Rajasthan Current Affairs – March 2026 — Full notes
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Rajasthan Current Affairs – March 2026 — 35 news items
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- The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026 removed the nearly 30-year-old two-child norm for contesting panchayat elections. People with three or more children can now stand as candidates.
- Mount Abu in Sirohi district, Rajasthan's only hill station, was renamed Abu Raj; the new name is linked to the area's ancient 'Arbuda' references, and the town is famous for its Dilwara Jain temples.
- Kaman in Bharatpur district, part of the Braj cultural region, was renamed Kamvan; it is mentioned in the Bhagavata and Skanda Puranas and is believed to be the mythical forest of Lord Krishna's childhood.
- Jahazpur in Bhilwara district was renamed Yagyapur, a name chosen to highlight the town's Vedic tradition and its link with yajna (sacrificial) rituals.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first nationwide HPV vaccination campaign for adolescent girls from Rajasthan, to protect them from cervical cancer later in life.
- The HPV campaign gives a single dose of the Gardasil-4 vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 years, and aims to reach about 1.5 crore girls every year.
- Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma reviewed the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 2.0 campaign, a community effort under the 'Catch the Rain' campaign.
- In the first phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari, Rajasthan was third in India; in the current phase it leads, with over 88,000 works completed and 42,000 projects still in progress.
- Rajasthan's Agriculture Department signed an agreement with IORA Ecological Solutions for a carbon credit pilot project for farmers, announced by Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena; it runs under the rules of the 2023 carbon credit trading scheme.
- 26 Mar — The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) approved excavation for Units 1 and 2 of the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project on 26 March 2026. The project will have four units of 700 MW each, 2,800 MW in total.
News by topic
- Government & States
- 18 one-liners
- Economy & Banking
- 9 one-liners
- Science, Defence & Environment
- 5 one-liners
- Sports, Days & Culture
- 3 one-liners
Government & States
18 one-liners
Policy · laws · schemes · states.
National
18 one-liners
18 National — 6 Mar.
- The Rajasthan Assembly passed the Rajasthan Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Bill, 2026 in the budget session. It upgrades RUHS into an AIIMS-like autonomous institute in Jaipur that can award MBBS, PG and super-speciality degrees.
- The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026 removed the nearly 30-year-old two-child norm for contesting panchayat elections. People with three or more children can now stand as candidates.
- The Rajasthan Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 replaced jail terms with fines for about 11 minor offences, to make doing business easier.
- Amendments to the Shops and Commercial Establishments law and the Factories law now allow women to work night shifts, provided adequate safety measures are in place.
- The Finance Bill and the Appropriation Bill gave legal force to the budget's tax changes and departmental spending. Without them the government cannot spend budget money.
- The renaming of Mount Abu, Kaman and Jahazpur was announced in the Rajasthan Assembly; the government says the new names show the towns' religious and historical roots and remove names given in the colonial period.
- The renaming fits a wider national trend in which many states revisit place names to strengthen regional pride, language roots and cultural memory.
- Union Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma reviewed the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 2.0 campaign, a community effort under the 'Catch the Rain' campaign.
- In the first phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari, Rajasthan was third in India; in the current phase it leads, with over 88,000 works completed and 42,000 projects still in progress.
- Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari works in Rajasthan are funded through MGNREGA (65% of funds in over-exploited blocks is reserved for water works), the Atal Bhujal Yojana and Finance Commission grants.
- Rajasthan's water-conservation strategy relies on community participation in building and maintaining water structures, use of company CSR funds, and tight cost control for lasting results.
- The campaign's goals include catching rainwater from rooftops cheaply, building recharge pits and putting closed borewells back to use.
- Rajasthan also removed the rule that stopped people suffering from leprosy from contesting local body elections, in line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the principle against leprosy-related discrimination.
- The government argued that the old two-child rule failed to control population and kept many eligible people out of village and city politics, so more people can now contest regardless of family size or past illness.
- 6 Mar — The Rajasthan Disturbed Areas (Protection of Property) Bill, 2026, based on the Gujarat model, lets the government declare a "disturbed area" where property sales need the District Collector's prior permission. Violation draws 3 to 5 years' punishment.
- 6 Mar — The Rajasthan Assembly passed the Rajasthan Disturbed Areas (Control of Transfer of Immovable Property) Bill, 2026 on 6 March 2026 to control the sale and transfer of property in declared 'disturbed areas'.
- 6 Mar — The Disturbed Areas Bill lets the government declare an area 'disturbed' for a fixed time if riots or communal tension threaten peace, and the Collector checks that a sale is not a forced one made under fear or pressure.
- 6 Mar — Another aim of the Disturbed Areas Bill is to stop communities from being driven out of their old areas and the creation of separate neighbourhoods with one-type populations.
Economy & Banking
9 one-liners
RBI · markets · trade · reports.
Economy & Banking
- The Mahi Banswara plant, on the Mahi river, will use indigenous PHWR (pressurised heavy water reactor) technology with natural uranium fuel and heavy water. PM Modi laid its foundation stone in September 2025; estimated cost is about ₹42,000 crore.
- Anushakti Vidyut Nigam Limited, a joint company of NPCIL and NTPC, is building the Banswara project under India's "fleet mode" programme, where many reactors of one design are built together to cut cost and time.
- Rajasthan's Agriculture Department signed an agreement with IORA Ecological Solutions for a carbon credit pilot project for farmers, announced by Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena; it runs under the rules of the 2023 carbon credit trading scheme.
- The carbon credit pilot began in three areas: Bansur (Kotputli-Behror), one area in Dausa district, and Malpura (Tonk).
- Farm practices in the carbon credit pilot include tree planting, micro irrigation, farm ponds, solar pumps, fertiliser management, crop residue management, soil carbon enhancement and rotational grazing.
- A carbon credit is a permit to emit a fixed amount of greenhouse gas; a farmer or unit that emits less than its share can sell the unused credit in the market.
- Farmers who adopt climate-friendly practices in the pilot will be paid per hectare in line with the emission cut, raising income, improving soil health and linking farming with the green economy.
- Rajasthan Semiconductor Policy-2026 came into force in March 2026. It focuses on the OSAT framework, assembly-test-packaging facilities and innovation in chip design.
- 26 Mar — The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) approved excavation for Units 1 and 2 of the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project on 26 March 2026. The project will have four units of 700 MW each, 2,800 MW in total.
Science, Defence & Environment
5 one-liners
Space · tech · forces · ecology.
Science & Technology
- The Rajasthan Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy University, Ajmer Bill, 2026 was passed. A separate university in Ajmer will offer higher education and research in these systems.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first nationwide HPV vaccination campaign for adolescent girls from Rajasthan, to protect them from cervical cancer later in life.
- The HPV campaign gives a single dose of the Gardasil-4 vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 years, and aims to reach about 1.5 crore girls every year.
- HPV vaccine doses are given at district hospitals, community health centres, government medical colleges and Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (primary health centres), and only with the consent of the girl's parents or guardian.
- Cervical cancer, which affects the cervix (neck of the womb), is a major health concern for women in India, so the HPV campaign is seen as an important public-health step.
Sports, Days & Culture
3 one-liners
Results · important days · heritage.
Art, Culture & Tourism
- Mount Abu in Sirohi district, Rajasthan's only hill station, was renamed Abu Raj; the new name is linked to the area's ancient 'Arbuda' references, and the town is famous for its Dilwara Jain temples.
- Kaman in Bharatpur district, part of the Braj cultural region, was renamed Kamvan; it is mentioned in the Bhagavata and Skanda Puranas and is believed to be the mythical forest of Lord Krishna's childhood.
- Jahazpur in Bhilwara district was renamed Yagyapur, a name chosen to highlight the town's Vedic tradition and its link with yajna (sacrificial) rituals.
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- The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026_____two-child norm for contesting panchayat elections. People with three or more children can now stand as candidates.
- removed the nearly 30-year-old
- _____ in Sirohi district, Rajasthan's only hill station, was renamed Abu Raj; the new name is linked to the area's ancient 'Arbuda' references, and the town is famous for its Dilwara Jain temples.
- Mount Abu
- _____ in Bharatpur district, part of the Braj cultural region, was renamed Kamvan; it is mentioned in the Bhagavata and Skanda Puranas and is believed to be the mythical forest of Lord Krishna's childhood.
- Kaman
- _____ in Bhilwara district was renamed Yagyapur, a name chosen to highlight the town's Vedic tradition and its link with yajna (sacrificial) rituals.
- Jahazpur
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the first _____ for adolescent girls from Rajasthan, to protect them from cervical cancer later in life.
- nationwide HPV vaccination campaign
- The HPV campaign gives a single dose of the _____ vaccine to girls aged 9 to 14 years, and aims to reach about 1.5 crore girls every year.
- Gardasil-4
- Union Jal Shakti Minister _____ and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma reviewed the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) 2.0 campaign, a community effort under the 'Catch the Rain' campaign.
- C. R. Patil
- In the first phase of Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari, Rajasthan was _____ in India; in the current phase it leads, with over 88,000 works completed and 42,000 projects still in progress.
- third
- Rajasthan also removed the rule that stopped people suffering from _____ from contesting local body elections, in line with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the principle against leprosy-related discrimination.
- leprosy
- Rajasthan's Agriculture Department signed an agreement with _____ for a carbon credit pilot project for farmers, announced by Agriculture Minister Kirodi Lal Meena; it runs under the rules of the 2023 carbon credit trading scheme.
- IORA Ecological Solutions
MCQs
Which condition for contesting panchayat elections did Rajasthan remove in 2026?
- Minimum education
- Two-child norm
- Age limit
- Property ownership
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Answer: Two-child norm — The Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026 removed the two-child norm, which was nearly 30 years old.
Which institution is being upgraded into the AIIMS-like RIMS in Jaipur?
- SMS Medical College
- Rajasthan Technical University
- RUHS
- University of Rajasthan
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Answer: RUHS — The RIMS Bill, 2026 upgrades the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences into an autonomous institute.
What is the total planned capacity of the Mahi Banswara atomic power project?
- 1,400 MW
- 2,000 MW
- 2,400 MW
- 2,800 MW
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Answer: 2,800 MW — Four units of 700 MW each will use indigenous PHWR technology.
What is the new name of Mount Abu, as decided in March 2026?
- Abu Raj
- Arbudanchal
- Abu Garh
- Sirohi Raj
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Answer: Abu Raj — Mount Abu in Sirohi district was renamed Abu Raj.
What is the punishment under the Rajasthan Disturbed Areas (Protection of Property) Bill, 2026?
- 1 to 2 years
- 2 to 3 years
- 5 to 7 years
- 3 to 5 years
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Answer: 3 to 5 years — Violation of the property sale rule in a disturbed area draws 3 to 5 years' punishment.
From which state did PM Modi launch the nationwide HPV vaccination campaign?
- Gujarat
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
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Answer: Rajasthan — The first nationwide HPV vaccination drive for girls was launched from Rajasthan.
Which regulator approved excavation for Units 1 and 2 of the Mahi Banswara project on 26 March 2026?
- AERB
- CCEA
- NPCIL
- DAE
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Answer: AERB — The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board gave the approval.
Kaman town of Bharatpur district was renamed what?
- Krishnanagar
- Kamvan
- Brajdham
- Gokulpur
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Answer: Kamvan — Kaman became Kamvan, linked to the forest of Krishna's childhood in the Braj region.
Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 2.0 runs under which larger campaign?
- Jal Jeevan Mission
- Namami Gange
- Atal Bhujal Yojana
- Catch the Rain
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Answer: Catch the Rain — It is a community initiative inside the 'Catch the Rain' campaign.
Which vaccine is used in the nationwide HPV campaign?
- Gardasil-4
- Covaxin
- Rotavac
- BCG
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Answer: Gardasil-4 — A single dose of Gardasil-4 is given to girls aged 9 to 14.
With which company did the Rajasthan Agriculture Department sign the carbon credit pilot agreement?
- IORA Ecological Solutions
- Tata Power
- Reliance Industries
- Adani Green
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Answer: IORA Ecological Solutions — The agreement is with IORA Ecological Solutions.
Jahazpur, which was renamed Yagyapur, lies in which district?
- Tonk
- Ajmer
- Bhilwara
- Chittorgarh
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Answer: Bhilwara — Jahazpur is in Bhilwara district and is now called Yagyapur.