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