NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
India to supply 18 meter gauge Diesel Electric Locomotives to Myanmar: RITES
(Public Sector Enterprise under Ministry of Railways) signed a contract to
supply 18 meter gauge 1350 HP Diesel Locomotives to Myanmar Railways. The
contract was signed at Naypyitaw on 4th March.
2.
Suresh Prabhu has launched ‘Clean My Coach’ service: The
service allows a passenger to make request for a dirty coach to be swept and
cleaned by sending an SMS on mobile number 58888.
3. Government sets new norms for
Hydrocarbons licensing: Government of India has approved a
new policy for exploration and also defined the norms for pricing of existing
and new discoveries made in difficult areas.
4. Aadhar scheme collects biometric data
of 99 crore Indians: The Aadhar (Targeted Delivery of
Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016 was passed by
a voice vote after a brief debate, during which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
assured the House that details provided for the card will not be misused in any
manner.
5. Union Cabinet gave green signal for
amendment to Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925: The Union Cabinet
approved the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs to amend the Sikh
Gurdwaras Act, 1925 through the Parliament retrospectively with effect from 8
October 2013.
6. Long march against Indo-Bangladesh
power plant near Sundarbans started: A 250 km long protest
march against plans to build Rampal Power Station, Indo-Bangladesh coal-fired
power plant near the Sundarbans, was kicked-off.
7. PM Modi to unveil railway project in
Bihar: PM Modi will arrive in Patna today on a day-long
visit to Bihar where he will dedicate to the nation the newly constructed
Digha-Sonepur rail-cum-road Bridge and inaugurate a new rail bridge in Munger.
8. Gujarat; Leaks in Kakrapar Nuclear
Plant, One unit shut.
9. Crisil sees GDP growing at 7.9% in
2016-17: On the occasion the actress also launched the new
campaign of the brand titled ‘Be more human’.
10. Uber opens Asia’s 1st Engineering
Hub in India: The ride sharing service provider has
opened its first Asian engineering centre in Bengaluru highlighting the focus
on India to solve the localized challenges of Uber users in the country.
11. Defence Ministry gives nod to 7
stealth frigates worth Rs 13,000 crore.
12. Cabinet approves ratification of
BIMSTEC Convention: The Union Cabinet has given its approval
for signing and ratification of the Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi Sectoral
Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Convention on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters.
13. Honey festival in Mangaluru from
March 12: The Dakshina Kannada Zilla Panchayat, in association
with the Karnataka Horticulture Department, will conduct a ‘Honey Festival’ in
Mangaluru on March 12 and 13.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Egyptian Diplomat Ahmed Abul Gheit named as Secretary General of Arab League.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. HDFC Bank ties up with 5 start ups: These
companies are Sense forth Technologies, Tagpin, Safe 2 Pay, Bugclipper, Taptis
Technolgies. The bank tied up with these companies to strengthen their web,
mobile and payment offerings.
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