Current Affairs for March 27, 2026

Current Affairs for March 27, 2026

  • World Air Quality Report 2025: India ranks 6th globally in air pollution, an improvement from 5th last year. Pakistan is the most polluted country, while New Delhi remains the world's most polluted capital.
  • 35th Saraswati Samman 2025: Bengali author Ramkumar Mukhopadhyay has been selected for this prestigious literary award for his novel "Hara Parvati Katha".
  • Delhi's First International Film Festival: The capital city is hosting its first-ever international film festival (March 25–31) to promote film tourism and global collaboration.
  • World Theatre Day (March 27): Observed annually to honor theatre artists; the 2026 theme is "Theatre and a Culture of Peace".
  • Supreme Court Ruling on SC Status: The Court ruled that individuals from Scheduled Castes (SC) who convert to Islam or Christianity will lose their SC status and associated benefits, as the status is restricted to Hindus, Sikhs, and Buddhists.
  • First Cold Desert River Bank Restoration Project: Launched in Leh, Ladakh, along the Indus River to protect the fragile ecosystem and increase forest cover from 1% to 5%.
  • 9th PharmaMed 2026: This pharmaceutical sector conference was held in New Delhi to discuss innovation and transforming India into a value-driven global pharma hub.
  • National Record in Women's Pole Vault: Baranica Elangovan from Tamil Nadu set a new national record by clearing 4.22 meters at the National Indoor Athletics Championship in Bhubaneswar.
  • 'Garbh-Ini' AI Initiative: The Ministry of Science & Technology launched this initiative to develop indigenous AI tools for predicting pre-term births using a database of 12,000 pregnant women.
  • New BBC Director-General: Matt Brittin, a former Google executive, has been appointed as the new Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), effective May 18.

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