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Today’s Top 15 Current Affairs Points
Based on the newspaper provided, here are the top 15 current affairs points curated for the SSC CGL exam:
1. U.S. Countervailing Duty: The United States has slapped a 126% tariff on Indian solar cell imports. [The move follows a preliminary determination that subsidies hurt U.S. competitiveness]. [Economy]
2. Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill 2025: A proposed bill to set up a 12-member umbrella commission to replace the UGC, AICTE, and NCTE. [Governance/Education]
3. Sarvam AI: The Bengaluru-based startup released India’s first large-scale LLMs (35B and 105B parameters) trained specifically for Indian languages. [Science & Tech]
4. IndiaAI Mission: The government initiative is commissioning 36,000 GPUs in data centers (operated by firms like Yotta) to subsidize AI training in India. [Govt Schemes]
5. Maruti Suzuki Gujarat Siding: Registered as the world’s first modal shift transportation project under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) program. [Economy/Infrastructure]
6. HPV Vaccination Programme: India to introduce a nationwide vaccination drive for girls aged 14 to prevent cervical cancer. [Health/Govt Scheme]
7. Digital Population Census 2027: The first-ever digital census will be monitored real-time via the ‘Census Management and Monitoring System’ (CMMS) portal. [Governance]
8. International Research Institute of Ayurveda (IRIA): India’s first comprehensive center for Ayurveda research inaugurated at Kalliad in Kannur, Kerala. [Infrastructure/Health]
9. RBI Switch Auction: The Reserve Bank of India to conduct a switch auction of government securities worth ₹25,000 crore on March 2. [Economy/Banking]
10. NVS-02 Satellite: An ISRO committee concluded that mission failure was due to a signal meant to activate a key valve in the oxidiser line never reaching it. [Space/Defence]
11. CAFE-3 Norms: Proposed carbon emission norms for passenger vehicles scheduled for implementation starting 2027 to divide vehicle weight categories. [Economy/Policy]
12. R. Nallakannu: Veteran Communist leader and winner of the 2022 ‘Thagaisal Thamizhar’ award passed away at 101. [Obituary/Awards]
13. SIM-binding Directions: The Ministry of Communications mandated that messaging apps like WhatsApp must ensure users have a registered SIM provisioned on their device by November 2025. [Governance/Tech]
14. IAF Business Jets: The Defence Ministry issued a Request for Information (RFI) to procure long-range business jets to replace the existing 20-year-old IAF fleet. [Defence]
15. Suresh Sallay: Former Sri Lankan Intelligence Chief arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. [International]
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