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Kariba Dam Solar Project: Zambezi River, Floating Solar & Renewable Energy Transition

Kariba Dam Solar Project: Zambezi River, Floating Solar & Renewable Energy Transition

Why in news? On 30 March 2026 Zimbabwe announced plans to install a 500 MW floating solar plant on Lake Kariba. The project, led by Green Hybrid Power...

INS Dunagiri: Project 17A Frigate, Indian Navy & Indigenous Warship Construction

INS Dunagiri: Project 17A Frigate, Indian Navy & Indigenous Warship Construction

Why in news? On 30 March 2026 the Indian Navy received INS Dunagiri, a stealth frigate built under Project 17A. Delivered at Garden Reach Shipbuilding...

Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden & Global Maritime Trade

Bab el-Mandeb Strait: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden & Global Maritime Trade

Why in news? The Bab el‑Mandeb Strait has been in the headlines due to renewed threats from militant groups to close the waterway and a warning from...

Solar Radio Burst: X1.4 Solar Flare, Coronal Mass Ejection & Space Weather

Solar Radio Burst: X1.4 Solar Flare, Coronal Mass Ejection & Space Weather

Why in news? An intense solar flare erupted from the Sun’s surface on 29–30 March 2026. Classified by NASA as an X1.4‑class flare, the event pro...

NCLAT Dispute Resolution: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Committee of Creditors

NCLAT Dispute Resolution: Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Committee of Creditors

Why in news? The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal recently upheld an order of the National Company Law Tribunal regarding the distribution of f...

Shyamji Krishna Varma: Indian Home Rule Society, India House & Freedom Struggle

Shyamji Krishna Varma: Indian Home Rule Society, India House & Freedom Struggle

Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Shyamji Krishna Varma on his death anniversary on 30 March 2026. In a tribute message, the Pr...

Indonesia Social Media Restrictions: Archipelago, Cyberbullying & Online Regulations

Indonesia Social Media Restrictions: Archipelago, Cyberbullying & Online Regulations

Why in news? Indonesia’s government has announced that, beginning 28 March 2026, social‑media accounts operated by children under 16 on high‑ris...

WTO E-commerce Moratorium: Digital Trade, Customs Duties & Big Tech Dominance

WTO E-commerce Moratorium: Digital Trade, Customs Duties & Big Tech Dominance

Why in news? The World Trade Organization’s long‑standing moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions is set to expire at the 14th M...

Balirajgarh Excavation: ASI, Videha Kingdom & Ancient Bihar History

Balirajgarh Excavation: ASI, Videha Kingdom & Ancient Bihar History

Why in news? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has begun a new round of excavations at Balirajgarh, a fortified mound in the Madhubani district...

IMEX Table-Top Exercise: Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, Maritime Security & Kochi

IMEX Table-Top Exercise: Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, Maritime Security & Kochi

Why in news? The Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise (IMEX) Table‑Top Exercise 2026 at the Maritime Warfare...

Extracellular RNA: Water Quality Monitoring, Disinfectant Stress & Microbial Survival

Extracellular RNA: Water Quality Monitoring, Disinfectant Stress & Microbial Survival

Why in news? A study published on 28 March 2026 in the journal npj Clean Water reported that extracellular RNA (exRNA) from bacteria can persist even ...

Jungle Cat: Felis chaus, Wetland Conservation & Medium-Sized Predator

Jungle Cat: Felis chaus, Wetland Conservation & Medium-Sized Predator

Why in news? The jungle cat has featured in wildlife discussions because of renewed conservation assessments highlighting its wide distribution across...

ASRAAM Missile: Indian Air Force, MiG-29 Upgrade & MBDA Consortium

ASRAAM Missile: Indian Air Force, MiG-29 Upgrade & MBDA Consortium

Why in news? In late March 2026 the Indian Air Force issued a request for proposals to equip its MiG‑29 UPG fighters with the European‑designed Ad...

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: National Science Awards, Vigyan Ratna & CSIR

Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar: National Science Awards, Vigyan Ratna & CSIR

Why in news? On 28 March 2026 the government opened nominations for the next edition of the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar. Scientists, innovators and team...

Zojila Pass Avalanche: Srinagar-Leh Highway, Greater Himalayas & Climate Change

Zojila Pass Avalanche: Srinagar-Leh Highway, Greater Himalayas & Climate Change

Why in news? On 28 March 2026 a massive avalanche struck the Zojila Pass near Zero Point on the Srinagar–Leh highway. The avalanche buried several v...

Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle: Batagur kachuga, Chambal River & Critically Endangered

Red-Crowned Roofed Turtle: Batagur kachuga, Chambal River & Critically Endangered

Why in news? The critically endangered red‑crowned roofed turtle (Batagur kachuga) has been in the news as conservationists warn of its dwindling po...

Earth Hour 2026: WWF, Mission LiFE & Climate Change Awareness

Earth Hour 2026: WWF, Mission LiFE & Climate Change Awareness

Why in news? On 28 March 2026, India joined the world in observing the 20th anniversary of Earth Hour. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate...

G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Global South, IMEC & Resilient Trade Routes

G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting: Global South, IMEC & Resilient Trade Routes

Why in news? External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Paris in late March 2026. On the sidelines he met...

BRIC Research Advisory Board: Biotechnology, Open Science & Biomanufacturing

BRIC Research Advisory Board: Biotechnology, Open Science & Biomanufacturing

Why in news? The inaugural meeting of the Research Advisory Board of the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC) took place on 27–28 Ma...

Shigellosis Outbreak Kerala: Shigella Bacteria, Public Health & Sanitation

Shigellosis Outbreak Kerala: Shigella Bacteria, Public Health & Sanitation

Why in news? In late March 2026 health officials in Kerala reported an outbreak of shigellosis in the Kuttikkattoor area of Kozhikode district. A thre...

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