Daily Current Affairs – 20 March, 2025

At the 19th edition of the Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism awards ceremony, President Droupadi Murmu emphasized the critical role of journalism in sustaining democracy.

The Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, while addressing the Rajya Sabha, highlighted the government's policy shift towards a comprehensive and inclusive healthcare model under the National Health Policy 2017.

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister has approved an incentive scheme to promote low-value BHIM-UPI transactions (Person-to-Merchant - P2M) for the financial year 2024-25.

The 4th National Sagarmala Apex Committee (NSAC) Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to review the Sagarmala Programme and discuss the roadmap for Sagarmala 2.0.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have finally returned to Earth after a prolonged nine-month stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). 

Chinese Unmanned Aerial Vehicles near Okinawa were seen as less threatening compared to piloted aircraft.

India Habitat Centre (IHC) has organized special performances to commemorate World Puppetry Day.