DAILY GK 7-8 APR 2026
1.
1ST INDIAN FMCG COMPANY TO HIT RS 1 TRILLION TURNOVER
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Anand Milk Union Limited (AMUL) became the first
company in India’s Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector to
achieve an annual turnover of over Rs 1 lakh crore (Rs 1
trillion) in Financial Year 2025–26
(FY26), registering around 11% growth over the previous year.
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In April 2026, Saraswat Cooperative Bank, India’s
largest Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB) headquartered in Mumbai crossed the Rs
1 lakh crore total business mark, strengthening its position in the
cooperative banking sector.
2.
BHOPAL RPO BECOMES FIRST IN INDIA TO LAUNCH BRAILLE &
SIGN LANGUAGE SERVICES
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The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh (MP) introduced Braille script and sign language
services, becoming the first in India to offer these accessibility features for
differently-abled applicants.
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Braille signage plates have been installed within the
office to facilitate easier navigation.
3.
NITI AAYOG LAUNCHES REPORT ON ‘WOMEN’S
EVOLVING CREDIT MARKET’
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Nidhi Chhibber, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of
National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog,
released the second edition of its report
titled “From Borrowers to Builders: Women and India’s Evolving
Credit Market” in New Delhi.
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The report highlights that women hold a credit portfolio
of Rs.76 lakh crore, accounting for 26% of
total system credit with a 4.8-fold rise since 2017.
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The report, prepared
under the aegis of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP),
was developed by TransUnion CIBIL in collaboration with MicroSave Consulting
(MSC).
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Penetration: Credit penetration among women increased from 19% in 2017 to 36% in 2025 with around 16
crore credit-active borrowers growing at a 9% Compound Annual Growth
Rate (CAGR).
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Nearly 45 crore
credit-eligible women exist in India, with about two-thirds still unserved,
indicating vast expansion scope.
4.
INDIA WITHDRAWS PROPOSAL TO HOST COP 33
CLIMATE SUMMIT 2028
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India officially withdrew its
proposal to host COP33 under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2028, leaving South
Korea as the sole bidder.
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi had conveyed India’s
proposal to host COP33 during his special address at the inauguration of the
High-Level Segment (HLS) of COP28 in December
2023 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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India previously hosted
onlyCOP8 in 2002 in New Delhi.
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COP is the highest decision‑making
body under the UNFCCC, where Parties meet annually to assess progress on
climate goals, negotiate commitments, and mobilise climate finance and action.
5.
INDIA ELECTED TO UN ECOSOC BODIES
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The Permanent Mission
of India to the United Nations (UN) announced that India was
elected by acclamation to three subsidiary bodies of
the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) India
has been elected to UN bodies.
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Commission
on Science and Technology for Development
(CSTD) for the 2027–2030 term.
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Committee
on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Committee)
for 2027–2030.
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Committee
for Programme and Coordination (CPC)
for 2027–2029.
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India’s Ambassador Preeti Saran has
been re-elected to the Committee on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for the 2027–2030 term,
6.
ADVANCED NUCLEAR SUBMARINE ‘INS TARAGIRI’
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Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of
Defence (MoD) formally commissioned an advanced stealth frigate Indian Naval Ship (INS) Taragiri
(F41) into Indian Navy (IN) at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh
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INS Taragiri, the fourth stealth frigate under
Project 17A, built by Mazagon Dock
Shipbuilders Limited (MDL).
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6,670 tonne warship, powered by a Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) propulsion system, offering
high-speed and high-endurance capabilities for diverse naval operations.
7.
NUCLEAR-POWERED BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE INS
ARIDHAMAN
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Indian Navy(IN) commissioned its third indigenously built Ship, Submersible,
Ballistic, Nuclear (SSBN), ‘Indian Naval Ship (INS)
Aridhaman (S4)’, at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
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It belongs to the
Arihant class, following INS Arihant (2016) and INS Arighaat (2024).
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Equipped with eight vertical
launch tubes, it can carry either 8 K-4 Intermediate-Range
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missiles (SLBMs) with a 3,500 kilometre(km) range
or 24 K-15 Sagarika short-range SLBMs with a 750 km range.
8.
ISRO LAUNCHES ‘MISSION MITRA’ IN LADAKH
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The Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) launched ‘Mission MITRA (Mapping
of Interoperable Traits & Reliability Assessment)’, a high-altitude
analogue mission from Leh, Ladakh, conducted
between April 2 and 9, 2026, to gather vital data on crew performance and human factors
for India’s Gaganyaan program and future long-duration space missions.
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The initiative, led
by ISRO’s Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) in
collaboration with Protoplanet Private Limited, aims to
simulate space-like conditions to study
team behavior, resilience, and communication for India’s Gaganyaan crew.
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Mission
MITRA is a week-long high-altitude exercise testing physiological,
psychological, and operational performance under
extreme cold, low oxygen (hypoxia), and isolation, with a multidisciplinary
team monitoring safety and generating data for future human spaceflight.
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Four Gaganyaan
astronaut-designates, Group Captain Shubhanshu
Shukla, Ajith Krishnan, AngadPratap, and P. Balakrishnan Nair, participated in the exercise at 3,500 metres
(m) altitude.
9.
INDIA’S INDIGENOUSLY BUILT PROTOTYPE FAST BREEDER
REACTOR
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India’s 1st indigenously developed 500 Megawatt
electric (MWe) Prototype Fast
Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu (TN), successfully achieved first
criticality, marking the start of a controlled nuclear fission chain
reaction.
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This achievement will give a significant boost to the
crucial second stage of India’s 3-stage nuclear programme.
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It is a sodium-cooled,
pool-type Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) that produces more fuel than it
consumes.
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For the initial phase, FBR will operate using Uranium-Plutonium Mixed Oxide (MOX)
fuel.
10.
INDIAN ARMY UNVEILS TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP FOR UAS &
LOITERING MUNITIONS
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The Indian Army (IA) unveiled the ‘Technology
Roadmap for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Loitering Munitions’ to
strengthen India’s self-reliant drone
ecosystem and enhance modern warfare capabilities.
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A 50-page strategic document provides long-term clarity on the Indian Army’s UAS
requirements and aligns operational needs with technological development.
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It is divided into five segments: Surveillance,
Loitering Munitions, Air Defence UAS, Special Role UAS, and Logistics UAS.
11.
PRESIDENT’S POLICE COLOURS
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The President of India DroupadiMurmu approved
the conferment of the prestigious President’s Police Colour (Nishaan),
the highest national honour for a state
police force, on the Uttarakhand Police and Odisha Police.
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The Uttarakhand Police was honoured for recognising bravery, discipline,
professional excellence, and long-term dedication to the nation during the Silver Jubilee Year of statehood.
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The Odisha Police was conferred the award for recognising exceptional
discipline, service excellence, bravery, professionalism, and long-term
institutional contribution, coinciding with the 90th Police Foundation Day (Utkal Divas).
12.
FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO CYCLE TO EVEREST BASE CAMP
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Divya Singh, a 28-year-old teacher from Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh),
created history by becoming the first Indian woman and second
woman globally, after TammatBilKhoar of Bangladesh, to
reach Mount Everest Base Camp (EBC) on a bicycle.
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She reached a height of 5,364 metres (m) (17,560 feet) above
sea level under extreme high-altitude conditions.
