UPSC Current Affairs 20 March 2026 — The Hindu
- New GDP series, charting the path ahead
- AI-powered tax governance in India and its challenges
- Losing the way
- Supreme Court reserves verdict on ambit of ‘industry’
- SC dismisses plea for probe into ‘violation’ by animal care centre
- 24 States, U.T.s set aside funds for new rural jobs scheme
- Lack of ‘sustainable water sources’ will thwart Jal Jeevan Mission: panel
- SC quashes criminal case against YouTuber Elvish Yadav
- RBI working on avenues for Russian counterparts’ INR use
- NTPC arm commissions 165 MW capacity at Khavda-II
- Lawmakers in EU move to implement U.S. trade deal
- Stock markets crash over 3% as oil price spikes to $114 a barrel
- FTA talks with Israel, GCC countries may be delayed
- How far should governments go in using AI?
- Centre announces ₹497 cr. RELIEF for exporters impacted by W. Asia crisis
- India in talks with Russia, 2 others on fertiliser imports
- Israel won’t hit Iran gas facility again: Trump
- Chhattisgarh Bill against conversions passed amid boycott
- Excise policy case: HC sets April 2 deadline for Kejriwal’s response
- letters to the editor
- Oil, power, and politics of disruption
- Petroleum ministry puts PPAC in place to collect data on fuel stock
- Don’t panic, don’t capitulate: investors try to see beyond war
- Iran creating an approval process for allowing ships through Hormuz Strait: intelligence firm
- Festive fervour
- Rajnath stresses need for self-reliant drone industry
- New education Bill is ‘constitutional overreach’: Cong.
- Doraiswami named India’s Ambassador to China
- HC appoints fast-track court to hear Zubeen case on daily basis
- 38.9 lakh more households to be covered under health insurance scheme in Kerala
- HC orders status quo on appointment of new SNDP directors
- Fire and fury
- Long way down
- Interviews do not have to be confrontational to be news-worthy
- MPs question need to impound additional DA
- Northern India chamber of commerce
- Before salt, there was water: why Mahad Satyagraha deserves its centenary
- Know your English
- China’s robust iron ore imports are going into storage, not steel
- CIL arm achieves single-day coal booking of 2.37 LT
- As Iran war intensifies, Trump faces a tough choice on deployment of troops
- Panel hearings on 2025 Hong Kong fire begin
- Modi, Jaishankar call for dialogue as strikes escalate
- Women and tuberculosis: a story of deprivation, discrimination and debt
- Chairman’s resignation sparks turmoil at HDFC Bank
- ‘Attacks on Qatar’s LNG facilities could impact India, but sources diversified’
- War leaves deep, costly scar on Mideast energy
- ‘U.S. may ‘unsanction’ Iran oil already being shipped’
- MEA receives request for consular access to six Ukrainian nationals
- ‘Transfers are interference of highest order’
- Left Front releases second list for Bengal
- 14746
- X accounts posting content critical of govt. ‘withheld’
- Observe silence: Murugan
- CBI questions Anil Ambani in ₹2,929-crore cheating case
- Court castigates ‘Mohammad’ Deepak for ‘sensationalising’ case, seeking police protection
- Himachal Assembly passes supplementary budget
- 250 more companies of CAPF to be sent to T.N.
- T.N. govt. amends rules on leave for maternity
- The DAILY QUIZ
- Taking it to the streets
- West Asia crisis rattles ‘fragmented’ global aluminium supply chain
- First an oil shock, now a strong dollar surprise?
- Iraq’s Kurdistan is becoming the new frontline in a widening Iran war
- Hezbollah says it is battling Israel’s advance in Lebanon
- TTP announces three day truce
- Iran says it hit U.S. F-35; jet lands safely, pilot stable, says Centcom
- ‘Russian tanker shipping more than seven lakh barrels of oil to Cuba’
- U.S. approves over $16 bn in arms sales to Gulf states hit by Iran war
- Landmark event
- Iran missile fire kills three Palestinians in West Bank
- Stojanovic’s strike salvages a draw for Jamshedpur against SC Delhi
- BJP reshapes its Kerala playbook, bets big on Christian votes
- Rupa Ganguly, 2 former MPs on BJP’s second list in Bengal
- Pradyut’s son withdraws as Cong. candidate
- Assam polls: Pradyut factor dominates in Congress’s list
- Hoteliers in Gulmarg withdraw petitions challenging eviction, auction of properties
- A ride to remember
- Telangana SIT set to probe phone data in farmhouse drugs case
- Kerala to celebrate Id-ul-Fitr today following moon sighting
- Crude bomb thrown at police officer’s house in Kannur
- Trump meets Takaichi, hails Tokyo’s efforts related to war in West Asia
- Unfenced border with Myanmar in focus after arrest of seven foreigners
- One more accused charged in BKI-linked Gurugram blast case
- Dravidian titans face a new disruptor as T.N. girds for a high-stakes contest
- Congress defectors on BJP’s list of 88 names for Assam
- Palaniswami in Delhi to finalise seat-sharing deal for T.N. polls with Shah
- Self-styled godman’s arrest in Nashik rape case triggers political row in Maharashtra
- No shortage of LPG cylinders in Bihar, queues result of Congress propaganda, says State Minister
- MLA Anant Singh gets bail in Dular Chand murder case
- Ahead of polls, veterans switching sides shake up political scene in Kerala
- Congress announces second list with 37 candidates in Kerala
- BJP announces its candidates for Bagalkote and Davangere
- Iran hangs three men in the first executions over January protests
- César Chavez accused of sexually abusing rights leader Dolores Huerta, others
- Super Giants should strike a balance between aggression and recklessness
- Jolt for Chennai Super Kings as a hamstring injury lays Ellis low
- Bhubaneswar to host World indoor athletics in 2028
- Abhay and Anahat make smooth starts
- Samson cannot be compared to anyone: Royals skipper Parag
- DC unveils jersey in a campaign featuring Axar and Jemimah
- Stirling steps down as Ireland T20I captain, will lead in ODIs
- Indian men to meet Pakistan on Aug. 19; women take on China
- Barca pounds Newcastle into submission
- Balamurugan and Pande book a doubles medal for Tamil Nadu
- Staying on cruise ship and wooden huts will offer ‘unique experience’ for athletes
- Italy hopes to avoid banana skin against Northern Ireland
- Haaland to back new Total Chess World C’ship Tour
- 16-year-old Pavic is Bayern’s youngest-ever in CL
- Messi scores milestone 900th career goal
- Iran ‘boycotting’ USA but not WC: football federation chief
- PSG’s Barcola ruled out with an ankle injury
- Gawli appointed as India u-20 men’s team head coach
- A tale of two think-tanks