Todays News Items for School Assembly

✳️Todays APTEACHERS News 13.03.2026

▪Scientists grew chickpeas in simulated Moon soil, bringing lunar farming one step closer to reality.
▪A mirror-image amino acid called D-cysteine can starve cancer cells of energy while leaving healthy cells unharmed.
▪WhatsApp has introduced a "parent-managed WhatsApp account" feature specifically for children under the age of 13.
▪A US military refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during "Operation Epic Fury"
▪The International Energy Agency warns of the largest oil supply disruption in history due to the ongoing Middle East war.
▪Iran outlines three conditions to end war with US and Israel, demanding reparations and guarantees against future attacks.
▪Nepal's Balendra Shah’s RSP party won 182 seats in the election, falling just two short of a two-thirds majority.
▪The 1st Beijing-Pyongyang [North Korea] passenger train K27 in six years departed Thursday, resuming ties suspended during the COVID-19.

▪The Indian government has unveiled a 10.8 billion dollar fund to provide massive subsidies for domestic chip design and equipment.
▪Prime Minister Modi spoke with Iranian President Pezeshkian to discuss regional stability
▪Supreme Court ruled that income alone is not the sole criteria for determining the OBC "creamy layer"; the parents' status, rank, and category must also be taken into account.
▪India’s retail inflation (CPI) rose to a 10-month high of 3.2% in February, driven primarily by food and tobacco costs
▪NTA has reopened the JEE Mains Session 2 Registration upto 13th March
▪Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri assures no LPG shortage as domestic production jumps 28%
▪Gunshot fired at former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah at wedding in Jammu.
▪IMD warns of heatwave conditions in western states with temperatures crossing 36-39°C; Delhi records hottest day at 36.8°C
▪Opposition parties to move a no-confidence motion against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

▪46.85 lakh farmers will receive ₹6,000 as the 3rd installment of 'Annadata Sukhibhava–PM Kisan' directly into their bank accounts today.
▪CM N Chandrababu Naidu announces "Creative City" will come up in Amaravati
▪Free bus travel for Class 10 students appearing for public exams by APSRTC.
▪AP government is moving forward with a plan to ban social media use for children under the age of 13 within 90 days.
▪AP Hotels Association holds emergency meeting amid economic pressures from global events.
▪PGCET application deadline extended upto 19th March without late fee
▪The CM ordered the drafting of welfare letters for every family detailing the total benefits received through various government schemes.
▪Shab E Khadr Optional Holiday is changed to 17th March