1.Intensifying the language tussle with the Centre, the Tamil Nadu government Thursday replaced the Indian Rupee symbol with a Tamil letter in its logo for the Budget 2025-26.

2.Sri Sri University witnessed a memorable afternoon Thursday as legendary actress, dancer, and cultural icon Hema Malini graced the campus for an exclusive session titled “Echoes of an Era: Hema Malini Reflects on Her Iconic Films and Timeless Artistry.”

3.Apollo Hospitals, Bhubaneswar, Thursday marked World Kidney Day 2025 with a series of events aimed at raising awareness about kidney health.

4.President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia supported a US proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine in principle, but that any truce would have to address the root causes of the conflict and that many crucial details needed to be sorted out.

5.ISRO Thursday said it has accomplished de-docking of the SpaDeX satellites, clearing the way for future missions such as exploring the moon, human spaceflight, and building its own space station.

6.A new community radio station titled ‘Radio Bhubaneswar 89.2 FM – The Temple City Radio’ is set to launch soon in the Capital city by Outreach, and will broadcast on 89.2 MHz FM band, announced its founder Subrat Kumar Pati recently.

7.The movements and lifestyle of the endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle still remain shrouded in mystery, despite extensive conservation efforts being undertaken owing to their signifi cant role in maintaining ecological balance.

8.After mangoes, the demand for Dhenkanal’s green papaya is growing internationally. The fruit’s unique taste and health benefits have sparked interest among consumers abroad.

9.Goa’s spring festival, Shigmo, is set to showcase the coastal state’s culture and tradition in fl oat parades to be taken out on streets from March 15 to 29, officials have said and appealed to visitors to be a part of the celebration

10. ISRO Thursday said it has accomplished de-docking of the SpaDeX satellites, clearing the way for future missions such as exploring the moon, human spaceflight, and building its own space station.

11.Students can enrol in a four year BEd course, which will soon be offered by teacher training institutes (TTIs), after completing Class XII, Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj said Thursday.

12.As many 17,348 people have been killed and 31,441 others injured in road accidents in the state in the last three years, state Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhusan Jena informed the Assembly Thursday. In a written reply to a question from Biju Janata Dal (BJD) legislator Prasanta Behera, the minister submitted the detailed road accident data.

13.The Special Task Force (STF) of Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Commissionerate Police and Kolkata Police busted an illegal fi rearms manufacturing unit running from a thatched house that resembled a cowshed- in a village on the outskirts of Cuttack, Thursday.

14.A parliamentary panel has raised concerns over water contamination issue in the country, highlighting that 11,348 habitations in 96 districts across seven states have not been provided with short-term measures for pollutants such as iron, nitrate, and heavy metals.

15.Seventeen Naxalites, nine of them collectively carrying cash rewards of Rs 24 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district Thursday, a senior police official said.

16.Pope Francis marked the 12th anniversary of his papacy Thursday with increasingly positive medical updates four weeks into his hospitalisation for double pneumonia. The pope spent another tranquil night, the Vatican said.

17.Israel carried out an air strike on the Syrian capital Damascus Thursday, targeting what the military said was a command centre belonging to the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, used to direct 'terrorist activities' against Israel.

18.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Thursday declared a war on red tape and bureaucracy, announcing the abolition of an “arms-length body” that manages the taxpayer-funded National Health Service (NHE) among some efficiency measures in his mission to “reshape” government.

19.LG Electronics India Ltd, a subsidiary of the South Korean chaebol LG, has received markets regulator Sebi's approval for its Rs15,000 crore initial public offering (IPO), people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

20.Domestic passenger vehicle dispatches from factories to company dealers rose 1.9 per cent year-on-year to 3,77,689 units in February amid slowing demand, industry body SIAM said Thursday.