India Current Affairs — Saari news

🔬 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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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari: Prakasam ke 3 gaon water resilience ke model

9 April 2026: Jal Shakti Ministry ke mutabik Prakasam (AP) ke Murugummi, Marella, Thangella gaon rainwater conservation ke model bane.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Railways: bridge approaches aur points & crossings par composite sleepers

9 April 2026: Railways ne composite sleepers, AI-based Ground Penetration Radar aur Magnetic Particle Testing ka faisla liya.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Arunachal Pradesh Must know

CCEA: Arunachal mein Kalai-II (1,200 MW) aur Kamala (1,720 MW) hydro projects approve

8 April 2026: Kalai-II (Lohit river, ₹14,105.83 cr) aur Kamala (₹26,069.50 cr) hydro projects ko CCEA ki manzoori.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Punjab Important

CAQM ne 6 thermal plants par ₹61.85 crore ka compensation lagaya

8 April 2026: biomass co-firing norms na maanne par Delhi ke 300 km ke andar 6 TPPs par ~₹61.85 crore Environmental Compensation.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Former Union Minister Mohsina Kidwai ka 94 saal ki umr mein nidhan

8 April 2026: Indira aur Rajiv Gandhi sarkaron mein minister rahi Mohsina Kidwai ka Noida mein 94 saal ki umr mein nidhan.

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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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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Rajasthan Important

Cabinet ne Jaipur Metro Phase-2 approve kiya: 41 km North–South corridor

8 April 2026: Jaipur Metro Phase-2 (Prahladpura–Todi Mod, 41 km, 36 stations, ₹13,037.66 cr) ko Cabinet ki manzoori.

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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra

DRI ka Operation Dhahabu Blitz: Mumbai airport par gold smuggling syndicate bust

8 April 2026: Mumbai airport par 29.37 kg gold (₹37.74 cr) zabt, Nairobi se aayi 24 women carriers giraftar.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

NITI Aayog ka J&K horticulture roadmap: 'Operation Golden Greens'

8 April 2026: NITI Aayog ne J&K ke liye horticulture roadmap release kiya, 'Operation Golden Greens' propose kiya.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ki unauthorised colonies 'as-is where-is' basis par regularise hongi

7 April 2026: Delhi ki 1,731 mein se 1,511 unauthorised colonies ka regularisation 'as-is where-is' basis par — PM-UDAY ke tahat.

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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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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India

Saraswat Co-op Bank aur Amul ka turnover 2025–26 mein ₹1 lakh crore paar

7 April 2026: Amit Shah ne Saraswat Cooperative Bank aur Amul ko ₹1 lakh crore turnover paar karne par badhai di.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra

Lonar Yoga Mahotsav: mass Trikonasana ka Asia record, IDY 2026 countdown shuru

7 April 2026: Lonar (Buldhana, Maharashtra) mein Yoga Mahotsav ne Trikonasana ka Asia Book of Records banaya; 12th IDY ka 75-day countdown shuru.

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💹 Markets & Finance 📍 Assam

CCI ka order: Assam Police Housing tenders mein bid-rigging band karein 17 firms

7 April 2026: CCI ne Assam police station electrification tenders mein bid-rigging par 17 parties ko cease and desist order diya.

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🌿 Environment & Ecology 📍 Kerala

CMLRE Kochi aur Agharkar Institute Pune biodiversity repositories notify

7 April 2026: Biological Diversity Act, 2002 ki Section 39 ke tahat CMLRE Kochi (Bhavasagara) aur ARI Pune ke collections designated repositories bane.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 India

Guru Tegh Bahadur ji ka Parkash Purab: 'Hind di Chadar' ko naman

7 April 2026: PM Modi aur Amit Shah ne nauve Sikh Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji ke Parkash Purab par shraddhanjali di.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India

Doordarshan aur ICCR ka MoU: Indian cultural content duniya tak

7 April 2026: Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) aur ICCR ne cultural content ke global broadcast ke liye MoU sign kiya.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

ICAR ki Special Task Force: geopolitical shifts ke beech agri resilience

7 April 2026: ICAR ne Special Task Force banayi; 'Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav' 100 aspirational districts tak.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Tejveer Singh bane Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals

7 April 2026: 1994-batch Punjab cadre IAS Tejveer Singh ne DCPC Secretary ka charge liya; Nivedita Shukla Verma DARPG gayi.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Kalpakkam ka Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor first criticality par pahuncha

6 April 2026, 8:25 pm: Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu) ka 500 MWe PFBR critical hua — India nuclear programme ke Stage 2 mein.

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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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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 Maharashtra

Mazagon Dock mein Coast Guard ke FPV-4 ka keel laying, FPV-7 ki plate cutting

6 April 2026: MDL Mumbai mein ICG ke 14-FPV project ke FPV-4 ka keel laying aur FPV-7 ki plate cutting.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Delhi

Rajnath Singh ne AMC Raising Day par Delhi Cantt mein naye medical centres ki neev rakhi

6 April 2026: 262nd AMC Raising Day par Army Hospital (R&R) mein eye, cancer, joint replacement centres aur Base Hospital (998 beds) ki foundation.

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