The President of India inaugurated the Darjeeling Hill Festival at Lok Bhavan in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The festival celebrates the rich traditions, arts and lifestyles of India's tribal and indigenous communities. It brings their music, crafts and ways of life before a wider audience and gives the hill region a platform to present its cultural heritage.
Raisina Dialogue 2026 was held in New Delhi. The conference was organised by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) in partnership with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). This edition carried the theme "Samskara: Assertion, Accommodation, Advancement".
The Mumbai suburban district administration in Maharashtra has launched the 'Saksham Skill Survey', described as India's first skill census powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The survey will assess the skills of young people in the district.
The Government of India is establishing the country's first integrated plant based on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) at Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep. OTEC is a renewable energy technology that generates electricity by using the temperature difference between warm surface sea water and cold water from the ocean depths.
India is set to construct its first riverine lighthouses, which will come up on the Brahmaputra River along National Waterway-2. Until now, India's lighthouses have stood along the sea coast to guide ships; these new structures will instead serve vessels moving on an inland river route.
In March 2026 the Union government invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to keep Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) adequately available during a global energy crisis. On 5 March 2026, oil refining companies were directed to maximise LPG output for domestic consumers.
The Tamil Nadu Industries Minister has launched TNExpat, a digital platform designed for expatriates who wish to live or work in the State. The portal gives foreign nationals information on living conditions, working in Tamil Nadu, the culture of the State and its lifestyle, all in one place.
Two stone sculptures of Jain Tirthankaras have been discovered near Lalgudi in Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. One was found at Neikuppai village and the other at Pudur Uthamanur village. Both figures are believed to date to the later Chola period.
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