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Friday, March 17, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH MAR 2017
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1. FOOTWEAR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE BILL, 2017 INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA
i. The Commerce & Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the Footwear Design and Development Institute Bill, 2017 in the Lok Sabha in order to declare the FDDI as an Institution of National Importance.
ii. Its objective is to enable FDDI emerge as Centre of Excellence to meet with the international standards and address the shortage of trained human resource in the sector.
iii. The Bill seeks to facilitate and promote teaching, training and research in all disciplines relating to design and development of Footwear and leather products.
iv. The institute shall consist of a governing council where chairperson shall be an academician, scientist or industrialist from the leather sector to be nominated by the central government.
iv. The central government shall have the power to remove the chairperson or other members or reconstitute the governing council if it considers it appropriate to do so.
v. It will also develop an international centre for creation and transmission of information, with a focus on educational, professional and industrial commitments.

2. GOVERNMENT ESTABLISHES BANANA RESEARCH CENTRE IN VAISHALI DISTRICT OF BIHAR
i. Shri Radha Mohan Singh, The Union Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare Minister laid the foundation stone of the Banana Research Centre at Gorole, Vaishali, Bihar Centre to fulfill the aspirations of the local banana growers.
ii. The new centre will work to find reasons behind less production in banana, enhancement in acreage for cultivation, suitable utilization of the various parts of the plants, different products, marketing and value addition.
iii. The new research centre at Vaishali will let the research work to get more momentum to bring a new era of banana cultivation in Bihar and surrounding states
iv. India is the largest producer of banana in the world. Among the states, Maharashtra is the largest producer followed by Tamil Nadu.

3. RBI LIKELY TO OPEN UPI PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL WALLETS SOON
i. The Reserve Bank of India is set to open up the Unified Payment Interface platform for digital wallets firms as part of the government’s digitization campaign.
ii. Presently, the digital wallets can access the UPI network through partner banks to facilitate bank-to-bank money transfers.
iii. The initiative will enable the digital wallets such as Paytm and MobiKwik to become inter-operable and also help them to expand their business model.
iv. RBI is expected to issue guidelines shortly on inte`roperability and ‘know your customer’ norms for digital wallet companies as well as the interchange fees to be levied between the wallets to access the UPI framework.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14TH MAR 2017
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1. TELANGANA FINANCE MINISTER PRESENTS REVENUE SURPLUS BUDGET ESTIMATE 2017-18
i. The Telangana State Finance Minister Etala Rajender presented the budget estimate of Rs. 1,49,646-cr for 2017-18 in the state assembly.
ii. The Rs 4,471.30 cr revenue surplus budget mainly focuses on the development and welfare measures.
iii. The 2017-18 budget is Rs 15 lakh cr more when compared to Rs 130 lakh cr in the 2016-17 Budget.
iv. The Gross State Domestic Product growth at constant prices in 2016-17 is likely to be 10.1% as against expected national GDP growth of 7.1%.
v. Committed expenditure in 2017-18 has been pegged at Rs 61,607.20 cr while the Revenue Expenditure at Rs 50,954.61 cr.

2. RBI REMOVES LIMIT ON CASH WITHDRAWAL FROM SAVINGS BANKS ACCOUNTS
i. In order to comply with the pace of demonetization, the Reserve Bank of India has decided to remove the restrictions on cash withdrawals from Saving Bank accounts (including accounts opened under PMJDY) in a 2 step process.
ii. Effective from February 20, 2017, the limits on cash withdrawals from the Savings Bank accounts was enhanced to Rs. 50,000 per week from the current limit of Rs. 24,000 per week.
iii. Effective from March 13, 2017, there will be no limits on cash withdrawals from Savings Bank accounts.
iv. On January 30, the RBI had ended all curbs on withdrawals from Current Accounts, Cash Credit Accounts and Overdraft Accounts.

3. HSBC APPOINTS MARK TUCKER AS ITS NEW CHAIRMAN
i. Europe’s biggest bank HSBC Holdings Plc. has appointed Mark Tucker as its Chairman.
ii. AIA Group Ltd Chief Executive, Mark Tucker  will take over on October 1, succeeding Douglas Flint who has been in the role since 2010.
iii. Mr Tucker has been chief executive of AIA for 7 years. Prior to this, he was the chief executive of insurance giant Prudential, AIA Group Ltd.

4. FINANCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY ASSUMES ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF DEFENCE
i. The Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley was given the additional charge of the Defence Ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigned to take on the new role of Goa Chief Minister.
ii. Upon the advice of PM Narendra Modi, the President Pranab Mukherjee directed that Arun Jaitely shall be assigned the charge of the ministry of defence, in addition to his existing portfolios.
iii. This is the 2nd time that Jaitley is holding the additional portfolio of Defence Ministry during the present NDA government.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 MARCH

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 MARCH

1. UNDER THE ADARSH GRAM YOJANA LAUNCHED BY ARUNACHAL PRADESH, HOW MANY VILLAGES WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO MODEL VILLAGES DURING 2017-18?
a) 120
b) 123
c) 125
d) 122

ANS - B
2. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT?
a) Hemant Gupta
b) Rajendra Menon
c) Pradip Kumar Mohanty
d) Thottathil Radhakrishnan

ANS - D
3. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION?
a) S.C. Mudgerikar
b) Ashwin K Mehta
c) Narendra Kumar
d) Harpreet Singh

ANS - C
4. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATED BY THE STATE BANK OF INDIA TO MANAGE ITS PREMISES AND ESTATE RELATED MATTERS?
a) SBI Infra Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd
b) SBI IT Infrastructure Management Services
c) SBI ESM Technologies Pvt Ltd
d) Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Management Pvt. Ltd.

ANS - A
5. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO BE THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF JHARKHAND HIGH COURT?
a) Navaniti Prasad Singh
b) Pradip Kumar Mohanty
c) Rajendra Menon
d) Hemant Gupta

ANS - B
6.  THE TELANGANA GOVERNMENT PRESENTED RS ____ CR BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THE YEAR 2017-18.
a) Rs. 1,49,646 cr
b) Rs. 120,395 cr
c) Rs. 170,521 cr
d) Rs. 1,50,250 cr

ANS - A
7.  THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HAS DECIDED TO LIFT ALL THE RESTRICTIONS ON CASH WITHDRAWAL LIMIT FROM SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS WITH EFFECT FROM WHICH DATE?
a) March 15, 2017
b) March 31, 2017
c) March 20, 2017
d) March 13, 2017

ANS - D
8.  WHO IS THE WINNER OF THE 2017 HERO INDIAN GOLF OPEN TOURNAMENT?
a) Arjun Atwal
b) Gaganjeet Bhullar
c) SSP Chawrasia
d) Anirban Lahiri

ANS - C
9.  WHO HAS BEEN NAMED TO BE THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF THE HSBC HOLDINGS PLC?
a) Mark Tucker
b) Stuart Gulliver
c) D.Victor Bernard
d) Douglas Flint

ANS - A
10.  WHICH UNION CABINET MINISTER HAS BEEN GIVEN THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF THE DEFENCE MINISTRY BY PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE?
a) Nitin Jairam Gadkari
b) Arun Jaitley
c) M. Venkaiah Naidu
d) Raj Nath Singh

ANS - B



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Thursday, March 16, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 MARCH

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 11 & 12 MARCH

1. THE AMMAVIN ARAN MOBILE APP HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY AIADMK TO SERVE WHICH PURPOSE?
a) Digital Empowerment
b) Cancer Treatment
c) Mid-Day Meal Service
d) Women’s Safety

ANS - D
2. WHO HAS BEEN ELECTED AS THE 76TH MAYOR OF MUMBAI?
a) Vithal Lokhare
b) Hemangi Waralikar
c) Vishwanath Mahadeshwar
d) Snehal Ambekar

ANS - C
3. WHAT WAS THE THEME OF THE 46TH NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK?
a) Build a Safety Culture
b) Working Together to Ensure Safe and Healthy Workplace
c) Strengthen Safety Movement to Achieve Zero Harm
d) Keep Each Other Safe

ANS - D
4. M CHANDRAKASU WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 67 WAS FORMER UNION MINISTER OF WHICH STATE/UNION TERRITORY?
a) Puducherry
b) Goa
c) Assam
d) Andaman & Nicobar Island

ANS - A
5. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE GLOBAL CHAIRMAN OF KPMG INTERNATIONAL?
a) Nicola Quayle
b) William B Thomas
c) Maggie Brereton
d) David Matthews

ANS - B
6.  THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA CELEBRATED ITS ______ FOUNDATION DAY ON MARCH 11, 2017 IN NEW DELHI.
a) 125
b) 130
c) 127
d) 111

ANS - C
7.  THE ARUNACHAL PRADESH FINANCE MINISTER PRESENTED RS. _____ CR DEFICIT BUDGET ESTIMATE FOR THE FISCAL 2017-18.
a) Rs. 210 crore
b) Rs. 320 crore
c) Rs. 275 crore
d) Rs. 285 crore

ANS - D
8.  THE BHARTIYA JANTA PARTY WON THE 2017 ASSEMBLY ELECTION WITH MAJORITY WIN IN WHICH STATES?
a) Uttarakhand & Goa
b) Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand
c) Punjab & Uttar Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh & Manipur

ANS - B
9.  INDIA’S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN WHICH STATE?
a) Kerala
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu

ANS - A
10.  WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA TO TAKE CHARGE ON OR AFTER APRIL 3?
a) Neeraj Nigam
b) B M Mishra
c) Sadhna Verma
d) B P Kanungo

ANS - D



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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13TH MAR 2017
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1. SBI INCORPORATES WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY FOR PREMISES AND ESTATE MATTERS OF SBI
i. The State Bank of India has legally incorporated SBI Infra Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of SBI. SBIIMS Pvt. Ltd. will now manage the premises and estate related matters of SBI.
ii. The new subsidiary will save the time of bank employees who earlier performed these non-core functions. Now these employees can handle the core functions of the bank and increase the efficiency.
iii. SBIIMS Pvt. Ltd. will handle the advisory services, transaction management, facility management and implementation of policies and initiatives.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12TH MAR 2017
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1. 2017 ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS OF UTTAR PRADESH, UTTARAKHAND, PUNJAB, GOA AND MANIPUR
i. The Assembly Elections in the 5 states- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab and Manipur were considered the first big test for the BJP after PM Narendra Modi’s demonetisation drive, which wiped out 86% of currency from the nation’s economy.
ii. While the PM Narendra Modi led BJP got a majority win in Uttar Pradesh which is considered as one of India’s most electorally crucial states, and snatched Uttarakhand from Congress, it suffered a loss in Punjab where its alliance with SAD was voted out of power.
iii. Bhartiya Janta Party emerged victorious in state election of Uttar Pradesh.
iv. The BJP performed far better than expected to win 57 of the 70 constituencies in Uttarakhand.
v. Congress’ candidates have won in 77 seats in the 117 member Punjab Assembly to get a majority win.

2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH FINANCE MINISTER PRESENTS RS 285 CR DEFICIT BUDGET FOR 2017-18
i. The Arunachal Pradesh Finance Minister Chowna Mein presented an Rs 285 cr deficit budget for the 2017-18 fiscal in the state Assembly with focus on women empowerment, infrastructure development and law & order.
ii. The budget focuses on infrastructure development particularly road, employment and skill development, health and education sectors, law and order, women empowerment, rural economy.
iii. In the budget estimate of 2017-18, the state is projecting a revenue receipt of Rs 14,599 cr and a capital receipt of Rs 1,436.75 cr. This is an increase of over 15% from the budget estimates of 2016-17.
iv. The share of central taxes has been pegged at Rs 9,306.34 cr. The state’s own tax revenue is projected at Rs 742.94 cr and the non-tax revenue for 2017-18 at Rs 536.29 cr.
v. Arunachal Pradesh has announced to launch E-Office to move towards digitalization.
vi. JanDhan Accounts, Aadhar Card will be linked to provide citizen services, moving towards a cashless and paperless economy.

3. INDIA’S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR PV PLANT INSTALLED BY NTPC IN KERALA
i. State-run National Thermal Power Corporation Limited has installed India’s largest floating Solar Photovoltaic Plant at Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
ii. The 100 kWp floating solar generation plant has been indigenously developed as a part of ‘Make in India’ initiative.
iii. The Solar panels are mounted on floating boards that hold them in place. Installing solar panels in water bodies saves land as well as are more efficient than the ones installed on land.
iv. These floating platform were indigenously developed by NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance, the R&D arm of NTPC in collaboration with Central Institute of Plastic Engineering & Technology, Chennai and a patent has been applied for.
v. The system was installed by Swelect Energy Systems Ltd, Chennai with support from NETRA & NTPC Kayamkulam station in a short span of 22 days.

4. GERMANY’S KFW SIGNED LOAN AGREEMENT WITH EESL AND SBI
i. The German Development Bank and Uttar Pradesh based Energy Efficiency Services Limited has signed a loan agreement for €200 million with a 4 year moratorium and a 12-year repayment period.
ii. This funds will be utilised for the planned expansion across all its portfolios of energy efficient products and services.
iii. Mumbai based State Bank of India also signed an agreement with German KfW Development Bank for USD 274 million loan facility a maturity of 15 years to finance affordable housing segment in India.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH MAR 2017
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1. PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES THE 12TH CII-EXIM BANK CONCLAVE ON INDIA AFRICA PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
i. President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated the 2 day 12th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi. The first conclave has held in 2005.
ii. The Conclave was organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry in partnership with the EXIM Bank of India with the support of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India.
iii. Its objective is to discuss cooperation in Trade, Regional Integration & Infrastructure Development, Finance & Consultancy, Mining & Minerals, Agriculture & Agro-Processing, Power & Alternative Energy, Healthcare, Small & Medium Enterprises, Human Capital Development and People-to-People Contacts

2. UJJIVAN SMALL FINANCE BANK OPENS 6 NEW BRANCHES IN BENGALURU
i. Ujjivan Small Finance Bank has opened its 6 new branches at the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru said by Samit Ghosh, MD & CEO, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank.
ii. 6 new branches are located at Magadi Road, Chamarajpet, Chandra Layout, Uttarahalli, Devaiah Park and Nelamangala.
iii. The bank is also planning to open 12 more branches in the city across 24 States in a planned and phased manner.

3. RBI RESTRICTS CASH LOAN AGAINST GOLD BY NBFC TO RS 25,000
i. The Reserve Bank of India has amended the provision for disbursement of loan by NBFC against the gold in line with the provisions of the Income Tax Act.
ii. As per the new provision, the Non-banking Financial Company cannot lend more than Rs 25,000 in cash against gold as against the earlier Rs 1 lakh.
iii. The earlier provision for NBFC was that high value loans against gold of Rs 1 lakh and above must only be disbursed by cheque.

4. DONALD TUSK RE-ELECTED AS EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT
i. Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was re-elected as the president of the European Council for the 2nd time.
ii. Tusk will act as the president of EU council until the end of 2019.He has been President of the European Council since 1 December 2014.
iii. Prior to this, he was the PM of Poland and a co-founder and chairman of the Civic Platform party.

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Saturday, March 11, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10TH MAR 2017
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1. 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The 10th edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic Governance was held in New Delhi.
ii. Theme for this year was “Building Knowledge Societies: From Digital Government to Digital Empowerment”.
iii. Its objective is to ICEGOV 2017 focused on the use of technology to transform relationships between government and citizens, businesses & civil society.
iv. The ICEGOV 2017 was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Electronics & IT and Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
v. The ICEGOV 2018 will be held in Galway, Ireland.

2. VASUNDHARA RAJE PRESENTED RS.1,66,000-CR RAJASTHAN BUDGET 2017-18
i. Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented Rs.1,66,000-cr state budget for 2017-18 in the Legislative Assembly with focus on aiding farmers and promoting tourism in the state.
ii. The Budget is based on the government’s vision document mission 2020. It aims at a happy Rajasthan and a happy Rajasthani.
iii. Estimated Revenue Deficit for 2017-18 without effect of UDAY is Rs. 1528 c. And with effect of UDAY is Rs. 13528 cr.
iv. Estimated Fiscal Deficit for 2017-18 is Rs. 24753.53 cr which is 2.99% of GSDP. Estimated total revenue receipts for 2017-18 Rs. 130162 cr. Estimated own tax revenue for 2017-18 Rs. 59455 cr which is higher by 16.16%.
v. Estimated own tax revenue for 2017-18 was 8.34% of GSDP.

3. TAMIL NADU CM PALANISWAMI LAUNCHES RS 1580 CR HOUSING SCHEME
i. The Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami launched a Housing Scheme for construction of concrete houses for the economically poor section of the society.
ii. The project is estimated at Rs 1,580 cr and will be implemented by the state government with financial assistance from the Center.
iii. For the current fiscal 2016-17, concrete houses will be constructed for 50,170 beneficiaries in town panchayat limits.

4. MEGA CULTURAL FESTIVAL ‘INDIA BY THE NILE’ BEGINS IN EGYPT
i. The 5th edition of the mega cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ began in Cairo, Egypt. It is the largest foreign festival in Egypt.
ii. The IBN Festival is organized by India to showcase Indian culture, dance, arts music, theatre, food, cuisine and Yoga & wellbeing to build a long lasting relationship between the two ancient civilizations.
iii. The festival started off at the foot of the Pyramids with ‘Crafts Mela’ showcasing the joint handicraft exhibition of India and Egypt.
iv. The exhibition is organized in partnership with the Indian Ministry of Textile; Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, the Egyptian Ministry of Solidarity and the Federation of Egyptian Industries.
v. The main focus of 2017 Nile Festival is on the youth of both countries. A special match between India’s under-16 football team and Egypt’s under-16 national team will be held to reflect the agenda.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH MAR 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9TH MAR 2017
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1. KARNATAKA CM SIDDARAMAIAH LAUNCHES ‘PRATIBIMBA” TO PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS  
i. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a comprehensive web-based platform Pratibimba to showcasing the government’s performance and achievements to the citizens.
ii. This dash board will serve as a tool to improve efficiency in governance and allow citizens to track government’s progress.
iii. After Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka has such dash board which will help to report, track and measure departmental performance on programmes, projects and promises made.

2. MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN INDIA ON SEPTEMBER 27
i. India to host its 1st mobile congress with a special focus on reaching out to the South East Asian markets at Pragati Maidan. This was announced by COAI Director General, Rajan S Mathews.
ii. The the 3-day event will be organised by GSM Association.
iii. All Indian mobile operators, Facebook, Huawei, Ericsson, and Cisco are likely to participate in the mobile congress.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3. PM MODI INAUGURATES PETROCHEMICALS COMPLEX AT DAHEJ & EXTRADOSED BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER NARMADA AT BHARUCH IN GUJARAT
i. PM Narendra Modi was on a 2 day visit to his native state Gujarat. During his visit, PM Modi dedicated a 4-lane 1.4-kilometre ‘Extradosed’ Cable-Stayed Bridge over the river Narmada in Bharuch.
ii. The bridge has been built by Turbo and Larsen at a cost of Rs. 379 cr in the time span of two years.
iii. The Bharuch Bridge has 17.4-metre wide 4-lane road and the footpath on the bridge is 3 metres long. The Bharuch Bridge is expected to reduce the heavy traffic from Ahmedabad-Mumbai section of National Highway-8 which is considered to be the busiest national highways in the country.
iv. PM Modi also dedicated ONGC Petro Additions Ltd Petrochemicals Complex at Dahej (Bharuch, Gujarat) to the nation.
v. OPAL is a Joint Venture Company promoted by GAIL, ONGC and GSPC for an integrated petrochemical complex in Special Economic Zone under Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region at Dahej, Gujarat.
vi. Besides, Modi also inaugurated a national convention of women sarpanch on the occasion of International Women’s Day in Gandhinagar.

4. DESTINATION NORTH EAST 2017 FESTIVAL HELD IN CHANDIGARH
i. The 3 day long ‘Destination North East-2017’ festival was inaugurated in Chandigarh by the Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region, Dr. Jitendra Singh.
ii. The ‘Destination North East-2017’ was organized by Ministry of DoNER to showcase North East as a potential destination for investment and highlight the rich traditions and customs of the region.
iii. The main focus of the event was the ‘3 H Mission’ that is Handicraft, Horticulture and Handlooms with the objective to use appropriate technologies in all sectors of development for North Eastern Region
iv. Among the main highlights of Destination North East, 2017, round table discussions, sessions and B2B meeting was organized.

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