Current Affairs 17th March 2017
NATIONAL:
- Andhra Pradesh to receive special assistance package from Central govt
- Bengaluru City railway station becomes blind-friendly
- Hyderabad tops among Indian city on Survey of highest quality of living
- Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill introduced by Centre in Lok Sabha
- Mallikarjun Kharge of Congress set to become next PAC Chairman
- Movie ticket price of Karnataka limited at Rs.200 in all theatres
- Cabinet approves 2% Dearness Allowance hike for govt staff
- Research centre to be opened in Bengaluru by Grab rival of Uber
- National Theatre Festival starts in Kerala
- J&K: Students appearing in Class 10 exam to be provisionally admitted to 11th
- Setting of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas got approval from CCEA
- Tamil Nadu budget for 2017-18 presented
- MoU between LBSNAA and NIPAM for capacity building of public officials got approval from Union Cabinet
- 20 projects worth Rs 1900 crore got approved for implementation of Namami Gange Programme in various states
- Nirmala Sitharaman launches Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme to address needs of exporters
- Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti launches cleanliness fortnight in her Ministry
INTERNATIONAL:
- Changi Airport of Singapore rated world’s best for fifth year
- Population census calculation launched in Pakistan
BANKING NEWS:
- J&K Bank to raise Rs. 250 cr via preferential issue to J&K govt
- 3-minutes digital loan against securities service launched by HDFC bank
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :
- Benchmark interest rate increased on 0.25% by US Federal Reserve
- Sale of 24% equity in Lubrizol India by Indian Oil to Lubrizol Corporation, USA approved
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- SpaceX launches communications satellite in second attempt
- SpaceX wins Rs.630 crore launch contract from US Air Force
AGREEMENTS:
- China, Saudi Arabia consider deals worth about $65 billion
- MoU signed between FTII and Canon to promote short courses in Film & Television
APPOINTMENTS:
- Captain Amarinder Singh sworn in as CM of Punjab
- New Chairman of National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Manhar Valji assumes Office
- Jwala Gutta appointed as member of governing body of SAI
AWARDS AND HONOURS:
- IISc, IIT-B listed in THE’s top 50 Asian universities list
SPORTS NEWS:
- Ranchi’s JSCA Stadium becomes India’s 26th Test venue