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- The Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting Exercise ‘Vayu Shakti’ in Pokhran, Rajasthan.
- India’s total installed power capacity has crossed 520 gigawatts, with more than half coming from non-fossil fuel sources.
- Mangaluru International Airport won the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for Best Airport at Arrivals – Globally from Airports Council International World, marking its second consecutive global win after 2024.
- The 7th edition of Exercise Dharma Guardian, a joint military exercise between the Indian Army and the Japan started in Chaubattia, Uttarakhand.
- The Prime Minister of India will launch a nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination drive for 14-year-old girls from Ajmer, Rajasthan.
- The Central Bank of the UAE has launched the world’s first Sovereign Financial Cloud Services Infrastructure (SFCSI).
- Micron Technology started operations at India’s first advanced memory Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging (ATMP) facility in Sanand, Gujarat, which has the world’s largest 500,000 square foot raised-floor semiconductor clean room.
- Jammu and Kashmir won the Ranji Trophy cricket 2025–26 title in their maiden final appearance after 67 years.
- Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed as a Global Champion for Road Safety by the United Nations (UN).
- The National Arogya Fair 2026, organised by the Ministry of Ayush, concluded in Shegaon, Buldhana district, Maharashtra.
- Security forces demolished over 200 Naxal-linked memorials in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh under Operation Demolishment.
- India has removed the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) clause from its Double Taxation Avoidance Convention (DTAC) with France.
- Goa is hosting the fourth edition of the World Ocean Science Congress 2026 at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Panaji, which focuses on ocean health, climate resilience and sustainable blue economy.
- Greece’s Stefanos Sakellaridis won the Delhi Open 2026 men’s singles title.
- Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport CSMIA in Mumbai was named Asia-Pacific’s Best Airport for Departures in the over 40 million passengers’ category at the 2025 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards.
- The Rajasthan government has renamed Mount Abu as Aburaj, while Kaman has been renamed Kamvan, and Jahazpur has been renamed Yagyapur.
- Mount Abu, located in the Aravalli Range, is Rajasthan’s only hill station and is famous for the Dilwara Jain Temples.
- Three major inland waterways projects were inaugurated on National Waterway-2 in Dibrugarh, Assam, including the Bogibeel Customs and Immigration Complex, the Dhubri Customs and Immigration Complex, and the renovated IWAI Heritage Building.
- National Waterway-2, located on the Brahmaputra River, is a major economic corridor in the Northeast and improves cargo and passenger movement.
- The Government of Assam launched Mission Basundhara 3.0 in Dhemaji district to distribute land pattas to indigenous landless families, benefiting 1,06,905 people across the state.
- The mission also granted land rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, and aims to resolve long-pending land disputes by providing legal ownership.
- The Prime Minister of India announced the Villages of Excellence initiative during his state visit to Israel to expand agricultural cooperation.
- It is a grassroots extension to transform farming clusters into technology-driven zones and promoting precision farming, satellite-based irrigation, and integrated pest management.
- Installation of rooftop solar systems under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana has crossed 30 lakh households since February 2024.
- The scheme aims to promote rooftop solar power in one crore households across India.
- A joint team from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM) and Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS) successfully summited Mount Aconcagua on 22 February 2026.
- Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and the second-highest peak in the world outside Asia.
- The Government of West Bengal announced the Banglar Yuva Sathi Scheme 2026 in the interim Budget to provide a monthly allowance of 1,500 rupees to unemployed youth.
- The scheme will be implemented across West Bengal from 1 April 2026.
- World Seagrass Day is celebrated every year on March 1 to spread awareness about seagrass and marine conservation.
- The theme of the year 2026 is “Seagrasses Enrich Ocean Biodiversity and Fisheries.”
- Zero Discrimination Day is observed every year on March 1 to promote equality and dignity for all people.
- The theme of the year 2026 is “People First”.
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