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Current Affairs Weekly PDF – March First Week (1-10)

INDIAN AFFAIRS
• Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar launched the week
long Swachh Shakti Saptah at national level on March 1, 2017 in Gurugram, Haryana to highlight the role of
women in Swachh Bharat Mission and to recognize their leadership.
• The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has informed that the
number of ODF (Open Defecation Free) districts in India has crossed 100, making it a milestone achievement
under the Swachh Bharat Mission. Besides, over 1.7 lakh villages over the country has also become ODF.
• The Ministry of Women & Child Development is observing the Swachhta Pakhwada from March 1, 2017 to
March 15, 2017 and raise awareness about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan among women and children.
• The Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jayant Malaiya presented Rs.1,85,564.27 crore Budget for 2017-2018
in the state Assembly on March 1, 2017. The Minister announced Deendayal Rasoi Yojna and allocated a sum
of Rs 10 crore for creating necessary infrastructure to implement the scheme in order to provide food at
subsided rate to the poor in urban areas. The Year 2017 is the birth centenary year of Pandit Deendayal
Upadhyaya and will be celebrated as ‘Garib Kalyan Varsh’.
• Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has launched a portal named after late chief Minister
Jayalalithaa ammakalviyagam.in which will be a hub of learning, interaction, opportunity, and connection on
the occasion of her 69th birth anniversary celebrations.
• Union Health Ministry led by J P Nadda announced that it had approved 4000 Post Graduate seats in medical
colleges and hospitals across the country for the academic session 2017-18.
• The Union Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated four key freight sector initiatives on
March 2, 2017 at National Rail Museum, New Delhi to attract more freight towards Railways.
• The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unanimously cleared
the crucial Central GST (CGST) and Integrated GST (IGST) draft bills on March 4, 2017 during its 11th
meeting at Vigyan Bhavan.
• The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development in its notification on February 28, 2017, made it
mandatory for the students across the country to have an Aadhaar number for getting the their midday meals.
• As per the new business plan 2017-18, unveiled by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on March 2, 2017,
railway will soon make Aadhaar number compulsory for booking railway tickets online.
• In a cabinet meeting on February 28, 2017, the Assam government led by the Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal decided to make Sanskrit a compulsory language for students up to class 8 in the state.
• The West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill, 2017 was passed
by the state legislative assembly on March 3, 2017 with full support.
• The West Bengal government has given an official status to Kurukh language in the state which has been
listed as an endangered language by the UNESCO. The language was given the official status on February 21
on the occasion of the International Mother Language Day.
• The Maharashtra government led by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has decided to implement
the Maharashtra City Taxi Regulations 2017 to regulate the web-based taxi services in the state.
• North Eastern state Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 60 MW to Bangladesh over the 100 MW of
power the north-eastern state is supplying to the neighbouring country.
• The Haryana Finance Minister Captain Abhimanyu presented the proposed budget of Rs 1,02,329.35 crore for
the fiscal 2017-18 on March 6, 2017 in the state assembly.
New Schemes
• Deenbandhu Haryana Gram Uday Yojana: Develop 1,500 villages with populations between 3,000 and 10,000
to be implemented in three years with an outlay of Rs 5,000 crore. The scheme is funded by NABARD and
during the current fiscal Rs 1,200 crore to be spent.
• Mangal Nagar Vikas Yogna to be implemented with outlay of Rs 1,000 crore for maintenance of existing
infrastructure.
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• Saksham Scheme to provide up to Rs 9,000 earning potential for unemployed youth and 5 percent rebate for
use of the Bhim app
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved the
proposal for revival of 50 un-served/under-served airports/airstrips of the State Governments, Airports
Authority of India (AAI) and Civil enclaves on March 6, 2017.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has also approved the Revised Cost Estimate-I of 400 MW
Koteshwar Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Uttarakhand.The estimated completion cost of the project is Rs.
2,717.35 crore and is being implemented by Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC) India Limited.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has also given its approval for India’s
accession to the Customs Convention on International Transport of Goods under cover of TIR Carnets (TIR
Convention) and for completion of necessary procedures for ratification, for its entry into force.
• The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval for
settlement of Legacy Food Cash Credit Accounts (upto crop season 2014-15) of Punjab Government for food
procurement operations.
• The High Court of Manipur on March 3, 2017 declared the economic blockade in Manipur called by United
Naga Council (UNC) as illegal.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a special commemorative postage stamp on 100 years of Yogoda
Satsang Math on March 7, 2017
• The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh presented the annual budget of Rs 76,032 crore for 2017-18 in
the state legislative assembly on March 6, 2017.The main focus of the budget is on digital inclusion and
infrastructure development and on welfare of poorest of poor and inclusive growth.
• Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a comprehensive web-based
platform Pratibimba to showcasing the government’s performance and achievements to the citizens on March
7, 2017.
• The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government of Delhi presented Rs 48,000 crore tax-free budget for 2017-18 on
March 8, 2017 with main focus on improving education, transport, health and water distribution.
• Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented Rs.1,66,000-
crore state budget for 2017-18 in the Legislative Assembly on March 8, 2017 with focus on aiding farmers
and promoting tourism in the state.
• Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has launched 24*7 helpline number 181 to assist women in distress on the
occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2017.
• The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by the Lok Sabha by voice vote on March 10,
2017 that will benefit about 1.8 million women working in organized sector.The bill seeks to increase
the maternity leaves to 26 weeks by amending the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 that provides for 12 weeks of
maternity leave.

PLACES IN NEWS
• Jammu and Kashmir’s first smart tribal village Habbi has inaugurated by Ch ZulfkarAli,
J & K Minister for food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Ch ZulfkarAli on March 6 2017 in J & K.
• PM Modi Inaugurates Petrochemicals Complex at Dahej & Extradosed Bridge Across River Narmada at
Bharuch in Gujarat.
• Bhagoria Festival, also known as Bhagoria Haat Festival, celebrated by the tribal people of
the Indian state Madhya Pradesh began on March 6, 2017 in Jhabua district.
• India’s largest flag was inaugurated on March 5, 2017 by Anil Joshi, Cabinet Minister of Punjab, on the tallest
flag post at the Indo-Pak Attari Border in Amritsar just 150 m away from the border.
• The Andhra Pradesh State Cabinet during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on
March 2, 2017 approved proposals to rename the Vijayawada Airport and the Tirupati Airport.

FOREIGN VISITS

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Visit to United Kingdom and Nepal

• The Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on a 5 day visit to United Kingdom from February 24-28, 2017
particularly to represent India at the royal event of 2017 UK-India Year of Culture. He was followed by a high
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level delegation nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

• As a part of the visit, Jaitley delivered a lecture at the London School of Economics on the theme
‘Transforming India: Vision for the Next Decade’, on February 25 and spoke about India’s desire to be a more
open economy.
• Jaitley also attended the market opening ceremony at the London Stock Exchange followed by a Roundtable
meeting with foreign investors on February 27.
• Jaitley visited the historic reception hosted by Queen Elizabeth II to launch the UK-India Year of Culture
2017 at Buckingham Palace.
• The Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, opened the London Stock Exchange (LSE) during a special
ceremony on February 27, 2017.
• Queen Elizabeth II hosted a reception on February 27, 2017 in Buckingham Palace to launch the 2017 UK-
India Year of Culture.
• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed Nepal Investment Summit 2017 at Kathmandu during his day-
long visit to Nepal. The Minister will convey key note address at the Investment Summit 2017 with the theme
'Harnessing Investment Opportunities in Nepal.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
• Russia and China vetoed a UN resolution on February 28, 2017 to impose sanctions on Syria over the alleged
use of chemical weapons during the six-year war. This was the Russia’s seventh veto to protect the Syrian
government from UN Security Council action.
• Ukraine’s self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic, state in eastern Ukraine, will use the Russian ruble as
its official currency, along with the Ukrainian Hryvnia.
• The Syrian troops on March 2, 2017 successfully recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State
of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group for the second time in a year with support from Russian forces and
warplanes.
• As per the report by the Border Security Force (BSF), India has completed the process of fencing half of
the 4,096 km of border area which it shares with Bangladesh and expects to finish fencing the rest by 2019.
• Sweden’s coalition government of Social Democrats and Greens instituted a military draft for both men and
women to tackle the deteriorating security environment in Europe and around Sweden.
• The International Monetary Fund reached a preliminary agreement with Ukraine on an updated Memorandum
of Economic and Financial Policies on March 4, 2017. The agreement will pave way for the IMF’s Executive
Board to consider the third review of the arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and disburse
fresh aid of $1 billion (0.9 billion euros) to Ukraine in the first half of March 2017.
• People’s Republic of China has increased its defence budget by 7% for 2017, the lowest increase in seven
years and second year in row. In real terms, the defence budget of the world’s largest armed forces, the
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is likely to be close to the $ 145 billion-mark.
• According to the Financial Times shows latest analysis, China’s banking system has overtaken the
Eurozone to become the world’s biggest by assets.Chinese bank assets hit $33 trillion against $31 trillion for
the eurozone.
• US State, Hawaii has become the first state to file a lawsuit against Donald Trump’s revised travel ban on 6
Muslim majority countries.
• The fifth edition of the mega cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ (IBN) began in Cairo, Egypt from March 8,
2017. It is the largest foreign festival in Egypt.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

• The 13th Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit, an inter-governmental regional group of 10
countries was held in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 1, 2017 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of
Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz Sharif. The theme of the summit was “Connectivity for Regional Prosperity”.
• Vice President Hamid Ansari was on a two-day visit to Indonesia to attend the 21-nation Indian Ocean Rim
Association (IORA) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia from March 6-7, 2017.♦ Theme: ‘Strengthening Maritime
Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Indian Ocean’
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed International Yoga Festival in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand via Video
Conferencing and voiced that there is ample substantiation that practicing ancient yoga to keep the fight
against stress and life-style related issues.

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• Union Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh presided over the hair the proceedings of maiden regional
conference of Eastern States at Gangtok, Sikkim on 2nd March, 2017. The maiden regional conference will be
on the theme of ‘Enhancing steel consumption in India’
• A day long National conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan was inaugurated by Sushri Uma Bharti, Union Minister
for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation in New Delhi on March 7, 2017
• India to host its first mobile congress with a special focus on reaching out to the South East Asian markets
at Pragati Maidan on 27th September 2017. This was announced by Rajan S Mathews, COAI Director
General
• The three day long ‘Destination North East-2017’ festival was inaugurated in Chandigarh on March 6, 2017
by the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), Dr. Jitendra Singh.
• The International Yoga Festival was inaugurated on March 8, 2017 by the Union Information and
Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi.
• The 10th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance (ICEGOV
2017) was held in New Delhi from March 7-9, 2017.The three-day long conference was organized by
the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, in collaboration with United
Nations University and UNESCO.Theme: Building Knowledge Societies: From Digital Government to
Digital Empowerment.
• President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the two day 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa
Project Partnership on March 9, 2017 in New Delhi.The first conclave has held in 2005.

RANKING & REPORTS

India’s health index:
• As per the latest health survey by the government, India’s health index has shown a notable
improvement over the last decade including an improvement in sex ratio at birth and a decline
in infant mortality rate.
• As per the survey report, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) saw a decline from 57 to 41 per 1,000
live births between NFHS-3 (2005-06) and NFHS-4
• As per the survey, the sex ratio at birth (number of females per 1,000 males) improved from 914 to
919 at the national level over the last decade with the highest in Kerala (1,047), followed by
Meghalaya (1,009) and Chhattisgarh (977).Haryana also witnessed a significant increase from 762
to 836.
• The institutional births increased by 40 percent from 38.7 percent in NFHS-3 to 78.9 percent in
NFHS-4.
• The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) declined to 2.2 children per woman from 2.7 in NFHS-3. This rate
shows that the country is moving closer to target level of 2.1.
• The report stated that the Children within the age of 12-23 months have been fully
immunized (BCG, measles and 3 doses each of polio).
• According to the fourth edition of the Annual Survey of India’s City Systems 2016 by Bengaluru-based
advocacy group Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has been
ranked as the top Indian city to manage urban governance. London and New York, which top the global
benchmarks.
• Kerala has achieved the maximum number of enrollment and registrations under the Goods and Services Tax
(GST) regime when compared to other states of India.
• According to the GSM Association report released in Barcelona, India will lead the world in Smartphone
adoption with a net addition of 350 million connections in 2016-20. The report was based on the estimates of
the GSMA Intelligence Consumer Survey 2016 conducted across 56 countries on the mobile usage trend.
• According to the Global Corruption Barometer for the Asia Pacific Region released by Transparency
International on March 7, in Berlin for 16 Asia Pacific countries, India tops the list for being the most corrupt
nation. According to the survey, about 69 percent of the population in India paid bribe to get their work done
it was the lowest in Japan (0.2%).

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BANKING&FINANCE
• The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has planned to further tighten the regulations for
algorithmic trading to minimise instances of misuse of such systems.
• India & World Bank Signs USD 63 Million Financing Agreement for Tejaswini: Socio-Economic
Empowerment of Adolescent Girls and Young Women Project
• The Government of India has officially notified the law that makes holding of more than 10 scrapped
notes punishable with a minimum fine of Rs 10,000. The law was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee on
February 27, 2017.
• Reliance General Insurance is one of the leading private general insurance companies of India has announced
a bancassurance tie-up with Catholic Syrian Bank on March 1, 2017. Now RGI will offer its insurance
products to Catholic Syrian Bank’s customers across its branches in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
• India’s leading private banks including HDFC Bank, ICICI, and Axis they will charge a minimum of Rs 150
per transaction for cash deposits and withdrawals at bank branches beyond four free transactions in a month.
• Long-term life insurance provider HDFC Life has launched of an exclusive Data-Led Group Term Insurance
Plan in partnership with personal finance app“ET Money” of Times Internet on February 27, 2017.
• The Vice-Chairman of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) on black money, Justice Arijit Pasayat on March
2, 2017 announced that an amount of Rs. 70,000 crore of black money has been so far detected through
different schemes of the government.
• The Government of India has directed all the banks to provide mobile banking facility to all customers
by March 31, 2017.The decision is an effort of the government to boost the digital payment system.
• India’s largest lender has State bank of India has revised service charges various transactions, as well as cash
deposits and for failing to maintain monthly average balance in their savings accounts.The lender announced
that three cash deposit transactions will be free in a month, beyond three transactions the bank will charge Rs
50 plus service tax for each transaction from April 1, 2017.
• The Reserve Bank of India has clarified that currency notes which have messages scribbled on it are legal
tender bank branches that refuse to exchange soiled notes from people will have to pay a penalty of Rs 10,000.
• The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has proposed to increase
the insurance premium to 50 percent for cars, motor cycles as well as commercial vehicles from April 1.
• K V Thomas, Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has come out with a solution of “Naming and
Shaming” big corporate houses which default on repayment of bank loans to help financial institutions get
back their money. According to the government data, the Non Performing Assets (NPA) of the scheduled
commercial banks was about Rs. 6.8 lakh crore in September 2016.
• National People’s Congress, (NPC) of China has set its GDP growth target at around 6.5 per cent for 2017,
compared with a target range of 6.5 to 7 per cent last year.
• The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has decided to reintroduce penalty on non-maintenance
of minimum balance in accounts to be effective from April 1, 2017. In case of failing to maintain Monthly
Average Balance (MAB) in saving accounts, penalty of up to Rs. 100 plus service tax would be levied.
• The Union Finance Ministry has given its in-principle nod to allow Public Sector Banks (PSUs) to offer stock
options to their employees from 2017-18.However, the Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) can only be
given by those banks which have earned substantial profit as well as made remarkable improvement in
managing NPAs.
• Bengaluru based Vijaya Bank has recently opened it’s 2000th Branch in Tirupati by Sri Chadalawada Krishna
Murthy, Chairman, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams.
• Mumbai headquartered HDFC Bank has launched India’s first AI(artificial intelligence) based banking
chatbot Electronic Virtual Assistant (EVA) for customer services .
• Mumbai based HDFC Life has launched India’s first life insurance chatbot to help users choose the most
suitable life insurance plans and solutions on March 7, 2017.
• The US based global rating agency Fitch on March 7, 2017 estimated India’s GDP to grow by 7.1 percent in
the fiscal 2016-17. However, the rating agency also projected the growth to see upward trend at 7.7 percent in
both 2017-18 and 2018-19.
• ESAF Microfinance Company has issued Commercial Papers (CP) worth Rs.330 crore. Private Sector Banks
and NBFCs can subscribe for the CP.
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• IDFC Bank has launched India’s first biometric-based payment system “Aadhaar Pay” on March 7, 2017 in
New Delhi.
• Karur based Karur Vysya Bank’ s Chief Executive K. Venkataraman has rolled-out of three technology
services FASTag, UPI and BBPS on March 8, 2017.The FASTag, United Payments Interface (UPI) is a
mobile app and BBPS (Bharat Bill Payment System) will make utility bill payments such as electricity bills,
water charges and gas cylinders, among others, at a single site instead of accessing multiple sites.
• Mumbai based State Bank of India has launched a new facility ‘Work from Home’ to enable its employees to
work from home on March 7, 2017. This facility was launched after ‘Work from Home’ policy was recently
approved by the Board of the bank.
• The the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has extended the last date of submission of Digital
Life Certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra up to 31st March 2017 from 28th February 2017.
• SBI recently announced that penalty for non-maintenance of Minimum Average Balance (MAB) from April 1,
2017. Government asked SBI to reconsider charges. Arundhati Bhattacharya, SBI chief clarify that
the condition of maintaining minimum balance will not be applicable to the Jan Dhan accounts
• The Reserve Bank of India on March 9, 2017 notified that it is soon going to issue Rs. 10 denomination
notes with enhanced security features for circulation.Besides, RBI also notified that all the banknotes in the
denomination of Rs 10 issued in the past will also continue to be legal tender.
• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a draft rule titled Information Technology
(Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments) Rules 2017 on March 8, 2017 for digital wallet firms like Paytm,
FreeCharge and Mobikwik.
• Indian payment and commerce company Paytm has withdrawn the 2 percent fee on adding money to mobile
wallets using credit cards on March 10, 2017, just two days after imposing the fees.
• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (Ujjivan SFB) has opened its six new branches at the Silicon Valley of
India, Bengaluru on March 9, 2017 said by Samit Ghosh, MD &CEO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
• The Reserve Bank of India has amended the provision for disbursement of loan by NBFC against the gold on
March 9, 2017 in line with the provisions of the Income Tax Act.As per the new provision, the Non-banking
Financial Company (NBFC) cannot lend more than Rs 25,000 in cash against gold as against the earlier Rs 1
lakh.

BUSINESS
• The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed 10 unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in
past one week with Indian taxpayers to provide certainty in transfer pricing. Out of these 10 agreements, 2 are
Bilateral APAs with the United Kingdom and Japan while 7 agreements have rollback provisions in them.
• According to data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on February 28, 2017, the growth of eight
core sectors slowed down to a five-month low of 3.4% in January 2017 due to contraction in output of
refinery products, fertiliser and cement.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) signed a technology transfer agreement with
Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) on March 1, 2017 for manufacturing High Nitrogen Steel (HNS).
• The Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC), will house its regional entrepreneurship
centre at Bengaluru based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (CCAMP), a biotechnology innovation
incubator.
• Social networking giant Facebook has launched a new initiative named SheLeadsTech to
support startups which are founded or co-founded by women population.
• The Central government has approved outright sale of state-owned SAIL’s three special steel units – Alloy
Steels Plant (ASP), Salem Steel Plant (SSP) and Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISP) on March 5, 2017
• The government notified the Trade Mark Rules, 2017 that came into force from March 6, 2017. The Rules
2017 will replace the former Trade Mark Rules 2002 and will streamline and simplify the processing of Trade
Mark applications.
• India has announced an Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) on March 7, 2017 for conducting oil and gas
exploration in India.
• CBDT signs another APA with subsidiary of a Japanese Company taking the total APAs entered into by the
CBDT to 141
• Indian Public Sector Undertaking company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has
commissioned of 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla in Rajasthan. Now the the total installed capacity of the
project is increased to 160 MW.

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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

• Restricted for release by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Indian movie, Lipstick under My
Burkha was awarded the third annual Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival 2017 on March 1, 2017.
Indian filmmaker Alankrita Shrivastava directed Lipstick under My Burkha.
• INHS Asvini, Mumbai was conferred with the Raksha Mantri’s Trophy and Citation for the best Service
Hospital in the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for the year 2016 on March 2, 2017 by Defence
Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar.
• New Delhi based Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has bagged the annual ‘Visitor’s Award’ for the best
University in the country amid the string of controversies. Besides Deepak Pant from Central University of
Himachal Pradesh has won the Visitor’s Award for ‘Innovation’ while the Visitor’s Award for ‘Research’ has
been jointly won by Shyam Sunder from Banaras Hindu University and Niranjan Karak from Tezpur
University.
• Sri Lanka has bagged the most “Popular Tourism Destination” Award for the second consecutive year at
the International Travel Fair (GITF) Travel Fair in Guangzhou, China.
• Eminent Malayalam author and journalist M P Veerendra Kumar was presented the 30th Moortidevi award by
Bharatiya Jnanpith organisation in Kozhikode Kerala.
• Karnataka based Canara Bank has received medals in the Collateral Awards Category at the 11th Global
Communication Conclave held in Bangaluru on March 6, 2017
• Kerala’s playback singer Vaikom Vijayalakshmi created a new world record on March 5, 2017 by playing the
maximum number of songs in the shortest time on Gayathri veena during a programme in Kochi.
List of Winners of BCCI Annual Award 2017
Award Winner
Col. CK. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award Rajinder Goel, Padmakar Shivalkar
BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award For Women Shantha Rangaswamy
BCCI Special Award VV Kumar, Late Ramakant Desai
Polly Umrigar Award Virat Kohli
Dilip Sardesai Award (For India’s Best Cricketer In The West Indies Ravichandran Ashwin
Series 2016)
Jagmohan Dalmiyra Award (Best Woman Cricketer (Sr.) Of 2015-16) Mithali Raj Of Railways
Jagmohan Dalmiyra Award (Best Woman Cricketer (Jr.) Of 2015-16) Deepti Sharma Of Uttar Pradesh
Best Umpire In Domestic Cricket In 2015-16 Nitin Menon
Best Performance In BCCI Domestic Tournaments Of 2015-16 Mumbai Cricket Association
• As per the THE ‘Best Small Universities in the World 2017’ ranking released by Times Higher Education
(THE )on March 7, 2017, IISc has been placed at 8th position among the list of top 10 global universities.
The list is topped by US based California Institute of Technology
• GMR led Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has secured first position in the world in the
prestigious Airports Council International (ACI)-Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey in the 5-15 million
passengers per annum (MPPA) category for the year 2016.
• Bollywood Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has won the best actress award at the International Film Festival
and Awards of Australia (IFFAA) for her movie Sarabjit. Directed by Omung Kumar, Sarabjit was the biopic
on Sarabjit Singh who was an Indian farmer who was convicted of terrorism and spying in Pakistan and was
sentenced to death.
• Former director of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) Lalji Singh has been selected for
‘SERB Distinguished Fellow’ award by the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to support his
research.
• Noted Konkani author Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honored with the 2016 Saraswati Samman for his
novel ‘Hawthan’. The 74-year-old Sail’s novel Hawthan was published in 2009 and was shortlisted from 22
books written in various languages.
• The popular actress Viola Davis was awarded the 2017 Artist of the Year Award by Harvard Foundation
during its 32nd annual Cultural Rhythms Festival in Memorial Hall’s Sanders Theatre at Harvard University
in Cambridge on March 4, 2017.
• Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat was conferred with the honorary degree
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of Doctor of Science (DSc) by Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University on its 8th convocation
ceremony in Nagpur on March 9, 2017.
• 2017 IEEE Spectrum Technology in the Service of Society Award won by the Indian Institute of Technology-
Madras(IIT-M) for its solar-direct current (DC) inverter system.

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS

Appointee Designation
Nand Kumar Sai Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Gopal Baglay spokesperson of External Affairs Ministry
Shri Sudeep Lakhtakia Additional charge as DG CRPF
R Subramania Kumar Additional charge of MD & CEO of IOB
JS Deepak Ambassador to WTO
Amjad Hussain B Sial secretary general of SAARC
Hassan Saleh Sudan’s prime minister
P K Purwar MTNL CMD
Baichung Bhutia (Sacked) AIFF advisor
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma Ambassador of India to Andorra
Pradeep Nair Regional director for India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka- Ford Foundation
Donald Tusk European Council president
Park Geun-hye (removed) South Korea’s President
Vishwanath Mahadeshwar Mumbai Mayor
Bill Thomas Global Chairman KPMG
Sachin Tendulkar Ambassador of women’s World Cup 2017

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

• American multinational corporation Cognizant has pocketed a deal to acquire Japanese digital firm Brilliant
Service Co for an undisclosed amount.
• Pakistan government on March 2, 2017 approved the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas
(FATA) with its northwestern province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Bharti Airtel and Millicom International Cellular SA (Millicom) have entered into an agreement for Tigo
Ghana Ltd and Airtel Ghana Ltd to combine their operations in Ghana.
• Mumbai based Software services firm Tech Mahindra Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire US-
based healthcare information technology consulting company CJS Solutions Group LLC for $110 million on
March 6, 2017.
• Technology giant Google has announced to acquire a start-up Kaggle which hosts a number of data scientists
for an undisclosed amount at the Cloud Next 2017 conference on March 9, 2017.

MoUs
• A renewed agreement between Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir has
been sealed for the completion of the Shahpur Kandi Dam project, work on which was halted two years ago
following a dispute.
• India and Oman have decided to enhance bilateral cooperation between their navies on March 2, 2017 during
the visit of Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lamba to Oman to discuss strategically important regional
issues.
• The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between India and Portugal on cooperation in the field of IT&E which was signed on January 6, 2017 in New
Delhi.
• The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
on Renewable Energy between India and Portugal.
• The Cabinet also gave its ex-post facto approval for signing of the Definitive Agreement on Oil Storage and
Management between Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserve Ltd (ISPRL) and Abu Dhabi National Oil
Company (ADNOC) of UAE.
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• The Union Cabinet led by PM Modi approved signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
between India and the United Nations Entity of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-
Women).
• Cabinet Gives ex-post facto approval to the MoU between India and UAE in the field of providing Energy
Efficiency Services.
• India and Belgium sign Protocol amending the India-Belgium Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement and
Protocol.
• Search Engine Giant Google India and Telangana government have inked a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) aimed at supporting the digitisation efforts of the state.
• Online cab aggregator Ola has signed MoU with Government of Madhya Pradesh on March 4, 2017 to impart
training to 25,000 youths in the state.
• The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and
Ganga Rejuvenation has signed an MoU with Rotary India in New Delhi on March 1, 2017.

SCHEMES
• The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami launched a Housing Scheme on March 9, 2017 for
construction of concrete houses for the economically poor section of the society.The project is estimated at Rs
1,580 crore and will be implemented by the state government with financial assistance from the Center.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Tirtha Darshan Scheme on March 3, 2017 during the
ongoing budget session of the Haryana Assembly.Under the scheme, senior citizens of Haryana
domicile above the age of 60 years belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families will be able to go on a
Pilgrimage within the country at government expense.
• Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led Delhi government has come up with an initiative to extend the mid-day meal
facility for the girl students upto class 12 in all Delhi government schools.The initiative makes Delhi the “first
state” in the country to serve midday meal up to class 12.
• The Union Health Minister J P Nadda has announced that an amount of Rs. 756 crore has been approved by
the government under a scheme for the treatment of 786 lakh cataract patients over the period of 5 years.

COMMITTEE
• An 18 member panel constituted by the government has recommended necessary legal and policy framework
to protect the interests of the migrants in the country. The panel headed by Shri Partha Mukhopadhay has
suggested to enable the migrants to avail benefits of Public Distribution System (PDS) in the destination State
by providing for inter-State operability of PDS.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• A rocket carrying a classified U.S. satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office blasted off
from California. The satellite called NROL-79 is described only as a national security payload for the NRO
that has been put on space. The Mission did not reveal much information about the satellite.
• President Pranab Mukherjee awarded the prestigious President’s ‘Standard’ to 125Helicopter Squadron and
“Colours” to Mechanical Training Institute (MTI) at the Tambaram air base, near Chennai on March 3, 2017.
• Iran’s advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal after years
of delay, is now operational state said by State television. The S-300 air defence system has been tested
successfully in the presence of government and military officials.
• Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Anil Madhav Dave, launched the web portal for obtaining
Coastal Regulation Zone clearances in New Delhi.The interactive Portal is for obtaining clearances required
from the Ministry under the “Coastal Regulation Zone” (CRZ) by the Project proponents which Minister also
termed the launch of the portal as a good example of ‘Ease of Doing Business’.
• The Central Board of Secondary Education has come up with a mobile application named Exam Locator,
which will help students locate their examination centre on the basis of their roll number corner for class X or
XII examinees.
• Sentinel-2B satellite developed by European Space Agency (ESA) was launched on March 7, 2017 as a part
of European Union Copernicus environmental monitoring system. The satellite weighing 1.1 tonne was lifted

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into the orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana at 01:49 GMT on 7 March using a Vega
rocket.
• Virbhadra Singh led Himacha Pradesh government has launched mobile app and website titled ‘MeraHunar
HP’ or ‘My Talent’ to help skilled and semi-skilled workers find jobs.
• A team of researchers at IBM has created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one
bit of data on it. Currently, hard disk drives use about 100,000 atoms to store a single bit. The breakthrough
was published in the journal Nature on March 8, 2017.
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran successfully test-fired a domestically
produced ballistic missile Hormuz-2 from a navy vessel on March 9, 2017.
• The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of an incredible massive galaxy named as UGC
12591 which is located under 400 million light-years away from the Earth.
• Chandrayaan-1, India’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft, which was generally considered lost, has been
discovered by the NASA scientists still orbiting the Moon.
• The women safety app ‘Ammavin Aran‘ which means ‘mother’s fortress’ was launched by
the AIADMK Deputy General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran on March 9, 2017 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

DEFENCE
• India successfully conducted the test-fire of its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor Advanced Air
Defence (AAD) missile, capable of destroying any incoming enemy ballistic missile at low altitude.
• The Indian navy successfully test- fired indigenously built Kalvari class submarine an anti-ship missile for the
first time, which reflects further bolstering India’s naval prowess. The weapon was fired from the first vessel
in the series of six Scorpene-class submarines and it successfully hit a surface target during the trial in the
Arabian Sea.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) handed over three defence products for
induction into the Indian Army in a formal ceremony on March 2, 2017 in New Delhi.
The products developed in DRDO’s laboratory include
1. Weapon Locating Radar (WLR) SWATHI
2. NBC Recce Vehicle
3. NBC Drugs
• Indian Navy’s flagship aircraft carrier, INS Viraat was decommissioned on March 6, 2017 at a solemn
ceremony in Mumbai after nearly 30 years of service for Indian Navy.The ship which is famously known as
the ‘Grand Old Lady’, was with the British Royal Navy since 1959 before the Indian government bought it for
Rs 6.5 crore in 1987.
• INS Tillanchang, a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice
Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval Command,
at Karwar, Karnataka on March 9, 2017.
• United States and South Korean troops started their large-scale annual military drill named Foal Eagle on
March 1, 2017.The aim of the military exercise is to test their defense readiness against the threat from North
Korea.
• Indian Navy will set up meteorological facilities and impart training for the Myanmar Navy, which will help
offset increasing Chinese presence in its neighbourhood.
• The two-week long India-Nepal joint military exercise ‘Surya Kiran-Xi‘ begins in
Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand on March 7, 2017.
• A 14 days long joint military training exercise AL NAGAH-II, of the Indian Army and the Royal Army of
Oman kicked off on March 6, 2017 at Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. This is the second edition of the joint
military exercise between the two countries. The first edition was held at Muscat, Oman in January 2015.

ENVIRONMENT

• The global news agency, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been barred by the Indian Government
from shooting in any of its 50 tiger reserves for a period of five years. The ban was imposed by the National
Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on February 27, 2017.
• The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) under the Ministry of Environment and Forests coordinated
nationwide ‘Operation Thunder Bird’ from January 30 to February 19, 2017 to combat illegal trade of wildlife
animals in the country.

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• The National Green Tribunal has passed an order on March 2, 2017 prohibiting all camping activity on
beaches along the Ganga which fall within 100 meters from the middle of the river during lean season flow
from Shivpuri to Rishikesh, a hub for eco-tourism and river rafting.
• According to the findings by United States based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Earth’s
mantle is about 60 degree Celsius hotter than as previously thought by the scientists.
• For the first time ever, the Government of India has launched a comprehensive and scientific “across-the-
river” survey in the River Ganga to determine the population of aquatic life surviving in the River including
the endangered Gangetic dolphin.
• According to research published in the journal Nature on March 1, 2017, scientists have discovered the oldest
known fossil in Canada which is believed to be as old as 3.7 billion years old or even 4.3 billion years old.
• According to the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)-2017 report about 45 percent of country’s total bird
spices were reported in Himachal Pradesh.
• Intense Tropical Cyclone Enawo was the strongest tropical cyclone that hit in the northeast of the Madagascar.
• In a bid to adhere to its global commitment on Global warming India launched the country’s latest plan to
phaseout one of the key refrigerants Hydrochlorofluorocarbon. The HCFC is being used in various sectors
including refrigeration, airconditioning and foam manufacturing.
• Ludhiana based Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has developed India’s first genetically
modified varieties of cotton whose seeds could help the farmers in saving the cultivation cost.
the three as PAU Bt 1 and F1861 were developed by PAU, while RS2013 was developed at Rajasthan
Agricultural University (RAU), Bikaner.

SPORTS

Rio Open 2017 Winner List.

Title Winner Runner
Men’s Single Dominic Thiem (Austria) Pablo Carreno Busta (Spain)
Men’s Double (Spain) Pablo Carreno Busta/Pablo Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert
Cuevas (Uruguay) Farah (Colombia)
• 2017 World Women’s Youth Boxing Championship will be hosted by India in November for the first time
since 2010.This was announced during the AIBA commissions meeting held in New Delhi on March 1, 2017
• Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO Mobiles has bagged the Indian team sponsorship rights for a five-
year period starts on 1st April 2017 and continues until 31st March 2022, The Mobiles major will cough
out INR 1079 crore for the duration of their contract having beaten the only other bid of INR 768 crore
(approx USD 115 million) from Vivo, another smartphone manufacturer.
• Indian Spin duos Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin jointly claimed at No.1 in the ICC rankings for Test bowlers
in what is the first time of two spinners the top spot. Both stood at the top at 892 points.
• Indian women’s hockey team beat Belarus 3-1 in their fifth test to clinch the five-match Test series 5-0 on
March 8, 2017 in Bhopal.
• Kripa Shankar Bishnoi, a former Indian wrestler has been appointed as an international match referee
by United World Wrestling (UWW), the sport’s global governing body.
• The All India Football Federation (AIFF) appointed Portugal’s Luis Norton de Matos as the head coach of
the India U-17 World Cup team on March 1, 2017 for the forthcoming FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017.
• Australian women cricketer Sarah Coyte has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket with
immediate effect to combat mental health issues.
• The Indian men’s Rugby team, led by skipper Gautam Dagar, piped Pakistan by 14-12 to claim the 7th rank at
the Asia Men’s Rugby Sevens Trophy held at Aspire Rugby Field in Doha, Qatar.
• India’s women’s hockey team led by Ritu Rani defeated Belarus 3-1 to clinch their third consecutive win in
the five-Test Series held in Bhopal. This will be warm-up tournament ahead of their Hockey World League
Round 2 tournament in Canada scheduled this April.
• Russian Tennis star Maria Sharapova has been granted wild card Italian Open as makes her return from a
doping ban. The Rome tournament runs from May 15 to May 21.

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List of Winners of the ISSF Shooting World Cup 2017.

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 6 6 0 12
2 Italy 2 3 0 5
3 Australia/Japan 2 0 1 3
5 India 1 2 2 5
ISSF Shooting World Cup
• Jitu Rai and Heena Sidhu bagged the first ever gold medal in the newly included 10m pistol mixed event at
the ISSF Shooting World Cup.
• India’s Pooja Ghatkar clinched bronze medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event in the International Shooting
Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup.
• India’s Deepak Kumar gave an impressive performance in the Men’s 10m Air Rifle at the ISSF World Cup in
New Delhi.
• Jitu Rai won gold medal in the 50-metre free pistol event on March 1, 2017 in the ISSF World Cup at the Dr.
Karni Singh Range, Tughlakabad, New Delhi. Jitu created a new world record with 230.1 points.
2017 Dubai Tennis Championships
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Andy Murray (United Kingdom) Fernando Verdasco(Spain)
Women’s Singles Elina Svitolina(Ukraine) Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark)
Men’s Doubles Netherlands Pair Rohan Bopanna (India) / Marcin
Jean-Julien Rojer / Romania Horia Tecău Matkowski (Poland)
Women’s Doubles Ekaterina Makarova(Russia) / Elena Andrea Hlaváčková (Czech Republic) /
Vesnina(Russia) Peng Shuai ( China)
2017 Brasil Open – Overview
Title Winner Runner
Singles Uruguay Pablo Cuevas Spain Albert Ramos Viñolas
Doubles Brazil Rogério Dutra Silva / New Zealand Marcus Daniell / Brazil
Brazil André Marcelo Demoliner

2017 Mexican Open – Overview

Category Winner Runner
Men’s singles Sam Querrey (United States) Rafael Nadal (Spain)
Women’s singles Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) Kristina Mladenovic (France)
Men’s Doubles Jamie Murray / Brazil Bruno Soares (United John Isner / Spain Feliciano López, (United
Kingdom Pair) States Pair)
Women’s Doubles Darija Jurak (Croatia) / Anastasia Rodionova Verónica Cepede Royg (Paraguay) / Mariana
(Australia) Duque Mariño (Colombia)

OBITUARY
• Renowned Gujarati Writer Tarak Mehta Dies at 87
• Senior Congress leader & RS MP Haji Abdul Salam passes away
• Veteran politician, former MP Yumnam Yaima Singh passes away
• French football legend Raymond Kopa passes away
• Former IFS and MP Syed Shahabuddin dies
• Liver transplant surgical pioneer Dr. Thomas Starzl dies
• Former Haiti President Rene Preval dead at age 74
• Rabi Ray, former Lok Sabha Speaker, passes away
• Bengal’s Popular Folk Singer Kalikaprasad Bhattarcharya Dies
• Veteran journalist Arvind Padmanabhan passes away
• Gravitational Waves Pioneer Ronald Drever Dies at 85
• Former Puducherry Minister M Chandrakasu passes away

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BOOKS & AUTHORS

• Former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra released book titled Numbers Do Lie, 61 Hidden Cricket Stories which
takes a different look at stats. This book was wriiten and edited by Chopra and his analysis team.

IMPORTANT DAYS
• World Civil Defence Day is celebrated on 1st March every year across the world to commemorates the entry
into force of the ICDO Constitution as an intergovernmental organisation in 1972. 2017 Theme: “Together
with civil defence against disasters”.
• The Zero Discrimination Day is observed on March, 01 2017 across the world to combat all forms of
discrimination since 2014. 2017 Theme : “Make Some Noise For Zero Discrimination”.
• National Defence Day is celebrated on March 3 every year. across India to commemorate the day, world’s
largest and tallest Indian tricolour was unfurled at Town Park in Faridabad.
• World Wildlife Day was observed each year on 3rd March since its proclamation by the United Nations
General Assembly on 20 December 2013. This year with the Theme “Listen to the young voices” to provide
incentives to the youth to tackle conservation issues.
• World Hearing Day is observed on each year on March 3rd to promote hearing since its pronouncement in
2007. The theme for World Hearing Day 2017 “Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment” reflects to
the economic impact of hearing loss.
• 46th National Safety Week Campaign was commenced from 4th March 2017 to 10th March 2017 to renewing
the commitment of employees and general public to work safely throughout the year. Theme: “Keep Each
Other Safe”
• Odisha observed the 101st birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik on March 5, 2017. As a
part of the occasion, the mini-marathon was flagged off by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik from Biju
Patnaik Park in Bhubaneswar which ended at the Kalinga Stadium.
• International Women’s Day is celebrated by the Governments, NGOs and other Organizations worldwide on
March 8 every year since 1900.The theme adopted by the United Nation for 2017 is Women in the Changing
World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.
• On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Swachh Shakti
2017 – A Convention of Women Sarpanches, at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

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