Current Affairs — 14 March 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 14 Mar 2026
PM Modi launches ₹23,550-crore projects in Silchar, performs bhoomi pujan of Shillong–Silchar High-Speed Corridor
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth ₹23,550 crore in Silchar, Assam, on 14 March 2026, including the ground-breaking of the Shillong–Silchar High-Speed Corridor.
England beat India 2-0 in FIH Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers final in Hyderabad
The Indian women's hockey team lost 0-2 to England in the final of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Hyderabad on 14 March 2026, but had already qualified for the World Cup.
LPG Control Order amended: households with PNG must surrender domestic LPG connections
The Centre on 14 March 2026 amended the LPG (Regulation of Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000, requiring households with piped natural gas to surrender their domestic LPG connections and barring new LPG connections for them.
Scindia inaugurates country's first Samriddhi Kendra phygital service centre at Umri, Guna
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the first Samriddhi Kendra, an integrated 'phygital' service centre, at Umri village in Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, under the DoT's Samriddh Gram pilot.
₹100-crore Integrated Aqua Park sanctioned for Anantnag; model guidelines for cold-water fisheries released
Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced a ₹100-crore Integrated Aqua Park for Anantnag, J&K, and released Model Guidelines for the Development of Cold-Water Fisheries at a national conference in Srinagar on 14 March 2026.
Tele-Law regional workshop under DISHA scheme held in Chennai; 12,560 CSCs in Tamil Nadu offer pre-litigation advice
The Department of Justice held a regional workshop on the Tele-Law programme under the DISHA scheme in Chennai on 14 March 2026, where 12,560 Common Service Centres in Tamil Nadu provide pre-litigation legal services.
PM Modi launches projects worth over ₹18,000 crore in Kolkata; six Amrit Bharat stations, Purulia–Anand Vihar express
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones of road, rail and port projects worth over ₹18,000 crore in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 14 March 2026.
Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 notified to clarify captive power framework
The Ministry of Power on 14 March 2026 notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026, amending Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 on captive generating plants to reduce ambiguity and ease business.
Chhattisgarh launches Gaudham Yojana for stray cattle; 29 Gaudhams opened in first phase
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai launched the Gaudham Yojana from Lakhasar village in Bilaspur district on 14 March 2026, with a target of 1,460 shelters for stray and abandoned cattle.
GCWAS-2026 ends with Delhi Declaration calling for Global Alliance on Women in Agri-Food Systems
The Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems (GCWAS-2026) concluded in New Delhi on 14 March 2026 with the adoption of the Delhi Declaration, which calls for a Global Alliance on Women in Agri-Food Systems.
Bhoomi pujan of two coal gasification projects in Chandrapur, Maharashtra
Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis performed the bhoomi pujan of two coal gasification projects in Chandrapur on 14 March 2026, with investment of over ₹10,000 crore.
Centre revokes NSA detention of Sonam Wangchuk to foster dialogue in Ladakh
The Ministry of Home Affairs on 14 March 2026 revoked, with immediate effect, the detention of Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act.
Foundation laid for ₹600-crore antibiotic intermediate plant in Kathua, J&K
Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of Orchid Pharma's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Gadadhar village in Kathua, J&K, on 14 March 2026 to make the antibiotic intermediate Amino Cephalosporanic Acid.
Foundation laid for ₹14-crore Khelo India indoor sports complex in Mandya, Karnataka
Union Ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and H. D. Kumaraswamy laid the foundation stone of a ₹14-crore multi-purpose indoor sports complex in Mandya, Karnataka, under the Khelo India scheme on 14 March 2026.