March 2025 Current Affairs in English

➤ Bihar's economy grew from Rs 2.47 lakh crore in 2011-12 to Rs 8.54 lakh crore in 2023-24.

➤ World Civil Defence Day: March 1

➤ The State of States report was launched on February 27, 2025 at the Anil Agarwal Samvaad 2025.

➤ The government achieved a milestone by launching 10,000 FPOs to empower small farmers.

➤ Shaurya Bhattacharya won the Chhattisgarh Open by a margin of five shots.

➤ The Centre has amended passport rules.

➤ The combined index of eight core industries rose 4.6% in January 2025.

➤ India's economy grew at 6.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2024-25.

➤ SEBI launched 'Bond Central', a centralised database portal for corporate bonds.

➤ India and the European Union agree to push for the conclusion of a free trade agreement this year.

➤ Zero Discrimination Day 2025: March 01

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the 25th edition of Jahan-e-Khusrau.

➤ India has the highest cancer mortality ratio among the top 10 cancer-affected countries.

➤ Vidarbha beat Kerala to win third Ranji Trophy title.

➤ Uttar Pradesh government developed five major spiritual corridors.

➤ World Wildlife Day 2025: March 3

➤ Ajay Seth takes additional charge as Revenue Secretary.

➤ Rithvik Bolipalli wins ATP doubles title in Chile.

➤ Indian Air Force conducted Exercise Desert Hunt 2025 at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 24 to 28 February 2025.

➤ Anora won the award for the best film at the Academy Awards.

➤ Andhra Pradesh government presented a budget of Rs 3.2 lakh crore for 2025-26.

➤ Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the workshop on sustainability and circularity in the dairy sector.

➤ First image of solar flare ‘kernel’ captured by Aditya-L1 payload.

➤ Kannada book made it to the International Booker Prize list for the first time.

➤ EPFO decided to retain interest rate on provident fund deposits at 8.25%.

➤ After 30 years, Cape vultures have been spotted in South Africa's Eastern Cape.

➤ Trump announced to make English the official language of America.

➤ India may induct Tamal into its Navy by June 2025.

➤ Himmat Shah passed away at the age of 92.

➤ IRCTC and IRFC have been given Navratna status by the Central Government.

➤ On March 3, a budget of ₹1.45 lakh crore for the financial year 2025-26 was presented by the Jharkhand government in the state assembly.

➤ Prime Minister Modi has released the report of assessment of dolphins in the river for the first time.

➤ Krishna Jaishankar became the first woman in India to cross the distance of 16 meters in indoor shot put.

➤ Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary presented a budget of Rs 3.17 lakh crore in the assembly.

➤ India emerged as the third largest biofuel producer in the world.

➤ "Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan" launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

➤ International Wheelchair Day 2025: March 1

➤ India's first World Peace Centre inaugurated in Gurugram.

➤ Dr Mayank Sharma takes over as Controller General of Defence Accounts.

➤ India achieved the target of maternal mortality rate of 100 deaths per one lakh live births.

➤ The 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific was inaugurated in Jaipur.

➤ According to a Lancet study, nearly one-third of the projected population in India will be overweight or obese by 2050.

➤ Christian Stocker sworn in as the new Austrian Chancellor.

➤ Testing of the first hydrogen truck in India has been launched by Tata Motors.

➤ Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

➤ Vantara has been inaugurated by PM Modi on 4 March 2025.

➤ The US will impose reciprocal tariffs against India and China from April 2.

➤ “Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan” has been launched by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

➤ World Hearing Day 2025: 03 March

➤ A multi-national coalition for cooperation on sustainable development was launched by India.

➤ Yamandu Orsi became the new President of Uruguay.

➤ The banking system's non-food credit growth declined to 12.5% ​​in January 2025.

➤ China's Liu Jiakun received the Pritzker Prize for 2025.

➤ Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2025 in New Delhi.

➤ The Cabinet approved the amendment to the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).

➤ The indigenous Integrated Life Support System for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas was tested at maximum altitude by DRDO.

➤ The Cabinet approved the development of ropeway project from Sonprayag to Kedarnath in Uttarakhand.

➤ Ajay Bhadoo has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of GeM.

➤ India's first AI-powered solar manufacturing line has been launched at Goldie Solar's Surat plant in Kosamba, Gujarat.

➤ Nitin Kamath has received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2024.

➤ Khelo India Para Games will be held in New Delhi from March 20-27.

➤ Austrian batsman Steve Smith announced retirement from ODI cricket.

➤ NASA to launch SphereX telescope to explore what happened right after the Big Bang.

➤ Niti Aayog released a report titled "From borrowers to builders: The role of women in India's financial growth story".

➤ India and Nepal signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector.

➤ PM Modi was awarded the Honorary Order of the Independence of Barbados.

➤ Tropical cyclone Alfred is affecting eastern Australia.

➤ Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched IndiaAI Compute Portal.

➤ Arunachal Pradesh government proposed to set up a family-centric citizen database.

➤ New credit assessment model for MSMEs launched by Union Finance Minister.

➤ According to a CRISIL report, India's real GDP growth will be 6.5% in FY 2026.

➤ RBI has appointed Dr. Ajit Ratnakar Joshi as its new Executive Director from March 3.

➤ Over Rs 10 crore allocated by the government for India AI Mission.

➤ “Nari Shakti Se Vikas Bharat” conference inaugurated by President Murmu on Women's Day.

➤ India's high net worth population to reach 93,753 in next three years. 

➤ Table tennis legend Achanta Sharath Kamal announced his retirement.

➤ The Central Government has given the green signal to 'Project Lion'.

➤ The Uttarakhand Cabinet approved the implementation of the Integrated Pension Scheme.

➤ The RBI imposed monetary penalty on four non-banking financial companies - peer to peer (NBFC-P2P) lending platforms.

➤ Arvind Chitambaram won the Prague Masters 2025 chess title.

➤ The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 has been released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

➤ Anju Rathi Rana became the first woman Union Law Secretary.

➤ The Mobile World Congress 2025 was held in Barcelona, Spain.

➤ US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to create a strategic bitcoin reserve.

➤ India and Ireland agreed to enhance trade, investment and technology ties.

➤ India signed a contract with a Russian firm to supply engines for T-72 tanks.

➤ International Women's Day 2025: March 8

➤ Maharashtra government will set up a media centre to monitor news content.

➤ An MoC was signed for India's first API, green hydrogen and ethanol facility in Himachal Pradesh.

➤ Jan Aushadhi Diwas: March 7

➤ HDFC Bank has launched Project Haq (Hawaii Veteran Welfare Centre).

➤ Delhi government approved 'Mahila Samridhi Yojana' to provide Rs 2,500 to women.

➤ India and the European Union will begin the 10th round of talks on a free trade agreement in Brussels.

➤ SBI has launched SBI Asmita to help women entrepreneurs expand their businesses.

➤ Gridcon 2025 was inaugurated by Union Power Minister Shri Manohar Lal.

➤ Bengaluru City University will be renamed after Dr. Manmohan Singh.

➤ Madhav National Park became India's 58th tiger reserve.

➤ Mark Carney will become the next Prime Minister of Canada.

➤ India defeated New Zealand to win the 2025 Champions Trophy.

➤ Joint Special Forces Exercise Khanjar-XII between India and Kyrgyzstan began on March 10.

➤ 'Project Hifazat' launched by Punjab to help women facing violence.

➤ IndiGo Airlines has been ranked the world's second fastest growing airline in terms of seat capacity.

➤ DPIIT and Mercedes-Benz India signed a MoU.

➤ India won the Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship 2025 title.

➤ Justice Joymalya Bagchi became a Supreme Court judge.

➤ Assam government will launch its own satellite.

➤ India's agricultural output reached a record high in 2024-25.

➤ Classical singer Garimella Balakrishna Prasad passed away at the age of 76.

➤ Syria's interim president signed a deal to merge the army with the Kurdish-led SDF.

➤ India has imposed anti-dumping duty of up to $986 per tonne on water treatment chemicals imported from China and Japan.

➤ India and Armenia have signed an MoU for cooperation in regulating medical products.

➤ Parliament passed the Railway (Amendment) Bill 2024 for better functioning and independence of the Railway Board.

➤ 54th National Security Week was observed from March 4-10.

➤ Vikas Kaushal appointed CMD of HPCL.

➤ International Women Judges Day 2025: March 10

➤ PM Modi launches Surat Food Security Saturation Drive.

➤ India's first hydrogen train to be launched on Jind-Sonipat route by March 31.

➤ India is the second largest arms importer in the world after Ukraine.

➤ PM Modi has become the first Indian to be awarded Mauritius' highest civilian honour.

➤ Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH) and Adamas University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

➤ Airtel and Musk's SpaceX have partnered to bring Starlink high-speed internet to India.

➤ INS Imphal participated in Mauritius' National Day celebrations in 2025.

➤ According to the IQAir report, India is ranked fifth globally in terms of air pollution in 2024.

➤ The central government has imposed a five-year ban on the Awami Action Committee (AAC) and Jammu and Kashmir Ittehad ul Muslimeen (JKIM).

➤ India will become the world's largest Web3 developer hub by 2028.

➤ Jayashree Venkatesan became the first Indian to win the Ramsar Award for 'Wetland Wise Use'.

➤ CWG renamed as Commonwealth Sports.

➤ Amrit Biodiversity Park along NH-24 in the Yamuna floodplain was inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena.

➤ 'Missing Ladies' won the Best Film Award at the 25th edition of IIFA.

➤ NHLML and IWAI signed a MoU for the development of a Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi.

➤ India's retail inflation fell to a seven-month low.

➤ The third edition of the Prime Minister's scheme for mentoring young writers (PM-YUVA 3.0) has been introduced by the Ministry of Education.

➤ India's unorganised sector recorded a growth of 12.84%.

➤ The European Union will impose counter tariffs on US goods worth 26 billion euros.

➤ Tejas fighter aircraft successfully test-fired the air-to-air Astra missile.

➤ India's industrial output rose to 5 per cent in January.

➤ The Oil Sector Amendment Bill 2024 was passed by Parliament with the approval of the Lok Sabha.

➤ On March 10, Ajit Pawar presented Maharashtra's budget for 2025-26, his 11th budget as finance minister.

➤ Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute inaugurated by PM Modi and Mauritius PM.

➤ Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda announced two new schemes for girl children of Tripura.

➤ Nationwide campaigns launched by RBI and National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE) to promote financial literacy.

➤ Madhya Pradesh Finance Minister Jagdish Deora presented a Rs 4.21 trillion budget for FY 2025-26.

➤ India and Mauritius have decided to elevate their partnership to the level of advanced strategic partnership.

➤ The first auction of exploration licences in India has been launched by the Ministry of Mines in collaboration with the Goa government.

➤ Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Golaghat in Assam on March 14, 2025.

➤ SpaceX and NASA launched a crew mission to bring astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to and from the ISS.

➤ India's foreign exchange reserves crossed the $653 billion mark.

➤ Indian Railways will dig ponds under Amrit Sarovar Mission to tackle water crisis.

➤ Veteran actor-filmmaker Deb Mukherjee passed away at the age of 83.

➤ India's GDP growth projected to exceed 6.5% in FY26: Moody's Ratings.

➤ India and Bangladesh conducted joint naval exercise Bongosagar 2025.

➤ Muthoot Microfin won double gold at Scotch Awards 2025.

➤ India has emerged as the top source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Dubai.

➤ South Africa will host the first G20 Trade and Investment Working Group (TWGW) meeting.

➤ India participated in the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

➤ Mumbai Indians won their second Women's Premier League title.

➤ India celebrates National Immunization Day on 16 March every year.

➤ Amit Shah inaugurated the Lachit Borphukan Police Academy in Dergaon, Assam.

➤ On 17 March, a dedicated app for the Prime Minister's Internship Scheme (PMIS) was launched by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

➤ India won 33 medals at the Special Olympics World Winter Games 2025.

➤ The 10th edition of the Raisina Dialogue was inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi.

➤ The Fit India Carnival will be inaugurated by Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on 16 March 2025.

➤ The 'UN 80 Initiative' has been announced to improve the functioning of the United Nations.

➤ India and New Zealand begin negotiations on FTA.

➤ UNESCO's World Heritage Centre has added six properties to India's tentative list.

➤ The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has granted a Certificate of Registration to Valuatics Reinsurance Limited.

➤ World Consumer Rights Day: March 15

➤ Reserve Bank of India selected for the Digital Transformation Award 2025 by Central Banking in London, UK.

➤ Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on peace treaty after four decades of war.

➤ Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurates first temple of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in Bhiwandi.

➤ Haryana CM Nayab Saini presents Rs 2.05 lakh crore budget for 2025-26.

➤ Former Union Minister Dr Devendra Pradhan passed away.

➤ The 14th ADMM-Plus counter-terrorism meeting will be co-chaired by India in New Delhi. 

➤ Chandrayaan-5 mission has been approved by the Government of India.

➤ Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has launched the Rajiv Yuva Vikasam Yojana.

➤ ISRO has developed high-speed microprocessors Vikram 3201 and Kalpana 3201 for space missions.

➤ Intel appoints chip industry veteran Lip-Boo Tan as CEO.

➤ The launch of 5G Innovation Hackathon 2025 was announced by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

➤ Renowned Odia poet Padma Bhushan Ramakant Rath passed away.

➤ India and New Zealand signed agreements on defence, education, horticulture and sports.

➤ Harmanpreet Singh, Savita Punia win Hockey India Player of the Year Award.

➤ India's first industry-driven digital detox initiative, Beyond Screens has been launched by Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge.

➤ RBI will set up an 'on tap' group focused on climate change risks and sustainable finance within its regulatory sandbox framework.

➤ India's first PPP green waste processing plant to be launched in Indore.

➤ The 23rd edition of bilateral naval exercise 'Varuna 2025' began on March 19.

➤ India Innovation Summit--"Leading Solutions for TB Elimination" was inaugurated at Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre.

➤ India and Malaysia will accelerate the review of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement.

➤ The fourth edition of Snow Marathon Lahaul will be held on March 23.

➤ NASA astronauts returned to Earth after spending 9 months in space.

➤ Election Commission will start the process of linking voter ID cards with Aadhaar.

➤ Centre and WhatsApp joined hands to prevent digital fraud and cyber threats.

➤ On March 17, the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in the capital Lima.

➤ Government e-marketplace crosses GMV of Rs 5 lakh crore.

➤ Stuart Young sworn in as new Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago.

➤ MeitY and Drone Federation India launched the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Research (NIDAR).

➤ President Murmu presented the Ramnath Goenka Journalism Awards.

➤ On March 19, an incentive scheme to promote low-value BHIM-UPI transactions was approved by the Cabinet.

➤ NDTL 2025: Leading innovation and tackling challenges in anti-doping science was inaugurated by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya.

➤ India's merchandise trade deficit fell to a 42-month low due to a fall in gold, silver and crude oil imports.

➤ India has ranked 24th among 33 countries in the Free Speech Index.

➤ The government has approved the construction of a urea plant in Assam.

➤ The Cabinet approved the implementation of the revised National Gokul Mission.

➤ SEBI partnered with DigiLocker to resolve the issue of unclaimed financial assets.

➤ India and Maldives will settle bilateral trade in local currencies.

➤ In line with the UP model, Delhi Police will launch 'courtesy' squads for the safety of women.

➤ A high-level committee has been formed to address regulatory challenges in the fintech sector in India.

➤ World Sparrow Day 2025: March 20

➤ Sculptor Ram Sutar will receive the Maharashtra Bhushan Award.

➤ Christy Coventry became the first woman and first African to be elected President of the IOC.

➤ Chiranjeevi honored at the UK House of Commons.

➤ International Day of Happiness 2025: March 20

➤ DAC has approved proposals worth Rs 54,000 crore to strengthen defence capabilities.

➤ National Karmayogi Jan Seva Programme has been launched by the Ministry of AYUSH.

➤ Punjab will introduce sign language in its assembly.

➤ Average monthly data consumption per user increased to 27.5 gigabytes in 2024.

➤ Karnataka government approved 100% hike in salaries of Chief Minister, Ministers and MLAs.

➤ A MoU was signed by AFMS and NIMHANS to promote mental health support for military personnel and their families.

➤ Parsi New Year will be celebrated on March 20 in 2025.

➤ SEBI has reduced the minimum investment in Social Stock Exchange Instruments to ₹1,000.

➤ World's largest white hydrogen reserves discovered in France.

➤ India and EU to hold fourth maritime security dialogue.

➤ India to host 11th Asian Swimming Championships at Naranpura Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.

➤ India's bio-economy to reach $165 billion in 2024.

➤ Hydrologist Gunter Bloschl wins 2025 Stockholm Water Prize.

➤ India submits bid to host 2030 Commonwealth Games in Gujarat.

➤ Anahat Singh wins women's title at PSA Challenger squash tournament in Chennai.

➤ Delhi Health Minister Pankaj Kumar Singh launches six mobile dental clinics.

➤ Trump revokes legal protections for 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans.

➤ DPIIT signed an agreement with Yes Bank to strengthen India's startup ecosystem.

➤ Centre for Telematics Development launched state-of-the-art incubation programme 'Samartha'.

➤ World Poetry Day 2025: March 21

➤ India is ranked 118th out of 147 countries in the World Happiness Report, 2025.

➤ Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

➤ Revised criteria for classifying MSMEs were notified by the government.

➤ India's iconic Goli Soda gets green signal for global markets by APEDA.

➤ Martyrs' Day: March 23

➤ A panel in Japan has suggested measures to prepare for a possible eruption of Mount Fuji.

➤ East Coast Railway has become the first railway zone in India to achieve the target of 250 million tonnes of freight traffic in the financial year 2024-25.

➤ Bihar is hosting the ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025 for the first time.

➤ Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla won the 59th Jnanpith Award for 2024.

➤ Uttarakhand CM Dhami announced Ganga and Sharda river corridors to promote tourism.

➤ On March 22, 2025, the much-awaited Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain-2025 was launched on World Water Day.

➤ World Water Day 2025: March 22

➤ Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted Purple Fest 2025 on March 21.

➤ World Meteorological Day: March 23

➤ Most major states, except Karnataka, are unlikely to achieve their FY25 capital expenditure (capex) targets.

➤ India won bronze medal in mixed quad at ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025.

➤ Delhi CM Rekha Gupta presented a Rs 1 lakh crore budget for 2025-26.

➤ Government hikes salaries, allowances and pensions of MPs.

➤ Billie Jean King Cup Asia-Oceania Group-1 to be held in Pune for the first time.

➤ Completion of genome sequencing of 10,000 TB isolates announced by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh.

➤ Jharkhand government has announced plans to conduct caste-based census in the next financial year.

➤ On March 19, 2025, guidelines for UPS under the National Pension System (NPS) were issued by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority.

➤ India has achieved the highest ever growth in indigenous defence production in 2023-24.

➤ Telangana Assembly adopted the Human Organ Transplantation Act.

➤ A national workshop on ‘Building Synergies in the Indian Innovation Ecosystem’ was organised by NITI Aayog.

➤ India won the men's and women's Kabaddi World Cup 2025.

➤ Jaspreet Kaur of Punjab became the first athlete to break the national powerlifting record at the Khelo India Para Games.

➤ World Tuberculosis Day: March 24

➤ Over 100 megaliths have been found by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) near the Malampuzha dam in Palakkad, Kerala.

➤ India's GDP growth projections have been lowered by S&P Global Ratings to 6.5% for the next fiscal.

➤ Indian Navy will participate in maritime exercises with African countries.

➤ India developed its first indigenous MRI machine.

➤ The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill 2024 has been passed by the Parliament.

➤ Rajiv Gauba has been appointed as the full-time member of Niti Aayog.

➤ Balpan Ki Kavita initiative has been launched by the government.

➤ Letter of Intent (LoI) signed by India and Singapore for Green and Digital Shipping Corridor.

➤ Social Security Data Pooling initiative launched by Labour Ministry and ILO for better coverage.

➤ DEA Secretary Ajay Seth will replace Tuhin Kanta Pandey as the new Finance Secretary.

➤ Banknet and e-Bcare launched by the government to enhance e-auction for sale of PSU bank assets.

➤ Kerala has set up Senior Citizens Commission.

➤ Stealth frigate INS ‘Tavsya’ commissioned by Indian Navy at Goa Shipyard.

➤ DRDO and Navy successfully test fired indigenously developed short-range surface-to-air missile.

➤ Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the new Pamban Rail Bridge on April 6.

➤ To ensure accurate crop data collection, Digital Crop Survey (DCS) system was introduced.

➤ Contracts worth Rs 6,900 crore were signed by the Ministry of Defence for 155 mm/52 calibre ATAGS and High Mobility Vehicle 6x6 Gun Towing Vehicles.

➤ Book 'Ripples of Change' on women-led rural WASH initiatives was released by Jal Shakti Minister.

➤ A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Himachal Pradesh government and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

➤ Sikkim Chief Minister has proposed a budget of Rs 16,196 crore for 2025-26.

➤ Sanjay Kumar Mishra has been appointed as a full-time member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.

➤ Parliament passed the Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024.

➤ Medium-term and long-term government deposit components of the Gold Monetisation Scheme were discontinued by the Centre.

➤ Indonesia will join BRICS' new development bank.

➤ Parliament passed the Boilers Bill, 2024 for regulation of boilers.

➤ Russia and Ukraine have agreed on a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea.

➤ The Defence Ministry has finalised a deal worth Rs 2,500 crore.

➤ According to Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, India is now the second largest 5G market globally.

➤ ISRO successfully completed the rolling experiment as part of the Spadex mission.

➤ Indian Armed Forces conducted the tri-services integrated multi-domain exercise Prachand Prahar.

➤ Lok Sabha passed the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025.

➤ RBI has imposed fine on HDFC Bank and Punjab & Sind Bank.

➤ Roshni Nadar has become the first Indian woman to be included in the list of top 10 richest women in the world.

➤ National guidelines on medical oxygen management issued by the Center.

➤ Government is going to launch 'Sahakar' taxi to benefit cab drivers.

➤ 12th phase of commercial coal mine auction launched by the Ministry of Coal.

➤ World Theatre Day 2025: March 27

➤ India will become the world's second largest tea exporter in 2024.

➤ Withdrawing money from ATMs will become expensive from May 1.

➤ The government has announced plans to set up the second National Gene Bank (NGB).

➤ The ranking of Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) has improved in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI 37).

➤ Government approves Patna-Ara-Sasaram Corridor and Kosi-Mechi Inter-State Link Project.

➤ Haryana tops Khelo India Para Games 2025.

➤ Government hikes MNREGA wages by 2-7% for FY26.

➤ Lok Sabha passes the Freight by Sea Bill, 2024.

➤ ₹22,919 crore electronics component manufacturing scheme announced by Union Cabinet.

➤ Strong earthquake tremors felt in Myanmar and Bangkok.

➤ Australian government appoints Steve Waugh to Australia-India Relations Advisory Board.

➤ India's first nano electronics roadshow inaugurated by Meitei secretary at IISc Bengaluru.

➤ S.K. Majumdar appointed as Executive Director of Canara Bank.

➤ India has become the largest milk producer in the world.

➤ CDS General Anil Chauhan inaugurated Techkriti 2025 at IIT Kanpur.

➤ The Government of India has planned to raise Rs 8 lakh crore from the market in the first half of FY 26.

➤ Manisha Bhanwala won India's first gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship in Amman, Jordan.

➤ The 14th edition of India-Russia bilateral naval exercise 'Indra' began.

➤ Masaaki Kashiwara won the prestigious Abel Prize for Mathematics.