LAUREUS SPORTS MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2026

* TENNIS STAR CARLOS ALCATRAZ WINS THE LAUREUS SPORTS MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025 

LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2026

* ARYNA SABALENKA WINS THE LAUREUS WORLD SPORTS WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2025 

LAUREUS SPORTS AWARD 2026

* COMEBACK OF THE YEAR AWARD - Rory Mcllory 

* BREAKTHROUGH OF THE YEAR AWARD - Lando Norris 

* SPORTS WOMEN OF THE YEAR - Aryna Sabalenka 

* LAUREUS WORLD SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD - CARLOS ALCATRAZ 

* YOUNG SPORTS MAN OF THE YEAR - Lamine Yamal 

* LAUREUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD - Nadia Comaneci 

* LAUREUS SPORTING INSPIRATION AWARD - TONI KROOS 

* WORLD ACTION SPORTS WOMEN OF THE YEAR - Chloe Kim .

* WORLD SPORTS PERSON WITH DISABILITY OF THE YEAR AWARD - Gabriel Araujo 

* LAUREUS SPORT FOR GOOD AWARD RECEIPENT - Futbol Mas 

* LAUREUS WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR - PSG 

JANUARY TO MARCH TAMILNADU CURRENT AFFAIRS 2026

JANUARY - 

SCHEMES - 

TAMILNADU ASSURED PENSION SCHEME (TAPS) - 

* * GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND TEACHERS WILL RECEIVE A GUARANTEED PENSION EQUAL TO 50% OF THE LAST DRAWN MONTHLY SALARY.

* EMPLOYEES WILL CONTRIBUTE 10% OF THEIR SALARY, WHILE THEIR ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL BURDEN REQUIRED TO ENSURE THE ASSURED PENSION WILL BE BORNE BY THE TAMILNADU GOVERNMENT.

* PENSIONER'S WILL ELIGIBLE FOR DEARNESS ALLOWANCE (DA) INCREASE EVERY 6 MONTHS, 

* IN CASE OF PENSIONER'S DEATH 60% OF THE LAST DRAWN PENSION WILL BE PAID AS A FAMILY PENSION TO THE NOMINATED FAMILY MEMBERS.

* GRATUITY UPTO RS 25 LAKH WILL BE PAID ON RETIREMENT OR IN THE EVENT OF DEATH DURING SERVICE, ( BASED ON THE LENGTH OF SERVICE) 

* AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS SCHEME, A MINIMUM PENSION WILL BE ENSURED FOR ALL EMPLOYEE ( WHO RETIRES WITHOUT COMPLETING THE QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION) 

* EMPLOYEE WHO JOINED SERVICE UNDER THE CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME (CPS) AND RETIRED WITHOUT A PENSION BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TAPS WILL BE PROVIDED A SPECIAL COMPASSIONATE PENSION.

* 

UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME - 

* * TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K STALLIN HAS LAUNCHED THE UNGAL KANAVAI SOLLUNGAL SCHEME IN CHENNAI ON 9TH JANUARY 2026:

* SHARE YOUR ASPIRATIONS SCHEME 

* OBJECTIVE - 

- TO ENGAGE CITIZEN DIRECTLY, UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS AND DREAMS FOR A DEVELOPED TAMILNADU BY 2030 

* THE SCHEME AIMS TO COVER AROUND 1.91 CRORES HOUSEHOLDS ACROSS RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN TAMILNADU.

* APPROXIMATELY 5,000 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, PRIMARILY MEMBERS OF WOMEN'S SHG GROUPS ARE CONDUCTING DOOR TO DOOR VISITS.

* EACH PARTICIPATING FAMILY RECEIVED A DREAM CARD 

WILDLIFE & ENVIRONMENT - 

* Tamilnadu Has Registered A Historic Milestone With The Notification Of 100 New Reserve Forests, Nearly 13,500 Hectares 

* 

PORTAL - 

* Tamilnadu Government In Collaboration With Meta Launched a Unified WhatsApp CHATBOT NAMMA ARASU ( For Digital Public Service) 

PERSON PASSED AWAY  - 

* G Rajkumar, An Eminent ENVIRONMENTALIST Of Kerala Passed Away.

( KNOWN AS KURINJI RAJKUMAR) 

* WHO Led The Role In The Estsblishment Of Kurinjimala Sanctuary 2006) 

( to protect The Rare Neelakurinji Flower In Western Ghat) 

* 

INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Rs 342.60 Crores Maamallan Water Project In State. ( AT KOVALAM RIVER BASIN) 

* TO CAPTURE FLLOD WATER PRESERVING 

* Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Announced The Institution Of The Semmozhi Literary Award, Replacing Sahitya Academy Award 

LAUNCHED - 

Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The HPV Vaccination Programme To Prevent Cervical Cancer Among Girls 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Inaugurated The Global Women's Summit in Chennai

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

* 

STATUE UNVEILED - 

*  Tamilnadu Governor R N Ravi Unveiled The Statue Of Poet Saint KAVICHAKRAVARTHI At Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of Tamilnadu Knowledge City ( TNKC).

FEBRUARY - 

INAUGURATION - 

* Tamilnadu CM M K Stallin Has Inaugurated The Tidal Neo Park 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Unveiled The Statue Of Karl Marx At Egmore, Chennai.

* TAMILNADU CHIEF MINISTER M K Stallin Has Laid Foundation Stone of First Sea Turtle Conservation Centre At Guindy, Chennai.

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K STALLIN Has Inaugurated The Tata Motors, Jaguar Land Rovers in Panapakkam, Tamilnadu.

* 

MARCH - 

* Coimbatore MP Ganapathy P Rajkumar Has Inaugurated And Laid Foundation Stone Of Nilgiri Tahr Conservation Centre.

* Tamilnadu Forest Department Has Launched The VARUDAI Application To Help Manually Record Sighting Of Nilgiri Tahr 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Has Received A Potsherd Excavated From Oldest Archaeological Site In Tamilakam - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Various Development Project In Tiruchirapalli 

( Inaugurated The Polypropylene Unit At Kochi Refinery Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited) 

*  Coimbatore District Police, Has Launched The Kovai Digi Cop, First It's Kind Of WhatsApp Based CHATBOT To Provide Digital Access.

*  Tamilnadu Launched The TN - CReST Portal To Track Gauge Cancer Burden In Tamilnadu 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has COMMISIONED The First Unit Of UDANGUDI Thermal Power Plant 

* Tamilnadu Chief Minister M K Stallin Has Launched The Tamilnadu AVGC - XR Policy 2026 

* Supriya Sahu Has Been Appointed As The WWF - INDIA Global Ambassador For Earth Hour In Tamilnadu 

ARCHAEOLOGY - 

JAIN Tirthankar Sculpture FOUND In Tiruchi. ( TAMILNADU) 

* IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LATER CHOLA PERIOD ( 10TH-12TH AD) 

* SCLUPTURE - Meditative Posture Statue ( ARDHA PADMASANA) 

* Found In Agriculture Field Lalgudi, Tirchy 

SPORTS - 

* Tamilnadu U23 Team Has Win The Col C K Naydu Trophy Elite Final 2025/26 By Defeating Maharashtra 

* 

SPACE - 

* ISRO Successfully Conducted The Sea Level Hot Test Of The CE20 Cryogenic Engine At The ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendra Giri, Tamilnadu 

* 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Tamilnadu Government Has Appointed DGP B Bala Naga Devi As Head Of The State Intelligent Wing 

AWARDS - 

*  * Tamil Poet And Lyricist Vairamuthu Has Been Named As The Recipient Of 2026 Janpith Award 

* 

INDIA - SOUTH KOREA SIGNED FEW MOU ( SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENT HAS VISITED TO INDIA,)

* SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENT LEE JAE MYUNG HAS VISITED TO INDIA ) WITH KOREAS FIRST LADY) 

FEW MOU SIGNED - 

* MOU On Cooperation In The PORTS 

* MOU To Set Up Industrial Cooperation Committee 

* MOU On Technology And Trade For Steel Supply Chain 

* MoU ON COOPERATION In MSME 

* MoU On National Maritime Heritage Complex, LOTHAL 

* JOINT DECLARATION ON Resuming The Negotiation To Upgrade The CEPA

* MoU Between IFSCA - FSS And FSC 

* MoU Between National Payment Corporation Of India (NPCI) And KFTC For Cross Border Fund Transfer 

* MoU On Science Technology 

* India And Republic Of Korea Digital Bridge ( Semiconductor) 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Climate And Environment 

* Article 6.2 Cooperation Under Paris Agreement 

* extension Of Cultural Exchange Programme 

* MoU On Culture And Creative Industries 

* MoU In Cooperation In Sports 

* Launch Of India -Republic of Korea Economic Security Dialogue 

* Establishment Of Distinguished Visitors Programe 

* Launch OF Dialogue On Global Themes, Including Climate Change, Arctic And Maritime Cooperation 

* Republic Of Korea To Join The Indo - Pacific Ocean Initiative ( IPOI) 

* India Joining The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) 

* Commemorate The Year 2028/29 As India - Korea Year Of Friendship 

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 21ST APRIL 2026

1) Anand Ranganathan Honoured With The Ma Sharika Samman By Kashmiri Pandit Community 

2) Indian Railways Earns Rs 6813.86 Crores From Scrap Sales In FY 2025/26 

3) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Arrives In New Delhi 

4) Aavas Financier CEO Bhinder Resigned, Manu Yashpal Singh The Next CEO 

5) Smriti Mandhana Became The India's Highest T20I Run Scorers ( Surpassed Rohit Sharma ) 

6) Ravi Shankar Has Been Appointed As The Indian Ambassador To Hellenic Republic Of Greece.

7) AIA Engineering Has Appointed Bhadresh Kantilal Shah As Chairman.

8) IFS Sanjay Kumar Assumed Charge As The Additional Director General Of (Project Tiger) & Member Secretary, NTCA 

9) Sikkims Deekila Sherpa Wins Miss Multimedia Title At Femina Miss India 2026 

10) NIT ROURKELA Patent For The Advanced Bio - Ink For 3D Printing 

11) INDIAN Navy Launched The DSC -123, 4th Ship Of The Diving Support Craft Project At Kolkata ( Displacement 380 Tonne) 

12) Historian And Economist Robert Skidelsky, Winner Of 1993 Wolfson History Prize Passed Away 

13) Researchers From Birbal Sahani Institute Of Palaeo science ( BSIP) Along With Academy Of Scientific And Innovative Research !AcSIR), Central Department Of Geology, Tribhuvan University Kathmandu, Have Collected A Fossil Specimen From The Kasauli Formation Around 20 Millions Year Ago In Himachal Pradesh 

14) NITI AYOG Released The 7th Edition Of The Trade Watch Quarterly 

* Total Merchandise And Service Trade Reaching USD 1.3 Trillion In April - December 2025/26 

* India's Exports Segment Stand At USD 29.5 billion in 

15) Suraj Chand Clinched The HCL Squash PSA Challenger 2026 

16) The Indian Navy Sailer INS SUDARSHINI Has Departed To Morocco 

17) Samridh Gram Project Has Nominated For The WSIS Prize 2026 

18) Odisha GOVERNOR Shri Hari Babu  Kambhampati Inaugurated The First Edition Of Thematic Magazine - KAHUCHI ODISHA 

( Theme - ODIA ASHMITA RA ANTASHWARA) 

19) Bhavesh Patra Odisha State Topper Of JEE 2026 

20) Hyun Song Shin Has Been Appointed As The New Governor Of Bank of Korea 

VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA VISITED TO SRILANKA ( MOU SIGNED)

* VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA SHRI C P RADHAKRISHNAN HAS VISITED TO SRILANKA 

FEW MOU SIGNED - 

1) Easing Of OCI Eligibility Criteria For Indian Origin Tamil 

2) Virtual Handing Over Of a Cluster Of Houses Constructed Under The Indian Housing Project Phase III 

3) Announcement Of Resumption Of Train Services On Restored Northern Railway Line 

4) Installation Of 3 More Bailey Bridges - 1 In Central Provinces, 2 In Uva, UNDER The Post Ditwah Rehabilitation Package 

5) Announcement Of The Enhancement Of Ceylon Estate Workers Education Trust Scholarship 

6) Agreement For Cooperation On First Set Of 6 Priority Projects Under The Multi Sectoral Grant Assistance For Eastern Provinces 

7) Agreement For Cooperation For Construction Of Four Storey Medical Ward Complex At District General Hospital 

8) Srilanka Joins The International Big Cat Alliance 

INDIA'S FIRST ADVANCED 3D GLASS CHIP PACKAGING UNIT INAUGURATED IN ODISHA

*  Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Launched The India's First Advanced 3D Glass Chip Packaging Unit In Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

JANUARY TO MARCH ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORY CA IN 2026

JANUARY - 

DISCOVERY - 

* * SCIENTISTS FROM ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA ( ZSI) HAVE DISCOVERED FOSSIL SAMPLES FROM THOOTHUKUDI. 

* ANCIENT TAMIL SCRIPT EMBEDDED DA STRUCTURE ON TRIBUUTARY OF KALLAR RIVER 

* ANCIENT PETRIFIED FOSSILS OF FIS, FOSSILLIED RESIN ( AMBER), OYSTERS, MARINE BARNACLES, WHEATSTONE WITH FISH SAMPLES, INDUS TAMILLI SCRIPT ARE FOUND IN PATTINAMARUTHUR

* SCIENTISTS ARE SAID THIS WAS BELONGS TO HOLOCENE PERIOD ( 10,000 - 12000 BCE) 

* Archaeology Survey Of India ( ASI) Team Has Excavating The 10,000 Years Old Stone Age Civilization in The Bhimmandali MOUNTAIN Of Sambalpur District, Odisha.

*  70 Indian Sites Has Been Listed To Tentative List In UNESCO'.

* *  Archaeologist In Tamilnadu Has Unearthed A 8 feet Long Iron Spear 

* ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE DISCOVERED AN 8 FEET LONG IRON SPEAR IN THIRUMALAPURAM, NEAR TUTICORIN TAMILNADU. 

* THE LONG IRON AGE WEAPON FOUND DATED TO 3345 BCE 

* Archaeologist Have Found 3500 Years Old Bone Fragments Near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. ( Neolithic Periods) 

* FEBRUARY - 

DISCOVERY - 

* A 14th Century Telugu Inscription Has Been Discovered In Ravavaram Village, in Andhra Pradesh ( Inscription Dates To October 1 ,1391 (SAKA 1314) 

* The Union Budget 2026 Has Launched a Major Plan To Revive 15 Archaeological Sites From Gujarat To Ladakh 

* Two Pre Historic Human Skeleton Have Been Found In Karnataka Ballari ( At Gaudra Moole Hill) 

* Researchers Have Found 2000 Years Old Tamil Brahmani Inscription On Tombs Of Egyptian Kings.

* 

*  Ancient Yadav Era Temple Pillar Found At Vena River, in Hinganghat 

* Archaeologist Have Discovered Ancient Stone Tool In The Ib River Valley At Sundargarh, (40-50k Years Ago) 

( PALEOLITHIC PERIOD ) 

( FOUND HAND AXES, BLADES,, SCRAPERS) 

MARCH - 

* 500 Years Old Copper Plate Of Krishnadevrai Found In Andhra Pradesh 

* JAIN Tirthankar Sculpture FOUND In Tiruchi. ( TAMILNADU) 

* IT WAS SUPPOSED TO LATER CHOLA PERIOD ( 10TH-12TH AD) 

* SCLUPTURE - Meditative Posture Statue ( ARDHA PADMASANA) 

* Found In Agriculture Field Lalgudi, Tirchy 

* 

BOOKS - 

* INDUS SEALED DECIPHERED Book Author - Rupa Bhaty book Launched 

* The Geological Survey Of India (GSI) Have DECLARED The Eparchaean Unconformity Near Kalinjar Fort Banda District, Uttar Pradesh As a Geoheritage Site Of National Importance 

( BUILD BY CHANDELA RULER KALANJHARDHIPATI) 

* 

BHARAT MARITIME INSURANCE POOL (BMIP)

* Cabinet Has Approved The Proposal For Creation Of Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool ( BMIP) With A Sovereign Guarantee Of Rs 12,980 Crores To FACILITATE Continuous Maritime Insurance Coverage 

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 13TH TO 19TH APRIL 2026

1) 16 Years Old Tanishi Gupta Made History In The Women's 100m Butterfly With 1:0:54 At Malaysia Open Championships 2026 

2) Hollywood Actor John Nolan Passed Away.

3) A Life Size Statue Of Swami Vivekananda Has Been Unveiled At Seattle 

,4) IPS Adarsh Sidhu Appointed As The BSF Director General.

5) India's Animesh Khujur Made Two Gold In Both 100m ( 10.28 s) And 200 m ( 20.74 Seconds) in Indian Open Athletics Series New Delhi 

6) External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Handed Over 90 Electric Buses To Mauritius Prime Minister Dr Ramgoolam 

7) An Se Young Wins The Women's Single Title At Badminton Asia Championship 2026 

8) Legendary Playback Singer Asha Bhosle Passed Away 

9) New Delhi Host The First Edition Of Indian Navy's biannual Commanders Conference 2026 

10) Government Of Kazakhstan And Russia Have Incollboration Launched The Amur Tigers 

11) Punatsangchhu- 1 Hydropower Electric Project Of Bhutan Resumed After 7 Years 

12) Nihal Sarin Wins The MENORCA Master Rapid 2026

13) Jannik Sinner Wins The Men's Single Title At Monte Carlo Masters 2026 TITLE 

14) Ayush Shetty Finishes As Runners Up At Badminton Asia Championship 2026 

15) Anirudhan Vinod Win Gold In Terras Do Infante 2026 

1) Indian Army Launched The Sikkim 's First Border Village Community Radio Station ( Named - SIKKIM SUNDARI) 

2) Ayhika Mukherjee And Sutirtha Mukherjee Wins The Women's Double Title At WTT Feeder Cappadocia II 2026 

3) Navneet Singh Wins 2 Gold Medal (Men's Pair & Men's Four) At 17th Asian Lawn Bowls Championships 

4) 1990 Batch IDAS OFFICER Vishvajit Sahay Has Been Appointed As The Secretary (Defence Finance) 

5) Assam University Team Led By Dr Somnath Mukhopadhyay Has Launched The Krishi - Vikash Barak valley Application 

* Voice Enabled & Multilingual 

* Works On Low Cost Phones 

* Weather Alerts 

6) Lt General Susan Coyle Has Been Appointed As The Australia First Woman Army Chief 

7) Scientists From JNCASR Bangalore, Has Developed Frog Inspired Brain Like Censor 

8) Peter Magyar Wins The Election Of Hungary 

9) Anuradha Kakati From Dibrugarh, Assam Has Been Appointed As The Consultant At The World Economic Forum, Geneva 

10) Japan's Sakurajima Volcano Erupted 

11) Nadir Godrej Has Steps Down As Chairperson And Director Of Astec Life science 

12) The First Batch Of BRAHMOS Missile Produced At The Lucknow Facility Has Handed Over To Indian Army 

13) India Wins 17 Medals Including 2 Gold, 6 Silver And 9 Bronze Medal At Asian Wrestling Championships 

14) A S Lakshminarayan Steps Down As MD & CEO of Tata Communications 

15) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Has Appointed Major General Roman Gofman As Director Of Israeli Institute Of For Intelligence And Special Operation 

16) India Became The World's 2nd Largest Diamond Jewellery Market With 12% Global Share Market 

17) 42nd Anniversary Of Operation MEGHDOOT ( Siachen Day) on 13th April 

World Quantum Day - 14th April 

1) Indian Army Is Conducting The 7th Edition Of Joint Military Exercise DUSTLIK With The Uzbekistan Ground Forces At The Eastern Military District Gurumsaray Field Training Area In Namangan (Uzbekistan) On 12th -25th April 2026 

2) 1990 Batch IRS Officer Dr D Sudhakara Rao Has Assumed As The Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax Of The Odisha Region 

3) Vice Admiral Mark Hammomd Has Been Appointed As The Australia Next Chief Of Defence 

4) Odisha Topped In The Vishwakarma Awards In 17 Projects 

5) The Odisha Cabinet Has Approved The MUKHYAMANTRI HASTATANTA BIKAS YOJANA With Rs 589.10 Crores Over 5 Years 

6) Sikkimese Filmmaker Tribeny Rai's Shape Of Momo Wins Best Fiction Award At P K Rosy Film Festival 

7) Bengaluru Based Startup Arctus Aerospace Led By Shree Poorna And Team Developed a High Endurance UAV Capable Of 24 Hour Flight, Enabling Continuous Earth Observation.

8) Niger Is The Newest MEMBER Of International Big Cat Alliance 

9) Mcllory Has Became The 4th PLAYER To Win The 2nd Straight Master Titled 

10) Madhya Pradesh Government Has Announced The 25th Wildlife SANCTUARY Named After Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on 14th April 2026 

11) India Delivered 13 Tonnes Of BCG Vaccine To Afganistan 

12) Australian Cricketer Mitchel Starc And Indian Women's Cricketer Deepti Sharma Shines As Wisden HIGHEST Wicket Takers 

13) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The 213 Km Delhi - Dehradun Expressway ( Including 12 Km WILDLIFE Corridor) 

14) Sharon Pais Takes Charge As The Myntra Head 

15) Odisha Government Has Handed Over The Project Land For The Construction Of The Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves LIMITED ( ISPRL) Jajpur 

16) World Bank Has Approved USD 225 Million Loan For Highway Modernisation Of Rajasthan 

17) New Zealand Women's Cricketer Amelia Kerr Has Wins The ICC WOMEN'S PLAYER OF THE Months March 2026 

* Indian Men's Cricketer Sanju Samson Named ICC Men's PLAYER OF THE Month March 2026 

18) ICTS Faculty Raghu Mahajan Has Won The 2026 Frontier Of Science Award For Research On The Page Curve Of Hawking Radiation.

19) Professor Chandi Prasad Nanda Has Assumed As The Vice Chancellor Of Utkala University, Odisha 

20) Indian Origin Student Anavi Kaul Named Among Top Women Leaders 2026 In North Carolina, The Duke University 

21) Mizoram Governor Released The Former CM Zoramthanga's Memoir - From Guerrilla Fighter To Chief Minister 

22) V Chandrasekhar, Distinguished Professor At TIFRH, Hyderabad Has Elected As The 10th President Of Chemical Research Society Of India 

23) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Shri N Chandrababu Naidu Has Inaugurated The India's Own Indigenous Quantum Computer 

* Inaugurated The First Of Its Kind Amaravati QUANTUM Reference Facility (AQRF) Comprising AMARAVATI 1S ( SRM UNIVERSITY) & Amaravati 1Q ( Medha Towers) 

24) Indian Government Has Proposes The Constitution ( One Hundred And Thirty First Amendment) Bill 2026 

* To Expand The Lok sabha Seats From 543 To 850 Seats 

* This Bill Seeks To Amend Article 82 By Removing That Mandates The Delimitation After The 2026 CENSUS 

25) Former French Federation PRESIDENT Escalates Passed Away 

26) Javokhir Sindarov Wins The FIDE Candidate Tournament 2026 

27) Team Of IIT Palakkad Has Inaugurated The 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ( NMR) Spectrometer 

28) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Has Projects India's Growth 6.5%

29) IAS Ms Smitha Mol M S Has Appointed As The Deputy Secretary Of 8th Pay COMMISION 

30) Ambica Aanand Has Appointed As The Director 8th PAY COMMISSION 

31) India Became Number One Supplier Arab Nations ( Foods) Surpassed Brazil 

32) Benin's Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni Wins The Country's Presidential Election 

World Art Day - 15Th April 

International Wellness Day -15th April

1) India Bagged 17 Medals Including 2 Gold, 6 Silver And 9 Bronze At Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 

(INDIA Finishes At Five) 

2) Mihir Bhatt Joins as The News 18 Studios As Chief Content OFFICER 

3) Denmark Badminton PLAYER Victor Axelsen Announced Retirement From International Badminton. (  TWO TIMES OLYMPIC WINNER) 

4) Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma Has Introduced The Major Research Initiative Aimed At Exploring The Historical Origins Of State's Indigenous Communities, Including Khasi, Jaintia, Garo Tribes 

* The Study Will Combine DNA Analysis With Detail Examination Of Language, CULTURAL Practices, And Historical Records 

5) Paytm Became The Majority Indian Companies.

6) Samrat Chaudhary Took Oath As The New Chief Minister Of Bihar.

7) Ranveer Singh Saini Become First Indian Golfer To Win Gold At The Special Olympics World Games ( He Is Digonised With Autism ) 

8) Shri Surinder Bhagat Has Been Appointed As The India's Next High Commissioner To Republic Of Ghana 

9) India Wins 34 Medals Including 6 Gold, 10 Silver And 18 Bronze At Asian Oceania Para Powerlifting Championships 2026 

10) President Droupadi MURMU Has Honoured National Security Agency Head Ajit Doval with Doctorate From Gujarat RAKSHA University 

11) Tata Consultancy Service Launched The TCS My First AI JOB Skill Training Programe.

12) Birckbeck University Of London Became The 10th UK University To Opening A Branch In India 

13) Ranveer Brar Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Odia Cuisine 

14) FICCI Appoints Anant Swarup As Secretary General.

15) Austrian Federal Chancellor Arrives In India' 

16) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Release A Book - SAUNDRYA LAHARI 

17) Union Minister Manoharlal Khattar Has Launched The Operational Guidelines For Urban Challenge Fund 

18) Vijay Kumar Chaudhary And Bijendra Prasad Yadav Have Took Oath As DEPUTY Chief Minister Of Bihar 

19) Mizoram Signed A Historic Pact To End The HMAR Insurgency.

20) 9th India Pharma 2026 

21) Super Typhoon Sinlaku Hits The Marian Island 

22) India's Exports Rises To 4.22% USD 860.09 Billion In FY 2025/26 

23) Project CARCAL Has Officially Launched By Greater Ranathambore For The Conservation Of The Endangered Small Cat Species 

24) Union education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Has Inaugurated The Veer Surendra Sai Museum In Sambalpur.

25) Department Of Telecommunication And SEBI Have Signed MoU To Strengthen Flight AGAINST Telecom Linked Financial Frauds 

World Haemophilia Day - 17th April 

Theme 2026 - Diagnosis: First Step To Care 

1) World Bank Launches The WATER FORWARD Plan To Expand Global Water ACCESS For 1 Billion People.

2) Two Time Wimbledon Champion Jammie Murray Announced Retirement From International Tennis.

3) Bengaluru Based New Space Has Successfully Tested Its Sheshnag -150 Loitering Munition.

4) Vaishali Rameshbabu Became The First Indian Woman To Win The FIDE WOMEN'S CANDIDATE TOURNAMENT 2026 

5) THE UNPRECEDENTED Success Story' Of The First Indigenous Supersonic Multi Target Surface To Air - Missile System AKASH Book Author - Missile Scientist Dr G Chandramauli ) ( Authored By Padmashree Dr Prahalad Rama Rao) 

6) India's First Indigenous Red Road Inaugurated At Madhya Pradesh Veerangana Durgavati Tiger Reserve On NH -45 

7) Yana Caves, In Uttara Kannada District Has Gets The Geo Heritage Site Of National Importance.

8) Veteran Investor Mark Mobius Passed Away.

9) New Zealand Women's Cricketer Sophie Devine Has Honoured With Officer Of The New Zealand Order Of Merit 

10) JAPAN Hosts The Asia Zero Emission Community ( AZEC) Plus Online SUMMIT 

11) Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal Has Introduced The Constitution ( One Hundred And Thirty First Amendment) Bill 2026 In Lok SABHA 

12) Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LIC) Has Launched The My LIC And Super Sales Saathi Mobile Application To Enhance The Customer Experience And DIGITAL Accessibility 

13) Union Home Minister Amit Shah Has Introduced The UNION Territories Law Amendment Bill 2026 In Lok SABHA 

14) Project CARCAL 

15) Bangladeshi Cricketer Rubel Hossain Announced Retirement From International Cricket 

16) Financial Intelligence Unit - India And SEBI Signed MoU To Combat Money Laundering And Financial Crimes 

17) The Signing Of MoU Between The Science And Technology Department, Government Of Odisha And The National Centre For Coastal Research Under The Ministry Of Earth Science, Under The India - Norway Collaboration On Sustainable Ocean Planning (INOSOP Phase 2) For Ports, Fisheries Etc 

18) Odisha Girl Teenna Ratha Has Secured 500/500 In CBSE 10th Board Exams 

19) Major Diksha C  Mudadevannavar Of Indian ARMY Has Became The First Woman Officer To Receive The Prestigious BALIDAN BADGE Of The Para Special Forces 

20) Meghalaya Cabinet Has Approved The Meghalaya Official Language Ordinance 2026

21) The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) And The Confederation Of The Indian Industry (CII) Signed MoU For Industry Purpose 

22) ICC Chairman Jay Shah Named In Young Global Leader's Class Of 2026 By World Economic Forum 

23) THE GREAT GAME IN AFGANISTAN : Rajiv Gandhi, General Zia And The Unending War Book Author - Kallol Bhatacharjee 

1) ISRO's Space Application Centre And The Ashoka Trust For Research In Ecology And The Environment ( ATREE) Have Signed A MoU To Strengthen Collaboration In Research, Data Knowledge Exchange 

2) 2012 batch IAS OFFICER Ankit Kumar Agarwal Has Been Appointed As The Director Of MSME, Government Of India 

3) GAUTAM Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani In Asia's Richest Person ( By Bloomberg Billionaire) 

4) MP Harivansh Narayan Singh Has Been Elected As The Deputy Chairman Of Rajya Sabha 

5) 131st Constitution Amendment 

6) Researchers Have Recorded Antepipona Bhutanensis In Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh 

7) Bollywood Actress Sayani Gupta Named The 2026 Person Of The Year By Harvard South Asia Association 

8) Big Basket APPOINTS ex - Google Executive Arpit Jaiswal As Chief Growth OFFICER 

9) ICAR Secured 2nd Rank In The Sadhana Saptah 2026 

10) The Indian Contingent Has Finishes With 7 Medals At Asian Lawn Bowls Championships 

11) Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant Has CONFERRED GAURAV PURASKAR To Scientist Padma BIBHUSHAN Dr Raghunath Mashelkar 

12) New Delhi To Host The International Big Cat Alliance IBCA Summit 2026 on 1-2 June 2026 

13) AN Engineers Innovation Wins Battled And Other Reflection Book Author - Wing Commander Retired N Somasekhar Rao 

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14) SEBI Approved NSE Investment In National Coal Exchange Of India 

15) NITI AYOG Launched The Anthology DIVYA BHARAT: A Window To The Soul Of India To Strengthen The India's Tourism Ecosystem.

16)Lok SABHA Rejected The Constitution 131st Amendment Bill 2026 

 World Heritage Day - 18th April 

Theme 2026 - Emergency Response For Living Heritage In Contexts Of Conflicts And Disasters 

1) BPCL's Bio Ethanol Refinery Project Has Been Conferred With The Prestigious 16th Annual EEF ( Energy And Environment Foundation) 

2) Malayalam Actor Siddharth Venugopal Has Passed Away.

3) India's First Advanced 3D Glass Semiconductor Package Unit Backed By INTEL Kicked On 19th April 2026 In Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

4) Manipur GOVERNMENT Has Announced The Plans TO Develop a Bird Sanctuary At Kharungpat In Kakching District, 

5) VISA Appoints Suresh Sethi As The Group Country Manager In India 

6) Cabinet Has Approved The Proposal For Creation Of Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool ( BMIP) With A Sovereign Guarantee Of Rs 12,980 Crores To FACILITATE Continuous Maritime Insurance Coverage 

7) RESERVE bank Of India (RBI) Has Included The Mizoram Co -Operative Apex Bank Limited - (MCAB) In The 2nd Schedule Of The RBI Act 1934- 

8) Neerja Chaudhary Has Been Awarded With Prabha Datta Lifetime Achievement Awards At The Nayi Duniya Foundation Media For Unity Award 2026 

9) French Film Star Nathalie Baye, Passed Away 

10) Brazil Basketball Legend Oscar Schimdt Passed Away.

11) On World Heritage Day, Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Laid Foundation Stone Of India's First Petroglyph Conservation Park In Leh, Ladakh 

12) Made In India Locomotive Are Being Supplied To Mozombican Railways Through RITES.

13) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) Of The South Central Railway 's Hyderabad Division Has Launched The PINK PATROL, First Of Its Kind Of Initiative In INDIAN Railway That Combines Women's Lead Drone Surveillance With Rapid Response Policing For MMTS Suburban Trains.