UPSC Current Affairs 31 March 2026 — PIB

• India emerges as Global Leader in issuing Compliance Certificates under Nagoya Protocol
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurates the Kaynes Semicon Plant at Sanand, Gujarat
• The 14th Ministerial Conference of the WTO concluded on March 30, 2026 in Yaounde, Cameroon.
• FOURTH SURVEY VESSEL (LARGE) ‘SANSHODHAK’ DELIVERED TO INDIAN NAVY AT GRSE KOLKATA
• INDIGENOUS STEALTH FRIGATE ‘DUNAGIRI’ DELIVERED TO INDIAN NAVY – A MAJOR BOOST TO AATMANIRBHARTA IN WARSHIP BUILDING
• India Achieves Record 27 Entries in the Top 50 of QS Subject Rankings 2026
• CBDT signs record 219 Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) in FY 2025–26, taking total number of APAs beyond milestone of 1000 (i.e. 1034) since inception
• Post Cabinet Approval and Compliance with Structural Reforms, Funds Released to Five States for FY 2025–26
• PMAY-G: Advancing Housing for All in Rural India
• General Elections to Legislative Assemblies and bye-elections 2026
• Decarbonizing India’s Fertilizer Sector and Strengthening The Nation’s Energy Security
• LAUNCH OF FIRST NEXT GENERATION OFFSHORE PATROL VESSEL (YARD 1280, SHACHI) AT M/S GSL, GOA
• DELIVERY OF MALWAN – THE SECOND ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT BUILT BY CSL, KOCHI
• Aatmanirbhar Bharat: MoD & BEL sign Rs 1,950 crore contract for Mountain Radars for IAF
• Nyaya Setu AI Chatbot and Mascot “DISHIKA” Unveiled at DISHA Programme; BHASHINI Enables Real-Time Multilingual Translation During Vice-President’s Address
• In pursuance of Union Budget 2026-27 announcement, CBIC operationalises comprehensive reforms for e-commerce exports and courier trade to enhance ease of doing business from April 1, 2026
• Digital Push Deepens in Rural India: eGramSwaraj Records Over ₹3 Lakh Crores in Online Payments; SabhaSaar Expands to 23 Languages
• Updates on Key Sectors in View of Developments in West Asia
• " From Heritage to High Performance": Smt. Raksha Nikhil Khadse Says Khelo India Tribal Games is Building Champions from India’s Tribal Heartland