NEWS & VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||30th MARCH2026
NEWS &
VIEWS|||SARASIJ|||30th MARCH2026
MONDAY| VOL—V/2026/MARCH
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“*जननि जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी।*”
MY INTERPRETATION: FORSAKING MOTHERLAND, IS AS BAD AS FORSAKING ONE’S
OWN MOTHER. BUT,THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS.
INDIA: (GOI, SWARAJYA, VISHWAMITRA, HINDU POST, INDIA TODAY).
The 132nd episode of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’:
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Tripura
for its successful community-driven initiatives in water conservation and
sustainable development. He highlighted Vanghmun village in the Jampui Hills,
located at an altitude of around 3,000 feet.
(b) PM
Modi highlights success of PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in Tripura in Mann
Ki Baat.
PM Modi spoke with Crown Prince and Prime
Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Both leaders agreed on
the need to ensure freedom of navigation and keeping shipping lines open and
secure. The report is silent on ‘STOPPAGE OF WAR’.
India sends 38,000 M.T. fuel to support Sri
Lanka. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressed gratitude to
Indian Prime Minister.
The fuel
supply development comes after a phone call between PM Modi and Sri Lankan
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in which they discussed the war in West
Asia and the energy cooperation.
The Monthly Economic Review for March 2026,
brought out on Saturday (March 28, 2026) by the Department of Economic Affairs
(DEA) in the Ministry of Finance, noted that the evolving situation in West
Asia has “introduced a complex and multi-layered set of risks for India” due to
its characteristics of being a major energy importer with strong trade,
investment and remittance linkages with the West Asia region.
Unemployment rate (UR) of India has declined to
6.5% in 2025 which is down from 7.0% in 2024. This numbers are indicating gradual improvement in the country’s labour
market. The data are released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MoSPI).
The Commerce Ministry said that fisheries
subsidies were one of the key agenda items discussed by trade Ministers at the
World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held from March
26–29 in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Three invaluable antiquities are set to return
to India from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, US following
extensive provenance research confirming that they were illegally removed from
the country.
Assam, to
promote informed electoral participation for the April 9 General Assembly
Elections, District Administrations are conducting Systematic Voters’ Education
and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) initiatives across the state.
Christians across Nagaland observed Palm Sunday,
commemorating the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem ahead of his capture
and crucifixion.
The Centre on Saturday took a significant and
immediate step by issuing a special allocation order for superior kerosene oil
(SKO) under the public distribution system (PDS) across the country. The
government has also permitted petrol stations to store 5,000 liters of
kerosene.
IRAN WAR:
Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher
Ghalibaf, says Iranian forces are prepared for a potential US ground attack, as
he accuses Washington of signaling talks while planning escalation.
After multiple attacks on Iran’s power
infrastructure, Iranian forces struck an industrial zone in southern Israel,
starting a fire at a chemical plant.
Iranian state media is reporting that a
US-Israel attack has hit a unit of Tabriz Petrochemical Company.
Kuwait says an Iranian attack on an electricity
and water desalination plant has killed one Indian worker and causes major
material damage.
Top officials from Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and
Saudi Arabia have met in Islamabad to discuss the US-Israel war on Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says
Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon will intensify, and has instructed his country’s military to
further expand its invasion of southern Lebanon.
Houthis started attacking ships going through
the BAB-AL-MANDEB, Red Sea. Blockade of strait, one of the world’s busiest
maritime routes, would prove disastrous for global economy. Israelis put that
on the cusp of a major energy crisis throughout the world. That is a top
concern ” Sommers said.
UNIFIL says a peacekeeper has been killed in an
attack on a southern Lebanon position.
Israel says two drones from Yemen were
intercepted over the southern port city of Eilat.
A spokesperson for Israel’s parliament says the
Knesset has approved the 2026 state budget that provides for a massive
increase in military spending.
The overall budget stands at approximately
$245bn.
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said
-“We have the capacity to reshape the
Middle East. This budget positions the nation to win, we are passing this
budget under a right-wing government committed to fulfilling its term and
achieving its missions in security, the economy, and judicial reform.”
WORLD: (REUTER, AP, AFP, BLOOMBERG, CNN, WP)
Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who
wage wars.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak
on Friday (March 27, 2026) instructed the Energy Ministry to draft a
resolution banning gasoline exports from April 1, the Russian government
said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has emphasized
the need for deeper technological collaboration among BRICS nations.
China deployed a network of 42 research vessels
and hundreds of oceanic sensors to map subsea environments across the Pacific,
Indian, and Arctic oceans, building a detailed operational dataset to support
submarine warfare against the U.S. Navy.
MISHAPS:
Seventeen people killed, 26 injured as floods
and landslides hit parts of Afghanistan.
The Jorhat explosion in Assam left two dead and
two injured, with victims identified as Noor Mohammad and Mohammad Iqbal.
In Odisha, at least five persons, including four
women, were killed and more than 40 others injured in a tragic road accident in
Odisha’s Nayagarh district. The accident took place in Hanuman Ghati, when a
private tourist bus carrying around 60 passengers from Berhampur to Harishankar
lost control, rammed into a roadside rock and overturned.
Actor Rahul A. Banerjee died young following a
tragic drowning incident during a television shoot of ‘Bhole Baba Par Karega’ in Digha on Sunday.
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY:
China
Completes a 450 km Tunnel Under the Ocean Connecting Shanghai to South Korea.
CLIMATE: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast
heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over North East India.
CRIME & PUNISHMENT:
In
Chhattisgarh, one Maoist was killed in an encounter with security forces in the
Polampalli police station area of Sukma district today. During a search of the
site, the body of the Maoist, along with weapons, was recovered.
DAS KAPITAL:
Indian
Share Market: - Will open today.
BULLIONS:
*GOLD* : ₹ 14,800/ 01gm (24 krt)
*SILVER* : ₹ 2,40,000/KG
Currency
Exchange Rates:
*Euro*
: ₹107/-*USD* ₹ 92/- *China¥* : ₹ 13/-
OBITUARY:
Former
Raymond Group chairman Vijay Pat Singhania passes away at 87.
THE END.
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