UPSC Current Affairs 09 March 2026 — PIB

• Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Shri Piyush Goyal Calls for Making India’s IP Approval System Among Top Five Globally in Speed, Transparency and Efficiency
• GYAN BHARATAM MISSION
• Cheetah numbers in India reach 53, as Jwala gives birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park; Indian-born Cubs rise to 33
• IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF JAL JEEVAN MISSION
• NHAI Releases First Annual Report on National Highways – Green Cover Index (NH-GCI) for 2025-26
• The Digital Blueprint for Ease of Doing Business
• REVENUE GENERATED FROM TICKETED MONUMENTS
• INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AND PROMOTION OF DURGA PUJA
• Ministry of Defence releases Manual of Security Instructions 2026
• INDIAN CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR SEYCHELLES FOR JOINT MILITARY “EXERCISE LAMITIYE – 2026”
• Income tax Department carries out nation-wide verification exercise on restaurants suppressing turnover
• International Malaria Conference 2026 Emphasises Global Collaboration to Accelerate Malaria Elimination
• Strengthening Mental Health Infrastructure and Expanding Advanced Care Discussed at Post-Budget Webinar 2026
• Post-Budget Webinar discusses strengthening of Emergency & Trauma Care Centres across District Hospitals
• SPECIAL IRRIGATION SUPPORT TO DROUGHT-PRONE AREAS
• PM Vishwakarma and MSME Schemes Support Women Artisans and Entrepreneurs
• RENEWABLE ENERGY INTEGRATION
• THE COMPONENTS OF INDIA ENERGY STACK
• Ministry of Rural Development organises logo design contest for ‘Viksit Bharat – G-RAM-G Act, 2025’ on MyGov portal
• Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM JANMAN)
• CRAFTSMEN TRAINING SCHEME (CTS)
• SOAR (SKILLING FOR AI READINESS) PROGRAMME