Current Affairs – 1 April, 2026

🏛 Govt & Policy • 🌍 International • 🔬 Sci & Env • 🛡 Defense • 🏆 Sports • 🏅 Art & Culture | 20 MCQs

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📌 Quick Summary — Current Affairs 1 April, 2026

🏛 Government Schemes

PRISM-SG Portal: Launched by Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and Ashwini Vaishnaw for fast-tracking road-rail bridge projects.
Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0: Meghalaya became the 12th state in India to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for critical water reforms.
Digital Census 2027: The first phase of India’s historic, fully digital Census operations officially started on April 1, 2026.
MLATrack.com: Kerala launched India’s first public digital database platform to track legislative work and interventions of MLAs.

🛡 Defence & Security

Prahar LMGs: Adani Defence & Aerospace delivered the first batch of 2000 ‘Prahar’ Light Machine Guns to the Indian Army under ‘Make in India’.
MiG-29 Upgrade: The Indian Air Force will equip its MiG-29 fighter jets with the new ASRAAM missile system, replacing the older R-73 missiles.
Tunguska Procurement: The Ministry of Defence signed an agreement worth ₹445 crore with Russia for the Tunguska missile system.
Exercise Dweep Shakti: The 2026 joint military drill was conducted in the strategically critical Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

🔬 Science, Tech & Environment

Ayurveda AI Initiative: India’s new AI-driven platform aims to make Ayurveda research accessible globally in 13 different languages.
First Quantum Computer: India’s highly anticipated first quantum computer facility is set to be launched in Amaravati.
Navegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve: Recently highlighted in the news, this crucial biological corridor is located in Maharashtra.
CMS COP15: The 15th Conference of the Parties on the Conservation of Migratory Species was held in Campo Grande, Brazil.

🌍 International Affairs & Reports

GEM Report 2026: The main theme of the newly released Global Education Monitoring Report focuses on ‘Access and Equity’.
G7 Meeting: External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar participated in the prestigious G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting hosted in France.
New High Commissioner: Senior diplomat Periyasamy Kumaran has been appointed as India’s next High Commissioner to Britain.

🏆 Sports

Major League Cricket: Ravichandran Ashwin made history as the first Indian international player to join the American MLC.
Spanish Para Badminton: Paralympic star Pramod Bhagat won 1 gold and 2 silver medals at the international 2026 event.

🏅 Art, Culture & Disasters

Madhavpur Mela 2026: The vibrant cultural festival celebrating Lord Krishna’s journey was successfully organized in Gujarat.
India Pharma 2026: The major international pharmaceutical conference is scheduled to be held in New Delhi.
Nalanda Stampede: A tragic stampede occurred at the Sheetla Mata Temple in Nalanda in March 2026.

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