Current Affairs One-liners — 18 March 2026

Wed, 18 Mar 2026

• Union Cabinet ne 18 March 2026 ko SHP Development Scheme (FY 2026-27 se 2030-31) ko ₹2,584.60 crore ke saath approve kiya; ~1,500 MW, projects 1–25 MW.
• Union Cabinet ne 18 March 2026 ko Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) ko ₹33,660 crore ke saath manzoori di; 100 parks, har ek 100–1,000 acre.
• Election Commission ne 18 March 2026 ko bataya ki Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal ke polls ke liye 25 lakh+ officials tainaat hain; 17.4 crore+ voters.
• BERC ne 18 March 2026 ko 2026-27 ke liye koi tariff hike nahi kiya, DISCOMs ka 35 paise/unit proposal reject kiya aur urban-rural domestic tariff ek kiya.
• MNRE ne 18 March 2026 ko bataya ki ALMM Order mein ingots aur wafers ke liye List-III judi hai, jo 1 June 2028 se sabhi projects par lagu hogi.
• CCEA ne 18 March 2026 ko Cotton Corporation of India ko 2023-24 season ke liye ₹1,718.56 crore MSP funding di.
• AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu ne 18 March 2026 ko Divyang Shakti launch ki; paanch tarah ki APSRTC buses mein free travel, ~12.76 lakh beneficiaries, ₹207 crore saalana.
• Maharashtra ne 18 March 2026 ke GR se RE & Energy Storage Policy notify ki; target FY 2035-36 tak 65% demand RE se aur storage demand ka 10%.
• CCEA ne 18 March 2026 ko Barabanki–Bahraich 101.515 km 4-lane access-controlled NH-927 ko Hybrid Annuity Mode par ₹6,969.04 crore mein approve kiya.
• Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti ne 18 March 2026 ko National Commission for Backward Classes ki Chairperson ka charge liya; Kiran Umesh Mahalle 20 March ko Member.
• 18 March 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Kuwait ke Crown Prince se baat ki aur kaha ki Strait of Hormuz mein safe aur free navigation sabse badi priority hai.
• Union Minister Jual Oram ne 18 March 2026 ko Sunder Nursery, New Delhi mein tribal weaves, embroidery aur crafts ka premium brand 'RISA: Timeless Tribal' launch kiya.
• Uttar Pradesh ne 18 March 2026 ko JJM 2.0 ka reform-linked MoU sign kiya; C. R. Paatil aur CM Yogi Adityanath maujood.