1. The World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) is
observing the 10th anniversary of 'Earth Hour' today i.e. 25 March,2017.
2. After making Aadhaar mandatory for filing income tax
returns and applying for a Permanent Account Number (PAN), the government has
moved to make Aadhaar-based e-KYC (know your customer) mandatory for mobile
phone connections.
3. The External Affairs Ministry and the department of posts
announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) at
Nellore in Andhra Pradesh.
4. The country’s sole aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
successfully carried out the maiden test of the newly installed Barak short-range
surface-to-air missile (SAM).
5. State Bank of India (SBI) Chairperson Arundhati
Bhattacharya has been ranked 26th among the world's 50
greatest leaders, according to Fortune Magazine.
6. The 105th session of Indian Science Congress (ISC) will
be hosted by Osmania University, Hyderabad during January 3-7, 2018.
7. Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has broken the record
for most wickets in a single Test season, taking his 79th this season during
the Dharamsala Test against Australia.
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