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Daily Current Affairs: 3 & 4 May 2026

Current affairs of 3 & 4 May 2026: NCB Operation WHITE STRIKE: 349 kg Cocaine Seized in Mumbai Region; Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2026: e-OCI and minor passports; AERB Clears Kudankulam Units 5 and 6 Equipment Erection, and 9 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 12 topics

National Affairs

  1. Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2026: e-OCI and minor passports
  2. AERB Clears Kudankulam Units 5 and 6 Equipment Erection
  3. Prasoon Joshi Named New Chairman of Prasar Bharati
  4. Kuldeep Kumar Sets Pole Vault National Record at Indian Indoor Open
  5. India’s First Barrier-Less MLFF Tolling Launched on NH-48

Government Schemes

  1. PMGSY-IV Launch in Odisha: Phases and Digital Tools

Banking & Finance

  1. Banking Connect: NBBL and Juspay’s Net Banking Switch and SDK
  2. SEBI PaRRVA Operational from 4 May 2026: CARE Ratings Named

International Affairs

  1. ADB Unveils USD 70 Billion Power Grid and Digital Plan

Agriculture & Rural

  1. CMFRI 2025 Marine Catch: Tamil Nadu Tops Gujarat

Science & Technology

  1. Mission Drishti: GalaxEye’s Optical-Plus-Radar Satellite

Defence & Security

  1. NCB Operation WHITE STRIKE: 349 kg Cocaine Seized in Mumbai Region

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2026: e-OCI and minor passports

  • The Home Ministry notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2026 on May 1, 2026, revamping the 2009 Rules.
  • Form XXIX introduces an electronic OCI certificate; registration, renunciation and cancellation must be done online.
  • A minor holding an Indian passport cannot also hold another country's passport (Rule 3 proviso).
  • Applicants must consent to share biometric data while registering for OCI.
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Government Schemes

Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

7. Banking Connect: NBBL and Juspay’s Net Banking Switch and SDK

  • NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL) and Juspay launched a unified Switch and SDK for the Banking Connect platform.
  • Banking Connect replaces separate bank-to-gateway integrations with one unified integration layer for net banking.
  • The Switch routes payments centrally, while the SDK lets banks and developers plug in quickly, speeding up onboarding.
  • Net banking remains vital for high-value, corporate and institutional transfers despite UPI's dominance.
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International Affairs

Economy

9. ADB Unveils USD 70 Billion Power Grid and Digital Plan

  • ADB announced USD 70 billion by 2035 on 3 May 2026 at its 59th Annual Meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
  • The Pan-Asia Power Grid Initiative gets USD 50 billion; the Asia-Pacific Digital Highway gets USD 20 billion.
  • ADB President Masato Kanda said energy and digital access will define the region's future.
  • ADB was founded in 1966 and has 69 members, 50 of them from the region.
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Agriculture & Rural

Agriculture & Rural Development

10. CMFRI 2025 Marine Catch: Tamil Nadu Tops Gujarat

  • CMFRI reported India's 2025 marine fish catch at 3.57 million tonnes, a 3% rise over the previous year.
  • Tamil Nadu displaced Gujarat as the leading marine fish producing state; Gujarat's landings dropped 15%.
  • Landing-centre value reached ₹69,254 crore and retail value ₹97,702 crore.
  • Indian mackerel was the top landed resource at 0.27 million tonnes; national marketing efficiency stood at 70.88%.
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Science & Technology

Defence & Security

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