SWISS OPEN 2026 (BADMINTON)

MEN'S SINGLE - Y TANAKA 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - S KATETHONG 

MEN'S DOUBLES - F J LEE & F C LEE 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - 

MIXED DOUBLES - X CHENG & C ZHANG 

KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS 2026

* DEVABRAT DAS ( ASSAMESE) - FOR KARHI KHELAR SADHU ( Novel) 

* PASUN BANDHOPADHYA ( BENGALI) - FOR SHRESHTA KABITA (POETRY) 

* SAHAISULI BRAHMA ( BODO) - DWNGNWI LAMA MWNSE GATHWN ( NOVEL) 

* KHAJUR SINGH THAKUR ( DOGRI) -  FOR THAKUR SATSAYALE (POETRY) 

* NAVTEJ SARNA ( ENGLISH) - FOR CRIMSON SPRING ( NOVEL) 

* YOGESH VAIDYA ( GUJARATI) - FOR BHATTKHADAKI ( POETRY) 

* MAMTA KALIA ( HINDI) - FOR JEETE JEE ALLAHABAD ( MEMOIR) 

* AMRESH NUGADONI ( KANNADA) - FOR DADA SEERISU TANDE ( SHORT STORIES) 

* ALI SHAIDA ( KASHMIRI) - FOR NAJDEVANKEY'S OT ADALAT ( POETRY) 

* HENRY MENDONCA (KONKONI) - FOR KONKANI KAVYEM: RUPANI ANI RUPAKAM (ESSAY) 

* MAHENDRA ( MAITHALI) - FOR DHATRI PAAT SAN GAAM ( MEMOIR) 

* N PRABHAKARAN ( MALAYALAM) - FOR MAAYAAAMANUSHYAR ( NOVEL) 

* HAOBAM NALINI ( MANIPPURI) - KANGLAMDRIBA EEPHUT ( SHORT STORIES) 

* RAJU BAVISKAR ( MARATHI) - KALYANILYA RESHA ( AUTOBIOGRAPHY) 

* PRAKASH BHATTARAI ( NEPALI) - FOR NEPALI PARAMPARIK SANSKRITI RA SABHYATA KO DUKUTI ( ESSAY) 

* GIRIJA KUMAR BALIYAR SINGH ( ODIA) - FOR PADAPURANA ( POETRY) 

* JINDER ( PUNJABI) - SAFETY KIT ( STORIES) 

* JITENDER KUMAR SONI ( RAJASTHANI) - FOR BHARKHAMA ( STORIES) 

* MAHAMAHOPADHYA SADHU BHADRESHDAS ( SANSKRIT) - PRASTHANACATUSATYE BRAHMAGHOSAH ( POETRY) 

* SUMITRA SOREN ( SANTALI) - FOR MID BIRNA CHENNE SAON INAG SAGAI ( SHORT STORIES) 

* BHAGWAN ATLANI ( SINDHI) - WAGHOO ( STORIES) 

* SA. TAMILSELVAN ( TAMIL) - FOR THAMIZ SIRUKATHAIYIN THADANGAL ( LITERARY CRITISIM) 

* NANDINI SIDHA REDDY ( TELUGU) - ANIMESHA ( POETRY) 

* PRITPAL SINGH BETAB ( URDU) - SAFAR JAARI HAI ( POETRY) 

FORMER WEST BENGAL GOVERNOR LAUNCHED HIS BOOK

 * Former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi Unveiled His Book - INDIA AND HER FUTURES ( Launched By Actor Kamal Hassan) 

A NEW SPECIES OF FISH SPECIES IN WEST BENGAL

* SCIENTISTS FROM WEST BENGAL HAS IDENTIFIED A NEW SPECIES OF ESTUARINE FISH IN RUPNARAYAN RIVER, WEST BENGAL 

* RESEARCHERS FROM TAMRALIPTA MAHAVIDYALAYA, AND VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY FOUND THIS FISH 

* SPECIES NAME - BUTIS BARGABHIMAE  ( BUTID FAMILY) 

* SPECIES NAMED AFTER - HINDU DEITY BARGABHIMA 

* THIS SPECIES HAS UNIQUE SCALES BETWEEN ITSE EYE ( KNOWN AS INTER ORBITAL SCALES) 

PETA INDIA APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR

* PETA INDIA APPOINTS ACTRESS RAVINA TANDON AS NEW ITS HONORARY DIRECTOR.

MADAGASCAR APPOINTED NEW PRIME MINISTER

* MADAGASCAR APPOINTED ITS NEW PRIME MINISTER AMID THEIR CABINET DISSOLVE RECENTLY 

* COUNTRY APPOINTS ITS ANTI CORRUPTION CHIEF MAMITIANA RAJAONARISON AS ITS NEW PRIME MINISTER 

* PRESIDENT OF MADAGASCAR MICHAEL RANDRIANIRINA APPOINTED THE NEW PM 

* PREVIOUS PM WAS - HERINTSALAMA RAJAONARIVELO 

* CAPITAL OF MADAGASCAR - ANTANANARIVO 

* CURRENCY OF MADAGASCAR - THE ARIARY 

* MADAGASCAR IS AN AFRICAN CONTINENT COUNTRY 

98TH OSCAR AWARDS 2026

* BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - Sentimental Value 

* BEST DIRECTION - Paul Thomas Anderson ( One Battle After Another) 

* BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - Amy Madigan ( For WEAPON) 

* BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Sean Penn ( One Battle After Another ) 

* BEST ACTRESS - Jessie Buckley ( For Hamnet) 

* BEST PICTURE - One Battle After Another 

* LEAD ACTOR - Michael B Jordan ( SINNERS) 

* BEST ORIGINAL SONG - Golden ( K Pop Demon) 

* BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE - Mr Nobody Against Putin 

* ORIGINAL SCORE - Sinners 

* BEST DOCUMENTRY SHORTS - All The Empty Rooms 

* BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM - Norway ( Sentimental Value) 

* BEST EDITING - Andy Jurgensen ( One Battle After Another) 

* BEST SOUND - F1 

* BEST SCREENPLAY - SINNERS 

* BEST ACTION SHORT LIVE - Two People Exchange Saliva 

* BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY - One Battle After Another 

* BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNS - Frankenstein 

* BEST CASTING ( One Battle After Another ) 

* BEST MAKE UP & HAIRSTYLE - Frankenstein 

* BEST COSTUME DESIGN - Frankenstein 

* BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Autumn Durald Arkapaw ( First Woman And Woman Of Colour To Win) 

* BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT - The Girl Who Cried Pearls 

* BEST ANIMATED FEATURE - K Pop Demon 

* BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Avtaar: Fire And Ash 

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INDIAN WELLS 2026 ( TENNIS)

MEN'S SINGLE - JANNIK SINNER Beat D MEDVEDEV 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - ARYNA SABALENKA BEAT RYBAKINA 

MEN'S DOUBLES - M GUINARD & G ANDREOZZI 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - T TOWNSEND & K SINIAKOVA 

MIXED DOUBLES - F COBOLLI & B BENCIC 

MEN'S SINGLES TITLE AT INDIAN WELLS 2026 (TENNIS)

* JANNIK SINNER WINS THE MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDIAN WELLS 2026 (TENNIS) TITLE 

* HE WAS BEATEN D MEDVEDEV IN FINAL 

WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE AT INDIAN WELLS 2026 (TENNIS)

* ARYNA SABALENKA WINS THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDIAN WELLS 2026 (TENNIS) TITLE 

* SHE BEATEN RYBAKINA INE THE FINAL 

* HER 2ND TITLE IN 2026 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 16TH MARCH 2026

World Consumer Rights Day - 15th March 

THEME  2026 - Safe Products, Confident Consumers 

1) The Union Ministry Of Steel Announced N V S Prabhakar As New Chairman And Managing Director Of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam limited (RINL) 

2) Ms Kasturi Sengupta Taking Charge As The Secretary General, General Insurance Council.

3) Eminent Nephrologist Dr K V Johny Passed Away in Kochi.

4) Harika Dronavalli Bagged Bronze In Uzbekistan Women's Chess Championships 

5) Tamilnadu Government Has Appointed DGP B Bala Naga Devi As Head Of The State Intelligent Wing 

6) Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The Tamilnadu AVGC - XR Policy 2026 

7) An MoU Signed Between Confederation Of Indian Industry ( CII) And BSNL Was Exchanged For Setting Up The Telecom Innovation Research And Training Centre ( TIRTC) 

8) Former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi Unveiled His Book - INDIA AND HER FUTURES ( Launched By Actor Kamal Hassan) 

9) Abdulla Aboobacker Clinched The Men's Triple Jump Title At The INDIAN Open Jumps Competition 2026 In Bengaluru 

10) External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Set To Visit Brussels 

11) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Inaugurated The Pragiyotishpur Medical College And Hospital, In Guwahati 

12) India's Sea Food Exports Rs 62,408.45 Crores in 2024/25 ( Grows By 42.7%) 

13) K SINIAKOVA And Taylor Townsend Wins The Women's Double Title At Indian Well 2026 Title 

14) P V Sindhu Flagged Off The Patna Marathon 

15) Former Pakistan Captain Sarfaraz Ahmad Has Announced Retirement From International Cricket 

16) Gulveer Singh Wins Bronze In NYC Half Marathon in USA 

17) India Ends Their Campaign With 5 Medals, Including 1 Gold, 3 Silver And One Bronze In World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 

18) The Elections Commission in India Has Announced Upcoming Election In States And UTS 

19) Karan Singh Finishes As Runners Up At ITF M25 KOLKATA Men's Single 

NAMAN AWARD 2026 ( BCCI AWARDS)

* BEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER (MEN) - Subhman Gill 

* BEST INTERNATIONAL CRICKETER (WOMEN) - Smriti Mandhana 

* BEST INTERNATIONAL DEBUT (MEN) - Harshit Rana

* BEST INTERNATIONAL DEBUT (WOMEN) - Sree Charni 

* BEST UMPIRE (DOMESTIC ( - Ulhas Gandhe 

* BEST PERFORMANCE IN DOMESTIC CRICKET - Mumbai (2024/25) 

* LALA AMARNATH AWARD ( BEST ALL ROUNDER) - Ayush Matre ( Mumbai) & Harsh Dubey ( Vidarbha) For 2024/25 

* MADHAVRAO SCINDIA AWARD - Ranji Trophy Performance 

* M A CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY - Col C K Naydu Trophy (u23/ 2024/25 

* M A CHIDAMBARAM TROPHY ( Performance) - Cooch Behar Trophy 

* JAG MOHAN DALMIYA TROPHY - Vijay Merchant Trophy Winner 2024/25 

* Best Women Cricketer (Junior) - Ira Jadhav (2024/25) 

* Best Women Cricketer (Senior) Domestic - Shafali Verma (2024/25) 

* COL C K NAYDU Lifetime achievement Awards - Former BCCI PRESIDENT Roger Binny 

* Rahul Dravid, Mithali Raj