ORLEANS MASTERS 2026 ( BADMINTON)

MEN'S SINGLE - A LANIER 

WOMEN'S SINGLES - N OKUHARA 

MEN'S DOUBLES - X LIN & K HU 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - M Takahashi & Nakade 

MIXED DOUBLES - D DELRUE & T GICQUEL 

JANUARY TO FEBRUARY DAYS & THEME 2026

JANUARY - 

* 68TH FOUNDATION DRDO Day - 1st January 2026 

* Indian Army Declared 2026 As Year Of Networking And Data Centricity 

*  The UN HAS Declared 2026 As The International Year Of The WOMAN FARMER.

*  Ministry Of Ayush To Celebrates The 9th Siddha Day  on 6th January 2026 (Theme 2026 - Siddha For Global Health)

* Shri Ram College Of Commerce Completed 100 Years.

* World Braille Day - 4th January (Theme 2026 - Empowerment, Digital Inclusion And Integrating Braille Into Daily Life)  

* International Mind Body Wellness Day - 3rd January 

* National Bird Day - 5th January 

* Union Minister Prahlad Joshi Has Launched Multiple Initiatives At The 79th Foundation Day Of BIS ( BUREAU OF  INDIAN STANDARDS) ( 6TH JANUARY 2026) 

* Launched The BIS Standard Portal 

* SAKSHAM Excellence Scheme 

* The United Nations Declared 2026 As International Year For Rangelands & Pastoralists.

* PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIWAS - 9TH JANUARY ( NRI DAY) 

* WORLD HINDI DAY -  10TH January 

* National Youth Day - 12th January 

* National Startup Day - 16th January 

* Army Day - 15th January 

* 17 Tableaux Of States/ UTs & 13 Ministries/ Department Will Show On Republic Day 2026 

Theme 2026 - Swatantrata Ka Mantra: Vande Mataram & SAMRUDHHI Ka Mantra: Atmanirbhar Bharat 

* Beti Bachao  Beti Padhao Completed 11 Years 

National Girl Child Day - 24th January 

* International Education Day -24th January 

THEME 2026 - The Power Of Youth In Co-Creating Education 

* 16th National Voters Day - 25th January 

Theme 2026 - My India, My Vote 

( Tagline - Citizen At The Heart Of Indian Democracy) 

* UAE Declared - 2026 As YEAR OF THE FAMILY 

* International Data Privacy Day - 28th January 

* National Leprosy Day - 30th January 

FEBRUARY - 

* 49TH INDIAN COAST GUARD DAY - 1st February 

* World Wetlands Day - 2nd February (THEME 2026 - WETLANDS AND TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE CELEBRATING CULTURAL HERITAGE ) 

* World Cancer Day - 4th February (THEME 2026 - UNITED BY UNIQUE) 

*  WORLD PULSES DAY -  10TH FEBRUARY (THEME 2026 - Pulses Of The World: From Modesty To Excellence) 

*  National De Warming Day To Be Observed On February 11 

* International Day Of Women's & Girls in Science - 11th February (THEME 2026  - Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM And Finance : Building Inclusive Futures For Womens And Girls) 

* World Radio Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Radio & Artificial Intelligence : AI Is A Tool, Not a Voice ) 

* NATIONAL Statistics Day - 13th February (Theme 2026 - Reimagining Capacity Building ) 

* World Day Of Social Justice - 20th February (THEME 2026 - Renewed Commitment To Social Development And Social Justice) 

* International Mother Language Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Youth Voices On Multilingual Education ) 

* International Pangolin Day - 21st February (THEME 2026 - Guardians In Action) 

* NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY - 28th February 

THEME 2026 - Women In Science: Catalysing Viksit Bharat 

JANUARY TO FEBRUARY ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

DISCOVERY - 

* * SCIENTISTS FROM ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( ZSI) HAVE DISCOVERED FOSSIL SAMPLES FROM THOOTHUKUDI. 

* ANCIENT TAMIL SCRIPT EMBEDDED DA STRUCTURE ON TRIBUUTARY OF KALLAR RIVER 

* ANCIENT PETRIFIED FOSSILS OF FIS, FOSSILLIED RESIN ( AMBER), OYSTERS, MARINE BARNACLES, WHEATSTONE WITH FISH SAMPLES, INDUS TAMILLI SCRIPT ARE FOUND IN PATTINAMARUTHUR

* SCIENTISTS ARE SAID THIS WAS BELONGS TO HOLOCENE PERIOD ( 10,000 - 12000 BCE) 

* Archaeology Survey Of India ( ASI) Team Has Excavating The 10,000 Years Old Stone Age Civilization in The Bhimmandali MOUNTAIN Of Sambalpur District, Odisha.

*  70 Indian Sites Has Been Listed To Tentative List In UNESCO'.

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

* FEBRUARY - 

DISCOVERY - 

* A 14th Century Telugu Inscription Has Been Discovered In Ravavaram Village, in Andhra Pradesh ( Inscription Dates To October 1 ,1391 (SAKA 1314) 

* The Union Budget 2026 Has Launched a Major Plan To Revive 15 Archaeological Sites From Gujarat To Ladakh 

* Two Pre Historic Human Skeleton Have Been Found In Karnataka Ballari ( At Gaudra Moole Hill) 

* Researchers Have Found 2000 Years Old Tamil Brahmani Inscription On Tombs Of Egyptian Kings.

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*  Ancient Yadav Era Temple Pillar Found At Vena River, in Hinganghat 

* Archaeologist Have Discovered Ancient Stone Tool In The Ib River Valley At Sundargarh, (40-50k Years Ago) 

( PALEOLITHIC PERIOD ) 

( FOUND HAND AXES, BLADES,, SCRAPERS) 

WWF - INDIA APPOINTS NEW AMBASSADOR

* WWF APPOINTS EMINENT SAND ARTIST SHRI SUDARSHAN PATTNAIK AS BRAND AMBASSADOR ( ON THE OCCASIONS OF 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF EARTH HOUR) 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 23RD MARCH 2026

World Water Day - 22nd March 

Theme 2026 - WATER AND GENDER 

( Slogan - Where Water Flows, Equality Grows) 

1) Divya Deshmukh Named Emerging Sports Person Of The Year At TOISA 2026 

2) Former FBI AGENT Robert Mueller Passed Away.

3) Odisha Bagged 17 Medals Including 5 Gold At 24th National Para Athletics Championships 2026 ( Host - Bhubaneswar, Odisha) 

* Haryana Topped The Table With 95 Medals Including (39 Gold, ) 

* Tamilnadu Gets 51 Medals Stood At Three 

* Gujarat At Fourth With 30 Medals 

4) Iran Launched 10 million Rial Bank Note

5) Government Has Modified Mutual Credit Guarantee Scheme ( MCGS) To Support Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises ( MSME) in Budget 2025/26 

* The scheme Provides 60% Guarantee Coverage By National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Limited ( NCGTC) To Members Lending Institution To Credit Facility Upto Rs 100 Crores Sanctioned To Eligibly MSME Under MCGS - MSME For Purchase Of Equipment And Machinery 

6) England Deaf Women Team Win European Deaf Futsal Championship 

7) Manav Thakar Wins Men's Single Title At Table Tennis Championships 

* Yashaswini Ghorpade Wins Women's Single Title 

* Ankur & Suhana - Mixed Double 

* Sutirtha & Kaushani - Women's Double 

* Jeet & Anirvan - Men's Double 

8) Manav Thakar Wins Men's Single Title At Table Tennis Championships 

* Yashaswini Ghorpade Wins Women's Single Title 

* Ankur & Suhana - Mixed Double 

* Sutirtha & Kaushani - Women's Double 

* Jeet & Anirvan - Men's Double 

9) Sheetal Devi Received The Para ( Archery) Female Award WINNER At TOISA 2025

10) India's First National Report On Nagoya Protocol 

11) INS NILAGIRI Has Deployed To The Western Pacific During The Sea Phase 1 Of Exercise KAKADU 2026 

12) Prime Minister Narendra Has Surpassed Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling To Became Longest Serving Head Of Government Of India (8,931  Days) 

13) Indian Naval Ship INS TRIKAND Departs From Port Victoria, Seychelles, To Participate In The First Tri Services Edition Of Exercise LAMITIYE 2026 

14) Hari Singh, Legend Of Indian Motorsport Passed Away.

15) IIT Bhubaneswar Signed MoU With Bhakti Vedanta Research Centre, Kolkata To Foster Interdisciplinary Research 

16) Kotak Mahindra Bank To Sell Infina Finance Stake To Rajesh Jhunjhunwala 

17) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) Has Commissioned A 2nd Generation Bioethanol Refinery At Bargarh, Odisha 

18) India's Nuclear Plants Generated 56,681 MU Of Power In 2024/25 

19) UNNATI Hooda Wins The Women's Single Title At Polish Open 2026 ( BADMINTON) 

20) Pakistan RANKED Number One In Global Terrorism Index 2026 ( REPORT Published By - Institute For Economics And Peace (IEP) 

21) 1990 Batch IAS Officer Manoj Kumar Das Assumed As Chief Secretary Of Gujarat 

22) Russia Launched The Soyuz -2.1 Carrying The MS -33 Cargo Spacecraft 

23) India Wins 17 Medals Including 5 Gold, 5 Silver And 7 Bronze Medal At Spanish Para Badminton Internet ..

24) China Is The World's Top Sulphur Producer in 2025 ( 19.0 million Metric Tonnes ) 

25) Abhay Singh Wins The Men's Single Title At Indian Open 2026 ( Squash) 

WOMEN'S SINGLES TITLE AT INDIAN OPEN 2026 ( SQUASH)

* ANAHAT SINGH WINS THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDIAN OPEN 2026 ( SQUASH) TITLE 

BWF POLISH OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON)

* INDIA'S UNNATI HOODA WINS THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT BWF POLISH OPEN 2026 TITLE 

2026 STOCKHOLM WATER PRIZE

* 2026 STOCKHOLM WATER PRIZE GIVEN TO KAVEH MADANI ( PROTECTION OF WATER RESOURCES) 

PRAKRITI 2026 ( INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CARBON MARKET)

* UNION MINISTER FOR POWER SHRI MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR HAS INAUGURATED THE PRAKRITI 2026 CARBON MARKET CONFERENCE IN NEW DELHI.

* DURING THE BHARAT ELECTRICITY SUMMIT IT WAS INAUGURATED 

* INDIAN CARBON MARKET PORTAL HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AT BHARAT ELECTRICITY SUMMIT 

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JANUARY TO FEBRUARY RANKING & INDEX IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* The Sindhudurg Airport in Konkon Region Of Maharashtra Gets DGCA Approval.

* India Surpassed China in Production Of Rice ( 150.18 millions Tonnes In 2025) 

( China - 145.28 million Tonnes)

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* India Has The World's 6th Largest Nuclear Reactor Fleet.

* Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve In Madhya Pradesh Features In New York Times 52 Place To Go In 2026 

*  Bhubaneswar, Odisha Biju Patnaik Airport Records Highest Passenger Traffic In 2025 ( 5.15 million in 2025) 

* India Ranked 80th In World's Henley Passport Index 2026.

1st - Singapore 

2nd - Japan 

3rd - South Korea

* Maharashtra State Topped In The Export Preparedness Index 2024 Report By NITI Ayog. 

( 2nd - Tamil Nadu , 3rd - Gujarat, 4th - Uttar Pradesh) 

 Former President Of India RAMNATH Kovind Has Launched The Responsible Nations Index ( RNI ( In New Delhi.

* India Ranked 16th In Responsible Nations Index 2025 ( Out Of 154 Countries) 

( Singapore Ranked One In The Responsible Nations Index 

( US - 22nd) 

* IISC BENGALURU The Only University Ranked In Global 100 In Subject Ranking 2026 

* India Became The 2nd Largest Overseas Market For US Tourism 

* India Become The 2nd Country Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Rural Care.

* Top 5 Safest City In World ( Mangalore -46th ) 

- Qingdao ( China) 

- Abu Dhabi ( UAE) 

- Doha ( Qatar) 

- Sharjah ( UAE) 

- Dubai ( UAE) 

- Pretoria ( SOUTH AFRICA) 

*  India Ranked 6th in 3rd Edition Of Asia Manufacturing Index 2026 ( Report By Hong Kong Based Dezan Shira Associate 2026) 11 Asian Countries) 

1) China 

2) Malaysia 

3) Vietnam v

4) Singapore b

5) South Korea 

*  Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade ( IIFT) Delhi Secured First Position At B -School Ranking 2026 

FEBRUARY - 

*  Department Of Chemical Science, IISER KOLKATA Ranked One In Nature Index Ranking.

* India Ranked 32nd In Global Soft Power Index 2026 ( Previous Was ,30 th in 2025) 

 

a) US 

b) China 

c) Japan 

* AIIMS Delhi Ranked 6th in World Hospital Ranking 

*  India Ranked 91st In The Corruption Perception Index 2025 (

* India Ranked 45th In The Global Network Readiness Index 2025

* India Ranked 75th in Henley Passport Index 2026 

* IIT Ranked 123rd At QS World Ranking 2026 

129th - IIT Bombay 

180th - IIT MADRAS 

215th - IIT KHARAGPUR 

219th - IISC BENGALURU 

* India Ranked 72nd In IMF's AI Index 

* India Recorded 177,177 Deaths In Road Accidents in 2024. ( Uttar Pradesh Number 1 With 24,118) 

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 16TH TO 22ND 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 

National Vaccination Day - 16th March 

1) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Pandavis Has Honoured With Doctor Of Science By Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth 

2) Chelsea Wins The Women's League Cup 

3) Andaman And Nicobar Islands Declared Fully Literate Union Territory 

4) JANNIK SINNER Wins The Men's Single Title At Indian Wells 2026 Title 

5) Indian Railways Has Achieved In Tunnel Number 8 (4.1 km) On The Sivok - Rangpo Railway Project in Sikkim 

6) Easy My Trip Wins The Most Trusted Brand Of India 2026/27 

7) China Has Launched The Kuaizhou - 11 Y7 Carrier Rocket From North West China 

8) Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla Unveiled The Statue Of Telengana In Assembly Premises 

9) Maharashtra MINISTER Meghna Sakore Bordikar To Receive International Visionary Leader Award 

10) Actress Ravina Tandon Has Been Appointed As The PETA INDIA HONORARY DIRECTOR 

11) Lt Col Deepika Rathore Has Become The First Woman From Rajasthan To Successfully Climb Mount Everest Twice 

12) Electronics Goods Exports in Increase By 10.73% From USD 3.79 Billion in February 2025 To USD 4.18 Billion in February 2026 

* Organic And Inorganic Chemical Exports Increase By 6.85% From USD 2.23 Billion In February 2025 To USD 2.38 Billion In February 2026 

* Meat, Dairy And Poultry Product Exports Increase By 22.66% From USD 0.45 Billion In February 2025 To USD 0.55 Billion In February 2026 

* Non Petroleum Exports in April - FEBRUARY 2025/26 Valued At USD 354.12 Billion ( INCRESE Of 5.03%) 

13) Indian Origin Developer Aman Gottumukkala Joined Elon Musk xAI 

14) India And World Bank Signed USD 300 million Deal For Haryana Clean Air Plan 

15) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Unveiled The STATUE OF SACRIFICE ( a 58 Feet Bronze Statue of Amarjeevi Potti Sriramulu In Amravati ) 

16) Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia Has Inaugurated India's First Samriddhi Centre In Umri Village, Guna District 

17) BEYOND THE SPOTLIGHT Book On Actor - Prosenjit Chatterjee ( Author - Roshmila Bhattacharya 

18) India Submit  the 7th National Report To Convention On Biological Diversity 

19) Oberoi Rajgad Palace Of Madhya Pradesh Has Been Named In World's Greatest Places Of 2026 By TIME Magazine 

20) Dormonath Ch Sangma Became The New Chief Executive Member Of Garo hills Autonomous District 

21) Ms Nita Ambani Has Been Conferred With KISS Humanitarian Award 2025 

22) The Tripura Government Has Presented Rs 34,212.31 Crores Budget For FY 2026/27 

23) India And Belgium Have Agreed To Establish a Strategic Dialogue 

24) India Hosted The First  BIMSTEC Young Professional Exchange Programme 

25) UNESCO Has Designates The Medellin, Columbia As World Book Capital For 2027 

26) New Zealand And South Africa To Host The 4th Edition Of Women's And Men's FIH Hockey Nation Cup 

1) Veteran Indian Actor Navnindra Behl Passed Away.

2) IPS Ajay Nand Took Charge As The Kolkata Police Commissioner.

3) Hollywood Actor Matt Clark Passed Away 

4) Margareta Magnusson, Author Who Introduced Swedish Death Cleaning To The World Passed Away 

5) 400 Afganistan People Killed, Pakistan Attacked 

6) Scientists From RGCB Trivandrum, And MAHE Manipal Have Developed A Dual Colour Biosensor To Observe CAR -T Therapy In Action, 

7) Joan Laporta Reelected As The President Of FC BARCELONA 

8) LGBTQ Right Advocate Bhumika Shrestha Set To First Transgender From Nepal To Serve As MP Of Centrist Rashtriya Swatantrata Party ( RSP) 

9) ANTHILL OF Bones Book Author - Krishna Barooh 

10) Assam IPS OFFICER Dr Partha Sarathi Samanta's Animated Film CHYIMI Wins Best Director At New York Animation Festival 

11) Helene Rey, Professor Of Economics At London Business School (LBS) Appointed As Economic Advisor Of Bank Of International Settlement (BIS), Switzerland 

12) IIT GUWAHATI Researchers Have Developed A MXene Catalyst That Enables Both Hydrogen Fuel Production And Sea Water Desalination 

13) Maharashtra Assembly Passed The Freedom Of Religion Bill 2026 

14) Paul Ehrlich, Biologist From Stanford University Passed Away.

15) Nobel Laureate Christopher A Sims Passed Away.

16) Dr Dhitri Banarjee, DIRECTOR At Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Conferred With Kadambini Ganguly Award For Scientific Contribution 

17) Astha Chaudhary Has Set A National Record in Women's 200 m Butterfly in Swimming ( in 2:17:09 ) 

18) Indian Coast Guard Has Keeled Two Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel At Ratnagiri.

19) THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR THE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD BY CENTRAL BANKING, LONDON, UK 

20) Odisha Forest Environment Declared 344 Wild Elephant Died in State From APRIL 2022 To March 2026 

21) Novelist J M Coetzee (2003 Nobel prize Winner in Literature) Passed Away 

22) Novelist And Historian Len Deighton Passed Away 

23) AGAPETES WARDII, A Rare Epiphytic Shrub, Which Found in Myanmar Has Been Discovered in Arunachal Pradesh For First Time 

24) GROWTH - India Telescope Team Of Indian Institute Of Astrophysics (IIA) And IIT Bombay Wins ASI ZUBIN KEMBHAVI Award For 2025 

25) Sikkimese Film SHAPE OF MOMO Wins SILVER TAIGA Award And Soul Of Russia At Spirit Of Fire International Film Festival At Russia 

26) Parliament Passed The Appropriation Bill 2026 

27) Delhi Host The Bharat Tribes Fest 2026 

28) ISRAEL Defence Minister Israel Katz Claimed Iran Security Chief Ali Larijani Was Killed 

29) The United States Has Secured Energy Agreement Worth Around USD 57 Billion With indo - Pacific Partners 

30) The Punjab Assembly Passed The Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur World Class University Punjab Bill 2026 

1) India Today Group Journalist Kamlesh Singh Received The Prestigious Haldi Ghati Award 2026 

2) Indian Navy Joined The US Lead Drill Sea Dragon In Guam 

3) Niranjan Sadhvi Has Been Appointed As The Chairperson In The National Commission For Backward Classes.

4) Piyush Anand's Tenure As Director General Of NDRF Extended For One Year.

5) Senior BJP Leader Shri Narsing Das Rajwal Passed Away.

6) Argentina Withdrew From The World Health Organisation 

7) India Has Emerged As The World's Third Largest Domestic Aviation Market, Under The UDAAN Scheme.

8) India And Venezuela Have Signed A MoU To Strengthen Cooperation In The Field Of Pharmacopoeia 

9) IIMT Researchers Have Developed Eco Friendly Brick That Can Withstand Temperature Upto 1400 Degree Celsius 

10) Kushunupur Village, Kendrapara District Has Selected As Smart Village By The CSIR 

11) ASIANISM And The Fall Of Empire Book Author - Mithi Mukherjee 

12) The Indian Flagged Crude Oil Tanker JAG LAADKI Arrived At Adani Ports, ( With 80,886 Matric Tonnes Crude oil) 

13) Punjab Government Has Launched The PUNJAB SIKHYA KRANTI 2.0 To Reform School Education In Collaboration With World Bank 

14) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu Has Unveiled The DIVYANG SHAKTI Offering Free Bus Travel To Special Abled Person 

15) Ishan Kishan Appointed As Brand Ambassador Of AI+ NOVA Mobile Phones 

16) Rampada Jamatia Assumed Charge As Speaker Of Tripura Legislative assembly 

17) The First Ministerial Meeting Of The China - Vietnam 3+3 Strategic Dialogue Held 

18) Manipur Assembly Passed The The Appropriation Bill (2) 

19) Scientist SHALINI DHYANI Became The First Indian WOMAN To Join Global Biodiversity Panel 

20) India Exported USD 1621 million Coffee In FY 2025-26 ( 1363 In FY 25) 

21) Horsens, Denmark Set To Host The BWF Thomas Cup 2026 

22) Cabinet Approved The Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development SCHEME For FY 27 TO FY 31 

23) Solar Group Has Successfully Carried The Maiden Proof Trial Of Two Production Lots Of Pinaka Extended Range Rocket 

24) William Dalrymple Wins The Mark Lynton History Prize 2026  ( For The GOLDEN ROAD ( 

25) Kerala State Road Transport Corporation Wins The Outstanding Public Transport Digitisation Initiative Award.

1) Veteran Doraemon Director Tsutomu Shibayama Passed Away.

2) HDFC Bank Chairman Atanu Chakraborty Has Resigned On Ethical GROUND.

3) IAS OFFICER Aryaka Akhoury Appointed As Deputy Secretary In DoPT 

4) Yashobhoomi, New Delhi Host The Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 

( Theme 2026 - From Vision To Voltage) 

* UNION Minister Shri Manohar Lal Khattar Inaugurated The SUMMIT 

Two Key Reports Released - 

* National Resource Adequacy Plan 

* Transmission Plan For Integration Of Over 900 GW Non - Fossil Fuel Capacity By 2035-36 

5) Actress Priyanka Chopra Has Named As One Of The Change Makers In Nat Geo 2026 List 

6) 1992 IFS OFFICER Shri Vikram K Doraiswami Appointed As India's Next Ambassador To People's Republic Of China 

7) Meghalaya Set To Host The Inaugural International Shilong Film Festival 

8) ANUTIN CHARNVIRAKUL HAS REELECTED As The Prime Minister Of Thailand.

9) IFFCO Launched Indigenous Nano NPK Fertilisers.

10) Reserve Bank of India Has Approved The Appointment Of Keki Mistry As INTERIM Chairman Of HDFC BANK.

11) 2016 BATCH Chhattisgarh Cadre IAS OFFICER Ravi Mittal Has Appointed As The Deputy Secretary In The Prime Minister Office For 4 Years.

12) Bharat Pe Appoints Himanshu Verma As Chief Of POS Business.

13) THE ASHES ARE WARM: Memories Of A Lifetime Spent With U G Krishnamurthy Book Author - Mahesh Bhatt 

14) The 2nd Edition Of INDIAN Ocean Ship (IOS) Sagar Held On 16th March 2026 

15) Lok Sabha Passes The Demands For Grants Of Various Ministries 

16) INDIAN WRITER Keshava Guha's Novel The Tiger's Share Has Shortlisted For 2026 Climate Friction Prize 

17) NMDC Limited Has Appoints Anurag Kapil As Director ( Finance) 

18) Hyderabad Airport Wins The Best Airport Staff Award In India And South Asia 

19) MobiKwik Appoints Anis Pathan As Chief Risk Officer.

20) Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman Of Aditya Birla Group Has Been Awarded Coveted CNBC TV 18 IBLA Entrepreneurs Of The DECADE Award 

21) Nicholas Haysom, Representative Of Secretary General At UN Passed Away.

22) Odisha Signed MoA With WASSAN To Revive Forgotten Foods.

23) Mahesh Gawali Has Appointed As The Head Coach Of U20 India's Men's National Football Team 

 World's Sparrows Day - 20th March 

THEME 2026 - I Love Sparrows 

International Happiness Day - 20th March 

THEME 2026 - Caring And Sharing 

World Oral Health Day - 20th March 

THEME  2026 - A Happy Mouth Is a Happy Life 

1) Exim Bank US Announced Deal With India, At The Indo - Pacific Energy Security Ministerial And Business Forum In Tokyo, Japan.

2) The Odisha Government Has Appointed Dr Durga Madhab Satpathy As The New Director Of Medical Education And Training ( DMET) 

3) An MoU Signed Between Kathmandu University, NEPAL And Indian Institute Of Technology, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh For Collaboration In Research, 

4) India Ranked Third Globally On Forbes Billionaire List 2026 - ( 229 Indian Features) 

5) India's Bhupathiraju 's Anmish Varma Enters Into Guinness Book World Record For Achieving The Fastest Time To Climb The 7 Volcanic Summits By A Male.

6) Britain, FRANCE, Germany, Italy And Nederlands And Japan To Agree To Join Efforts To Ensure Security Of Strait Of Hormuz.

7) Indonesian Billionaire Michael Bambang Hartono Passed Away.

8) Chhattisgarh Assembly Passed The Freedom Of Religion Bill 2026 

9) Former Union Law Minister And Senior Advocate Ashwini Kumar Launched His Book - GUARDIANS OF THE REPUBLIC 

10) NTPC Signed MoU with Octopus Energy Group, UK To Explore Strategic Collaboration ACROSS Power And Energy Sector At Bharat Electricity Summit 2026 

11) IAS OFFICER Kranthi Kumar Pati Has Been Appointed As The Deputy Director Of LBSNAA, Mussoorie, For 4 Years 

12) Rajagopal Partha Sarthi Passed Away on 7th March 2026 

13) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma Unveiled The Rajasthan Mandapam Project.

14) Tata Steel Inaugurated It's First Scrap Based Electric Arc Furnace At Hi - Tech Valley Ludhiana, Punjab 

15) President Droupadi MURMU Inaugurated The Nand Kishore Samani Oncology Block At Vrindavan 

16) The India Bioeconomy Report ( IBER) 2026 And The BIRAC Impact Report Released At 14th Foundation Day Of Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council ( BIRAC) 

* India's Bioeconomy Reached USD 195.3 Billion in 2025 

17) India Ranked 116 in World Happiness Index 2026 ( Finland Ranked One) 

18) Telengana Government Budget ANNOUCED Worth Rs 3,24,234. Crores For FY 2026/27 

19) Para Olympian Medalist Avni Lekhara Has Honoured With Prestigious ARAVALI AWARD 

20) Mauritius Deputy Prime Minister Paul Berenger Resigned 

21) Shri T N Natarajan Takes Charge As Director ( Commercial) Of Steel Authority Of India' (SAIL) 

22) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Honoured With Lifetime achievement Awards In Medicine And Diabetes At MVCON 2026 

23) Hollywood Actor Chuck Norris Passed Away 

24) Yaounde, Cameroon Host The 14th Ministerial Conference Of The World Trade Organisation ( WTO) 

25) India And Bhutan SIGNED A MoU On Postal Cooperation 

26) India Delivered a 2.5 Ton Consignment Of Emergency Medicine To Kabul, Afghanistan 

27) A New Species Of Wild Kiwi Species ACTINIDIA INDICA, Discovered In Eastern Himalaya 

28) Journalist Nidhi Suresh Has Honoured With Kamala Mankekar Award For Journalism On Gender 2025 

World Glacier Day - 21st March 

THEME 2026  - Science Must Inform Action 

International Day For Forest - 21st March 

THEME 2026 - Forests And Economics 

World Poetry Day - 21st March 

THEME 2026 - Unity, Peace, And Cultural Expression Through Verse 

1) Odisha Tourism Department Has Created History By Set Guinness Book World Record With 1174 Kg Of Pakhala - The Largest Serving Fermented Rice On Pakhala Diwas.

2) Rupali Chakankar Has Resigned From The Post Of Chairperson Of Maharashtra State Commission For Women.

3) The Geological Survey Of India (GSI) Have DECLARED The Eparchaean Unconformity Near Kalinjar Fort Banda District, Uttar Pradesh As a Geoheritage Site Of National Importance 

( BUILD BY CHANDELA RULER KALANJHARDHIPATI) 

4) Delhivery APPOINTS Neelam Dhawan As Independent Director And Board Chairperson.

5) 1991 Batch IAS Mrs Debashree Mukherjee, Has GIVEN Additional Charge As Chairperson Of The National Council For Vocational Education And Training ( NCVET)

6) Nagaland Guitarist Imnainla Jamir Became India's First Female Ibanez Artist.

7) Haryana Government Appoints IAS Amit Kumar Agarwal As Administrator Of Al- Falah University 

8) India's Forest Cover (2014-2026) 

9) Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) And Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Academy SIGNED a MoU To Enhance National Security Training And Accreditation 

10) India And Lativia Signed The Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) For 2026-2029 At Riga.

11) Sukanya Shanta Journalist From The WIRE Wins Fearless Journalism Award 

12) ONE MAN AGAINST AN EMPIRE : M N Roy British Intelligence And The Colonial Surveillance State Book Author - GAUTAM PEMMARAJU 

13) India Achieved 1 Billion Tonne Coal Production For The 2nd Year In A Row 

14) Central Board Of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Ravi Agarwal Has Announced The Launch Of PRARAMBH - An Initiative To Ensure A Smooth And Taxpayer Friendly Transition To The New Income Tax Act 2025 -  ( Which Applicable From 1st April 2026) 

15) DRL Announced The Launch Of India's First DCGI Approved Semaglutide - Injection OBEDA- For Type 2 Diabetes.

16) Hollywood Filmmaker Jamie Blanks Passed Away.

17) Cameroon Mc Evoy Breaks The 17 Years old 50m Freestyle World Record in Swimming ( 20.88 Seconds) At China Open 

18) Arunachal Pradesh 's First Female Rapper Takam Dado Renyo Passed Away.

19) Sourav Ghoshal Appointed As The Sports Commissioner Of The World Premiere Squash.

20) Shreya Pujari From Tejpur University Assam Has Honoured With PRAG PRERONA AWARD For Promoting Assamese Tribal Heritage And Music.

21) Forest Survey In India ( FSI) And BISAG -N Signed MoU For Strengthen Using Of Geospatial Technology, Remote Sensing And AI- ML Based Tool In Forest Fire Management, Wildlife Conservation.

22) Lionel Messi Became The 2nd Footballer To Completed 900 Goal in CAREER.

23) Senior Yakshagana Artist Surikumeri K Govinda Bhat Passed Away..

24) Japan WOMEN Football Team Has Crowned The 2026 Asian Cup Champion.