1. RBI
governor Urjit Patel led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
kept the key repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in the first monetary
policy review of 2017 and after Budget 2017.
2. The
Implementation and Assessment Group Meeting of the Global
Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism begins in New Delhi.
Nearly 150 delegates from various partner countries and international
organisations will take take part in the three-day event.
3. The
Supreme Court has approved the government‘s plan to record
the identification details of mobile subscribers through an e-KYC
(Know Your Customer) mechanism linked to Aadhaar in a bid to enhance
national security and prevent fake users.
4. The
Reserve Bank of India announced that the cash withdrawal limit
on savings accounts will be scrapped from March 13, 2017.
5.
Federal Bank has partnered with leading online data and information
portal Commodity Online for the distribution of loans against
warehouse receipts and collateral management services across the
country.
6. In
a novel initiative that would push digitalisation and cashless
economy, Bank of Baroda (BOB) has tied up with IFFCO, a
cooperative, to provide co-branded debit cards with inbuilt overdraft
facilities to the farmers.
7. In
United States, Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's
controversial nominee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, by the
slenderest possible margin.
8.
Sourabh Verma clinched the Men’s Singles title defeating
Lakshya Sen in the 81 st Senior National Badminton Championships
tournament played in Patna. Sourabh beat Lakshya Sen 21-13, 21-12.
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