22-23 March Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs One-Liners – 22 & 23 March 

• Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited introduced India’s first LPG Automated Teller Machine in Gurugram, enabling convenient and self-service LPG access.

• The Lok Sabha extended the tenure of the Joint Parliamentary Committee reviewing the One Nation One Election proposal until the Monsoon Session 2026.

• Kalinjar Fort was declared a National Geo-Heritage Site by the Geological Survey of India.

• The Government launched the RELIEF Scheme 2026 (Resilience and Logistic Intervention for Export Promotion) to support exporters affected by disruptions in West Asia, particularly near the Strait of Hormuz.

• The National Productivity Council partnered with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to act as the Environment Audit Designated Agency .

• The Telangana Budget 2026 was presented by Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka in the State Assembly.

• The New Income-tax Rules 2026 will be implemented from 1 April 2026 under reforms aligned with the Income-tax Act, 2025.

• Historian William Dalrymple received the Mark Lynton History Prize 2026 for The Golden Road .

• Actress Rituparna Sengupta was honoured with the Women Empowerment Award at the House of Commons, United Kingdom.

• India and Indonesia strengthened cultural ties through cooperation in restoring the Prambanan Temple Complex .

• The Government introduced CGSMFI-2.0 (Credit Guarantee Scheme for Microfinance Institutions) to enhance credit access for small borrowers.

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched PRARAMBH 2026 , an awareness campaign on the new Income Tax framework.

• The Reserve Bank of India imposed a ₹31.80 lakh penalty on HSBC for regulatory violations.

• Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited launched the Krishi Sakhi Initiative to strengthen agricultural risk awareness.

• The World Trade Organization released its Global Trade Outlook and Statistics – March 2026 report.

• The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade published NIRYAT trade data for FY 2024–25.

• T.N. Natarajan assumed charge as Director (Commercial) at Steel Authority of India Limited.

• Krishna Kumar Thakur took over as Director (Personnel) at NMDC Limited.

• UNIQLO appointed Jasprit Bumrah as its brand ambassador in India.

• The Indian Army Southern Command conducted Exercise Amogh Jwala at Babina firing ranges in Uttar Pradesh.

• The Indian Navy is set to commission stealth frigate INS Taragiri (F41) at Visakhapatnam.

• Pondicherry University launched the ‘Blue Voice’ app