Current Affairs — 02 April 2026

🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

Parliament ne Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 pass kiya

2 April 2026: Rajya Sabha ne Jan Vishwas Bill, 2026 pass kiya (Lok Sabha 1 April) — 79 Acts ke 784 provisions amend.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Must know

FY 2025-26 mein India ka defence export record ₹38,424 crore

2 April 2026: Defence exports FY26 mein ₹38,424 crore — FY25 ke ₹23,622 crore se 62.66% zyada.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra Important

IOS SAGAR 2026: INS Sunayna 16 partner navies ke personnel ke saath Mumbai se ravana

2 April 2026: INS Sunayna IOS SAGAR ban kar Mumbai se nikla — 16 friendly foreign countries ke personnel on board; Sanjay Seth ne flag off kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

FY 2025-26 mein captive aur commercial coal mines pehli baar 200 MT ke paar

2 April 2026: Captive/commercial mines ka coal production FY26 mein record 210.46 MT — pehli baar 200 MT paar.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

Critical petrochemicals par 30 June 2026 tak poori customs duty chhoot

2 April 2026: West Asia conflict ke chalte critical petrochemical products par 30 June 2026 tak full customs duty exemption.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

NH contractors ko 1 April se 30 June 2026 tak cost escalation relief

2 April 2026: MoRTH ne NH projects ke liye cost escalation compensation mechanism announce kiya — monthly payments, WPI reference 1 mahina.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Gujarat Important

Kandla Port ne shore-to-ship methanol bunkering ka trial kiya

2 April 2026: Deendayal Port (Kandla), Gujarat ne trial shore-to-ship methanol bunkering ki — IAPH PRL Level 6.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 Australia Important

India–Australia ECTA ke chaar saal poore

2 April 2026: Ind-Aus ECTA (signed 2 April 2022) ke 4 saal — 1 January 2026 se saare Indian exports Australia mein zero duty.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Goa

Goa aur Cochin Port Authority ne DoT ka SAMPANN pension platform apnaya

2 April 2026: DoT ne SAMPANN pension platform 'platform-as-a-service' ke roop mein Goa Government aur Cochin Port Authority ko dene ka agreement kiya.

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🌐 Agreements & MoUs 📍 South Korea

Ports Ministry aur KOICA ka shipbuilding skill development plan

2 April 2026: MoPSW ne Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) ke saath shipbuilding skill development ka Plan of Implementation sign kiya.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM Enforcement Task Force ki 128th meeting mein NCR inspections ka review

2 April 2026: CAQM ETF ki 128th meeting — 175 inspections, 10 closures aur 27 DG-set sealing proposed.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

India aur Mozambique ki 5th Joint Defence Working Group meeting Maputo mein

1–2 April 2026: India–Mozambique 5th JDWG Maputo mein — military exchanges, training, MDA, equipment supply par charcha.

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