| News headline | Detalis of the news | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Day of Forests observed on 21st March | The theme of 2017 is ‘Forests and energy'. This global celebration of forests provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of woodlands and trees, and celebrate the ways in which they sustain and protect us. |
| 2 | ICICI Bank launched mobile banking app 'Mera iMobile' for rural customers. | Mera iMobile allow them to access banking services as well as information on agri-services. The app is open for both bank customers as well as others and is available in eleven different languages. |
| 3 | ICRISAT, ICAR join hands for crop improvement | In a bid to benefit small farmers in India and globally, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) would work together on crop improvement and agronomy programmes for grain legumes and dryland cereals. |
| 4 | Bharatiya Mahila Bank to be merged with SBI | SBI has already announced the merger of its five associates- State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore. |
| 5 | Bill Gates topped the Forbes magazine 2017 Billionaires list. | Bill Gates for the fourth year in a row. He is the richest person in the world for 18 out of the past 23 years. Mukesh Ambani leads the pack of Indian billionaires, coming in at the 33rd position with a net worth of $23.2 billion. US President Donald Trump is ranked 544th on the list with his net worth of $3.5 billion. India is home to world’s fourth highest number of billionaire |
| 6 | Cash transaction limit slashed to ₹2 lakh | , the government has proposed that the limit of ₹3 lakh for cash transactions, beyond which it is illegal, be reduced to ₹2 lakh. The penalty for violating this is a fine equivalent to the amount of transaction |
| 7 | SBI assosiate banks will operate as SBI branches from April 1 ,2017 | All branches of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Travancore (SBT) will function as branches of State Bank of India from April 1, 2017. |
| 8 | Government will infusse Capital In IDBI, Dena, Bank of Maharashtra | IDBI Bank will get Rs. 2,500 crore funding from the government, subject to regulatory approvals.Bank of Maharashtra received Rs. 300 crore. Dena Bank received Rs. 800 crore. |
| 9 | Navanithi Prasad Singh sworn in as Kerala Chief justice | Governor P. Sathasivam on Monday administered the oath of office to Justice Navanithi Prasad Singh as Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court at a solemn function in Raj Bhavan on Monday. Justice Navanithi Prasad Singh was a judge in the Patna High Court before his elevation as the Chief Justice of Kerala. |
| 10 | Cheteshwar Pujara becomes first Indian to face 500 balls in Test innings | He broke past Rahul Dravid's record of 495 balls, which were the most faced by an Indian in one Test innings. Pujara scored the third double century of his Test career |
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