Current Affairs 29th March 2017

Current Affairs 29th March 2017

NATIONAL:

• Gym launched in Nagaland for police personnel by IndiGo
• Online Film Certification System ‘e-CinePramaan’ launched by Govt
• Odisha becomes first state to bring banking to remote rural areas through SHG
• Maharashtra celebrating Marathi New year Gudi Padwa with full enthusiasm
• Himachal Pradesh celebrating Chaitra Navratri festival with full devotion & enthusiasm

INTERNATIONAL:

• UN’s conf on banning nuclear weapons to be boycott by India, US, Britain, France
• Petroleum pact renewed between India-Nepal

BANKING NEWS

• ICICI Bank partners Truecaller to launch ‘Truecaller Pay’ for UPI-based mobile payment

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS

• Tax on wheat and tur imports of 10% brought back by Govt

AGREEMENTS:

• MoU signed between Vijaya Bank inks with Piaggio Vehicles

APPOINTMENTS:

• Indian-American Vanita Gupta named as president of ‘Leadership Conference’
• Rana Kanwar Pal elected speaker of Punjab Assembly

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

• Indian cricket team presented with Test mace award by ICC

SPORTS NEWS:

• Vietnam Open International challenger badminton men’s doubles title won by Satwiksairaj & Chirag
• India won Border-Gavaskar Trophy test series 2-1 against Australia
• Kolkata to host India’s first ever FIFA U-17 World Cup final
• Men’s Hockey World Cup 2018 to be host in Bhubaneswar

OBITUARY:

• Gurdev Singh Badal Former Punjab minister passes away
• Tehmtan R Andhyarujina an Eminent Jurist passes away