India successfully test fired -  Prithvi Supersonic Interceptor Missile

  • India successfully test-fired the Prithvi supersonic interceptor missile on 1st March 2017. The missile was test-fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast by the Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  • After Prithvi, India has become the fourth country in the world to have a ballistic missile defense program after US, Russia and Israel.

IAS officer Sumit Mullick  has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra 

  • Sumit Mullick, a 1982 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra on 28th February 2017. He succeeds Swadheen Kshatriya.
  • At the time of appointment, Mullick was working as an Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) and was serving the state as its Chief Protocol Officer in the General Administration department.

Zero Discrimination Day observed on -1st March 2017

  • Zero Discrimination Day was observed on 1 March 2017 globally with the theme "Make Some Noise for Zero Discrimination". 
  • This day aims to join people together against discrimination and respect everyone's right to live a full and productive life with dignity.

Ruchi Ghanashyam has been appointed as Secretary (West) in MEA

  • Senior diplomat Ruchi Ghanashyam was appointed as the Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC).
  •  In the new role Ruchi will be responsible for looking after the country's diplomatic affairs with the United Kingdom and other European nations.

Amina J Mohammed has been appointed as UN Deputy Secretary-General

  • -Amina J Mohammed has been appointed as UN Secretary- General . 
  • She was a former Environment Minister of Nigeria.
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