Daily Current Affairs Update --- 3rd & 4th March 2017

• Today (3rd March) is World Wildlife Day.
Theme of World Wildlife Day 2017 : "Listen to the young voices"


• World Hearing Day – March 3, 2017.
Theme for World Hearing Day 2017: "Action for hearing loss: make a sound investment”


• The Himachal Pradesh government today approved a proposal to make Dharamshala the 2nd Capital of the state.


• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) today formally handed over weapon-locating radar 'Swati' to the Indian Army.


•An 18 member panel constituted by the Government led by Partha Mukhopadhay Suggests Legal Framework to Secure the Rights of Migrants .


• Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam has launched a portal named after late chief Minister Jayalalithaa ammakalviyagam.in which will be a hub of learning, interaction, opportunity, and connection on the occasion of her 69th birth anniversary celebrations.


• Union Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh presided over the hair the proceedings of maiden regional conference of Eastern States at Gangtok, Sikkim. The maiden regional conference will be on the theme of ‘Enhancing steel consumption in India’


• The Union Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inaugurated four key freight sector initiatives on March 2, 2017 at National Rail Museum, New Delhi to attract more freight towards Railways.


• United States and South Korean troops started their large-scale annual military drill named Foal Eagle .


• The Vice-Chairman of the Special Investigating Team (SIT) on black money, Justice Arijit Pasayat on March 2, 2017 announced that an amount of Rs. 70,000 crore of black money has been so far detected through different schemes of the government.


• The Government of India has directed all the banks to provide mobile banking facility to all customers by March 31, 2017. The decision is an effort of the government to boost the digital payment system.


• Sri Lanka has bagged the most “Popular Tourism Destination” Award for the second consecutive year at the International Travel Fair (GITF) Travel Fair in Guangzhou, China.


• Legendary French football player Raymond Kopa was passed away after prolonged illness.


• Today (4th March) is National Safety Day.
National Safety Week is being observed from 4th March 2017 to 10th March 2017.
Theme of National Safety Day / Week 2017 :  “Keep Each Other Safe”.


• The Delhi government has approved ₹54.84 crore for construction of the longest skywalk in the city, that will connect Tilak Marg railway station to ITO Metro station.


• The government will launch an 'I am Trolled' app to help women internet users threatened with physical violence or trolled on social media.


• The 4th edition of India – CLMV Business Conclave was recently held in Jaipur (Rajasthan).
CLMV - Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam) .


• Vietnam has announced it will suspend the import of five agricultural products from India
peanuts, cassia seed, cocoa beans, haricot beans and tamarind .


• During occasion of 'Swachh Shakti Saptah' in Gurugram, Haryana. The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has informed that the number of ODF (Open Defecation Free) districts in India has crossed 100, making it a milestone achievement under the Swachh Bharat Mission.


• Kerala’s Capital Thiruvananthapuram Ranks Best City in Urban Governance Survey .


• National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) Signs MoU with Rotary India for the Success of Namami Gange .


• The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley unanimously cleared the crucial Central GST (CGST) and Integrated GST (IGST) draft bills on March 4, 2017 during its 11th meeting at Vigyan Bhavan.


• The West Bengal government has given an official status to Kurukh language in the state which has been listed as an endangered language by the UNESCO.


• Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed P K Purwar as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of State-owned telecommunications service provider Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL).


• President Pranab Mukherjee awarded the prestigious President’s ‘Standard’ to 125 Helicopter Squadron and “Colours” to Mechanical Training Institute (MTI) at the Tambaram air base, near Chennai .


• Maria Sharapova handed wildcard to participate in the Italian Open .


• Former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra released book titled Numbers Do Lie, 61 Hidden Cricket Stories which takes a different look at stats.

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