Current Affairs 24th March 2017

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