What to Read in PIB (Topic and Syllabus wise)

• Lok Sabha Secretariat

  • LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT AND MEITY SIGN MoU TO LAUNCH ‘SANSAD BHASHINI’ FOR AI-POWERED MULTILINGUAL PARLIAMENTARY OPERATIONS
  • LOK SABHA SPEAKER URGES DELHI MLAs TO MAKE DELHI LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY A MODEL LEGISLATURE, HIGHLIGHTS ITS GLORIOUS HISTORY

• Prime Minister’s Office

  • Governor of Gujarat meets Prime Minister
  • Rajya Sabha MP Thiru Ilaiyaraaja meets Prime Minister
  • Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh meets Prime Minister
  • Prime Minister praises German Singer, Ms. CassMae for promoting Indian Culture on the Global Stage
  • Prime Minister congratulates Indian Contingent for winning 33 Medals at Special Olympics World Winter Games
  • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addresses Lok Sabha on successful conclusion of Maha Kumbh
  • English rendering of PM’s address in the Lok Sabha on Mahakumbh
  • Governor of Jharkhand meets Prime Minister

• Department of Atomic Energy

  • DG – International Atomic Energy Agency Inaugurates S N Bose Building at Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership

• Election Commission

  • ECI meets with Election Commissioner of Bhutan Ugyen Chewang
  • Election Commission will take action as per Article 326, RP act, 1950 and relevant Supreme Court judgements, for linking EPIC with Aadhaar

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

  • ENCOURAGING FARMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN e-NAM PLATFORM
  • CROPS UNDER MSP
  • INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN TO PROMOTE ORGANIC FARMING
  • NEW RESEARCH INITIATIVES BY ICAR-NIPHM
  • MITIGATING THE IMPACT OF EXTREME CLIMATE
  • DRIP AND SPRINKLER IRRIGATION THROUGH PMKSY
  • INELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER PM-KISAN
  • STUBBLE BURNING
  • SCHEMES FOR AGRI RELATED TOURISM ACTIVITIES
  • OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES OF PMFBY
  • PRESENT STATUS OF PEST RESISTANT SEEDS
  • CENTRALLY ADMINISTERED AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
  • ADOPTION OF HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES IN CULTIVATION OF PULSES AND OILSEEDS
  • FARM DISTRESS INDEX

• Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

  • Average price reduction due to fixation or refixation of prices under National List of Essential Medicines, 2022 resulted in estimated annual savings of approximately ₹3,788 crore to patients
  • Under the Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) scheme, a fixed amount of subsidy is provided on subsidized P&K fertilizers depending on their nutrient content

• Ministry of Commerce & Industry

  • India-Malaysia MoS Level Bilateral Meeting held in New Delhi
  • India and New Zealand working on a comprehensive, mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement: Shri Piyush Goyal

• Ministry of Communications

  • TRAI responds to the DoT’s back-reference in respect of the TRAI’s recommendations dated 10.12.2024 on ‘Definition of International Traffic’

• Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution

  • Consumer awareness is key to a sustainable and secure digital experience: Shri Pralhad Joshi

• Ministry of Cooperation

  • Cooperative Societies and Cooperative Banks
  • Sahkar se Samriddhi
  • National Cooperative Database

• Ministry of Culture

  • Ministry of Culture to Revive and Sustain the ‘Kamba Ramayana’ through Statewide Festival and Educational Initiatives in Tamil Nadu

• Ministry of Defence

  • INDIAN AND FRENCH NAVIES SET FOR THE 23rd EDITION OF BILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE – VARUNA 2025
  • STRENGTHENING MARITIME CO-OPERATION: CHIEF OF NAVY, RNZN, VISITS INDIA
  • ICGS Saksham makes port call at Antsiranana, Madagascar
  • Raksha Mantri meets Netherlands Defence Minister in New Delhi
  • Director General Defence Intelligence Agency to embark on Australia Visit from March 19

• Ministry of Earth Sciences

  • Dr. Jitendra Singh Reviews Mission Mausam and Other Projects of IMD, Pushes for Enhanced Weather Forecasting

• Ministry of Education

  • Prime Minister’s Young Authors Mentorship Scheme (YUVA) Scheme

• Ministry of Electronics & IT

  • Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Drone Federation India launch National Innovation Challenge for Drone Research (NIDAR) under SwaYaan initiative
  • UIDAI partners with indigenous GenAI Company Sarvam AI to enhance user experience of Aadhaar services
  • IndiaAI and the Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Mines, launched the IndiaAI Hackathon to revolutionize AI-driven mineral targeting

• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

  • World Sparrow Day 2025
  • Union Minister of State Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh addresses the Inaugural Session of the National Workshop on India’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) on Climate Change

• Ministry of Finance

  • Various measures have been taken by the government to strengthen cyber security in the financial sector
  • Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs (MCGS- MSME) provides 60% guarantee for credit facility up to Rs.100 crore
  • A total of 55.02 crore Jan-Dhan accounts have been opened till 7th March 2025, out of which 36.63 crore accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas
  • CBDT seeks inputs from stakeholders on income-tax rules and related forms on provisions of Income Tax Bill 2025, after it was introduced in Parliament

• Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying

  • Women Beneficiaries under PMMKSY
  • Insurance to Deep-Sea Fishermen
  • Coastal Development
  • Seaweed Production
  • National Fisheries Digital Platform

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

  • Update on elimination of Trachoma and Malaria
  • Steps taken under TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyan
  • Update on Maternal and Child Health Indicators under NHM
  • Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Smt. Anupriya Patel inaugurates the India Innovation Summit – Pioneering Solutions to End TB

• Ministry of Heavy Industries

  • INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
  • CURRENT STATUS OF FAME-II SCHEME
  • ESTABLISHMENT OF EV MANUFACTURING UNITS AND INDUSTRY GROWTH
  • IMPACT OF 10 GWh CAPACITY PROJECT
  • IMPORT OF CRITICAL MINERALS FOR EVs

• Ministry of Home Affairs

  • FUNDS RELEASED FROM SDRF AND NDRF
  • DISASTER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR DELHI
  • NAXALITE ACTIVITIES AND VIOLENCE
  • STEPS TO CURB CYBER CRIME
  • MEASURES TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE AND COMBAT ILLEGAL DRUG TRADE

• Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

  • Indore to set up India’s First PPP Green Waste Processing Plant

• Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

  • WAVEX 2025: A Game-Changer for Media & Entertainment Startups

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj

  • Maharashtra’s Rural Local Bodies Receive over ₹620 Crore XV Finance Commission Grants

• Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

  • DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS’ WELFARE TO CONDUCT BANKERS’ AWARENESS FOR PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND PENSIONERS’ AWARENESS PROGRAM ON 18th MARCH, 2025, UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF SHRI V. SRINIVAS, SECRETARY (P&PW)

• Ministry of Railways

  • Despite heavy rush, passenger demand & special trains during Holi, Diwali, Chhath, Summer and Maha Kumbh, Most Railway Divisions Maintain Over 90% Punctuality

• Ministry of Rural Development

  • Target achieved under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission
  • Aadhaar Based Payment System
  • Transparency and Accountability under PMAY-G
  • Aadhaar Based Payment Systems under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
  • Grameen Credit Score

• Ministry of Science & Technology

  • Vigyan Dhara: A Catalyst for India’s Scientific Progress

• Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

  • Sarbananda Sonowal Virtually Flags Off Electrolysers for Green Hydrogen Plant in Kandla
  • BOOSTING EXPORT OF SHRIMP CONTAINERS

• Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment

  • PARLIAMENT QUESTION: OVERSEAS SCHOLARSHIPS TO SC/ST STUDENTS
  • PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PM-SPECIAL SCHEME
  • PARLIAMENT QUESTION: PROMOTION OF PM-DAKSH SCHEME

• Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation

  • Brainstorming Session for Leveraging Non-conventional Data Sources for Official Statistics to be held on 20th March, 2025 in New Delhi

• Ministry of Steel

  • CONTRIBUTION OF MOIL
  • COKING COAL IN STEEL PRODUCTION
  • IMPLEMENTATION OF PLI
  • LOW PRICE STEEL

• NITI Aayog

  • NITI Aayog organises National Workshop on ‘Empowering State S&T Councils: Towards a Collaborative Approach for Improving India’s R&D Ecosystem’