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Top stories: Three Maharashtra beaches win Blue Flag certification, a first for the state; NITI Aayog report on 14 PLI schemes records Rs 2.40 lakh crore investment; WHO Global TB Report 2026 shows 38 per cent fall in India's TB mortality since 2015.
A lighter news day: 8 points - only news confirmed by two independent sources makes the brief.
Three Maharashtra beaches win Blue Flag certification, a first for the state
Ladghar and Guhagar beaches in Ratnagiri district and Shrivardhan beach in Raigad district received Blue Flag certification for the 2026-27 season, marking Maharashtra's first entry into the international eco-label programme. With these additions, India has 22 Blue Flag beaches for 2026–27, including nine newly certified ones.
Exam angle: The Blue Flag eco-label is awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
NITI Aayog report on 14 PLI schemes records Rs 2.40 lakh crore investment
NITI Aayog, working with IIM Ahmedabad as knowledge partner, published a mid-course report titled Impact Assessment of PLI Schemes that reviews all 14 Production Linked Incentive schemes. As of March 2026, the schemes had drawn cumulative investment of Rs 2.40 lakh crore, generated production of Rs 22.66 lakh crore and created 8.49 lakh jobs.
Exam angle: NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission on 1 January 2015; the Prime Minister is its ex-officio Chairperson.
WHO Global TB Report 2026 shows 38 per cent fall in India's TB mortality since 2015
The World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report 2026 recorded a 38 per cent decline in India's TB mortality since 2015, ahead of the global fall of 35 per cent. India's estimated TB death rate dropped from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 18 per lakh in 2025, while treatment success for drug-susceptible TB stood at 94 per cent.
Exam angle: World TB Day is observed on 24 March; the WHO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Sources: All India Radio official, Hindu BusinessLine
Ambekar Meetei and Gunjan win India's first Youth Olympic boxing golds in Dakar
Boxers L Ambekar Meetei and Gunjan clinched gold for India at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games held in Dakar, Senegal, topping the men's 50kg and women's 48kg events. Ambekar Meetei edged Ireland's Kristian Jubani 3-2 in his final, while Gunjan beat Algeria's Bensalah Bouthaina 5-0. These were the first boxing gold medals India had ever won at the Youth Olympics.
Exam angle: Dakar is the capital of Senegal; the first Summer Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore in 2010.
PM Modi opens Bengaluru Metro Pink Line stretch, taking network past 100 km
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a 7.5-km elevated stretch of the Bengaluru Metro Pink Line on Friday, pushing the city's operational metro network beyond 100 km. Bengaluru became the third urban region after Delhi-NCR and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region to reach this mark. He also flagged off the Bengaluru-Mangaluru-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express and launched projects worth over Rs 15,600 crore.
Exam angle: Kolkata Metro, opened in 1984, was India's first metro rail service.
Sources: All India Radio official, DD News official, Hindustan Times
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CCPA imposes Rs 10 lakh penalty on Ola over pre-ride tip feature
The Central Consumer Protection Authority fined ANI Technologies, the operator of ride-hailing platform Ola, Rs 10 lakh for seeking extra payments from users before their rides through a pre-ride tip or add-on option. The authority called the practice misleading, an unfair trade practice and a dark pattern, and ordered the company to stop it at once.
Exam angle: The CCPA was set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
Sources: DD News official, Deccan Herald
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Matt Henry's 6/27 helps New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in fourth ODI
New Zealand beat India by 244 runs in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, after Will Young's 125 lifted the hosts to 333. Chasing 334, India were bowled out for 89 in 28.4 overs as pacer Matt Henry took 6/27, striking repeatedly in the opening overs. India still lead the five-match series 2-1, with the final ODI to follow.
Debutant Mahli Beardman's 6/24 helps Australia beat England by seven wickets in Perth
Australia defeated England by seven wickets in the opening ODI of a three-match series at Optus Stadium in Perth. Debutant pacer Mahli Beardman took 6/24 to bowl England out for 131; no Australian had claimed a five-wicket haul on ODI debut since Tony Dodemaide in 1988. Captain Mitchell Marsh made 50 as the hosts chased the target.
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