Current Affairs One-liners — March 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 24 Mar 2026
- On 24 March 2026 the Ministry of Railways approved a ₹344.38 crore rail-over-rail flyover at Kosamba, Gujarat, and a ₹303.20 crore, 13.38 km rail bypass at Bhagalpur, Bihar – a total of ₹647.58 crore.
- The Finance Ministry told Parliament on 24 March 2026 that RBI has proposed revised instructions on unauthorised electronic banking transactions, including compensation for small-value frauds, and that its MuleHunter.AI mule-account detection tool is live in 26 banks.
- On World TB Day, 24 March 2026, the Ministry of Ayush and the Department of Biotechnology announced a collaborative 'Clinical Study on Ayurveda as an Adjunct Therapy for Tuberculosis' at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
- On 24 March 2026 Corporate Affairs Secretary Deepti Gaur Mukerjee launched a two-year residential LL.M. in Corporate Law and Management to be offered jointly by IICA and the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam.
- The Agriculture Ministry said on 24 March 2026 that more than 9.20 crore Farmer IDs had been generated under the AgriStack Farmers Registry as of 19 March 2026, including 47.63 lakh in Bihar.
Mon, 23 Mar 2026
- The NSO's Forward-Looking Survey on Private Corporate Sector CAPEX, released on 23 March 2026, estimates aggregate provisional capex of ₹11,43,879 crore for 2025-26 and investment intentions of ₹9,55,281 crore for 2026-27.
- On 23 March 2026 the Government restored RoDTEP rates and value caps for all eligible export products to the levels of 22 February 2026, withdrawing the 50% cut imposed a month earlier, to help exporters hit by West Asia shipping disruption.
- On 23 March 2026 the Karnataka Assembly passed the Karnataka Gram Swaraj and Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, replacing EVMs with ballot papers for rural local body elections, amid a BJP walkout.
- The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet chaired by CM Yogi Adityanath on 23 March 2026 approved the fully state-funded ₹2,916-crore Navayug Palika Yojana for urban bodies in 58 district headquarters and set a wheat procurement target of 5 million tonnes from 30 March to 15 June.
- On 23 March 2026 the Telangana Cabinet under CM A. Revanth Reddy approved the Hate Speech and Hate Crime Prevention Bill, a Parents Support Bill deducting up to 15% of salary (or ₹10,000) from employees who neglect parents, and a gig workers' welfare Bill.
- Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy launched the 7th tranche of e-auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks on 23 March 2026, offering 19 blocks in 10 States, with Bihar offering the most (4).
- On 23 March 2026, Shaheed Diwas, the PM and Rajya Sabha paid tribute to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev, who were martyred on 23 March 1931; Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia's birth anniversary was also observed the same day.
- On 23 March 2026 the Election Commission issued digital time vouchers to recognised National and State parties for free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
- The Government told the Rajya Sabha on 23 March 2026 that MoSPI's Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, which lets AI tools access verified official data via the eSankhyiki portal, has been extended from 7 to 21 statistical products.
- On 23 March 2026 part of Adarsh Cold Storage in Phaphamau, Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) collapsed after an explosion in its ammonia gas chamber, killing four workers; the PM announced ₹2 lakh ex gratia from PMNRF for each deceased's family.
- On 23 March 2026 Dr. Jitendra Singh said the DBT's GARBH-INi programme has enrolled around 12,000 pregnant women – India's largest pregnancy cohort – to develop indigenous AI-driven tools for predicting preterm births.
- On 23 March 2026 the Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the HP Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026, enabling an 'orphan and widow cess' of up to ₹5 per litre on petrol and high-speed diesel to fund welfare of orphans and widows, amid a BJP walkout.
- Union Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated the two-day National District Mineral Foundation (DMF) Summit 2026 in New Delhi on 23 March, themed on effective use of DMF funds in Aspirational District and Block Programme areas.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026
- On 22 March 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi surpassed former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling's record of 8,930 days to become the longest-serving head of a government in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.
- On 22 March 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security meeting to review the impact of the West Asia conflict and directed that a group of Ministers and Secretaries be created to work in a whole-of-government approach.
- On World Water Day, 22 March 2026, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation released the Operational Guidelines of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, which has been extended till December 2028, at the culmination of the 15-day Jal Mahotsav 2026.
- Addressing the Bharat Electricity Summit on 22 March 2026, Coal and Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy said coal gasification will cut import dependence, noting the National Coal Gasification Mission's target of 100 million tonnes by 2030 and a ₹8,500 crore incentive framework.
- On World Water Day, 22 March 2026, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi unveiled 141 water resources projects worth ₹2,612 crore in Bhubaneswar and launched the pilot of 'Bindu', an AI-powered citizen feedback chatbot.
- The first Bharat Electricity Summit concluded on 22 March 2026 with over 35,000 exhibition attendees, 28 States/UTs, 200+ exhibiting companies and 6,000+ delegates, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal giving the valedictory address.
- On 22 March 2026 Indian Railways commissioned the indigenous Kavach Automatic Train Protection system on the 190 route-km Prayagraj–Kanpur section in Uttar Pradesh, paving the way for 160 kmph operations on the Delhi–Howrah high-density corridor.
- On 22 March 2026 Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy released the first tranche of Rythu Bharosa investment support at Narmetta in Siddipet district, promising ₹9,000 crore to about 70 lakh farmers within 45 days, and inaugurated an oil palm processing factory there.
- On 22 March 2026 the Election Commission directed Chief Electoral Officers to ensure Assured Minimum Facilities and voter assistance at each of the 2,18,807 polling stations for the Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and the bye-elections.
- Bihar marked its 114th foundation day on 22 March 2026, recalling its creation from the Bengal Presidency on 22 March 1912, with a three-day state celebration at Gandhi Maidan, Patna, on the theme 'Unnat Bihar, Ujjwal Bihar'.
- On 22 March 2026 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini handed over housing allotment keys to 2,709 beneficiaries at the Viksit Badshahpur Maharally in Kakrola village, Gurugram, and announced infrastructure projects for Badshahpur.