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Thu, 06 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed pooja at Mukhwa, the winter seat of Maa Ganga, and addressed a Winter Tourism Program at Harsil in Uttarakhand on 6 March 2025.
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched AIKosha, the IndiaAI Datasets Platform, and the AI Compute Portal in New Delhi on 6 March 2025 to mark the IndiaAI Mission's anniversary.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on 6 March 2025 to review the cooperative sector, at which the draft National Cooperation Policy 2025 was discussed.
• The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) signed an MoU with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar on 6 March 2025 to develop river cruise tourism on the Chenab, Jhelum and Ravi.
• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated the Advanced Cybersecurity Operations Centre (SOC) of the Kerala Police Cyber Division, developed by C-DOT, on 6 March 2025.
• Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the new Credit Assessment Model for MSMEs, based on scoring their digital footprints, at a post-Budget interaction in Visakhapatnam on 6 March 2025.
• EU leaders at a special European Council in Brussels on 6 March 2025 agreed to substantially raise defence spending and asked the Council to urgently examine a Commission proposal for up to €150 billion in defence loans.

Wed, 05 Mar 2025

• The Union Cabinet on 5 March 2025 approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) with an outlay of ₹3,880 crore for 2024-25 and 2025-26, adding a new Pashu Aushadhi component.
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 5 March 2025 approved the 12.9-km Sonprayag–Kedarnath and the 12.4-km Govindghat–Hemkund Sahib Ji ropeways in Uttarakhand under the Parvatmala Pariyojana.
• New Zealand beat South Africa by 50 runs in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on 5 March 2025, setting up a final against India in Dubai.
• Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita received the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a ceremony in Bridgetown on 5 March 2025.
• The India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), Tata Electronics and Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing signed a Fiscal Support Agreement on 5 March 2025 for India's first commercial semiconductor fab at Dholera, Gujarat.
• The 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum in Asia and the Pacific concluded in Jaipur on 5 March 2025 with member countries unanimously adopting the 'Jaipur Declaration'.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj held a National Convention on Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats in New Delhi on 5 March 2025, aiming for at least one such model gram panchayat in every district.
• President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the second edition of 'Vividhta ka Amrit Mahotsav', showcasing the culture of South India, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 5 March 2025.

Tue, 04 Mar 2025

• DRDO's Bengaluru-based Defence Bio-Engineering & Electro Medical Laboratory (DEBEL) successfully conducted high-altitude trials of the indigenous On-Board Oxygen Generating System-based Integrated Life Support System for the LCA Tejas on 4 March 2025.
• India beat Australia by four wickets in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 March 2025, with Virat Kohli's 84 earning him Player of the Match.
• Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Pralhad Joshi flagged off the first-ever trials of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks, built by Tata Motors, in New Delhi on 4 March 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Vantara, a wildlife conservation, rescue and rehabilitation initiative in Jamnagar, Gujarat, on 4 March 2025.
• India observed National Safety Day on 4 March 2025, starting the 54th National Safety Week (4–10 March) on the theme 'Safety & Well-being Crucial for Viksit Bharat'.
• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched the 'Sashakt Panchayat-Netri Abhiyan' for capacity building of women elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions in New Delhi on 4 March 2025.
• The Central Electricity Authority, with Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd, marked the fifth edition of Lineman Diwas in New Delhi on 4 March 2025 on the theme 'Seva, Suraksha, Swabhiman'.
• The two-day Visitor's Conference at Rashtrapati Bhavan concluded on 4 March 2025, with President Droupadi Murmu urging heads of higher education institutions to build a strong academia-industry interface.

Mon, 03 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 7th meeting of the National Board for Wildlife at Gir National Park, Gujarat, on World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2025, and announced the 16th Asiatic lion population estimation in 2025.
• The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy said on 3 March 2025 that it has sanctioned five pilot projects under the National Green Hydrogen Mission for 37 hydrogen buses and trucks and 9 refuelling stations.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh presented the report of the Empowered Committee for Capability Enhancement of the Indian Air Force to Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on 3 March 2025.
• The Heavy Water Board, with BARC, held the groundbreaking of a demonstration plant to produce hydrogen by thermochemical splitting of water using the Iodine-Sulphur process at Chembur, Mumbai, on 3 March 2025.
• India and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector, including waste management, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, on 3 March 2025.
• Ajay Bhadoo, Additional Secretary in the Department of Commerce, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Government e Marketplace (GeM) with effect from 3 March 2025.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi released India's first-ever riverine dolphin estimation report, which counted 6,327 dolphins, at the NBWL meeting in Gir on 3 March 2025.