April 1, 2026 — Daily Current Affairs

A landmark day across science, defence, and governance: NASA launched Artemis II — humanity’s first crewed journey to the Moon’s vicinity since Apollo 17 in 1972 — while PM Modi inaugurated India’s first OSAT semiconductor plant at Sanand, Gujarat. On the defence front, the Navy’s first Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Shachi was launched at Goa Shipyard. The Union Cabinet renewed the IVFRT immigration tracking scheme with ₹1,800 crore through 2031, and India’s new BIS/STQC certification mandate effectively bans non-compliant CCTV cameras — a direct hit at Chinese surveillance hardware. In biodiversity, India’s 56% share of global Nagoya Protocol certificates was confirmed; Maharashtra’s Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve gained full buffer-zone control; and CMLRE’s “Bhavasagara” was formally designated India’s first national repository for deep-sea fauna.