- Multi Modal Logistics Park was inaugurated at Balli Station on Konkan Railway route, near Madgaon in Goa.
- Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated WorldClass tourist amenities at Konark Sun Temple in Odisha.
- West Bengal State Government has rolled out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s dream project “Rupashree” scheme aimed at providing marriage assistance to girls coming from economically weaker families.
- According to a report released by StartupBlink, the Indian startup ecosystem, during 2017, ranked at number 37 out of 125 countries.
- India’s neighbouring country, Nepal has launched its first accessible trekking trail (for the differently-abled and the elderly) in Pokhara city.
- China will unveil the world’s longest cross-sea bridge, connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China.
- A record amount of Rs 71, 633.45 crore was digitally transacted through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS) portal.
- Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, owning a fortune of $38 billion, is Asia’s third-richest man and has secured 19 rank in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as of 2 April 2018.
- Indian Badminton players, PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth have been named ‘Sportspersons of the Year’ at the inaugural ESPN Multi-Sport Awards
- Central Government appointed former chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Vineet Joshi as the Director General (D-G) of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which will conduct various entrance examinations across India.
- M L Srivastava has been appointed as the protem chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi.
- Kerala defeated West Bengal and won its sixth title in the 72nd Santosh Trophy (Football) at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- former Guatemalan military dictator Efrain Rios Montt died due to heart attack at his residence in Guatemala.
- 2 April 2018, World Autism Awareness Day 2018 was observed all over the world.
- 2 April 2018 SIDBI celebrated its foundation day as day of Sampark (connect), Sanwad (interaction), Suraksha (security) and Sampreshan (disseminate).