29th march 2017 current affairs

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1. Paytm will be the first e-commerce company to become ASCI member

Paytm is all set to become a member of the self-regulatory voluntary organization Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) from April, 2017. The move is significant because advertising violations by e-commerce companies, which are big spenders on television, print and digital media, have been on the rise in recent years.

2. IRDAI imposed penalty of Rs 20 lakh on ICICI Pru Life

The charges include free look cancellations not being in line with regulations and delay in processing surrenders/partial withdrawals.

3. India becomes Net Exporter of Electricity for the first time

During the current year 2016-17 (April 2016 to February 2017), India has exported around 5,798 Million Units to Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar which is 213 Million units more than the import of around 5,585 Million units from Bhutan.

4.'Unnati' credit card has been launched by SBI .

SBI Card launched a unique credit card ‘SBI Card Unnati’ targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account-holders across the country.

5. Sima Kamil is the first women to opearate major pakistai bank

United Bank Limited (UBL), one of the Pakistan largest banks appointed Sima Kamil as the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the bank.

6. INLCU L51 commissioned into India Navy in port blair

Indian Navy inducts surveillance ship (INLCU) L51, the first of the eight ships of the Landing Craft Utility MK IV Class, was commissioned into the India Navy by Vice Admiral Bimal Varma AVSM, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar

7. PoS installations of Karnataka Bank Ltd has reached 10,000

This service enabled the merchant establishments to accept card payments and boost their business. The bank is also providing ‘PoS Manager’, an android mobile app, to help merchants monitor and keep track of their counter transactions besides providing an interface to contact the bank and service provider for further information and escalations.

8. Sir Garfield Sobers trophy received by R Ashwin

Indian off-spinner ‘Ravichandran Ashwin’ (30-years) has received the ‘Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for the ‘ICC Cricketer of the Year 2016’ as well as the ‘ICC Test Cricketer of the Year 2016’ .Ashwin has become the third Indian and the 12th player overall to win the award after Rahul Dravid (2004) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010).

9. 2017 Men's Hockey World League final will be hosted in bhubaneswar

The Men’s Hockey World League Final, involving eight of World’s best teams including hosts India, will be played between 1st -10th December 2017.

10. Gauri Singh becomes the first girl to swim from Sea Link to Gateway of India

She took over 6 hours 30 minutes to complete the 36-km long distance route. Gauri Singh is a class 8th student from Udaipur (Rajasthan).

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