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PM Narendra Modi to release Special Commemorative Postage Stamp

ii. Yogoda Satsanga Society is a non-profit religious organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1917. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) will celebrate its 100 years journey on 10th March 2017.
PM Narendra Modi to dedicate to nation Petrochemicals Complex

ii. During his two-day visit to Gujarat, he will also dedicate a four-lane bridge over the Narmada at Bharuch on NH-8. The 1.4-kilometre ‘extradosed’ cable-stayed bridge is reportedly the longest in the country.
iii. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stone of Bharuch Bus Port.
Cabinet approval to MoU on energy efficiency between India-UAE

ii. Under the MoU, the NPC, an autonomous body of the Commerce and Industry Ministry’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion will provide energy assessment services, training and certification of energy auditors and demand side management.
Cabinet approves MoU with UN Women

ii. The MoU between India and the United Nations Entity of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) seeks to provide technical support to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj to improve the opportunities for gender equality through legislation, policies and programs in ministry’s institutions.
iii. Activities under this MoU will be implemented at the district and sub-district level in six states – Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
Cabinet approves India-Portugal MoU on renewable energy

ii. The MoU was signed on January 6, 2017. The MoU aims to promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable issues.
iii. The MoU envisages constitution of a Joint Working Group which can co-opt other members from Scientific Institutions, Research Centres and Universities.
iii. The MoU envisages constitution of a Joint Working Group which can co-opt other members from Scientific Institutions, Research Centres and Universities.
Ola signs MoU with Government of Madhya Pradesh

ii. In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Skill India initiative, the MOU is focused towards training, skill development and empowerment of 25,000 driver partners in the next two years.The aim of MoU is nurturing micro-entrepreneurship and skilling 50 lakh drivers by 2020.
National Conference on Jal Kranti Abhiyan to be held

ii. About 700 participants representing various stakeholder groups such as farmers, panchayat members, NGOs and students will attend the day-long conference.
iii. Ministry of Water Resources and River Development had launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan on June, 2015 to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders.
Indo-Oman joint military exercise ‘Al-Nagah-II’ begins

ii. Indo-Oman Joint Army Exercise- AL NAGAH-II 2017′ was started on 6th march and will end on 19th March in the Dhauladhar Ranges at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.
Tribal festival ‘Bhagoria’ begins in MP

ii. The festival which has been organized at 34 places in the state is celebrated in the month of March before the Holi Festival by the local tribes called Bhils and Bhilalas.
iii. The week-long festival is organized at different Bhagoria haats (local markets) in the form of Svayamvara or Marriage Ceremony located in Jhabua, Alirajpur, Dhar, Khargone and Barwani districts in western Madhya Pradesh.
Finance Minister gives in-principle nod to ESOPs by PSU banks

ii. However, the Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) can only be given by those banks which have earned a substantial profit as well as made a remarkable improvement in managing NPAs.
iii. The proposal of ESOP by the Banks Board Bureau (BBB) will help to motivate employees to work towards strengthening the financial status of their banks and hence increase its share value.
HDFC Bank launched chatbot Eva for customer services

ii. Eva is India’s first AI-based banking chatbot and can answer millions of customer queries across multiple channels instantly. It can assimilate knowledge from thousands of sources and provide answers in simple language in less than 0.4 seconds.
Canara Bank bags medals at PR Council’s communication conclave

ii. The bank won a gold medal for a radio jingle and silver medals for Corporate Film and Brochure (CSR).
iii. It won bronze medals for its in-house magazine (regional language), corporate advertisement – print, table calendar – 2017 and Big Diary 2017.
M P Veerendra Kumar presented Moortidevi award

ii. Mr. Kumar was chosen for the prestigious award for his Malayalam travelogue ‘Hymavathabhoovil‘, which dwells upon ancient trails of Indian culture, myth, literature, and people strewn in the plains, valleys, and mountains of India.
iii. The award was presented by Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair at a function at the Tagore Centenary, Calicut, Kerala.
iii. The award was presented by Jnanpith laureate M T Vasudevan Nair at a function at the Tagore Centenary, Calicut, Kerala.
Dr K Srinath Reddy appointed as adviser to the Odisha Govt

ii. Prof Dr K Srinath Reddy will advise the state government on proper implementation and smooth delivery of the ongoing health service programs so as to better the indicators.
iii. Reddy, a Padma Bhushan awardee, was the former head of the Department of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
iii. Reddy, a Padma Bhushan awardee, was the former head of the Department of Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.
Govt nod for strategic sale of 3 SAIL plants

ii. ASP is located at Durgapur in West Bengal spread over around 467.22 hectares.
iii. SSP in Tamil Nadu can produce stainless steel in the form of coils and sheets with an installed capacity of 70,000 tonnes a year.
iv. VISP is located in Bhadravati, Karnataka has an installed capacity of 2.16 lakh tonnes of hot metal and 98,280 tonnes of alloy and special steels.
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi becomes first to play Gayathri veena for record five hours

ii. She played a total of 69 songs including various classical and filmy songs on the Gayathri veena became the first person to achieve the feat in the world.
Rabi Ray, former Lok Sabha Speaker, passes away

ii. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1967, from the Puri parliamentary constituency, and was the leader of the Samyukta Socialist Party in the Lok Sabha.
2017-Mexico Open

ii. Men’s singles: Sam Querrey (United States) defeats Rafael Nadal (Spain)
iii. Women’s singles: Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) defeats Kristina Mladenovic (France)
iv. Men’s Doubles: Jamie Murray (Brazil) / Bruno Soares (United Kingdom) defeats John Isner (Spain) / Feliciano López (United States)
v. Women’s Doubles: Darija Jurak (Croatia) / Anastasia Rodionova (Australia) defeats Verónica Cepede Royg (Paraguay) / Mariana Duque Mariño (Colombia)
OPPO wins Indian cricket team sponsorship rights for five years
i. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that mobile manufacturing company Oppo Mobiles India Private Limited will be the new team sponsor of the Indian cricket team from April 1, 2017 for a period of five years.
ii. It has replaced Star India.
OPPO wins Indian cricket team sponsorship rights for five years

ii. It has replaced Star India.