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63 stories for “Current Affairs” · March 2026
Clear filtersIndia has displaced China to become the biggest supplier of cotton products to the United States in 2025. India shipped about 0.6 million tonnes of cotton products, while China's exports fell to roughly 0.5 million tonne...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised the framework governing dividends declared by banks and introduced fresh prudential norms that apply from FY 2026–27. Replacing the 2025 framework, the new rules seek to protec...
The Union Cabinet has cleared the Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojana (BHAVYA) to strengthen industrial infrastructure across the country. The scheme will develop 100 plug-and-play industrial parks with a total outlay of ₹33,66...
US President Donald Trump has announced a refinery partnership worth $300 billion with India's Reliance Industries. Under the arrangement, the first new major oil refinery in the United States will be built. The announce...
The 40th edition of AAHAR 2026 took place in New Delhi. AAHAR is among the largest business-to-business (B2B) exhibitions for the food and hospitality sector in South Asia. It is jointly organised by the Ministry of Food...
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd has made India's first Port of Refuge (PoR) facilities operational at its Dighi and Gopalpur ports. A Port of Refuge is a designated location where a ship in distress can take sh...
Bank of Baroda has become the first bank in India to issue domestic Green Infrastructure Bonds, raising ₹10,000 crore through its Series I long-term bonds. The money will be used to fund environment-friendly projects. Th...
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified a new species of cockroach, named Neoloboptera peninsularis, from Pune in Maharashtra. The discovery was made with the help of DNA-based taxonomy, a method that relies...
The Government of India has set up a 17-member committee to recommend major reforms to the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) policy. The panel will draft a concept paper and roadmap for an 'SEZ 2.0' policy and review how effe...
The Government of India has notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026, which revise the provisions governing Captive Generating Plants (CGPs). CGPs are power plants that industries build mainly to produce electric...
India achieved its highest agricultural output ever in 2024–25, setting records in both foodgrains and horticulture. Foodgrain production touched 357.73 million tonnes, while horticulture output reached 362.08 million to...
The Union government has notified the inflation target for 2026-2031 under the Flexible Inflation Targeting (FIT) framework. The target stays at 4% Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation, with a tolerance band of 2% to 6%....
