1.
Paytm gets ready for first Payment Bank: The country’s
largest mobile wallet provider Paytm has got into a strategic tie-up with
Florida-based global provider dedicated to banking and payments technologies
FIS Global.
2.
Mumbai to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in April: Mumbai,
the financial capital of India to host BRICS Friendship Cities Conclave in
April involving top Urban Policy makers and Planners from BRICS nations.
3. Karnataka launches Mukhyamantri
Santwana Harish Yojana: Government of Karnataka has
launched Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to provide free medical treatment
to road accident victims for the first 48 hours (2 days) in the nearest
government or private hospital.
4. NTPC bags poll based Research Inventor
Communication Award among the ‘Large Corporates’ category.
5. Sun Pharma signs MS Dhoni as Brand
Ambassador for Revital H.
6. Reliance Jio to offer free Wi-Fi at 6
stadiums for T20 World Cup: Spectators of cricket
matches in Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Wankhede Stadium
in Mumbai, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali and
HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala will enjoy free wi-fi during T20 World Cup.
7. Telangana and Maharashtra CMs ink
pact on Godavari water projects to construct five barrages across Godavari and
Pen Ganga rivers.
8. Germany partners with India to
develop Kochi, Coimbatore and Bhubaneswar as Smart cities.
9. 108-feet Jain teerthankar idol enters
‘Guinness book of world records’: A 108 feet idol of Lord
Rishabhdeva, the first Teerthankar of Jains, carved out of a single rock, has
entered the ‘Guinness World Records’ as the world’s tallest Jain statue.
10. India’s leading Integrated Travel
Thomas Cook signs Strategic Alliance with Western Union Business Solutions and
DCB Bank.
11. Freecharge partners with
Mexico-based movie theatre chain Cinepolis to provide its customers an easy to
use and secure way of making payments.
12. Rajya Sabha passed Bureau of Indian
Standards Bill, 2015 which extends the ambit of the BIS to include services,
processes and products while ensuring production of world class goods.
13. Meghalaya police extended Operation
Hillstorm 3: Combat operation by three months.
14. Cycling event of Indian Army with
theme ‘Cycle to Recycle’ flagged off from Pangsau Pass on the India-Myanmar
border.
15. CA Media Digital (India) Pvt Ltd
appointed Vivek Jain as CEO of digital business.
16. Widow marriage included under
Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana in Madhya Pradesh.
17. Indian Railways appointed Ernst and
Young as consultant to discover advertising potential of trains and stations.
18. India, ASEAN Plus multilateral
military exercise FORCE 18 concluded in Pune.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Iran successfully test fired several ballistic missiles: Iran’s
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has successfully test-fired several
ballistic missiles from silos across the country.
2.
IAEA to transfer Sterile Insect Technique under 2.3 Million Euro Project to
combat Zika: The spread of the virus will be tackled
with a nuclear technique that has been used to suppress various insect pests.
3.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF launched global programme to
accelerate action to end child marriage.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Yes Bank launches all women branch
‘Yes Grace’ in Bengaluru.
2. ICICI Bank launched iWork@Home
programme for its Women employees that will enable women employees of the bank
to work from home.
SPORTS:
3. Indian
men and women won Gold at World Team Table Tennis Championship held in Kuala
Lumpur defeating Brazil and Luxemburg respectively.
AWARDS:
4.
President Pranab Mukherjee presented 2015 Nari Shakti awards to 15 women, 5
organisations, one state and panchayat.
5.
Mahindra Group CMD Anand Mahindra conferred France’s Knight of the Legion of
Honour.
OBITUARIES:
6.
George Henry Martin, legendary producer of The Beatles, died at the age of 90.
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