March 2026 month current affairs

Sports News

• ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Winner – India (3rd title after 2007 & 2024). Lost New Zealand in the end. Prize money: ₹27.48 crore. Man of the Month: Jasprit Bumrah. Tournament Man: Sanju Samson. Captains: Suryakumar Yadav (India). Ambassadors: Rohit Sharma. Hosts India and Sri Lanka. 10th edition.

• Australian Grand Prix 2026 (season first): Winner George Russell.
• Hockey India Annual Awards 2025 (8 th edition):
• Balbir Singh Senior Award (Men): Hardik Singh.
• Balbir Singh Senior Award (Women): Navneet Kaur.
• Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award: Zafar Iqbal (1980 Moscow Olympic gold medalist).
• BCCI Naman Awards 2026:
• Polly Umrigar Award (Best Intl.). Cricketer – Men): Shubman Gill.
• Best Intl. Polly Umrigar Award. Women Cricketer: Smriti Mandhana.
• Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award: Rahul Dravid & Roger Binny.
• BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award (Women): Mithali Raj.
• Best International Debut (Men): Harshit Rana; (Women): N.N. Shree Sharani.
• Ranji Trophy 2025-26: Winner- Jammu and Kashmir. Runner-up – Karnataka. Final D.R. Bendre Cricket Stadium, Hubli. Sportsman of the Month: Aaqib Nabi.
• World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 (New Delhi): India led in the tally of medals with 208 medals (75 Gold, 69 Silver and 64 Bronze). Second, Russia, 3 rd, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
• Khelo India Winter Games 2026: To be held in Gulmarg, J&K (6th edition). Mascot: Sheen-e-Shee (snow leopard). Team Champion (3 years in a row): Indian Army (23 medals). 2 nd: Himachal Pradesh, 3 rd: Haryana.
• Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 (1st edition): Host state – Chhattisgarh (Raipur, Jagdalpur, Sarguja). Mascot: Morveer.
• World Boxing Futures Cup 2026 (Bangkok): India was ranked 4 th (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze). Uzbekistan topped.
• World Indoor Athletics Championship 2028: Bhubaneswar (Kalinga Stadium) will host it.

National News Schemes and Government Schemes.

• Census 2027 National Brand Ambassador: Sudarsan Pattnaik (sand artist), was appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
• Raftaar' Campaign (Income Tax Act 2025): Introduced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to inform citizens about the new Act (from 1 April 2026). Short name: Policy Reform and Responsible Action of Mission Viksit Bharat.
• This is called 'Prarambh 2026' (full form in video).
• Relief' Scheme to Exporters: Introduced by Centre with 497 crore to exporters hit by West Asian crisis. Title: Resilience and Logistics Intervention to Export Facilitation.
• Divyang Shakti Yojana (Free bus travel to the disabled): This was introduced by Andhra Pradesh government.
• Durga Yojana (Green e-auto to women and transgender): Delhi government launched it. Name: Driving Upliftment and Rozgar for Women and Transgender Green E-auto. Intents to offer 1000 women and 100 people who are transgender with new e-auto permits, subsidy and loan.
• Anmol Yojana (Free genetic testing of babies): Starting in Delhi government. Abbreviation: ANMOL Best Life Care.
• Durgabai Deshmukh Mahila e-Haat- referred to in relation to women empowerment.
• Mukhyamantri Mamta Satkaar Yojana (Financial assistance to women): the scheme initiated by the Punjab government. 1000/month (general), 1500/month to SC women.
• Punyashlok Ahilya Devi Holkar Shetkari Karj Maafi Yojana' (Crop loan waiver up to 2Lakh): Maharashtra government announced.
• 'Rani Durgavati Yojana' (for girls): Announced by Chhattisgarh government in Feb 2026 budget.
• Project Ganga' (High speed internet to rural family): Uttar Pradesh introduced the project to 20 lakh rural families.
• Shine App of women employees: Indian Railways introduced Shine App on the International Women Day 2026. Complete title: Sexual Harassment Incident Notification to Empower.
• Maatrushakti' scheme: Refers to scheme.
• The first Ring Metro in India: PM Modi opened it in New Delhi (Pink Line extension: 12.3 km between Maujpur-Babarpur and Majlis Park).
• The first AI-enabled Skill Census in India: Saksham: Introduced in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• First Plug and Play industrial parks in India (100 parks): Bhavya Yojana passed by the Cabinet. Short name: Bharat Industrial Vikas Yojana. Budget: ₹33,600 crore. Agency: National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (under DPIIT).
• Net Zero Panchayat (first in India): Bela Gram Panchayat (Bhandara district, Maharashtra) was the first Net Zero Panchayat in India.
• Jal Jeevan Mission: Through December 2028 (initially introduced 15 August 2019, aiming at 2024). All-in expenditure 8.69 lakh crore.
• Raisina Dialogue 2026 (11th edition): This time around, it will be in New Delhi (5-7 March). Theme: "Sanskar, Abhivadan, Samanjasya, Pragati". Chief Guest: President of Finland, Dr. Alexander Stubb. Raisina Science Diplomacy Initiative also was launched.
• National Vaccination Day (16 March): Theme 2026: "Immunization for All is Humanly Possible.
• National Science Day (28 February): 2026 Theme: Women in Science: Catalyzing Viksit Bharat.
• National Security Week (4-10 March): 2026 Theme: Engage, Educate and Empower People to Enhance Safety.

National Safety Day (4 March): The same as the above.

International News & Events

• World Happiness Report 2026: India was ranked 116 th out of 147. Finland leads in 9 years in a row.

• Global Terrorism Index 2026 (IEP): India was positioned at 13 th. The first time was the first time Pakistan ranked 1st.
• Stockholm Water Prize 2026: Winner Kaveh Madani (youngest winner ever). Prize is termed as the Nobel Prize of Water.
• The greatest civilian honour in France Legion of honour: Commander - First Indian diplomat to get this honour - Javed Ashraf (former ambassador).
• Thailand New Prime Minister (re-elected): Anutin Charnvirakul.
• New Prime Minister of Nepal (47th & youngest): Balendra Shah.
• New Chilean President: Jose Antonio Costa. India through the MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh.
• New Iranian Supreme Leader: Mojtaba Khamenei (son of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei).
• Denmark became the first EU country to eradicate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and Syphilis as certified by WHO.
• Scotland was the first UK county to legally update water cremation (aquamation/resomation) as an environmentally-friendly option.
• International Solar Alliance (ISA): Romania was 118th member. ISA established 30 Nov 2015, HQ in Gurugram, DG: Ashish Khanna.
• The new Ambassador of India to China: Vikram K. Doraiswami.
• India-Canada Uranium supply agreement: US$ 2.6 billion signed. Canada to supply 22 million pounds of uranium