Current Affairs - 9th April 2014

Bailey’s women prize for fiction

Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri has been shortlisted for the Bailey’s women prize for fiction for her novel “The Lowland”. Besides, 5 other novelists have been also been selected-
- Donna Tart for The Goldfinch,

- Eimear McBride for A Girl is Half Formed Thing,

- Audrey Magee for The Undertaking,

- Hannah Kent for The Burial rites and

- Chimamanda Ngozi for Americanah.

Arunachal Pradesh gets rail connectivity

Arunachal capital 'Itanagar' gets the rail connectivity with the introduction of a passenger train linking the town of Dekargaon to the capital city. The state will soon have a rail connectivity with prime cities of India.

Holcim to acquire Lafarge

Swiss cement firm Holcim has acquired world’s largest cement manufacturer from France- Lafarge. The new firm will be known as LafargeHolcim based in Switzerland.

Growth projection by IMF

IMF predicted that global economy will grow at a rate of 3.6% in 2014 and 3.9% in 2015. It has also projected that UK will be the fastest growing economy among G-7 countries.