Page-13 of GKToday Archives: March, 2017
Bhubaneswar to host 2017 Men's Hockey World League final
Bhubaneswar, capital city of Odisha will host 2017 Men’s Hockey World League final and 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup. It was announced by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). Odisha will be the title sponsor of both events. The Men’s Hockey ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016
Lok Sabha has passed the Enemy Property (amendment and validation) bill after 5 consecutive ordinances. What is it? The Enemy Property Amendment and Validation Bill 2016, is an amendment to Enemy Property Act of 1968 which was enacted after the ..
Proposed Single Water Tribunal
On 14th March 2017 a bill was introduced in Lok Sabha to set up a single tribunal to solve all the inter-state water disputes. The alarming issue has come to light after the recent riots in the state of Karnataka ..
India becomes third largest aviation market globally
As per latest report by the Sydney-based aviation think-tank Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA), India has become the third largest aviation market globally in terms of domestic passenger traffic. The report stated that India’s domestic air passenger traffic at ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Indian Companies in World’s Most Ethical Companies List
In the light of the two Indian Companies, Tata Steel and Wipro, being named in the World’s Most Ethical Companies List 2017 by the American think tank Ethisphere Institute, let us analyze what this news exactly means for the these ..
Gauri Singh becomes first girl to swim from Sea Link to Gateway of India
Gauri Singh (14) from Rajasthan became the first Indian girl swim from Sea Link near Worli Koliwada to the Gateway of India in the Arabia Sea. She took over 6 hours 30 minutes to complete the 36 km long distance ..