Current Affairs 24th March 2017
NATIONAL:
- New national constitutional body for OBCs got approval from Govt
- National Highways of 403-km between Meghalaya, Mizoram approved by centre
- Poll symbol of AIADMK party in Tamil Nadu freezed by EC for upcoming election owing to split in Party
- Rs.500 crore fund announced by Bihar CM on startup policy
- Free Wi-Fi facility for colleges, universities launched in Bihar
- India has been ranked 131 among the 188 countries surveyed for human development, according to the UN’s Human Development Report for 2015
- Asia’s longest bi-direction road tunnel to be launched in J&K
- Govt offices in UP got ban over usage of gutkha, paan masala
- 3 Day-Jashne Nauroze Archery Tournament 2017 starts in Kargil
- 1.65L teens to be trained to educate peers on sexual health by Govt
- Bill passed in Gujarat Assembly on establishing of 2 govt , 4 private universities
- Scaling up of VIKALP Scheme for Railway Passengers announced by Railway Minister
- Amendments on NABARD Act, 1981got approved by Union Cabinet
- India MoU with USA on partnership for Cyber Security got approval from centre
INTERNATIONAL:
- High court in Pakistan orders separate counting of Sikhs in census
BANKING NEWS:
- MoU signed between Assam govt, SBI over housing, educational loan at subsidized interest rates
- Interest subsidy announced by govt for middle earning families Rs6 lakh-Rs18 lakh on home loan
APPOINTMENTS:
- UP Assembly appoints Fateh Bahadur as its Protem Speaker
SPORTS NEWS:
- Indian shooter Ankur Mittal wins gold at World Cup, also equals world record
- India football team register first away win in an int’l friendly in 12 yrs
- IPC Athletics Grand Prix : 8 medals won by Indian para-athletes
