- The RBI developed ‘MuleHunter.AI’ to identify ‘mule’ bank accounts used for money laundering and fraud.
- Telangana passed the Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, for worker benefits.
- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) built the ‘Agrey’ Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft for the Indian Navy.
- ‘GARBH-Ini’ is a flagship maternal and child health program of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
- Forty new species were added to the protected category at the recent COP-15 conference on conservation.
- The Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve (NNTR) is located in the Gondia and Bhandara districts of Maharashtra.
- Kariba Dam, bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe, is the proposed site for a 500 MW floating solar plant.
- ‘INS Dunagiri’ is the fifth Nilgiri-class stealth frigate built under the Indian Navy’s Project 17A.
- Dr. Thomas Pucadyil is the newly appointed Director of BRIC-National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS) in Pune.
- The Indian Navy organized the IONS Maritime Exercise (IMEX) Table Top Exercise (TTX) 2026.
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the ‘Payments Vision 2028’ roadmap for India’s payment systems.
- CCRAS partnered with ‘Anuvadini AI’ to translate Ayurveda research documents into various regional languages.
- Varkala, Kerala, is the only Indian city selected for the UN’s ’20 Cities Towards Zero Waste’ global initiative.
- The government authorized Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO) distribution through PDS across 21 states and Union Territories.
- A new frog species, ‘Nyctibatrachus kali’ or Kali Night Frog, was discovered in Karnataka’s Kali Tiger Reserve.
- ‘Discover in India: Leapfrogging Life-Sciences Innovation’ is the theme for the 9th India Pharma 2026 conference.
- The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2026 introduces a mandatory 14-day admission period for resolutions.
- Cochin Shipyard built ‘Malwan’, the Indian Navy’s second indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft.
- Senior IAS officer Ashwini Bhide became the first woman Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- Former Suriname President Chandrikapersad Santokhi passed away on March 30, 2026, at age 67.
- India’s first quantum computer will be launched in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, on April 14, 2026.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kaynes Semicon semiconductor plant in Sanand, Gujarat.
- Utkal Divas celebrates the formation of Odisha as India’s first linguistic state on April 1, 1936.
- The 9th edition of India Pharma 2026 is scheduled for April 13-14 in New Delhi.
- The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill 2026 aims to accelerate resolution processes and strengthen creditor rights.
📅 April 1, 2026 · Wednesday
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