Current Affairs – 25th February 2015, Wednesday

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1. Rail budget
2015 to be presented tomorrow

i. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu will present
the Railway Budget 2015-16 tomorrow in the parliament, which will be the first
full-fledged budget by the NDA government.

ii. There is a huge expectations from the Railway
budget.

iii. The budget is expected to plan a clear road
map for modernising the railways in terms of passenger amenities like improving
sanitation, installing CCTVs in coaches, WiFi accessibility and e-_catering.”

2. MP Governor,
Ram Naresh Yadav resign

i.  Madhya
Pradesh Governor Ram Narsh Yadav gave his resignation after his name was involved in Vyapam Scam in
the state.

ii. Earlier government has asked to put his resignation
as FIR was lodged against the governor in the forest guard recruitment examination.

iii. The scam involves the Madhya Pradesh
Professional Examination Board or Vyapam, which holds the exams for positions
like medical officers, constables, teachers and auditors for government
departments. iv. The candidates
allegedly bribed government officials to make it to the list of those who
cleared the test.

3. Britain legalise
creation of babies using DNA

i. Britain has legalise the creation of babies
using the DNA of three people, thus becoming the first country in the world.

ii. The first baby could be born in 2016. The
decision has been approved by the House of Lords.

iii. Now the fertility regulator has to decide
the procedure to prevent the babies from deadly diseases.

4. A.B.
Javarappa passes away

i. Veteran Gandhian and senior congress leader A.B.
Javarappa passed away today in private hospital in Mysuru. He was 84 years old.

ii. He was the President of the Primary Land
Development (PLD) bank, Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC).

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