Current Affairs 30th March 2017

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Current Affairs 30th March 2017

NATIONAL:

  • BS-III compliant vehicles sale banned by SC from April 1
  • Rs.800 crore budget got approved by Pune Metro authority
  • INLCU L51 commissioned into India Navy
  • Resolution passed by Nagaland on making Centre to request Myanmar to permanently drop border fencing project
  • Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological Systems inducted at INS Rajali
  • 10L tonnes of fuel to be supplied by IOC to Nepal for next 5 years

INTERNATIONAL:

  • US President Donald Trump to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Washington later this year
  • Montenegro becomes NATO’s 29th member as US Senate vote on approval
  • Arab leaders to meet in Jordan for annual summit

BANKING NEWS:

  • Banks got exemption from opening on April 1 : RBI
  • Unnati Credit Card launched by SBI to spread credit inclusion

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY NEWS :

  • Rs 3.72 lakh crore to be borrowed by Govt in 1st half of next fiscal
  • India becomes Net Exporter of Electricity for 1st time
  • Amazon acquires UAE based Souq.com

APPOINTMENTS:

  • David Beasley appointed as UN head of World Food Programme

AWARDS AND HONOURS:

  • Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat to receive honorary General title of Nepal Army
  • Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy presented to  Ashwin by Kapil Dev

BOOKS AND AUTHORS :

  • Book on Rashtriya Rifles ‘Home of the Brave’ released

SPORTS NEWS:

  • India Super series Badminton tournament starts in New Delhi
  • Lionel Messi banned from next 4 competitive internationals

OBITUARY:

  • Ahmed Kathrada South African anti-apartheid activist passes away at age 87