March Flashcards
World wildlife day is on? It’s theme?
3rd March
Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet
‘The Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean’ highest award of ___ country was bestowed to the Indian PM
Mauritius
World water day is on? It’s theme is?
22nd March
Glacier preservation
International year of glacier preservation is? 1st world day for glaciers is on?
2025
21st March
Time period of UN Decade of Action of Cryospheric Sciences.
2025-2034
The report ‘State of the Global Climate 2024’ is by?
World Meteorological Organisation
Acc to ‘State of the Global Climate 2024’ which gasses were at an their highest levels in 800,000 yrs?
CO2, CH4, NO
nitrous oxide
Acc to WMO, the 1st calendar yr to exceed 1.5 degree C with each of the past ___ yrs have set a new record for ocean heat content?
2024
8 yrs
WMO celebrates ___ yrs as a specialized agency of the UN in 2025
75 yrs
Science into Action - Geneva HQ
In 2023, CO2 was ___% the pre-industrial level (1850)
151%
Methane 266%, NO 124%
Acc to WMO, Multi-hazard Early Warning System generate a ___X return on investment
10X return on investment
Women in Agribusiness Opportunities & Challenges is a report by?
Godrej Agrovet + IIMA
Acc to a report by Godrej + IIMA, ___% women make up agri workforce yet only ___% work in top agri companies
64%
6-10%
____ has extended its ban on derivative trading on ___ no. of agri commodities till March 2025
SEBI
7 commodities
Aim of Amrit Udyan Utsav is to empower?
MSMEs
March 20-30, 2025
India’s 1st PPP green-waste processing plant is set up in?
Indore, MP
Astronomical Industries + Indore Municipal Corporation
the existing cap on loans given by UCBs to ____ has been removed
individual women beneficiaries
boosting financial inclusivity
To address RDD, Districts with lower per capita credit flow will have a ___% wt for PSL achievement, those with higher credit flow will have a reduced wt of ___%
125%
90%
Acc to RBI’s Revised PSL guidelines, loan limits for housing have been set at Rs ____ for populations of 50 lakh+
Rs. 50 lakh
below 10 lakh population = Rs. 35 Lakh
Loans up to Rs ____ for RE-based power generators and public utilities, and up to Rs. ____ for individual households, will qualify for priority sector classification
Rs. 35 Lakh
Rs. 10 Lakh
Acc to 2nd AE 2024-25, what is the total wheat production for the yr?
1154 LMT
AIKosh, aims to provide a secured repository of datasets, models & use cases to drive AI innovation & strengthen India’s AI Ecosystem. It is under? By ministry of!
India AI Mission
By MeiTY
Project HAKK by ____ was launched to provide fin support, skill development & essential services to IAF veterans
HDFC Bank
Through 25 centres
Which bank launched ASMITA initiative, providing low interest, collateral free loans for women entrepreneurs, along with a Nari Shakti Platinum Debit Card
SBI
Loan upto Rs. 10 L
DesignShala a drive to promote financial innovation through Human Centred Design, ensuring intuitive and inclusive financial sols is by?
RBIH
Acc to ____’s report on Women’s Financial growth, there has been a ___% rise in women monitoring credit & growing participation in business
NITI Aayog’s
42%
India Japan sign loan agreement worth ¥ ___ for 6 projects under Japan’s Official Dev Assistance to India
¥ 192 bn
____ will host men’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament from Aug 29 - Sept 7
Rajgir, Bihar
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup to be jointly hosted by?
Belgium + Netherlands
A Million Women Arise is a forum launched by?
NITI Aayog + India SME
35% of India’s 6 cr SMEs are women-led
India SME Forum has partnered with ____ to provide exclusive travel benefits for MSMEs
Indigo
India bids to host ____ Commonwealth Games in Gujarat
2030 - 24th
Also 2036 Olympics - 36th
Madhav National Park is in?
MP
According to SIPRI, who are the top 2 arms importer?
Ukraine, India
Chair of 68th UN Commission on Narcotics
India
Shambhu S Kumaran
Which State Sewage & Water Supply Board has received a BIS certification?
Bangalore
iClimate Action project is by?
World Meteorological Organisation
backed by Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-25
COP 30 to take place in?
Balem, Brazil
In Nov
Who’s initiative is it to modernise the Rural Co-operative Credit System?
NABARD
with allocation of Rs. 1,000 cr
Includes State Coorp, District Coorp banks and PACS - dec market share
Who has launched India’s 1st AI-powered manufacturing facility? & Where?
Goldi Solar
Kosamba, Surat, Gujarat
Which bank collaborated with WTC Mumbai to host ‘Export Conclave 2025’?
World Trade Centre
Yes Bank
To empower MSME
YesExports & YesPowerHerUp initiative is by YES Bank + ?
World Trade Centre (Mumbai)
Smart Platina Young Achiever & Smart Future Star are Child Life insurance policies by?
SBI Life
SIDBI has signed an MoU with ____ to enhance financial support for MSMEs
Federal Bank
Non-urea fertilizer subsidy hiked with allocation of Rs. ____. FY25 budget now totals Rs. ____ vs BE of Rs. 1.68 trn
37k cr
Rs. 1.9 trn
DAP is 2nd most consumed fertilizer after urea
RBI & ____ have launched a national campaign to promote financial literacy & promote safe banking practices
National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE)
FAME booklet by RBI & National Strat for Financ Edu, is by NCFE (Mumbai)
SROs must be a non-profit with a min net worth of?
Rs. 2 crore
within a yr of recognition
Entities interested in being SROs can apply through the ____ portal by ___
PRAVAAH portal
By June 15, 2025
OECD has revised India’s GDP growth forecast of FY26 to?
6.4%
reduced from previous 6.9%
RBI and ____ have signed an MoU to promote the use of local currencies - INR and MUR
Bank of Mauritius
Mauritian Rupee
Which city has been renamed as the Ratan Tata Electronic City?
Jagiroad, Assam
1st state to implement BioE3 Policy?
Economy, Environment, Employment
Assam
Sea Dragon Naval Exercise is being hosted by? Participants?
USA
India, Aus, Japan, S. Korea, USA
which bank collaborated with Indian Army and CSC Academy to expand Project NAMAN
HDFC
Pension, Skill Development, G2C Services - part of HDFCs Parvartan prog
India’s rank in World Happiness index?
118th
improved, out of 147 countries
India’s rank in Wealth Report? Who leads?
India: 4th
Top: US, China, Japan
India’s rank Ease of doing dusiness index? & Innovation Index?
63rd
39th
Who won Digital Transformation Award 2025 by UK’s Central Banking
RBI
Award conferred to honor the achievements of progressive farmers & foster global conversation on agri innovation & sustainability?
Millionaire Farmer of India Award
by Krishi Jagran + ICAR
Which state leads in mangrove plantations under MISHTI scheme
Gujarat
19,000 ha of mangrove plantation - by MoEFCC
Which state has announced permanant power connections to farmers at Rs. 5?
MP
Who is the 3rd largest biofuel producer?
India
USA > Brazil > India
Who has launched & prepared the report ‘From Borrowers to Builders: Women’s role in India’s Financial Growth Story’
NITI Aayog
Preped by: TransUnion CIBIL, WEP by NITI, Microsave Consulting
Jaipur Declaration (2025-2034) is wrt to?
12th Regional 3R & Circular Economy Forum
Asia-Pacific’s commitment to circ econ
Vayu, an AI-based, cost effective, cloud solutionfir weather forecast for enterprises is by?
TCS
Acc to SBI, While all India CPI moderated to 3.6% (7 month low), ____ state had the highest inflation @ ____%, above national avg
Kerala @ 7.3%
Higher food inflation in south & east, than north
Payments banks can apply for conversion after ___ years of operations and meeting capital requirement of min paid-up equity capital of ₹___ crore.
5 yrs
₹200 crore
Which Indian city to host miss world 2025?
Hyderabad
Who was appointed as next CJI in May 2025? 1st female CJi in the future?
B.R. Gawai
Justice B.V. Nagarathna
Govt has awarded Rs. 1 crore to Tenkasi-based Zoho Corporation for developing an indigenous web browser named?
Ulaa
India’s own root certifying authority
Theme of the Jaipur Declaration?
Realising Circular Societies Towards Achieving SDGs and Carbon Neutrality in Asia Pacific
12th Regional 3R & Circular Economy Forum was organised by?
MoHUA, UNCRD, IGES
UN Centre for Regional Dev, Insti for Global Env Strat
India’s circular economy has the potential to create a market with $2 tn by?
2050
Who announced the Cities Coalition for Circularity?
India
In the Jaipur Declaration
Centre for Good Governance is in?
Hyderabad
Developes state ranking for griev redressal
Sashakt Panchayat - Netri Abhiyan is an initiative by?
MoPRI
Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona was organised by?
GSMA (Global System for Mobile Communications Association)
Converge. Connect. Create
Centre of Clean Coal Energy and Net Zero (CLEANZ) to be established in & by?
Hyderabad
CIL + IIT-H
HIMASHIELD is an event by ministry?
MeiTY
For innovation in Global Glacier Lake Outburst Flood
GSI established by Sir Thomas Oldham celebrated it’s ___ anniversary. It’s HQ is ___
175th
Kolkata
1st bank to trade in gold through IIBX?
HDFC
1st woman as Legal Affairs Secretary?
Anju Rathi Ram
Which country recently joined the OPEC+
12 MEMBERS AND 10 ADDITIONAL
Brazil (7th largest oil producer)
Russia largest non-OPEC member
Acc to NITI Aayog, about ___% of India is not covered under either public or private insurance
30%
As of March, enrolment in PM SBY crossed?
50 crore
Rs. 20 pa premium for 18-70yrs ppl
As of March, Rs. ____ crore loans have been sanctioned through Stand-up India and Rs. ____ crore loans through Mudra Yojana
SUPI: Rs. 60,500 cr
Mudra: Rs. 33 Lakh crore
The Mudra bank is by?
SIDBI
Loans Upto Rs.10L for non corp, non farm, small
India & ____ have signed a LoI to jointly develop a Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC)
Singapore
A one-stop govt platform for central and state govt agencies designed to help tackle cybercrime more effectively by automating the process of sending legal notices to online platform
Sahyog Portal
by Ministry of Home Affairs
Wolrd’s most valuable steelmaker
JSW Steel
Tata 5th
A portal thaat captures accurate, real-time crop area data for every agricultural plot, aiding in precise production estimation through mobile phones
Digital Crop Survey
Revised Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme with total outlay of Rs. ____ for 2024-25 and 2025-26
Rs. 3,880 crore
Revised Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme, has a provision of Rs. ____ to provide good quality vet medicine & incentive for sale under Pashu Aushadhi component
Rs. 75 crore
Pashu Aushadhi, Livestock Health & Diease Control (LH&DC), National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) are components of which scheme?
Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme
Who held the e-Toycathon 2025
building indigenous toys in the ecosystem
C-DAC, MeitY
‘towards global hub for toys’ Budget 2025
Poshan Abhiyan (2018) was launched from?
aka National Nutrition Mission
Jhunujhunu, Rajasthan
Poshan Abhiyan (2018) focuses on meeting the nutritional needs of?
- Adolescents
- Pregnant Women
- Lactating Mothers
- Children (0-6 yrs)
Tagline & Ministry of Poshan Abhiyan?
Sahi Poshan, Desh Roshan
MoWCD
India’s 100-day intensified TB elimination campaign has identified over 6.1 Lakh case, with 4.3 Lakh diagnosed in ____ no of High-burden districts
455
Full form of MAHASAGAR - India’s vision for the Global South
Mutual & Holistic Advancement for Security & Growth Across Regions