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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 Odisha Important

Justice Harish Tandon appointed Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

The President appointed Justice Harish Tandon, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, as Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, the Law Ministry notified on 21 March 2025.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 India Must know

Centre notifies Calcutta HC judge Joymalya Bagchi's appointment to the Supreme Court; in line to be CJI in 2031

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.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 West Bengal

CCRAS institute in Kolkata and Jadavpur University to study Ayurvedic formulation Vidangadi Lauham for diabetes

The Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Kolkata, under CCRAS, signed an MoU with Jadavpur University's School of Natural Product Studies on 10 March 2025 to evaluate the classical formulation Vidangadi Lauham for diabetes.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, wins MeitY's first e-Toycathon

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, won India's first Electronic Toy Hackathon (e-Toycathon 2025), organised by C-DAC under MeitY, at an award ceremony at C-DAC Noida on 8 March 2025.

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🏛️ Judiciary & Judgements 📍 West Bengal Important

Three Additional Judges appointed to Calcutta High Court, three Judges to Patna High Court

The President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, appointed three advocates as Additional Judges of the Calcutta High Court and three advocates as Judges of the Patna High Court, as notified by the Ministry of Law and Justice on 8 March 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

KVIC distributes 2,050 bee boxes to 205 beekeepers in six states under Honey Mission

KVIC Chairman Manoj Kumar distributed 2,050 bee boxes, honey colonies and toolkits to 205 beekeepers in six states under the Honey Mission, by video conference from New Delhi, on 8 March 2025.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

Jitendra Singh flags off CSIR e-Tractor roadshow from Jammu to Kanyakumari

Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh flagged off the CSIR-developed e-Tractor's nationwide roadshow from Jammu to Kanyakumari on 6 March 2025 and inaugurated an E-Tiller of CSIR-CMERI.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

India's first riverine dolphin estimation report counts 6,327 dolphins; Uttar Pradesh tops

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.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 West Bengal

Fifteenth Finance Commission grants of ₹699 crore released for West Bengal's rural local bodies

The Union Government released Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants of about ₹699 crore for rural local bodies in West Bengal, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 3 March 2025.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal

Indian Navy's East Coast motor car rally flagged off from INS Netaji, Kolkata

The Indian Navy's Motor Car Rally Expedition on the East Coast was flagged off from INS Netaji, Kolkata, on 3 March 2025 and will end in Chennai on 21 March.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 India

NCB secures conviction of 29 drug traffickers in 12 cases across India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on 2 March 2025 that courts have convicted 29 drug traffickers in 12 cases investigated by the Narcotics Control Bureau across India.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Delhi

'Sugamya Yatra' held at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station on International Wheelchair Day 2025

The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities organised 'Sugamya Yatra' at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station, New Delhi, on International Wheelchair Day, 1 March 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Kolkata–Hindon–Goa flight under UDAN launched from IAF's Hindon airport

Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu inaugurated a Boeing 737 flight on the Kolkata–Hindon–Goa route under UDAN at Hindon, Ghaziabad, on 1 March 2025.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal tables ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 with 'Nadi Bandhan' scheme

West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya tabled a ₹3.89 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26 in the Assembly on 12 February 2025.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

PM GatiShakti Network Planning Group evaluates four rail and road projects at 86th meeting

The 86th meeting of the Network Planning Group under PM GatiShakti, held on 24 January 2025, evaluated two railway and two highway projects, including Vadodara–Ratlam quadrupling.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Must know

Cabinet fixes MSP of raw jute at ₹5,650 per quintal for 2025-26

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 22 January 2025 fixed the MSP of raw jute (TD-3 grade) for the 2025-26 season at ₹5,650 per quintal, ₹315 more than last season.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 West Bengal

XXVII International Congress on Glass 2025 opens in Kolkata

The XXVII International Congress on Glass (ICG) 2025, organised by CSIR-CGCRI, was inaugurated on 20 January 2025 at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre, Kolkata, by Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 West Bengal

MoEFCC workshop on financing India's green transition begins in Kolkata

A two-day MoEFCC stakeholder workshop on 'Financing India's Green Transition Plan and Adaptation Needs' began in Kolkata on 16 January 2025 under the Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme.

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🎓 Education 📍 West Bengal

Giriraj Singh inaugurates new campus of Indian Institute of Handloom Technology at Fulia, West Bengal

The ₹75.95 crore, 5.38-acre campus doubles first-year intake from 33 to 66.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

NMCG's 59th Executive Committee approves sewerage projects for Chandauli, Buxar and Uttarpara-Kotrung

Projects worth ₹272 crore in Uttar Pradesh, ₹257 crore in Bihar and ₹8 crore in West Bengal were approved.

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🛡️ Internal Security 📍 West Bengal Important

Sashastra Seema Bal marks 61st Raising Day at Siliguri; Amit Shah e-inaugurates ICP Agartala

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 61st Raising Day of the Sashastra Seema Bal at Siliguri, West Bengal, on 20 December 2024 as Chief Guest.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Must know

INS Nirdeshak, second Survey Vessel (Large), commissioned into Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam

INS Nirdeshak, the second ship of the Survey Vessel (Large) project, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam on 18 December 2024.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Must know

'Jalvahak' scheme unveiled to boost cargo on National Waterways 1, 2 and 16

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal unveiled 'Jalvahak', a cargo promotion scheme for National Waterways 1, 2 and 16, and flagged off scheduled cargo services from Kolkata on 15 December 2024.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

District-level Climate Risk Assessment maps flood and drought risk in 698 districts

A report mapping flood and drought risks across 698 Indian districts using the IPCC framework, prepared by IIT Mandi, IIT Guwahati and CSTEP Bengaluru with DST support, was released at IIT Delhi on 13 December 2024.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 West Bengal Important

Kolkata airport marks 100 years; centenary logo unveiled

Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu unveiled the centenary celebrations logo of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, which completes 100 years of service, on 13 December 2024.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry issues awards under ₹8,500 crore coal gasification scheme

The Ministry of Coal issued Letters of Award to selected applicants under Categories I and III of the ₹8,500 crore Coal Gasification Incentive Scheme on 12 December 2024.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 India Must know

HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,115.67 crore, including ₹1,000-crore landslide mitigation project in 15 States

On 26 November 2024, the Home Ministry said a High-Level Committee chaired by Amit Shah approved ₹1,115.67 crore for disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects, including a ₹1,000-crore National Landslide Risk Mitigation project in 15 States.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 India Important

Sea Vigil 24, fourth pan-India coastal defence exercise, concludes

On 21 November 2024, the fourth edition of the pan-India coastal defence exercise Sea Vigil 24 concluded after 36 hours, spanning India's 11,098 km coastline with over 21 agencies from six ministries.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

DPIIT marks eight years of four industrial corridors approved in 2016

On 19 November 2024 in New Delhi, DPIIT celebrated the 8th anniversary of four industrial corridors — AKIC, CBIC, ECEC and BMIC — approved on 20 November 2016.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 West Bengal Important

Indian Navy's 25T bollard pull tug 'Yuvan' launched in Kolkata

On 17 November 2024 at Titagarh Rail Systems Ltd, Kolkata, the fourth 25-tonne bollard pull tug 'Yuvan' was launched and the keels of the fifth and sixth tugs were laid.

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