Daily Current Affairs Digest: 23-24 March 2025 Facts to Remember
Why in the news
A set of short news items from 23 and 24 March 2025 covering sports, appointments, economy and commemorations.
Sports
| Event | Result |
|---|---|
| Kabaddi World Cup 2025 (Wolverhampton, England) | Indian men and women both took the title; the men’s final ended 44-41 against England |
| Dudinska 50, Dudince (Slovakia) | Race walker Priyanka Goswami, a Commonwealth Games medallist, broke the national mark over 35km (women) |
| National rapid chess, Ranchi | GM Pa. Iniyan (Tamil Nadu, 22) won with nine points, unbeaten: seven wins, four draws |
| ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025, Patna | India took silver in women’s doubles and bronze in the men’s event |
| Khelo India Para Games, New Delhi | Jaspreet Kaur set a national record; Sagar Balasaheb Katale won gold in 10M Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH1, with Mona Agarwal silver and Deepak Saini bronze |
Economy and business
- New MSME classification norms based on revised turnover and investment limits were notified, effective 1 April.
- FPIs eased equity selling after nearly three months, helping a market rebound on easing global worries and hopes of Russia-Ukraine de-escalation.
- Kotak Mahindra Bank appointed Bhavnish Lathia as CTO and Vyomesh Kapasi to the Group Management Council.
Governance and events
- Five-day Bihar Divas celebrations opened at Gandhi Maidan, inaugurated by CM Nitish Kumar.
- Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urged faster transfer of farm technology from labs to fields.
- J&K CM Omar Abdullah said over ₹144 crore was paid to farmers whose land was affected by fencing along the International Border.
- Martyrs’ Day: the country remembered the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, executed in 1931 at Lahore Central Jail; PM Modi paid tribute.
Exam angle
- Kabaddi final score: India 44, England 41 (men).
- Martyrs’ Day: 1931 execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
- Appointments: Bhavnish Lathia (CTO, Kotak Mahindra Bank).