Current Affairs 1st March 2017
NATIONAL:
- Iconic red buses of Mumbai to be painted white and yellow for trial
- HPCL to be acquired by ONGC on a deal worth Rs 44,000 crore
- Liquor ban to be implemented in Chandigarh from April 1
- 1st Integrated Heliport of India launched at Rohini in North Delhi
- 6-fold hike in urban reform incentive fund proposed by Government
- India’s first Antyodaya Express launched today b/w Ernakulam and Howrah by MoR
- EA Secretary states from 1st of July 2017 GST to be implemented
- India’s Foreign Secretary Jaishankar to visit US
INTERNATIONAL:
- UK-India Year of Culture 2017 hosted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace
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BANKING NEWS:
- Inter-disciplinary standing committee been appointed to review cyber threats by RBI
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- GDP growth for current, upcoming two fiscals is projected as 7% by OECD
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
- Air defence missile system Israeli SPYDER prepared by India
- 2 people trip around Moon planned by SpaceX to in 2018
APPOINTMENTS:
- Vikas Swarup appointed as new MEA Spokesperson replacing Gopal Baglay
- Nand Kumar Sai sworn in as NCST Chairperson
SPORTS NEWS:
- ISSF World Cup: Men’s 10m air pistol bronze medal bagged by Indian Shooter Jitu Rai
- Tarun and Alwin won gold at 2017 Uganda International Series men’s doubles
- ISSF World Cup Men’s Double Trap silver medal won by Ankur Mittal
OBITUARY:
- P. Shiv Shankar Former Union Minister passes away, at age 88