SECTION 1: NATIONAL AFFAIRS & GOVERNANCE
- 11 March 2025 – The Ministry of Home Affairs introduced the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha to modernize the legal framework for foreign nationals.
- 11 March 2025 – The Lok Sabha introduced the Appropriation Bill, 2025 and the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025 to authorise payment and appropriation of sums from the Consolidated Fund.
- 19–22 March 2025 – The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) organised a conference on ‘India 2047: Building a Climate-Resilient Future’ at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- 20 March 2025 – MoSPI conducted a Brainstorming Session for ‘Leveraging Non-conventional Data Sources for Official Statistics’ in New Delhi.
- 21 March 2025 – The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation Bill for 2025-26, ensuring legal authority for government expenditure for the new fiscal year.
- 23 March 2025 – The nation observed Shaheed Diwas to pay tribute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev at Shaheed Smarak and Gandhi Smriti.
- 25 March 2025 – The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill, 2025, finalizing the tax proposals and financial policies for the fiscal year 2025-26.
- 26 March 2025 – The Lok Sabha passed the Tribhuvan Sahkari University Bill, 2025, aimed at strengthening cooperative education.
- 28 March 2025 – The Indian Ports Bill, 2025 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
- March 2025 – Kerala became the first state in India to establish a Senior Citizens Commission to safeguard the rights of the elderly.
SECTION 2: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS & SUMMITS
- 03 March 2025 – The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on ‘UK-India FEMTECH Partnership’ with the United Kingdom to promote women-oriented health technology.
- 11 March 2025 – A Letter of Intent (LoI) was signed between ICMR-DBT, India and SNSF, Switzerland to promote interdisciplinary research in the context of One Health.
- 12 March 2025 – The 12th Regional 3R and Circular Economy Forum was held at the Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, focusing on carbon neutrality in Asia-Pacific.
- 18 March 2025 – MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh addressed the 10th Raisina Dialogue 2025 on the theme ‘Towards a Green Future for Sustainable Development’.
- March 2025 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados’, the nation’s highest civilian honour.
- March 2025 – India launched ‘Operation Brahma’ to deliver humanitarian assistance to earthquake-affected Myanmar.
- March 2025 – The United States, Canada, and Mexico became co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup following FIFA’s exclusion of Russia, Pakistan, and Congo.
SECTION 3: ECONOMY & BANKING
- 01 March 2025 – Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumed charge as the 11th Chairperson of SEBI, succeeding Madhabi Puri Buch.
- March 2025 – The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) successfully exported the first consignment of GI-tagged Dalle Chilli from Sikkim to the Solomon Islands.
- March 2025 – Ukraine emerged as the world’s largest arms importer for the period 2020-24.
- March 2025 – Tata Motors launched India’s first hydrogen truck trials aiming for the net-zero goal.
SECTION 4: DEFENCE & SCIENCE
- 02 March 2025 – Firefly Aerospace successfully landed the Blue Ghost Mission 1 on the Moon as part of NASA’s CLPS program.
- 04 March 2025 – De-extinction company Colossal Biosciences announced the creation of a “woolly mouse” with mammoth-like traits for cold adaptation.
- 05 March 2025 – Italian researchers reported turning light into a supersolid for the first time, a state that flows like liquid but has a solid structure.
- 20 March 2025 – The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved capital acquisition proposals worth ₹54,000 crore, including T-90 tank engines and Varunastra Torpedoes.
- 31 March 2025 – OpenAI reported that its latest model GPT-4.5 passed the Turing Test, becoming indistinguishable from a human in text conversations.
- March 2025 – C-DoT launched the first cohort of its incubation program named “Samarth” to support startups.
SECTION 5: AWARDS, HONOURS & APPOINTMENTS
- March 2025 – Chinese architect Liu Jiakun was named the laureate of the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
- March 2025 – The film ‘Anora’ won the Best Picture award at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars).
- March 2025 – Japanese mathematician Kashiwara Masaki won the prestigious Abel Prize 2025.
- March 2025 – Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak from West Bengal won the 2025 Holberg Prize for her work in the humanities.
- March 2025 – Rajiv Gauba, former Cabinet Secretary, was appointed as a full-time member of NITI Aayog.
- March 2025 – Ajay Seth was appointed as the Finance Secretary of India.
SECTION 6: SPORTS & MISCELLANEOUS
- 09–12 March 2025 – The 2nd phase of the 5th Khelo India Winter Games was held in Gulmarg, J&K.
- 25–30 March 2025 – The WTT Star Contender for Table Tennis was hosted in Chennai.
- March 2025 – The Indian Kabaddi Team secured both the Men’s and Women’s titles at the Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Wolverhampton, UK.
- March 2025 – Vidarbha won the 90th Ranji Trophy (2024-25) by defeating Kerala in the finals at Nagpur.
- March 2025 – Rashmi Trivedi released her book titled “She for Her”.
QUICK REVISION BOX
- New SEBI Chairperson: Tuhin Kanta Pandey (11th).
- Best Film (Oscars 2025): Anora.
- Pritzker Prize 2025: Liu Jiakun (China).
- Kabaddi World Cup 2025 Winners: India (Men & Women).
- Ranji Trophy 2024-25 Winner: Vidarbha.
- Finance Bill 2025 Passed: 25 March (Lok Sabha).
- World’s Largest Arms Importer (2020-24): Ukraine.
MOST EXPECTED QUESTIONS (MCQs)
Q1. Who assumed charge as the 11th Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on March 1, 2025?
A. Madhabi Puri Buch
B. Tuhin Kanta Pandey
C. Ajay Seth
D. Rajiv Gauba
Answer: B
Q2. Which film won the Best Picture award at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscars) 2025?
A. The Brutalist
B. Oppenheimer
C. Anora
D. Poor Things
Answer: C
Q3. Which team won the 90th edition of the Ranji Trophy (2024-25)?
A. Mumbai
B. Kerala
C. Vidarbha
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: C
Q4. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved capital acquisition proposals worth ₹54,000 crore on March 20, 2025. Which of the following was included?
A. Rafale Marine Jets
B. S-400 Systems
C. T-90 Tank Engines
D. Apache Helicopters
Answer: C
Q5. Which country emerged as the world’s largest arms importer for the period 2020-24 according to the report released in March 2025?
A. India
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Ukraine
D. Qatar
Answer: C
