Current Affairs One-liners — 16 March 2026

Mon, 16 Mar 2026

• Commerce Ministry ne 16 March 2026 ko bataya ki April–February 2025-26 mein India ka goods + services export US$ 790.86 billion anumanit hai, 5.79% zyada.
• Agriculture Ministry ne 16 March 2026 ko final estimates jaari kiye: 2024-25 mein horticulture production 3,707.38 lakh tonne; 2025-26 ka 1st AE 3,708.46 lakh tonne.
• 16 March 2026 ki subah Cuttack ke SCB Medical College and Hospital ke trauma ICU mein aag se agle din tak 12 patients ki maut; PM Modi ne PMNRF se ₹2 lakh ex-gratia announce kiya.
• Science Ministry ne 16 March 2026 ko bataya ki National Quantum Mission ke tahat 23 institutions mein quantum teaching labs approve hui, 100 aur consideration mein.
• ECI ne 16 March 2026 ko Rajasthan cadre ke retired IAS Manjeet Singh ko Assam ka Special Observer banaya; polling 9 April, counting 4 May 2026.
• Centre ne 16 March 2026 ko RMS 2026-27 se Arthiyas aur cooperative societies ka commission badhaya; Punjab-Haryana mein wheat par Arthiya commission ₹50.75/quintal.
• 16 March 2026 ko jaari PLFS monthly bulletin ke mutabik 15+ mein urban unemployment February 2026 mein 7.0% se ghatkar 6.6% rahi; overall LFPR 55.9% par steady.
• Embassy of India, Tehran ne 16 March 2026 ko Iran mein sabhi Indians ko advise kiya ki Embassy se prior aur explicit coordination ke bina kisi land border ke paas na jaayein, na paar karein.
• Commerce Ministry ne 16 March 2026 ko bataya ki WPI-based inflation February 2026 mein January ke 1.81% se badhkar 2.13% (provisional) ho gayi.
• NHAI ne 16 March 2026 ko bataya ki NH-48 ke ~90 km Jaipur–Kishangarh section ko EPC mode par six lanes karne ke liye nau bids mili hain.
• Competition Commission of India ne 16 March 2026 ko New Delhi mein 11th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law kiya; keynote Rajiv Gauba ne diya.
• CAQM ki GRAP sub-committee ne 16 March 2026 ko Delhi ka average AQI 175 se 119 hone ke baad poore NCR mein Stage-I actions hata diye.