Current Affairs — 03 April 2026

🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Andhra Pradesh Must know

Project 17A ka chautha stealth frigate INS Taragiri Visakhapatnam mein commission

3 April 2026: INS Taragiri (Project 17A, 4th ship) Visakhapatnam mein Rajnath Singh ki maujoodgi mein commission.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

2024-25 mein India ka marine products export ₹62,408 crore

3 April 2026: Fisheries Department — marine exports 2013-14 ke ₹30,213 cr se 2024-25 mein ₹62,408 cr; US sabse bada market.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Rajnath Singh ne DRDO ke NSTL, Visakhapatnam mein Large Cavitation Tunnel ki neev rakhi

3 April 2026: NSTL (DRDO), Visakhapatnam mein Large Cavitation Tunnel ki foundation — naval testing ab desh mein.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI: Section 135B ke tahat polling day par paid holiday

3 April 2026: ECI ne states/UTs ko RP Act, 1951 ki Section 135B ke tahat poll day par paid holiday ensure karne ko kaha — daily-wage workers bhi shamil.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Lok Sabha Speaker ne Census 2027 ke liye digital self-enumeration poora kiya

3 April 2026: Om Birla ne Census 2027 ke pehle phase mein digital self-enumeration kiya — 'Jan Ganana se Jan Kalyan'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Railway Minister ka review: passenger experience aur underpasses ko priority

3 April 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Rail Bhawan mein review kiya — FOB ki jagah underpasses (puliyas), encroachment par humane approach.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Karnataka

Jitendra Singh ne CFTRI Millets CoE mein RKVY trainee hostel ki neev rakhi

3 April 2026: CFTRI Mysuru mein RKVY ke tahat 30 single-occupancy trainee hostel ka Bhoomi Pooja — desh ka pehla Millets CoE yahin.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 3 MCQs

🌟 Persons in News 📍 Maharashtra

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ko Punyatithi par shraddhanjali

3 April 2026: Amit Shah ne Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ki Punyatithi par tribute diya — Hindavi Swarajya aur navy ko yaad kiya.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat

Deendayal Port, Kandla mein ₹132.51 crore ka Road Over Bridge approve

3 April 2026: Sonowal ne Deendayal Port (Kandla) mein LC-235 par ₹132.51 crore ROB approve kiya — Sagarmala.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Tanzania

INS Trikand ka Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania mein port call

3 April 2026: INS Trikand South West IOR deployment ke dauran Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania pahuncha — MAHASAGAR.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 3 MCQs