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Why in news? On 2 April 2026 the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) unveiled a new e‑filing portal for the forthcoming Income Tax Act 2025. Integr...
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Why in news? On 2 April 2026 the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) unveiled a new e‑filing portal for the forthcoming Income Tax Act 2025. Integr...
Why in news? Camera‑trap surveys conducted in March 2026 confirmed a resident leopard population in the Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary near Chandigarh. T...
Why in news? The sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Azerbaijan was held in Baku on 3 April 2026. Senior officials reviewed ...
Why in news? The Enforcement Task Force of the Commission for Air Quality Management in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) h...
Why in news? Rongali Bihu (Bohag Bihu), the most vibrant of Assam’s Bihu festivals, commenced on 14 April 2026. This year’s celebrations overlappe...
Why in news? On 29 March 2026 the Union Cabinet approved the Namo Drone Didi scheme with an outlay of ₹1,261 crore for 2023‑24 to 2025‑26. The p...
Why in news? The welfare of the Juang tribe came into focus in April 2026 as the Odisha government rolled out new projects under the PVTG Empowerment ...
Why in news? India’s seasonally adjusted manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, slipped to 53.9 in March 2026 fro...
Why in news? On 3 April 2026 the Indian Navy commissioned INS Aridhaman, its second nuclear‑powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), at Visakhapa...
Why in news? India’s weather agency is implementing a new digital forecasting platform called the Multi‑Hazard Early Warning Decision Support Syst...
Why in news? Two Indonesian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed and others wounded when their c...
Why in news? After a moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.2 struck the Aegean region between Turkey and Greece on 2 April 2026, residents filmed glowing...
Why in news? The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) signed agreements on 2 April 2026 with the Government of Goa and the Cochin Port Authority to ...
Why in news? Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district reopened to tourists on 1 April 2026 after being closed for the winter seas...
Why in news? On 1 April 2026 the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed authorised dealer banks to stop offering non‑deliverable derivative contracts ...
Why in news? Europe has been grappling with a series of Newcastle disease outbreaks since early 2026. In March Germany reported its first outbreak in ...
Why in news? On 1 April 2026 the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) amended Rule 10U of the Income‑tax Rules to clarify that income arising from t...
Why in news? On 4 April 2026 India dispatched 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to the West African country of Burkina Faso. The shipment, announced by the ...
Why in news? The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) is holding district‑level workshops across India to onboard five lakh micr...
Why in news? The Union Minister for Science and Technology recently informed Parliament that the Antariksh Venture Capital Fund is progressing steadil...