Current Affairs — March 2026
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Tue, 10 Mar 2026
Cabinet declares Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu an international airport
The Union Cabinet approved on 10 March 2026 the declaration of Madurai Airport in Tamil Nadu as an international airport.
CCEA approves ₹3,630.77-crore revised cost for 31.42-km Jewar Airport link to Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved on 10 March 2026 a revised cost of ₹3,630.77 crore for the 31.42-km greenfield road linking Jewar International Airport with the Delhi–Faridabad–Ballabhgarh–Sohna spur of the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway.
Dr Partha Biswas takes charge as Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes
Dr Partha Biswas assumed charge as a Member of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC), the constitutional body under Article 338, on 10 March 2026.
Textiles Ministry report: India generates 70.73 lakh tonnes of textile waste a year
Union Textiles Minister Giriraj Singh released the report 'Mapping of Textile Waste Value Chain in India' in New Delhi on 10 March 2026, which estimates India's textile waste at about 70.73 lakh tonnes a year.
Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi performs world's first angiography-guided Hydrus Microstent glaucoma surgery
On 10 March 2026 at the Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi, surgeons performed the world's first implantation of the Hydrus Microstent guided by intraoperative aqueous angiography, together with cataract surgery.
Mon, 09 Mar 2026
Namibian cheetah Jwala gives birth to five cubs at Kuno; India's cheetah count reaches 53
Jwala, a Namibian cheetah, gave birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, taking India's cheetah population to 53 and Indian-born surviving cubs to 33, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on 9 March 2026.
Piyush Goyal at National IP Awards: make India's IP approval system among the world's top five
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on 9 March 2026 called for making India's intellectual property approval system one of the top five in the world for speed and transparency, at the National IP Awards and IP Conference in New Delhi.
Election Commission reviews poll preparedness for West Bengal Assembly elections in Kolkata
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reviewed preparations for the coming West Bengal Assembly elections in Kolkata on 9 March 2026.
NHAI releases first annual report on National Highways Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) 2025–26
NHAI on 9 March 2026 released the first annual report on the National Highways Green Cover Index, prepared with ISRO's National Remote Sensing Centre, covering about 30,000 km of highways in 24 states.
Rajasthan forms six-member committee to draft law to protect Khejri, the state tree
The Rajasthan government on 9 March 2026 set up a six-member committee under Law Minister Jogaram Patel to draft a law protecting the Khejri, the state tree, within a month.
PM Modi congratulates Rastriya Swatantra Party leaders on success in Nepal elections
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 March 2026 spoke by phone to RSP Chairman Rabi Lamichhane and senior leader Balendra Shah, congratulating them on the party's success in Nepal's general election.
India and New Zealand discuss sports cooperation as 2026 marks 100 years of sporting ties
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met a New Zealand delegation led by Chris Bishop in New Delhi on 9 March 2026 to expand sports cooperation in the centenary year of ties dating to the 1926 Indian Army hockey tour.
Ministry of Defence releases Manual of Security Instructions 2026
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh released the Ministry of Defence's new Manual of Security Instructions 2026 at South Block, New Delhi, on 9 March 2026.
India women draw 2–2 with Scotland, stay top of Pool B at FIH World Cup Qualifiers in Hyderabad
India's women's hockey team drew 2–2 with Scotland in Hyderabad on 9 March 2026 and stayed top of Pool B of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers on goal difference.
International Malaria Conference 2026 by ICMR–NIMR concludes in New Delhi
The International Malaria Conference 2026, organised by ICMR's National Institute of Malaria Research, concluded in New Delhi on 9 March 2026 after three days of deliberations on malaria elimination.
NITI Aayog holds Regional Best Practices Seminar (South) for Aspirational Districts and Blocks in Visakhapatnam
NITI Aayog held the Regional Best Practices Seminar (South) under the Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks Programmes in Visakhapatnam on 9 March 2026 and released a Best Practices Compendium.
TDB backs Cuttack start-up BabyCue's DiaCue kit for rapid diagnosis of childhood diarrhoea
The Technology Development Board under DST announced on 9 March 2026 financial support to BabyCue Pvt Ltd, Cuttack (Odisha), to commercialise DiaCue, a paper-based kit that tells bacterial from non-bacterial diarrhoea in children.
PM Modi addresses post-Budget webinar on health; Nadda says target is one lakh skilled allied health professionals
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the post-Budget webinar on health under the theme 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas – Fulfilling Aspirations of People' on 9 March 2026, where Health Minister J.P. Nadda set a target of one lakh skilled allied healthcare professionals.
Sun, 08 Mar 2026
India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in Ahmedabad to win the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, their third title
India beat New Zealand by 96 runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, on 8 March 2026, becoming the first team to defend the title, the first to win it at home and the first to win it three times.
PM Modi launches ₹33,500 crore projects in Delhi; Pink Line extension makes it India's first ring metro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of projects worth about ₹33,500 crore in Delhi on 8 March 2026, including two Metro corridors that complete the Pink Line as India's first fully operational ring metro.
Iran's Assembly of Experts names Mojtaba Khamenei as Supreme Leader
Iran's Assembly of Experts chose Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as the country's new Supreme Leader at a session on 8 March 2026, about a week after his father was killed in a US–Israeli strike.
President Murmu addresses national International Women's Day event in New Delhi
President Droupadi Murmu addressed the national International Women's Day event organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in New Delhi on 8 March 2026, saying India is moving rapidly towards women-led development.
PM Modi says target of 3 crore Lakhpati Didis achieved, sets new goal of 3 crore more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Delhi on International Women's Day, 8 March 2026, that the national resolve to create 3 crore 'Lakhpati Didis' had been fulfilled and set a new goal of 3 crore more.
Punjab Budget 2026–27 announces ₹1,000 a month for women, ₹1,500 for SC women
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema presented the state Budget 2026–27 in the Assembly in Chandigarh on 8 March 2026, International Women's Day, announcing the Mukh Mantri Mawan Dhiyan Satikar Yojana with ₹1,000 a month for women and ₹1,500 for Scheduled Caste women.
Assam's rural local bodies get over ₹299 crore in Fifteenth Finance Commission grants
The Union Government released over ₹299 crore of Fifteenth Finance Commission untied grants to Assam's rural local bodies, including three Autonomous District Councils, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj said on 8 March 2026.
C.R. Paatil launches Jal Mahotsav 2026 from Navsari with Jal Arpan Diwas on Women's Day
Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil launched Jal Mahotsav 2026 from Rahej village in Navsari district, Gujarat, on 8 March 2026, observing Jal Arpan Diwas, as rural drinking water assets were handed over to gram panchayats under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
Income Tax Department surveys 62 restaurants in 46 cities, finds about ₹408 crore of suppressed sales
The Income Tax Department surveyed 62 restaurants across 46 cities in 22 states on 8 March 2026 and found suppression of sales of about ₹408 crore, and launched the SAKSHAM NUDGE campaign asking 63,000 restaurants to update their returns.
Vice-President Radhakrishnan meets women's SHGs in Tripura on Women's Day; state targets 1.35 lakh Lakhpati Didis
Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan interacted with women's Self-Help Groups at the International Trade & Fair Centre, Hapania, Tripura, on 8 March 2026 and noted Tripura's target of 1.35 lakh Lakhpati Didis.
India women open FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers in Hyderabad with 4–0 win over Uruguay
India's women's hockey team beat Uruguay 4–0 at the G.M.C. Balayogi Hockey Ground in Hyderabad on 8 March 2026 in their opening Pool B match of the FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
'Shakti Walk #SheLeadsBharat' held on Kartavya Path for International Women's Day 2026
The Ministry of Women and Child Development held the 'Shakti Walk #SheLeadsBharat' on Kartavya Path, New Delhi, on 8 March 2026, with over 3,000 women from about 200 ministries and organisations walking from India Gate to Vijay Chowk.