Page-2 of Current Affairs - March, 2017
Government lowers interest rates on Small saving schemes by 0.1%
The Union Finance Ministry has lowered interest rates on all nine small saving schemes by 0.1% for the April-June quarter as compared to January-March quarter. These schemes includes Public provident fund (PPF), National Savings Certificate (NSC), Kisan Vikas Patra, Sukanya ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Gujarat Assembly passes Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Gujarat Assembly has passed the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to amend Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954. The amendment bill makes the existing law stricter and provides for harsher punishment and higher penalties to prevent cow slaughter in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
ISRO develops four Lithium Battery Techniques
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed four types of lithium ion batteries for satellite and launch vehicle applications. These four types of batteries are 1.5Ah, 5Ah, 50Ah and 100Ah. Out of these, 1.5Ah & 50Ah have been used ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
3rd G20 Framework Working Group meeting held in Varanasi
The third edition of G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting was held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The two-day meeting took place under the G20 German presidency, and was co-hosted by the Union Finance Ministry and the Reserve Bank of India ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Scientist develop ingestible 3D-printed snake-like robot
Scientists have developed a tiny, ingestible 3D-printed snake-like robot called SAW (single actuator wave-like robot), that can navigate through the small intestines. The snake-like tiny robot was made from a set of interlocking 3D-printed “plastic” pieces that look like vertebrae. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Sima Kamil becomes first woman to lead a major Pakistani bank
Sima Kamil became the first woman in Pakistan to head a major commercial bank after she was appointed as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of United Bank Limited (UBL). Prior to this appointment, she was deputy CEO ..