1.Finance Minister of India Mr. Arun Jaitley has indicated that the Government may merge 27 public sector banks into just six.
2.Nagaland Information Commission has been regarded as one of the best of its kind in the entire country. This was revealed by the Nagaland Information Commissioner during the decade celebration of RTI Act.
3.China’s national observatory issued a blue alert for a cold snap that will bring strong winds and lower temperatures to most of the country this week.
4.Renowned Dogri poetess and writer Padma Sachdev has been awarded Krutitava Smagra Samman for 2015 by the Kolkata’s Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad.
5.The Vice President, M Hamid Ansari wants a “Grow in India” programme to transform the socio-economic fabric of the agricultural sector.
6.Tata Housing will allow its women customers to pay only 20 per cent of the agreement value while the balance can be paid on taking possession of the property, a company statement said here today.
7.South Korea passes Anti-terror law: The law which led to a world record of speeches.
8.Ajanta Pharma has received final approval for its generic version of acute migraine pain relief drug almotriptan malate tablets from the US health regulator.
9.Climate change would cause deaths of over 130,000 people in India in 2050 due to changes in diet and bodyweight caused from reduced crop productivity, according to a new study on climate change led by the University of Oxford.
10.The 'Carriage by Air (Amendment) Bill, 2015', was passed by the Upper House with changes. It was cleared by the Lok Sabha in December 2015.
11.U.N. imposes harsh new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear program .
12.India has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organisation against the United States over its measures raising fees on some applicants for temporary work visas, mostly involving the tech sector.
13.Indian Railways is all set to set up a Special Railway Establishment for Strategic Technology and Holistic Advancement (SRESHTA) , a new entity that will comprise mostly scientists and railway experts.
14.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has selected another village for adoption in his Varanasi Constituency of U.P. for development under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
15.Nancy Reagan passed away,she became one of the most influential first lady in U.S. history during her Republican husband’s presidency from 1981 to 1989.
16.Indian Government has decided to discontinue the scanning of the Food products from Japan that run the risk of being contaminated by radioactive substance.
17.E-mail inventor, Ray Tomlinson, passed away in Washington .
18.Tech Mahindra is all set to create a ‘startup garage’ for its in-house entrepreneurs.
19. Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone for India’s first “Octomax” unit at the Mathura refinery for the production of high-octane gasoline on 07 Mar 2016.
20.Digital payments platform FreeCharge has partnered with Mexico-based chain of movie theatres, Cinepolis.
21.Dr Amrita Patel has been conferred with the Mahindra Samriddi India Agri Lifetime Achievement Aear-Krishi Shiromani Samman in New Delhi. Dr Patel is a former Chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
22.Patna Pirates has won the third season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) by defeating U Mumba.
23.The first two-day 'Happening Haryana Global Investors Summit 2016' has kicked off in Gurgaon, which has see participation from 12 countries.
24.Gyan Sangam summit concludes in Gurgaon .
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