Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

♦ Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has been ranked third among the world's strongest insurance brands, as per the Brand Finance Insurance 100 2025 report. ♦ It achieved a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 88 out of 100. ♦ Poland-based PZU secured the top spot with a BSI score of 94.4, followed by China Life Insurance, which ranked second with a BSI score of 93.5. ♦ As per the Brand Finance report, the top 100 insurance brands have grown 9 percent in brand value in 2025, driven by improved underwriting results, higher investment income, rising interest rates, and increased profitability.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

Defence minister Rajnath Singh

♦ Defence minister Rajnath Singh visited the Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Bengaluru, Karnataka on 9 March 2025. ♦ He became the first Defence minister to visit the institute, was briefed about the unique role of IAM in pilot training, their medical evaluation and aeromedical research. ♦ He also launched the Indian Council of Medical Research Extramural Research Project: Centre for Advanced Research at the institute. ♦ The title of the project is ‘Space Psychology: Selection and Behavioural Health Training of Astronauts & Astronaut Designates for Indian Space Missions’. ♦ The Institute of Aerospace Medicine (IAM) is a premier institute under the Indian Air Force, dedicated to research and training in the field of aerospace medicine. ♦ The institute plays a crucial role in ensuring the physiological and psychological well-being of fighter pilots and astronauts.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

Mark Carney

♦ Mark Carney was elected as Canada's next Prime Minister on 9 March 2025. ♦ He will succeed Justin Trudeau, who stepped down earlier this year (2025). ♦ He was announced as the Liberal Party leader. Mark Carney won the leadership race with 131,674 votes which is about 85.9 per cent of the ballots. ♦ His competitors Chrystia Freeland bagged 11,134 votes, Karina Gould secured 4,785 votes and Frank Baylis bagged 4,038 votes. ♦ Carney has served as the 8th governor of the Bank of Canada from 2008 to 2013. He also served as the chair of the Financial Stability Board from 2011 to 2018.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

ICC Champions Trophy 2025

♦ India clinched the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 9March 2025. ♦ It defeated New Zealand by four wickets. ♦ This marks India's third Champions Trophy title, having previously won in 2002 and 2013. ♦ The win follows India's T20 World Cup victory in 2024, underlining their resurgence in global cricket. ♦ In 2002, India were joint winners with Sri Lanka after the final was washed out. ♦ Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, India won their second Champions Trophy in 2013, also known as the ICC Knockouts, after a dramatic victory in a rain-curtailed final against England. ♦ The winners' got Rs.19.54 crore prize money. ♦ The runners-up, New Zealand received Rs. 9.72 crore, while each losing semi-finalist will take home USD 560,000 (Rs.4.86 crore). ♦ The ICC Champions Trophy was originally known as the ICC KnockOut when it was first staged in 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and later in 2000 in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2002, the tournament was renamed the ICC Champions Trophy and was held every two years until 2009. ♦ The 2008 edition, originally scheduled to take place in Pakistan, was cancelled, and the event was instead held in South Africa in 2009.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

Official Airline Guide (OAG)

♦ According to the latest data from the Official Airline Guide (OAG), IndiGo Airlines has emerged as the world’s second fastest-growing airline in terms of seat capacity, which increased by 10.1 percent year-on-year to over 134.9 million seats in 2024. ♦ It is only behind Qatar Airways, which grew slightly faster at 10.4 percent in the same period. ♦ IndiGo has also been ranked as the fastest-growing airline in the world in terms of flight frequency growth at 9.7 percent year-on-year in 2024. ♦ The airline recorded a flight frequency of 749,156 for the year. ♦ OAG has also recorded that IndiGo holds one of the world’s largest aircraft orders, with over 900 aircraft on order and has the largest recipient of 58 new Airbus aircraft during 2024.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

కెనడా నూతన ప్రధానిగా మార్క్‌ కార్నీ

కెనడా నూతన ప్రధానిగా మార్క్‌ కార్నీ ఎన్నికయ్యారు. 2025, మార్చి 9న లిబరల్‌ పార్టీ ఓటింగ్‌ నిర్వహించింది. ఇందులో మాజీ ఆర్థిక మంత్రి క్రిస్టియా ఫ్రీలాండ్‌ను ఓడించి పార్టీ నూతన సారథిగా కార్నీ ఎన్నికయ్యారు. సీక్రెట్‌ ఓటింగ్‌ ద్వారా పార్టీ అధినేతను ఎన్నుకోగా.. ఇందులో సుమారు 1.50లక్షల మంది ఓటర్లు పాలొన్నారు. ఓటింగ్‌లో కార్నీకి 85 శాతానికిపైగా ఓట్లు వచ్చాయి. ప్రధాని జస్టిన్‌ ట్రూడో తన పదవి నుంచి వైదొలగనున్నట్లు 2025, జనవరిలో ప్రకటించిన క్రమంలో నూతన సారథి ఎన్నిక అనివార్యమైంది.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

58వ టైగర్‌ రిజర్వ్‌

మధ్యప్రదేశ్‌(ఎంపీ)లోని మాధవ్‌ జాతీయ పార్కును కేంద్రం 58వ అభయారణ్యం (టైగర్‌ రిజర్వ్‌)గా ప్రకటించింది. తాజా పరిణామంతో మధ్యప్రదేశ్‌లో అభయారణ్యాల సంఖ్య తొమ్మిదికి చేరుకుంది.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

గరిమెళ్ల బాలకృష్ణ ప్రసాద్‌ మరణం

విఖ్యాత సంగీత విద్వాంసులు గరిమెళ్ల బాలకృష్ణ ప్రసాద్‌ (76 ఏళ్లు) 2025, మార్చి 9న తిరుపతిలో మరణించారు. ఆయన వెయ్యికి పైగా అన్నమయ్య కీర్తనలు స్వరపరిచి, ఆలపించించారు. గరిమెళ్ల బాలకృష్ణప్రసాద్‌ 1948 నవంబరు 9న రాజమహేంద్రవరంలో జన్మించారు. భారత శాస్త్రీయ, ఆధ్యాత్మిక గాయకులైన గరిమెళ్ల.. తితిదేకి చెందిన అన్నమాచార్య ప్రాజెక్టులో 1978లో గాత్ర కళాకారుడిగా ప్రవేశించి ఆస్థాన విద్వాంసుని హోదాకు ఎదిగారు. సంగీత కళానిధి నేదునూరి కృష్ణమూర్తి ఆయన గురువు.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

Madhav National Park of Madhya Pradesh

♦ Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav has announced that Madhav National Park of Madhya Pradesh has became the country’s 58th Tiger Reserve on 8 March 2025. ♦ It is also the 9th Tiger Reserve in the State. ♦ Tiger reserves, spread across 18 of India’s tiger range states, cover an area of more than 82,836 sq km. ♦ Such reserves are constituted using a core/buffer method to promote tiger conservation through multiple efforts on the ground, including protecting habitats of the big cats. ♦ India with 3,682 tigers is home to more than 70% of the world’s wild tiger population. ♦ The journey of tiger conservation in the country has evolved from initial bans on hunting and trade to multifaceted conservation strategies involving legal frameworks, international cooperation and community engagement.

Mar 10, 2025 Current Affairs

ఐసీసీ ఛాంపియన్స్‌ ట్రోఫీలో భారత్‌ మూడోసారి విజేతగా నిలిచింది.

ఐసీసీ ఛాంపియన్స్‌ ట్రోఫీలో భారత్‌ మూడోసారి విజేతగా నిలిచింది. 2025, మార్చి 9న దుబాయ్‌లో జరిగిన ఫైనల్లో 4 వికెట్ల తేడాతో న్యూజిలాండ్‌పై గెలిచింది. టీమ్‌ఇండియా 12 ఏళ్ల విరామం తర్వాత మళ్లీ ఛాంపియన్స్‌ ట్రోఫీని చేజిక్కించుకుంది. ఛాంపియన్స్‌ ట్రోఫీ ఫైనల్లో రోహిత్‌ శర్మ 76 పరుగులతో టాప్‌స్కోరర్‌గా నిలిచాడు. అతడికి ‘ప్లేయర్‌ ఆఫ్‌ ద మ్యాచ్‌’ అవార్డు దక్కింది. భారత్‌కిది మూడో ఛాంపియన్స్‌ ట్రోఫీ. అత్యధికసార్లు ఈ ట్రోఫీని గెలిచిన జట్టు భారతే. ఆస్ట్రేలియా (2006, 2009) రెండో స్థానంలో ఉంది. 2002లో శ్రీలంకతో కలిసి ఉమ్మడి విజేతగా నిలిచిన టీమ్‌ఇండియా, 2013లో ఇంగ్లాండ్‌ను ఓడించి టైటిల్‌ సాధించింది.

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