DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 9TH APRIL 2026

1) Former Bangladesh Cricketer Tamim Iqbal Has Appointed As The New President Of Bangladesh Cricket Board.

2) Aniket Vishwas Sapre Has Been Appointed As The Chief Products Officer Of Suryodaya Small FINANCE Bank 

3) Sunil Kumar Wins Bronze In The Asian Championships In Men's Wrestling 

4) Legendary Football Coach Mircea Lucescu Passed Away.

5) Noted Indian Politician And Former Union Minister Mohsina Kidwai Passed Away.

6) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Keep Repo Rate Unchanged (5.25%) For First Quarter Of FY 2027 

7) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) Completed 11 Years.

8) India Sents 250 MT Food Grains To Seychelles Under Special Economic Package.

9) Ministry Of Mines Notified Mineral ( Auction) 2nd Amendment Rule 2026, For Faster Operationalization Of Mines And Improving Ease Of Doing Business In The Mining Sector 

* Key Features - 

* Allowed Exclusion Of Non - Feasible Portion Of Mining Block 

* Introduction Of Unified Mining Portal 

* Reducing The Provision Of Additional Period For Execution Of Mining Lease In Case Of Blocks Does Not Involve Forest area 

* Upfront Payment Timeline Rationalised 

* Relief In Case Of Annulments 

* Greater Participation Of Exploration Agencies 

* Incentive For Critical And Strategic Minerals 

10) Punjab National Bank Has CONFERRED With Golden Peacock National Training Award 2026 

11) Cabinet Has Approved The Proposal For Construction Of 1200 MW Kalai -II Hydroelectric Project In Anjaw District Of Arunachal Pradesh With An Outlay Of Rs 14105, 83 Crores 

12) Professor Jyotsna K B Rout Joined As Vice Chancellor Of Rama Devi Women's College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

13) India Ranked Third In Globally In Renewable Energy Installed Capacity ( Surpassed Brazil) 

14) Cabinet Approved The Investment Proposal For Construction Of 1720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project In Kamle, Arunachal Pradesh.

15) Cabinet Approved The Revision In Cost In Investment In Equity For HPCL Rajasthan Refinery LIMITED (HRRL) Rajasthan 

16) Karan Adani Announced The Rs 33,000 Crores Investment In Odisha, For Data, Power Cement 

17) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Projected India's GDP GROWTH 6.9% For FY 27 

18) The Election Commission in India Has Appointed Sai Kumar As The New Chief Secretary Of Tamilnadu 

19) Myanmar Recorded 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake 

20) Cabinet Has Approved The Nutrient Based Subsidy ( NBS) Rates For Kharif Season 

21) India Achieved A Total Non - Fossils Capacity Addition Of 55.3 GW During FY 2025/26 

22) Chhattisgarh State Government Has Introduced A Provision Of Special Leave For Officers And Employee To Reduce Mental Stress And Enhance Work Efficiency 

23) Shri V T V Ramana Assumes Charge As The Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC) 

24) India Has Withdraw Its Bid To Host COP 33