Daily Current Affairs — 8 April 2026
19 articles • UPSC Prelims & Mains
New Curriculum on Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence
Context Recently the Union Education Minister launched a new CBSE curriculum on Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for students from Classes 3 to 8, aligning with the vision of the National Education Policy 2020 What is the New CT-AI Curriculum? The initiative is designed to develop foundational computational thinking skills: logical reasoning, problem-solving, and pattern recognition, starting from the 2026-27 academic session. It is introduced as a cross-curricular sk
Energy from space
Source: The Hindu(Page22) | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)
Government notifies Two Key Institutions as Repositories under Biological Diversity Act, 2002
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
PM-UDAY scheme
Source: The Hindu(Page2) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Meat shops in Haridwar to be shifted to outskirts of Ardh Kumbh
Source: The Hindu(Page4) | Syllabus: GS1(Culture)
NCERT reconstitutes textbook committee after top court rap
Source: The Hindu(Page14) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
There can’t be three-day untouchability every month: Justice Nagarathna
Source: Indian express(Page8) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
India’s Green Pathway
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
On India’s updated climate pledges
Source: The Hindu(Page10) | Syllabus: GS3(Environment)
Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor attains criticality: why this is a ‘defining step’ in India’s 3-stage n-programme
Source: Indian express(Page15) | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)
Supreme Court begins review of 2018 Sabarimala judgment
Source: The Hindu(Page1) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Delimitation, women’s reservation, political dynamics
Source: The Hindu(Page8) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance)
Govt. plans ₹2.5 lakh crore credit guarantee scheme
Source: The Hindu(Page16) | Syllabus: GS3(Economy)
Fast breeder nuclear reactor at Kalpakkam takes ‘critical’ leap forward
Source: The Hindu(Page14) | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)
How the Iran war has left Gulf nations divided in their response
Source: Indian express(Page15) | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)
Limits of neutrality in addressing caste
Source: The Hindu(Page9) | Syllabus: GS2(Governance/GS1(Society)
Why Artemis II crew went farther from Earth than anyone before
Source: Indian express(Page14) | Syllabus: GS3(Space)
In Delhi’s support for Arab Gulf, a return of the Bombay school of thought
Source: Indian express(Page10) | Syllabus: GS2(IR)
A New Chapter in India's Nuclear Journey
Source: PIB | Syllabus: GS3(Science and Tech)