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Yumnam Khemchand Singh: Sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Manipur. [He replaced N. Biren Singh following a period of President’s Rule in the state]. [Appointments]
Income Tax Act, 2025: Draft rules released by the Tax Department to replace the Income Tax Act of 1961. [The new simplified Act is set to come into effect from April 1, 2026]. [Economy]
Elavenil Valarivan: Won the gold medal in the women’s 10m air rifle at the Asian rifle/pistol championships. [India swept the podium in this category with Meghana Sajjanar taking bronze]. [Sports]
Sammakka-Saralamma Maha Jatara: Asia’s largest tribal congregation commenced in Medaram, Telangana. [The biennial festival honours the Koya tribal goddesses Sammakka and Saralamma]. [Art & Culture]
Bharat VISTAAR: A multilingual AI assistant introduced to aid farmers growing medicinal plants. [Launched under the Union Budget’s push to modernise the AYUSH sector]. [Government Schemes]
India U-19 Women’s Football Team: Clinched the SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship title. [Defeated Bangladesh 4-0 in the final held in Pokhara, Nepal]. [Sports]
BCPPER (Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradeep Economic Region): Development plan launched by Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi. [Aims to grow the region’s economy to $500 billion by 2047 with NITI Aayog’s help]. [Economy/State News]
Stephen Miller: Appointed as the U.S. Homeland Security Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff. [Key figure driving the administration’s hardline immigration policies]. [International Appointments]
Kuno National Park: Recorded the birth of five new cubs to the Namibian cheetah ‘Aasha’. [This takes India’s total cheetah population to 35]. [Environment]
India-US Interim Trade Agreement: Framework unveiled to provide preferential market access and reduce tariffs. [The U.S. committed to reducing tariffs on Indian imports to 18%]. [Economy]
Shambhavi Kshirsagar: Won gold in the Junior women’s 10m air rifle event. [She broke the Asian finals record at the Asian championships]. [Sports]
Bastar Pandum: Annual tribal festival inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh. [Celebrates the region’s heritage and the decline of Maoist influence]. [Art & Culture]
Ritu Tawde: Set to become the first BJP Mayor of Mumbai in four decades. [She will be elected unopposed after Shiv Sena (UBT) withdrew from the contest]. [Appointments]
OpenScholar: A new AI model developed to synthesize scientific literature without hallucinations. [In tests, it reportedly outperformed GPT-4o in accuracy for scientific queries]. [Science & Tech]
Dal Lake Resettlement Project: The ₹416-crore project was abandoned by the J&K government after 17 years. [The government has shifted to an in-situ ‘eco-hamlet’ conservation model instead]. [Government Schemes]
Results
#1. Who succeeded N. Biren Singh as the Chief Minister of Manipur?
#2. The new Income Tax Act 2025 is set to replace which existing legislation?
#3. Who won gold in the women’s 10m air rifle at the Asian rifle/pistol championships?
#4. In which state did the ‘Sammakka-Saralamma Maha Jatara’ tribal festival begin?
#5. What is the target sector for the ‘Bharat VISTAAR’ AI assistant?
#6. Which team won the SAFF U-19 Women’s Football Championship?
#7. What does ‘P’ stand for in Odisha’s ‘BCPPER’ development plan?
#8. Who was appointed as the U.S. Homeland Security Adviser and Deputy Chief of Staff?
#9. In which National Park were five new cheetah cubs born to ‘Aasha’?
#10. To what percentage has the U.S. agreed to reduce tariffs on Indian imports?
#11. Who broke the Asian finals record to win gold in the Junior women’s 10m air rifle?
#12. In which state did President Murmu inaugurate the ‘Bastar Pandum’ festival?
#13. Who is set to become the first BJP Mayor of Mumbai in four decades?
#14. Which new AI model for scientific literature reportedly outperforms GPT-4o?
#15. The J&K government abandoned the resettlement project for which lake after 17 years?
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