A NEW SPECIES OF EEL SNAKE DISCOVERED IN KAKINADA COAST

* MARINE SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW EEL SNAKE SPECIES AT BAY OF BENGAL.

* SPECIES NAMED - 

* BASCANICHTHYS CHEPAKAKIENSIS  ( CHEPA MEANS FISH ( TELUGU), KAKI ( NICK NAME FOR KAKINADA) 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ICAR - NATIONAL BUREAU OF FISH GENETICS RESOURCES, KERALA UNIVERSITY OF FISHERIES AND OCEAN STUDIES, AND ZSI TEAM 

* THE EEL FEATURES AS DUSTINCTED BICOLURED BODY 

WHEELCHAIR FRENCH OPEN 2026

MEN'S SINGLE - TOKITO ODA 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - DIEDE DE GROOT 

MEN'S DOUBLES - ALFIE HEWETT & GORDON REID 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - YUI KAMIJI & ZHENZHEN ZHU 

PRANA KRUSHNA PARIJJA AWARD 2026

* DR MRUTYUNJAY MAHAPATRA, DIRECTOR GENREAL OF METEROLGY, INDIA CONFERRED WITH PRANA KRUSHNA PARIJJA AWARD 

* ON HIS CONTRIBUTION TO METEROLGY, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND PUBLIC SERVICE 

GS QUESTION ASKED BY OPSC ODISHA CIVIL SERVICE EXAM PRE GS -1 PRE 2026

* ANS - BANK DEPOSIT - UDGAM PORTAL 

* ANS - D 

* ANS - I 2 3 CORRECT 

* ANS - 2  & 4 INCORRECT 

* ANS - B 

* ANS - C 

* ANS - B 

* ANS - D 

* ANS - 1 &2 & 3 CORRECT 

* ANS - ALL TRUE 

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* ANS - 2 & 3 CORRECT 

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JANUARY TO MAY DRDO CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE SALVO LAUNCH OF TWO PRALAY MISSILE IN ODISHA COAST AT CHANDIPUR, ON 31ST DECEMBER 2025 

* PRALAY IS AN INDIGENOUS DEVELOPED SOLID PROPELLENT QUASI BALLISTIC MISSILE.

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* Defence Research And Development Laboratory ( DRDL) DRDO, Hyderabad Has Achieved a Milestone in The development Of Hypersonic Missile 

( State Of Art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility At 9th January 2026) 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE 3RD GENERATION OF FIRE & FORGET MAN PORTABLE ANTI TANK GUIDED MISSILE ( MPATGM) 

* DEVELOPED BY DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY ( DRDL) HYDERABAD.

* INCLUDING IMAGING INFRARED ( IIR), 

 * Shri Gaddamanugu Chandramouliji, EX DRDO Scientist ( Who Worked on AKASH) Set To Received The PADMA SHRI Award 2026 

DEVELOPED - 

*  DRDO Develops Portable Water Purification System ( SWaDeS ) For Soldiers ( Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, DRDO) 

{SEA WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM }

*  DRDO Unveiled A New High Power Microwave ( HPM) SYSTEM, Under Development To Defeats SWARMS Of Unmanned Aircraft System ( UASs) Prototype 

AWARDS - 

* D 4 Counter drone System (DRDO) And Dharashakti Integrated EW SYSTEM Has Been Conferred With Prestigious SKOCH Award In Gold Category.

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* THEME 2026 For DRDO Tableaux - on Republic Day 2026 Parade 

( Naval Technologies For COMBAT Submarines) 

* Miranda House, Delhi In Collaboration With DRDO Has Developed a Prototype BioFET Sensor For Early Cardiac Arrest - Risk Detection.

FEBRUARY  -  

TESTED - 

* * ON 3RD FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THE DEMONSTRATED OF ITS SOLID FUEL DUCTED RAMJET ( SFDR) TECHNOLOGY FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE (ITR), CHANDIPUR, BALASORE ODISHA.

* LONG RANGE AIR TO AIR MISSILE 

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AGNI -3 - 

* DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE TEST FIRE OF IMMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE AGNI -3 AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

* AGNI - 3 DEVELOPED BY DRDO 

* IT IS A TWO STAGE SOLID FUELLED BALLISTIC MISSILE WITH RANGE OF 3000 KM 

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* DIPAS, DRDO And IIT Ropar SIGNED A MoU For Academic Research 

*  DRDO CONDUCTED The Qualification Test For Gaganyaan Drogue Parachute.

* * ON 27TH FEBRUARY 2026, DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED THREE CONSECUTIVE THE FLIGHT TRIALS OF VERY SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM (VSHORADS) FROM INTEGRATED TEST RANGE AT CHANDIPUR, ODISHA.

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MARCH - 

* DRDO Pune Based Lab And DIAT Have Developed Indigenous Tactile Sensor Arrays For Advanced Robotics Application.

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APRIL - 

BOOKS - 

* THE UNPRECEDENTED Success Story' Of The First Indigenous Supersonic Multi Target Surface To Air - Missile System AKASH Book Author - Missile Scientist Dr G Chandramauli ) ( Authored By Padmashree Dr Prahalad Rama Rao) 

* DRDO Handed Over The AI Based Satellite Imaging System PRAJANA - ( Developed By CAIR) To Ministry Of Home Affairs.

VIKRAM VT-21 - 

 * DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat Has Flagged Off The Advanced Armoured Platform ( Tracked And Wheeled) VIKRAM VT-21 

* Developed By Vehicle Research And Development Laboratory With Partners Tata Advanced System Limited And Bharat Forge Limited 

* 30 mm Crewless Turret + ATGM 

* STANG 4/5 Modular Protection 

* High Mobility + Amphibious Capability 

* Multi Role Configurable Designed Industrial Push 

* 90% Indigenous 

NASM-SR - 

* * DRDO And Indian Navy Successfully Conducted The Maiden Salvo Launch Of Naval Anti Ship Missile Short Range (NASM -SR) From Indian Navy Helicopter, At Cost Of Bay Of BENGAL, Odisha 

* DRDO Has Became The Historical Milestone To Indigenous Galium Nitride (GaN) Chips For Defence, ( Became 7th COUNTRY To In Elite Group) 

* 

MAY - 

*  DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TESTED The Phase -2 2 Stage Hypersonic Glide Vehicle, Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile ( LR - AShM) From Odisha Coast 

* Estimates Range Of 1500 Km 

*  DRDO Has Inaugurated The CBRN Field Training And Demonstration Centre At Burari Plans, Delhi.

* DRDO Inaugurated The Chemical, Biological, Radiological And Nuclear (CBRN) 

TARA TESTED - 

* DRDO AND INDIAN AIR FORCE SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE MAIDEN FLIGHT TRAIL OF INDIGENOUS GLIDE WEAPON SYSTEM TARA AT OFF COAST ODISHA. ( On 7TH MAY 2026) 

* TARA - TACTICAL ADVANCED RANGE AUGMENTATION 

* TARA HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND DESIGNED BY RESEARCH CENTRE IMARAT ( RCI), HYDERABAD, WITH DRDO LABORATORY 

* TEST CONDUCTED WITH THE INDIAN AIR FORCE JAGUAR AIRCRAFT.

* SPEED - 40-1200 KMPH 

AGNI (MIRV) SYSTEM - 

* * DRDO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED THE FLIGHT TRIAL OF AN ADVANCED AGNI MISSILE WITH MIRV ( MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETED RE -ENTRY VEHICLE) SYSTEM FROM A P J ABDUL KALAM ISLAND, ON 8TH MAY 2026 ODISHA 

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*  Defence Research And Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad Based Laboratory Of DRDO Have Successfully Conducted An Extensive Long Duration Test Of Its Actively Cooled Full Scale Scramjat Combustor, 

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DRDO TESTED ULPGM-V3 MISSILE 

* ON 19TH MAY 2026 DRDO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT TRIALS OF THE ULPGM-V3 MISSILE AT KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* TESTED IN AIR - TO - GROUND AS WELL AS AIR - TO-AIR 

* IT CAN DESTROY TANKS, BUNKERS, DRONES, HELICOPTER 

* IT EQUIPPED WITH THE DUAL CHANNEL SEEKER

* CONTROLLED THROUGH AN ADVANCED INTEGRATED GROUND CONTROL SYSTEM ( GCS ( 

* FEATURE INCLUDING DAY/ NIGHT STRIKE CAPABILITY 

* TWO WAY DATA LINK SENDS REAL TIME TELEMETRY & IMPACT CONFIRMATION BACK TO THE GCS 

* PRODUCTION PARTNERS - BHARAT DYNAMIC LIMITED ( BDL) , ADANI DEFENCE SYSTEMS 

* Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh Has Been Entrusted With Additional Charge Of DRDO 

FRENCH OPEN 2026 (ROLAND GARROS )

MEN'S SINGLE - ALEXANDER ZVEREV 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - MIRRA ANDREEVA 

MEN'S DOUBLES - M GRANOLLERS & H ZEBALLOS 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - K SINIAKOVA & T TOWNSEND 

MIXED DOUBLES - S ERRANI & A VAVASSORI 

MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT FRENCH OPEN 2026 ( ROLAND GARROS )

* ALEXANDER ZVEREV WINS THE MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT FRENCH OPEN 2026 ( ROLAND GARROS ) 

* HE BEAT F COBOLLI IN THE FINAL 

* ZVEREV FIRST FRENCH OPEN TITLE ( FIRST GERMAN TO WIN FRENCH OPEN) GRAND SLAM CHAMPION 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 8TH JUNE 2026

World Food Safety Day - 7th June 

THEME 2026 - FROM BURDEN TO SOLUTIONS - SAFE FOOD EVERYWHERE 

1) Tejas Shirse Wins Silver Men's 100m.hurdle At The New Chinese Taipei City Athletics Open 2026 

 * Shaili Singh Wins Gold In Women's Long Jump (6.24 m) 

2) Eminent Malayalam Actor And National Awardee Winner Salim Kumar Passed Away.

3) Indonesia Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono Has Arrived India.

4) Bhaderwah Host The 4th Lavender Festival 

5) Bhutan And India Jointly Launched The Linkage Between UPI And National Payment Interface Nepal For Cross Border Personal Remittance.

6) Gitika Talukdar Became The Only Indian Woman Photo Journalist Accredited For FIFA WORLD Cup 2026 

7) Adani Defence And Aerospace Has Officially Unveiled The Counter Drone Architecture At EX PRAGATI -1 Defence Exhibition 

8) Gurugram Based Startup Drone Verse Has Successfully Tested The Rudra -10 Drone ( Unmanned Aerial Vehicle UAV) 

* It Operates The Larger Hybrid Vertical Take Off And Landing VTOL SYSTEM 

9) MoU Signed Between DIGITAL India BHASINI And Kathmandu University For Creating National Digital Infrastructure For Voice First Language Translation Platform For NEPAL 

10) A Unique Yellow Colour Puffball Mushroom Has Been Recorded In Arunachal Pradesh.

11) The Centre Has Reappointed Swaminathan Janakiraman As Deputy GOVERNOR Of RBI 

12) E- Jagriti Platform Wins The Silver Award Under Category 1 At E- Governace Award 

13) Former Bengaluru FC Defender Yrondu Musavu King Passed Away.

14) West Bengal Set Become The 36th State To Implement Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana 

15) Anant Ambani Has Appointed As The Whole Time Executive Director Of Global Humane Society 

16) Animesh Khujur Has Wins SILVER in Men's 200m At New Chinese Taipei City Athletics Open 2026 

17) Tamim Iqbal Has Officially Appointed As The Chairman Of Bangladesh Cricket Board 

18) The Union Ministry Of Environment Forest And Climate Change In Collaboration With The National Biodiversity Authority ( NBA), Quality Council Of India (QCI), And The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ) Launched The World's First Ever Dedicated Voluntary Certification SCHEME For Incentivisation Of Access And Benefits Sharing Under The Biological Diversity Act 2002 

19) Odisha Tanvi Patra Has Wins SILVER Medal I'n Women's Single Title At RSL Lativia International 2026 

20) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Nominates The Han Seong Sook as Next Prime Minister 

21) Deepak Wins Gold In Men's 61 Kg Category At ULAANBAATAR Ranking Series 2026 

* Dinesh Gets Gold In Finals Of Men's 125 kg 

* Mohit Kumar Wins Bronze In Men's 65 Kg Category 

* Vicky Gets Bronze in Men's 97 Kg Category 

22) Vaibhav Suryabanshi Became The India's Youngest (15 Years) Old Cricketer To Play For India Surpassed Sachin Tendulkar (16 Years Old) 

INDONESIA OPEN 2026 (BADMINTON)

MEN'S SINGLE - VICTOR LAI 

WOMEN'S SINGLES - AN SE LA YOUNG BEAT AKANE YAMAGUCHI 

MEN'S DOUBLES - S F GOH & N IZZUDIN 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - Y FUKISHIMA & M MATSUMOTO 

MIXED DOUBLES - A BOJE & M CHRSITIANSEN 

MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDONESIA OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON)

* VICTOR LAI WINS THE MEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDONESIA OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON) 

* HE DEFEATED JONATAN CHRISTIE IN THE FINAL 

WOMAN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDONESIA OPEN 2026

* AN SE YOUNG WINS THE WOMEN'S SINGLE TITLE AT INDONESIA OPEN 2026 ( BADMINTON/ 

* SHE BEATEN AKANE YAMAGUCHI IN THE FINAL 

* HER THIRD TITLE IN 2026 

JANUARY TO MAY PORTAL AND APP IN 2026

 JANUARY - 

*  UTS Mobile Application Will Be Discontinue From March 2026:

*  The INDIAN Government Set To Start Modus Operandi BUREAU For Mapping Crimes.

* Union Minister Prahlad Joshi Has Launched Multiple Initiatives At The 79th Foundation Day Of BIS ( BUREAU OF  INDIAN STANDARDS) 

* Launched The BIS Standard Portal 

* SAKSHAM Excellence Scheme 

* Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini Has Launched The NEEV Portal.

* WOMAN And Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi Launched An Integrated Digital Portal - PANKHUDI ( Children, Women Health Care, Nutrition, Education, Women's Safety And Education) 

MASCOT - 

* The Unique Identification Authority Of India' ( UIADI) Has Launched People Friendly Mascot - Named UDAI , To Simplify Communication For Public Understanding Of Adhar Service.

*  Odisha Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo Has Launched The Odisha Grid Insight ( OGRI) Portal 

* Tamilnadu Government In Collaboration With Meta Launched a Unified WhatsApp CHATBOT NAMMA ARASU ( For Digital Public Service) 

* ODISHA Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The SAMIKSHYA PORTAL - For Project Tracking 

FEBRUARY - 

* * UNION AGRICULTURE MINISTER SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH AND RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER SHRI BHAJANLAL SHARMA HAVE LAUNCHED THE NEW DIGITAL COMPANIOY - BHARAT - VISTAAR FOR FARMERS ACROSS COUNTRY ON 17TH FEBRUARY 2026 .

* VISTAAR -(  VIRTUALLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM TO ACCESS AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES ) 

* A HELPLINE NUMBER LAUNCHED - 155261 

* IT IS AN AI BASED DIGITAL COMPANION 

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* Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The SUJIVIKA Biotech Data Portal 

* South Central Railway, Hyderabad Has Launched The Rail Parcel Application.

* Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Launched The Rail Tech Portal, ( For Innovator, Start up) 

* UNION Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Announced Rail Tech Policy And Launched e-RCT System For End to End Digitisation Of Railway Claims Under 52 Reforms in 52 Weeks 

MARCH - 

* Tamilnadu Forest Department Has Launched The VARUDAI Application To Help Manually Record Sighting Of Nilgiri Tahr 

*  Tamilnadu Launched The TN - CReST Portal To Track Gauge Cancer Burden In Tamilnadu 

*  Lt General Gurmit Singh Has Launched The AI CHATBOT Pragyanam Developed By Sri Dev Suman Uttarakhand University 

* The National Housing Bank Launched The GURU SUGAM Portal To Promote a Cost Effective Housing Finance System 

* Sarvam AI Launched CHANAKYA, High Security AI Platform For Government And Entreprise Use 

APRIL - 

 * Puri Police, Odisha Has Launched The PURI POLICE SAHAYAK WhatsApp CHATBOT Service 

*  India - US Trade Fascilation Portal Launched By Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri 

* Assam University Team Led By Dr Somnath Mukhopadhyay Has Launched The Krishi - Vikash Barak valley Application 

* Voice Enabled & Multilingual 

* Works On Low Cost Phones 

* Weather Alerts 

*  Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC) Has Launched The My LIC And Super Sales Saathi Mobile Application To Enhance The Customer Experience And DIGITAL Accessibility 

MAY - 

* Mizoram Launched The KHUAREL, Mobile Application, a Real Time Disasters Incident Reporting And Management System 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The SHAKTI SHREE Mobile Application And Unveiled An Internship Guidelines Book 

* Government Of India Unveiled The SWASTH BHARAT PORTAL, Single Platform To Eliminate Duplicate, Data Entry, Streamline Reporting, And Support Faster Decision Making Across HEALTH Programme 

*  NITI AYOG Launched The Central Prahari OFFICER ( CPO ) Portal To Strengthen The Real Time Governance Last Mile Delhivery 

*  UNION Health Ministry Launched The JANANI Platform - To Strengthen Maternal And Child Healthcare At National Summit On best Practices 

( JANANI - Journey Of Antenatal, Natal And Neonatal Integrated Care) 

* ) Union Minister Of Power, Housing And Urban Affairs Shri Mohanlal Khattar Has Launched The BEE Star Label Mobile Application 

* The Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI,) Has Launched ABHAY - An AI Based Helpbot For Authentication Of CBI Notices a First Of It's Kind Real Time Notice Verification System Designed For Citizen ( To Protect From Menacing Of Cyber Fraud And Digital Arrest Scam) 

 ( ABHAY - AI BASED HELPBOT FOR AUTHENTICATION) 

* Neelam Shami Rao Has Launched The Bharat Tex Mobile Application In New Delhi 

UMMID - 

* It Enables The Seamless Event Navigation, B2B Meeting, Digital Badge, 

* * Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The UMMID Network 

( UMMID - UNIQUE METHODS OF MANAGEMENT OF INHERITED DISORDERS) 

* It Is A National Initiative Led By The Department Of Biotechnology To Tackle Inherited Genetic Disorders

* Tripura Chief Minister Manik Shah Has Virtually Launched The Mukhyamantri Samipeshu Platform For Grievance Redressal 

* Indian Army Has Launched The KAUTILYA, An Application Aimed To Strength Structured Data Generation And Enabling a Digital Empowered, AI Ready Ecosystem 

* INDIAN Army Launched The Q- FORCE, An Integrated Application DESIGNED To Streamline Logistics And Sustainment Management 

* Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar Has Launched The Senior Holistic Care Assistance And Training For Your Utility (SHATAYU) Dashboard To Support And Strengthen Caregiving Services For Senior Citizen 

* Union Social Justice Minister Virendra Kumar Launched The JEEVAN Application ( JEEVAN - JOINT ELDERLY EMPOWERMENT AND VIRTUAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK) To Assistance Senior Citizen in Country 

* ICMR Launched First Of Its Kind Innovator Industry Platform 

* CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Launched The Tri Service Tele Directory Web Application.

* Union Minister Dr Virendra Kumar Has Launched The PM - AJAY Portal And AJAY Mobile Application To Digitize And Strengthen SC Welfare Scheme 

* ) On The Occasion Of World No Tobacco Day, UNION Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava Launched The Pilot Version Of The Tobacco Free Educational Institution - toFEI Application In New Delhi 

*  Department Of Financial Services Has Launched The Common Landing Portal For Unclaimed Financial Assets To Facilitate Easier Access To Information On Unclaimed Financial Assets 

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* Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Has Launched Unified Ship Recycling Portal For Ship Recycling Credit Scheme To Boost Indian Shipbuilding 

* Union Minister Also Launched The Logistics Ports Performance INDEX ( LPPI) For FY 2024/25 On The Occasion 37th Anniversary Of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority, Mumbai 

* This INDEX Evaluate The Three Cargo Segment Dry Bulk, Liquid Bulk, And Container Cargo Using Operational Indicator Such As Cargo Handled Vessel Turn Around Time, Waiting Time, Ship Berth Day Output Etc., 

* Shri Sonowal Launched Four Initiative Developed By The Directorate General Of Shipping ( DGS) To Improve Service Delivery, Transparency, And Accountability For Seafarers, And Maritime Stakeholders 

* Launched A Grievances Redressal Module Under e-Navik Platform 

* A Ship Registration Module Under e-Samudra Portal 

* A Medical Practitioner Module 

* Unified Recycling Credit Note Module 

* Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The CPGRAMS AI Enabled Voice Chatbot, Samadhan Didi In New Delhi ( Developed By DARPG In Collaboration With BHASINI) For Citizen Grievances