New York City Joined WHO GOARN

• Enhances global outbreak surveillance and emergency response coordination.

Critical Minerals Ministerial Meeting (USA)

• India participated to strengthen supply-chain security for lithium, rare earths, and strategic minerals.

Defence, Aerospace & Strategic Technology

Agni-III IRBM Test

• Successfully test-fired from ITR Chandipur (Odisha) .

• Confirms reliability of India’s nuclear-capable intermediate-range deterrent.

Seaplane Procurement Order

• Apogee Aerospace placed ₹3,500 crore order for 15 amphibian aircraft with Australian manufacturer.

• Potential boost for coastal connectivity and surveillance.

Indian Coast Guard – 50th Raising Day

• Marks five decades of maritime security, coastal surveillance, and SAR operations.

Corporate & Global Business Developments

Toyota Leadership Change

• CFO Kenta Kon appointed President & CEO effective April 2026.

• Indicates leadership transition within a major global automotive firm.

Key One-Line Revision Pointers

• PMAY-U 2.0: 3.53 lakh houses approved .

• FNTA: New territorial authority for eastern Nagaland.

• Startup India: Deep-tech formally included.

• RBI: ₹25,000 fraud compensation; MSME collateral-free loans → ₹20 lakh.

• Agni-III IRBM successfully tested (ITR Chandipur).

• Delhi: Most affordable global student city.

• Airbus CoE established at Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.