Current Affairs — 21 March 2026

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Must know

Microfinance institutions ko bank lending badhane ke liye sarkar ne CGSMFI-2.0 shuru ki

21 March 2026 ko sarkar ne CGSMFI-2.0 launch ki – NCGTC banks ke MFI loans ki guarantee dega; ₹20,000 cr tak credit, ~36 lakh borrowers ko fayda.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

Prakriti 2026 conference mein Indian Carbon Market Portal launch

21 March 2026 ko Power Minister Manohar Lal ne BEE ke Prakriti 2026 conference mein Indian Carbon Market Portal launch kiya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

National Biodiversity Authority ne Invasive Alien Species par Expert Committee banayi

NGT ke nirdesh par NBA ne Dhananjai Mohan ki adhyakshata mein invasive alien species par expert committee banayi; PIB ne 21 March 2026 ko bataya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttarakhand Important

Dehradun mein NBWL Standing Committee ki 90th meeting; FSI aur BISAG-N ka MoU

21 March 2026 ko Bhupender Yadav ne Dehradun mein SC-NBWL ki 90th meeting chair ki; FSI aur BISAG-N ne forest fire aur wildlife ke liye geospatial/AI MoU kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

MSME Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme mein badlav: service sector shaamil, exporters ke liye special terms

21 March 2026 ko MCGS-MSME modify hui – service sector MSMEs shaamil, 5% upfront contribution refundable, exporters ko 75% guarantee.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Andhra CM ne Tirumala mein ₹25 cr ki TTD food aur water analysis lab ka udghatan kiya

21 March 2026 ko CM Chandrababu Naidu ne TTD ki ₹25 cr ki Food and Water Analysis Lab kholi, FSSAI support ke saath, prasadam aur paani ki testing ke liye.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne Iran ke President Pezeshkian se baat ki, freedom of navigation par zor

21 March 2026 ko PM Modi ne Iran ke President Masoud Pezeshkian se baat ki, Eid aur Nowruz ki badhai di aur shipping lanes khule rakhne par zor diya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 Himachal Pradesh Important

Himachal ne 2026-27 ke liye ghata hua ₹54,928 cr budget pesh kiya; CM aur ministers ki salary ka hissa defer

21 March 2026 ko CM Sukhu ne ₹54,928 cr ka budget pesh kiya (2025-26 mein ₹58,514 cr); RDG band hone se; CM 50%, ministers 30%, MLAs 20% salary 6 mahine defer.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

Assam, Kerala aur Puducherry mein EVM-VVPAT ka pehla randomisation poora

21 March 2026 ko ECI ne bataya ki AS, KL, PY ke Assembly polls aur Goa, Karnataka, Nagaland, Tripura ke bye-polls ke liye EVM-VVPAT ka first randomisation ho gaya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Punjab

Punjab CM ne Malerkotla ke liye 100 MBBS seats wale ₹563 cr medical college ka elaan kiya

21 March 2026 (Eid) ko Bhagwant Mann ne Malerkotla mein ~25 acre defence land par ₹563 cr ka medical college (100 MBBS seats) aur 150-bed ESI hospital ka elaan kiya.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs