DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 03-04-26

1. Growth of INDIA in Global Fish Production.

Ranked the second‑largest aquaculture producer globally, India accounts for about 8% of global fish production.

shrimp, which remains India’s flagship seafood product, followed by frozen fish, squid

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

the Department of Fisheries supports a wide range of interventions across the value chain, including quality fish seed production, expansion and diversification of brackish‑water aquaculture, promotion of export‑oriented species, technology adoption, disease management, traceability systems, and capacity building

To promote ease of doing business in the fisheries sector, reducing approval time from 30 days to only 72 hours.

2.MITHRA MISSION

India's four Gaganyaan astronauts began Mission Mitra, which is a high-altitude test in Ladakh run by ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC).

Ladakh is known for harsh climate, low oxygen levels and isolation.

These conditions are similar look like as the challenges faced in space

Mission Mitra’s full form is theMapping of Interoperable Traits & Reliability Assessment and it is designed for to simulate space like conditions on Earth.

Mission Mitra draws the inspiration from international programs of European Space Agency’s CAVES experiment

3. GAGANYAAN

Gaganyaan is the 1st human space flight programme of ISRO.

Objective: To demonstrate indigenous capability of human space flight to low earth orbit.

Launch vehicle: GSLV-Mk III, also called the LVM-3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3).

India will become the 4th nation in the world to launch a Human Spaceflight Mission after USA, Russia, and China.

4.INS Aridhaman

India inducted its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridhaman, into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.

It isbeing built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project

INS Arihant is India’s first home-made nuclear submarine. It was launched in July 2009 and was quietly commissioned in 2016.

The Navy commissioned its second indigenous SSBN, INS Arighaat, in August 2024

5.Artemis 2

NASA’s Artemis II mission was launched on 1st April, 2026

The first time humans will travel to the vicinity of the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972

10-day lunar flyby mission will carry 4 astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft

Reid Wiseman (Commander),

Victor Glover (Pilot)

Jeremy Hansen (Mission Specialist): A Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut, he will be the first non-American to leave Earth's orbit

,Christina Koch (Mission Specialist): First woman to travel to the Moon's vicinity

The crew will not land on the Moon. Instead, they will perform a "lunar flyby" using a free-return trajectory. They will fly approximately 7,400 km beyond the far side of the Moon before using lunar gravity to "slingshot" back toward Earth.

6.SHANTI ACT to power India’s Nuclear Energy Mission

SHANTI Act, 2025 was passed by the Indian Parliament on December 18 and received presidential assent on December 20.

India’s Nuclear Energy Mission, announced in 2025, reflects the country’s solemn commitment to clean and sustainable energy for economic growth, aiming to attain the goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2070.

To achieve this Shanti bill was introduced

The Act repeals and replaces the Atomic Energy Act 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2010

The Act supports India’s clean energy transition and the long - term objective of achieving 100 GW nuclear energy capacity by 2047, which stands at 8.8 GW as of now

The legislation paves the way for modernising the nuclear energy sector, significantly by opening the sector to regulated private and foreign participation.

7.OPERATION EPIC FURY

large-scale military campaign led by the United States and supported by Israel against Iran

8.OPERATION ROARING LION

Led by ISRAEL against IRAN

9.OPERATION TRUE PROMISE 3

Iran’s latest retaliatory military campaign targeting Israeli cities and infrastructure in response to Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear and command facilities.

10.RAJYA SABHA DAY-3rd april

India marks the Foundation Day of the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of Parliament established on 3 April 1952

Initially named the "Council of States," it was renamed "Rajya Sabha" on August 23, 1954. It represents the states and Union Territories, serving as a permanent House

First Sitting: The House first met on May 13, 1952.

First Chairman: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the first Chairman, serving two terms from 1952 to 1962.

Current chairman -C.P.Radhakrishnan

Article 80of the constitution -Provisions for members of the RS.

As per the constitutional limit, the RS strength cannot exceed 250 (238 elected and 12 nominated).

Currently, it has 245 members (233 elected members and 12 nominated).

The Fourth Schedule to the IC provides for allocation of seats to the States and UTs in Rajya Sabha.

The allocation of seats is made on the basis of the population of each State.

It holds special powers under Articles 249 (legislature power on State list )and 312 (all Indian service)to protect states' interests