Mar 24, 2025 | Current Affairs for UPSC, State PCS & other Govt. Exams

In March 2025, to protect domestic industries from unfairly priced imports, India imposed anti-dumping duties on five Chinese products: soft ferrite cores, vacuum-insulated flasks, aluminum foil, trichloroisocyanuric acid, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) paste resin.

The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) under the Ministry of Commerce recommended these duties, which will be imposed for up to five years to ensure fair trade practices.

World TB Day is observed annually on March 24. The theme for 2025 is "Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver."

The Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) has launched Samarthya 2025, a national competition on corporate rescue strategies, at its Manesar campus. Held on March 22-23, 2025, the event offers students a practical learning opportunity to address financial distress in businesses.

World Water Day 2025 will be observed on March 22, with the theme "Glacier Preservation."

Hydrologist Günter Blöschl, a professor at Vienna University of Technology, has been awarded the 2025 Stockholm Water Prize for his pioneering research in flood hydrology. The Prize Committee announced the award on March 20, 2025.

The Stockholm Water Prize is presented by the Stockholm Water Foundation in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, the official patron of the prize, will present the award during World Water Week in Stockholm in August 2025.

The United States and the United Kingdom have surpassed Gulf countries as the top sources of inward remittances to India.

According to the RBI’s paper, “Changing Dynamics of India’s Remittances – Insights from the Sixth Round of India's Remittances Survey,” published in its March bulletin, remittances from the U.S. and U.K. nearly doubled.

This increase is attributed to the growing presence of Indian professionals and students in these countries, while contributions from traditional sources like the UAE and Saudi Arabia have declined.

In FY24, the U.S. accounted for 28% of India's total remittances, while the U.K.'s share stood at 10.8%.