- Atal Pension Yojana subscriber base touches over 97 lakh by end of FY18: PFRDA
- PM announced ex-gratia payment of Rs. 10 lakh each for kin of those killed in Mosul, Iraq
- Indian Government imposed a 10 per cent duty on import of key smartphone components with a view to boost domestic manufacturing.
- As per data released by Union Commerce and Industry Ministry, Core Sector recorded 5.3% growth in February 2018 on account of a steep rise in output of cement and fertilisers.
- The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru has been named the overall best institution in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) of HRD (Human Resource Development) ministry.
- Ministry of Tourism along with Ministry of Culture and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has launched “Adopt a Heritage Project”
- Union Commerce and Industry Minister, Suresh Prabhu launched digital initiatives by Export Inspection Council (EIC) for ease of export at New Delhi.
- Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharama is on an official visit to Russia from 3 – 5 April, 2018
- Indian Army and HDFC Bank signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Defence Salary Package.
- During the month of March 2018, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) entered into 16 more Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs), taking the total number of APAs to 219 so far
- Rubique, an online marketplace for loan, credit card and insurance announced the appointment of Ajay Desai as its Chief Operating Officer (COO).
- Actor Rituparna Sengupta appointed Shilpi Sansad chairperson
- Debjani Ghosh took charge as the President of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies).
- Subrata Bhattacharjee was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Serbia.
- Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that Aashish Kapoor has replaced Venkatesh Prasad in the three-member All-India Junior Selection Committee
- Mangalore International Airport has been named the cleanest airport in India
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni was honoured with the Padma Bhushan Award by President Ram Nath Kovind at an event in Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
- Ride-hailing service provider Ola announced that, it has acquired Ridlr, a public transport ticketing and commuting app.
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft – SpaceX’s 14 commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
- Rare dinosaur footprints that are 170 million years old have been discovered in the north-east coast of Isle of Skye in Scotland.
- 2018 Miami Open, also known as 2018 Miami Masters, a professional men and women’s tennis tournament, took place in Miami, Florida, United States, from March 19, 2018 to April 1, 2018
- Indian Table Tennis player Sathiyan Gnansekaran has reached his career-best ranking of 46 in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) rankings