❇️ 23rd March

⛈ World Meteorological Day
विश्व मौसम विज्ञान दिवस

Theme25: “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together”

🔆The day holds great significance as it highlights the importance of the people & the behaviour of the earth's atmosphere.

🌦 1st WMD was held on 23 March 1961

🔆The main focus will be on "climate change and water concerns around the globe."

🟢NEWS
🔷India Achieves Milestone As The 13th Nation To Issue Globally Recognized OIML Certificates

🔶India’s Highest Meteorological Centre at Leh

🔷India Meteorological Department Dedicated 1st “Flash Flood Guidance Services” for South Asia

🏢IMD: India Meteorological Department
▪️ Founded - 1875
▪️ Headquarters - New Delhi
▪️ DG - Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

🏢WMO : World Meteorological Organisation
▪️Est. - 23rd March, 1950
▪️HQ - Geneva, Switzerland
▪️President - Abdulla Al Mandous (UAE)

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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 23 March 2025

1. SUPERVENE (VERB): (पीछे आना) : Follow
Synonyms: pursue, supersede
Antonyms: retreat, precede
Example Sentence: Team members supervene their leaders.
2. DRACONIAN (ADJECTIVE): (कठोर) : Harsh
Synonyms: cruel, oppressive
Antonyms: easy, gentle
Example Sentence: Your master is a draconian man.
3. DAWDLE (VERB): (समय नष्ट करना) : Waste time
Synonyms: loiter, procrastinate
Antonyms: hasten, hurry
Example Sentence: The teacher warned the student that he will be punished if he dawdled again.
4. PILLAGE (VERB): (लूटना) : Plunder, destroy
Synonyms: ravage, ransack
Antonyms: protect, construct
Example Sentence: The terrorists pillaged the city.
5. NOXIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (हानिकारक) : Deadly, injurious
Synonyms: destructive, harmful
Antonyms: helpful, kind
Example Sentence: This is a noxious chemical.
6. PERSPICACIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (तीक्ष्ण-बुद्धि) : Observant, perceptive
Synonyms: alert, aware
Antonyms: ignorant, unobservant
Example Sentence: The CDI officers are always perspicacious with their case.
7. FERVENT (ADJECTIVE): (उत्साही) : Enthusiastic
Synonyms: zealous, ardent
Antonyms: apathetic, dull
Example Sentence: He is a fervent child.
8. FITFUL (ADJECTIVE): (चंचल) : Spasmodic
Synonyms: intermittent, fluctuating
Antonyms: continuous, perpetual
Example Sentence: As long as his breathing is fitful, he will continue to need an oxygen machine.
9. FLOUT (VERB): (अवज्ञा करना) : Show contempt for
Synonyms: defy, disregard
Antonyms: honour, praise
Example Sentence: One should not flout the traffic rules.
10. FEASIBLE (ADJECTIVE): (व्यवहार्य) : Practicable
Synonyms: possible, doable
Antonyms: impossible, implausible
Example Sentence: This seems to be a feasible solution.

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🕊 SHAHEED DIWAS (MARTYRS' DAY) – 23RD MARCH

- Commemorates: The sacrifice of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.
- Execution Date: 23rd March 1931.
- Location: Lahore Central Jail, British India.

🔶 Historical Significance
- Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were freedom fighters who fought against British colonial rule.
- They were involved in the Lahore Conspiracy Case, protesting the exploitation of Indians by the British.
- On 23rd March 1931, these three martyrs were hanged for their role in the struggle for India's independence, sparking nationwide outrage and inspiring future generations.

🔶 Notable Actions by Bhagat Singh
- Assassinated John Saunders in 1928 to avenge Lala Lajpat Rai's death.
- Threw non-lethal bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 to highlight British oppression.
- Authored revolutionary works promoting social justice and independence.

🟢 Past Years’ Questions (PYQs)
1. Who are remembered on Shaheed Diwas?
- Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev.
2. Why was Bhagat Singh executed?
- For his role in the Lahore Conspiracy Case.
3. What did Bhagat Singh aim to achieve?
- Independence and social justice for Indians.

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❇️ 24 March

🫁 World Tuberculosis Day
विश्व क्षय रोग दिवस

Theme25: "Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver!"

🔸To raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, & to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.

🔸Robert Koch received Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1905 for the discover of the bacteria causing TB.

🟢 PYQ's
▪️Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
▪️Bacille Calmette-Guerin(BCG), is a vaccine for TB disease
▪️Spread in Human: Droplet infection

🟢 NEWS
🔷India’s Determined Path To Tuberculosis Elimination

🔶Assam has launched a handbook on “TB Harega, Desh Jeetega!”

🔷India aims to end TB by 2025: Health Minister at UN

🔷Qure.ai developed a software to provide fast and accurate diagnosis of TB

♻️Nikshay pariyojana-Link between TB sanitation and malnutrition

🏢 Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
▪️ Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda

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🔶Schemes launched by state governments

- Widow Remarriage Promotion Scheme (Jharkhand) – To provide 2 lakh to all the widowed who will get remarriage.
- MYUVA Scheme (Uttar Pradesh) – To support young entrepreneurs
- Indiramma Housing Scheme (Telangana) – To provide Rs 5 lakh financial assistance to construct houses
- CM’s Health Insurance Scheme (Nagaland) – To ensures financial security and protection
Savera programme (Haryana) – For early detection and prevention of breast cancer.

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✅IMPORTANT EXERCISES 2024

🛟18 edition of Joint Naval Drill ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ between India and Oman – Coast off Goa
🛟Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Corps of Southern Command is conducting ‘Exercise                         SWAVLAMBAN SHAKTI’ at Babina Field Firing Ranges near Jhansi.
🛟Exercise Malabar 2024 between India, Australia, Japan, and USA – Visakhapatnam.
🛟8th edition of Exercise KAZIND 2024 between India -Kazakhstan military – Auli, Uttarakhand.
🛟7th edition of Exercise Eastern Bridge between Indian Air Force and Royal Oman Air Force – Air Force Base Masirah, Oman.
🛟5th edition of Exercise Al NAJAH between Indian Army and Royal Army of Oman – Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman

         

🪈 USTAD BISMILLAH KHAN

- Born: 21st March 1916, Dumraon, Bihar, British India
- Birth Name: Qamaruddin Khan
- Nickname: Shehnai Maestro, Ustad of Shehnai
- Genre: Hindustani Classical Music
- Death: 21st August 2006

🔶 Notable Works & Contributions
- Revolutionized Shehnai, taking it from temples to global stages.
- Performed at the Red Fort on 15th August 1947, marking India's independence.
- Played at the Edinburgh International Festival and across the world.
- His music featured in Satyajit Ray’s movie "Jalsaghar".

🔶 Honors & Awards
- Bharat Ratna (2001) – India’s highest civilian award.
- Padma Vibhushan (1980), Padma Bhushan (1968), Padma Shri (1961).
- Honored with the Tansen Award for Hindustani classical music.

🟢 Past Years’ Questions (PYQs)
1. Bharat Ratna recipient for Shehnai mastery: Ustad Bismillah Khan
2. Performed at Red Fort on India’s first Independence Day.
3. Popularized Shehnai in Hindustani classical music.
4. Born in Bihar, had deep ties with Varanasi.
5. Refused to leave India for fame, loved Banaras deeply.

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🪧 JSW Steel, owned by Sajjan Jindal, has emerged as the world’s most valuable steelmaker, boasting a market capitalisation (mcap) of nearly $30.31 billion, according to Bloomberg data.

~ The milestone sees the Indian major outpacing industry titans such as L N Mittal-owned ArcelorMittal, the world’s biggest steelmaker, at $27.14 billion, and Nucor Corporation of the US at $29.4 billion.

❇️ 27th March

🎭 World Theatre Day
विश्व रंगमंच दिवस

Theme25 - “Theatre and a Culture of Peace”

🎭 The day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of theatre arts and their important role in entertainment, and to highlight how they can be used to foster peace and economic development.

🎭It was initiated in 1961 by International Theatre Institute.

🎭The first World Theatre Day was observed in 1962.

🎭 Film and Television Institute of India President - R. Madhavan

🎭National School of Drama (NSD) is a theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India.

🏢 Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
▪️Ashwini Vaishnaw
▪️Constituency : RS Member, Odisha

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✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 27 March 2025

1. SCRUTINISE (VERB): (जाँचना): inspect
Synonyms: survey, scan
Antonyms: glance at
Example Sentence: Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print.
2. INTRUSION (NOUN): (अतिक्रमण): encroachment on
Synonyms: trespass on, obtrusion into
Antonyms: withdrawal
Example Sentence: He was furious about this intrusion into his private life.
3. HITHERTO (ADVERB): (अब तक): previously
Synonyms: formerly, earlier
Antonyms: afterward
Example Sentence: Hitherto part of French West Africa, Benin achieved independence in 1960.
4. ABDICATE (VERB): (मना करना): disown
Synonyms: turn down, spurn
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence: He has always abdicated whenever given a responsibility.
5. GRAPPLE (VERB): (पकड़ना): seize
Synonyms: grab, lay hold of
Antonyms: let go of
Example Sentence: He grappled the young man around the throat.
6. TRANSGRESSION (NOUN): (पाप): offence
Synonyms: crime, sin
Antonyms: obedience
Example Sentence: I'll be keeping an eye out for further transgressions.
7. TRIGGER (VERB): (प्रेरित करना): prompt
Synonyms: stimulate, encourage
Antonyms: discourage
Example Sentence: Stress or overwork can trigger an allergy.
8. MEEK (ADJECTIVE): (नम्र): patient
Synonyms: long-suffering, forbearing
Antonyms: impatient
Example Sentence: He brought his meek little wife along.
9. ENDORSE (VERB): (समर्थन करना): support
Synonyms: back, favour
Antonyms: oppose
Example Sentence: He earns more money endorsing sports clothes than playing football.
10. REBUFF (VERB): (तिरस्कार करना): reject
Synonyms: turn down, spurn
Antonyms: accept
Example Sentence: I asked her to be my wife and was rebuffed in no uncertain terms.

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🟢March important day

- 01 March- शून्य भेदभाव दिवस, विश्व नागरिक सुरक्षा दिवस
-03 March- विश्व वन्यजीव दिवस, विश्व श्रवण दिवस
-04 March- राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा दिवस
-06 March- घाना स्वतंत्रता दिवस
-07 March-जन औषधि दिवस 08 March- अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस
-10 March- CISF का स्थापना दिवस, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला न्यायधीश दिवस
-11 March- वर्ल्ड प्लंबिंग डे
-12 March- मॉरीशस दिवस
-13 March- धूम्रपान निषेध दिवस
-14 March- विश्व किडनी दिवस, विश्व मानव विज्ञान दिवस
-15 March- विश्व उपभोक्ता अधिकार दिवस
-16 March- राष्ट्रीय टीकाकरण दिवस
-17 March- सेंट पैट्रिक दिवस
-18 March- आयुध निर्माण दिवस
-19 March- इंटरनेशनल क्लाइंट्स डे
-20 March- विश्व गौरैया दिवस, विश्व प्रसन्नता दिवस, विश्व मौखिक स्वास्थ्य दिवस
-21 March- विश्व कविता दिवस, विश्व वानिकी दिवस
-22 March- विश्व जल दिवस, बिहार दिवस
-23 March- विश्व मौसम विज्ञान दिवस (Th. At the front line of Climate Action), शहीद दिवस, सत्य के अधिकार के लिए अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस
-24 March- विश्व क्षय रोग दिवस (Th. We can end TB)
-25 March- गुलामी के शिकार लोगों की याद में अंतर्राष्ट्रीय दिवस

- 01 March- Zero Discrimination Day, World Civil Defense Day
-03 March- World Wildlife Day, World Hearing Day
-04 March- National Security Day
-06 March- Ghana Independence Day
-07 March- Jan Aushadhi Day 08 March- International Women's Day
-10 March- CISF Foundation Day, International Women's Judges Day
-11 March- World Plumbing Day
-12 March- Mauritius Day
-13 March- No Smoking Day
-14 March- World Kidney Day, World Human Science Day
-15 March- World Consumer Rights Day
-16 March- National Vaccination Day
-17 March- St. Patrick's Day
-18 March- Ordnance Factory Day
-19 March- International Clients Day
-20 March- World Sparrow Day, World Happiness Day, World Oral Health Day
-21 March- World Poetry Day, World Forestry Day
-22 March- World Water Day, Bihar Day
-23 March- World Meteorology Day (Th. At the front line of Climate Action), Shaheed Day, International Day for the Right to Truth
-24 March- World Tuberculosis Day (Th. We can end TB)
-25 March- International Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery

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🟢 IIT IN NEWS 2024-2025

🔷 Coal India joins hands with IIT Hyderabad for R&D in clean coal technology.

🔶 DRDO and IIT Hyderabad unveiled India's largest metal 3D printing machine for rocket components. It was developed at the DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) at IIT Hyderabad.

🔷 IIT Bombay has partnered with the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) to develop an "Optical Transceiver Chipset for High-Bandwidth 6G Wireless Links."

🔶 IIT Madras has announced a collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare on Project VISTAAR (Virtually Integrated System to Access Agricultural Resources).

🔷 IIT Madras, in collaboration with the startup TuTr, completed India's first 410-meter Hyperloop test track, marking a significant step forward in vacuum-based train technology.

🔶 IIT Bombay have developed a water-pollutant detecting device called 'AroTrack.'

🔷 IIT Madras partners with IDBI to launch a Cybersecurity Lab.

🔶 The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) partners with IIT Roorkee and IIT Mandi to boost 6G standardization and connectivity.

🔷 TCS and IIT Bombay collaborate to create India's first Semiconductor Chip Imaging Tool.

🔶 Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) and IIT Guwahati incubation center sign MoU to boost the startup ecosystem.

🔷 Experimental Licence Module for 100 5G Labs launched at IIT Madras.

🔶 President of India Draupadi Murmu launched India's first domestic gene therapy for cancer at IIT Bombay.

🔷 French aerospace and defence firm Starburst Accelerator SARL has partnered with IIT Madras to set up an innovative hub for start-ups with €100 million in funding support.

🔶 IIT Madras has developed an indigenous electric standing wheelchair called 'NeoStand,' claimed to be India's most customizable wheelchair for the benefit of wheelchair users.

🔷 Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) and IIT Roorkee have collaborated to establish a Centre of Excellence and Industry Accelerator in the automotive and EV sector.

🔶 IIT Guwahati transferred swine fever vaccine technology to BioMed Pvt. Ltd.

🔷 Uttar Pradesh government will sign an MoU with IIT Roorkee for better disaster management in the state.

🔶 IIT Kanpur has successfully established and tested India's first Hypervelocity Expansion Tunnel Test Facility.

🔷 IREDA has entered into an agreement with IIT Bhubaneswar to promote innovation and research in the renewable energy sector.

🔶 IIT Madras to open a new campus at Kandy in Sri Lanka.

🔷 ArcelorMittal and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India deploy materials and engineering resources to construct Asia's first Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras, Chennai, India.

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🟢 CHESS GRANDMASTER IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 Indian Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh won the prestigious World Junior Championship in classical chess in Petrovac, a coastal town in Montenegro.

🔶 Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa clinched the Tata Steel Masters 2025 title in the Netherlands by defeating World Champion D Gukesh.

🔷 R. Vaishali of India won the bronze medal in the women's section of the 2024 FIDE World Blitz Championships, while Ju Wenjun of China won the gold.

🔶 For the first time in the history of the World Blitz Championship, the Open section title was shared between Magnus Carlsen and Ian Nepomniachtchi.

🔷 Koneru Humpy of India and Volodar Murzin of Russia won the women's and Open titles respectively at the 2024 FIDE World Rapid Championships.

🔶 D Gukesh created history at the age of 18 by defeating China's Ding Liren to win the World Chess Championship 2024 title, becoming India's second world champion after Viswanathan Anand.

🔷 Indian Men’s and Women's chess teams won gold medals in their respective events at the 45th edition of the FIDE Chess Olympiad, held in Budapest, Hungary (10-23 September 2024). The next 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2026.

🔶 Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi became the second Indian chess player and 16th in the world to achieve 2800 Elo rating points in classical chess.

🔷 Anish Sarkar of Kolkata, West Bengal, became the youngest-rated FIDE chess player in the world at the age of 3 years, 8 months, and 19 days, with a FIDE rating of 1555.

🔶 Karthik Venkataraman won the 61st edition of the Indian National Championship.

🔷 Former world chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India won the Leon Master chess championship for the 10th time.

🔶 Divya Deshmukh, an 18-year-old girl from Nagpur and women’s chess International Master, won the FIDE under-20 Girl’s World Chess Championship.

🔷 Magnus Carlsen and Ju Wenjun emerged as champions at the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger.

🔶 World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen won the Casablanca Chess Variant tournament.

🔷 P Shyaamnikhil of Tamil Nadu became India’s 85th Chess Grandmaster.

✅Daily The Hindu Vocabulary 30 March 2025


1. BUTTRESS (VERB): (समर्थन देना): strengthen
Synonyms: reinforce, fortify
Antonyms: weaken
Example Sentence:
He buttressed his idea by religious belief.


2. PROMINENT (ADJECTIVE):(अगोचर): conspicuous
Synonyms: noticeable, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous
Example Sentence:
The new housing estates are prominent landmarks.


3. DETENTION (NOUN): (क़ैद): custody
Synonyms: imprisonment, confinement
Antonyms: relinquishment
Example Sentence:
The fifteen people arrested were still in police detention.


4. NIMBLE (ADJECTIVE): (फुर्तीला): agile
Synonyms: lithe, sprightly
Antonyms: stiff
Example Sentence:
With a deft motion of her nimble fingers, she completed the task.


5. MORATORIUM (NOUN): (प्रतिबंध): embargo
Synonyms: ban, prohibition
Antonyms: renewal
Example Sentence:
There was a moratorium on the use of drift nets.


6. MYSTERIOUS (ADJECTIVE): (रहस्यमय): enigmatic
Synonyms: inscrutable, secretive
Antonyms: open
Example Sentence:
She was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband.


7. THRIVE (VERB): (फलना-फूलना): flourish
Synonyms: prosper, burgeon
Antonyms: fail, collapse
Example Sentence:
The entertainment industry has thrived in the recent decade.


8. SUBVERSIVE (ADJECTIVE): (विनाशक): disruptive
Synonyms: inflammatory, insurgent
Antonyms: loyal
Example Sentence:
He was seen as a potentially subversive man within the party.


9. CAPTIVATE (VERB): (मोह लेना): enthral
Synonyms: charm, enchant
Antonyms: repel
Example Sentence:
He was captivated by her beauty.


10. ABANDONED (ADJECTIVE): (असंयत): uninhibited
Synonyms: reckless, unrestrained
Antonyms: restrained
Example Sentence:
He performed a wild, abandoned dance.

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🟢 SBI IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a collateral-free digital SME loan product, ‘SBI Asmita’, for women entrepreneurs to help them expand their business.

🔶 State Bank of India has decided to divest its entire 17.8% stake in Jio Payments Bank Limited, a joint venture between SBI and Jio Financial Services (JFS).

🔷 State Bank of India (SBI) has set a target to achieve net-zero emissions by 2055.

🔶 SBI Singapore's YONO-UPI integration with PayNow will allow for more transactions from Singapore to India.
- YONO: "You Only Need One".
- PayNow: Payment system in Singapore.

🔷 RBI has superseded the board of directors of New India Cooperative Bank and appointed Shreekant, a former Chief General Manager of SBI, as the 'Administrator'.

🔶 SBI Mutual Fund, in collaboration with State Bank of India (SBI), has introduced the JanNivesh SIP scheme, allowing micro SIPs starting from ₹250.

🔷 State Bank of India has a network of 22,542 branches across India as of March 2024.
🔶 SBI has 65,000 ATMs and 85,000 business correspondents.

🔷 SBI plans to increase the threshold of the instant loan scheme for MSMEs from ₹5 crore.

🔶 SBI raised ₹5,000 crore through its first Basel III compliant Additional Tier 1 bond issuance for FY 2024-25 at a coupon rate of 7.98%.
- Tenor: Perpetual, with a call option after 10 years.

🔷 State Bank of India (SBI) was recognized as the Best Bank in India 2024 by Global Finance Magazine at its 31st Annual Best Bank Awards in Washington, USA.

🔶 SBI raised ₹50,000 crore through domestic bonds in FY 2024-25:
- AT1 bonds: ₹5,000 crore.
- Tier 2 bonds: ₹15,000 crore.
- Long-term infrastructure bonds: ₹30,000 crore.
(Tenor: 15 years, except AT1 bonds which are perpetual; Call option: After 10 years or anniversaries.)

🔷 SBI launched a nationwide drive to re-activate inoperative accounts, including Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts, to improve the CASA deposit ratio.

🔶 SBI introduced two new deposit schemes:
- Har Ghar Lakhpati Scheme (a recurring deposit scheme to accumulate ₹1 lakh or multiples thereof, tenure: 36-120 months).
- SBI Patrons Scheme (a fixed deposit scheme for senior citizens aged 80+ years).

🔷 Chairman C.S. Setty of SBI heads a committee to recommend accounts for transfer to NARCL (National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited).

🔶 SBI offers collateral-free study loans of up to ₹50 lakh for students heading to top foreign universities.

🔷 Rama Mohan Rao Amara has been appointed as the Managing Director of SBI for a 3-year term.

🔶 SBI introduces a vehicle loan product for Uber’s fleet partners.

🔷 SBI is raising up to $1.25 billion, the largest dollar loan in India, for corporate needs in GIFT City.

🔶 Adani Group has committed a 51% stake in the Navi Mumbai International Airport to SBI, securing funding of ₹12,770 crore for the airport's construction.

🔷 SBI plans to sell its 24% stake in YES Bank, valued at ₹18,420 crore ($2.2 billion), by March 2025.

💠 ABOUT STATE BANK OF INDIA (SBI)
- 🔷 Founded: 1 July 1955.
- 🔶 Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- 🔷 Chairman: Challa Sreenivasulu Setty.
- 🔶 Previous name: Imperial Bank of India.
- 🔷 Merger History: Presidency Banks (Bengal, Bombay, and Madras) merged in 1921 to form Imperial Bank of India.

💠 SBI TAGLINES
🔷 Pure Banking, Nothing Else.
🔶 With You All the Way.
🔷 A Bank of the Common Man.
🔶 The Banker to Every Indian.
🔷 The Nation Banks on Us.
(It is one of the largest and oldest banks in India)

🟢 TIGER RESERVE IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 India's tiger population has increased by 30% over the past two decades.

🔶 Central Zoo Authority (CZA) approved India’s first white tiger breeding centre in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh.

🔷 Ratapani has been declared the 8th Tiger Reserve area of Madhya Pradesh.

🔶 Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified Guru Ghasidas-Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh as the 56th Tiger Reserve of India.

🔷 Ratapani Sanctuary is stretching its arms to get the status of a tiger reserve, and the government is serious in this regard.

🔶 About Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location: Situated in Raisen and Sehore districts of Madhya Pradesh.

🔷 Pench Tiger Reserve recently launched an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) system for the early detection of forest fires.

🔶 Pench Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra has become India's first and Asia's fifth tiger reserve with 'Dark Sky Park.'

🔷 Arunachal Pradesh approves constitution of Special Tiger Protection Force for three Tiger Reserves.

🔶 Bihar’s second tiger reserve to come up in Kaimur sanctuary.

🔷 After the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district, Bihar is set to get a second tiger reserve in Kaimur district (Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary) by the end of the year.

🔶 Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve becomes the 7th tiger reserve of Madhya Pradesh and 55th in India.

🔷 India got its 54th tiger reserve in Rajasthan's Karauli and Dholpur districts with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) approving a proposal.

🔶 India’s Tiger Population reaches 3,925 with 6.1% Annual Growth Rate, holding 75% of Global Wild Tiger Population.

🔷 Bihar government has started considering the constitution of the Rhino Task Force to conserve the Rhino species in Valmiki Tiger Reserve.

🔶 Government of Odisha has recently announced the establishment of the world's first melanistic tiger safari.

🏆 ABEL PRIZE 2025

🎖 2025 Winner: Masaki Kashiwara (Japan) received the prize for his "fundamental contributions to algebraic analysis and representation theory, particularly the development of D-modules and the discovery of crystal bases."

🏵 The Abel Prize, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Mathematics," is awarded annually by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters to honor outstanding contributions to mathematics. Here's everything you need to know:

📜 History
- Named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), the prize was first proposed in 1899 but officially established in 2001.
- The first Abel Prize was awarded in 2003, and it has since become one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics.

🌟 Important Facts
- The prize includes a monetary award of 7.5 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $714,000 in 2025).
- It recognizes groundbreaking achievements in mathematics, often bridging diverse fields and inspiring future research.

🟢 EXERCISE IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 The 12th edition of the India-Kyrgyzstan Joint Special Forces Exercise Khanjar-XII is set to take place in Kyrgyzstan.

🔶 The Indian Army and Indian Air Force conducted EX Winged Raiders in the Eastern Theater.

🔷 The 13th edition of the joint India-Maldives military exercise 'Ekuverin' is being hosted by the Maldives from 2-15 February 2025.

🔶 The indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai is participating in the Exercise LA PEROUSE. It is the fourth edition of the multinational naval exercise.

🔷 Exercise SLINEX 2024 (Sri Lanka–India Exercise) will be conducted from 17 to 20 Dec 24 at Visakhapatnam under the aegis of the Eastern Naval Command.

🔶 India and Malaysia commenced the bilateral Joint Military Exercise "Harimau Shakti" on 2 December 2024 at Bentong camp, Pahang district, Malaysia.

🔷 The third edition of the joint military exercise AUSTRAHIND commenced at the Foreign Training Node in Pune, Maharashtra.

🔶 India Launches First Space Defense Exercise "Antariksha Abhyas - 2024." The Defence Space Agency, under the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, is conducting Antariksha Abhyas - 2024.

🔷 The Indian Navy will conduct the fourth edition of its nationwide coastal defence exercise, Sea Vigil-24, on November 20 and 21.

🔶 Indian Army contingent departs for 9th India-Indonesia joint exercise GARUD SHAKTI 24 in Jakarta.

🔷 The Indian Army contingent departed for the 15th edition of India-US joint Special Forces Exercise VAJRA PRAHAR. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 2nd to 22nd November 2024 at Orchard Combat Training Centre in Idaho, USA.

🔶 The 31st edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) is scheduled from 23 to 29 Oct 2024 in the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam.

🔷 India-Kazakhstan joint military exercise (8th edition of KAZIND-2024) commenced at the mountainous Surya Foreign Training Node in Auli, Uttarakhand, on 30 September 2024.

🔶 Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman conduct a bilateral maritime exercise called Naseem Al Bahr, or Sea Breeze Exercise. The 13th edition was held off the coast of Oman from November 19 to 24, 2024.

🔷 The seventh edition of the bilateral military exercise Exercise Eastern Bridge between the Indian Air Force and the Royal Oman Air Force commenced at the Air Force Base Masirah, Oman, on 11th September 2024.

🔶 The 5th edition of the bilateral military exercise Al NAJAH between the Indian Army and the Royal Army of Oman will be held from September 13th to 26th at the Rabkoot Training Area in Salalah, Oman.

🔷 The 20th edition of the annual India-US Joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2024 commenced at the Foreign Training Node in Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan.

🔶 India will host the international air exercise 'Tarang Shakti' in two phases, taking place in Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan.

🔷 Indian Army heads to Mongolia to take part in the 21st EX-KHAAN QUEST 2024, scheduled in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

🟢 SEBI IN NEWS 2024-25

🔷 Tuhin Kanta Pandey has been appointed as the 11th chairperson of SEBI for a three-year term.
🔶 He will succeed Madhabi Puri Buch.

🔷 SEBI mandates that Asset Management Companies (AMC) deploy funds from investors in a new fund offering (NFO) within 30 days from the date of unit allotment.
🔶 SEBI introduced a digital platform called MITRA (Mutual Fund Investment Tracing and Retrieval Assistant) to help investors locate inactive or unclaimed mutual fund folios.

🔷 SEBI proposed a minimum investment of ₹1 crore for RBI-regulated originators and unregulated entities involved in securitization.
🔶 It is working on a secure Unified Payments Interface (UPI) mechanism for registered market intermediaries.

🔷 Currently, UPI transactions for capital markets are capped at ₹2 lakh/day; SEBI proposes increasing this limit to ₹5 lakh/day.
🔶 RBI has allowed SEBI-registered non-bank brokers to participate in the Negotiated Dealing System-Order Matching (NDS-OM).

🔷 SEBI is revamping its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) standards to align with internationally recognized ESG norms.
🔶 It is introducing a "when-listed" platform to reduce grey market activity.

🔷 Integrated SEBI Portal for Technical Glitches (iSPOT) launched to streamline reporting technical issues by Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs).
🔶 SEBI has liberalized the MF Lite framework to support passively managed mutual fund schemes with a ₹10 lakh minimum investment.

🔷 SEBI launched a digital knowledge repository, “Dharohar - Milestones in the Indian securities market.”
🔶 It introduced 6 new measures to regulate the equity index derivatives market (F&O) and increased the minimum contract size to ₹15 lakh.

🔷 SEBI now allows Mutual Funds (MFs) to invest in overseas funds and unit trusts (UTs) with 25% exposure to Indian equities.
🔶 Unifi Asset Management received SEBI approval to launch mutual fund operations.

🔷 Proposed changes to the SME IPO process include:
- Increasing the minimum SME IPO size to ₹10 crore.
- Raising the IPO application size to ₹4 lakh.
- Limiting promoters’ offers for sale to 20%.
- Establishing a compliance monitoring agency.

🔶 SEBI launched the Association of Registered Research Analysts of India (ARRAI).
🔷 It is establishing the Past Risk and Return Verification Agency (PaRRVA) as a Performance Validation Agency (PVA).

🔶 Bit-sized SIPs (₹250) proposed to expand mutual fund access in underserved regions.
🔷 Raised the HVDLE threshold to ₹1,000 crore from ₹500 crore to reduce compliance burdens.

🔶 Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
- Regulates securities and commodity markets in India (established 1988).
- First chairman: Dr. S A Dave (1988-1990).
- Headquarters: Mumbai.

🔷 11th Chairperson: Tuhin Kanta Pandey.