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Daily Current Affairs: 5 & 6 April 2026

Current affairs of 5 & 6 April 2026: Hindu Kush Range: Geography, Tectonics and Passes; Shivalik Fish Fossils Found Near Dehradun: Gourami Record; Mission MITRA: ISRO’s Ladakh Analog Study for Astronauts, and 8 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 11 topics

National Affairs

  1. NCERT gets deemed-to-be university status under UGC Act
  2. Telangana Declares Cancer a Notifiable Disease

Banking & Finance

  1. Mis-selling Crackdown: RBI and IRDAI Target Bancassurance

Economy

  1. Moody’s Growth Forecast for India FY27 Cut to 6%

International Affairs

  1. Hindu Kush Range: Geography, Tectonics and Passes
  2. India-Korea Shipbuilding Skills Pact with KOICA

Science & Technology

  1. Shivalik Fish Fossils Found Near Dehradun: Gourami Record
  2. Mission MITRA: ISRO’s Ladakh Analog Study for Astronauts
  3. BIRAC-BioNEST Centre Opens at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru

Defence & Security

  1. INS Aridhaman Commissioned: India’s Third SSBN

Reports & Indexes

  1. PLFS 2025 Annual Report: Jobs Up, Wages Stagnant

National Affairs

Government Schemes

2. Telangana Declares Cancer a Notifiable Disease

  • Telangana made cancer a notifiable disease on 6 April 2026, with a one-month reporting timeline.
  • A centralised cancer registry will estimate incidence and prevalence to guide policy and resource planning.
  • MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Centre, Hyderabad, is the nodal Centre of Excellence for validating data.
  • AstraZeneca signed an MoU with the state for AI-enabled lung cancer screening.
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Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

3. Mis-selling Crackdown: RBI and IRDAI Target Bancassurance

  • RBI is set to release final 'Responsible Business Conduct' guidelines on mis-selling of third-party products by banks.
  • Life insurance commissions hit ₹60,800 crore in FY25, up 18%, while premiums grew only in single digits.
  • Proposed levers: trail-based commissions, board accountability and ending sales inducements.
  • IRDAI caps insurers' Expense of Management (EOM), yet commissions keep outpacing business growth.
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Economy

International Affairs

Science & Technology

Science & Technology

7. Shivalik Fish Fossils Found Near Dehradun: Gourami Record

  • First freshwater fish fossils found in Shivalik foothills near Mohand, outskirts of Dehradun, a site earlier known only for land animals.
  • Fossils are otoliths (fish ear bones) from the Pliocene, around 4.5 million years ago.
  • Three groups identified: snakehead, goby and gourami; the gourami is India's first fossil record and the world's second, after Sumatra.
  • A team from Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, and other institutions led the work.
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Science & Technology

8. Mission MITRA: ISRO’s Ladakh Analog Study for Astronauts

  • ISRO began Mission MITRA, Mapping of Interoperable Traits and Response Assessment, in Ladakh's high-altitude terrain.
  • It is conducted at 3,500 metres in Leh as a natural analog for spaceflight.
  • It studies physiological, psychological and operational dynamics of astronauts and ground teams in harsh conditions.
  • Findings are meant to support safe decision-making for the Gaganyaan mission and better life support systems.
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Government Schemes

9. BIRAC-BioNEST Centre Opens at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru

  • Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated the BIRAC-BioNEST Incubation Centre at CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru, Karnataka.
  • A foundation stone was also laid for a new hostel complex funded under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana.
  • BIRAC is a non-profit PSU under the Department of Biotechnology; BioNEST stands for Bioincubators Nurturing Entrepreneurship for Scaling Technologies.
  • The centre focuses on food bioprocessing and food-biotech startups.
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Defence & Security

Science & Technology

10. INS Aridhaman Commissioned: India’s Third SSBN

  • INS Aridhaman (S4), the third indigenous SSBN, was commissioned at Shipbuilding Centre, Visakhapatnam, by Rajnath Singh.
  • It has 8 vertical launch tubes, double those of INS Arihant, and about 70% indigenous content.
  • K-4 missiles reach 3,500 km (8 carried); K-15 Sagarika reaches 750 km (24 carried).
  • A foundation stone was laid for a Large Cavitation Tunnel to test stealth and hydrodynamic efficiency.
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Reports & Indexes

Economy

11. PLFS 2025 Annual Report: Jobs Up, Wages Stagnant

  • PLFS was revamped to give monthly estimates, with wider rural coverage and larger samples.
  • 2025 annual report: LFPR 59% (about 56% in 2022), WPR 57%, usual-status unemployment around 3%.
  • Over 56% of workers are self-employed; casual labour makes up about 20% of the workforce.
  • Female LFPR is 40% versus 80% for men; real wage growth is weak.
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