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The current affairs of 22 March 2025 for the RO/ARO, Patwari and TET’s single day exams to be held in Uttar Pradesh.
1. Organizing Indo-Nepal Sahitya Festival in Vrindavan: The Indo-Nepal Sahitya Festival is being organized in Vrindavan (Mathura) from 21 to 23 March 2025.
The purpose of the Indo-Nepal Sahitya Festival is to carry forward the literary and cultural heritage between India and Nepal.
- It has been organized by Geeta Research Institute, an association of Uttar Pradesh Braj Tirtha Vikas Parishad, and Kranti Dhara Sahitya Akademi, Meerut.
- 180 litterateurs, writers, journalists and academics of both countries are participating in this event.
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2. India hosted the Central Asian youth delegation: India is going to host the third Central Asian Youth delegation from 22 to 28 March 2025.
It is being organized under the Union Youth Program and Sports Ministry International Youth Exchange Program (IYEP).
- The initiative aims to promote youth cooperation and cultural exchange between India and Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan and to strengthen diplomatic relations.
- During this time a delegation with 100 members will be involved in diverse activities.
- The program is in line with the vision prescribed during the Indo-Central Asia Summit held in January 2022.
3. 14th meeting of Admm-Plus Expert Work Group on counter terrorism: From 19 to 20 March 2025, the 14th meeting of ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting of ASEAN Defense Ministers (EWG) was held in New Delhi on terrorism.
The two -day meeting discussed to focus on developing a strong and comprehensive strategy to deal with the emerging threat of terrorism and extremism.
- The meeting was attended by ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN countries (Lao PDR, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam), ADMM-Plus member states (China, America, Russia, Australia, Japan and Korea Republic).
- In this meeting, table-top exercise was announced for Expert Working Group (EWG) on counter terrorism in Malaysia in the year 2026.
- Also, it was announced to conduct field training exercises in India in 2027.
4. Agreement for collaborative research and training in AFMS and Nimhans: On March 19, the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) and the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurology (NIMHANS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Surgeon Vice Admiral Aarti Sarin (left) and AVSM, VSM and Director of AVSM, VSM and Nimhans, Dr. Pratima Murthy (right) signed a memorandum at a ceremony.
- The purpose of this mou is to provide cooperative research and training to promote mental health support and care for the armed forces.
- Under this agreement, special training will be organized for medical personnel to strengthen mental health services.
- It will also focus on developing innovative programs to overcome the mental health problems of the MOU soldiers, sailors, airmen, their families and dependents.
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5. World Happiness Index in 2025 India ranked 118th: World Happiness Index 2025 was released on World Happiness Day on 20 March.
The World Happiness Index is released by the ‘Wellbeing Research Center, Oxford University’.
- Finland ranks first in the world as the world’s happiest country in this index.
- In this index, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden are ranked second, third and fourth respectively.
- In this list of 147 countries, India has been ranked 118th this time with 4.3 points.
- The last time India was ranked 126th in the list.
- Nepal has been ranked 92nd and Pakistan is ranked 109th in the 2025 Happiness List.
- At the same time, Sri Lanka is ranked 133rd and Bangladesh is ranked 134th.
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6. Second Khelo India Para Games inaugurated in New Delhi: On March 20, the second Khelo India Para Games 2025 was inaugurated at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall of the Indira Gandhi Stadium complex in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Youth Work and Sports and Labor and Employment, Dr. Mansukh Mandavia inaugurated the second Khelo India Para Games 2025.
- More than 1,300 para athletes will participate in this championship, which runs from 20 to 27 March.
- This second version will conduct six genres – para -athletics, para archery, parapavalifting, para badminton, para table tennis and para shooting.
- The first edition of the Khelo India Para Games was held in December 2023.
- Khelo India Para Games, is part of the Khelo India Mission that aims to provide talented athletes a platform to showcase their sports and competitive skills.
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7. International One Day celebrated on 21 March 2025: International One Day is celebrated every year on 21 March.
The theme of International One Day 2025 was ‘One and Food’.
- In 2012, the United Nations declared International One Day to raise awareness and celebrate awareness about the important role of forests.
- Forests provide us oxygen, food, medicine and livelihood.
History of 22 March:
- In 1739, Nadir Shah ordered a massacre here after authority over Delhi.
- In 1890, Ramchandra Chatterjee became the first Indian person to descend from the parachute.
- In 1894, Surya Sen, the leader of the Chittagong Rebellion and the great revolutionary, was born.
- In 1942, the Cripps Mission led by Sir Stafford Cripps reached India.
- Lord Mountbatten arrived in India in 1947 as the last Viceroy.
- The first vintage car rally was held in Calcutta in 1964.
- The Patrochemicals Corporation of India Limited was launched in 1969.
- Freedom fighter Hanuman Prasad Poddar died in 1971
- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi resigned to the President after a fierce defeat of the Congress in the general election held after the Emergency in 1977.
- World Water Day was celebrated for the first time in 1993.
- In 2000, ‘INSAT 3B’ was launched from Kauru in French Guiana.
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