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A fiscal support agreement was signed for Tata Electronics' semiconductor fab at Dholera, Gujarat, with total investment of about Rs 91,000 crore. It will use PSMC technology and have a capacity of about 50,000 wafers per month.
Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, was declared India's 58th tiger reserve, spread over about 1,751 sq km.
Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won the Prague International Chess Festival Masters 2025 with 6 points, entering the world's top 15 in live ratings.
The Ministry of Defence signed a Rs 2,906 crore contract with Bharat Electronics Limited for Low-Level Transportable Radar 'Ashwini' for the Indian Air Force, designed by DRDO's LRDE.
ISRO and the Semi-Conductor Laboratory developed the VIKRAM3201, India's first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor for space use, along with KALPANA3201. They were fabricated at SCL's 180 nm facility.
The government confirmed that North India's first nuclear power plant will come up at Gorakhpur in Haryana. Separately, the Jaitapur project in Maharashtra is planned with 6 reactors totalling 10,380 MW.
The government approved a Rs 11,440 crore revival package for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, which runs the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant, including about Rs 10,300 crore equity infusion.
Stanford professor Jay Bhattacharya was confirmed by the US Senate as the 18th Director of the National Institutes of Health, succeeding Monica Bertagnolli.
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented a Rs 2.36 lakh crore budget for 2025-26, with capital expenditure of about Rs 10,302 crore and an anti-drug campaign 'Yudh Nashe De Virudh'.
The 97th Academy Awards were held on March 2, 2025 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 'Anora' won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director for Sean Baker; Mikey Madison won Best Actress and Adrien Brody won Best Actor for 'The Brutalist'.
Vidarbha won the Ranji Trophy 2024-25, beating Kerala on the first-innings lead in the final at the VCA Stadium, Nagpur. It was Vidarbha's third Ranji title.
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touched down near Mare Crisium on the Moon on March 2, 2025, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to make a fully successful soft lunar landing.
The EPF Central Board of Trustees, chaired by Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, recommended an 8.25% interest rate on provident fund deposits for 2024-25. It also approved a minimum Rs 50,000 life insurance benefit under EDLI.
The government granted Navratna status to IRCTC and IRFC, making them the 25th and 26th Navratna central public sector enterprises. They can now invest up to Rs 1,000 crore without government approval.
Dr Ajit Ratnakar Joshi was appointed Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India on March 3, 2025. He looks after the Department of Statistics and Information Management and the Financial Stability Department.
The Union Cabinet approved two ropeway projects in Uttarakhand: a 12.9 km Sonprayag-Kedarnath ropeway (about Rs 4,081 crore) and a 12.4 km Govindghat-Hemkund Sahib ropeway (about Rs 2,730 crore).
India defeated Iran 32-25 in the final at Tehran on March 8, 2025 to win the Asian Women's Kabaddi Championship for the fifth time.
International Women's Day was observed on March 8, 2025 with the theme 'For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment'.
India beat New Zealand by four wickets in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on March 9, 2025 to win the ICC Champions Trophy, becoming the first team to win it three times. New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra was Player of the Tournament.
PM Narendra Modi visited Mauritius on March 11-12, 2025 as Chief Guest for its 57th National Day and announced the MAHASAGAR vision for cooperation with the Global South. Eight MoUs were signed and he received Mauritius' highest honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key (GCSK).
The LCA Tejas successfully test-fired the indigenous Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha on March 12, 2025, hitting a flying target directly.
Moody's Ratings revised India's GDP growth forecast for 2025-26 upward to above 6.5%, from 6.3%, citing government capital expenditure, tax cuts and monetary easing.
Mark Carney was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of Canada in March 2025. A former Governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, he became PM without ever holding an elected office before.
McLaren's Lando Norris won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park, Melbourne on March 16, 2025, a race held in wet conditions.
The India Masters, led by Sachin Tendulkar, beat the West Indies Masters by 6 wickets in the final at Raipur on March 16, 2025 to win the first International Masters League (IML) title.
Eminent Odia poet and Padma Bhushan awardee Ramakanta Rath died in Bhubaneswar at the age of 90. A former IAS officer, he served as President of the Sahitya Akademi and won the Saraswati Samman for 'Sri Radha'.
The 23rd edition of the India-France naval exercise Varuna was held from March 19-22, 2025 in the Arabian Sea, with India's INS Vikrant and France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier taking part.
Finland topped the World Happiness Report 2025 for the eighth straight year. India was ranked 118th, improving from 126th the previous year.
The second Khelo India Para Games were held in New Delhi from March 20-27, 2025 with over 1,300 athletes in six para-sport disciplines. The mascot was 'Ujjwala'.
World Water Day was observed on March 22, 2025 with the theme 'Glacier Preservation'. The UN World Water Development Report was released on the occasion.
Shaheed Diwas (Martyrs' Day) was observed on March 23, 2025 to honour Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar, who were executed in Lahore Central Jail on March 23, 1931.
Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was named the recipient of the 59th Jnanpith Award, becoming the first writer from Chhattisgarh to get the honour and the 12th Hindi writer overall.
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