Current Affairs 12th March 2017
NATIONAL:
- India’s 1st AC rail ambulance launched at Mumbai
- India’s UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Aishwaryaa Dhanush performs Bharatanatyam at UN
- 53 Indian fishermen set released by Sri Lankan govt as goodwill gesture
- Following TN, Coca-Cola and Pepsi products to be banned by Kerala traders
- Six subjects made mandatory for Class 10 board exams :CBSE
- India’s largest waste-to-power plant opened at Narela-Bawana in New Delhi
- Maternity Benefit Amendment Bill set passed in Lok Sabha
- Pilot project on ornamental fisheries estimated over Rs 61 cr to be launched by Centre
- Legislative Council of Maharashtra suspends independent MLC Paricharak
- Arunachal Pradesh adopts private member resolution to formulate policy on teachers
- Haryana CM announce about opening of All India Institute of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy in state
INTERNATIONAL:
- Iceland became world’s 1st country to make firms to prove equal pay
- EU decide to create headquarters for military training
- Pak to amend constitution to set up military courts
BANKING NEWS:
- Bharatiya Mahila Bank offers loans to 1,000 women entrepreneurs on Women’s day
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :
- India’s industrial output rises 2.7% in January
- Indian-led startup raises Rs. 33cr to build salad-making robots
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- India successfully test fires supersonic cruise missile BrahMos
APPOINTMENTS:
- New Chief Justices appointed for high courts of Kerala, Chhattisgarh, MP, and Jharkhand
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- Rs. 1 crore awarded to Indian blind cricket team by BCCI
SPORTS NEWS:
- Indian football team slips 2 places in FIFA rankings