Top Current Affairs — 6 March 2026 🇮🇳 National (India) News

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1. Census-2027 Mascots Launched

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched mascots “Pragati” and “Vikas” for Census 2027 in New Delhi.

Key Features

  • The census will be India’s first fully digital population census.
  • Citizens will be able to fill data through a Self-Enumeration portal.
  • Around 30 lakh enumerators will collect data using digital devices.
  • Technology support is provided by Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC).

Importance

  • Improves accuracy and transparency in population data.
  • Helps the government in policy planning, welfare schemes, and resource allocation.

2. NITI Aayog and UNICEF Partnership

NITI Aayog signed a Statement of Intent with UNICEF to improve health and nutrition in India’s Aspirational Districts.

Objective

  • Improve maternal and child nutrition.
  • Strengthen healthcare delivery systems.
  • Support Anganwadi workers and frontline health workers.

Program Link

This initiative supports the Aspirational Districts Programme launched to develop backward districts.

Significance

  • Targets malnutrition and child mortality.
  • Improves human development indicators in underserved regions.

3. Major Governor Reshuffle in India

The President of India Droupadi Murmu approved the appointment of new Governors and Lieutenant Governors across several states and Union Territories.

Important Appointments

  • Jishnu Dev Varma – Governor of Maharashtra
  • Syed Ata Hasnain – Governor of Bihar
  • Nand Kishore Yadav – Governor of Nagaland
  • Vinai Kumar Saxena – Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
  • Taranjit Singh Sandhu – Lieutenant Governor of Delhi

Importance

  • Governors represent the President in the states.
  • They ensure constitutional functioning of state governments.

4. India Builds First Riverine Lighthouses on Brahmaputra

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal laid the foundation for India’s first riverine lighthouses on the Brahmaputra River.

Project Details

  • Four lighthouses will be built at:
    • Pandu
    • Bogibeel
    • Silghat
    • Biswanath Ghat
  • Investment: ₹84 crore

Implementing Agencies

  • Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
  • Inland Waterways Authority of India

Importance

  • Improves night navigation on inland waterways.
  • Boosts trade and tourism in Northeast India.

5. India Submits 7th National Biodiversity Report

India submitted its 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Purpose

  • Tracks progress toward the 2030 global biodiversity targets.
  • Evaluates ecosystem health and conservation efforts.

Prepared By

  • Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • National Biodiversity Authority

Significance

  • Helps protect:
    • wildlife
    • forests
    • ecosystems
  • Aligns India with global biodiversity conservation goals.

6. SEBI Launches AI System “Sudarshan”

India’s market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India introduced an AI monitoring system called Sudarshan.

Purpose

  • Detect misleading financial advice on social media.
  • Monitor unregistered financial influencers.

Achievements

  • Helped remove over 1.2 lakh misleading posts online.

Importance

  • Protects investors from fraud and misinformation.
  • Improves regulation of the financial market.

7. Affordable Housing Deal with Asian Development Bank

Motilal Oswal Home Finance Limited signed a $100 million financing deal with the Asian Development Bank.

Key Objective

  • Provide affordable housing loans, especially for women.

Key Features

  • Focus on Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
  • Around 10% funds for green housing projects.

Significance

  • Encourages sustainable housing development.
  • Promotes financial inclusion.

8. India Defeats England in T20 World Cup Semi-final

India defeated England national cricket team by 7 runs in the semi-final of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Match Highlights

  • Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
  • India score: 253/7
  • England score: 246/7

Star Performer

  • Sanju Samson
  • Scored 89 runs off 42 balls

Final Match

India will face New Zealand national cricket team in the final at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

9. Terror Infiltration Foiled at LoC

The Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Key Points

  • Militants attempted to cross the border from Pakistan.
  • Security forces intercepted them and prevented infiltration.

Importance

  • Highlights continued security challenges along the India-Pakistan border.

10. IndiGo Cancels 112 International Flights

Indian airline IndiGo cancelled 112 international flights due to disruptions linked to tensions in West Asia.

Reason

  • Airspace disruptions caused by the Iran–Israel conflict.

Impact

  • Travel disruptions for passengers.
  • Airlines adjusting routes for safety.

11. New Population Policy in Andhra Pradesh

The government of Andhra Pradesh announced a new population policy.

Key Provision

Families will receive ₹25,000 incentive for having a second or third child.

Objective

  • Address declining population growth.
  • Encourage balanced demographic trends.

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