Current Affairs One-Liner: 17th March 2023

• NTPC, largest energy utility of India has started operations in North Karanpura at Jharkhand which consists of its 1 st unit of 660 MW plant.
• Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited and telecommunications consultant India limited has an agreement with captive non-public network for providing enterprises and other services.

• Tata steel Mining limited has signed an agreement with GAIL to reduce its carbon footprint and to supply natural gas to Ferro alloys plant at Athgarh in Odisha.
• Canara bank has collaborated with National Payments Corporation of India and launched UPI credit cards using BHIM app.
• HDFC and Flipkart have signed a MoU to launch first co-branded credit card.
• PNB MetLife India Insurance Company Limited , one of India’s leading life insurance companies, launched a Sustainable Equity Fund.
• Bandhan Mutual Fund (erstwhile IDFC Mutual Fund) has launched Bandhan US Treasury Bond 0-1 Year Fund of Fund.
• Bhutan is the 7th nation to graduate from the United Nations (UN) list of Least Developed Countries (LDC).
• The Rajasthan government approved the setting up of India's first Behavioral lab at Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
• The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Sumedha took part in two significant naval and defense exhibitions: the United Arab Emirates; (UAE) IDEX 23 (International Defense Exhibition) and NAVDEX 23 (Naval Defense Exhibition 23), both of which took place in Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 20 to 24, 2023.
• Appointments:
• Mahendra singh dhoni : Brand ambassador of Viacom 18 media Private limited.
• Pankaj gupta: MD and CEO of Haryana based, Pramerica life insurance
• Obituary:
• Sameer khakkar: Veteran actor In 80’s TV show “Nukkad”
• Important days:
• 17th march- World sleep day

Question:

Q.1 Who is the Brand ambassador of Viacom 18 media Private limited?
a. Pankaj singh
b. Mahendra singh dhoni
c. Surekha yadav
d. Sameer khakkar

Q.2 Tata steel Mining limited has signed an agreement with GAIL to reduce its carbon footprint and to supply natural gas to Ferro alloys plant located at________
a. Odisha
b. Mumbai
c. Hyderabad
d. Jaipur