Current Affairs 21st March 2017

Current Affairs 21st March 2017

• 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

• 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

• New app ‘Mera iMobile’ launched by ICICI Bank for rural customers with features for agri services
• Mobile payment platform Chillr to launch UPI

• Idea, Vodafone merger approved to form India’s largest telecom

• 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

• 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

• Pyarimohan Mohapatra former Rajya Sabha member passes away at age 77
• Gujarati poet Chinu Modi passes away at age 78