Current Affairs — 09 March 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sun, 09 Mar 2025
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in Dubai to win a record third ICC Champions Trophy
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the ICC Men's Champions Trophy final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 9 March 2025 to become the first team to win the title three times.
Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, Carnatic singer who set over 1,000 Annamacharya compositions to music, dies at 76
Carnatic vocalist and composer Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, former Asthana Vidwan of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams known for setting more than 1,000 Annamacharya sankeertanas to music, died at his home in Tirupati on 9 March 2025, aged 76.
Rajnath Singh becomes first Defence Minister to visit IAF's Institute of Aerospace Medicine; launches space psychology project
Rajnath Singh became the first Defence Minister to visit the Indian Air Force's Institute of Aerospace Medicine in Bengaluru on 9 March 2025, where he launched an ICMR-funded centre for research on space psychology.
Mark Carney wins Liberal Party leadership with 85.9%, set to succeed Justin Trudeau as Canada's PM
Former central banker Mark Carney won the Liberal Party of Canada's leadership race on 9 March 2025 with 85.9% of the points on the first ballot, setting him up to succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister.
Indian Army contingent leaves for India–Kyrgyzstan special forces exercise KHANJAR-XII
An Indian Army contingent departed on 9 March 2025 for KHANJAR-XII, the 12th India–Kyrgyzstan joint special forces exercise, held in Kyrgyzstan from 10 to 23 March 2025.
Alpha Tocol hands over first privately built rear fuselage for LCA Mk1A to HAL in Bengaluru
The first rear fuselage for the Light Combat Aircraft Mk1A made by private firm Alpha Tocol Engineering Services was handed over to HAL in Bengaluru on 9 March 2025 in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Manohar Lal inaugurates GRIDCON 2025 at Yashobhoomi on 'Innovations in Grid Resilience'
Power Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated GRIDCON 2025, POWERGRID's international conference and exhibition on 'Innovations in Grid Resilience', at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 9 March 2025.
Amit Shah addresses 'Shashwat Mithila Mahotsav-2025' in Gandhinagar
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the 'Shashwat Mithila Mahotsav-2025' of people from Bihar's Mithila region living in Gujarat, in Gandhinagar on 9 March 2025.
Fit India Sundays on Cycle holds Women's Day 'pink cyclothon'; Asian Track Cycling medallists felicitated
A Women's Day special 'pink cyclothon' edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle was held across the country on 9 March 2025, with over 400 riders at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
Om Birla releases book 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari' at IGNCA
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla released 'Parvat Shiromani Bhagat Singh Koshyari', a book by Madan Mohan Sati on former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, at IGNCA, New Delhi, on 9 March 2025.
Amit Shah in Gujarat: 11,000 new advocates take oath, foundation laid for para-athletes' sports centre, ₹150 coin released
Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended several events in Gujarat on 9 March 2025, including an oath ceremony of more than 11,000 newly enrolled advocates and the foundation-laying of a High-Performance Sports Centre for para-athletes in Gandhinagar.