Daily Current Affairs: March 3, 2026

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Today’s Top 15 Current Affairs Points

  • [India-Canada Pact]: Signed $1.9Bn, 10-year uranium supply deal. [Context: Canada joins ISA, Global Biofuel Alliance]. [International]
  • [GDP Base Year]: National accounts data updated GDP/GVA base year to 2022-23. [Context: Replaces 2011-12 base]. [Economy]
  • [IIP Data]: January 2026 industrial production slowed to 3-month low of 4.8%. [Context: Infrastructure sector hit 13.7%]. [Economy]
  • [EPFO Interest Rate]: CBT recommended retaining 8.25% interest rate on EPF deposits for 2025-26. [Context: Auto-claim pilot approved]. [Economy]
  • [Haryana Budget 2026-27]: CM Nayab Saini presented ₹2.23-lakh-crore budget. [Context: 10.3% increase, 5000 suggestions incorporated]. [State Economy]
  • [Tribes Art Festival]: Inaugurated by Jual Oram in New Delhi. [Context: Travancore Palace, 30 tribal traditions]. [Culture]
  • [Edu-Diplomatic Conclave]: Education Ministry hosted summit in New Delhi. [Context: Sushma Swaraj Bhavan, theme Bharat Innovates 2026]. [Summits]
  • [Operation Sankalp]: INS Surat deployed in Bahrain on standby for disaster relief. [Context: Anti-piracy, merchant vessel safety]. [Defense]
  • [Tiniest QR Code]: TU Wien researchers created world’s smallest QR code on ceramic film. [Context: Chromium nitride, Guinness Record]. [Science]
  • [J&K Ranji Team]: Won maiden Ranji Trophy title. [Context: Chirag Pandya as team physio]. [Sports]
  • [Atiqa Mir]: First Indian securing podium finish in COTFA karting series. [Context: 11-year-old, Valencia European leg]. [Sports]
  • [Zeel Desai]: Won $15,000 HCL ITF W15 Tennis Tournament in Gurugram. [Context: Defeated Belarus’s Polina Kuharenko]. [Sports]
  • [Russian Oil Imports]: Share in India’s oil imports fell to 19.3% in Jan 2026. [Context: Lowest in 44 months]. [Economy]
  • [National Income Data]: New GDP series estimates FY26 Indian economy at ₹345.47 lakh crore. [Context: 7.6% projected growth]. [Economy]
  • [Moovalur Ramamirtham Scheme]: Madras HC ordered marriage scheme beneficiaries determined via Minimum Wages Act. [Context: Thalikku Thangam, restructured 2022]. [Schemes]

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Results

#1. Which country joined the International Solar Alliance while signing a uranium pact with India?

#2. The newly updated GDP base year of 2022-23 replaces which previous base year?

#3. What was India’s industrial production (IIP) growth rate in January 2026?

#4. Which organization recently approved an auto-claim pilot along with an 8.25% interest rate?

#5. Who presented Haryana’s ₹2.23-lakh-crore state budget for 2026-27?

#6. Where did Union Minister Jual Oram inaugurate the Tribes Art Festival?

#7. What was the theme of the Edu-Diplomatic Conclave hosted by the Education Ministry?

#8. Which Indian naval ship was deployed to Bahrain for Operation Sankalp?

#9. Researchers used which material to create the world’s smallest QR code?

#10. Which cricket team won their maiden Ranji Trophy title recently?

#11. Who became the first Indian to secure a podium finish in the COTFA karting series?

#12. Who won the $15,000 HCL ITF W15 Tennis Tournament in Gurugram?

#13. To what percentage did Russia’s share in India’s oil imports fall in January 2026?

#14. What is the projected size of the Indian economy for FY26 under the new GDP series?

#15. The Moovalur Ramamirtham scheme is primarily associated with which state?

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