Page-21 of Current Affairs - March, 2017

Yogi Adityanath sworn in as 21st CM of UP

March 20, 2017

Five-time Parliamentarian and BJP’s firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath (44) was sworn in as the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers. They were administered the oath to the ..

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ONGC signs agreements to buy GSPC’s KG block stake

March 20, 2017

State-owned ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) has signed definitive agreements to buy out debt-ridden GSPC’s (Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation) entire 80% in KG (Krishna Godavari)-basin natural gas block for $1.2 billion. ONGC will pay $995.26 million for three discoveries ..

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K T Irfan wins bronze in Asian 20km Race Walk Championships

March 20, 2017

National record holder K T Irfan won bronze medal in the 20 kilometre men’s event in the Asian Race Walk Championships held in Nomi, Japan. In this event, Irfan finished the race in 1 hour 20 minutes and 59 seconds, ..

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Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as CM of Uttarakhand

March 20, 2017

Former RSS pracharak and Uttarakhand BJP chief and Trivendra Singh Rawat (56) was sworn in as ninth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. He was administered oath to office and secrecy by Governor Krishan Kant Paul at oath taking ceremony held in ..

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V Hangkhalian sworn-in as Protem Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly

March 20, 2017

Senior BJP legislator V. Hangkhalian was sworn-in as Protem Speaker of the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly. He was administered oath of office by State Governor Najma Heptulla at the Raj Bhawan. Later Protem Speaker jointly administered oath to newly elected ..

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First fully India-made train Medha flagged off at Dadar station

March 20, 2017

First fully India-made train (rake) Medha was flagged off at Dadar station in Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu via videoconferencing. The rake (group of coaches) costs Rs.43.23 crore, approximately Rs. 1 crore less than imported German-made Bombardier ..

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Renowned Meteorologist Dev Raj Sikka passes away

March 20, 2017

Renowned Meteorologist and former director of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (Pune) Dev Raj Sikka passed away. He was 85. He is famously known as Monsoon Man and the Father of Indian Meteorology. He was first proposed a link ..

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Manipur economic blockade lifted

March 20, 2017

The four-month-long economic blockade in Manipur was lifted after successful tripartite talks involving the United Naga Council (UNC), representatives of the Central and the Manipur governments.  The blockade was enforced by UNC, protesting against decision of former Chief Minister O. ..

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