AUM- assets under management

The Telangana Government signed an MoU with NABARD here for a loan of Rs 874 crore to the Horticulture Development Corporation to cover 3.15 lakh acres under Micro Irrigation scheme for 2016-17 and 2017-18.

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vijaya Bank for providing concessional finance to micro and small enterprises (MSEs).

The microfinance and financial inclusion space, Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd (BFIL) has become first in the country to launch Aadhaar-based instant, cashless loan disbursal

IMF – 2017-18 => 7.2%
IMF – 2016-17 => 6.6%

Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu commissioned Indian Coast Guard ship ‘Shaunak’, built by Goa Shipyard Limited, in the port town of Vasco.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has declared 2017 as ‘Year of Apple’ in a major bid to promote the famed Kashmiri apples in domestic and foreign markets.

Sarbananda Sonowal is aiming to make the State the cleanest by October 2, 2017, two years prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a ‘Clean India’ by October 2 2019.

The Kalimpong subdivision of the Darjeeling hills became the 21st district of West Bengal.

Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre has been appointed the chairman of Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT).

The Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) confirmed the appointment of India’s Abhijit Sarkar as it’s new Vice Chairman

In a move towards developing the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem in India, IT industry’s representative organization Nasscom signed an MoU with the IoT Acceleration Consortium (ITAC)-Japan.

At a event in Mumbai, Microsoft made a number of announcements including smart city projects, Skype Lite app with Aadhaar support for authentication, and more. Microsoft also announced Project Sangam that aims to offer skilled training, as well as make it easier to find job opportunities.

Senior Kannada writer identified with the ‘Bandaya’ (rebel) stream, Jambanna Amarachintha, passed away

The assets of State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur (SBBJ), State Bank of Mysore (SBM), State Bank of Travancore (SBT), State Bank of Patiala (SBP) and State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) will be transfered to SBI from April 1, 2017

Karnataka Bank has bagged two ‘IBA-Banking Technology’ awards. The bank has got the first place in ‘Best financial inclusion initiatives (small bank)’ category, and was runner-up in ‘Best use of digital and channels technology (small bank)’ category.

Indian Naval Ship (INS) Viraat, which was first commissioned in the Indian Navy on May 12, 1987, will be decommissioned from service on March 6. The former flagship aircraft carrier that served the navy for 27 years had previously served the United Kingdom Royal Navy for 27 years.INS Viraat which is the oldest surviving warship in the world also holds a Guinness world record for the same.

The project is located on Arun River in Sankhuwasabha District of Eastern Nepal.

Visa, the leading global payments network, will help transform Vishakhapatnam into India’s first “less cash” city.

The Kerala government will launch a registry of sex offenders, the first of its kind in the country.

Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) is all set to take over Telenor’s India operations in a 100 per cent acquisition.

China is hosting the first BRICS Sherpas Meeting in Nanjing in the country’s Jiangsu Province.

FIH Player of the Year awards(Male) – John-John Dohmen – Belgium
FIH Player of the Year awards(Female) – Naomi Van As – Netherlands

India and ADB have signed USD 375 million pact for loans and grants to develop 800—km Visakhapatnam—Chennai Industrial Corridor, which is the first phase of a planned 2,500-km East Coast Economic Corridor.

A Rs. 17,000 crore deal has been cleared by the government for jointly developing with Israel a medium-range surface-to-air missile (MR-SAM) for the army, reflecting India’s fast growing defence ties with the Jewish nation.

The government has roped in actress Shilpa Shetty as a brand ambassador for its cleanliness initiative Swachh Bharat Mission. The actress will feature in TV and radio campaigns aimed at discouraging people from littering on roads.

Rajasthan has become the second largest crude oil producer in the country after the offshore field Bombay High.

India will be hosting the Combined World Cup for shooting in 2019, a qualifying event for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Somalia’s new President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has chosen political newcomer Hassan Ali Khaire, a former oil company executive, as the country’s prime minister.

In its continuing fight against terrorism, the Pakistan Army  launched “Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad” — which roughly translates to “operation to eliminate discord” — across the country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the 112-foot tall statue in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu dedicated to ‘Adiyogi’ (a form of Lord Shiva who according to the Hindu tradition is considered the first of yogis). The statue has been funded by Isha Foundation, founded by the popular yoga guru Jaggi Vasudev.

Under the MoU, three projects–construction of a five-storeyed Kindergarten & High School Building, a six-storeyed Cleaner Colony Building and Development of Dhupa Dighipar area—will be implemented with Taka 24.28 crore .

The Centre has accorded permission for increasing the number of workdays under the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in Tamil Nadu from the existing 100 days to 150 days.

The 20-kilometre mountain biking path runs through the Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary to reach Chatakpur, a small eco-village resort.

The 33rd edition of Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi, an annual mega cultural festival of Singpho tribe of the province was recently celebrated with much fanfare at Bordumsa, Arunachal Pradesh

Vivek Chaand Sehgal, the 60-year-old chairman of auto parts maker Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd, has been named Indian entrepreneur of the year 2016 by EY, the consulting firm formerly known as Ernst & Young.

In IT services – 3rd
Overall -25th

Pooja Ghatkar clinched the women’s 10m air rifle bronze medal at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup going on in New Delhi.

India bagged all three medals in the 12.8 Kilometre Individual at the sixth Asian Para-Road Cycling Championship in Bahrain.

The 13th Economic Cooperation Organisation Summit will be held in Islamabad. Theme of ECO Summit is “Connectivity for Regional Prosperity,”.

The government will launch the 7th tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds on Monday under which people will be able to buy securities worth up to 500 grams of the metal. The Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated post offices and recognised stock exchanges.

According to New World Wealth, India’s financial capital Mumbai, which is home to 46,000 millionaires and 28 billionaires, is the richest Indian city with a total wealth of $ 820 billion .

Mumbai

Held in New Delhi from 11 to 26th February, the theme of the event was “Craft Aur Cuisine Ka Sangam”

Adding another feather in her cap, star shuttler Saina Nehwal, who was appointed a member of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission (AC) last year, would be representing the panel in the Badminton World Federation (BWF).

RAHAT – Rajasthan Heart Attack Treatment programme

Japan has created this robot named – FORPHEUS (Future Omron Robotics Technology for Exploring Possibility of Harmonised aUtomation with Sinic Theoretics)

South-based Lakshmi Vilas Bank has now roped in Centrum group, a leading financial services company, which will now mange the bank’s wealthy clients.

During fiscal year 2014-15 and 2015-16 sanctions were made to 11 funds (Rs 314 crores) and 16 funds (Rs 607 crores) respectively while the number during the current financial year has already crossed Rs 1,112 crores to 30 funds.

Apollo Munich Health insurance Company. Under the tie-up the bank will distribute customised Apollo Munich Health insurance and personal accident policies to the bank’s 20 million customers nationwide

A report by ratings firm India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) estimates that aggregate fiscal deficit of Indian states will increase marginally to 3.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY’18 from its forecast of 3.2% for FY;17.

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India grew 18 per cent during 2016 to touch $46 billion, data released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) showed

India and Ukraine have agreed to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two countries through the medium of Cinema.

The Haryana government has set up an online system for Panipat to monitor the sex-ratio in the district as part of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ programme. The system, called the sex ratio monitoring dashboard, will have the data of child sex-ratio collected from all villages by the Health and Women and Child Welfare Departments every month.

Radhanagar beach of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands featured in top 10 beaches of World as per TripAdvisor, an American travel website company.

The company has now launched a dedicated app and website, Paytm Mall, for the online marketplace business. Paytm Mall will focus on structured categories and brand authorised stores.

Tata Communications is partnering with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to support the roll-out of the former’s Internet of Things platform, the LoRa network.

Virat Kohli also won the Statsguru Award.

Punjala Shiv Shankar was an Indian politician. He served as the Minister of External Affairs, Law, and Petroleum.

The World Bank has signed a financing agreement for IDA credit of USD 63 million (equivalent) for ‘Tejaswini’, which is a socio-economic empowerment of adolescent girls and young women project.

The Reserve Bank of India has announced the setting up of an Inter-disciplinary Standing Committee on Cyber Security. The 11 member committee which will be chaired by RBI ED Meena Hemchandra has been entrusted to review the threats emerging form use of technology, study adoption of new technology standards and suggest appropriate policy interventions to strengthen cyber security and resilience.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD has put India’s GDP growth at 7 percent for 2016-17, 7.3 for 2017-18 and 7.7 percent for 2018-19.

Nagaland has been awarded the Computer Society of India (CSI)-Nihilent e-Governance Award for the year 2015-16, becoming the first state in the Northeast to win the coveted award.

Thiruvananthapuram, Pune and Kolkata have emerged as the top three Indian cities that were tested on various urban governance parameters, according to a 21-city survey by Bengaluru-based advocacy group Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy. Delhi was ranked 9^th .

Reliance Jio has announced a collaboration with networking giant Cisco to further expand Jios existing multi-terabit capacity with the first All-IP converged network in India.

Online marketplace Snapdeal has announced the launch of GST Guru, a program which will include a range of initiatives to help prepare the sellers on its platform for the impending GST reforms, expected to roll out this July.

Former Indian women’s cricketer Shantha Rangaswamy has become the first female cricketer to be nominated for the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award.

n ISSF Shooting World Cup in New Delhi, Jitu Rai bagged a Bronze medal in the 10-metre Air Pistol event. He finished third with a total of 216.7 points

NIIT University (NU) has been recognized as the “Best Institution for promoting industry-academia interface” at the 10th ASSOCHAM Higher Education Summit 2017 held in New Delhi.

The Indian pair of Tarun Kona and Alwin Francis has emerged victorious at the 2017 Uganda International Badminton Series in Kampala.