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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

JNCASR ka frog-inspired humidity sensor jo brain ki tarah kaam karta hai

9 April 2026: JNCASR ne cricket frog se inspired humidity-responsive neuromorphic sensor banaya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Vietnam

Rajnath Singh ne Vietnam ke Phan Van Giang ko badhai di

9 April 2026: Rajnath Singh ne Gen Phan Van Giang ko Vietnam ke Deputy PM aur Defence Minister banne par congratulate kiya.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM Mudra Yojana ke 11 saal: 57.79 crore loans, ₹40.07 lakh crore

8 April 2026: PMMY (launch 8 April 2015) ke 11 saal — 57.79 crore+ loans, ₹40.07 lakh crore disbursed.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Important

India renewable energy capacity mein world mein 3rd, Brazil ko pichhe chhoda

8 April 2026: IRENA RE Statistics 2026 ke mutabik India RE installed capacity mein 3rd — Pralhad Joshi.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India Important

National Quantum Mission: 1,000 km quantum communication network demonstrate

8 April 2026: NQM ke tahat QNu Labs ki indigenous tech se 1,000 km QKD network; target 2,000 km in 8 years.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Cabinet ne Kharif 2026 ke liye P&K fertilisers par NBS rates approve kiye

8 April 2026: Kharif 2026 (1 Apr–30 Sep) ke liye NBS rates approve; requirement ~₹41,533.81 crore.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maldives

IOS SAGAR (INS Sunayna) Male se ravana, Maldives Coast Guard ke saath PASSEX

8 April 2026: IOS SAGAR ne Male chhoda; MNDF Coast Guard Ship Ghazee ke saath PASSEX.

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🛡️ Military Exercises 📍 Egypt

India–Egypt special forces exercise Cyclone-IV ke liye Army contingent ravana

8 April 2026: 25 special forces personnel Egypt ke Anshas mein Cyclone-IV (9–17 April) ke liye ravana.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI report: women ke paas ₹76 lakh crore credit, system ka 26%

7 April 2026: NITI Aayog ki 'From Borrowers to Builders' (2nd edition) — women borrowers ka credit ₹76 lakh crore (26%).

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Rare earth magnet scheme: pre-bid mein 25+ companies, bids 28 May tak

7 April 2026: MHI ne ₹7,280 crore ki sintered REPM scheme ka pre-bid conference kiya — target 6,000 MTPA NdFeB capacity.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Vietnam

PM Modi ne To Lam ko Vietnam ka President banne par badhai di

7 April 2026: PM Modi ne To Lam ko Vietnam ke President chune jaane par congratulate kiya.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

NSO ne pehla Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) launch kiya

6 April 2026: NSO ka pehla ASISSE — ~1.21 lakh enterprises, reference year 2024-25, GSTN sampling frame.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Railways ne Kavach aur signalling ke liye ₹1,364.45 crore approve kiye

6 April 2026: ₹1,364.45 crore ke works — Southern Railway ke 232 locos par Kavach 4.0, SCR ke 49 stations par electronic interlocking.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 India

BCAS aur Rashtriya Raksha University banayenge aviation security equipment testing centre

6 April 2026: BCAS–RRU MoU, New Delhi — full body scanners aur airport screening equipment ke liye indigenous testing centre.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

BSIP study: pollen size se Ganga Plain ki purani kheti ka pata

6 April 2026: BSIP scientists ne cereal aur wild grass pollen alag karne ka 'paired biometric threshold' banaya — Central Ganga Plain.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 India Important

5 April ko National Maritime Day manaya gaya

5 April 2026: National Maritime Day — SS Loyalty (Scindia Steam Navigation Company) ki 5 April 1919 ki Mumbai–London voyage ki yaad mein.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

West Asia situation: LPG safeguards badhe, 7 lakh+ log India laute

5 April 2026: DAC-based LPG deliveries 90%; 28 Feb se 7,02,000+ passengers India wapas.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Indian Railways ka 2025-26 mein record 1,670 MT freight loading

4 April 2026: Railways FY26 — 1,670 MT freight, 1,674 locos, 6,677 LHB coaches, Kavach 3,100+ Rkm.

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💹 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.

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🏛️ 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.

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🏛️ 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'.

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🛡️ 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.

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🏛️ 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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💹 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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🌐 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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🌐 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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🌐 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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