NATIONAL NEWS

Foundation stone of 44 projects

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of 44 projects worth over three thousand eight hundred 84 crore rupees at Mehdiganj in Varanasi.

NITI Aayog’s Report

• NITI Aayog has released report titled "Automotive Industry: Powering India’s Participation in Global Value Chains".
• This report offers an extensive analysis of India’s automotive sector, highlighting both opportunities and challenges, and outlining a pathway for positioning India as a key player in global automotive markets.

NITI Aayog

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

International Youth Conclave

• Sikkim organised the International Youth Conclave at Yanggang Helipad in the Namchi district.
• The central theme of this conclave is “Celebrating Sikkim’s 50 Years of Statehood”.

Sikkim

Odisha launched unified health insurance scheme

• Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda unveiled a unified health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana in Cuttack.

Odisha

ECONOMY & BANKING

8th Meeting of Joint Committee on AITIGA

• India hosted 8th Meeting of Joint Committee on ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA) in New Delhi.

ASEAN

Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk

• The Commerce and Industry Ministry of India launched a dedicated ‘Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk’ to assist stakeholders in navigating emerging trade issues.

Gondia-Ballarshah railway line

• Union cabinet approved the Gondia-Ballarshah railway line, a 240-kilometre strategic corridor with an investment of 4,819 crore rupees.

Index of Industrial Production (IIP)

• According to data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, IIP) grew at its slowest rate in six months, clocking a pace of 2.9% in February, dragged down by decelerating growth across all sectors.

IIP

China imposed 125% tariff on U.S. goods

• China imposes 125% tariff on U.S. goods against duties of 145% by America.
• China has also filed a lawsuit against the U.S. with the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism.

WTO

PERSON IN NEWS

Virat Kohli

• India’s star batter, Virat Kohli became the first player to smash 1000 boundaries in the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) history.

AWARDS & HONOURS

James Anderson

• Former England fast bowler James Anderson has been awarded a knighthood for his services to Cricket. Anderson is the only sportsperson who has made it to the list.

ART & CULTURE

Painkuni Fest

• In Kerala, 10-day festival was celebrated at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Mission Innovation Annual Gathering 2025

• The Mission Innovation Annual Gathering-2025, a multilateral platform accelerating clean energy innovation, held at Seoul, South Korea.
• The Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India - co-leads the Mission Integrated Biorefinery jointly with the Netherlands as part of Mission Innovation (MI) 2.0.

DEFENCE

DRDO Tested Long-Range Glide Bomb ‘Gaurav’

• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the release trials of the Long-Range Glide Bomb Gaurav from the Su-30 MKI aircraft.
• Gaurav is a 1000-kilogram class glide bomb, designed and developed indigenously by Research Centre Imarat, Armament Research and Development Establishment and Integrated Test Range situated at Chandipur, Odisha.

DRDO

Naval Commanders’ Conference 2025

• The first edition of the biannual Naval Commanders’ Conference 2025 concluded in New Delhi. The week-long apex-level conference was held in two phases at Karwar, Karnataka and New Delhi.
• The Indian Navy’s Space Vision, Indian Naval Air Publication, Indian Navy’s Operational Data Framework, and a compendium for veterans, ‘Navy for Life and Beyond’, were the publications released on the occasion.

SPORTS

ISSF World Cup 2025

• In the first leg of the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 at Buenos Aires, Argentina, India finished second in the standings behind China. India won a total of 8 medals, including 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze.