International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members observed on - 25th March 2017


  • The 2017 International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members was observed on 25th March 2017 on the anniversary of the abduction of Alec Collett.

Navy successfully test-fired Barak missile from - INS Vikramaditya

  • The Indian Navy successfully test-fired the short-range Barak surface-to-air missile from the aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. 
  • The firing was conducted between 21st March and 23rd March 2017 as part of the 'Operational Readiness Inspection' of the Western Fleet by Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Naval Command.

2016-17 Santosh Trophy won by - West Bengal

  • West Bengal lifted the Santosh Trophy for the 32nd time at the GMC Stadium, Bambolim, Goa on 26th March 2017.
  •  Manvir Singh from West Bengal struck in the 119th minute for a 1-0 win over Goa. With the win, West Bengal ended a six-year wait having last won title in 2011.

In the list given by Barron's World's Best CEO title bagged by  HDFC Bank MD Aditya Puri

  •  HDFC Bank Managing Director Aditya Puri got featured in the World's Best CEOs list of American financial magazine Barron’s on 25th March 2017. 
  • Puri ranked at 23rd position in the list beating social media giant Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg who got the 30th place.
  •  The top three positions in the list were secured by Mary Barra of General Motors, Gary Dickerson of Applied Materials and Stephen Hemsley respectively.

Earth Hour observed on - 25th March 2017

  • The eleventh edition of the Earth Hour was observed globally on 25th March 2017 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time.  The focus of the global event was to engage people in critical climate conversations and solutions.

In 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, India won - 73 medals

  • In the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games,India’s special athletes won 73 medals. The games were held between 18th March to 25th March 2017 in Austria.

MoPNG e-Seva  launched by  Union Petroleum Ministry

  •  Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan launched MoPNG e-Seva, a dedicated grievances redressal platform on Social Media for all queries and grievances relating to Oil and Gas Sector on 24th March 2017. 
  • The grievances will be dealt on real-time basis.
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