Current Affairs: 17 March 2020
- Yes Bank will resume its full banking services from March 18, 2020.
- Manipur state government has introduced CMAST and CMAT schemes to benefit the sportspersons and artists in the state.
- The Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath will be facing a floor test on March 17, 2020.
- The Saurashtra team created history by winning their maiden Ranji Trophy title on March 13, 2020 after beating Bengal in the final clash.
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently announced that the statehood of Jammu and Kashmir will be restored soon with no change in demographics.
- Baseer Ahmad Khan was on March 15, 2020 appointed by the Minister of Home Affairs as an advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory.
- According to Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Rattan Lal Kataria, the ground water in India is contaminated with Uranium at 30 micro-grams per litre. Union Cabinet approved the RoDTEP scheme, which is set to replace MEIS (Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme). R stands for Remission.
- The Government has declared face masks and hand sanitizers as essential commodities by placing them under Essential Commodities Act 1955.
- The Reserve Bank of India issued guidelines for implementation of Ind AS by Non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs). Ind AS stand for Indian Accounting Standards.
- The government has invoked Epidemic Disease Act to make the health advisories enforceable. The act was enacted in 1897.
- The ‘BhoomiRashi’ Portal comes under Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
- India has appealed against the closure of Ambedkar House memorial. It is located in United Kingdom.
- Jaydev Unadkat is the captain of Saurashtra cricket team that won its maiden Ranji trophy.
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