Daily Current Affairs: 28 March 2026

Current affairs of 28 March 2026: Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Offences; MLATrack.com: Kerala portal tracking MLA performance; PRISM-SG Portal for Road Over Bridge steel girders, and 11 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 14 topics

National Affairs

Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Offences
MLATrack.com: Kerala portal tracking MLA performance
Noida International Airport at Jewar: Phase I Inaugurated

Government Schemes

PRISM-SG Portal for Road Over Bridge steel girders
Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya: 3-Year Action Plan for Drug-Free Schools

Banking & Finance

Gruh Sugam Portal: NHB Digital Home Loan Marketplace for Government Staff
RBI OMOs in Q4 FY26: Easing Bank Treasury Losses
SEBI Approves Lakshya Asset Management Company for Mutual Funds

Economy

Inflation Targeting Framework Extended to 2031 at 4% Target

Environment & Ecology

Earth Hour 2026: 20th Anniversary Observed on 28 March

Awards & Persons

Nandamuri Balakrishna Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFD 2026
Carolina Marin Retires from Badminton Due to Knee Injuries
Hockey India Annual Awards 2025: Hardik Singh, Navneet Kaur Honoured
Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026: Nominations Open Till 11 May

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Offences

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Jitin Prasada.
It came after incorporating the recommendations of a Select Committee.
The Bill removes jail terms for minor violations and converts them into civil penalties.
It seeks ease of doing business and ease of living through graded penalties and trust-based governance.

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Polity & Governance

2. MLATrack.com: Kerala portal tracking MLA performance

Kerala launched MLATrack.com, described as India's first digital platform tracking MLAs' legislative performance.
It is a public database covering Kerala Legislative Assembly members for the 2021-2026 term.
It tracks over 68,000 questions.

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Government Schemes

3. Noida International Airport at Jewar: Phase I Inaugurated

PM Modi inaugurated Phase I of Noida International Airport at Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, on 28 March 2026.
Phase I cost about Rs 11,200 crore and is built under a public-private partnership.
It has one 3,900 m runway and can handle 12 million passengers a year initially.
Operator is Yamuna International Airport Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Switzerland's Zurich Airport International AG.

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Government Schemes

4. PRISM-SG Portal for Road Over Bridge steel girders

Union Ministers launched the PRISM-SG Portal on 25 March 2026 in New Delhi.
It digitises approval and inspection of steel girders used in Road Over Bridges.
The Ministry of Railways implements it, in coordination with highway authorities.

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Government Schemes

5. Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya: 3-Year Action Plan for Drug-Free Schools

A three-year action plan for the Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya Initiative was issued by the Ministry of Education.
Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya, meaning Drug-Free Schools, sits under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
Schools are meant to act as the frontline in preventing youth drug abuse.

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Banking & Finance

6. Gruh Sugam Portal: NHB Digital Home Loan Marketplace for Government Staff

The National Housing Bank launched the Gruh Sugam Portal for defence, paramilitary and government personnel.
It is a digital home loan marketplace to apply, compare and secure housing loans online.
Applications can go through office or unit systems, avoiding physical bank visits.
It offers online chat support and a complaint resolution mechanism.

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Economy

7. RBI OMOs in Q4 FY26: Easing Bank Treasury Losses

In Q4 FY26 RBI bought roughly ₹3.5 trillion of government bonds through OMOs.
Yields had risen due to West Asia tensions, costlier crude, higher US yields, rupee weakness and FPI outflows.
Higher yields cut bond prices, causing mark-to-market losses on bank treasuries.
OMOs injected durable liquidity, steadied yields and let banks book profits sooner.

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Economy

8. SEBI Approves Lakshya Asset Management Company for Mutual Funds

SEBI approved Lakshya Asset Management Company in March 2026 to begin a mutual fund business.
Lakshya will be the first AMC headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Its sponsor is Wealth First Portfolio Managers, a listed wealth management firm.
The team includes former Benchmark AMC leaders such as Sanjiv Shah and Rajan Mehta.

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Economy

9. Inflation Targeting Framework Extended to 2031 at 4% Target

The inflation targeting framework now covers 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.
The target stays at 4% retail inflation, with a tolerance band of 2% to 6%.
Flexible Inflation Targeting began in 2016; Section 45ZA of the RBI Act, 1934 is the legal basis.
If inflation stays outside the band for three straight quarters, the RBI must report to the government with remedial steps.

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Environment & Ecology

10. Earth Hour 2026: 20th Anniversary Observed on 28 March

Earth Hour 2026 fell on Saturday, 28 March, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time.
It marks the 20th year of the campaign organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
The theme was 'Give an Hour for Earth'.
The first Earth Hour was held in Sydney on 31 March 2007.

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Awards & Persons

History, Art & Culture

11. Nandamuri Balakrishna Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFD 2026

Nandamuri Balakrishna received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of Delhi (IFFD) 2026.
The ceremony took place at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta presented the honour.
The award recognised 50 years of the Telugu actor's work in cinema.
He had earlier received the Padma Bhushan in 2025.

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Awards & Persons

12. Carolina Marin Retires from Badminton Due to Knee Injuries

Spain's Carolina Marin retired from badminton in March 2026 because of persistent knee injuries.
She won the Rio 2016 Olympic women's singles gold, the first non-Asian woman to do so.
She won three World Championships: 2014, 2015 and 2018.
She spent a combined 66 weeks as world No. 1 and won seven European titles.

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Awards & Persons

13. Hockey India Annual Awards 2025: Hardik Singh, Navneet Kaur Honoured

The 8th Hockey India Annual Awards were held in New Delhi on 27 March 2026.
Hardik Singh and Navneet Kaur won the Player of the Year honours, Rs 20 lakh each.
Zafar Iqbal received the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award with Rs 25 lakh.
Prince Deep Singh and Sakshi Rana won the Upcoming Player awards, Rs 10 lakh each.

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Science & Technology

14. Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026: Nominations Open Till 11 May

Nominations for Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026 run from 28 March to 11 May 2026.
Applications are made online on the national awards portal, awards.gov.in; self-nominations are accepted.
The four categories are Vigyan Ratna, Vigyan Shri, Vigyan Yuva-Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar and Vigyan Team.
Vigyan Yuva is for scientists up to 45 years; Vigyan Team needs three or more researchers.

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Daily Current Affairs: 28 March 2026

In this issue: 14 topics

National Affairs

1. Jan Vishwas Bill 2026: Decriminalising Minor Offences

2. MLATrack.com: Kerala portal tracking MLA performance

3. Noida International Airport at Jewar: Phase I Inaugurated

Government Schemes

4. PRISM-SG Portal for Road Over Bridge steel girders

5. Nasha Mukt Vidyalaya: 3-Year Action Plan for Drug-Free Schools

Banking & Finance

6. Gruh Sugam Portal: NHB Digital Home Loan Marketplace for Government Staff

7. RBI OMOs in Q4 FY26: Easing Bank Treasury Losses

8. SEBI Approves Lakshya Asset Management Company for Mutual Funds

Economy

9. Inflation Targeting Framework Extended to 2031 at 4% Target

Environment & Ecology

10. Earth Hour 2026: 20th Anniversary Observed on 28 March

Awards & Persons

11. Nandamuri Balakrishna Gets Lifetime Achievement Award at IFFD 2026

12. Carolina Marin Retires from Badminton Due to Knee Injuries

13. Hockey India Annual Awards 2025: Hardik Singh, Navneet Kaur Honoured

14. Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2026: Nominations Open Till 11 May

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