- A total of 24 journalists were honored with the 20th Ramnath Goenka Awards for Excellence in Journalism in 2026.
- Tommy Paul emerged as the winner of the ATP Houston US men’s clay court championship.
- Indian cricketers Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah were nominated for the ICC Player of the Month for March.
- India’s first fully indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) is located in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
- The indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam has a capacity of 500 MWe.
- The IMF projects India’s debt-to-GDP ratio to be 75.8% by the year 2030.
- The One Health Summit is being held in Lyon, France from April 5 to 7, 2026.
- Khalilur Rahman is the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.
- Vinay Tonse has taken charge as the new Managing Director and CEO of YES Bank.
- Indian cyclist Divya Singh reached the Everest Base Camp on a bicycle in just 14 days.
- The official theme of World Health Day 2026 is ‘Together for health. Stand with science.’
- Menaka Guruswamy became India’s first queer (LGBTQ+) Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha.
- ZSI researchers discovered two new species of marine nematodes off the coast of Tamil Nadu.
- The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change released draft rules for managing ‘tar balls’ to protect coastlines.
- The National Statistics Office (NSO) launched the first-ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE).
📅 April 8, 2026 · Wednesday