Daily Current Affairs
16 Mar 2026
Essential Commodities Act and India’s LPG supply crisis
Why in newsDue to disruption in energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the Government of India invoked the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 to ...
Read More →Supreme Court allows withdrawal of life support (Harish Rana case)
Why in newsThe Harish Rana case marked the first judicial approval for withdrawal of life support in India. The decision was delivered by a Bench of J...
Read More →NavIC and Atomic Clock Failure in IRNSS-1F
Why in newsThe atomic clock on IRNSS-1F has stopped functioning, weakening India’s indigenous navigation system NavIC, developed by the Indian Space...
Read More →Samriddhi Kendra under BharatNet (Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot)
Why in newsUnion Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia inaugurated the Samriddhi Kendra at Umri village under the Samriddh Gram Phygital Services Pilot Ini...
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Vairamuthu wins the Jnanpith Award
Why in newsRenowned Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu has been selected for the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour in India.He becomes the t...
Read More →Proton accelerator facility proposed in Visakhapatnam
Why in newsA high-energy proton accelerator facility is proposed to be set up in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.It will support India’s accelerator-d...
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