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1.India ranks 143rd in 2017 Economic Freedom Index :-
India was ranked 143rd out of 186 economies in the annual Index of Economic Freedom 2017 that measures the degree of economic freedom in the countries of the world. The index was released by top US based Think Tank, The Heritage Foundation. In this edition, India’s overall score was 52.6 points, 3.6 points less than scored in 2016 when it was ranked 123rd.

2.RBI allows multilateral FIs to invest in masala bonds :-

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted multilateral and regional financial institutions (FIs) to invest in ‘masala bonds’, rupee denominated bonds issued by Indian entities.

3.Hindi Scholar and writer Surendra Verma selected for 2016 Vyas Samman award :-

Renowned Hindi Scholar, litterateur and playwright Surendra Verma (75) was selected for the prestigious Vyas Samman 2016. He was chosen for this award for his novel Kaatna Shami Ka Vriksha : Padma Pankhuri Ki Dhar Se, published in 2010.

4.Vikas Swarup appointed High Commisioner to Canada :-

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup has been appointed the new High Commissioner to Canada.Mr. Swarup, a well-known author became the MEA spokesperson in April 2015. He is expected to join his new post in Ottawa by mid-March, 2017.

5.SC introduces Middle Income Group Scheme :-

The Supreme Court has introduced Middle Income Group Scheme, (MIGS) a self-supporting scheme for providing legal services to the middle and relatively lower income groups.

6.Vetiver Network launched :-

India Vetiver Network (INVN) has been launched at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. INVN is a not-for-profit scientific network to promote vetiver in India. Vetiver has worldwide application to tackle many environmental issues like soil erosion, mitigation of soil and water pollution.The mission of INVN is environmental protection using vetiver. Promotion of research in vetiver identification of varieties, improved production technologies and distillation techniques.

7.Union Cabinet approves merger of SBI, 5 associate banks :-
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the merger of State Bank of India (SBI) with five of its associate/subsidiary banks. These five subsidiary banks are State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore.

8.राधा मोहन सिंह ने भारतीय बीज कांग्रेस 2017 का उद्घाटन किया :-केंद्रीय कृषि और किसान कल्याण मंत्री राधा मोहन सिंह ने कोलकाता में भारतीय बीज कांग्रेस

(Indian Seed Congress) 2017 का उद्घाटन किया. इस वर्ष सीड कांग्रेस का थीम (विषय) ‘Seed of Joy’ है.

9.सुनील मेहता पीएनबी के गैरकार्यकारी चेयरमैन नियुक्त :-सुनील मेहता को पंजाब नेशनल बैंक (PNB) का नया गैरकार्यकारी चेयरमैन नियुक्त किया गया है. कैबिनेट की नियुक्ति समिति 
(ACC) ने इससे सम्बंधित वित्तीय सेवा विभाग (DFS) के

प्रस्ताव को मंजूरी दी. उन्हें तीन साल की अवधि के लिए इस पद पर नियुक्त किया गया है.

10.नीलम दामोदरन, बैंक ऑफ़ इंडिया की दूसरी ईडी नियुक्त :-

सरकार ने नीलम दामोदरन को बैंक ऑफ़ इंडिया का कार्यकारी निदेशक (Executive Director) नियुक्त किया है. उन्होंने 16 फरवरी 2017 को पदभार संभाला और उनका कार्यकाल 30 नवम्बर 2019 तक का
 होगा. इससे पूर्व दामोदरन बैंक ओ बड़ौदा के जनरल मैनेजर थे.

11.भारतीय कंपनी के साथ मानवरहित विमान बनाएगी इज़रायली कंपनी :-
बेंगलुरु में आयोजित ‘एयरो इंडिया2017’ के दौरान बेंगलुरु स्थित भारतीय कंपनी डायनामाइट

टेक्नोलॉजी लिमिटेड (डीटीएल) और इज़रायली कंपनी आईएआई ने ‘मेक इन इंडिया’ के तहत

भारत में छोटे मानव रहित विमानों (यूएवी) के निर्माण के लिए समझौता किया है.

 12.टेड टॉक्स के हिंदी संस्करण की मेजबानी बॉलीवुड अभिनेता शाहरुख़ खान करेंगे :-प्रसिद्द अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शो टेड टॉक्स के हिंदी संस्करण की मेजबानी बॉलीवुड अभिनेता शाहरुख़ खान करेंगे. टेड टॉक्स के भारतीय 
संस्करण इंडिया नयी सोच का प्रसारण स्टार इंडिया करेगा. यह

पहला वैश्विक हिंदी टॉक शो होगा जो विचारों के प्रसार के लिए समर्पित गैरलाभकारी TED के साथ साझेदारी में बनाया जायेगा.

13.एचडीएफसी लाइफ ने निम्न आय वर्ग के लोगों के लिए प्रगति योजना शुरू की :-

जीवन बीमा फर्म एचडीएफसी लाइफ ने निम्न आय वर्ग के लोगों के लिए एक एक पारंपरिक

जीवन बीमा योजना ‘प्रगति’ की शुरुआत की है.

14.हॉकी खिलाडी संदीप सिंह, मानद डॉक्टरेट उपाधि से सम्मानित :-पंजाब के फ़तेहगढ़ साहिब के अमलोह में स्थित एक निजी शैक्षणिक संस्थान देश भगत

यूनिवर्सिटी ने पेशेवर भारतीय हॉकी खिलाड़ी संदीप सिंह को मानद डॉक्टरेट उपाधि से सम्मानित किया है.

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