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1) Vidarbha won the third Ranji Trophy title by defeating Kerala.

Vidarbha claimed their third Ranji Trophy title by defeating Kerala in the final in Nagpur.
Vidarbha scored 379 in their first innings and secured the decisive first-innings lead where Kerala were bowled out for 342.
Vidarbha secured the title based on a decisive first-innings lead in Nagpur.
In 2017-18, Vidarbha won their maiden Ranji Trophy title.

2) The Uttar Pradesh government developed five major spiritual corridors.

These corridors have been developed for devotees to travel easily to various religious places across the state.
Five major spiritual corridors’ names are given below:
Prayag- Vindhyachal-Kashi Corridor
Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Gorakhpur Corridor
Prayagraj-Lucknow-Naimisharanya Corridor
Prayagraj-Rajapur (Banda)-Chitrakoot Corridor
Prayagraj-Mathura-Vrindavan-Shuktirtha (via Bundelkhand Expressway)

3) World Wildlife Day 2025: 3 March.

Every year on 3 March, World Wildlife Day is celebrated.
World Wildlife Day is observed to raise awareness about protecting wild animals and plants.
The theme of World Wildlife Day 2025 is “Wildlife Conservation Finance: Investing in People and Planet.”
In 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed March 3 as the UN World Wildlife Day.

4) Ajay Seth took additional charge as Revenue Secretary.

On March 1, 2025, the government assigned the additional charge of the Revenue Secretary to Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Ajay Seth.
This decision followed the departure of Tuhin Kanta Pandey, who has been appointed as the new SEBI Chairperson.
Seth will hold the additional responsibility until regular appointment is made or until further orders, whichever is earlier.
Ajay Seth, a 1987 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre, is serving as the DEA secretary since 2021.

Indian tennis player Ritwik Bolippalli and Nicolas Barrientos (Colombia) won the doubles final of the $710,735 ATP tennis tournament played on clay in Santiago, Chile.
They defeated top seeds Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni of Argentina 6-3, 6-2.
This was the 14th doubles title for 24-year-old Ritwik, ranked 74th in the world rankings. Last year, he won four titles.
The champion team receives 250 ATP points and $35,980. The runner-up receives 150 points and $19,330.

Baker won Best Director and Mickey Madison won Best Actress award for the film Anora.
Anora is a story of a sex worker who marries a wealthy client.
Baker’s other films include Tangerine, The Florida Project and Red Rocket.
Adrien Brody secured second Academy Award.

7) The first-ever image of a solar flare ‘kernel’ captured by the Aditya-L1 payload.

An unprecedented view of a powerful solar flare ‘kernel’ has been captured by the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) onboard India’s first dedicated solar space mission, Aditya-L1.
The observation has been made in the lower solar atmosphere, including the photosphere and the chromosphere.
On February 22, an X6.3-class solar flare was observed by SUIT, with brightening detected in the Near-Ultra Violet (NUV) wavelength range (200-400 nm).

8) EPFO decided to retain the interest rate on provident fund deposits at 8.25%.

For 2024-25, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to keep the interest rate on provident fund deposits at 8.25%.
In 2024-25, EPFO processed 50.8 million claims worth Rs 2.05 lakh crore.
The 8.25% interest rate for 2023-24 was based on Rs 1.07 lakh crore in income.
EPF interest rates have seen fluctuations, with 8.65% in 2018-19, 8.5% in 2019-20, and 8.1% in 2021-22.

9) Andhra Pradesh government presented a ₹3.2 lakh crore Budget for 2025-26.

Andhra Pradesh government presented a budget of Rs 3.22 lakh crore for the 2025-26 fiscal with an estimated revenue expenditure of Rs 2.51 lakh crore and capital expenditure of Rs 40,635 crore.
The estimated revenue deficit is around Rs 33,185 crore (1.82 per cent of the GSDP) and the fiscal deficit is around Rs 79,926 crore (4.38 per cent of the GSDP).
In the budget, Rs 31,805 crore has been allocated to school education and budget proposes Rs.47,456 crore for the BC component.
The SC component received an allocation of Rs 20,281 crore while Rs 5,434 crore has been allocated for the welfare of minority communities.

10) The first-ever image of a solar flare ‘kernel’ captured by the Aditya-L1 payload.

An unprecedented view of a powerful solar flare ‘kernel’ has been captured by the Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (SUIT) onboard India’s first dedicated solar space mission, Aditya-L1.
The observation has been made in the lower solar atmosphere, including the photosphere and the chromosphere.
On February 22, an X6.3-class solar flare was observed by SUIT, with brightening detected in the Near-Ultra Violet (NUV) wavelength range (200-400 nm).