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21st March 2017 Current Affairs – National Current Affairs
First fully India-made train Medha flagged off at Dadar station
First fully India-made train (rake)
Medha was flagged off at Dadar station in Mumbai, the capital of
Maharashtra by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu via video conferencing. It
will save foreign exchange worth $50 lakh per EMU rake along with 25%
manufacturing cost.
Renowned Meteorologist Dev Raj Sikka passes away
Famous
Meteorologist and former director of the Indian Institute of Tropical
Meteorology (Pune) Dev Raj Sikka passed away. He is famously known as
Monsoon Man and the Father of Indian Meteorology. He has first proposed a
link between the El Nino phenomenon and the Indian monsoon in 1982, but
that timeless importance given to it.
Indian-American Computer Scientist Anshumali Shrivastava Wins NSF CAREER Award
An
Indian-American computer scientist, Anshumali Shrivastava has won
National Science Foundation (NSF)’s prestigious CAREER award for his
research on redesigning current machine-learning processes. He is an
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science at William Marsh
Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice which
is a private research university located in Houston, Texas.
Yogi Adityanath was sworn in as 21st CM of UP
Five-time
Parliamentarian and BJP’s firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath (44) sworn
as the 21st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Besides them, 47-member
council of ministers consisting of 22 cabinet ministers, nine ministers
of state (MoS) with independent charge and 13 ministers of states also
took the oath. The Cabinet has five female ministers and 1 Muslim
Minster, Mohsin Raza.
Today 21st March 2017 Current Affairs – Business and Economy
Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi appointed as member of RBI’s western board
The
central government has appointed Dilip Shanghvi, managing director of
Sun Pharmaceuticals as a member of the West area local board of Reserve
Bank of India. His period of tenure is four years with effect from March
11, 2017.
Indian-American Sandeep Matharani Ranks 4th Among 25 Overpaid CEOs in the US
Indian-American
CEO, Sandeep Matharani, ranks 4th on a list of top 25 overpaid CEOs in
the United States, as per the report by US-based NGO ‘As You Sow.’
According to the report, he was overpaid by USD 26 million. The list
topped by Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS. Moonves earned compensation worth
USD 56.7 million in 2016.
Amitabh Bachchan launches world’s first app for breast health
Mr.
Amitabh Bachchan launched the World’s FIRST mobile App on ‘ABC of
Breast Health’ at an event organized by Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer
Foundation. Both iOs & Android versions of the App which are
available in Apple & Google Play Store for FREE download, aims to
empower the nation about every aspect of Breast cancer.
ICRISAT and ICAR join hands for crop improvement
ICAR
and ICRISAT, recently signed an agreement in New Delhi, in which
climate-smart crops, smart food, and digitalisation of the breeding
database were identified as some of the core areas of research.
Latest 21st March 2017 Current Affairs – Sports News
Shahid Afridi appointed ambassador of Blind Cricket World Cup
Former
captain of the Pakistan national cricket team ‘Boom Boom’, Shahid
Afridi has roped as the ambassador for the 5th Blind Cricket World Cup
by the Pakistan Blind Cricket Council (PBCC). The Blind Cricket World
Cup will host by PBCC in the United Arab Emirates(UAE) and Pakistan in
January 2018.
Mumbai lose its permanent status in BCCI
Mumbai
on 19 March 2017 lost its permanent voting situation in the Board of
Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It lost the right to vote by the
new constitution of the Indian Cricket Board, finalized by the Committee
of Administrators (COA) appointed by the Supreme Court of India.
Today Highlights – 21st March 2017 Current Affairs
- President Mukherjee to visit Rajgir.
- G20 finance ministers drop antiprotectionist pledge.
- NASA honors singer Chuck Berry by sending his song to space.
- Agricultural growth rate expected to remain at 4.4% during this financial year: Radha Mohan
Singh. - TDSAT refuses to stay Reliance Jio’s free offer.
- Two senior executives quit from Snapdeal.
- Prannoy loses in quarterfinals of Swiss Open.
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