Uttar Pradesh now have two Deputy CM
- Yogi Adityanath, the 32nd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh now have two deputies Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma.
- Other states who have had two Deputy CM are Meghalaya, Telangana and Jharkhand.
First fully India-made train flagged off at Dadar station
- Medha, the made-in-India rake was flagged off for the maiden run of the 12-coach train from Dadar to Borivali, at Lokmanya Tilak Terminus.
- Medha has been manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai, which has installed LED lighting to reduce energy consumption.
Amitabh Bachchan launches world's first app for breast health
- Mumbai-based Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation has released an app to provide information under one roof.
- Launched by Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, the app – ‘ABC of Breast Health’ – will provide information in 12 languages.
Punjab to provide 33 percent reservation for women in govt jobs
- Punjab cabinet has decided to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in all government jobs.
- The cabinet also decided to increase representation of women in the Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies from the present 33 per cent to 50 per cent.
March 16: Indian-American Appreciation Day recognised by Kansas
The U.S. state of Kansas has recognised March 16 as ‘Indian-American Appreciation Day’ to honour an Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla who was killed last month in a racially-motivated hate crime.
