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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.
Tue, 25 Mar 2025
Centre discontinues medium and long term government deposits under Gold Monetisation Scheme from 26 March 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.
Parliament passes Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as Rajya Sabha clears it
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.
Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, 2025 with 35 amendments; 6% equalisation levy on online ads abolished
The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2025 on 25 March 2025 with 35 government amendments, including one abolishing the 6% equalisation levy on online advertisements.
ICMR pilots drone transport of corneas from Sonipat to AIIMS under i-DRONE
The Indian Council of Medical Research announced on 25 March 2025 a successful pilot that flew donated corneal tissue by drone from Sonipat to AIIMS Jhajjar and AIIMS New Delhi in Haryana and Delhi.
J&K People's Movement and Democratic Political Movement sever ties with separatism; Amit Shah welcomes move
Two Hurriyat constituents, the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement and the J&K Democratic Political Movement, announced on 25 March 2025 that they had severed all ties with separatism.
India's men's regu team win first-ever Sepak Takraw World Cup gold in Patna
India's men's regu team beat Japan 2-1 in the final of the ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025 in Patna, Bihar, on 25 March 2025 to win India's first gold at the event.
India and Singapore sign Letter of Intent on Green and Digital Shipping Corridor
India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent on maritime digitalisation and decarbonisation in Singapore on 25 March 2025, in the presence of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.
Boilers Bill, 2024 introduced in Lok Sabha to replace the Boilers Act, 1923
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal introduced the Boilers Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha on 25 March 2025 to repeal the century-old Boilers Act, 1923 and decriminalise three of its seven offences.
ESIC notifies 15 more districts in Uttar Pradesh; 74 of 75 districts now fully covered
Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on 25 March 2025 that ESIC had notified 15 more districts of Uttar Pradesh under the ESI Scheme, bringing 74 of the state's 75 districts under full coverage.
Mon, 24 Mar 2025
World TB Day 2025: J.P. Nadda announces nationwide expansion of the 100-day TB Mukt Bharat campaign
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.
Supreme Court Collegium recommends repatriation of Justice Yashwant Varma to Allahabad High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium said on 24 March 2025 that it had recommended the repatriation of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma to his parent Allahabad High Court, amid the cash-discovery row.
Centre notifies 24% hike in salary, allowances and pension of MPs from 1 April 2023
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.
Indian Navy announces maiden IOS SAGAR deployment and AIKEYME exercise with African nations
The Indian Navy announced on 24 March 2025 its maiden initiatives, the IOS SAGAR deployment of INS Sunayna with a multinational crew and the AIKEYME maritime exercise with African countries, co-hosted with Tanzania.
Twelve mines auctioned in 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions
The Ministry of Coal announced on 24 March 2025 that twelve coal mines were successfully auctioned in the 11th round of commercial coal mine auctions, at an average revenue share of 36.27%.
India completes genome sequencing of 10,000 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced on 24 March 2025 at a World TB Day summit in New Delhi that India had completed genome sequencing of 10,000 isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
President Murmu attends silver jubilee of Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur
President Droupadi Murmu attended the silver jubilee function of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur on 24 March 2025 and praised its rule of automatic suspension of members who enter the well of the House.
APEDA facilitates first export of GI-tagged Dalle Khursani from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands
APEDA announced on 24 March 2025 the first export of GI-tagged Dalle Khursani chilli from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands, a 200 kg consignment of dried chillies.
Sun, 23 Mar 2025
Canadian PM Mark Carney calls snap election for 28 April as Parliament is dissolved
Canada's Governor General Mary Simon dissolved the 44th Parliament on 23 March 2025 on the advice of Prime Minister Mark Carney, who called a snap general election for 28 April 2025.
World Meteorological Day 2025 observed with theme 'Closing the Early Warning Gap Together'
World Meteorological Day was observed on 23 March 2025 with the theme 'Closing the Early Warning Gap Together', marking 75 years of the World Meteorological Organization.
Manohar Lal reviews Odisha's urban and power sectors; 400 e-buses approved for Odisha under PM e-Bus Sewa
On 23 March 2025, in Bhubaneswar, Union Minister Manohar Lal reviewed Odisha's urban development and power sector; the Centre has approved 400 electric buses for Odisha under the PM e-Bus Sewa Scheme.
Keel laid for second and third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels of the Navy at Ratnagiri
The keels of the Indian Navy's second and third Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (Yard 1281 and 1282), being built by Goa Shipyard Ltd, were laid at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, on 23 March 2025.
Gandhian Pasala Krishna Bharathi passes away at 92 in Hyderabad
Pasala Krishna Bharathi, a Gandhian and daughter of freedom fighters from Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district, died at her home in Hyderabad on 23 March 2025, aged 92.