Mar 26, 2025 | Current Affairs for UPSC, State PCS & other Govt. Exams

PM Modi is set to inaugurate the new Pamban rail bridge, connecting Ramanathapuram with Rameswaram Island, on April 6, coinciding with the occasion of Ram Navami.

Constructed at a cost of ₹531 crore, the bridge is India's first vertical lift railway sea bridge. Additionally, the PM will flag off a new train service between Tambaram and Rameswaram as part of the event.

In March 2025, Indian wrestler Sunil Kumar secured a bronze medal in the 87kg Greco-Roman category at the Asian Wrestling Championships held in Amman, Jordan.

India has emerged as the world's top milk producer, with a current production of 239 million metric tons (MMT). Union Minister of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, announced in the Lok Sabha that India aims to increase milk production to 300 MMT over the next five years.

This growth has been significantly driven by the Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), which was launched in 2014.

India and Singapore signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on March 25, 2025, for collaboration on the Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC) during the ongoing Singapore Maritime Week (SMW).

Additionally, India and the Netherlands discussed the possibility of leveraging Dutch global expertise to facilitate cargo movement in the low-draft rivers of Brahmaputra and Barak.

Once established, the Singapore-India GDSC will strengthen bilateral cooperation, accelerate the development and adoption of zero or near-zero GHG emission technologies, and promote the integration of digital solutions in maritime operations.

Sanjay Singh, President of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), has been elected as a Bureau Member of United World Wrestling (UWW)-Asia. The election took place during the UWW-Asia General Assembly in Amman, Jordan, where Singh secured 22 out of 38 votes.

Bengaluru-based space mobility company Bellatrix Aerospace and Astroscale Japan have signed a MoU to advance active debris removal, satellite servicing, and sustainable in-orbit mobility, contributing to a cleaner and safer space environment.

Bellatrix Aerospace has successfully completed three space missions in the past year, achieving space qualification for its Green Propulsion technology and Electric Propulsion-based Hall-Effect Thruster technology, along with their associated subsystems.

Since its first successful launch in March 2021, Astroscale has demonstrated advanced proximity and docking operations technologies through its ELSA-d and ADRAS-J missions. Its spacecraft have been selected for pioneering projects with JAXA, the U.S. Space Force, the European Space Agency (ESA), the UK Space Agency, and Eutelsat OneWeb.

In March 2025, MS Dhoni and members of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team attended the book launch event of Leo: The Untold Story of Chennai Super Kings, written by P.S. Raman, a former vice-president of the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA).

In March 2025, Indonesia has announced its decision to join the New Development Bank (NDB), a multilateral financial institution established by the BRICS nations.

The NDB was founded by BRICS member countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Over time, additional countries, including Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE, have joined the bank.