Current Affairs · 16 March 2026
TNPSC current affairs published on 16 March 2026.
Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2026 set 1 April 2026 nodal agencies and 26% ownership threshold for captive users
The rules introduce nodal agencies, grievance redressal and surcharge relief for captive generating plants from 1 April 2026.
World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026: India topped New Delhi meet with 208 medals, including 75 gold
India led the medal tally at the New Delhi leg of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 with 208 medals.
INS Sudarshini reached Malta on 12 March 2026 during 22,000-nautical-mile Lokayan-26 expedition
The Indian Navy’s sail training ship INS Sudarshini visited Valletta, Malta, as part of its Lokayan-26 transoceanic voyage.
Electricity (Amendment) Rules 2026 notified to simplify captive power generation and verification
The 2026 Electricity (Amendment) Rules revise captive generating plant provisions, ownership definitions and verification timelines.
Jnanpith Award 2025 conferred on Tamil writer R. Vairamuthu; 3rd Tamil laureate after Akilan and Jayakanthan
R. Vairamuthu received the 2025 Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour, with key facts on its history, prize and Tamil laureates.
Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign: child-marriage-free India drive, portal, helplines and outreach facts
The Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, launched on 27 November 2024, aims to make India child-marriage-free through awareness, reporting and institutional support.
R Vairamuthu gets 2025 Jnanpith Award; key facts on India’s highest literary honour
R Vairamuthu was conferred the 2025 Jnanpith Award, India’s oldest and highest literary honour instituted in 1961 by Bharatiya Jnanpith.
PM Modi inaugurated ₹18,700 crore projects in Kolkata, including Kharagpur–Moregram Expressway and six Amrit Bharat stations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for ₹18,700 crore projects in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Western Coalfields Limited projects: 25 EVs flagged off and new sports, eco and mine-connectivity works announced on 14 March 2026
On 14 March 2026, the Coal Minister inaugurated and laid foundation stones for modernization and green projects at Western Coalfields Limited.
PM Modi’s Kolkata projects worth ₹18,700 crore: exam facts on infrastructure and connectivity
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development works worth ₹18,700 crore in Kolkata, West Bengal.