South Central Railway has achieved its highest-ever freight loading since its formation, hauling 144.244 million tonnes of goods in the current financial year, 2025-26, surpassing last years record of 144.14 million tonnes and reaching this milestone a full week before the financial year ends.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of the Immigration, Visa, Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) Scheme for another five years, from April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2031, with a total outlay of Rs.1,800 crore.
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Blue Star Limited to strengthen Indias manufacturing and startup ecosystem.
In India, over 81 percent of rural households now have access to tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), said Minister of State for Jal Shakti V. Somanna. He also stated that since the launch of JJM in August 2019, more than 12.58 crore rural households have been provided tap water connections.
According to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health, rising temperatures due to climate change could drive millions across the globe into physical inactivity by 2050 by limiting their activity outdoors. For India the impact is expected to be higher than the global.
The Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, introduced the SATHEE app as a free learning platform to help students prepare for national-level competitive exams such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), and Common University Entrance Test (CUET).
The Indian Railways has launched the SHINE (Sexual Harassment Incident Notification for Empowerment) app for women employees to strengthen workplace safety across the organization. The portal has a feature that allows lodging complaints on behalf of outside visitors, contractual employees/workers or students and on behalf of women employees.
The Union Cabinet approved the extension of Jal Jeevan Mission up to December 2028 with an enhanced outlay of Rs.8.7 lakh crore. The project was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2019 to provide safe and adequate drinking water through tap connections to all households in rural India.
An Indian Armed Forces contingent arrived at Seychelles to participate in the Eleventh edition of Joint Military Exercise “LAMITIYE-2026” with the Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) on 9 March 2026. The Joint Exercise commenced at the Seychelles Defence Academy from 9th March and will continue till the 20th March.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched two new corridors of the Delhi Metro, including the countrys first Ring Metro on 8 March 2026. While the Majlis Park-Maujpur Babarpur (Pink Line) corridor is of around 12.3 km, the Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park (Magenta Line) corridor spans around 9.9 km.
According to the Hurun Global Rich List 2026, Mukesh Ambani continues to hold the title of Indias richest person and also remains Asias wealthiest individual. His total wealth rose by about 9 over the past year to reach Rs.9.8 lakh crore. Gautam Adani retained the second spot on the list.
National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management-Kundli (NIFTEM-K), under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada, to foster academic and research collaboration in the areas of Food Sciences.
NITI Aayog and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed the Record of Discussions (RoD) for Phase II of the Japan India Cooperative Actions towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 2 March 2026, aimed at strengthening development interventions in Aspirational Districts and Blocks.
