Current Affairs 12th March 2017

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