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1.The conflict and military escalation in West Asia threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty and the country is projected to experience some loss in its human development progress, according to estimates and projections by the United Nations.
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2.At least 2,124 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the Health Ministry said, including hundreds of women and children. More than 1 million people are displaced.
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3.India’s crude oil purchases from Russia more than tripled to 5.3 billion euro in March as volumes doubled and a surge in oil prices pushed up the import bill.
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4.TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee Tuesday alleged that “logical discrepancy” under the SIR exercise is not an officially recognised term under the Election Commission framework and was selectively applied in West Bengal, unlike Bihar, to benefit the BJP.
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5.Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday inaugurated the Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor, which will the 213 km-long six-lane access-controlled Delhi-Dehradun economic corridor has been built at a cost of over Rs 12,000 crore.
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6.The CBI Tuesday conducted searches at 77 locations across eight states after registering 22 new cases in connection with builders-financial institutions nexus case, officials said.
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7.The Uttar Pradesh government has directed an interim hike in minimum wages across worker categories following unrest in Noida, with revised rates coming into effect from April 1 retrospectively.
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8.Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is set to be the state’s first Chief Minister of BJP after he was elected the legislature party leader .
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9.The Directorate of Census Operations, Odisha will commence the first phase of the Census and house-listing operations across all 30 districts from April 16.
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10.Gajapati police have seized over 2,010 kg of cannabis estimated to be worth Rs 2 crore from a dense forest, marking a major breakthrough in their anti-drug drive.
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11.The National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela has secured national recognition at the Annual Quantum Conclave 2026 for advancing quantum education initiatives.
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12.At least eight places in Odisha recorded above 40 degrees Celsius, even as severe heatwave conditions continued to grip the state Tuesday. Titlagarh recorded the highest temperature at 41.7 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) sources.
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13.Losses on petrol have widened to Rs 18 per litre and to Rs 35 on diesel as state-owned fuel retailers continue to keep pump prices frozen despite a sharp rise in input costs, sources said.
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14.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised the country’s GDP growth forecast for the next two fiscal years despite the ongoing Middle East conflict. IMF has raised India’s GDP growth estimates to 6.5% for FY2027 and FY2028.
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15.World Aquatics has announced that it had lifted sanctions on Russian and Belarusian athletes and would allow them to compete with their national flags and anthems.