| 1. Bhopal to have India's first privately-run railway station. Habibganj station in Bhopal has been handed over to the private firm to be operated by it. The station building will be developed in line with airport terminals. However, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu clarified that trains at the station will still be run by the Railways. |
| 2. R.R. Hanchinal awarded M.S. Swaminathan Award for his contribution in the field of agriculture . o R.R. Hanchinal, Chairperson of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Authority, the government of India. He received the award for his contributions and sustained support to the areas of crop improvement for hot and very hot dry environments, seed production technology and intellectual protection rights in plant varieties. |
| 3. The Kerala Government will provide pension to former circus artists . The state govt. has allocated 1.13 crore rupees. Thalassery in Kannur district is considered to be the cradle of Indian circus. |
| 4. ISRO has signed a MOU with BHEL to help develop low-cost lithium ion batteries. ithium ion batteries for electric vehicles, also envisages a buyback commitment for such batteries. The move is expected to take care of concerns on managing the waste generated at the end of battery life. |
| 5. International Day for Monuments and Sites ( World Heritage day) observed today. whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983. The aim is to promote awareness about the diversity of cultural heritage of humanity, their vulnerability and the efforts required for their protection and conservation. In 2017, the theme is “Cultural Heritage & Sustainable Tourism”, |
| 6. SBI Card imposes fee on cheque payments below RS 2000. SBI Card — an arm of State Bank of India — has decided to impose a charge on payments made by cheque. The card company recently communicated to customers that henceforth payments of below Rs 2,000 made through the cheque drop box will attract a fee of Rs 100. |
| 7. IMF forecast that the global economy would grow 3.5 per cent in 2017. The International Monetary Fund raised its 2017 global growth forecast on Tuesday due to manufacturing and trade gains in Europe, Japan and China, but warned that protectionist policies threaten to halt a broad-based recovery. |
| 8. Automated electronic toll collection, a credit card mobile App, a Roof Solar Power Project launched by PNB. Usha Ananthasubramanian, Managing Director & CEO, launched these products at an event in New Delhi. One mobile app was also launched to facilitate PNB employees to do their HR-related operations through their mobile phones. |
| 9. SBI has become most valued public sector undertaking (PSU) stock. State Bank of India (SBI) surpassed oil exploration major Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to become most valued public sector undertaking (PSU) stock in terms of market capitalization (m-cap) in intra-day trade. |
| 10. Sebastian Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix 2017 The event was held at Bahrain International circuit Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel was on the lead of 7 points over Hamilton in the championship. It was Sebastian's 3rd victory in Bahrain and 44th of his career. Sebastian Vettel belongs to Germany. |
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