March 2025 Current Affairs - Latest Updates in English

Top National News - March 2025

Women’s Reservation Bill: Parliament passes the bill ensuring 33% quota for women in Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.
Smart Railways Initiative: Indian Railways announces AI-powered scheduling and predictive maintenance system.
Clean Ganga Mission: Third phase launched with enhanced budget and river surveillance drones.
UP Cabinet Expansion: 8 new ministers inducted; focus on backward and minority communities.
India’s First Solar Expressway: Inaugurated in Gujarat, connecting Rajkot and Surat.

India-EU Trade Pact: Final round concluded; expected to boost $100B trade target.
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: Progress made in Geneva; ceasefire roadmap announced.
Global Climate Agreement: 160 countries ratify carbon-neutral deadline of 2050 at the UN meet.
Pakistan Political Crisis: Supreme Court declares February elections void; caretaker PM appointed.
China Space Mission: Successfully lands unmanned probe on far side of the Moon.

ISRO’s Venus Mission: 'Shukrayaan-1' launch date finalized for December 2025.
National AI Grid: Government launches AI-powered infrastructure platform for startups and education.
Hydrogen Car Prototype: IIT Madras develops India’s first hydrogen-powered passenger car.
e-Agri Portal: Launched by Ministry of Agriculture to assist farmers in accessing tech-based solutions.

India vs England T20 Series: India wins 4-1; Suryakumar Yadav shines with 3 fifties.
Indian Grand Prix 2025: Hosted successfully in Hyderabad; Ferrari wins podium.
PV Sindhu: Wins Swiss Open 2025 women’s singles title.
WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians crowned champions, Harmanpreet Kaur named Player of the Tournament.

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi: Appointed as India’s new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
Vijay Shekhar Sharma: Resigns as Paytm CEO; replaced by Bhavik Koladiya.
Ruchira Kamboj: Retires as India’s UN Representative; Syed Akbaruddin returns as envoy.
Ajay Banga: Reappointed as World Bank President for second term.

Global Teacher Prize: Indian educator Meera Menon wins for rural digital learning innovation.
Jnanpith Award 2025: Given to Assamese poet Nilamani Phookan posthumously.
National Startup Awards: Agritech firm 'GreenGro' wins top honours for AI-based crop solutions.
Oscar Awards 2025: Best Film – "The Sand Diaries"; Best Director – Chloé Zhao.

"India’s Women in Power" by Smriti Irani discusses rise of female leaders in politics.
"Cosmic Tales" by Neil deGrasse Tyson launched in India with stories blending science and storytelling.
"Code of the Future" by Nandan Nilekani explores AI and governance challenges.
"The Daughters of the Desert" by Anita Nair highlights lives of Bedouin women in fiction.