Current Affairs 14th March 2017

Current Affairs 14th March 2017

NATIONAL:

• UP sets record of highest number of women MLAs winning in election
• Assam govt hopes on achieving target of Indian Rhino Vision 2020
• MoU signed  between Sashastra Seema Bal with NSDC & NSDF on skill development

INTERNATIONAL:

• Pakistan planned to survey national census
• Military exercises between South Korea and US to begin
• Africa gets own domain name 32 yrs after world’s 1st domain

BANKING NEWS:

• RBI lifts bank withdrawal limit on savings accounts

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :

• Free incoming calls on domestic roaming offered by Idea Cellular

APPOINTMENTS:

• Manohar Parrikar resigns as Defence Minister to take charge as Goa CM
• Okram Ibobi elected as leader of Congress legislature party of Manipur
• BJP senior party leader appointed as observers for selecting new legislature party leaders in states
• Arun Jaitley given additional charge of Defence Ministry
• Cong leader Capt Amarinder Singh to become as Punjab CM

SPORTS NEWS:

• Afghan bowler Rashid Khan youngest to win ‘Man of the Series’ in T20Is
• Chawrasia won Indian Open title for second consecutive time
• Lee Chong Wei won Men’s Singles title of All England Open badminton