Tuesday, 17 March 2026

GOVERNOR OF ALL INDIAN STATES (UPDATED) TILL MARCH 2026

ANDHRA PRADESH - S Abdul Nazeer (22nd) 

ARUNACHAL PRADESH - Lt General K T Parnaik ( Retired) 

ASSAM - Lakshman Prasad Acharya 

BIHAR - Lt General Syed Ata Hasnain ( Retired) 

CHHATTISGARH - Ramen Deka 

GOA - Pashupati Ashok G Raju ( 22nd) 

GUJARAT - Acharya Devvrat 

HARYANA - Ashim Kumar Ghosh 

HIMACHAL PRADESH - Kavindra Gupta 

JAMMU & KASHMIR - Shri Manoj Sinha \

JHARKHAND - Santosh Kumar Gangwar 

KARNATAKA -- Thawar Chand Gehlot 

KERALA - Rajendra Viswanath Arlekar 

MADHYA PRADESH - Mangubhai Chhaganbhai PTEL (19TH) 

MAHARASHTRA - JISHU Dev Varma 

MANIPUR - Ajay Kumar Bhalla 

MEGHALAYA - Chandrasekhar H Vijayashankar 

MIZORAM - Gen Vijay Kumar Singh ( Retired) 

NAGALAND - Nand Kishore Yadav 

ODISHA - Hari Babu Khambapati 

PUNJAB - Gulab Chandra Kataria 

RAJASTHAN - Haribhau Kisanrao Bagde 

SIKKIM - Om Prakash Mathur 

TAMILNADU - R V Arlekar 

TRIPURA- Indrasen Reddy 

UTTARAKHAND - Lt General Gurmit Singh ( Retired) 

UTTAR PRADESH - Anandi Ben Patel 

WEST BENGAL - R N RAVI 

LADAKH - Vinai Kumar Saxena 

DELHI - Taranjit Singh Sandhu 

PUDUCHERRY - K Kailashnathan 

ANDAMAN &  NICOBAR - Admiral D K Joshi 

CHANDIGARH - Gulab Chandra Kataria 

DADRA NAGAR & HAVELI - Praful Patel 
















FIRST WOMAN FROM RAJASTHAN TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST TWICE

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

INDIAN ORIGIN JOINED ELON MUSK xAI

Indian Origin Developer Aman Gottumukkala Joined Elon Musk xAI 

STATUE OF SACRIFICE UNVEILED BY ANDHRA PRADESH

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

2026 THE NILS KLIM PRIZE

* 2026 NILS KLIM PRIZE AWARDED TO DANISH PSYCHOLOGIST MAJSE LIND ( FROM AALBORG UNIVERSITY) 

* FOR HER RESEARCH IN MENTAL HEALTH, PARTICULAR FOCUS ON DISORDERS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND OLDER ADULT 

2026 HOLEBERG PRIZE

* THE 2026 HOLEBERG PRIZE AWARDED TO AUSTRALIAN - BRITISH SCHOLAR LYNDAL ROPER ( UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD) 

* HER RESEARCH IN MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY 

KISS HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2026

* KALINGA INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE (KISS) UNIVERSITY, BHUBANESWAR, ODISHA HAS HONOURED RELIANCE INDUSTRY HEAD NITA AMBANI WITH KISS HUMANITARIAN AWARD 2026 FOR HER CONTRIBUTION IN LEADERSHIP AND PHILANTHROPIST 

ODIA AUTHOR TO GETS KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS 2025

* ODIA AUTHOR SHRI GIRIJA KUMAR BALIYAR SINGH TO RECEIVE THE KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS 2025 

* FOR HIS WORK - PADAPURAN 

Monday, 16 March 2026

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 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17TH MARCH 2026

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 

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) 

GOVERNOR OF ALL INDIAN STATES (UPDATED) TILL MARCH 2026

ANDHRA PRADESH - S Abdul Nazeer (22nd)  ARUNACHAL PRADESH - Lt General K T Parnaik ( Retired)  ASSAM - Lakshman Prasad Acharya  BIHAR - Lt G...

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