Current affairs for March 2, 2026

Current affairs for March 2, 2026

• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revised India's GDP growth projection upward to 7.2% for the 2025-26 fiscal year, citing robust manufacturing output and improved rural consumption.
• In a major geopolitical development, Iranian state media confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei following coordinated U.S.–Israel strikes; Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has been named the temporary successor.
• The Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark verdict declaring that citizens have a fundamental right to digital privacy under Article 21, extending constitutional protections to personal online data.
• The Union Cabinet approved a ₹50,000 crore National Clean Energy Mission, which targets the installation of an additional 100 GW of solar capacity by 2028 and provides incentives for green hydrogen.
• Varanasi entered the Guinness World Records today by successfully planting over 2.5 lakh saplings within a single hour as part of a large-scale environmental drive.
• The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) officially postponed the Class 10 and 12 board exams scheduled for today in several Middle Eastern countries (including UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Iran) due to regional instability.
• Air Commodore B S Vijay Rao officially assumed command of the Base Repair Depot (BRD), Palam, New Delhi, as the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) today.
• The NMDC R&D Centre signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IIT Hyderabad to collaborate on technological innovations and sustainable solutions for the mining industry.
• Virat Kohli scripted history by becoming the fastest cricketer to reach 14,000 runs in One Day Internationals (ODIs), surpassing previous world records during the ongoing international series.
• Archaeologists in Maharashtra have reported the discovery of a 12th-century stone pillar belonging to the Yadava Dynasty near the Vena River in Wardha district.