TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 20, 2017 - TNPSC Current Affairs - TNPSCGURU.IN

TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - March 20, 2017 - TNPSCGURU.IN for TNPSC Exams

• March 20, 2017 - World Sparrow Day, International Day of Happiness

• Chetashwar Pujara
• He faced 525 balls to score 202 in a Test Match against Australia.
• He made a record by facing most number of balls in an Innings.

• India's Longest Road Tunnel
• Chenani-Nashiri Road Tunnel is the India's Longest road tunnel in which the trail run was completed.
• It is located in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Length - 9 Km

•  Medha
• It is India's first fully Indian made train built at ICF Chennai.
• It was flagged off from Dadar Station in Mumbai.

• International Buddhist Conclave 2017
• It was held at Nalanda in Rajgir.
• Event Title: Buddhism in the 21st Century - perspectives and responses to Global Challenges and Crises

• Namami Brahmaputra
• It is a river festival organised by Assam Government on River Brahmaputra.