Asia Current Affairs — Pichhle 12 mahine

🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Punjab

Punjab CM ne Malerkotla ke liye 100 MBBS seats wale ₹563 cr medical college ka elaan kiya

21 March 2026 (Eid) ko Bhagwant Mann ne Malerkotla mein ~25 acre defence land par ₹563 cr ka medical college (100 MBBS seats) aur 150-bed ESI hospital ka elaan kiya.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Gujarat, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal aur Goa ke saath reform-linked JJM 2.0 MoUs

20 March 2026 ko JJM 2.0 ke tahat 5 states – GJ, HR, HP, CG, Goa – ke saath reform-linked MoUs sign hue; Cabinet ne JJM 2.0 ko 10 March 2026 ko manzoori di thi.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 Telangana Important

Telangana ne 2026-27 ke liye ₹3.24 lakh crore ka budget pesh kiya; 2 June se Indiramma Family Life Insurance

20 March 2026 ko Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka ne ₹3,24,234 cr ka budget pesh kiya; Indiramma Family Life Insurance – 1.15 crore families ko ₹5 lakh cover, 2 June se.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

February 2026 mein eight core industries 2.3% badhe

20 March 2026 ke data ke mutabik February 2026 mein ICI 2.3% (provisional) badha; cement, steel, fertiliser, coal, electricity mein growth.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India ne lagataar doosre saal 1 billion tonne coal production paar kiya

20 March 2026 ko India ne 2025-26 mein 1 billion tonne coal production hasil kiya – lagataar doosra saal.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Odisha Important

Odisha ne Pakhala ki sabse badi serving ka Guinness World Record banaya

20 March 2026 (Pakhala Dibasa) ko Odisha Tourism ne Bhubaneswar mein ek bartan mein 1,174 kg Pakhala bana kar Guinness record banaya.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 India Important

Exercise Lamitiye 2026 ke pehle tri-services edition ke baad INS Trikand ne Seychelles port call poori ki

20 March 2026 ko INS Trikand Port Victoria, Seychelles se rawana hua; Lamitiye ka pehla tri-services edition aur Navy ki pehli participation.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

ARCI, Hyderabad mein Nd-Fe-B rare earth permanent magnets ka pilot plant

DST ke autonomous institute ARCI, Hyderabad mein Nd-Fe-B magnets ka pilot plant laga – strip-cast alloy se sintered magnet tak poora process.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne Bahrain ke King se baat ki; energy aur civilian infrastructure par hamlon ki ninda

20 March 2026 ko PM Modi ne Bahrain ke King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa se baat ki, Eid al-Fitr ki badhai di aur energy infrastructure par hamlon ki ninda ki.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Cabinet mein paanch mantri shaamil, full strength 12

20 March 2026 ko CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ne 5 mantri shaamil kiye; Cabinet paanch saal mein pehli baar 12 ki full strength par.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

📋 State Schemes 📍 Bihar

Nitish Kumar ki Samriddhi Yatra Gaya aur Aurangabad pahunchi, kai projects shuru

20 March 2026 ko CM Nitish Kumar ne Samriddhi Yatra mein Gaya aur Aurangabad ka daura kiya; Gaya mein 140 projects ki neev rakhi.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 1 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

Urea ke daam nahi badhe; balanced fertiliser use ke liye bag chhote kiye: sarkar

20 March 2026 ko Lok Sabha mein sarkar ne kaha urea price badhane ka koi proposal nahi; bag 50 kg se 45 kg (kuch cases mein 40 kg) kiya gaya.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Must know

Teen boards ke saath National Dental Commission bana; Dental Council of India bhang

Sarkar ne 19 March 2026 ki notifications se Dental Council of India ki jagah National Dental Commission (NDC) aur teen autonomous boards banaye; Dr Sanjay Tewari chairperson.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

Sarkar ne Export Promotion Mission ke tahat ₹497 crore ka RELIEF export support manzoor kiya, ECGC nodal agency

19 March 2026 ko sarkar ne West Asia shipping disruption se prabhavit exporters ke liye RELIEF ko ₹497 crore outlay ke saath manzoori di; ECGC Ltd nodal agency hai.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog report: India ka sports equipment export 2036 tak $275 million se $8.1 billion ho sakta hai

19 March 2026 ko jaari NITI Aayog report ke mutabik global sports equipment exports mein India ka share ~0.5% hai; 2036 tak ~$8.1 billion possible.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

India ne FY 2025-26 mein record 200 mineral blocks auction kiye; Gujarat 32 ke saath aage

Ministry of Mines ne 19 March 2026 ko bataya ki FY 2025-26 mein 200 mineral blocks auction hue, ek saal mein sabse zyada; Gujarat 32, Rajasthan 30, Tamil Nadu 22.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ne 2026 Assembly polls mein 85+ voters, PwDs, essential services aur service voters ke liye postal ballot facility batayi

Election Commission ne 19 March 2026 ko bataya ki 85+ electors aur flagged PwDs notification ke 5 din ke andar Form 12D dekar postal ballot se vote kar sakte hain.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India Important

PM Modi ne West Asia par France, Malaysia, Oman, Jordan aur Qatar ke leaders se baat ki

19 March 2026 ko PM Narendra Modi ne Macron, Anwar Ibrahim, Sultan Haitham, King Abdullah II aur Amir Sheikh Tamim se phone par baat karke West Asia mein de-escalation ki baat ki.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

India Bioeconomy Report 2026: bioeconomy USD 195.3 billion, GDP ka lagbhag 4.8%

19 March 2026 ko BIRAC ke 14th Foundation Day par jaari IBER 2026 ke mutabik 2025 mein India ki bioeconomy USD 195.3 billion rahi, GDP ka ~4.8%.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Madhya Pradesh Important

Madhya Pradesh ne Indore se Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan ka teesra phase shuru kiya; ₹2,500 crore ke kaam

MP CM Mohan Yadav ne Gudi Padwa, 19 March 2026 ko Indore se Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan ka third phase launch kiya; 30 June tak, 55 districts, ~₹2,500 crore.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Important

NICDC chalayega 100 plug-and-play industrial parks wali BHAVYA scheme

Commerce Ministry ne 19 March 2026 ko bataya ki NICDC, NICDP ke tahat 100 plug-and-play industrial parks banane wali BHAVYA scheme ko anchor karega.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Extra gas se urea production lagbhag 23% badha; Kharif 2026 se pehle fertiliser stock zyada

Department of Fertilizers ne 19 March 2026 ko bataya ki EPMC bidding se 7.31 MMSCMD extra gas mili, urea plants ki gas supply 23% badhkar 39.31 MMSCMD hui.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Maharashtra Important

Jalgaon, Maharashtra ke liye ₹200 crore ka Banana Cluster manzoor

Gudi Padwa, 19 March 2026 ko Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne bataya ki Jalgaon ka Banana Cluster ₹200 crore mein manzoor; subsidy MIDH aur AIF se.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Rajasthan Important

Rajasthan ne 19 March 2026 ko Rajasthan Diwas par Mukhyamantri Viksit Gram-Ward Abhiyan shuru kiya

CM Bhajanlal Sharma ne 19 March 2026 (Chaitra Shukla Pratipada) ko Rajasthan Diwas par har Gram Panchayat aur ward ka development roadmap banane wala abhiyan shuru kiya; 15 May tak.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India

January 2026 telecom data: 1,052.72 million broadband subscribers, overall tele-density 92.22%

19 March 2026 ko jaari data ke mutabik 31 January 2026 ko India mein 1,314 million telephone aur 1,052.72 million broadband subscribers the; tele-density (M2M samet) 92.22%.

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📋 State Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh CM ne Ugadi par pehli file sign ki: 6,787 beneficiaries ko ₹55.63 crore CMRF aid

Ugadi, 19 March 2026 ko AP CM N. Chandrababu Naidu ne Telugu New Year ki pehli file sign karke CMRF se 6,787 logon ke liye ₹55.63 crore manzoor kiye.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Maharashtra

Maharashtra ne Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0 ke tahat reform-linked MoU sign kiya

Maharashtra ne 19 March 2026 ko JJM 2.0 ke tahat reform-linked MoU sign karke 10 March 2026 ko Cabinet se approved framework mein entry li.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne 2026-27 se 2030-31 ke liye ₹2,584.60 crore ki Small Hydro Power Development Scheme manzoor ki

Union Cabinet ne 18 March 2026 ko SHP Development Scheme (FY 2026-27 se 2030-31) ko ₹2,584.60 crore ke saath approve kiya; ~1,500 MW, projects 1–25 MW.

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🚄 Infrastructure & Energy 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne 100 plug-and-play industrial parks ke liye ₹33,660 crore ki BHAVYA manzoor ki

Union Cabinet ne 18 March 2026 ko Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA) ko ₹33,660 crore ke saath manzoori di; 100 parks, har ek 100–1,000 acre.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ne 2026 Assembly polls ke liye 25 lakh se zyada officials tainaat kiye – har 70 voters par ek

Election Commission ne 18 March 2026 ko bataya ki Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal ke polls ke liye 25 lakh+ officials tainaat hain; 17.4 crore+ voters.

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