Current Affairs — 26 March 2025
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Wed, 26 Mar 2025
Lok Sabha passes Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 for India's first cooperative university
The Lok Sabha passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025 on 26 March 2025 to set up India's first university dedicated to the cooperative sector, named after cooperative pioneer Tribhuvandas Patel.
MoD signs ₹6,900 crore contracts for ATAGS 155mm guns with Bharat Forge and towing vehicles with Tata Advanced Systems
The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth about ₹6,900 crore in New Delhi on 26 March 2025 for 155mm/52 calibre Advanced Towed Artillery Gun Systems from Bharat Forge and 6x6 gun-towing vehicles from Tata Advanced Systems.
DRDO and Navy flight-test VL-SRSAM from Chandipur, proving near-boundary low-altitude capability
DRDO and the Indian Navy successfully flight-tested the indigenous Vertically Launched Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur, off Odisha on 26 March 2025.
Third India–Uganda Joint Trade Committee meets in New Delhi after a 23-year gap
The third session of the India–Uganda Joint Trade Committee was held in New Delhi on 25–26 March 2025, the first in 23 years, and agreed to explore MoUs and a Joint Business Forum.
Raksha Rajya Mantri flags off Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga expeditions
Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth flagged off joint expeditions to Mount Everest and Mount Kangchenjunga from South Block, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025.
NHAI's InvIT completes largest road-sector monetisation of over ₹18,000 crore
National Highways Infra Trust, the InvIT set up by NHAI, completed its fourth round of fund-raising at an enterprise value of about ₹18,380 crore, the largest monetisation in India's road sector, the Road Transport Ministry said on 26 March 2025.
Election Commission begins first-ever training of Booth Level Officers at IIIDEM
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated the first-ever training of Booth Level Officers at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025, starting with BLOs from Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
Tenth Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile barge LSAM 24 launched at Thane
The tenth Ammunition cum Torpedo cum Missile (ACTCM) barge for the Navy, LSAM 24, was launched at MSME shipyard Suryadipta Projects, Thane, on 26 March 2025.
Navy inducts fourth 25-tonne bollard pull tug Yuvan at Visakhapatnam
The Indian Navy inducted Yuvan, the fourth of six 25-tonne bollard pull tugs built by Titagarh Rail Systems, at the Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam, on 26 March 2025.
National Intellectual Property Awards 2024 presented at Bharat Mandapam
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal presented the National Intellectual Property Awards 2024 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 26 March 2025.
Aadhaar eKYC introduced for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2025 registration
The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board has introduced Aadhaar authentication and eKYC for Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib Yatra 2025 registration, with over 7.5 lakh pilgrims registered by 26 March 2025.
RBI holds 8th State Level Coordination Committee meeting in Sikkim on unregulated deposit schemes
The Reserve Bank of India, Gangtok, held the 8th State Level Coordination Committee meeting at Tashiling Secretariat on 26 March 2025, discussing the BUDS Act, 2019 and financial frauds.