Teaching Current Affairs — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Fri, 13 Mar 2026
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet clears ₹300-crore AP-CMEGP, ₹9,355-crore drinking water schemes and 30 Sakhi Nivas hostels
The Andhra Pradesh Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu approved an employment-generation scheme for micro-entrepreneurs, seven multi-village water schemes and hostels for working women on 13 March 2026.
Two years of India–EFTA TEPA: Goyal urges industry to use $100-billion investment pledge
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged industry on 13 March 2026, at a session marking two years since the India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement was signed, to use its $100-billion investment commitment.
HLC under Amit Shah approves ₹1,912.99 crore from NDRF for five States and J&K hit by 2025 disasters
A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹1,912.99 crore of additional central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund for Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir, the Home Ministry said on 13 March 2026.
PM Modi launches ₹19,480-crore projects in Guwahati; land pattas for tea-garden families
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth about ₹19,480 crore in Guwahati, Assam, on 13 March 2026 and handed land pattas to tea-garden families.
PM Modi launches works worth over ₹4,570 crore in Kokrajhar by video link; ₹1,100 crore for Bodoland roads
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for works worth over ₹4,570 crore in Kokrajhar, Assam, by video conference from Guwahati on 13 March 2026.
Food safety reforms: perpetual FSSAI licences, registration limit raised to ₹1.5 crore, street vendors deemed registered
The Union Health Ministry approved food-safety reforms on 13 March 2026, including perpetual validity of FSSAI registrations and licences and a higher turnover limit for basic registration.
₹526-crore waterway projects on NW-2: Pandu Port corridor dedicated, Bogibeel skill centre and two cruise terminals begun
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Pandu Port–NH-27 elevated corridor and began three more Inland Waterways Authority of India projects on the Brahmaputra (NW-2), worth ₹526 crore in all, on 13 March 2026.
Sujal Gaon ID launched to digitally map rural piped water schemes; Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 runs to December 2028
Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Paatil released the Sujal Gaon ID, a unique digital identifier for every rural piped water supply scheme, on 13 March 2026.
Great Indian Bustard captive breeding enters fourth year with two new chicks; tally reaches 70
Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on 13 March 2026 that two Great Indian Bustard chicks had hatched at Rajasthan's conservation breeding centre, taking the captive population to 70.
NMDC becomes India's first mining company to produce 50 million tonnes of iron ore in a year
NMDC Limited became the first mining company in India to produce 50 million tonnes of iron ore in a single financial year, the Steel Ministry announced on 13 March 2026.
Thu, 12 Mar 2026
Retail inflation rises to 3.21% in February 2026 on the new 2024-base CPI
India's retail inflation measured by the Consumer Price Index (base 2024=100) rose to 3.21% in February 2026 from 2.74% in January, according to provisional data released on 12 March 2026.
Puri tells Lok Sabha India's crude supply is secure despite Hormuz closure; LPG output up 28%
Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the Lok Sabha on 12 March 2026 that India's crude supply was secure and LPG output had been raised 28%, 13 days after the West Asia conflict disrupted the Strait of Hormuz.
First export of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam to the UK and Italy
The first consignment of 25 tonnes of GI-tagged Joha rice from Assam was dispatched to the United Kingdom and Italy on 12 March 2026, facilitated by APEDA.
Netflix opens Eyeline Studios VFX hub in Hyderabad, its fifth worldwide
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy inaugurated Netflix's Eyeline Studios, a visual effects and virtual production hub, in Hyderabad on 12 March 2026.
Kumaraswamy flags off upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount for Navy at BHEL Haridwar; dedicates 5-MW solar plant
Union Heavy Industries Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy flagged off an upgraded Super Rapid Gun Mount for the Indian Navy and dedicated new facilities at BHEL's Haridwar plant on 12 March 2026.
Sumit Antil wins javelin gold with 69.25 m at World Para Athletics Grand Prix in New Delhi
Paralympic champion Sumit Antil won the men's F43/F44/F64 javelin gold with a throw of 69.25 m on day two of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in New Delhi on 12 March 2026.
Karnataka Cabinet clears 'Eva Nammava Eva Nammava' Bill against honour crimes
The Karnataka Cabinet approved the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the name of Honour and Tradition (Eva Nammava Eva Nammava) Bill, 2026 on 12 March 2026.
Technology Development Board funds OrbitAID Aerospace for in-orbit satellite docking and refuelling
The Technology Development Board under the Department of Science & Technology announced financial support for OrbitAID Aerospace's satellite docking and refuelling technology on 12 March 2026.
NHAI awards 7-km Gangaikonda Cholapuram bypass on NH-81 to protect 1,000-year-old temple
The National Highways Authority of India issued the letter of award on 12 March 2026 for a 7-km greenfield bypass around Gangaikonda Cholapuram on NH-81 in Tamil Nadu, whose foundation stone the Prime Minister laid on 11 March.
PM Modi speaks to Iran's President Pezeshkian; stresses safety of Indians and unhindered energy transit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke by telephone with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on 12 March 2026, urging dialogue and diplomacy amid the West Asia conflict.
Dandi March anniversary: PM Modi pays homage, links 1930 march to Viksit Bharat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage on 12 March 2026 to those who took part in the Dandi March, which began on 12 March 1930, and invoked it at the NXT Summit the same evening.
Wed, 11 Mar 2026
Lok Sabha rejects Opposition resolution to remove Speaker Om Birla by voice vote
On 11 March 2026 in New Delhi, the Lok Sabha rejected by voice vote the Opposition's resolution under Article 94(c) seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, the first such motion in nearly four decades.
NITI Aayog's Fiscal Health Index 2026: Odisha tops major states again; Arunachal leads NE and Himalayan states
NITI Aayog released the second Fiscal Health Index on 11 March 2026 in New Delhi; Odisha topped the 18 major states with a score of 73.1 and Arunachal Pradesh led the 10 North-Eastern and Himalayan states.
President Murmu leads national event of first Jal Mahotsav under Jal Jeevan Mission
On 11 March 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, President Droupadi Murmu graced the national event of Jal Mahotsav 2026, the first nationwide campaign of its kind under the Jal Jeevan Mission, running from 8 to 22 March.
IEA agrees largest-ever 400-million-barrel emergency oil release; India welcomes it as Associate Member
On 11 March 2026 in Paris, the 32 member countries of the International Energy Agency unanimously agreed to make 400 million barrels of emergency oil stocks available, and India welcomed the decision as an IEA Associate Member.
PM Modi launches ₹11,000-crore projects in Kochi, including a polypropylene unit and a 50-MW floating solar plant
On 11 March 2026 in Kochi, Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of development projects worth about ₹11,000 crore.
ISA Foundation Day: Pralhad Joshi says the alliance now has 125 member and signatory countries
On 11 March 2026 in New Delhi, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi addressed the International Solar Alliance's Foundation Day, noting that the alliance now has 125 member and signatory countries.
Kavach 4.0 commissioned on 1,452 route km of Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah routes
The Railway Ministry said on 11 March 2026 that version 4.0 of Kavach, India's indigenous automatic train protection system, has been commissioned on 1,452 route km covering the high-density Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah routes.
PM Modi launches ₹5,650-crore projects in Tiruchirappalli, including city gas for Nilgiris and Erode
On 11 March 2026 in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth about ₹5,650 crore in clean energy, petroleum, highways, railways and rural roads.
Praveen Kumar and Preeti Pal win gold on opening day of World Para Athletics Grand Prix in New Delhi
On 11 March 2026 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, Paralympic champion Praveen Kumar won the men's T44 high jump with 1.96 m and Preeti Pal won the women's 100m T35/T37 in 14.46 s on day one of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix.