Current Affairs | National | International | SSC | UPSC 12th March 2025

 

 1. New immigration Bill seeks to tighten existing regulations 

• The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, is aimed at consolidating four existing interlinked laws, adding more teeth to the existing rules for visiting foreigners, and raising the penalties for violations. 
• "The objective of the Bill is to consolidate the existing Foreigners Act, the Passport (Entry into India) Act, the Registration of Foreigners Act, and the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act," said Navneet Rajan Wasan, a former head of the National Investigation Agency, and a former Director-General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. 
• A retired senior intelli-gence official pointed out Section 16 of the Bill provides that the burden of proof of whether any person is a foreigner or not, lies with that person.
• "The provision is akin to those in laws such as the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, wherein the onus of proving that the alleged proceeds of crime are untainted assets; Prevention of Corruption Act, wherein the onus of proving that the assets in question are from legal sources of income; and the Customs Act, wherein the onus of proving that goods are legally acquired/transport-ed is on the persons facing respective charges," he said.
• A host, who may also be the owner of a private home, must provide various details to the FRRO 
• The official said a provision for registration of foreign tourists with the local FRRO already exists and, accordingly, a C-form comprising visa/passport and date-of-disembarkment details need to be furnished to the local FRRO office. However, those staying at places other than hotels or any similar accommodation are currently outside the ambit of C-form. 
• "The proposed law mandates that the host, who may also be the owner of a private home, must provide all these details to the FRRO, which can probably be done online. This provision will enable better monitoring of the foreigners entering the country," said the official. It defines the obligations of entities such as universities/educational institutions, hospitals, nursing homes, and medical institutions admitting any foreigner. 
• Adding more teeth to the existing rules presently under the Immigration (Carriers' Liability) Act, the Bill makes it mandatory for the carrier, in which any foreigner has entered the country, to remove the foreigner from India at its own expense if the person is found to have violated any provision of the proposed law. 

2. PM Modi has become the first Indian to be honored with Mauritius' highest civilian award. 

• He was awarded the Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean, the higest civilian award of Mauritius. 
• The recognition was announced by Mauritius Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam during an Indian diaspora event in Port Louis. 
• This award brings Prime Minister Modi's total international honors to 21. 
• In his address, Modi expressed his gratitude to the people and government of Mauritius. 
• Modi also revealed that Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cards would be issued to Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam and his wife, Veena Ramgoolam. 
• Prime Minister Ramgoolam thanked Modi and the Indian government for granting OCI cards to the seventh generation of Indian descent. 

3. PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Crosses Milestone of 10 Lakh Installations 

• PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana (PMSGMBY), the world’s largest domestic rooftop solar initiative, has achieved a significant milestone by completing 10.09 lakh installations across the country as of 10th March 2025. 
• This ambitious scheme, launched by PM Modi on 13th February 2024, aims to provide free electricity through rooftop solar systems to 1 crore residential households and reduce dependence on conventional power sources while enabling citizens to become energy producers. The scheme enables every household to contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing carbon emissions equivalent to planting 100 trees. 
• The scheme, implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has received 47.3 lakh applications. 6.13 lakh beneficiaries have successfully received subsidies, amounting to ₹ 4,770 crore. With a fully automated application, vendor selection and subsidy redeem process through pmsuryaghar.gov.in subsidies get credited to applicants’ bank accounts within 15 days. 
• Under PM Modi’s leadership, a key feature of the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is the provision of collateral-free loans through 12 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) at a subsidized interest rate of 6.75% for loans up to Rs. 2 lakhs, making rooftop solar installations more accessible to the masses. With the easy loan facility, a 3 KW rooftop solar system could be installed with an investment as low as ₹15,000/- giving returns up to ₹15 lakh in 25 years. 
• Loan application process is also fully automated and online. So far, 3.10 lakh loan applications have been received, with 1.58 lakh loans sanctioned and 1.28 lakh disbursed, ensuring wider accessibility for potential beneficiaries. Beneficiaries receive subsidy of upto ₹78000 for upto 3KW rooftop solar systems, significantly reducing installation costs.
• Notably, Chandigarh and Daman & Diu have achieved 100% of their government-building rooftop solar targets, leading the nation in clean energy adoption. States like Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu also perform exceptionally well, contributing significantly to the overall installation figures. 
• The Government is actively monitoring the progress across all states to ensure the smooth and timely execution of the scheme, with the goal of reaching 1 crore households by 2026-27. 
• The scheme has a total outlay of ₹75,021 crore. 

4. Airtel and Musk's SpaceX have partnered to bring Starlink high-speed internet to India. 

• On 11 March, an agreement has been signed by telecom major Airtel with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in India. 
• This is the first agreement to be signed in India, subject to SpaceX receiving authorization to sell Starlink in India. 
• Airtel and SpaceX will explore offering Starlink equipment in Airtel’s retail stores and providing Starlink services via Airtel to business customers. 
• They will also look for opportunities to connect communities, schools, and health centers, among others, even in the most rural parts of India. 
• This collaboration enhances the ability to bring world-class, high-speed broadband to even the most remote parts of India, ensuring that every individual, business and community has reliable internet. 
• Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency internet to users all over the world. 
• As the world's first and largest satellite constellation using low Earth orbit, Starlink provides broadband internet capable of supporting streaming, online gaming, video calls, and more. 
• Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a subsidiary of SpaceX. 
• In 2019, SpaceX began launching Starlink satellites. 

5. INS Imphal participated in the Mauritius National Day celebrations in 2025. 

• On March 10, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Imphal arrived at Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius, for its first port arrival ahead of the country's 57th National Day celebrations on March 12. 
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the function as the chief guest. 
• The visit of the warship continues the long-standing tradition of participation of Indian naval ships and aircraft in the National Day events of Mauritius, further strengthening the strong maritime ties between the two countries. 
• During the celebrations, Imphal contributed a marching contingent, a naval band, and a helicopter for the ceremonial flypast in the National Day Parade at the Champs de Mars. 
• Apart from its role in the National Day celebrations, Imphal's stay in Port Louis from March 10 to 14 includes several bilateral programmes aimed at enhancing defence cooperation. 
• Imphal, the third of the four Project 15B (Visakhapatnam-class) indigenous destroyers, was commissioned in December 2023. 

6. India ranked fifth globally for air pollution in 2024, as reported by IQAir. 

• India follows Chad, Congo, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. India's latest ranking is a slight improvement from its third spot in 2023. 
• India saw a 7% reduction in PM2.5 levels in 2024, with an average concentration of 50.6 µg/m³, down from 54.4 µg/m³ the previous year. 
• Six of the top ten most polluted cities in the world are located in India. 
• New Delhi's PM2.5 levels remained almost the same in 2024, averaging 91.6 µg/m³ compared to 92.7 µg/m³ in 2023. 
• IQAir reviewed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations across 138 nations.
• Only 12 countries, regions, and territories met the WHO’s annual PM2.5 guideline of 5.0 µg/m³. 
• In 2024, 17% of cities met the WHO PM2.5 guideline, a rise from 9% in 2023. 
• Air pollution in India cuts life expectancy by an estimated 5.2 years.
• Severe pollution was particularly bad in northern India, especially in January and October 2024. 
• Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, reported a monthly average of 165 µg/m³ for PM2.5 in January. 
• Air quality in Manipur sharply worsened in October 2024. 
• In November, pollution levels were extremely high in Delhi, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh, largely due to stubble burning.
• 35% of cities in India had PM2.5 levels more than 10 times the WHO guideline for annual exposure. 
• Major sources of pollution in India include vehicle emissions, industrial pollutants, construction dust, and burning of crop residues. 
• In urban areas like Delhi, vehicle emissions are a key source of PM2.5, worsened by traffic congestion and fuel adulteration. 

7. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy and Adamas University Sign MoU to Advance Homoeopathy Research 

• The Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), New Delhi and Adamas University, Kolkata, have signed an MoU to foster academic and research collaboration in the field of Homoeopathy. 
• This MoU marks a significant milestone in interdisciplinary research, paving the way for scientific advancements in homoeopathy through knowledge exchange and collaborative initiatives. It reflects the shared commitment of both institutions to furthering innovation and evidence-based research in alternative medicine.

8. India to become the world’s largest web3 developer hub by 2028. 

• The ‘India Web3 Landscape’ report has been released by the Hashed Emergent. 
• As per the report, India will emerge as a global leader in Web3 developers by 2028. 
• India has registered rapid growth in this field, with over 4.7 million developers joined GitHub in 2024. 
• India has emerged as the second-largest base for crypto developers globally. 
• As per the report, 45.3 per cent of Indian Web3 developers are actively contributing to coding, 29.7 per cent focus on bug fixes, and 22.4 percent are engaged in the documentation. 
• The main field of development for Indian Web3 talent includes gaming, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralized finance (DeFi), and real-world assets (RWAs). Hackathons remain a popular entry point for these developers. 
• The number of Web3 firms is increasing with partnerships with universities.
• India also ranks third globally in Web3 startup founders. More than 1,200 startups are operating in this sector. 

9. Jayshree Vencatesan became the first Indian to win the Ramsar Award for ‘Wetland Wise Use’. 

• Jayshree Vencatesan is the first Indian to be honoured with the Ramsar Award for 'Wetland Wise Use'. 
• She is one of the 12 women changemakers in the world of wetlands. 
• Jayashree is famous for her dedication to preserving India’s wetlands, particularly the Pallikaranai Marsh in Chennai. 
• Jayashree has been recognised under the 'wise use of wetlands' category. 
• She has not only safeguarded wetlands but also mentored a new generation of female conservationists. 

10. The name of the CWG was changed to Commonwealth Sports. 

• The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has changed its name to Commonwealth Sports as part of the 'More in Common' brand campaign. 
• The announcement was made on the occasion of Commonwealth Day, an annual celebration of the Commonwealth of Nations on the second Monday of March. 
• Commonwealth Day also marks the day when we are transforming from a Sports Federation to a Sport Movement, and Commonwealth Games has become our public name. 
• The Commonwealth Sport is evolving as a movement, allowing a stronger, more unified purpose to be displayed, which connects with audiences on a deeper level. 
• The Commonwealth Games logo reflects the values of humanity, equality, and destiny, represented by three colored V shapes. 
• It represents the six regions of Africa, America, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and Oceania, uniting diverse cultures through the power of sport. 
• The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will be the first edition of the Games to include this logo in the event mark. 

11. The Amrut Biodiversity Park along NH-24 in the Yamuna floodplains inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. 

• The newly developed biodiversity park, earlier occupied by agricultural land, nurseries, and settlements, is now equipped with six water bodies with a total capacity of 225 million liters. 
• The park's landscape is designed to manage stormwater, reduce flood risk, and enhance groundwater recharge through natural filtration. 
• Authorities have introduced jute-reinforced slopes and riverbank grass communities to stabilize flood-prone lands. 
• As part of the restoration efforts, around 14,500 trees of diverse species, including neem, peepal, mango, and ashoka, have been planted, along with 18,000 shrubs and over 3.21 lakh river grasses. 
• The Amrut Biodiversity Park is in line with other DDA projects to revitalise the Yamuna banks. 

12. ‘Laapataa Ladies’ won the Best Picture Award at 25th edition of IIFA.

• The two-day International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) 2025 was organized in Jaipur on March 8 and March 9. 
• Kartik Aaryan won the Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male) for Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, while Laapataa Ladies' Nitanshi Goel won Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female). 
• Kiran Rao has been named Best Director for the film ‘Laapataa Ladies’. 
• List of others winners are given below:

13. NHLML and IWAI inked a MoU for the development of a Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi. 

• National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) will develop a state-of-the-art Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. 
• The MMLP will be spread over 150-acres and will be strategically connected to National Highway 7 (NH7) via a 650-meter access road. 
• This park will seamlessly integrate with the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor through a 5.1 km railway line from Jeonathpur Station. 
• This location is also well connected to National Waterway-1. It is only 30 kilometers from Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. 
• The project is expected to create significant investment opportunities and generate employment. 
• It will be a major boost to the India’s logistics sector. It will also improve trade efficiency and infrastructure. 

14. RBI Inaugurates Digital Payments Awareness Week 2025 to Promote Safe and Inclusive Digital Transactions 

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has inaugurated the 5th Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW), an initiative aimed at spreading awareness about the significance of digital transactions and ensuring their safe usage. 
• The event, observed from March 10 to 16, 2025, is part of RBI’s mission ‘Har Payment Digital.’ 
• This year’s theme ‘India Pays Digitally’ reflects the country’s remarkable progress toward a digitally empowered society where digital payments are increasingly becoming a way of life. 
• During the week, RBI, in collaboration with banks, payment system operators, and other stakeholders, will conduct various awareness activities nationwide. These include multimedia campaigns, on-ground educational programs, and extensive outreach through social media platforms. 

15. Salman Khan joins this small-cap FMCG company as brand ambassador 

• GRM Overseas or “GRM”, a prominent FMCG player in India, is poised to transform the Wheat Flour market with its new campaign for 10X Classic Chakki Fresh Atta, featuring the company’s recently appointed brand ambassador, Bollywood actor Salman Khan. 
• GRM aims to help consumers shift from unpackaged to branded packaged Atta, ensuring better hygiene and quality. The company provides pure, unadulterated wheat flour with consistent quality and nutrition for families across India. 
• MD of GRM Overseas – Atul Garg 

Recent Brand Ambassador 

• Vidya Balan – Federal Bank 
• Shubman Gill – Tyre brand MRFs 
• Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh – American clothing brand, Levi’s 
• PV Sindhu – PUMA India 
• Tata Mumbai Marathon – Mo Farah 
• MS Dhoni – Eurogrip Tyres 

16. Takashi Nakajima named new president & CEO of Honda Cars India 

• Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has appointed Takashi Nakajima as the new president & CEO of Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL). 
• He will take charge from April 1, 2025, consequent to the management changes announced annually by the parent company. 
• Nakajima joined Honda in 1994 and has been associated with Honda Motor Co. Ltd. for more than 30 years. He has gained experience having worked in various positions of responsibility in several international markets like Japan, China, Spain, Czech Republic and Russia in the areas of Business Planning, Product Planning, Marketing and Sales Promotion. 

17. Former central banker Mark Carney to become Canada’s next PM 

• Former central banker Mark Carney will become Canada’s next Prime Minister after the governing Liberal Party elected him as its leader. 
• He will replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation in January. 
• 59 year old Mark Carney previously served as Governor of the Bank of Canada before making history in 2013 as the first non-citizen to lead the Bank of England. 

Newly Appointed Prime Minister & President 

• PM of Canada – Mark Carney (replace Justin Trudeau) 
• Chancellor of Austria – Christian Stocker 
• Romania’s Interim President – Ilie Bolojans 
• 72nd US Secretary of State in the Trump Administration – Marco Rubio 
• PM of Belgium – Bart De Wever 
• President of Belarus -Alexander Lukashenkos 

18. Atul Kumar Goel assumes charge as Chief Executive of IBA 

• Atul Kumar Goel has appointed as the Chief Executive (CE) of The Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). 
• Goel was MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB) from February 2022 to December 2024. He was Chairman of IBA for two terms – 2021-22 and 2022-23. 
• His predecessor at IBA, Sunil Mehta, too was MD & CEO of PNB (from May 2017 to September 2019) and Chairman of the Association (2018-19). Mehta was IBA CE from January 2020 till September 2024. 
• The new IBA Chief Executive is a qualified Chartered Accountant. He has three decades of banking experience in four Banks — Allahabad Bank (now Indian Bank), Union Bank of India (as Executive Director), UCO Bank (MD & CEO) and PNB (MD & CEO). 

19. World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 begins at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 

• The World Para Athletics Grand Prix (WPA GP) 2025 will kick off at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. 
• The three-day event will feature a total of 250 para-athletes with 145 Indians and 105 international competitors from 20 countries. 
• They will compete in 90 athletics competitions, making it one of the largest para-athletics events ever hosted by India. The Indian contingent will be led by Paris 2024 Paralympics gold medallists Praveen Kumar, Navdeep Singh and Dharambir. 

20. Centre bans two J&K outfits for five years 

• The Union Home Ministry on Tuesday declared the Jammu and Kashmir AwaMi Action Committee (JKAC) and the Ittehadul Muslimeen (Ittihadul Muslimeen) as "unlawful associations" for five years. 
• Home Minister Amit Shah, in a post on X, said that these organisations were found inciting people to cause law and order situations. He said that anyone found involved in activities against the nation's peace, order, and sovereignty is bound to face the crushing blow of the Modi government. 

21. Top intelligence chiefs will meet in India this weekend 

• The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, Canadian spy chief Daniel Rogers and Britain's M16 boss Richard Moore will be among top global intelligence czars converging in India this weekend to attend a security conclave, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
• India's National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will chair the India-hosted conclave on March 16, which is expected to deliberate on ways to enhance intelligence sharing to combat terrorism and various transnational crimes. 
• Intelligence chiefs of Australia, Germany, New Zealand and several other friendly countries of India are expected to join the deliberations to be held in New Delhi. 
• Ms. Gabbard is visiting India as part of a multination tour of Japan, Thailand and France. 
• It will be the first high level visit to India by a top official of the Donald Trump administration. 
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• Global summit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in Washington DC.  Intelligence chiefs' conclave, Ms. Gabbard is likely to address the Raisina Dialogue and hold a one-on-one meeting with Mr. Doval. 
• It is learnt that the U.S. The Director of National Intelligence will arrive in India on March 15 after concluding her trip to Thailand. Last month, Ms. Gabbard met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Washington DC. 
• The conclave of the security and intelligence chiefs is expected to bring together heads and deputy heads of the intelligence and security organisations of nearly 20 nations. In their deliberations, the intelligence chiefs are also expected to focus on various global challenges in-cluding the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war and the conflict in West Asia. The security and intelligence chiefs are also likely to discuss ways to deal with terror financing as well as crimes in the digital space, sources said. 
• India-Canada ties The visit to India by Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) chief Rogers is taking place amid frosty ties between the two countries over the Hardeep Singh Nijjar case. 
• The ties between India and Canada came under severe strain following Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's allegations in September 2023 of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents. in the killing of Nijjar on Canadian soil. New Delhi rejected Mr. Trudeau's charges as "absurd". The relations nosedived further in the second half of last year after Ottawa linked. several Indian diplomats. including High Commissioner Sanjay Verma to the murder of Nijjar. 
• Last October, Canada expelled Mr. Verma and five other diplomats. In retaliation, New Delhi expelled Canadian Charge d'Affaires Stewart Wheeler and five other diplomats. It is expected that the case may figure during Mr. Doval's conversation with Mr. Rogers. n the sidelines of the conclave, Mr. Doval is expected to hold one-on-one meetings with his counterparts from several leading countries. 
• In meetings with her Indian interlocutors, Ms. Gabbard is expected to bring up the need for expanding cooperation between the two countries in the Indo-Pacific. 

22. ASHA workers will get enhanced pay, says Union Minister 

• Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) will get enhanced remuneration, Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. 
• The announcement comes at a time when there has been demand from across the country that ASHA workers, who form the backbone of the government's outreach programme to reduce infant and maternal mortality, should get better pay. 
• The Mission Steering Group, which is the highest policy making institution under the National Health Mission, at a meeting last week recommended raising the incentives of ASHA workers, and the government will go ahead with it, Mr. Nadda told the Upper House. 

Lauds workers 

• He was replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour. Lauding the work done by ASHA workers, Mr. Nadda said: "ASHA workers are doing a very good job and [have] my full appreciation for them because, at the grassroots level, their efforts have helped reduce maternal mortality, IMR [Infant Mortality Rate), and under five mortality rate levels." 
• In response to another question over dues pending to be paid to the Kerala government by the Union Health Ministry, the Minis-ter said: "As far as the Kerala government is concerned, the Government of India has given all its dues, [but] the utilisation certifi-cation has not come."
• "The moment the certification [comes]...the amount to the ASHA workers and the State of Kerala would be given accordingly. But at this point, our share has been given to ASHA workers and the government," the Minister said amid uproar by Opposition members. 
• Meanwhile, MPs of the Congress Led UDF in Kerala held a protest in Parliament, demanding that the honorarium of ASHA work-ers be raised to ₹21,000 and they should receive ₹5 lakh as retirement benefits. 

23. Minister announces ₹500-cr. corpus for Manipur; pledges full financial aid 

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday. announced a corpus of ₹500 crore to establish a contingency fund in strife torn Manipur. 
• "We are providing all possible financial assistance for the faster recovery of the Manipur economy," she said, replying to a discussion on the Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025 and the Manipur Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. Both Bills were passed by voice vote. 
• Asserting that the overall law and order situation had improved in the north-eastern State, except for some sporadic incidents, Ms. Sitharaman said all fi-nancial support would be provided to Manipur for economic development. "...with the collective effort of both the Centre and the State government, there has been an improvement in overall law and order situation in the State, to a large extent, except for some sporadic [incidents]," the Finance Minister said, adding that arms and ammunition looted were being recovered. 
• She said ₹400 crore had been provided for operation of relief camps in Manipur and under the Prime Minister's Awas Yojana (PMAY) 7,000 houses had been approved to provide housing for those who were displaced. 
• Manipur is currently under President's Rule. Consequent on the proclamation issued under Article 356 of the Constitution last month, the powers of the legislature of the State are exercisable by or under the authority of Parliament. 
• The Finance Minister had tabled the Manipur Budget for 2025-26 in Parliament on Monday envisaging an expenditure of 35,103.9 crore, up from 32,656.81 crore in the cur-rent financial year. 
• According to the documents, the capital outlay has been increased by 19% to ₹7,773 crore over the current financial year ending March 2025. 
• Earlier participating in the discussion, Opposition parties questioned the Union government's handling of the situation in Manipur. The MPs found fault with the allocations in the 
• State Budget as it "did not reflect" the situation on the ground where hundreds were killed and around 60,000 people rendered homeless. 
• The Manipur Budget was tabled in Parliament on Monday, as the State is under President's Rule. 
• Bimol Akoijam, Congress MP for Inner Manipur, said he was "almost" indifferent to whether the Prime Minister visited the State or not and it did not matter anymore. "But the rest of the country should know that there is no visa issue for the Prime Minister to visit Manipur. He may go to Ukraine and talk about peace and his own citizens are being slaughtered and more than 60,000 people are rendered homeless," he said. The MP said Manipur had not got the attention it deserved on financial terms.