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15 Mar 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Start of Russian Forces\' Withdrawal from Syria

Russian President instructed his armed forces to start pulling out of Syria, over five months after he ordered the launch of a military operation that shored up his ally.
The Russian leader signaled Moscow would keep a military presence, and no deadline was given for the completion of the withdrawal and Russian forces would stay on at the port of Tartous and at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria\'s Latakia province.

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ENVIRONMENT

February Breaks Global Temperature Records

According to the data provided by NASA, the month of February this year, has smashed all past records of global temperatures, wherein surface temperatures are 1.35C warmer than average temperature for the month.
This is a matter of growing concern over the rise in global temperature resulting from human-produced greenhouse gases.

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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Tirupur Top Job Creator

The textile industry continues to be the second largest employment generating sector in India and Tirupur in Tamil Nadu has emerged as the leader in creating the maximum number of jobs.
The textile industry in India, after agriculture, is the only industry that has generated huge employment for both skilled and unskilled labor in textiles. It offers direct employment to over 35 million in the country.
Tirupur is a major textile and knit wear hub contributing to 90 percent of total cotton knit wear exports from India. The textile industry provides employment to over six lakh people and contributed to exports worth Rs 200 billion (USD 2.9 billion) in 2014-15.

Inflation Down in February

Retail inflation eased in February as food prices rose at a slower pace, while Wholesale Price Index stayed in negative territory for the 16th month, raising expectations of interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank next month.
Retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose by 5.18 percent in February.
WPI-based inflation also declined for the month. It was (-)0.91 percent, led by tumbling oil prices, and was (-)0.9 percent in January.

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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Chennai Tops in Health Cover

More than half of Chennai\'s households have a member covered by a health scheme or health insurance. Chennai is the city with the most health-insured people among metros. Hyderabad that comes close to Chennai, also benefits from a government insurance scheme.
Data from the National Family Health Survey -4 shows that almost all metros have more than doubled their insured population in the past ten years.
In Chennai, 56.8% of households are covered by health insurance followed by Hyderabad with 49.8% and Kolkata with 26.1%. Among the metros, Mumbai (city) has the lowest coverage at 12.4%.

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General Awareness

Daily G.K. - Top Stories

15 Mar 2016

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Start of Russian Forces\' Withdrawal from Syria

ENVIRONMENT

February Breaks Global Temperature Records

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

Tirupur Top Job Creator

Inflation Down in February

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Chennai Tops in Health Cover

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