Current Affairs — 12 March 2026

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Must know

Naye 2024-base CPI par February 2026 mein retail inflation 3.21%

12 March 2026 ke provisional data ke mutabik CPI (base 2024=100) par India ki retail inflation January ke 2.74% se badhkar February 2026 mein 3.21% ho gayi.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

Puri ne Lok Sabha mein kaha — Hormuz band hone ke bawajood crude supply secure; LPG output 28% badha

Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri ne 12 March 2026 ko Lok Sabha mein bataya ki Strait of Hormuz disrupt hone ke 13 din baad bhi India ki crude supply secure hai aur LPG output 28% badhaya gaya.

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🎭 GI Tags 📍 Assam Important

Assam ke GI-tagged Joha rice ka UK aur Italy ko pehla export

APEDA ki madad se Assam ke GI-tagged Joha rice ki 25 tonne ki pehli consignment 12 March 2026 ko UK aur Italy bheji gayi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Telangana Important

Netflix ne Hyderabad mein Eyeline Studios VFX hub khola, duniya mein 5th

Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy ne 12 March 2026 ko Hyderabad mein Netflix ke Eyeline Studios — VFX aur virtual production hub — ka udghatan kiya.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Kumaraswamy ne BHEL Haridwar mein Navy ke liye upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount flag off kiya; 5 MW solar plant

Heavy Industries Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy ne 12 March 2026 ko BHEL Haridwar mein Navy ke liye upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount flag off kiya aur naye facilities dedicate kiye.

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🏅 Athletics 📍 Delhi Important

Sumit Antil ne New Delhi World Para Athletics Grand Prix mein 69.25 m ke saath javelin gold jeeta

Paralympic champion Sumit Antil ne 12 March 2026 ko New Delhi mein World Para Athletics Grand Prix ke day 2 par men's F43/F44/F64 javelin mein 69.25 m se gold jeeta.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Karnataka Important

Karnataka Cabinet ne honour crimes ke khilaf 'Eva Nammava Eva Nammava' Bill clear kiya

Karnataka Cabinet ne 12 March 2026 ko Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the name of Honour and Tradition (Eva Nammava Eva Nammava) Bill, 2026 approve kiya.

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🔬 Space 📍 India Important

TDB ne in-orbit satellite docking aur refuelling ke liye OrbitAID Aerospace ko funding di

DST ke Technology Development Board ne 12 March 2026 ko OrbitAID Aerospace ki satellite docking aur refuelling technology ke liye financial support announce kiya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

NHAI ne 1,000 saal purane mandir ki suraksha ke liye NH-81 par 7 km Gangaikonda Cholapuram bypass award kiya

NHAI ne 12 March 2026 ko Tamil Nadu mein NH-81 par Gangaikonda Cholapuram ke 7 km greenfield bypass ka letter of award jari kiya; PM ne 11 March ko foundation stone rakha tha.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne Iran ke President Pezeshkian se baat ki; Indians ki safety aur energy transit par zor

PM Narendra Modi ne 12 March 2026 ko Iran ke President Masoud Pezeshkian se phone par baat ki aur West Asia conflict ke beech dialogue-diplomacy par zor diya.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India

Dandi March anniversary: PM Modi ne homage diya, 1930 march ko Viksit Bharat se joda

PM Narendra Modi ne 12 March 2026 ko 12 March 1930 ko shuru hue Dandi March ke sabhi participants ko shraddhanjali di aur NXT Summit mein iska zikr kiya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

C-DOT ka AI fraud-detection tool FraudPro, MWC 2026 mein Glomo Awards ke top finalists mein

Communications Ministry ne 12 March 2026 ko bataya ki C-DOT ka FraudPro Barcelona ke MWC 2026 mein GSMA Glomo Awards ke top finalists mein raha.

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📚 Books & Authors 📍 India

Publications Division ne 'Bharat 2026 – A Reference Annual' jari ki, pehli baar four-colour

I&B Ministry ke Publications Division ne 12 March 2026 ko English aur Hindi mein 'Bharat 2026 – A Reference Annual' jari ki.

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