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Film Awards

98th Academy Awards: 'One Battle After Another' Wins Six Oscars; Michael B. Jordan Named Best Actor

18 Mar 2026

First Oscar Ceremony Year: 1929
Academy HQ: Beverly Hills, California
AMPAS: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Literary Awards

Tamil Poet Vairamuthu Ramasamy Conferred with 60th Jnanpith Award 2025

18 Mar 2026

First Jnanpith Award Winner: G. Sankara Kurup (1965)
Eighth Schedule Languages: 22
Bharatiya Jnanpith Founder: Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain

Infrastructure Projects

Centre Approves ₹1,250 Crore IT Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Puducherry

18 Mar 2026

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry: K. Kailashnathan
Chief Minister of Puducherry: N. Rangaswamy
SEZ Act Year: 2005

Government Initiatives

India Post Launches '24 Speed Post' Service for D+1 Delivery in Six Metro Cities

18 Mar 2026

Department of Posts Headquarters: New Delhi
Director General of Postal Services: Alok Sharma
India Post Foundation Year: 1854

Government Initiatives

Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh Inaugurates ₹100-Crore Integrated Aqua Park in Jammu & Kashmir

18 Mar 2026

Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: Rajiv Ranjan Singh
SKICC: Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre
NCCWF: National Conference on Cold Water Fisheries

IMF / World Bank

World Bank Sanctions Nearly $600 Million for Clean Air Initiatives in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana

18 Mar 2026

World Bank Headquarters: Washington D.C., USA
World Bank President: Ajay Banga
ESMAP: Energy Sector Management Assistance Program

RBI

RBI Imposes Monetary Penalty on Manappuram Finance for KMP Guideline Violations

18 Mar 2026

RBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das
Manappuram Finance HQ: Thrissur, Kerala

Domestic Collaborations

Himachal Pradesh and NDDB Partner to Boost Dairy Sector with 'HIM' Brand

17 Mar 2026

NDDB Headquarters: Anand, Gujarat
NDDB Founded: 1965
Himachal Pradesh CM: Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Film Awards

98th Academy Awards: 'One Battle After Another' Crowned Best Picture

17 Mar 2026

First Academy Awards held: 1929
Oscars organized by: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
98th Oscars Host: Conan O'Brien

Tournaments

India Clinches Top Spot at World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 with Record Medal Haul

17 Mar 2026

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 Venue: New Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: New Delhi
Sports Minister: Anurag Thakur (Note: Ensure contemporary relevance if changed, but keep based on common knowledge if not in text)

Infrastructure Projects

PM Modi Dedicates Fully Automated Haldia Bulk Terminal and Hydroelectric Project to Nation

17 Mar 2026

ADB Headquarters: Manila, Philippines
ADB President: Masatsugu Asakawa
Haldia Port Location: West Bengal

IMF / World Bank

India and World Bank Sign $300 Million Agreement for Haryana Clean Air Project

17 Mar 2026

World Bank President: Ajay Banga
World Bank HQ: Washington D.C., USA
Haryana Governor: Bandaru Dattatreya

Digital Platforms

Razorpay Debuts 'Agent Studio' Using Anthropic's Claude AI for Payment Workflows

17 Mar 2026

Razorpay Headquarters: Bengaluru
Anthropic: An AI safety and research company (developer of Claude AI)
Razorpay Founders: Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar

Rules & Regulations

FSSAI Introduces Perpetual License Validity and Revised Turnover Thresholds

17 Mar 2026

FSSAI Headquarters: New Delhi
FSSAI Established: 2008 (under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006)
NITI Aayog CEO: B.V.R. Subrahmanyam

Canara Bank

Canara Bank Announces 10 Basis Point Hike in Marginal Cost of Funds Based Lending Rates

17 Mar 2026

Canara Bank Headquarters: Bengaluru
MCLR Introduced by RBI: 2016
Canara Bank Tagline: Together we can

RBI

RBI Launches Digital Payment Awareness Pilot Project in Maharashtra

17 Mar 2026

RBI Headquarters: Mumbai
RBI Established: 1 April 1935
Current RBI Governor: Sanjay Malhotra
CSC e-Governance Services HQ: New Delhi

Days & Themes

India Observes National Vaccination Day to Promote Immunization Awareness

16 Mar 2026

First Pulse Polio Launch Year: 1995
World Consumer Rights Day: March 15
WHO Global Polio Eradication Initiative launched: 1988

Tournaments

Indian Women's Hockey Team Secures Berth in FIH World Cup 2026 with Dominant Win Over Wales

16 Mar 2026

FIH: International Hockey Federation
Venue: GMC Balayogi Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad.

Directors

RM Nachammai Appointed as India's First Woman Chief of a Functional Nuclear Power Plant

16 Mar 2026

NPCIL: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
Kaiga Generating Station: Located in Karnataka.

State Policies

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Approves Draft Bill to Prohibit Fraudulent Religious Conversions

16 Mar 2026

Chhattisgarh CM: Vishnu Deo Sai
Chhattisgarh Governor: Ramen Deka
Constitutional Articles for Religion: Articles 25 to 28.

Bilateral Relations

President Trump Unveils Landmark $300 Billion Refinery Partnership with Reliance Industries in Texas

16 Mar 2026

Texas: Largest oil-producing state in the USA.
Port of Brownsville: Located at the southernmost tip of Texas.
Last major US refinery established: 1977 (by Marathon Petroleum).

Climate Change

New Delhi Deploys India’s First Photosynthetic Microalgae-Based Air Purification Tower

16 Mar 2026

IIT Madras: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
AQI: Air Quality Index

Rankings

Odisha, Goa, and Jharkhand Lead NITI Aayog’s Fiscal Health Index 2026

16 Mar 2026

NITI Aayog Vice Chairman: Suman Bery
FRBM Act: Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act

Government Initiatives

UIDAI Introduces First-Ever Bug Bounty Program to Fortify Aadhaar's Digital Security

16 Mar 2026

UIDAI Headquarters: New Delhi
Aadhaar Launch: 2009 (as a project under the Planning Commission)

Economic Affairs

India Surpasses China as the Premier Exporter of Cotton Products to the United States in 2025

16 Mar 2026

USDA: United States Department of Agriculture

Rules & Regulations

Supreme Court Upholds Human Dignity in Harish Rana Case, Permitting Passive Euthanasia

16 Mar 2026

AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Passive Euthanasia: The withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment.

Union Cabinet Decisions

Union Cabinet Greenlights ₹3,631 Crore Corridor for Noida Airport and Extends Jal Jeevan Mission

16 Mar 2026

Jal Jeevan Mission Launch Year: 2019
Noida International Airport District: Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP
HAM: Hybrid Annuity Mode, a combination of EPC and BOT models for infrastructure.

Banking Affairs

South Indian Bank Integrates Digital Loan Against Mutual Funds and EPF Payment Services

16 Mar 2026

South Indian Bank Founded: 1929
South Indian Bank HQ: Thrissur, Kerala
SIB CEO: P.R. Seshadri

Bank of Baroda (BoB)

Bank of Baroda Unveils 'bob Women Sapphire' Account and Secures $500 Million Global Loan

16 Mar 2026

Bank of Baroda Founded: 1908
Bank of Baroda HQ: Vadodara, Gujarat
BoB Tagline: India's International Bank

Banking Affairs

Public and Private Sector Banks Report Significant Earnings from Non-Core Fees and Penalties

16 Mar 2026

BSBDA: Basic Savings Bank Deposit Accounts, which are exempted from minimum balance requirements.

SEBI

SEBI Establishes Expert Panel Chaired by Dr. D.B. Phatak for Future-Ready Securities Market Technology

16 Mar 2026

SEBI Established: 12 April 1988 (Statutory powers in 1992)
SEBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
SEBI Chairman: Tuhin Kanta Pandey

RBI

RBI Overhauls Dividend Payout Regulations for Commercial Banks Effective FY27

16 Mar 2026

CET-1 Ratio: A component of Tier 1 capital that consists mostly of common stock held by a bank or other financial institution.

RBI

RBI Observes 6th Digital Payments Awareness Week to Foster Safe Transaction Habits

16 Mar 2026

RBI Established: 1 April 1935
RBI Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
RBI Governor: Shaktikanta Das (Current, though PDF mentions Sanjay Malhotra as a symbolic role or future context)

Directors