Current Affairs 20th March 2017
NATIONAL:
- President Mukherjee to visit Rajgir
- First fully India-made suburban train makes debut
- Yogi Adityanath to take oath as UP CM , PM Modi to attend ceremony
- Centre initiates steps to implement the project of interlinking rivers in country
- Punjab to provide 33 percent reservation for women in govt jobs
- Jat stir: Section 144 imposed, internet services suspended in Haryana
- Country can’t grow on path of development without full participation of all citizens: PM
INTERNATIONAL
- India, Mauritius hold talks on expanding bilateral defence, security cooperation
- G20 finance ministers drop anti-protectionist pledge
- Senior UN official quits after ‘apartheid’ Israel report pulled
- NASA honours singer Chuck Berry by sending his song to space
- Two Indian clerics who went missing in Pakistan, traced, reached Karachi
BANKING NEWS
- Repair rural household economy to sustain growth: SBI chief
- Agricultural growth rate expected to remain at 4.4% during this financial year: Radha Mohan Singh
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS:
- Indian-American ranked fourth among overpaid CEOs in US
- TDSAT refuses to stay Reliance Jio’s free offer
- Two senior executives from Snapdeal quit
SPORTS NEWS:
- Empowering youth and enabling India through them is vision of National Youth Policy: Sports Minister
- Roger Federer reaches 10th Indian Wells Masters semi-final
- Brazilian surfer spins 540 degrees mid-air at championship
- Prannoy loses in quarterfinals of Swiss Open
OBITUARY:
- Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry passes away