Sainik School (AISSEE) Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Sat, 29 Mar 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on 29 March 2025, as the Indian Army readied a 118-member medical team and two Navy ships sailed for Yangon under Operation Brahma.

Fri, 28 Mar 2025

• A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar, at 12:50 pm local time (11:50 am IST) on 28 March 2025, causing heavy damage in Myanmar and shaking Bangkok; Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India stood ready to help.
• The Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth ₹62,700 crore with HAL in New Delhi on 28 March 2025 for 156 Light Combat Helicopters Prachand: 66 for the IAF and 90 for the Army.

Thu, 27 Mar 2025

• The Lok Sabha passed the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 on 27 March 2025 after a reply by Union Home Minister Amit Shah; the Bill replaces four existing laws on passports, foreigners and immigration.
• The Government of India and JICA signed six loan agreements worth JPY 191.736 billion in New Delhi on 27 March 2025 under Japan's Official Development Assistance, covering projects in Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Assam and Punjab.

Wed, 26 Mar 2025

• 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.
• 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.

Tue, 25 Mar 2025

• The Finance Ministry announced on 25 March 2025 that the Medium Term and Long Term Government Deposit components of the Gold Monetisation Scheme would be discontinued from 26 March 2025.
• The Rajya Sabha passed the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 on 25 March 2025 after a reply by Home Minister Amit Shah, completing its passage through Parliament.

Mon, 24 Mar 2025

• Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda announced at the World TB Day 2025 summit in New Delhi on 24 March 2025 that the 100-day intensified TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, which screened 12.97 crore people, would be scaled up to all districts.
• The Centre notified on 24 March 2025 a 24% increase in the salary, daily allowance and pension of sitting and former MPs, with retrospective effect from 1 April 2023.

Sat, 22 Mar 2025

• The Department of Revenue issued Notification No. 19/2025-Customs on 22 March 2025, making the export duty on onions nil from 1 April 2025 and ending the 20% duty in force since 13 September 2024.

Fri, 21 Mar 2025

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh released the India Bioeconomy Report 2025 at BIRAC's Foundation Day in New Delhi on 21 March 2025; it puts India's bioeconomy at $165.7 billion in 2024, up from $10 billion in 2014.

Thu, 20 Mar 2025

• The World Happiness Report 2025, released on 20 March 2025, ranked India 118th of 147 countries, up from 126th, while Finland was the happiest country for the eighth year in a row.
• India's coal production crossed one billion tonnes in 2024-25 on 20 March 2025, 11 days earlier than the previous year's total of 997.83 million tonnes was reached.
• The Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Rajnath Singh accorded Acceptance of Necessity to eight capital acquisition proposals worth over ₹54,000 crore on 20 March 2025.

Wed, 19 Mar 2025

• The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority notified the PFRDA (Operationalisation of the Unified Pension Scheme under NPS) Regulations, 2025 by a gazette notification dated 19 March 2025, effective 1 April 2025.
• NASA's SpaceX Crew-9, including Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams, splashed down off Tallahassee, Florida, at 5:57 pm EDT on 18 March 2025, which was 3:27 am IST on 19 March 2025.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025

• The Election Commission of India led by CEC Gyanesh Kumar decided on 18 March 2025 that linking voter ID (EPIC) with Aadhaar will be done only as per Article 326 of the Constitution, Sections 23(4), 23(5) and 23(6) of the RP Act, 1950, and the Supreme Court judgement in WP (Civil) No. 177/2023.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025

• New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon held talks with PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on 17 March 2025 during his official visit of 16–20 March; the two sides signed a defence cooperation MoU and New Zealand joined the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).

Sun, 16 Mar 2025

• India and New Zealand announced the launch of negotiations for a comprehensive and mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement on 16 March 2025 in New Delhi, after a meeting between Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and New Zealand's Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025

• Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th Prime Minister on 14 March 2025 at Rideau Hall, Ottawa, by Governor General Mary Simon, along with the 30th Canadian Ministry.

Thu, 13 Mar 2025

• ISRO undocked the two SpaDeX satellites, SDX-01 (Chaser) and SDX-02 (Target), in its very first attempt at about 09:20 IST on 13 March 2025, in a 460 km circular orbit.

Wed, 12 Mar 2025

• India and Mauritius elevated their relationship to an 'Enhanced Strategic Partnership' on 12 March 2025 in Port Louis, where PM Narendra Modi also unveiled Vision MAHASAGAR for the Global South.
• PM Narendra Modi attended Mauritius's 57th National Day celebrations in Port Louis on 12 March 2025 as Chief Guest and received the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean (GCSK), Mauritius's highest civilian award.

Tue, 11 Mar 2025

• PM Narendra Modi began his State Visit to Mauritius on 11 March 2025, calling on President Dharambeer Gokhool at the State House and announcing that OCI cards will be available to the seventh generation of people of Indian origin in Mauritius.
• The 2024 World Air Quality Report by Swiss firm IQAir, released on 11 March 2025, named Byrnihat on the Assam–Meghalaya border the world's most polluted metropolitan area and ranked India the fifth most polluted country.

Mon, 10 Mar 2025

• The Centre on 10 March 2025 notified the appointment of Justice Joymalya Bagchi of the Calcutta High Court as a Judge of the Supreme Court under Article 124(2); he is in line to become Chief Justice of India in May 2031.

Sun, 09 Mar 2025

• 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.

Fri, 07 Mar 2025

• The 7th Jan Aushadhi Diwas was observed on 7 March 2025 with the theme 'Jan Aushadhi: Daam Kam Dawai Uttam', ending a week of events from 1 March, with the number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras rising to 15,291.