Top GKToday’s News Headlines-8 March 2020

March 8, 2020

Here are Top GKToday’s News Headlines for 8 March, 2020

PM launches She Inspires Us campaign., to hand over his social media accounts “to women whose life, work inspire us”
Coronavirus: Civilian visitors prohibited at BSF, BGB (Border Guards Bangladesh) Joint Retreat Ceremony at Fulbari ICP (Integrated Check Post) in West Bengal
EC approves the merger of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) party, led by Babulal Marandi with the BJP
Indian Army unveils the renovated Animal Memorial at Agram Grounds in ASC Centre and College in Bengaluru
Kerala government launches digital literacy programme titled ‘I am also digital’
Veteran DMK leader K. Anbazhagan dies in Chennai at the age of 97
Comic book on former Odisha CM Biju Patnaik (1916-97) titled ‘Adventures of a Daredevil Democrat’ released

SBI to pick up a 49% stake in Yes Bank for Rs 2,450 crore and clarified that all the deposits and liabilities of the reconstructed bank will continue in the “same manner”
The crisis-hit Yes Bank was on March 5 superseded by a RBI appointed administrator Prashant Kumar
Customers have been restricted with a withdrawal cap of Rs 50,000 only till April 3

Govt. sets up 12-member high-level panel chaired by Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas to prepare an investigation manual for probe agency SFIO (Serious Fraud Investigation Office)
‘Conference on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs 2020’ being organised in New Delhi from March 7 to 9 by the MSME Ministry in collaboration with FLO (FICCI Ladies Organization), CII and India SME Forum
Economic Times Global Business Summit organised in New Delhi; theme: ‘Collaborate to Create: Sustainable Growth in a Fractured World’

First ever Khelo India Winter Games begin at Gulmarg in J&K
42-year old former India opener Wasim Jaffer retires after scoring 1,944 runs in 31 Tests; first cricketer to play in 150 Ranji Trophy matches