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