Updated: 04-April-2026 | 9:00 PM
Over the next week, four gaganyatris (astronauts) will undergo an intense battery of tests wherein their physical, physiological, and mental strengths will be assessed in the backdrop of extreme living conditions in Ladakh.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Friday announced the launch of Mission MITRA (Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Response Assessment) to take place between April 2-9 in Leh.
Source: indianexpress.com
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presided over a brief ceremony to formally commission the country’s third nuclear submarine, INS Aridhaman (S4), which is the third in the Arihant-class of SSBNs (Submersible Ship Ballistic Nuclear), on Friday (April 3) at Visakhapatnam.
Source: thehindu.com
The painting ‘Yashoda & Krishna,’ created in 1890 by the renowned Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma, fetched a price of ₹167 crore at an auction held on the 1st of this month.
Cyrus Poonawalla, the head of the Serum Institute of India, purchased the painting. Saffronart, which conducted the Spring Live Auction for the artwork, had estimated that it would fetch between ₹80 crore and ₹120 crore.
Source: ntnews.com
Vamsi Rammohan Burra has assumed charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a 'Maharatna' enterprise under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Power.
He was promoted to the position of CMD, having previously served as the Director (Projects) of Power Grid Corporation. A member of the first batch of Executive Trainees, Vamsi joined POWERGRID in 1993.
Source: ntnews.com
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has initiated key changes to its educational framework. Starting from the upcoming academic year, it will implement a three-language formula.
This change has been undertaken to ensure that the three-language formula is fully implemented at the Class 10 level by 2031.
However, rather than implementing it all at once in 2031, the Board is set to introduce the three-language formula gradually, starting immediately.
Source: ntnews.com
The Central Government has suspended the directive prohibiting airlines from levying additional charges on at least 60 percent of their seats. Taking into consideration representations received from the Federation of Indian Airlines and Akasa Air, the government stated that it is putting on hold the order issued on March 17.
Source: ntnews.com
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday commissioned the advanced stealth frigate INS Taragiri in Visakhapatnam. The warship is an advanced stealth frigate under Project 17A of the Indian Navy.
The induction of Taragiri comes at a time when the strategic and maritime importance of India's eastern seaboard continues to grow, driven by evolving regional security dynamics and India's deepening engagement in the Indo-Pacific.
Source: hindustantimes.com
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won a parliamentary vote on Friday (April 3, 2026) to become the country’s President, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government.
The 69-year-old general orchestrated a 2021 coup against the administration of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi and placed her under arrest, sparking widespread protests that morphed into nationwide armed resistance against the junta.
Source: thehindu.com
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has accorded approval to Dubai-based Emirates National Bank of Dubai (NBD) to acquire up to a 74% stake in RBL Bank, paving the way for the bank to become a foreign lender.
The approval from RBI came on April 1 with one year validity, RBL Bank said in a regulatory filing on Thursday (April 2, 2026).
Source: thehindu.com
Parliament on Thursday (April 3, 2026) passed a bill to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further improve the country's business environment.
Source: thehindu.com