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March 2026 month current affairs

Apr 05, 2026
Thursday):  Theme –  "Kidney Health for All: Caring for People, Protecting the Planet" .

  • International Women's Day (8 March):  Campaign theme –  "Give to Gain" . UN theme –  "Rights, Justice, Action for All Women and Girls" .

  • National Jan Aushadhi Day (7 March):  Theme –  "Jan Aushadhi: Sasti bhi, Bharose mand bhi" .

  • National Security Day (4 March):  Theme –  "Engage, Educate and Empower People to Enhance Safety" .

  • World Wildlife Day (3 March):  Theme –  "Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods" .

    • Miscellaneous / State-Specific

    • Kalinjar Fort hill  declared  Uttar Pradesh's first National Geo-heritage Site  by Geological Survey of India.

    • Madurai Airport (Tamil Nadu)  granted international airport status by Union Cabinet.

    • India's first 24x7 LPG ATM:  Launched by BPCL in  Gurugram, Haryana .

    • India's first Microalgae Tower 'Pure Air'  installed in  New Delhi  to reduce highway pollution.

    • Chandigarh  achieved 99.93% literacy, becoming India's  second fully literate UT  (after Ladakh).

    • Rakhigarhi (Haryana)  archaeological site – mentioned.

    • Mount Abu renamed to 'Abu Raj'  in Rajasthan.

    • Kusumpur village  to become  Odisha's first smart village .

    • Pakyong Airport (Sikkim)  renamed  Trilochan Pokhrel Airport  (after Sikkim's first freedom fighter, also known as 'Gandhi Pokhrel').

    • India's first dark sky park in Tamil Nadu  established in  Kolli Hills, Namakkal .

    • Hola Mohalla festival  celebrated by  Sikh community  in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.

    • Attukal Pongala festival  celebrated in  Kerala .

    • World Obesity Atlas 2026:  India ranked  2nd  in childhood obesity globally (after China, ahead of USA).

    • Varanasi  planted 2,51,446 saplings in one hour to set a Guinness World Record.

    • India's first river-based lighthouses  to be built on  Brahmaputra River  (at Pandu, Bogibeel, Silghat, Viswanath Ghat).

    • Project Hanuman (Healing and Nurturing Units for Monitoring, Aid and Nurturing):  Launched by  Andhra Pradesh  (by Deputy CM & Forest Minister Pawan Kalyan) to reduce human-wildlife conflict.

    • India's first open-source mental disorder database 'CARL-BRAIN':  Launched in  Bengaluru  at NIMHANS.

    • India's first AI-based pregnancy cohort study 'GARBH-INi'  to tackle preterm birth.

    • India's first semiconductor assembly, test & packaging facility:  Inaugurated by PM Modi in  Sanand, Gujarat  (by Micron Semiconductor India Pvt Ltd). Investment: ₹22,516 crore.

    • First woman Chief Superintendent of NPCIL:   R.M. Nachammai .

    • New Vice Chief of Army Staff:   Lt. Gen. Dhiraj Seth .

    • New Chairperson of NCBC (National Commission for Backward Classes):   Sadhavi Niranjan Jyoti .

    • First woman Chief Superintendent of NPCIL:  R.M. Nachammai.

    • First woman pilot to fly President Murmu:  She flew indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) at Jaisalmer Air Force Station.

     

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