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March 10, 2025 Daily Current Affairs Summary - Honey Gs Academy

Revision of March 8th & 9th Current Affairs

Key Highlights from Previous Days

• March 8th: International Women's Day
  • Theme: Accelerate Action.
  • UN Theme: Women and girls' rights, equality, and empowerment.
• Defense: Brahmasthra Missile
  • Long Range Anti-Ship Missile renamed Brahmasthra after achieving hypersonic speed (12,144 kmph).
  • Astra Mk-3 missile renamed Gaandivam.
• Environment: USA Withdrawal
  • USA withdrew from the Loss and Damage Fund, similar to previous withdrawal from Paris Agreement.
  • Loss and Damage Fund established at COP27, launched at COP28 to support developing countries against climate change impacts.
  • Interim host: World Bank (2023-2027), Original Host Country: Philippines, Director General: Ibrahim Chiek Diong.
• Space: SCOT Satellite
  • SCOT (Space Camera for Object Tracking) satellite launched by Digantara (Bengaluru) on SpaceX Transporter-12 mission.
  • World's first commercial space surveillance satellite.
• Space: Starship Failure
  • SpaceX's Starship test flight failed, but aims to be world's most powerful rocket using liquid methane.
• Defense: T-72 Tanks
  • Russia to transfer technology for HP 1000 engines used in T-72 tanks to AVNL Avadi.
• Defense: TRAPEX 25
  • Indian Navy's largest biennial exercise in Indian Ocean Region.
• Geography: Iconic Cable-Stayed cum Suspension Bridge
  • India's first, world's second Iconic Cable-Stayed cum Suspension Bridge approved, connecting Nagarkurnool (TS) to Kurnool (AP) over Krishna River.
• International Affairs: Lithuania
  • Lithuania withdrew from Convention on Cluster Munitions (ban on use, production, stockpiling, transfer).
• Persons in News: Lalit Modi
  • Lalit Modi obtained citizenship of 'One of Out' country (likely Vanuatu) via Golden Passport program.

March 10th, 2025 Daily Current Affairs

Days of Importance & Polity

• International Day of Women Judges (March 10):
  • Observed annually on March 10th since 2022.
  • Focuses on gender disparity in the justice system.
  • Current statistics in India:
    • High Courts: 14.27% women judges.
    • Supreme Court: Only 2 women judges out of 34 sanctioned strength (Justice Bela Trivedi retiring in June 2025, leaving only Justice BV Nagarathna).
    • Justice BV Nagarathna could be first female Chief Justice of India in 2027.
    • First female lawyer in India: Cornelia Sorabji (1924).
    • First female judge in High Court: Fatima Bibi (Supreme Court).
• Appointment of Supreme Court Judge:
  • Justice Jomalaya Bagchi appointed as Supreme Court Judge under Article 124.
  • Previously served as a judge in Andhra Pradesh High Court.

Economy

• e-Shram Portal and PM Jan Arogya Yojana:
  • e-Shram portal for registration of unorganized sector workers.
  • Gig and platform workers registered on e-Shram portal to be covered under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) as per 2025-26 budget announcement.
  • Gig economy: System of employment outside traditional employer-employee relationship.
  • Platform workers: Workers using digital platforms for work.
  • PMJAY provides health insurance benefits.
• Chhattisgarh Budget - Handwritten:
  • Chhattisgarh Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented a completely handwritten budget.

Defense

• Exercise Khanjar-XII:
  • 12th edition of joint special forces exercise between India and Kyrgyzstan.
  • Hosted by Kyrgyzstan this year.

Science & Technology

• Iran Nuclear Deal:
  • Iran Nuclear Deal (JCPOA - Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) back in news.
  • Partners: Iran, P5 countries (USA, UK, China, Russia, France), Germany, and EU.
  • Aims to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
  • USA withdrew in 2018 under Trump administration, discussions restarted.
• AI MaaS (AI - MaaS):
  • AI MaaS, created by Chinese company Mounica, is a self-thinking AI system capable of making decisions autonomously.

Environment

• 58th Tiger Reserve - Madhav National Park:
  • Madhav National Park in Madhya Pradesh declared as India's 58th Tiger Reserve.
  • 9th Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
  • Process for declaring Tiger Reserve: State Govt identifies area -> NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) approval (in-principle and final) -> State Govt notification.
  • 57th Tiger Reserve in MP: Ratapani.

Sports

• Champions Trophy:
  • India won the Champions Trophy for the 3rd time (including joint win with Sri Lanka).
  • Hosted by Pakistan (matches held in Dubai).
  • Final: India defeated New Zealand.
  • Man of the Match (Final): Rohit Sharma.
  • Man of the Series: Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand player of Indian origin).

Awards & Recognition

• The World Academy of Science (TWAS) Award:
  • Awarded to Suman Chakraborty (India).
  • Presented annually by UNESCO.

Appointments

• Prime Minister of Canada:
  • Mark Carney appointed as the new Prime Minister of Canada.
• Director General of ICRISAT:
  • Himanshu Pathak appointed as the Director General of ICRISAT (Hyderabad).

Thank you.