8th MARCH 2026 ENGLISH TNPSC CURRENT AFFAIRS PDF TNPSC SHOUTERS
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates development projects worth Rs 33,500 crore in Delhi
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi today (March 8) inaugurated development projects worth Rs 33,500 crore in Delhi and laid the foundation stone for some projects.
- Earlier in the day, PM Modi handed over house keys to women beneficiaries of a public housing scheme in Sarojini Nagar. Following this, Modi inaugurated the 12.3 km long Majlis Park-Maujpur-Babarpur (pink) Metro line and the 9.9 km long Deepali Chowk-Majlis Park (magenta) Metro line.
- The Majlis Park-Maujpur-Babarpur line will provide better connectivity to North and East Delhi areas including Burari, Jagatpur-Wazirabad, Khajuri Ghat, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar.
- Similarly, the Deepali Chowk-Majlis-Park elevated metro line will improve metro connectivity to areas including Madhuban Chowk, Uttar Bithampur-Prashant Vihar, Hyderpur Patli More, Balaswamy.
- Foundation stone for Metro expansion: Prime Minister Modi laid the foundation stone for 3 new metro lines under the Metro Expansion Area 5-A project.
- These include Ramakrishna Ashram Marg-Indraprastha, Aerocity-Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal-1 and Tughlakabad-Kalindi Gunj. These will improve connectivity between Central Delhi, South Delhi, Noida and the airport.
- In this match held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first.
- After this, the Indian team, which fielded, scored 255 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. This is the highest score scored in the T20 World Cup final. As a result, New Zealand came into the field with a difficult target of 256 runs to win. The New Zealand team lost all its wickets for 159 runs and suffered a crushing defeat. With this, the Indian team created a record by winning the T20 World Cup for the third time. Bumrah, who bowled well in the final match, took 4 wickets for 15 runs in 4 overs.
