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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