Sunday, 26 April 2026

WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 20TH TO 26TH APRIL 2026

World Liver Day - 19th April 

Theme 2026 - Solid Habits, Strong Liver 

1) Former Member Of Parliament, Author, Journalist Bjp Member Shri Balbir Punj Passed Away 

2) 51 Years Completed The India's First Own Satellite ARYABHATTA 

3) India's Maaya Rajeshwaran Wins The ITF J300 Beaulieu - Sur - Mer Title 

4) GOA'S SADHVI SAIL Crowned The Miss India World Title 2026 ( Host - Bhubaneswar, Odisha) 

5) French Actress Nadia Fares Passed Away.

6) Extremely Rare Bison, Deer Fossils And Stone Discovered In Chandrapur 

7) Darshan Kumar, T-Series Founder Brother Passed Away 

8) Former Union Minister Dinesh Trivedi Has Appointed As The Bangladesh High Commissioner 

9) Elena Rybakina Wins The Women's Single Title At STUTTGART 

10) INDIAN Flagged Crude Oil Tanker Desh Garima Safely Crossed Strait Of Hormuz 

11) President Of South Korea Lee Jae Myung Has Visited To India 

12) ARONYAK GHOSH BECAME India's 95th GRAND MASTER 

13) India's N Sriram Balaji And Neil Oberleitner Wins The Men's Double Title At OEIRAS Open III Title 2026 

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

15) The Ministry Of Textile Has Launched An Initiative Called VISHWA SUTRA - Weaves Of India For The World - 

16) Former Ladakhi Scholar And Ambassador Phunchok Stobdan Passed Away 



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 

National CIVIL Service Day - 21st April 

World EARTH Day - 22nd April 

THEME 2026 - Our Power Our Planet 

1) Apple Appoints John Ternus As Its New CEO.

2) Lativia Became The 62nd Nations To Sign The Artemis Accords 

3) DRDO Handed Over The AI Based Satellite Imaging System PRAJANA - ( Developed By CAIR) To Ministry Of Home Affairs.

4) National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Visited To Saudi Arabia 

5) 2026 Goldman Prize GIVEN To Environment Activist 

6) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Host The 19th Edition Of Defence Services Asia 

7) A 1mm Snail Have Found In Meghalaya Caves 

8) BHEL Has Achieved A Significant That They Developed Indigenously Designed 500 Mwe Prototype First Breeder Reactor ( PFBR) At Kalpakkam, 

9) State Bank of Pakistan Has Received Funds Of USD 1 Billion From Ministry Of Finance, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia 

10) India Post Achieved Rs 15,296 CRORES Revenue In FY 2025/26 

11) Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Has Visited To Germany 

12) Former Assam Movement LEADER Aravinda Hazarika Passed Away 

13) Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC) Secured Regulatory Approval To Establish Branch In India.

14) India Ranked 91st In The Corruption Perception Index 2026 Out Of 181 Countries 

Least Corruption COUNTRY - (1) Denmark 
(2) FINLAND (3) Singapore 

15) Researchers From Thackeray Wildlife Foundation And The University Of Trans Disciplinary Health Sciences And Technology Have Identified A New Plant in ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* NAMED - Stauranthera Aureoglossa 

16) Mr Sunil Bajpai, IRS Has Been Appointed As The Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax, Tamilnadu & Puducherry 

17) Former Rajya Sabha Member Dr Gopal Rao Patil Passed Away 

18) FSSAI Issued An Advisory Regarding The Use Of Ashwagandha ( Withania Somnifera) In Food Products 

19) Former Assam Cricketer Badal Thakur Passed Away.

20) Namita Jacob Is One Of The Winner Of IBBY - iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter AWARD 

21) United Nations Economic And SOCIAL Commission For Asia And The Pacific ,( ESCAP) Has Projected The India's Grows At 6.4 In 2026 And 6.7 For 2027 

22) RETIRED Jharkhand High Court Judge Justice Amitav Kumar Gupta Sworn In As The Lokayukta Of State 

23) Mr Rumen Radev Wins The Parliamentary Election In Bulgaria 

24) President Of India Smt Droupadi MURMU Has Inaugurated The Planetarium And Science Centre At Rourkela, Odisha 

25) HDFC Life Reappoints Vibha Padalkar As The MD & CEO For Next 5 Years 





1) Supriyo Sinha Wins a Gold And Silver In World Masters Fin Swimming Championship, Thailand 

2) Ahmedabad Based Gridbots Has Developed An Indigenous Throwable Tactical Robot ( Humming Bird ( 

3) Archaeologist Have Found A 2200 Years Old Temple DISCOVERD In Egypt.



4) India's Seafood Export Rose To a Record Of Rs 72,325.82 Crores In FY 2025/26 

5) India's Textile Exports Registered A Growth Of 2.1% in FY 2026 

6) Chinese Basketball Legend Wang Zhizhi Has Officially Inducted Into FIBA Hall Of Fame Part Of Class Of 2026 

7) Indian CDS Anil Chauhan Has Visited To UK 

8) Nigerian President Named Taiwo Oyedele As New Finance Minister 

9) India's INS NIREEKSHAK Has Visited To Colombo, Sri Lanka For Participate In The India - Srilanka IN -SLN Divex 2026 ( A Bilateral Diving Exercise ) Kicked Off From 21st -27th April 2026 

10) Mohan Krishna Urath, A Profound Personality Behind The India's Rugby Passed Away.

11) Maharshtra Ranked First In The Sadhana Saptah in Mission Karmyogi 

12) NASA Unveiled The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope 



13) THE CURIOUS AND CLASSIFIED Book Author - General Manoj Naravane 

14) Ex - Chief Minister Of Undivided Andhra Pradesh Nadendla Bhaskar Rao Passed Away.



15) National Institute Of Tuberculosis And Respiratory Disease ( NITRD) Has Been Officially Recognised As The ZERO WASTE TO LANDFILL.

16) IISER Bhopal Develops The Novel Technology to Link Space Based Spectral Radiance Measurement To Indian Methane BUDGET 

17) Havells Appoints Britannia Ex CEO Varun Berry As Independent Director 

18) M V Sindhu Became The First Indian Flag Vessels To Sail With A Both a Female Master And Female Pilot On The Bridge 

* Capt Meera Upadhyay Lead The Ship, Ms Reshma Nilofer The Pilot 

19) The Government Of India Has Notified The Promotion And Regulations Of Online Gaming Act 2025 

20) India And Germany Inked Defence Industrial Cooperation Road Map And Implementing Arrangement For Cooperation In UN Peace keeping Training 

21) All We Imagine As Light Director Payal Kapadia Announced As The 65th Cannes Critics Week Jury President 

22) Union Minister C R Patil Has Launched The India International Water Week 2026 
( Theme - Climate Resilient Water Management) 

23) Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Launched The Book - Smart Calories And Common Sense : An Evidence Based Guide To Indian Diet Book Author - Dr Anoop MISHRA 

24) India And Japan Hold Their First Ever AI Strategic Dialogue 
World Book & Copyright Day - 23rd April 

1) The Federal Republic Of Germany Announced The Appointment Of Abhay Kamal Mangaldas As The Honorary Consul Of Germany In Ahmedabad.

2) Rajasthan Chief Minister Shri Bhajanlal Sharma Has Unveiled The Statue Of Padma Bhushan Late Lt General Sagat Singh Rathore In Churu 



3) Odisha Government Has Approved 18 Investment Proposal Worth Rs 3877 Crores.

4) The University Of Hyderabad And Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Launched A Collaborated For Digital Twin Technology.

5) President Droupadi MURMU Has Appoints Andhra Pradesh First Woman High Court Judge - Justice Lisa Gill 

6) A Presumed Megalithic Burial Site Discovered In The Middle Mangmoo Under The Dentam Constituency In West Sikkim 

7) External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Unveiled The Logo, Theme And Website Of The 4th  India - AFRICA Forum SUMMIT Set To Held On 28th To 31st May 2026 In New Delhi.

( ESTABLISH in 2008) 
Theme 2026 - Enduring Partnership: Shared Vision 



8) Paramaita Tripathi Became The First' Woman Ambassador As India's 20th Envoy To Kuwait



9) Shiv Ratan Agarwal, Founder And Chairman Of Bikaji Passed Away.

10) Government Has Launched The First Ever Structured Pulse Procurement In Bihar Under Atmanirbhar Mission 

12) The Green Sea Turtle Has Officially Moved From Endangered To Least Concern on IUCN Red List 

13) Cairo, Egypt Host The 11th India - Egypt Joint Defence Committee, The Inaugural Navy - Navy Talk Held, 

14) India RANKED 6th In Globally In Ultra Wealth - Population 

15) Assam Scientist Atanu Nath Wins The Breakthrough Prize For India ( First From North East) 

16) Bahamas Achieved Elimination Of Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV 

17) Anurag Dhyani Has Appointed As Co Chair Of IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 

18) France Lifts Airport Transits VISA Requirement For Indian Nationals 

19) Prachi Gaikwad Wins Gold Medal In 50 m Rifle 3p Event Women Junior At The ISSF Junior World Cup 2026 

20) India Ranked As The 10th Largest Insurance Market Globally By Premium Value ( Swiss Re REPORT) 

21) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Has Laid Foundation Stone of Re New's 6.5 GW Solar Ingot Water Facility Anakapalli, Vizag 

22) Russia Aerospace Forces Successfully Launched The Angara -1.2 Carrier Rocket 

23) Yohan Poonawalla 1928 Rolls Royce Experimental Sports Phantom - 17 EX - Won The Prestigious At Concorso d Eleganza Japan 2026 

National Panchayati Raj Day - 24th April 

1) Jordan Became The 63rd Nations To Signed Artemis Accords.


2) Vanshika Chaudhary Wins The Gold In 10m Air Pistol EVENT in WOMEN Junior Finals.

3) New Zealand Women's Suzie Bates Has Announced Retirement From International Cricket After T20I WORLD CUP

4) Hyderabad Based Redon Systems Has Successfully Completed The FIELD Trials Of It's Indigenous Achuk -150 Loitering  Munition From BHEESHAN Launcher.

* First Of Kinds Indigenous MBMLS Platform 

* Capable Of Launching 18 Loitering Munition In Just 2 Minutes 

* ACHUK - 150 - AI Driven Optical Homing 

* PRECISION Strike With Autonomous Targeting 

* It Can Launch Every 4 Seconds 

* Enables Saturation Attacks On High Value Targets 




5) A Rare Black Panther Has Been Spotted In The Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra.

6) China Has Became The First Country In The World To Achieve 5 Million Valid Invention Patents.

7) Chinese Scientists Have Identified Two Previously Unknown Lunar Minerals From 1731 Grams of Moon Samples Returned By Change-5 Mission.



8) India Approved Rs 30 Billion For Maldives Under SAARC Currency Swap.

9) Veteran Telugu Director And Producer Tripuraneni Chittibabu Passed Away.

10) India Records Historic GROWTH Of Wind Energy With 6.1 Addition In 2025/26 

11) Maharaj Krishna Raina, Editor, Writer And Translator And Contribution In Kashmiri Language Passed Away.

12) India's First Cooperative Taxis, Bharat Taxi Launched In Kandivalli, MUMBAI.

13) Aaryan Sinha Has Been Awarded With The Aperture Portfolio Award 2026 (For Photography) 

14) New Delhi Host The 4th India' Def Space SUMMIT 

15) Former Vice President Of India M Venkaiah Naidu Has Inaugurated The Atal MedTech Museum And Library In Andhra Pradesh.

16) 
17) INDIAN Cheese Wins Gold At Brazil Dairy Award.

18) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Unveiled The Postal Stamp Making The Inauguration Of New Premises Of SBI In Maharshtra.

19) INS SUDARSHINI Has Arrived To Las Palmas For Lokayan 2026

20) 1991 Batch IOFS OFFICER Shri Vivek Chandra Verma Has Appointed As The Additional Charge Of CEO in UIDAI.

21) Nitu Samra Appointed As The CEO Of Noida International Airport 

22) Odisha Unveiled India's First Platinum GROUP Metal Extraction Plant 

23) Indigenously Developed Silicon Photonics Technology Solution Launched In Chennai. (Developed By IIT MADRAS) 

24) Indusind Bank Appointed Sunil Kumar Singh As Chief Compliance Officer.

25) Indusind Bank Elevates Wholesale Banking Head Ganesh Sankaran And Consumer Banking Head Jagdeep Mallareddy As Executive Director.

26) Guntur Municipal Corporation, Andhra Pradesh Has Win The UNIDO's 4th Gender Equality Mobilisation Award In Vienna.

27) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Inaugurated A State Of The Art Satellite Navigation INS SYSTEM ( G3INS) Testing Facility At Korwa Divison 

28) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Cancelled The Licence Of Paytm Under Banking Regulations Act Section 22(4) 

29) Kshirasagar And Dewangan Wins Gold In 10 M Air Rifle Mixed Team In ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP. 

World Malaria Day - 25th April 


THEME 2026 - Driven To End Malaria: Now We Can Now We Must 

World Penguin Day - 25th April 

World Veterinary Day - 25th April 

Theme 2026 - Veterinarians: Guardians Of Food And Health 


1) Smt Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai Has Assumed Charge As The Chairperson Of Press Council Of India (PCI)

2) Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Set To VISIT Kyrgyzstan For SCO Summit 

3) Virat Kohli Completed 10,000 T20 Runs In India 

4) Indian Women's Cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur Completed 3000 T20I Runs As Captain.

5) Senior Economist Dr. Ashok Lahiri Set To Took Charge As The Vice Chairman Of NITI AYOG.

6) Eminent Scientist Dr Gobardhan Das Appointed As The Member Of NITI AYOG.

7) Researchers From IISER PUNE Have Successfully Dated The Deep Ocean For The First Time ( Bay Of BENGAL) 

8) Odisha Mining Has Commissioned India's First Pilot Plant For Extracting Platinum GROUP Metal (PGM) From Chromite Ore At IMMT, Bhubaneswar Odisha.

9) Spiritual Leader Muni Narayana Prasad Passed Away.

10) Atomberg Technology ( MUMBAI)  Introduced First Generation Drone Propulsion SYSTEM 



11) RBI Approved The Reappointment Of B Ramesh Babu As It's MD & CEO for Karur Vyasa Bank 

12) Professor Abhay Karandikar, Secretary Department Of Science & Technology (DST) Appointed As Full Time Member Of NITI AYOG 

* PROFESSOR Gobardhan Das Along With Dr M Srinivas Also Appointed As Full Member Of NITI AYOG v

13) K Kavita Launched Her New Political Party Named - TELENGANA RASHTRA SENA 

14) Olympic Hockey Medalist Gurbax Singh PASSED AWAY. ( Bronze Medal At 1968 Mexico City Olympics) 

15) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Unveiled The Rs 15, 000 Crores Joint Venture Between JSW Japan's JFE Steel 

16) Veteran Actor Biplab Dasgupta Passed Away.

17) Telengana Chief Minister Shri Revanth Reddy Along With Industries MINISTER D Sridhar Babu, Flagged Off The Flight Hardware Of Skyroot Aerospace VIKRAM -1 ( India's First Privately Developed ORBITAL Rocket) 

18) Vanshika Chaudhary And Chirag Sharma Wins Gold In 10m Air Pistol Mixed Junior team .

19) DRDO Chairman Samir V Kamat Has Flagged Off The Advanced Armoured Platform ( Tracked And Wheeled) VIKRAM VT-21 

* Developed By Vehicle Research And Development Laboratory With Partners Tata Advanced System Limited And Bharat Forge Limited 

20) Supreme Court Of India Appoints Former Judge Hrishikesh Roy As The Ombudsman Of The Bihar Cricket Association.

21) Vibha Padalkar, MD CEO Of HDFC Life Insurance Has Awarded With Business WOMAN Of The Year By ET Awards 2026 

22) Sajjan Jindal, Chairman  MD JSW Group Has Received The Business LEADER Of The Year 2026 At ET AWARDS 


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