Daily Current Affairs: March 8, 2026

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Today’s Top 15 Current Affairs Points

  • [Balendra Shah]: Set to become Nepal’s next Prime Minister. [Rastriya Swatantra Party, defeated KP Sharma Oli]. [International]
  • [Telangana Gaddar Awards]: Chiranjeevi won NTR National Film Award. [Kamal Haasan, Paidi Jairaj Award]. [Awards]
  • [Cameco Uranium Deal]: India signed $2.6-billion pact for 10,000 tonnes uranium. [Canadian supplier, 2027-2035 timeframe]. [Energy]
  • [NCRB 2023 Report]: UP records highest SC public space denial cases. [173 of 180 India cases]. [Reports]
  • [Alexander Stubb]: Finland President visited Mumbai University discussing climate change. [Multilateral cooperation, clean energy strategy]. [International]
  • [SBI Social Loan]: Launched $500-million syndicated term loan for women’s empowerment. [Greenshoe option, International Women’s Day]. [Economy]
  • [Green Hydrogen Mission]: Government notified standards for green ammonia and methanol. [₹19,744Cr outlay, boost green trade]. [Environment]
  • [Earthquake Zoning Framework]: BIS withdrew revised IS 1893 Part 1: 2025 code. [Zone VI scrapped, infrastructure fears]. [Geography]
  • [T.N. Shipbuilding Policy]: Launched to develop Thoothukudi and Cuddalore maritime clusters. [Hyundai MoU, 3000-acre SIPCOT land]. [State]
  • [Prague Chess Festival]: Nodirbek Abdusattorov won Masters section title. [India’s Aravindh Chithambaram joint second]. [Sports]
  • [Lakshya Sen]: Reached All England Open badminton final defeating Victor Lai. [Second final appearance, faces Lin]. [Sports]
  • [THAAD Missile System]: US deployed THAAD defense system in West Asia. [Hit-to-kill tech, ballistic interception]. [Defense]
  • [International Santal Conference]: President Murmu attended event in Bagdogra, West Bengal. [Relocated from Bidhannagar, protocol controversy]. [National]
  • [Australian Grand Prix]: George Russell secured pole position for season-opening race. [Mercedes 1-2 finish, Verstappen crashed]. [Sports]
  • [Breast Cancer Data]: India incidence reached 29.4 per 100,000 women in 2023. [St. Gallen International Conference]. [Health]

👇 Practice Quiz


 

Results

#1. Which party does Nepal’s next Prime Minister Balendra Shah belong to?

#2. Who won the NTR National Film Award at the 2025 Telangana Gaddar Awards?

#3. Which country’s company signed a $2.6-billion uranium supply deal with India?

#4. Which state recorded the highest cases of denying public space access to SCs?

#5. Which country’s President Alexander Stubb visited Mumbai University to discuss climate change?

#6. Which bank launched a $500-million syndicated loan for women’s empowerment?

#7. What is the initial financial outlay for the National Green Hydrogen Mission?

#8. Which organization withdrew the revised IS 1893 Part 1: 2025 earthquake zoning code?

#9. Which state launched a policy to develop maritime clusters in Thoothukudi and Cuddalore?

#10. Who won the Masters section title at the Prague International Chess Festival?

#11. Who did Lakshya Sen defeat to reach the All England Open badminton final?

#12. Which country deployed the THAAD missile defense system in West Asia?

#13. Where was the International Santal Conference held, causing a protocol controversy?

#14. Who secured the pole position for the Australian Grand Prix?

#15. Which conference highlighted India’s breast cancer incidence reaching 29.4 per 100,000 women?

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