1.Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite :-
Japan space agency JAXA launched a new spy satellite Radar 5 from a launch site in the country’s southwest on March 17, 2017
2.Scientists Develops World’s First Blood Test for Autism :-
Scientists at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in United States have for the first time in the world, discovered a way to accurately predict whether a child has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by analyzing a blood sample.
3.Lenovo appoints Subhankar Roy Chowdhury as head HR for Asia Pacific :-
Lenovo, Computer manufacturing company appointed Subhankar Roy Chowdhury as HR for Asia Pacific. He will replace Andrew Dahms.
4.PaPa Rao, Jwala included in governing body of SAI :-
Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta and retired IAS officer BV Papa Rao have been appointed as members of the Sports Authority of India (SAI).
5.Mallikarjun Kharge set to become next PAC Chairman :-
Former Minister of Inidan Railways Mallikarjun Kharge has been nominated for the post of chairman of the Public’s Account Committee (PAC) of Parliament.Kharge will take charge from K.V. Thomas on May 1, 2017
6.First Airbus Training Centre in Asia to be set up in New Delhi :-
France based Aircraft maker Airbus will set up Asia’s first training facility for pilots and maintenance engineers in New Delhi.
7.Centre Gives 6 Months to Industrial Projects for Green Clearance :-
In a bid to regulate the environment violators, the Union Environment Minister, Anil Madhav Dave has decided to recommend closure of industrial projects if the developers are found to have started the construction without the mandatory environment clearance (EC).
8.Bandhan Bank ties up with Avenues India :-
Kolkata based Bandhan Bank has signed an agreement with a payment solution provider Avenues India Pvt Ltd on March 16, 2017
9.ESAF Small Finance Bank launched in Thrissur :-
Kerala’s first private sector bank ESAF Small Finance Bank was launched by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thrissur, Kerala on March 17, 2017.
10.World Bank Approves $175 million loan for India’s National Hydrology Project :-
The World Bank has approved a $175 million loan on March 15, 2017 to India for the National Hydrology Project to improve India’s ability to forecast floods and reduce the recurring chances of floods and droughts.
11.Demands for Grants of Ministry of Defence for 2017-18 Passed in Lok Sabha :-
The Lok Sabha passed the Demands for Grants of Ministry of Defence for 2017-18 on March 17, 2017 after negotiating with the opposition.In 2017-18, the Ministry of Defence has been allocated Rs 3,59,854 crore (including pensions) for expenditure across the various services, production establishments and research and development organisations.
12.Trump administration appeals block of revised travel ban :-
The Trump administration on Friday appealed a Maryland court’s block of its revised travel ban, aiming to reinstate the temporary halt to immigrants and visitor arrivals from six majority Muslim countries.
13.Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott dies at 87 :-
Derek Walcott, a Nobel Prize-winning poet known for capturing the essence of his native Caribbean and who became the region’s most internationally famous writer, has died on the island of St. Lucia. He was 87.
14.MIT Pune & IBM Jointly Unveils Robot ‘Chintu’ :-
The final year computer engineering students at Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) Pune and technology giant IBM have developed a robot named Chintu to assist senior citizens in their everyday tasks.
