UPSC Current Affairs 18 March 2026 — PIB
- Cabinet approves scheme on ‘Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for the period FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31’
- Cabinet approves a New Era of Plug-and-Play Industrial Development through Bharat Audyogik Vikas Yojna (BHAVYA)
- Government Enacts Online Gaming Act 2025, Prohibits All Forms of Online Money Games and Promotes Safe Digital Ecosystem
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT OF SATELLITE LAUNCH FACILITIES IN INDIA
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE DEBRIS MANAGEMENT
- ECI deploys over 25 lakh Officials for violence-free, inducement-free elections in 5 States/UTs
- Union Agriculture Minister in Lok Sabha: Incomplete Irrigation Schemes and River-Linking Projects Back on Track under Our Government
- Financial Inclusion and Citizen-centric Services
- Data centre capacity in the country has grown from 375 MW in 2020 to more than 1500 MW
- Aadhaar is the world's largest biometric identity system with approximately 134 crore live Aadhaar holders
- VIBRANT VILLAGES PROGRAMME-II (VVP-II)
- Government Extends ALMM Framework to Solar Ingots and Wafers; To Come into Effect from 1 June 2028
- SVAMITVA SCHEME
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION IN QUANTUM RESEARCH AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCLUDING FELLOWSHIPS
- India’s Power Sector:
- Infrastructure Financing in India: Trends, Institutions, and Innovations
- Cabinet approves construction of 4-Lane Access-Controlled National Highway-927 from Barabanki to Bahraich (101.515 km) in Uttar Pradesh on Hybrid Annuity Mode at a cost of Rs.6969.04 crore
- Cabinet approves MSP funding of Rs.1,718.56 crore to CCI for cotton seasons 2023-24 for direct support to cotton farmers
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SATELLITE-BASED DISASTER MONITORING MECHANISMS
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SPACE-BASED INITIATIVES FOR AGRICULTURE
- Zero Customs Duty to Transform Nuclear Energy Economics, Dr Jitendra Singh Tells Lok Sabha in Written Reply
- Strengthening Passenger Facilitation in Indian Aviation
- Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia says, the future of 6G must be built on four pillars—interoperability, common standards, innovation, and inclusive growth
- Telecom expansion in border villages reflects new development paradigm: Union Minister Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in Lok Sabha
- Multi-State Cooperative Societies for organic products
- Fraudulent activities in the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS)
- World's largest food storage scheme for farmers
- RuPay Kisan Credit Cards for cooperative societies
- INDIAN NAVY CONTINUES IOS SAGAR INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIAN OCEAN NATIONS
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Automatic Weather Stations
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: Mission Mausam
- Digital India program has enabled wider access to digital services and opportunities
- WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0
- National Workshop on One Health organised in Nagpur on “Operational Frameworks for One Health: National Vision and State Action”
- FORENSIC SCIENCE AND NEW CRIMINAL LAWS
- INTEGRATING CAMPUSES OF NFSU AND CFSL
- Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 Strengthens Anti-Piracy Framework; Offenders Face Up to 3 Years Imprisonment and Fine up to 5% of Production Cost
- Uttar Pradesh Signed Reform‑Linked MoU under Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DIGITAL GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL THROUGH CENTRAL PLATFORMS
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: POSTS FILLED THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY
- Inter-Ministerial Briefing on Recent Developments in West Asia
- RailOne App Becoming Popular Among Passengers with Total 2.57 crore Downloads and 7.64 lakh Average Daily Ticket Bookings
- Indian Railways Attracts US$ 942 Million FDI Equity Inflows Over Last 11 Years, Including Under the Automatic Route, to Boost its Infrastructure
- National Highways Fee Rules, 2026 Amended to Strengthen Toll Compliance and Digital Enforcement
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: POLICIES FORMULATED RELATING TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: TECHNOLOGY TRANSLATION RESEARCH PARKS (TTRP)
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: INSPIRE SCHEME
- PARLIAMENT QUESTION: RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION SCHEME
- REHABILITATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGERS
- Release of SDG Bulletin Reports on “Planet” and “Prosperity”
- Environmental Accounting Explainer Series “Pollination Services”
- India–Vietnam Ministerial Meeting Deepens Cooperation in Tribal and Ethnic Development
- Government adopting a whole-of-government approach to ensure convergence in the implementation of initiatives related to Early Childhood Care and Education
- Mission Poshan 2.0 empowers frontline functionaries by providing them with smartphones