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March 14 , 2018 2364 days 993 0
  • On International Women’s Day (March 8), Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a pension scheme for single women above 50 years of age and widows above 50 years of age — one perhaps unique in the country.
  • Shri Ravi Thapar (IFS: 1983), presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Lebanon. Nengcha L. Mukhopadhaya is the current Ambassador of India to Lebanon.
  • Britain's Prince Charles has appointed Indian-origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta as an official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets programme. The programme helps young people aged 9-21 to develop skills and gain an insight into the manufacturing industry.
  • The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted Mahanadi Water Dispute Tribunal with Supreme Court Judge A M Khanwilkar as chairman of Tribunal.
    • The two other members are Justice Ravi Ranjan of Patna High Court and Jusitce Indwermeet Kaur Kochar of Delhi High Court.

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