Saturday, Mar 07
Daily current affairs for 7 March 2026 with exam-focused key facts, connected news context, and revision notes for UPSC, SSC, banking and government exams.
Today at a glance
[Guinness World Record]
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Kaamya Karthikeyan became the youngest Indian and second-youngest woman in the world to ski to the South Pole. She completed a 115 km trek on foot to reach the South Pole.
Arun Ice creams created the largest ice cream social party with 5,113 children in Hyderabad. Participants continuously ate ice cream for 30 minutes to achieve the record.
Tejaswin Shankar won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the AIAC 2026 with a championship record total of 5993 points. Tejaswin Shankar broke his own national record of 5650 points, set in 2021 in the United States of…
ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women) League athletics events will be held on 8 March 2026 in 250 districts. Over two lakh girls will compete in 100m, 200m, and 400m races in Under-13, 13–18, and 18+ age…
[Ladakh]
Key Updates:
The Indian Army's Fire and Fury Corps and the Ladakh administration signed an MoU under the Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection (GSLEP) programme. The MoU was signed on World Wildlife Day in the presence of Lt…
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched Project HANUMAN (Healing and Nurturing Units for Monitoring, Aid and Nurturing) to tackle human-wildlife conflict in Chittoor and Parvathipuram Manyam districts.…
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Forests and Environment of Nepal in New Delhi. The agreement was signed in…
The Remount and Veterinary Corps (RVC) will for the first time present Bactrian camels, Zanskar ponies, Army dogs and four raptors in the 2026 Republic Day parade. Captain Harshita Raghav, one of the first women inducted…
[Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO)]
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The Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with the Goa State Pharmacy Council (GSPC), Quality Council of India…
Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, former Haryana Director General of Police, was appointed as Director General of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Praveen Kumar, a 1993-batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre and then DG of…
India and Liberia signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation in the field of pharmacopoeia. The agreement was signed by India's Ambassador to Liberia, Manoj Bihari Verma, and Liberia's Health Minister, Louise M. Kpoto.
J P Nadda, Union Health Minister, released the 10th edition of the Indian Pharmacopoeia at Dr Ambedkar International Centre. The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026 incorporates 121 new monographs, raising the total to 3,340…
[Reserve Bank of India (RBI)]
Key Updates:
India's Foreign Exchange (Forex) reserves decreased by $2.119 billion to stand at $723.608 billion for the week ending 20 February 2026. The reserves had reached an all-time high of $725.727 billion in the preceding…
India’s current account deficit moderated to $30.1 billion (1% of GDP) in April-December 2025 from $36.6 billion in the same period a year ago. Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow rose to $3 billion in…
India's foreign exchange reserves rose by $8.66 billion to a record $725.73 billion in the week ended 13 February 2026. Foreign currency assets increased by $3.55 billion to $573.60 billion during the week.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reported that India’s foreign exchange reserves reached a record high of $709.4 billion for the week ended 23 January 2026. The total reserves increased by $8.05 billion during the…
Key Updates:
Maharashtra government launched the country’s first integrated Divyang Sahayak Portal to streamline welfare schemes for persons with disabilities. The portal enables online applications, real-time tracking and automatic…
Thanya Nathan C. ranked first on the merit list of persons with benchmark disabilities in the Kerala Judicial Service examination for Civil Judges (Junior Division). Joyson Sajan, who has cerebral palsy, secured the…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed supporting the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO) to scale up the production of assistive devices. The Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana aims to promote…
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the Department of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Puducherry, signed an MoU to strengthen marine research, coastal resilience and Blue Economy initiatives in…
[Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)]
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SEBI introduces PaRRVA, an independent verification mechanism for historical performance claims of Investment Advisors and Research Analysts. PaRRVA is launched in partnership with the National Stock Exchange of India…
Sarvam AI announced the Sarvam Startup Program on 5 March 2026 to help early-stage companies build AI-powered products using its models and infrastructure. Selected startups receive six to twelve months of API credits…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) startup Sarvam partnered with SBI Life Insurance (SBI Life) to build applications for customer engagement and sales. The AI deployment is expected to reach more than 8 crore customers and…
Union Health Minister JP Nadda launched the Strategy for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for India (SAHI) and the Benchmarking Open Data Platform for Health AI (BODH) at Bharat Mandapam during the India AI Impact…
[Motilal Oswal Home Finance, Asian Development Bank (ADB)]
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IIFL Home Finance Limited signed a $300 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB). The loan targets women in low-income communities in peri-urban and urban areas and lagging states of India.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a senior secured debt financing package of up to USD 108 million (approximately ₹983 crore) with Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) Aavas Financiers. The package includes USD…
Union Cabinet approved Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund to support urban infrastructure projects over five years. Cities must raise at least 50% of project cost from market through municipal bonds, bank loans, and…
ADB approved USD 240 million as the second tranche under the USD 780 million facility sanctioned in 2022 for Chennai Metro Expansion Phase 2. Chennai Metro Phase 2 spans 118.9 km across Lines 3 (45.8 km), 4 (26.1 km)…
[Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH (DEG), Citi, Shriram Finance Ltd.]
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India and Germany will unveil a defence and security roadmap that will strengthen the defence manufacturing network base in India. German technology for India’s defence preparedness will be part of the bilateral…
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) issued a five-year guarantee of $197.67 million to Citibank N.A. for its loan to State Bank of India (SBI). The guarantee supports refinancing of a $500 million World Bank…
State Bank of India (SBI) will sign a €150 million credit line with KfW, the German development bank, for financing climate-friendly energy generation projects. The agreement is scheduled to be signed on December 16…
Shriram Finance will issue 47.11 crore equity shares at ₹840.93 apiece to Japan’s MUFG Bank. MUFG Bank will hold a 20% minority stake in Shriram Finance on a fully diluted basis.
[Competition Commission of India (CCI), Central Bank of India]
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Central Bank of India (CBI) has entered into a distributorship agreement with HSBC Asset Management India Pvt Ltd (HSBC AMC) to offer mutual fund products to its customers. HSBC AMC, which acquired the L&T Investment…
The RBI has approved the application for ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company Limited (ICICI Prudential AMC), along with group entities of ICICI Bank, to acquire an aggregate holding of up to 9.95% in eight banks.…
The Union Cabinet approved a bill to raise Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the insurance sector to 100 per cent. The proposed legislation is the Insurance Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) granted approval through a letter dated December 15 for HDFC Bank and its group entities to hold up to 9.50% of the paid-up share capital or voting rights of IndusInd Bank. The approval…
[Karnataka High Court]
Key Updates:
Patna Bird Sanctuary in Etah district, Uttar Pradesh, and Chhari-Dhand in Kutch district, Gujarat, were designated as Ramsar wetlands of international importance on 1 February 2026. India became a signatory to the Ramsar…
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) set aside the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Tamil Nadu's order rejecting a stone and gravel quarry proposal near the Vallanadu Blackbuck Sanctuary. The…
The Centre has declared the biodiversity-rich area, ranging from zero to one kilometre around Kumbhalgarh wildlife sanctuary, located in one of the most fragile ecosystems of the Aravali range in Rajasthan, as an…
The Government has declared the Parvati-Arga Bird Sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh as an Eco sensitive zone. Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, said that through this initiative…
Key Updates:
Ramakrishna Paramahansa Jayanti falls on 19 February 2026. Dwitiya Tithi begins at 04:57 PM on 18 February 2026 and ends at 03:58 PM on 19 February 2026.
World Hindi Day 2026 will be observed on January 10. The date marks the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference, held in Nagpur in 1975.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) will host Tribal Art Fest, Tribal Music Fest, Bharat Tribes Fest, and Tribal Business Conclave between 2 and 24 March 2026. Nearly 1,000 participants from all States are expected to join…
[Indonesia]
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The Karnataka government proposed a ban on social media usage for children under the age of 16 in the tech-state to address digital addiction and online safety concerns. Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah announced the…
Russia has blocked WhatsApp for alleged legal breaches, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Peskov attributed the ban to WhatsApp’s reluctance to comply with Russian law.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah sought views from vice chancellors on banning social media and mobile phones for children below 16 years during an interaction at the Karnataka State Higher Education Council. The proposal…
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a ban on social media platforms for children under the age of 16 at the World Government Summit (WGS) in Dubai. The Spanish government will require platforms to implement…
[Thiruvananthapuram]
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Addverb launched Elixis-W, a Made-in-India wheeled humanoid for industrial use, at LogiMAT India 2026 held at BEC, Mumbai. Elixis-W integrates cognition, mobility, and dexterity to operate autonomously in unstructured…
Sagar Defence Engineering Pvt. Ltd has been allotted 29.58 acres of land at the Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour in Bogolu Mandal, SPSR Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, for setting up the world’s first autonomous maritime…
The Tamil Nadu government has signed an agreement with Sarvam AI to establish a full-stack Sovereign AI Park with an initial investment of Rs 10,000 crore. The park will generate 1,000 high-skilled, deep-tech jobs and…
Pune-based Bharat Forge (BF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-headquartered Agile Robots (AR) to explore a strategic collaboration in artificial intelligence-driven robotics and industrial…
[Nagaland]
Key Updates:
An international team of fish taxonomists from Germany, India and Switzerland described the new genus and species Gitchak nakana from a dug-out well in an Assam village. Gitchak nakana is the first aquifer-dwelling fish…
Indian scientists discovered two new slender-armed frogs from their secretive habitats in Arunachal Pradesh. Delhi University (DU) frog hunter S D Biju and his PhD student Akalabya spotted the new species north of the…
The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) identified the new Diplura species Lepidocampa sikkimensis near Ravangla in Sikkim. Additional specimens of Lepidocampa sikkimensis were later found in Kurseong in Bengal.
[Corbett Tiger Reserve]
Key Updates:
The Forest Owlet, endemic to central India, was first found in 1872 and vanished after 1884, presumed extinct for 113 years. Local tourism operator Labh Yadav first spotted the owl in Kuno National Park's Parond Beat and…
The 2026 annual nest monitoring survey recorded 17 active White-bellied Sea Eagle nesting sites in Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The survey was conducted jointly by the Malabar Awareness and Rescue Centre for Wildlife…
A 1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb has been discovered in the Central Valleys region of southern Mexico. The discovery was made by a team of researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH).
The Smew (Mergellus albellus), a rare diving duck, was recorded for the first time in the Kaziranga Tiger Reserve (KTR) during the 7th Waterbird Count. The sighting occurred at the Rowmari-Donduwa beels within the…
[Mattel, United States]
Key Updates:
Indian women's cricket team nominated for 2026 Laureus World Team of the Year Award after winning their first ICC Women's World Cup title. Laureus Sport confirmed the nomination on Tuesday.
East Bengal FC clinched the title of the inaugural edition of the SAFF Women’s Club Championship with a dominant 3-0 win over hosts APF FC in the final at the Dasrath Stadium. Ugandan star striker Fazila Ikwaput scored a…
The 2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) will be held in Qingdao, China, from 4 February to 8 February 2026. Lakshya Sen, the World number 13, will lead the Indian men's team which includes HS Prannoy, Kidambi…
Smriti Mandhana was named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2025 for her key role in India’s 2025 Women’s World Cup victory. Chess player Divya Deshmukh (20) received the Emerging Player award after her FIDE Women’s…
Key Updates:
Zero Discrimination Day is observed globally on 1 March every year. The 2026 observance by UNAIDS highlights persistent discrimination faced by people living with and at risk of HIV.
International Women's Day 2026 is observed globally on March 8. The United Nations (UN) announced the 2026 theme as 'Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls'.
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is observed annually on December 17. The observance began in 2003 as a direct response to a tragedy in the United States.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation is observed annually on February 6. The 2026 observance falls on Friday, February 6.