IPL 2025 Schedule Announced: Key Matches, Venues & Teams
The IPL 2025 season kicks off on March 22, 2025, with Kolkata Knight Riders facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Eden Gardens. The season features 74 matches at 13 venues, including 12 double-headers. Key venues include Hyderabad for Qualifier 1 and Eliminator, and Kolkata for Qualifier 2 and the final on May 25, 2025. Exciting matchups between teams like Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Delhi Capitals will captivate fans this season.
SWAYATT: Celebrating 6 Years of Empowering Digital Procurement
The Government e-Marketplace (GeM) celebrated the sixth anniversary of the Startups, Women & Youth Advantage through e-Transactions (SWAYATT) initiative. Launched on February 19, 2019, SWAYATT enhances participation of women-led enterprises, startups, and youth in public procurement. Focusing on social inclusion and ease of business, SWAYATT has significantly boosted the number of women entrepreneurs and startups on the GeM platform, fulfilling orders worth thousands of crores. Recent celebrations included partnering with FICCI Ladies Organisation to further empower women entrepreneurs.
Ibrahim Zadran Breaks Record in Champions Trophy 2025
In the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Afghanistan’s Ibrahim Zadran set a new record for the highest individual score in the tournament’s history. Scoring 177 runs off 146 balls against England, Zadran surpassed the previous record of 165 by England’s Ben Duckett. His innings included 12 fours and six sixes, leading Afghanistan to a total of 325/7. This outstanding performance secured a win for Afghanistan and highlighted Zadran’s rising prominence in international cricket.
Cali Fund Launched at COP16 to Enhance Biodiversity Finance
During COP16’s resumed session in Rome, the Cali Fund was unveiled, marking a major step in global biodiversity conservation. This innovative fund aims to mobilize new funding streams for biodiversity by leveraging private sector contributions through Digital Sequence Information (DSI). Notably, at least 50% of the fund’s resources will go to indigenous peoples and local communities, recognizing their crucial role in biodiversity stewardship. The Cali Fund will support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans.
Advantage Assam 2.0: Boosting Investment and Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment and Infrastructure Summit 2025 in Guwahati. The event attracted investment proposals worth Rs 10,785 crore across sectors, with major contributions from the Adani Group, including Rs 50,000 crore for infrastructure projects. The summit emphasized enhancing connectivity through roads, railways, waterways, and air transport. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma highlighted Assam’s transformation and the need for skilled manpower to execute these projects. This initiative aims to propel Assam’s economic growth and development.
Recognition of Bathouism in Assam: Preserving Indigenous Faith
The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) government in Assam has officially recognized Bathouism in key application forms, including admissions, birth, and death certificates. Bathouism, the traditional religion of the Bodo community, revolves around the worship of Bathoubwrai, the supreme deity believed to govern the universe. This recognition marks a significant step towards preserving the nature-based faiths of the Bodo community and underscores the revival of Bodo culture. The inclusion of Bathouism in official documentation demonstrates a commitment to preserving indigenous faiths and cultural identity.