Daily Current Affairs Update --- 26th March 2017

• Today (26th March) is the Independence Day of Bangladesh.

Important Points to Know about Bangladesh
Capital - Dhaka
Currency - Taka
National language - Bengali
President - Abdul Hamid
Prime Minister - Sheikh Hasina


• Union Government is going to launch Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) scheme for providing physical aids and assisted-living devices for senior citizens belonging to BPL category.


• Tanushree Pareek has became the first woman field officer in the 51-year history of the BSF (Border Security Force).


• Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has announced the allotment of ₹169 crore for the IT sector, including ₹15 crore for startups.


• The Indian Navy successfully conducted the trial firing of the newly installed surface-to-air Barak missile system from onboard its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya.


• India won 73 medals, including 37 gold, at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, held in Austria from March 14-25.


• Ferrari's Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel began the Formula One season with a win at the Australian Grand Prix  .


• Bangladeshi batsman Tamim Iqbal became the first cricketer from his country to score 10,000 runs in international cricket .


• The height of the ambitious Shivaji memorial off Mumbai coast will be raised from 192 metres to 210 metres.


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