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The centenary of the historic Mahad Satyagraha was marked at Mahad in Raigad district, Maharashtra, on 20 March 2026.B. R. Ambedkar led the movement on 20 March 1927 to assert the right of Dalits to use public water sour...
The Lok Sabha invoked the guillotine to clear the Demands for Grants for the 2026–27 financial year.The guillotine is a parliamentary device to fast-track approval of financial demands within limited time.The Speaker app...
The Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited (AIC) has launched the Krishi Sakhi Initiative to strengthen the role of women farmers.The move is in line with the United Nations declaring 2026 the International Year...
Two major international honours were announced:Stockholm Water Prize 2026: Awarded to Kaveh Madani for his contributions to water research and water policy.Mark Lynton History Prize 2026: Won by historian William Dalrymp...
Ordnance Factory Day is observed on 18 March to commemorate the beginning of production at India's first ordnance factory at Cossipore, Kolkata, in 1802.In 2021, the Ordnance Factory Board was reorganised into seven Defe...
Parliament has passed the Appropriation Bill 2026, enabling the Union Government to draw and spend money for the financial year.It permits withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the expenses of ministries...
Bharat Tribes Fest 2026 has begun in New Delhi. The festival seeks to promote the culture of India's tribal communities and encourage tribal entrepreneurship. Such events give tribal artisans and producers a platform to...
The National Para Athletics Championship 2026 is being held from March 19 to 21, 2026 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The meet brings together para-athletes from across the country to compete in track and fiel...
The Maharashtra Assembly has passed the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026 to curb forced religious conversions. The Bill seeks to ensure that any conversion is voluntary and free from coercion, fraud or induceme...
National Vaccination Day is observed in India on March 16 to stress the role of immunisation in safeguarding public health. The date recalls the launch of the Pulse Polio Immunisation Programme on 16 March 1995, when ora...
The 98th Academy Awards (Oscars 2026) were presented in Los Angeles, United States. The Best Picture award went to One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Michael B. Jordan won Best Actor for his role...
Jürgen Habermas (1929–2026), the influential German philosopher and sociologist, has died aged 96. A leading 20th-century social theorist and a member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, he championed deliberativ...
