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Daily Current Affairs: 6 March 2025

Current affairs of 6 March 2025: Reciprocal Tariffs and India: Views of Ajay Shah and Laveesh Bhandari; Space Debris: Liability Gaps and Reforms Needed; Ratnagiri Buddha Head Find: Odisha Excavation Facts, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

  1. Ratnagiri Buddha Head Find: Odisha Excavation Facts
  2. Domicile Quota in PG Medical Admissions: Supreme Court Verdict
  3. Digital Humour Regulation: Supreme Court’s Call on Obscenity
  4. Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib Ropeways Approved Under Parvatmala

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Liquidity Infusion of ₹1.9 Lakh Crore in March 2025
  2. RBI G-Sec Purchase of ₹1 Lakh Crore and $10 Bn Forex Swap
  3. RBI Fintech Engagement: Finquery Portal, CBDC, Lending Interface

Economy

  1. Reciprocal Tariffs and India: Views of Ajay Shah and Laveesh Bhandari
  2. EU Firms in India: Trade Hurdles and Investment Outlook
  3. Rupee Closes at ₹86.96 per Dollar as US Dollar Index Falls

Agriculture & Rural

  1. India’s Second National GenBank: Budget 2025-26 Plan

Science & Technology

  1. Space Debris: Liability Gaps and Reforms Needed
  2. Quantum Computing and India’s National Security

Reports & Indexes

  1. World Bank: India Needs 7.8% Annual Growth for High Income

Awards & Persons

  1. Barbados Confers Honorary Order of Freedom on PM Modi

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

2. Domicile Quota in PG Medical Admissions: Supreme Court Verdict

  • The Supreme Court, deciding Tanvi Behl vs Shrey Goyal (2025), invalidated domicile-linked reservation for postgraduate medical seats.
  • The Court held State-specific quotas violate Article 14, prioritising merit.
  • NEET PG cut-off percentile was reduced to zero by the NMC in 2023 to fill vacant seats.
  • Earlier Supreme Court cases, from Jagdish Saran to Om Rathod, treated merit in a social context.
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Polity & Governance

3. Digital Humour Regulation: Supreme Court’s Call on Obscenity

  • The Supreme Court urged the Government to frame rules curbing vulgarity in digital humour while respecting free speech.
  • Any regulation must stay within the 'reasonable restrictions' allowed by the Constitution.
  • Article 19(1)(a) guarantees freedom of speech and expression, covering speech, writing, pictures and films.
  • Existing tools include the BNS, IT Act, Cable TV programme code and the IT Rules, 2021.
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Government Schemes

4. Kedarnath and Hemkund Sahib Ropeways Approved Under Parvatmala

  • The Cabinet approved two Uttarakhand ropeways on 5 March 2025 at a combined cost of about ₹6,811 crore.
  • The 12.9 km Sonprayag-Kedarnath ropeway was sanctioned at ₹4,081.28 crore and will cut travel to about 36 minutes.
  • The 12.4 km Govindghat-Hemkund Sahib ropeway was approved at ₹2,730.13 crore.
  • Both projects will use the DBFOT public-private partnership model under Parvatmala Pariyojana.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

Agriculture & Rural

Science & Technology

Science & Technology

12. Space Debris: Liability Gaps and Reforms Needed

  • A 500 kg metal ring fell in Makueni County, Kenya on 30 December 2024; Kenya Space Agency called it a rocket separation ring.
  • The 1972 Liability Convention makes launching states absolutely liable for damage caused on Earth.
  • After Cosmos 954 (1978) hit Canada, only $3 million of $6 million cleanup costs was recovered.
  • UN voluntary guidelines such as the 25-year deorbit rule see at most 30% compliance.
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Reports & Indexes

Awards & Persons

International Relations

15. Barbados Confers Honorary Order of Freedom on PM Modi

  • PM Narendra Modi was conferred the Honorary Order of Freedom of Barbados at Government House, Bridgetown, on 6 March 2025.
  • Barbados President Dame Sandra Mason presented the award; MoS External Affairs Pabitra Margherita received it on his behalf.
  • The honour cited Modi's strategic leadership and significant assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic.
  • Barbados PM Mia Amor Mottley announced it at the 2nd India-CARICOM Summit in Georgetown, Guyana, on 20 November 2024.
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