Page-3 of Current Affairs - March, 2017
Ravichandran Ashwin awarded Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy
Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin was awarded Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016 as well as the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016. With this, he became the third Indian to win this award ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Carrie Lam becomes first woman Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Carrie Lam is set to become the first woman Chief Executive (CE) of the Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China. She will succeed Leung Chun-ying on July 1, 2017. In the elections, she had won 777 votes compared ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Truecaller partners with ICICI Bank for UPI-based mobile payment
Truecaller partners with ICICI Bank to launch its new Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-based mobile payment service “Truecaller Pay”. It will allow users of the app to instantly create a unique UPI Virtual Payment Address (VPA), send money to any UPI ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Turkey's runner Elvan Abeylegesse stripped of 1 world silver, 2 Olympic silver medals
Ethiopian-born Turkish middle and long-distance runner Elvan Abeylegesse (34) was stripped of two Olympic silver medals and one world silver after a re-analysis of an in-competition doping test dating back to 2007. She had tested positive for stanozolol, a banned ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
ISKCON'S Govardhan Eco Village wins Water Award
The Govardhan Eco Village of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) at Wada taluka in Maharashtra has received an award in the “Best Water NGO-Water Education” category instituted by Water Digest. The village is a farm community and retreat centre ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Kanha tiger reserve becomes first in India get official mascot
Kanha in Madhya Pradesh became first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot named Bhoorsingh the Barasingha, to create a better connect with its visitors, especially the younger generation. The mascot Bhoorsingh will soon feature in more artwork, ..