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The article is based on the monthly Current Affairs for the month of March 2026 under the series of monthly information. These updates are beneficial for the study and will also help to enhanced the knowledge.
The updates are based on the events occur in the month of March 2026 and published in leading newspapers. These updates are backed by the ralavent MCQs/Quiz. These MCQ’s is organized in the form of questions and sub-question to complete the event and provide the all necessary and detailed information.
Let us take a look at the current affairs of the month of March 2026.
Here, in this blog we are going to put the category wise set of news. We will really help the aspirants to make their notes separately and perfectly. If our this effort is helpful kindly comment and share.
01) Appointments
02) National News
03) Global News
04) Political News
05) Schemes and Yojana
06) Summits and Exercises
07) Sports and Prizes
Let’s start with the key highlights of the news occur in the month of March 2026. The aspirates can also attempt the linked MCQs by clicking the head of the topic for more connected information for deep knowledge.
Appointments –
01) Shri R.N.Ravi appointed as the Governor of West Bengal
02) Mr. Matt Brittin appointed as the (DG) Director General of the BBC
03) Shri Vinay Kumar Saxena appintedf as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
04) Shri Krishna Kumar Thakur appointed as the Director (Personnel) of NMDC
05) Criketer Jasprit Bumrah appointed as the Brand Ambassador of Uniqlo (A Global apparel brand) for India
06) Mr. Arun Mammen Re elected as the Chairman of ATMA
07) Mr. Vikram Doraiswami appointed as the ambassador to China
08) Mr. Sajja Praveen Chowdary appointed as the new CEO and Principal Officer of Policybazaar Insurance Brokers.
09) Mr. Deep Jariwala has been appointed Governor’s Chair for the UT-ORNL for Quantum Devices.
10) Mr. Narendra Bhooshan Appointed as the Secretary, Department of Land Resources.
11) Mr. William Walsh appointed as the new CEO IndiGo Airlines
12) Mr. Sudarshan Pattnaik (Renowned Sand Artist) appointed as the Brand Ambassador for India Census 2027
13) Mr. Vir Vikram Yadav appointed as the new Chief of DGCA
14) Dr. Thomas Pucadyil Appointed as the new Director of BRIC-NCCS Pune
15) Mr. Samar Mittal appointed as Country Business Leader for India by Nokia.
16) Mrs. Ashwini Bhide was appointed as the first female Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
National News
01) Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand has been developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
02) Gujarat is establishing its first hi-tech nursery in Davas village, Deesa taluka, Banaskantha.
03) Kurumba art, that was recently seen in news, originated mainly in Nilgiri Hills region of South India.
04) The Indian Army has launched a major bridge construction project in Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu.
05) The new GDP data series for the year 2022 – 23 has been released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) uses as the base year.
06) Karnataka Grameena Bank has received the National Award for Outstanding Performance in Self-Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage 2024 – 25.
07) Ministry of Education and Ministry of Home Affairs has been launched a action plan named as “The Nasha Mukh Vidyalaya”.
08) A digital platform to connect defence families with government welfare schemes named as “Veer Sahara”, developed by the students from Jayshree Periwal International School, Jaipur.
International News
01) United States airstrike operation conducted against Iran in 2026 known as “Epic Fury”.
02) NASA’s satellite “Van Allen Probes” A satellite is re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, raising discussion about possible ground risks.
03) INS Trikand had been participated in the 58th National Day celebrations of Mauritius.
04) Iranian drone strikes on Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have raised concerns over disruption of global energy supply routes.
05) The retaliatory Iranian missile attacks on Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG facilities after Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field.
06) Iran fired two ballistic missiles targeting the joint U.S.–U.K. military base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
07) The Indian Navy’s stealth frigate INS Nilgiri has participated in the Sea Phase of the Royal Australian Navy-hosted multinational Exercise KAKADU 2026 in Darwin, Australia.
08) The International Maritime Organization (IMO) provided the standard definition and guidelines for a “place of refuge” for ships in distress.
09) The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the first two satellites, IOD-1 and IOD-2, of its Celeste mission from Rocket Lab, New Zealand.
Festival, Days, Wildlife Sanctuary and Species
01) New Delhi Municipal Council organised the 4th edition of Tulip Festival 2026 at Shanti Path, New Delhi.
02) 01st March had been observed Zero Discrimination Day.
03) The Indian Bison Fest had been hosted at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary.
04) The United Nations theme of the International Women’s Day for the year 2026 is “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.”
05) A new parasitic wasp species Chelonus (Carinichelonus) mahadeb has been recently recorded from Nahortoli Tea Estate in Assam.
06) The Supreme Court of India recently took suo motu cognisance of reports about illegal sand mining threatening the ecology and aquatic life of the National Chambal Sanctuary.
07) Researchers discovered a new earthworm species “Drawida vazhania” in Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary.
08) The International Day of Happiness 2026 observed on 20th March to promote kindness, generosity, and community well-being.
09) Researchers discovered a rare new catfish species Amblyceps vayavy in the Western Ghats.
10) Tamil Nadu Government sealed 42 illegal resorts in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) to protect its eco-sensitive zone.
11) World Meteorological Day is observed on 23rd March every year to highlight the importance of weather, climate and water science.
12) Zoological Survey of India recently discovered a new marine crab species named Chhapgarus ngankeeae from the mangroves of Goa.
13) A rare white female albino Himalayan tahr has been recorded in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Bharmour, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.
Sports, Events, Authors and Awards
01) Ladakh conducted its first 21-km trail run at Pangong Tso, the world’s highest frozen lake half marathon.
02) Dhiraj Kakadia’s book “Mahatma: A Great Communicator” released in March 2026.
03) Navtej Sarna won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 for the English novel Crimson Spring.
04) The Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala was organised by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare through National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).
05) A coffee table book “Revolutionary Raj: Narendra Modi’s 25 Years,” authored by veteran journalist Padma Shri Alok Mehta has been launched by analyzing the political journey of PM Modi.
Conferences, Schemes, Initiatives, Portal and Programme
01) A National Conference on Ancient Indian Text, Science and Technology in March 2026 had been organised by IIT Dhanbad.
02) Initiative “Sharansthli” is launched by Jammu and Kashmir.
03) The Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Initiative has been launched by the Department of Telecommunications.
04) Government of India launched Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) to fast-track removal of legacy waste dumpsites in urban areas.
05) e-Swasthya Dham portal was launched by Uttarakhand government.
06) Ayush Suraksha Portal is launched by the Ministry of Ayush to track misleading advertisements and adverse drug reactions.
07) The International Academic Conference on “Ekatma Manav Darshan – Bharat’s Worldview” inaurgurated virually at Karnataka State Open University.
08) The National Housing Bank (NHB) has launched the portal named as “Gruh Sugam Portal”, aimed to promoting cost-effective housing finance and digital lending adoption.
09) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched an initiative “The LaQshya” aimed to reduce maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity.
10) Recently the “World Buddhist Peace Conference 2026” was hosted in Hyderabad.
11) The e-GramSwaraj platform has been developed under e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project initiative.
12) The INSPIRE Scheme has been launched to aim to attract meritorious youth to pursue the basic and natural sciences to give strengthen India’s Research & Development base.
13) Indian Space Research Organisation has conducted the YUva VIgyani KAryakram (YUVIKA) programme to promote scientific temper among school students.
14) Goa Government and Cochin Port Authority adopted an initiative for a digital pension platform SAMPANN (System for Accounting and Management of Pension) to modernize pension disbursement.
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