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Daily Current Affairs: 15 & 16 March 2026

Current affairs of 15 & 16 March 2026: Purple Fest: Rashtrapati Bhavan Event Celebrating Divyangjan; DRAP: Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme Explained; Great Indian Bustard Captive Breeding Enters Fourth Year, and 23 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 26 topics

National Affairs

  1. Purple Fest: Rashtrapati Bhavan Event Celebrating Divyangjan
  2. Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2026 on Captive Power Plants
  3. Gold Hallmarking Phase VI: Seven New Districts Covered
  4. Annapurna Devi Centenary: India Post Special Cover
  5. OIL-NSTFDC MoU to Upgrade Healthcare in Rajgarh, MP

Government Schemes

  1. DRAP: Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme Explained
  2. Samriddh Gram Phygital Pilot: Rural Digital Hubs
  3. MSDE-GATI Foundation MoU to Boost Overseas Jobs for Skilled Indians
  4. DEPwD Life-Cycle Support Model for Hearing Impairment Launched

Banking & Finance

  1. RBI Digital Payments Awareness Pilot and DPAW 2026
  2. Bancassurance mis-selling and Insurance for All by 2047
  3. KV Ramana Murty appointed SEBI whole-time member

Economy

  1. RBI liquidity infusion likely before financial year-end

International Affairs

  1. IIT Guwahati and Gifu University Academic Consortium
  2. Jose Antonio Kast sworn in as Chile’s 38th President
  3. World Rotaract Day 2026: 13 March and Its 58th Anniversary

Agriculture & Rural

  1. West Asia Crisis Threat to India’s Farm Exports and Incomes
  2. Allied Sectors in Indian Agriculture Outpace Crop Farming
  3. Supreme Court Backs Shift from Wheat-Paddy to Pulses

Science & Technology

  1. NDSA New Office and Digital Dam Safety Platforms Launched
  2. NCB and TraceXero Team Up on Carbon Capture for Cement
  3. T-Hub and JETRO Link Indian and Japanese Startups
  4. ISRO CE20 Cryogenic Engine Sea-Level Hot Test at 22 Tonnes

Environment & Ecology

  1. Great Indian Bustard Captive Breeding Enters Fourth Year
  2. Tiger Deaths 2025: Maharashtra Accounts for 41 of 166

Defence & Security

  1. BHEL Haridwar: Kumaraswamy Inaugurates Solar Plant and 30-Ton EAF

National Affairs

Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Economy

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Economy

18. Allied Sectors in Indian Agriculture Outpace Crop Farming

  • Per the Economic Survey, livestock grew 7.1% and fisheries 8.8% yearly over the decade to 2024-25, against 3.5% for crops.
  • Horticulture output in 2024-25 topped 360 million tonnes; food grains were about 330 million tonnes.
  • Milk, at about 248 million tonnes, is India's largest food commodity.
  • Livestock GVA rose 195% and fisheries GVA about 140% from 2014-15 to 2023-24.
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Science & Technology

Science & Technology

22. T-Hub and JETRO Link Indian and Japanese Startups

  • T-Hub partnered with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) to boost collaboration between Indian and Japanese startups.
  • The focus is on deep-tech fields such as AI, aerospace, defence and smart infrastructure.
  • The tie-up will enable startup exchange programmes and open market access opportunities.
  • The initiative supports technology cooperation between India and Japan.
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Environment & Ecology

Defence & Security

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