5-6 April 2026 Current Affairs

One-Liners One-Liners Daily Current Affairs 5 and 6 April.

• Before the 2026 Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India has added a new feature to the ECINet platform, called KYC (Know Your Candidates), which enables voters to view authenticated information about contesting candidates and enhance the transparency of the election process.
• Since 1 April 2026, in India, petrol pumps have been introduced to supply E20 fuel (20% ethanol-blended petrol) as the government moved to use cleaner energy under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

• The RoSCTL Scheme has been extended to 30 September 2026 by the Ministry of Textiles to assist in the export of textiles and to hedge the sector against changes in world demand.
• The most famous painting of Raja Ravi Varma is the Yashoda and Krishna, which made a new record as the highest priced work of India as it was auctioned at 167.20 crore in Mumbai.
• Indian Space Research Organisation commercial arm, NewSpace India Limited has entered an MoU with Dhruva Space Private Limited to collaboratively develop and distribute space grade solar panels to the world satellite markets.
• It was a successful event as the Khelo India Tribal Games were held in Chhattisgarh and showcased the sporting talent of the tribal communities in India on the grassroots.
• The Athletics Integrity Unit has rated India as the number one country in the world in terms of doping offenses committed by track and field athletes, which puts sports ethics and regulatory control in question.
• On 5 April, it was observed that National Maritime Day 2026 was dedicated to the role of the maritime sector and seafarers in India in world trade and logistics.
• The securities and exchange board of India will implement SEBI SETU, a digital platform that will increase and control the pool of investment advisers in India.
• The Central Board of Direct Taxes has introduced a new portal of income tax and an artificial intelligence (AI) based assistant called Kar Saathi to streamline the process of filing tax returns and enhancing the services of taxpayers.
• The National Stock Exchange of India has collaborated with the Indian Gas Exchange Limited to launch the first exchange-traded natural gas derivatives in India to improve the price discovery and risk management of the gas market.
• The reserve bank of India has implemented the Benchmark Issuance Strategy (BIS) of state government borrowings on pilot basis beginning FY 202627.
• The national legislature has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the 11 th President of Myanmar.
• On 4 April 2026, Project Chetak of the Border Roads Organisation observed its 47 th Raising Day in Bikaner, Rajasthan.
• India has also ordered INS Aridaman, the third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), built indigenously, which has enhanced the nuclear triad and strategic deterrence ability of the country.
• The Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM) meeting, which was chaired by the Minister of Defence, Rajnath Singh, was convened in New Delhi to discuss the changing situation in West Asia and determine how this impacts India.
• The Indian Navy has also launched intensified maritime operations in order to protect the region by securing the Strait of Hormuz to maintain trade routes without any obstruction.
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