UPSC Current Affairs 17 March 2026 — The Hindu

• Belém as a test of a new model of forest finance
• Opposition targets Centre on LPG crisis, foreign policy
• Poll body transfers top bureaucrats, senior police officers in West Bengal
• Oppn. flags govt. plan to move Bill on IPS deputation in CAPFs
• SC asks Bhopal NGO to move HC on disposal of residual ash
• Are 40 out of 100 children malnourished in Gujarat?
• Broadcasting Parliament debates
• Why India must electrify its kitchens
• RIL, Samsung C&T ink $3 bn green ammonia supply pact
• Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to charge tariffs in another form
• India to sign U.S. deal only after clarity on rates
• USCIRF is creating a distorted picture of India, says Centre
• Centre clears ‘quantum lab’ installation at 23 institutions
• Gujarat’s GMDC, NMDC ink pact on rare earth elements
• Gem and jewellery export rises 4% in Feb. amid tariffs
• Feb. WPI at 11-month high
• The dual impact of Artificial Intelligence on the finance industry
• Coin used in T20 World Cup final auctioned for ₹26 lakh