Current Affairs One-liners — 01 March 2026

Sun, 01 Mar 2026

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated and laid the foundation stone of infrastructure projects worth over ₹4,400 crore in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on 1 March 2026.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of development projects worth over ₹2,700 crore in Puducherry on 1 March 2026.
• The Bureau of Energy Efficiency marked its 25th Foundation Day at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, on 1 March 2026, where Power Minister Manohar Lal unveiled the BEE@25 logo.
• The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, met in New Delhi on 1 March 2026 to review the situation in West Asia after the air strikes in Iran on 28 February.
• The Department of Pharmaceuticals began Janaushadhi Saptah 2026 on 1 March 2026 with health check-up camps across India, leading up to the 8th Janaushadhi Diwas on 7 March.
• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the ₹60 crore Central Facility for Recombinant Cells and Sensors at BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on 1 March 2026.
• Indian Navy sail training ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Alexandria, Egypt, on 1 March 2026 during her transoceanic expedition Lokayan-26, after a northbound transit of the Suez Canal.
• The Maharashtra government held the Shaheedi Samagam for the 350th martyrdom year of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur in Navi Mumbai on 1 March 2026, addressed by Home Minister Amit Shah in person and PM Narendra Modi by video.
• The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs announced on 1 March 2026 a deferred customs duty payment facility for a new category of Eligible Manufacturer Importers, as announced in the Union Budget 2026-27.
• An explosion at the SBL Energy Limited explosives factory in Raulgaon, Nagpur district, Maharashtra, on the morning of 1 March 2026 killed at least 18 workers that day, most of them women.