Page-19 of Current Affairs - March, 2017
Mumbai lose its permanent status in BCCI
Mumbai lost its permanent status in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It was as per the new constitution of the cricket board, finalised by the Committee of Administrators (CoA) appointed by the Supreme Court. The committee ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Roger Federer wins ATP Indian Wells Masters title
Roger Federer won ATP Indian Wells Masters title by defeating Stan Wawrinka by 6-4, 7-5 score. It was his record-equalling fifth title at Indian Wells. With this win, Federer joined Novak Djokovic as the only man to win five Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Vodafone, Idea merge to create India's largest, world's 2nd largest telecom company
Kumar Mangalam Birla-led telecommunications major Idea Cellular has agreed to merge with the Vodafone India, Indian unit of the UK headquartered Vodafone Plc. The blockbuster merger will create world’s second largest (after China Mobile) and India’s largest telecom company by ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
India ranks 122 in 2017 World Happiness Report
India ranked at 122 out of 155 countries in the World Happiness Report 2017 published by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network on the eve of International Day of Happiness (20 March). The rankings are based factors such as inequality, ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Uttarakhand HC recognise Ganga and Yamuna Rivers as living entity
The Uttarakhand High Court has recognized the Ganga and Yamuna Rivers as so-called living entities. It is for the first time any court in India has recognized a non-human as a living entity. The two rivers are sacred for the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Union Cabinet approves four GST Bills
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the four Goods and Services Tax (GST) related bills. These Bills were earlier approved by the GST Council after clause by clause, discussion over 12 meetings in past ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
India's first sign language dictionary to come up soon: Government
The Union Government will soon launch country’s first-of-its-kind Indian Sign Language (ISL) dictionary which aims to bring uniformity in sign languages used by hearing and speech impaired people. It is being developed in both print and video format by the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Scientists discover five new sub-atomic particles at CERN
Scientists using Large Hadron Collider accelerator (LHC) at CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) have discovered a new system of five particles all in a single analysis. This discovery is unique as observing five new states all at once is ..