• India for first time is going to host ICEGOV 2017 (International Conference on Theory and
This conference will be hosted in collaboration with United Nations University and UNESCO.
• Andhra Pradesh Government has renamed Tirupati Airport as Sri Venkateswara Airport and Gannavaram Airport as NTR Amaravati Airport.
• The states Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir have signed a Secretary level fresh pact for the fast-track completion of the much-delayed 206 megawatt (MW) Shahpur Kandi dam project on the Ravi river.
• North Eastern state Tripura has agreed to supply an additional 60 MW to Bangladesh over the 100 MW of power the north-eastern state is supplying to the neighbouring country.
• Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced Tirtha Darshan Scheme on March 3, 2017 during the ongoing budget session of the Haryana Assembly.Under the scheme, senior citizens of Haryana domicile above the age of 60 years will be able to go on a Pilgrimage within the country at government expense.
• K V Thomas, Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has come out with a solution of “Naming and Shaming” big corporate houses which default on repayment of bank loans to help financial institutions get back their money.
• Facebook Launches ‘SheLeadsTech’ to Support Women Founded Startups in India .
• Eminent Malayalam author and journalist M P Veerendra Kumar was presented the 30th Moortidevi award by Bharatiya Jnanpith organisation in Kozhikode Kerala.
• The Dubai Tennis Championships (also known as the 2017 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons) were held at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Indonesia is hosting the 20th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) summit 2017.
• INS Viraat, which holds a Guinness world record for being the oldest surviving aircraft carrier in the world, retired from service today.
• Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today inaugurated the 1st smart tribal model village 'Hubbi' in Rajouri district of the state.
• American physician and researcher Thomas Starzl (90), who performed the world's first human liver transplant in 1963, passed away.
• Chandigarh will host a three-day long 'Destination North East' 2017 event showcasing North East as a potential destination for investment.
• Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has signed an agreement with Millicom International Cellular to combine their operations in Ghana.
• The Dubai Tennis Championships :-
° Men’s Singles: Andy Murray (United Kingdom) defeats Fernando Verdasco(Spain)
° Women’s Singles: Elina Svitolina(Ukraine) defeats Caroline Wozniacki(Denmark)
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