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467 stories for “Current Affairs” · March 2026
Clear filtersA global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health has presented maternal mortality figures for 2023. India recorded roughly 24,700 maternal deaths that year, among the highest counts in...
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 Forest Survey of India (FSI), which functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has not issued any alerts from its Anavaran deforestation system since early 2026. Anavaran is an AI-based p...
Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve (VDTR) in Madhya Pradesh has been developed as India's third designated site for bringing back cheetahs under Project Cheetah. The reserve was created by merging the Nauradehi and Durga...
Scientists have found an enormous store of water nearly 700 km below the Earth's surface, inside the mantle, a finding that challenges existing ideas about where Earth's water came from. The water is not liquid; it is ch...
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 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 Government of India is relying on the GARBH-INi initiative to predict preterm births early and help prevent them through advanced research and artificial intelligence. GARBH-INi (Interdisciplinary Group for Advanced...
Telangana Employees Accountability and Monitoring of Parental Support (TEAMS) Bill, 2026In a pioneering social welfare move, the Telangana Legislative Assembly passed the Parental Support Bill, 2026, in late March 2026....
India celebrated 20 years of Earth Hour with participation across the country on March 28, 2026. Lights at major monuments and buildings were switched off for one hour, from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM, as a symbolic gesture. Ear...
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...
