Civil Services Chronicle March 2026

1 Urban Wastewater Management: A Crisis and a Call for Reform

2 India-EU Free Trade Agreement: A Strategic Bet on Trade, Talent and Supply Chains

3 Strategic Autonomy and the UN Charter: Navigating the Venezuela and Greenland Crises

4 Biomaterials: Leveraging Eco-friendly Alternatives for a Low-Carbon Economy

5 Reshaping India’s Juvenile Justice Framework

6 Citizen-Centric Healthcare: Pathway to Universal Health Coverage in India

7 Robust Groundwater Governance: Anchoring India’s Water Security

8 Global Water Bankruptcy: Living Beyond Our Hydrological Means

9 Renewables as an Employment Engine: India’s Opportunities and Risks

10 Greening India’s MSMEs: A Roadmap for Clean Industrial Transition

1 RBI Proposes Resumption of Licensing of UCBs

2 RBI’s Revised Guidelines on Priority Sector Lending

3 PFRDA Sets Up Panel for NPS Assured Payouts Framework

4 Tax Residency Certificate (TRC)

5 Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme, 2026

6 Government Notifies Coking Coal as Critical & Strategic Mineral

7 Steel Slag: Transforming Industrial Waste into a Strategic Resource

8 India Energy Week 2026

9 Strategic Roadmap for a Globally Integrated Food Processing Sector

10 A Decade of Startup India: Scaling Innovation; Shaping India’s Growth Story

11 Decarbonising MSMEs: Roadmap for Green Transition

12 DPIIT Releases 5th Edition of States’ Startup Ecosystem Ranking

13 Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN)

14 District-Led Textiles Transformation (DLTT) Initiative

15 WEF Expands IR 4.0 Ecosystem

16 Catastrophe Bonds

17 New Fund Offer (NFO)

18 Achievements of Ministry of Food Processing Industries

19 Petrodollars

20 Social Commerce

21 BIS Foundation Day Marked by New Initiatives

22 Karan Fries and Vrindavani Cattle Breeds

23 Credit Assessment Model (CAM)

24 One Station One Product (OSOP) Scheme

25 India Emerged as the World’s Largest Rice Producer

26 ECOFIX Pothole Repair Technology

27 Engineering Export Promotion Council of India (EEPC)

28 PLI Scheme for White Goods

29 Polavaram-Banakacherla Link Project

30 Organic Conclave-cum-Buyer Seller Meet to Boost Assam Agri-Exports

31 Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA)

32 National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited

33 'Tex-RAMPS' Scheme

1 Centre Releases White Paper on Strengthening AI Governance

2 Viksit Bharat Young Leaders Dialogue 2026

3 Responsible Nations Index to Promote Ethical Governance

4 Expert Group Report on Comprehensive Updation of CPI

5 International Conference on Democracy and Election Management 2026

6 Committee for Strategic Asset Allocation and Risk Governance

7 National IED Data Management System

8 Supreme Court’s Split Verdict on Section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act

9 SC Issues Comprehensive Directions to Curb Student Suicides in HEIs

10 Strengthening the RTE Act to Promote Educational Equity and Fraternity

11 Achievements of Cooperatives in India

12 Constitutional Tort

13 NPS Vatsalya Scheme Guidelines 2025

14 Anna Chakra Initiative

15 SAMPANN

16 Lokpal of India Observes Foundation Day

17 National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS)

18 PESA Act Implemented in Jharkhand

19 Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth

20 Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS)

1 India-UAE Relations

2 India-Japan Strategic Dialogue

3 India-Germany Expand Strategic Cooperation

4 Spain Joins Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative

5 Annual Exchange under India-Pakistan Nuclear Installations Pact

6 U.S. Launches ‘Board of Peace’

7 U.S. Action in Venezuela: Oil, Sovereignty & International Law

8 US Withdraws From 66 International Organisations

9 India Engages Weimar Triangle for the First Time

10 OPEC+ Holds Oil Output Steady Amid Political Turmoil

11 India Assumes BRICS Presidency

12 Henley Passport Index 2026

13 First SCO National Coordinators’ Meeting of 2026

14 India and Canada Sign Joint Statement on Energy Cooperation

15 Israel to Withdraw from 7 UN Agencies

16 6th ASEAN-India Digital Ministers’ Meeting

17 India-Israel Expand Cooperation in Fisheries and Aquaculture

18 e-Business Visa

19 Grey-Zone Warfare

20 Donroe Doctrine

21 Bulgaria

22 Iran

23 Qatar

1 Aditya-L1 Provides New Insights on Earth’s Magnetic Shield

2 Why a ‘Cosmic Dust Particle’ Hits Earth Every 16 Minutes

3 India’s First Commercial Earth Observation Satellite Constellation

4 Salvo Test of ‘Pralay’ Missile

5 DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous MPATGM

6 Indian Army Signs Deal for ‘Suryastra’

7 LR-AShM at Republic Day Parade

8 DRDO’s Long-Duration Scramjet Test

9 BSL-4 Containment Facility in Gandhinagar

10 China’s EAST Reactor Breaks a Key Fusion Barrier

11 Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Technology: How It Works and Why It Matters

12 ISRO’s PSLV-C62 Mission Suffers Anomaly

13 AI Tool ‘Disobind’ to Decode Elusive Protein Interactions

14 Dhruv-NG Helicopter

15 India Ranks 8th Globally in WHO Pharmacovigilance Contributions

16 IIT Madras Develops Ramjet-Powered Artillery Shells

17 PARAM Shakti Supercomputer Commissioned at IIT Madras

18 World-Class Environmental and Solar Metrology Facilities at CSIR-NPL

19 Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi)

20 Wolf Supermoon

21 Mpemba Effect

22 White Dwarf System

1 Atlas of Climate Adaptation in Indian Agriculture

2 World’s Oceans Record Highest Heat Content in 2025

3 Climate Finance Gap in India’s Himalayan Region

4 India Launches First Open-Sea Marine Fish Farming Project

5 Second Pan-India Dolphin Estimation Begins

6 Bactrian Camels at Republic Day Parade

7 Centre Declares Eco-Sensitive Zone Around Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary

8 Centre Flags Ecological Concerns Over Dugong Conservation Centre

9 Dispute Over ESZ of Bannerghatta National Park

10 Kalai-II Hydropower Project and EIA Concerns in Lohit Basin

11 Legal Rights for Amazonian Stingless Bees

12 Study: Why Pollution Makes Winter Fog Thicker Over North India

13 High Seas Treaty Comes into Force

14 Bio-Bitumen and Clean, Green Highways

15 EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

16 Unethical Wildlife Photography Threatens Survival of Rare Galaxy Frog

17 IRENA Assembly Concludes with Push for Global Clean Energy Transition

18 New Genus and Species of Microscopic Crustacean Discovered

19 Freshwater Pufferfish Poisoning

20 2025 Was the Warmest La Niña Year on Record

21 Weed Threat to Mustard

22 BNHS-NMCG Project to Protect Indian Skimmer

23 Kaziranga Elevated Corridor Project Bhoomi Pujan

24 4,500-Year Climate Record Reconstructed from Kondagai Lake

25 Two New Rare Ant Fly Species Discovered in India

26 US Exits Paris Climate Pact

27 Bomb Cyclone

28 Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)

29 Walker and Hadley Circulations

1 Dr. Chandrakant Lahariya

2 Ilaiyaraaja

3 Toby Kiers

4 Major Swati Shanta Kumar

5 Nalini Joshi

6 Yoweri Museveni

7 Sunita Williams

8 Padmaja Patel

9 Sarojini Padmanathan

10 Jensen Huang

11 K. Pawan Kalyan

12 Srinivas Dempo

13 Praveen Vashistha

14 A. K. Balasubramanyan

15 P. V. Sindhu

16 Rakesh Agrawal

17 Love Agarwal

18 Jared Isaacman

19 Madhav Gadgil

20 Khaleda Zia

21 Meher Castelino

22 Inderjit Singh Bindra

23 Kirtida Mekani

24 G. Rajkumar

25 Ajit Pawar

26 Kabindra Purkayastha

27 Suresh Kalmadi

28 Biswabandhu Sen

29 PANKHUDI Digital Portal

30 ECINET Digital Platform

31 SAMPANN Pension Portal

32 28th CSPOC Conference

33 Centre of Excellence for Regulatory Affairs (Power Sector)

34 Operation Pawan

35 ICG-JCG Joint Response Exercise, 2026

36 Sanjha Shakti Military Exercise

37 17th Trilateral Exercise ‘Dosti’

38 Operation Absolute Resolve

39 Important Days

40 Books & Authors

1 Buddhist Triangle Sites of Odisha Join UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List

2 Bagurumba Dance Assam

3 Sacred Piprahwa Relics of Buddha

4 Bhadrakali Inscription

5 Zehanpora Stupa Excavations: Uncovering Buddhist Heritage of Ancient Kashmir

6 Lakkundi Excavation

7 Eighth-Century Telugu Inscription Unearthed in Andhra Pradesh

8 Lala Lajpat Rai

9 Thiruvalluvar

10 Kathputli Art Form

11 Savitribai Phule

12 World’s Oldest Known Rock Art Discovered in Indonesia

13 Granth Kutir

14 Shikshapatri Dwishatabdi Mahotsav

1 SC Raises Red Flag on Misuse of POCSO Act

2 JALAJ Livelihood Centres: Linking River Conservation with Sustainable Livelihoods

3 Rights of Widowed Daughters-in-Law under HAMA, 1956

4 Women’s Health Investment Outlook

5 Conference on Enhancing Gender Statistics

6 Strengthening India’s Skills and TVET Ecosystem

7 National Campaign on Entrepreneurship

8 Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0

9 PANKHUDI Portal

10 Demographic Winter and Its Socio-Economic Impact

11 Satta-Watta Marriage System

12 Continuation of Atal Pension Yojana

13 Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)

14 Lambadi Community

15 Model Youth Gram Sabha (MYGS)

16 Jamma Bane Lands

17 GeM Marks Seven Years of Womaniya Initiative

18 CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative

19 WASH Warriors

Uttar Pradesh

1 Lucknow Becomes Uttar Pradesh’s First “Zero Fresh Waste Dump City”

2 Smart Robo-Dog “SCORP”

3 Regional AI Impact Conference, 2026

4 Inauguration of EV Plant in Lucknow

5 AAI’s All-India Customer Satisfaction Survey

6 India’s First Government Hospital-based AI Clinic

7 Uttar Pradesh Ranks First in “De-regulation 1.0” Programme

8 State’s First State-University-Level Braille Library

Bihar

1 Agreement Between Bihar and Jharkhand for Water Sharing

2 Kajra Solar Power Project

Rajasthan

1 Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary Declared Eco-Sensitive Zone

2 Nagauri Ashwagandha Receives GI Tag

3 Bamanwas Kankar Panchayat Becomes Rajasthan’s First Organic Panchayat

4 e-Swasthya Samvad

Madhya Pradesh

1 Space Tech Policy, 2026

2 Ratapani Tiger Reserve Renamed as “Vishnu Shridhar Wakankar Tiger Reserve”

Jharkhand

1 Jharkhand’s Participation in the World Economic Forum

2 Centenary Celebrations of the Ol Chiki Script

Andhra Pradesh

1 India’s First and World’s Largest Green Ammonia Complex

2 Dagadarthi Greenfield Airport Project

Kerala

1 Kerala Gets Its First Butterfly Sanctuary

2 India’s First Fully Paperless Court System

Cricket

1 Vijay Hazare Trophy

Football

1 First SAFF Women’s Club Championship, 2025

Chess

1 FIDE World Blitz Championship, 2025

2 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship, 2025

Tennis

1 World Tennis League, 2025

Golf

1 IGU 124th Amateur Golf Championship of India, 2025

1 Info Bytes From Govt. News Services like PIB, AIR, etc

1 Participatory Citizenship and Democracy for All

2 Republic of Equality: Empowerment and Inclusive Development

3 Inclusive Change: Towards Women-Led Development

4 Key Initiatives for Strengthening Financial Inclusion

5 Climate Finance and Sustainable Development in India

6 Environmental Initiatives

7 Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems

8 Microfinance in India

9 Quick Commerce in India: Growth and Challenges

10 Innovations in Governance

11 Father of the Green Revolution - M.S. Swaminathan

12 Startups Transforming the Education and Skill Development Landscape

13 Farmers Empowerment through Agri-startups

14 Social Startups: Entrepreneurship with Purpose

15 Startups Promoting Entrepreneurship

16 Emerging Startups in India’s Sanitation Sector

17 New Labour Laws 2025

18 World of Funding Opportunities for Rural Startups

19 Women Entrepreneurship: Foundation of Self-Reliant India

20 Innovations in Waste Management in Himalayan States

21 Health Startups in India: Innovation Making Healthcare Accessible

22 Science Festival Depicting Prosperity through Science

23 COP 30: Climate Truth and the Fossil Fuel Deadlock

24 Genome Project: Unraveling the Mystery of Genomics

25 Magnetic Signatures on Earth

26 Brain Eating Amoeba

27 From Click to Creation

1 Current Affairs Based Model MCQs

1 New Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026

2 National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026

3 Draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025

1 Enhancing Circular Economy of End-of-Life Vehicles in India

2 NITI Aayog Releases Export Preparedness Index 2024

3 Enhancing Circular Economy of Waste Tyres in India

4 ‘State Finances 2023-24’ Report

5 TERI Report on India’s PV Manufacturing Ecosystem

6 World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026

7 The Employment and Social Trends 2026

8 Renewable Energy and Jobs - Annual Review 2025

9 Global Risks Report 2026

1 Beti Bachao Beti Padhao: Addressing Female Foeticide and Advancing Girl Child Education

2 SVAMITVA Scheme: Empowering Rural India through Technology

3 11 Years of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana

4 Inclusive Skilling Futures: Strengthening PM VIKAS Scheme

Budget 2026-27

1 Core Philosophy of Budget 2026-27

2 First Kartavya: Accelerate and Sustain Economic Growth

3 Second Kartavya: Fulfil Aspirations and Build Capacity of People

4 Third Kartavya: Aligned with Vision of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas (Requires Targeted Efforts in the Following Four Areas)

5 Direct Taxes

6 Indirect Taxes

7 Miscellaneous

Science & Technology

Space Technology - Launch Vehicles & Propulsion Technologies

1 Evolution of India’s Launch Vehicles

2 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV)

3 Cryogenic Engines

4 Scramjet vs. Ramjet Technology

5 Rocket Propellants

Space Technology - Orbits & Satellites

1 Types of Orbits

2 Satellite Types

3 Management of Space Debris

Space Technology - Major Space Missions

1 Major ISRO Missions

2 Major Global Missions

3 Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS)

Defence Technology - Missiles & Aerial Defence

1 India’s Missile Defence Systems

2 Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP)

3 Air Defence Systems

Defence Technology - Modern Warfare

1 Submarines: Project 75 & Project 75(I)

2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Loitering Munitions

3 Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs)

Defence Technology - Strategic Innovation In Defence Technologies

1 DRDO’s Indigenous Systems

2 Drones & Anti-Drone Systems

3 Surveillance Systems & Emergency Communication Networks

4 Critical Infrastructure Protection Technologies

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Digital Public Infrastructure

1 DPI in India

2 India Stack & Its Globalisation

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Blockchain Technology

1 Blockchain for Land Records

2 CBDC (e₹) & Digital Payment Innovations

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

1 IndiaAI Mission Framework

2 Applications of Artificial Intelligence

3 Responsible AI & AI Governance

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Semiconductor & Electronics Technologies

1 India Semiconductor Mission (ISM)

2 Chip Fabrication, ATMP Units, and OSAT Ecosystems

3 Display Fabs and Compound Semiconductors

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - 5G, 6G & Telecom Technologies

1 5G Technology and its Rollout in India

2 Bharat 6G Vision

3 Indigenous Telecom Stack

4 Open RAN

5 Fibre Optics

6 Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)

7 Near Field Communication (NFC)

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Internet Of Things (Iot), Sensors & Smart Systems

1 Applications of IoT

2 National Smart Wearable Ecosystem

3 Digital Twins for Infrastructure

It, Communications & Emerging Technologies - Robotics & Automation

1 Applications of Robotics Technology

2 Drone-as-a-Service Model

3 Logistics and Warehousing Automation

Biotechnology - Biotechnology: Advances & Applications

1 GenomeIndia Project

2 Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) and the Foxp3 gene

3 GM Crops

4 Immunotherapy

5 Synthetic Biology

Energy And Environment - Water & Climate: Technological Innovations

1 Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) Technologies

2 Desalination Technology

3 Early Warning Systems with AI and Remote Sensing

4 Climate-resilient Infrastructure Technology

Energy And Environment - Waste Management Technologies

1 E-waste Recycling Tech

2 Waste-to-Energy

3 Circular Economy Technologies

Energy And Environment - Nuclear Technology

1 Nuclear Fission vs. Nuclear Fusion

2 Uranium Enrichment

3 Utilization of Thorium

4 Small Modular Reactors

Energy And Environment - Clean Energy Technologies

1 Green Hydrogen Technologies

2 Fuel Cells

3 Battery Storage Technologies

4 Biofuels

5 Solar Tech: Types and Applications

Agricultural Technology - Agri-Tech And Food Systems Innovation

1 Precision Agriculture

2 AI & IoT in Farms

3 Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies

4 Soil Carbon Monitoring Technologies

5 Agri-Stack

6 Post-harvest Tech

7 Bio-fortification

8 Bio-fertilizers

9 Biopesticides

Nanotechnology - Advances In Nanotechnology

1 Basics of Nanoscale & Quantum Dots

2 Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene: Applications

3 Nanomedicine: Targeted Drug Delivery & Theranostics

4 Nano-fertilizers & Nano-pesticides

5 Environmental Nanotechnology

Intellectual Property Rights & Governance

1 India’s IP Regime

2 Patent, Copyright, Trademark & Trade Secret

3 Compulsory Licensing

Survey 2025-26

1 State of the Economy

2 Fiscal Developments: Anchoring Stability through Credible Consolidation

3 Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation: Refining the Regulatory Touch

4 External Sector: Playing the Long Game

5 Inflation: Tamed and Anchored

6 Agriculture and Food Management

7 Services: From Stability to New Frontiers

8 Industry’s Next Leap: Structural Transformation and Global Integration

9 Investment and Infrastructure: Strengthening Connectivity, Capacity and Competitiveness

10 Environment and Climate Change: Building a Resilient, Competitive and Development-Driven India

11 Education and Health: What Works and What’s Next

12 Employment and Skill Development: Getting Skilling Right

13 Rural Development and Social Progress: From Participation to Partnerships
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