March 2017

1st March 2017
 Assam to host river festival - Namami Brahmaputra
 Gujarati Writer and play writer passed away on - 1st Mar 2017
 Who has been appointed as UN Deputy Secretary-General? - Amina J
Mohammed
 Who has been appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA - Ruchi Ghanashyam
 Zero Discrimination Day observed on - 1st March 2017
 Who has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra - IAS officer
Sumit Mullick
 India successfully test fired - Prithvi Supersonic Interceptor Missile


2nd March 2017
 India's new Ambassador to World Trade Organisation - J S Deepak
 Delay in Brexit Bill as - House of Lords backs EU nationals' rights
 Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of SEBI - Ajay Tyagi
 Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m pistol at - ISSF World Cup
 Camping activities are banned within 100 m of Ganga in Uttarakhand by -
The National Green Tribunal (NGT )
 Who has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL - P
K Purwar
 Indian Navy successfully test-fired Anti-Ship Missile from - Kalvari Class
Submarine


3rd March 2017
 SC appointed SIT detects black money of - 70 thousand crore rupees
 World wildlife Day Observed on - 3rd March 2017
 Historic city of Palmyra recaptured from IS by - Syrian troops with Russian
support
 3 Products handed over by DRDO to - Indian Army


4th March 2017
 Former IFS and MP Syed Shahabuddin passed away on - 4th March 2017
 World Hearing Day observed on - 3rd March 2017
 Penalty revision by private banks after 4 free transactions - Rs 150
 Best University award 2017 goes to - Jawaharlal Nehru
 Humanitarian of the Year award 2017 awarded to singer - Rihanna by
Harvard University


5th March 2017
 Hike in minimum wages by 37 per cent approved by - Delhi LG
 Bharti Airtel, Millicom International signed agreement to - Combine
operations in Ghana


6th March 2017
 Famous surgeon , Thomas E Starzl pioneering liver surgeon, passed away on
- 4th March 2017
 The largest tricolour on tallest flag post at Attari Border inaugerated by -
Punjab Minister
 World’s oldest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat retired on - 6th March
2017


7th March 2017
 Who has been appointed as advisors of Cairn India ? - Atul Gupta and
Melody Meyer
 Punjab and J&K signed agreement to - resume work on Shahpur Kandi
 Environmental pollution kills 1.7 million children each year, stated by :
WHO
 Conservation Drones to be used to monitor Tigers in the - Reserves
 Small & Medium Traders on Digital Payment Initiatives is inaugerated by -
Union Government
 Survey launched in Ganga to determine population of aquatic life by - Union
Government
 National Conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan organised in - Delhi
 Brasil Open 2017 won by - Pablo Cuevas
 Commemorative postage stamp on 100 years of Yogoda Satsang Math
released by - PM Narendra Modi
 Scientists unearth world's oldest fossils unearthed in - Quebec, Canada
 Who has been appointed as adviser to the Odisha Government - K Srinath
Reddy
 MoU between India, Portugal approved on - Renewable energy
 Temporary ban on Malaysians from leaving the country by - North Korea
 MoU between India, UAE approved on - Energy Efficiency Services
 Trade Mark Rules 2017 came into effect on - 6th March 2017
 Travel ban revised by Trump excluding - Iraq


8th March 2017
 Longest extradosed bridge across River Narmada at Bharuch dedicated to -
Nation
 Funds transfer from Provident Fund to National Pension System - Non
taxable
 China overtakes eurozone as - World’s biggest bank system
 Fifth satellite of Copernicus observation program launched by - Europe
Union
 First smart tribal village Habbi inaugurated - In Jammu and Kashmir
 Bengali singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee passed away on - 7th March
2017
 Viola Davis awarded "artist of the year" with - Harvard


9th March 2017
 PM Narendra Modi presents Swachh Shakti Awards 2017 to - Women
Sarpanch
 Aadhaar Payment App launched by - IDFC Bank
 Who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Adidas ? - Harm
Ohlmeyer
 Ashwin and Jadeja rank Number One jointly - In ICC Test rankings
 Veteran journalist Arvind Padmanabhan passed away on - 8th March 2017
 Nari Shakti Puraskar 2016 presented by - President Pranab Mukherjee
 International Women's Day 2017 observed globally on - 8th March 2017


10th March 2017
 Cultural festival 'India by the Nile' started in - Egypt
 South Korean President Park Geun-hye removed from office by - South
Korea’s Constitutional Court
 Helpline number 181 launched by Odisha Government for - distressed
women
 INS Tillanchang, (WJFAC) commissioned at - Karwar
 Commonwealth trade meet begins - in the UK
 Who has been re-elected as President of European Council - Donald Tusk
 Maternity benefit bill passed by - Parliament


11th March 2017
 Mohan Bhagwat awarded honorary Doctor of Science degree on - 9th Mar
2017
 Protocol amending Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement signed between
- India and Belgium
 2017 Assembly Elections of Uttarakhand won by - BJP
 2017 Assembly Elections of Punjab won by - Congress
 2017 Assembly Elections of Goa won by - Congress
 2017 Assembly Elections of Uttar Pradesh won by - BJP


12th March 2017
 World Kidney Day 2017 observed on - 9th March 2017
 Name of Konkani writer who was honoured with Saraswati Samman 2016 -
Mahabaleshwar Sail
 HCFC Phase Out Management Plan's Stage II was launched by - Union
Government


13th March 2017
 BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile was successfully test fired by - India
 NSDC & NSDF inked MoU with Sashastra Seema Bal for - Skill
development


14th March 2017
 All England Open Men's Singles title won by - Lee Chong Wei
 New Chief of Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Unites States
is - Seema Verma
 Malayalam filmmaker Diphan passed away on - 13th March 2017
 Union Government launches Mission Fingerling to achieve - Blue
Revolution
 India’s largest Floating Solar PV Plant installed by - NTPC
 India suspends cross-LoC travel to Pakistan from - Poonch district
 Chief Justices in four High Courts appointed by - President Pranab
Mukherjee


15th March 2017
 Manohar Parrikar sworn in as - Goa Chief Minister
 Natural swings partly responsible for ice loss in - Arctic sea
 Final approval for Brexit bill by - UK parliament
 World Consumer Rights Day observed on - 15th March 2017
 Commonwealth Day observed by Commonwealth countries on - 13th March
2017
 First fluorescent frog found in - Argentina
 Rs 6000-cr tractor loan settlement scheme announced by - SBI


16th March 2017
 National Health Policy 2017 approved by - Union Government
 UN launched Women in - Politics Map 2017
 Pakistan launched population census after - 19 years
 Setting up of 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas approved by - CCEA
 Who has sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab ? - Captain Amarinder Singh
 MoU signed between FTII and Canon - To promote short courses in Film &
Television


17th March 2017
 Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF Ambassador for - ICC Women’s
World Cup 2017
 Karan Avtar Singh appointed as - Chief Secretary of Punjab
 International Buddhist Conference in Bihar inaugurated by - Dalai Lama
 World Bank Group approved USD 210 million for - Strengthening gram
panchayats in West Bengal
 G20 meet of finance ministers and central bank governors to begin - in
Germany
 World Bank Board approves USD 175 million for - National Hydrology
Project of India


18th March 2017
 World’s oldest red algae fossils found in - India
 Japan launched satellite to - Monitor North Korea
 India and Brazil signed agreement to protect - Rights of detached workers
 Who has sworn-in as Uttarakhand Chief Minister ? - Trivendra Singh Rawat
 Who has been elected as Leader of UP BJP State Legislature Party? - Yogi
Adityanath


19th March 2017
 Military Industrial Conference between India and which country was held in
New Delhi
 Russia Collaborative agreement for crop improvement was signed between -
ICAR and ICRISAT


20th March 2017
 MoU signed between India and Mauritius to - Execute USD 20 million
social housing project
 Parents can evict abusive children can be evicted from house as rule passed
by - Delhi High Court
 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited expected to deliver Tejas aircrafts to - IAF
by 2024
 India’s longest road tunnel completes - Trial run
 World Sparrow Day 2017 observed globally on - 20th March 2017
 Idea approves merger with - Vodafone India


21st March 2017
 World Poetry Day 2017 celebrated on - 21st March 2017
 Forests International Day 2017 observed on - 21st March 2017
 Global teacher prize won by - Canadian teacher
 International Day of Happiness celebrated on - 20th March 2017
 International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 2017
observed on - 21st March 2017
 Roger Federer wins - ATP Indian Wells Masters title


22nd March 2017
 NASA to send next-gen clock to Space to - Guide space crafts and
astronauts
 5th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav being organized in - North East Region
 Who has been appointed as Full Time Member of SEBI ? - Madhabi Puri
Buch
 Who has been appointed as Interim Director General of ISA ? - Upendra
Tripathy
 Top spot in ICC Test bowler rankings grabbed by - Ravindra Jadeja
 Who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of ICC ? - Ankur
Khanna


23rd March 2017
 World’s third largest hypersonic wind tunnel commisioned by - ISRO
 Proposal to establish a Fund of Funds for Start-ups approved by - Union
Cabinet
 Indian athletes grab medals in - Special Olympics World Winter Games
 Scaling up of VIKALP Scheme for Railway Passengers announced by -
Suresh Prabhu
 Proposal for amendments to NABARD Act, 1981 approved by - Union
Cabinet
 Policy for extension of oilfield contracts approved by - CCEA
 World Meteorological Day 2017 observed on - 23rd March
 MoU between India and USA on partnership for Cyber Security approved by
- Union Cabinet


24th March 2017
 Four teams sent to Antarctica by - ISRO
 World Bank signs Health Care Deal for - Uttarakhand
 French Mathematician Yves Meyer won - Abel Prize 2017
 4G business of Tikona Networks acquired by - Bharti Airtel
 SaCReD Project to protect environment of Majuli Island launched by -
Assam
 World Tuberculosis Day 2017 observed globally on - 24th March 2017
 Five Indian cities included in World Heritage List on -22nd March 2017


25th March 2017
 Navy successfully test-fired Barak missile from - INS Vikramaditya
 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
observed on – 25th March 2017


26th March 2017
 Employee Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed by - Rajya
Sabha
 Winding up of CHBL & ICBL was approved by - Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs
 Maritime security products developed by DRDO handed over to Indian
Navy by - Arun Jailtley


27th March 2017
 MoPNG e-Seva launched by - Union Petroleum Ministry
 In 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, India won - 73 medals
 Earth Hour observed on - 25th March 2017
 In the list given by Barron's World's Best CEO title bagged by - HDFC Bank
MD Aditya Puri
 2016-17 Santosh Trophy won by - West Bengal


28th March 2017
 Garfield Sobers Trophy awarded to - Ravichandran Ashwin
 Former Punjab minister Gurdev Singh Badal - passed away
 Who has been elected as Speaker of Punjab Legislative Assembly?- Rana
Kanwar Pal Singh
 Vietnam Open International Challenger Badminton Doubles title won by -
Satwiksairaj & Chirag
 Who has been appointed president of 'Leadership Conference'?- Vanita
Gupta
 First state to bring banking to remote areas - Odisha


29th March 2017
 Who has been granted with title of Honorary General of Nepalese Army? -
General Bipin Rawat
 IAF launched - Aviation Turbine Fuel Digital Issue and Payment
 Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards presented by - President Pranab Mukherjee
 United Nations appointed David Beasley to - Run World Food Programme
 Lionel Messi suspended for four matches by - FIFA


30th March 2017
 India became net exporter of electricity - For the first time
 Turkey's Elvan Abeylegesse removed of - Olympic medals
 Four GST Bills passed by - Lok Sabha
 Letter signed to trigger Brexit from EU by - British PM Theresa May
 Medicinal use of marijuana approved by - Argentina


31st March 2017
 Pranab Mukherjee grants Padma awards at - Rashtrapati Bhavan
 First Tiger Reserve in India to get official mascot - Kanha
 World Theater Day celebrated on - 27th March 2017