3 Products handed over by DRDO to - Indian Army

  • The Defense Research and Development Organization handed over three products to Indian Army in New Delhi on 2nd March 2017. 
  • This function was presided by Minister Manohar Parrikar on behalf of DRDO to Army Staff General Bipin Rawat.

World wildlife Day Observed on  3rd March 2017

  • The World Wildlife Day was observed across the world on 3rd March 2017 with the theme of 'Listen to the young voices'.

  • The day is seen as an opportunity to celebrate many beautiful and varied forms of flora and fauna.

SC appointed SIT detects black money of - 70 thousand crore rupees

  • Special Investigating Team (SIT) appointed by The Vice-Chairman of the Supreme Court, Justice (retd) Arijit Pashayat on 2nd March 2017 said that so far the amount of unearthed black money across the country stands to Rs 70 thousand crore.
  • This information was shared after a high-level meeting of SIT on black money by Justice Arijit Pashayat.The meeting was held in Cuttack.

Humanitarian of the Year award 2017 awarded to  singer - Rihanna by Harvard University

  • Singer Robyn Rihanna Fenty awarded with the 2017 Peter J Gomes Humanitarian of the Year Award of the Harvard University 28th February 2017. 
  • She was awarded for her charity work of building a state-of-the-art centre of oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Best University award 2017 goes to - Jawaharlal Nehru

  • Jawaharlal Nehru University has been awarded with Visitor's Award for the best University by Pranab Mukherjee , president of India on 2nd March 2017. 
  • The visitor's award for 'Research' was won by Dr. Shyam Sunder from Banaras Hindu University and professor Niranjan Karak from Tezpur University.

World Hearing Day observed on - 3rd March 2017

  • The World Hearing Day 2017 was observed globally with the theme 'Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment' on 3rd March 2017. 
  • It aims to raise the awareness and promote ear and hearing care all over the world.

Former IFS and MP Syed Shahabuddin passed away on - 4th March 2017

  • Former Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer and Member of Parliament (MP) Syed Shahabuddin passed away because of prolonged illness at a hospital in Delhi NCR on 4th March 2017. He was 82 at the time of his death.
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