NSDC & NSDF inked MoU with Sashastra Seema Bal for  Skill development

  • National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and the National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) inked a MoU with The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) for skill development programmes.


BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test fired by - India

  • India successfully test-fired BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile. Purpose of this test was to validate the capabilities of the missile.
  • This missile is capable of carrying conventional as well as nuclear warhead of 300 kilograms and is first first supersonic cruise missile system.

Chief Justices in four High Courts appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee

  • President Pranab Mukherjee appointed Chief Justices for High Courts in Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand on 10th March 2017. 
  • Hemant Gupta is appointed as the Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court. Acting Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court P K Mohanty is appointed as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand itself. Justice Navniti Prasad, a judge in Patna High Court, is appointed as the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court.  Justice T B Radhakrishnan, Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, is named as the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court.

India’s largest Floating Solar PV Plant installed by - NTPC

  • The NTPC Ltd installed India’s largest floating solar photo voltaic plant at the Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant (RGCCPP) Kayamkulam in Kerala in the second week of March 2017 . The plant was inaugurated by Director (Technical) of the NTPC Ltd, AK Jha.

Union Government launches Mission Fingerling to achieve - Blue Revolution

  • The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare launched Mission Fingerling on , a programme aims to achive the Blue Revolution by enabling holistic development and management of fisheries. 

New Chief of Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Unites States is - Seema Verma

  • The US Senate confirmed healthcare consultant Seema Verma as administrator of the 1 trillion dollars Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on 13th March 2017. 
  • The Senate voted 55-43 to approve Seema Verma to run the US health program. 

All England Open Men's Singles title won by  Lee Chong Wei

  • Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won his fourth All England Open crown on 12th March 2017. Lee defeated first-time finalist Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 21-10, to grab the Men’s Singles title at the tournament.
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