shamina was global director for government services and solutions at MasterCard Centre for Inclusive Growth. Prior to joining MasterCard, she had led government and public affairs for sports brand Nike and had 5 five years with Citigroup’s Global Community Development Group. She also had held senior positions within the Bill Clinton Administration and the US House of Representatives. Singh also was a Deputy Director for America Votes in 2003. She also had served as a Senior Advisor to US House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. In 2002, she was the Deputy Campaign Manager for the Ron Kirk for US Senate campaign. From 1999 to 2001, Singh was Executive Director for the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

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