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85 stories for “National” · March 2026
Clear filtersMeghalaya has become the 12th state to sign a reform-based Memorandum of Understanding under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0. JJM seeks to provide functional household tap water connections in rural areas, and its second ph...
The Ministry of Home Affairs has revised the rules for issuing Look Out Circulars (LOCs), which the Bureau of Immigration uses to stop wanted or absconding persons from leaving India through airports and seaports. Statut...
'Nagauri Paan Methi' has been registered as a Community Farmers' Variety by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Authority (PPVFRA). It is a traditional variety of fenugreek cultivated in Nagaur district...
The Indian Navy's INS Nilgiri participated in Exercise Kakadu 2026, a multinational naval exercise held every two years and conducted by the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. The exercise brings together navies from se...
The National Statistics Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) annual report for 2025. From 2025, the survey follows the calendar y...
The Union Cabinet has extended the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028, with a sharper focus on rural drinking water supply. Under the upgraded JJM 2.0, the total financial outlay has been raised to ₹8.69 lakh c...
The Ministry of Jal Shakti launched Jal Mahotsav 2026 on International Women's Day, March 8. The nationwide campaign ran from 8 to 22 March to encourage water conservation and better management of rural water resources....
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has launched the PRISM-SG portal in New Delhi. PRISM-SG stands for Portal for Rail-Road Inspection and Stages Management – Steel Girders. The digital platform is meant to simpl...
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) has released its Food Security Index, which assesses food security on four pillars: availability, accessibility, utilisation and sustainability. The inde...
The Union Cabinet has approved the Modified UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) scheme to strengthen regional air connectivity. Launched in 2016 to make flying affordable for people in smaller cities, the scheme will now run f...
Balirajgarh: Uncovering the Ancient Mithila CivilizationIn March 2026, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Patna Circle officially commenced a large-scale scientific excavation at Balirajgarh in the Madhubani distri...
India's first National Indoor Athletics Championships have begun at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, marking the start of a national indoor competition in athletics.
