Current Affairs One-liners — 28 March 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Sat, 28 Mar 2026
- On 28 March 2026 PM Modi inaugurated Phase I of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, developed with an investment of around ₹11,200 crore, and laid the foundation stone of an MRO facility there.
- On 28 March 2026 Telangana CM A. Revanth Reddy launched 'Tholi Mudda', a breakfast scheme for Anganwadi children, and flagged off distribution of mobile phones to Anganwadi teachers.
- On 28 March 2026 world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 to retain the Miami Open and become only the fifth woman to complete the Indian Wells–Miami 'Sunshine Double'.
- Vijaypat Singhania, who led the Raymond Group for two decades and held a world record for the highest hot-air balloon altitude, died in Mumbai on 28 March 2026 at the age of 87.
- On 28 March 2026 the government opened nominations for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026 on the awards.gov.in portal till 11 May 2026, in four categories including Vigyan Ratna.
- On 28 March 2026 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired the first meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers set up to monitor the West Asia situation and its impact on India.
- On 28 March 2026 NHAI awarded KNR Constructions a ₹1,734 crore Hybrid Annuity Mode contract to four-lane the 80 km Gudebellur–Mahabubnagar section of NH-167, part of the Hyderabad–Panaji Economic Corridor.
- On 28 March 2026 Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan, a former Governor of Jharkhand, addressed the 15th Annual Convocation of IIM Ranchi.
- On 28 March 2026 WWF-India and the Environment Ministry marked the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour with awareness activities in Gwalior and a nationwide 8:30–9:30 pm switch-off.
- On 28 March 2026 C-DOT, the telecom R&D centre under DoT, signed an MoU with Delhi Police to deploy nine indigenous solutions including facial recognition, secure communication and cybersecurity tools.
- On 28 March 2026 NHAI awarded a ₹130.65 crore EPC contract for two flyovers and two underpasses at the 200 Feet Jaipur Bypass Junction on the Delhi–Jaipur–Ajmer stretch of NH-48.