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208 stories for “National” · March 2026
Clear filtersThe Union Ministry of Finance has amended the Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) rules to boost the Initial Public Offering (IPO) market and simplify listing. The changes, made to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rul...
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 Prime Minister has inaugurated the Lower Kopili Hydroelectric Project in Assam. It is a 120-megawatt run-of-river hydropower project located across the West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts. Run-of-river scheme...
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a nationwide darknet drug-trafficking network called 'Team Kalki'. The group had been running since January 2025, using the darknet and encrypted messaging applications to ca...
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched the National Climate Stack Innovation Challenge. The initiative seeks to build a National Climate Stack that brings various climate datasets t...
The International Malaria Conference (IMC) 2026 was held in New Delhi from 7 to 9 March 2026. Its theme was 'Discovery, Development and Delivery: Driving Malaria Elimination and Beyond.' The conference brought together e...
Joha rice, an aromatic indigenous variety grown mainly in Assam, has been exported in large quantities for the first time. A 25-metric-tonne consignment was shipped from Guwahati to the United Kingdom and Italy. The ship...
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved lifetime validity for licences issued by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Food businesses will no longer have to renew licences again...
The Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Initiative was inaugurated at Umri village in Madhya Pradesh to offer integrated services in rural areas. 'Phygital' combines physical and digital delivery. The Department of Tel...
The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has become India's first mining company to produce 50 million tonnes of iron ore within a single financial year, FY 2025–26. NMDC is a Navratna Central Public Sector En...
Indian Railways has commissioned Kavach 4.0 over 1,452 route km on its busy Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah high-density corridors. Kavach is an Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system developed in India. It helps avoid tr...
The International Rail Coach Expo (IRCE) 2026 has been inaugurated at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai. ICF is one of Indian Railways' major coach manufacturing units, and the expo showcases rail coach design,...
