Bangladesh unanimously adopted a resolution declaring March 25 as Genocide Day, in remembrance of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistani Army in the night of March 25, 1971.
Bangladesh Commissions First Ever Submarines
Bangladesh military inducted "Nabajatra" and "Joyjatra", its first ever submarines.
The two Chinese submarines, reports the Dhaka Tribune were handed over to Bangladesh in November last year.
Bangladesh paid approximately USD 203 million for the Type 035G-class submarines.
An excavation carried out in the Narmada valley at Mehtakhedi village under Khargone district, has given rise to the discovery of 350 archaeological remains which the experts claim to be 50,000 years old.
The work to explore micro relics was being carried out by dissolving and filtering the soil obtained from the excavation.
The excavation work was started in the second week of February.
As per RBI date, ICICI Bank topped the list of banks that witnessed the most number of frauds in the April-December period of 2016 with state-owned SBI taking the second spot.
The other banks which reported a large number of frauds to the apex bank during the period include Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda and Citibank.
Iron Ore Output Rises
India’s iron ore output surged 27% during April-January of this fiscal following lifting of the mining ban.
Iron ore output had nosedived with an average annual contraction of 9.4% in 2012-16 following the mining ban in the three largest iron-ore producing states — Goa, Odisha and Karnataka.
Gold Imports Fall Post Note Ban
The Centre’s demonetisation drive seems to have had a significant impact on gold demand in the country as imports of the metal dropped sharply in December and January.
Gold imports fell to 54.1 tonnes in December and 53.2 tonnes in January from a high of 119.2 tonnes in November.
India is one of the largest gold importers in the world.