Current Affairs 16th March 2017

Current Affairs 16th March 2017

• Rs. 100 cr alloted by Karnataka govt to open Namma Canteens
• Karnataka govt seeks to legalise manual scavenging
• Phones, sarees offered for sterilisation by Jhalawar district admin of Rajasthan
• Govt launched Bharat Net project in mission mode to connect all Gram panchayats
• Five pilgrimage places in Maharashtra got approval for Development by State govt
• Andhra Pradesh Budget for 2017-18 presented
• Krishi Unnati Mela 2017 starts in New Delhi
• Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

• 1st Girls Council launched by Saudi Arabia with all-male event
• Meeting held by 23 Asian countries in Pakistan to contemplate union like EU
• Indian-American Seema Verma to become head of US healthcare got approval from US Senate
• Missile-capable drones to be deployed by US in South Korea
• EU court allows employers to ban workers from wearing religious symbols

• SBI declares Rs 6,000-cr tractor one-time farm loan settlement scheme
• IDFC buys Natixis’s stake in mutual fund unit for Rs 244 crore

• Retail inflation touched 3.65% that of 4-month highest
• MoU signed between Tata Motors, Volkswagen Group  for exploring joint development projects

• Life-detecting tools of Mars rover got tested by NASA in a desert region

• N Biren Singh sworn in as new CM of Manipur
• Sidharth MLA of BJP appointed as Protem Speaker of Goa Assembly for floor test
• Shashank Manohar resigns as Chairman of ICC
• Justice Rajendra Menon steps in as new Chief Justice of Patna HC

• Welcome Book Prize 2017 : Two Indian-American authors shortlisted
• Marie Claire America magazine cover features Indian actress Priyanka

• Cricketer Irfan got suspension from PCB for involvement in spot-fixing
• Hockey India hired 4 Scientific advisors to work with team’s fitness aspects
• Cyclist Joanna Rowsell Shand and Double Olympic champion retires