UPSC Current Affairs 16 March 2026 — PIB
- ENERGY TRANSITION AND RENEWABLE CAPACITY
- ECI issues directions for strict implementation of Model Code of Conduct for the general elections in 5 States/UT and bye-elections in 6 States
- The cumulative exports (merchandise & services) during April-February 2025-26 is estimated at US$ 790.86 Billion, as compared to US$ 747.58 Billion in April-February 2024-25, an estimated growth of 5.79%.
- Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India for the Month of February, 2026 (Base Year: 2011-12)
- NATIONAL MISSION FOR MANUSCRIPTS
- India Submits 1st National Report on Implementation of Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing to Convention on Biological Diversity
- Coordinated Efforts of Government, RBI and NPCI Accelerate Growth in Digital Payments
- Government Strengthens Financial Inclusion Ecosystem Through Flagship Schemes
- POWER GENERATION AND DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has revised base year of Gross Domestic Product from 2011-12 to 2022-23
- India Submits Seventh National Report to Convention on Biological Diversity
- ECI appoints Special Observer for the General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Assam, 2026
- Department of Posts to Launch ‘24 Speed Post’ for Next-Day Guaranteed Delivery in Six Major Cities
- Centre Revises Commission Rates for Arthiyas and Societies for Procurement of Wheat and Paddy from RMS 2026-27
- Sahitya Akademi Award 2025
- National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) and Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar (MGMD)
- STATUS OF STPs, EXPANSION OF RIVER CLEANING, LiDAR MAPPING AND E-FLOW COMPLIANCE
- STATUS OF WATER SUPPLY THROUGH PIPES IN VILLAGES UNDER JJM
- SFURTI scheme benefits more than 3 lakh traditional artisans across the country
- Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia
- PROGRESS ON SUBANSIRI LOWER HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT
- Approval granted for establishing Quantum teaching facilities/laboratories in 23 academic institutions across India, 100 more under consideration to support advanced research and training in emerging quantum technologies
- UPGRADATION OF ITIs (PM-SETU) SCHEME
- MONTHLY BULLETIN OF PERIODIC LABOUR FORCE SURVEY (PLFS)
- Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is in process of revising base year of Index of Industrial Production from 2011-12 to 2022-23
- National Statistics Office has planned to conduct “Rapid Survey on Functional Cooperatives” from April, 2026
- Ministry monitors the projects through online portal/ web monitoring system "Project Assessment Infrastructure Monitoring and Analytics for Nation-Building (PAIMANA)"
- POST-PANDEMIC RECOVERY IN TOURIST ARRIVALS
- INTERNATIONAL TOURIST ARRIVALS
- CARA issues nationwide directions to strengthen adoption procedures, safeguard records and protect children’s identity
- PRESS RELEASE ON THE 161ST REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- PRESS RELEASE ON THE 162nd REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- PRESS RELEASE ON THE 163RD REPORT OF THEDEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- PRESS RELEASE ON THE 164TH REPORT OF THEDEPARTMENT-RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING
- PRESS RELEASE ON THE 160TH REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT RELATED PARLIAMENTARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES, LAW AND JUSTICE
- Telecommunication Engineering Centre, the technical arm of Department of Telecommunications (DoT), to organize International Workshop on 6G Standardization
- PROMOTION OF SOUTH INDIAN CULTURE HERITAGE
- PROMOTION OF LIBRARY NETWORK UNDER NML
- Strengthening conservation capacity
- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TRADITIONAL ARTISTS, FOLK ARTISTS AND CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
- CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED MONUMENTS AND HERITAGE PRECINCTS IN OLD DELHI
- NMMA AND MUSEUM GRANTS SCHEME
- CAQM revokes GRAP Stage-I across Delhi-NCR as AQI improves to ‘Moderate’ category
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Major steps taken by Government to discourage and mitigate crop residue burning
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Green Credit Programme
- HOUSING FOR YOUNG ADULTS
- Swachhata in Every Shard: Ghaziabad Turns Glass Waste into Glory
- RIVER REJUVENATIONS
- COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND LOCAL GOVERNANCE UNDER JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN
- FIELD TESTING KITS UNDER JJM FOR COMMUNITY WATER MONITORING
- FUND ALLOCATED IN GOBARDHAN SCHEME
- Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises organises first National Workshop on MSME Online Dispute Resolution Portal
- Significant growth in credit disbursement to MSME sector by Scheduled Commercial Banks
- Government undertakes many initiatives to support MSMEs and boost their competitiveness in global value chain
- MSME Champion Scheme progresses towards achieving its intended objectives and exceeding stipulated targets
- Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs unveils upgraded version of the National Youth Parliament Scheme web portal, known as NYPS 2.0
- National Youth Parliament Competition for Eklavya Model Residential Schools to strengthen the roots of democracy in the tribal areas
- INTEGRATION OF NON-FOSSIL FUEL POWER GENERATING INTO NATIONAL GRID
- NHAI Receives Nine Bids for Six-Laning of Jaipur–Kishangarh Section of NH-48 in Rajasthan
- National Workshop on Promoting Micromobility through Electric Bicycles highlights role of e‑bicycles in strengthening rural livelihoods
- SUDDEN COOLING IN GREENLAND REDUCED SUMMER MONSOONS IN INDIA 8,200 YEARS AGO
- STATUS OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES
- PROMOTING DIGITALISATION AND ENHANCING SKILL DEVELOPMENT
- ROADMAP FOR MAKING INDIA A GLOBAL SKILL HUB
- COMMUNITY HUB MOBILE SKILL VANS
- DIGITAL SKILL TRAINING CENTRES IN RURAL AREAS
- MoSPI has initiated several measures to strengthen accountability in data collection and dissemination
- PROMOTION OF CARAVAN TOURISM
- EASE OF TRAVEL IN INDIA
- BOOSTING IN INDIA'S IMAGE AMONG FOREIGN TOURISTS
- IMPROVEMENT IN CONNECTIVITY FOR TOURIST DESTINATIONS
- STRENGTHENING OF DIGITAL INITIATIVES FOR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
- REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR ADVENTURE TOURISM
- CARA to organise Third Regional Consultative Workshop for Central Zone in Bhopal
- MY Bharat Conducts Youth Exchange Programmes to Promote National Integration and Cultural Understanding
- Impact of NSS on Youth Development
- Government Expands Youth Skill Development Through NSS, Skill India Mission and NEP Initiatives
- CIVIL SERVICES (MAIN) EXAMINATION, 2024
- Painted Worlds
- CCI Organises 11th Edition of National Conference on Economics of Competition Law
- Prime Minister condoles the loss of lives in fire mishap at a hospital in Cuttack, Odisha
- DGR TO HOST EXCLUSIVE JOB FAIR FOR EX-SERVICEMEN AT DELHI
- Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah, extends greetings to the Matua community on the occasion of Matua Dharma Mela marking 215th birth anniversary of Purna Brahma Shree Shree Harichand Thakur
- Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment to Facilitate Visit of Senior Citizens to Amrit Udyan
- GoIStats mobile application has 17,475 downloads and 3,66,390 hits till February, 2026
- Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan expresses grief over bus accident in Nepal; conveys condolences to families of Indian pilgrims
- Prime Minister greets devotees and participants of Matua Dharma Mela
- Governor of Odisha meets the Prime Minister
- Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh meets the Prime Minister
- Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the importance of health and exercise