Page-28 of Current Affairs - March, 2017
15 IIITs declared as Institutes of National Importance
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public- Private Partnership) Bill, 2017. Decision in this regard was taken by Union Cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
US Senate confirms Seema Verma for health care post
The United States (US) Senate has confirmed Indian-American Seema Verma for a top health care position in the Donald Trump administration. She is the second Indian-American in the administration to be confirmed by the Senate after US Ambassador to UN ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Manohar Parrikar Sworn in as Goa Chief Minister
Former Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa for the fourth time. He was administered oath to the office and secrecy along with nine ministers of his government by Governor Mridula Sinha. BJP under ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Noted Malayalam film maker Diphan passes away
Noted Malayalam film director Diphan passed away after prolonged illness. He was 45. He was son of award winning veteran Malayalam film dubbing artist Anandavalli who had dubbed for over 200 heroines in Malayalam cinema. Diphan had started his career ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
RBI removes all limits on Cash Withdrawal from Savings Banks Accounts
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed all limits on cash withdrawal from savings bank account imposed on November 8, 2016 after the demonetisation drive. Earlier, RBI had removed all curbs on branch withdrawals from current account, cash credit ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection submits report
The Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection has submitted its report to the Union Government to strengthen border protection and address vulnerabilities in fencing along the Indo-Pakistan border. It was announced by the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Justice Sharma sworn in as Upalokayukta of Assam
Justice (Retd) Chittaranjan Sharma was sworn in as Assam’s Upalokayukta. He was administered oath to the office by Governor Banwarilal Purohit at a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan. Justice Sharma was a former Judge of the Guwahati High Court.
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Hyderabad best Indian city in living standards: Mercer
According to Mercer’s Quality of Living index rankings 2017, for the third consecutive time, Hyderabad (Telangana) has emerged as the best Indian city in terms of quality of living. Globally, Vienna (Austria) for the fourth time in a row has ..