Current Affairs 21st March 2017
NATIONAL:
- 4 GST supplementary legislation bill got clearance from Union Cabinet
- Sanitary pad vending machines to be set up in Kerala capital
- Beacons on govt cars of Punjab to be removed to end VIP culture
- Full Membership of Mumbai removed from BCCI in new constitution
- Centre reduces interest cost of states participating in UDAY by Rs 11,989 cr
- 5th foundation day function of BIRAC inaugurate by Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi
- Meeting held between India and Pakistan on PIC in Islamabad
- Search portal to be launched by Sports Ministry to find young sports talent in rural India
- First ever Made-in-India train flagged off at Dadar station
INTERNATIONAL:
- Italy ranked No:1 in world’s healthiest country list
- Pakisthan President Mamnoon Hussain promulgates Hindu Marriage bill as law
- 57 billion US dollar announced by World Bank for sub-Saharan Africa
- International Day of Happiness celebrated in UAE
BANKING NEWS:
- New app ‘Mera iMobile’ launched by ICICI Bank for rural customers with features for agri services
- Mobile payment platform Chillr to launch UPI
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :
- Idea, Vodafone merger approved to form India’s largest telecom
APPOINTMENTS:
- Kumar Mangalam Birla to be appointed as Chairman of Vodafone-Idea entity
- Snapdeal appoints Jason Kothari as CEO of FreeCharge
- Justice Navniti Prasad Singh sworn in as Chief Justice of Kerala HC
SPORTS NEWS:
- Aussie player Shaun Tait becomes Overseas Citizen of India
- Indian Wells 2017 title won by Roger Federer for record-tying 5th time
- K T Irfan wins bronze in Asian 20km Race Walk Championships
OBITUARY:
- Pyarimohan Mohapatra former Rajya Sabha member passes away at age 77
- Gujarati poet Chinu Modi passes away at age 78
