1.Indian-American Sandeep Matharani Ranks 4th Among 25 Overpaid CEOs in US :-An Indian-American CEO, Sandeep Matharani, has been ranked 4th on a list of top 25 overpaid CEOs in the United States, as per the report by US based NGO ‘As You Sow’.
Sandeep Matharani, CEO of General Growth Properties, Chicago was paid a total compensation of USD 39.2 million in 2016.
2.NTPC Commissions 2nd Unit of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station :-
A Maharatna Company, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) commissioned the second unit of 660 MW of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station Stage-II on March 19, 2017.
3.Indian-American Computer Scientist Anshumali Wins NSF’s CAREER Award :-
An Indian-American computer scientist, Anshumali Shrivastava, was honored with the National Science Foundation’s prestigious CAREER Award for his research on redesigning current machine-learning processes.
4.Yogi Adityanath Takes Oath as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh :-
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Yogi Adityanath took oath as the 32nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on March 19, 2017 at Kanshiram Smriti Upvan in Lucknow in the presence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah.
5.Shahid Afridi appointed ambassador of Blind Cricket World Cup :-
Former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team ‘Boom Boom’, Shahid Afridi has oped as the ambassador for the 5th Blind Cricket World Cup by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC)
Blind Cricket World Cup will be hosted by PBCC in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) and Pakistan in January 2018.
6.Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi appointed as member on RBI’s western board :-
The central government has appointed Dilip Shanghvi, managing director of Sun Pharmaceuticals as a member on the western area local board of Reserve Bank of India.
7.ONGC Signs Pact to Acquire Entire Stake of GSPC in KG Block for $1.2 billion :-
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has signed definitive agreements to buy Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation’s (GSPC) entire 80% stake in KG-basin natural gas block for $1.2 billion.
8.Pioneer of Rock n Roll, Chuck Berry Dies at 90 :-
American guitarist, singer and songwriter, Chuck Berry who is recognized as one of the pioneers of rock ‘n’ roll music died on March 18, 2017 at the age of 90 in Missouri.
9.Vesnina tops Kuznetsova in marathon Indian Wells final :-
Elena Vesnina survived a battle of attrition to beat fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7(6), 7-5, 6-4 in the women’s final at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.
After more than three hours in the scorching sun on the Indian Wells hard court, Vesnina finally clinched victory on her second championship point when eighth seed Kuznetsova sent a service return long.
10.Indian markets can raise $100 bn. a year, says BSE CEO Ashish Chauhan :-
The Indian stock market can raise $100 billion of capital annually going ahead to help meet the country’s funding needs, top bourse BSE’s CEO Ashish Chauhan has said while pegging the amount estimated to be raised through his exchange alone at $30 billion this fiscal.
11.CEO shoots down request for early release of IPL funds :-
The BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has categorically told the 10 state associations that their request for the early release of funds to conduct IPL matches is “not justified” as it violates the tri-partite agreement.
12.Air Force likely to get 123 LCA Tejas by 2024-25 :-
If the present development and capacity enhancement plans go as per schedule, the Indian Air Force will have 123 indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas fighter jets in its fleet by 2024-25.
13.On a mission to complete Baahubali sequel :-
With the date for the world wide release of Baahubali: The conclusion set as April 28, the films visual effects supervisor R.C. Kamalakannan, is working round the clock to meet the deadline.
