PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITED TO 3 NATIONS INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND ( OUTCOMES)

ON INDONESIA TOUR - 

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO INDONESIA ON 6TH JULY 2026 

20 OUTCOMES - 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Minerals And Technology Of Steel Supply Chain 

* Extension Of MoU And Implementation Arrangement On MARITIME Safety And Security Cooperation 

* MoU Between Non - Ferrous Materials Technology Development Centre ( NFTDC) Midwest Limited, And PT PERMINAS On Development Of Rare Earth Magnet 

* Cooperation On BRAHMOS System 

* Air - To -Air Missile Cooperation Agreement 

* Strategic Joint Venture Between Steel Authority Of India' ( SAIL) And Pt Krakatau Steel For Establishment Of Stainless Steel Slab Manufacturing Facility In Indonesia 

* Extension Of Framework Agreement On Cooperation In Exploration And Uses Of Outer Space In Peaceful Purposes 

* India's Assistance For Conservation And Restoration Of Prambanan Temple Complex, Yogyakarta, 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Agriculture And Allied Sector 

* MoU Between CDSCO And BPOM On Cooperation In The Field Of Medical Regulation 

* MoU Between National Disaster Management Authority ( NDMA) And National Agency For Disaster Management, Indonesia 

* MoU On Cooperation In The Field Of Telecommunication Technologies And Services 

* MoU On Research, Technology And Innovation Cooperation 

* Implementation  Arrangement On Health Workforce Collaboration 

* Deployment Of Indonesian Liaison Officer In IFC -IOR ( Real-time Maritime Information Sharing) 

* Supply Of 100 Tonnes Of High Quality DWR 162 Wheats Seeds To Indonesia 

* Commemoration Of Tagore - Deewantara Year Of Cultural And Educational Diplomacy 

* Settings Up Of Indian Institute Of Management Bangalore Branch Campus At Singhasari SEZ, Indonesia 

* Cooperation Between Open Network For Digital Commerce ( ONDC) And Indonesia Open Network ( ION) 

* MoU Between Election Commission Of India ( ECI) And The General Elections Commission ( KPU) Of Indonesia

AWARDS - 

* ON VISIT TO INDONESIA, ON 7TH JULY 2026 PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HAS CONFERRED WITH INDONESIA'S HIGHEST HONOUR - 

* BINTANG ADIPURNA OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA 

* 34TH INTERNATIONAL HONOUR 

GIFTS - 

* India Has Gifted Indonesia a Replica Of The Original Nalanda Copper Plate, Dating Approximately 860 CE Engraved in Devangiri Script 

* THE ORIGINAL COPPER PLATE WAS ISSUED BY KING DEVAPALADEVA ( PALA EMPIRE) 

* THIS DOCUMENT THE KING GRANTS OF FIVE VILLAGE TO NALANDA MAHAVIRA IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY MAHARAJA BALAPUTRA DEVA( RULER OF  SUVARNADIPA ( PRESENT DAY SUMATRA) 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Along With Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto Inaugurated The Prambanan Temple Restoration Project At Yogyakarta 

ON AUSTRALIA TOUR - 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Arrived At MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 

18 OUTCOMES - 

* Joint Declaration On Defence And Security Cooperation ( Deepens in Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief) 

* Maritime Security Collaboration Roadmap 

* India - Australia Joint Statement On Energy Security 

* Administrative Arrangment Of The India - Australia Civil Nuclear Agreement ( SHANTI ACT) 

* Australia - India Partnership For Cyber Critical Technologies, Supply Chain 

* MoU Between Indian Coast Guard And Maritime Border Command Of Australia 

* Australian Invite For Indian Military Instructor In Australian Defence College For 2028/29 

* MoU To Set Up a Centre Of Excellence in Mining And Mining Equipment, Technology And Services 

* Letter Of Intent To Flinders University For Letting Up Its Campus In Bengaluru 

* Letter Of Intent  Between National Council For Vocational Education And Training And Australian Skills Quality Authority 

* Repatriation Of Indian Artefacts ( The Return Of Indian Artifect Including The Sacred Nandi, Trident With Auspicious Kali ( Bhadrakali) And Six Headed Skanda ( Kartikeya) 

* Operationlisarion The Roof Top Solar Training Academy 

* MoU Under Australia - Canada - India Technology And Innovation Partnership 

* MoU Between Geoscience Australia And Geological Survey Of India 

* Traditional Knowledge DIGITAL Library Access Agreement Between Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research And IP Australia 

* MoU Between Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research And University Of Melbourne 

* MoU Between Satyajit Ray Film And Television Institute, Kolkata With GRIFFITH Film School, South Brisbane Australia 

* Handing Over Of Letter Of Approval To Victoria University 

* AUSTRALIA To Repatriate The Artefacts TO INDIA 

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ON NEW ZEALAND TOUR - 

  * Prime Minister Narendra Has Arrived At Auckland, New Zealand 

* New Zealand Is Celebrating The Matariki, The Maori New Year - 

18 OUTCOMES  

* India - New Zealand Strategic Partnership A Road Map 2030 ( Trade, Commerce, Defence) 

* Memorandum Of Arrangement On MARITIME Cooperation Between The Ministry Of Defence Of India And New Zealand Defence Force ( Joint Exercise, HADR) 

* Implementation Arrangement Concerning Cooperation In The Matters Of HYDROGRAPHY And Nautical Cartography Between India And New Zealand 

* Arrangement Concerning The Provision Of Mutual Logistics Support Between INDIAN Navy And The New Zealand Defence Force 

* Arrangement On Establishing a Joint Working Group On Counter Terrorism Between India And New Zealand 

* Memorandum Of Cooperation Between The National Disaster Mangement Authority Of India And The National Emergency Mangement Agency ( NEMA) Of New Zealand 

* Memorandum of Cooperation In The Field Of Animal Husbandry And Dairying 

* Memorandum Of Arrangement In The Field Tourism 

* India - New Zealand Joint Action Plan On Sport 

* Memorandum Of Arrangement For The Development Of National Heritage Complex ( NMHC) Lothal, At Gujarat Between NMHC And New Zealand Maritime Museum 

* Arrangement On Cultural Cooperation Between The Ministry Of Culture Of India And The Ministry Of Culture And Heritage Of New Zealand 

* Doubling Bilateral Trade To NZ USD 7 Billion Or 35,000 Crore By 2030

* Establishing The Maritime Security Dialogue 

* New Zealand Nominate MARITIME Security As Priority Pillar Under The Indo - Pacific Ocean Initiative ( IPOI)

* New Zealand Joins The Global Biofuel Alliance 

* Launch Of The Kiwi Fruit Action Plan And Establishment Of 2 Centres Of Excellence For Kiwi Fruit In Nagaland And Uttarakhand 

* MoU Between The National Centre For Polar And Ocean Research ( NCPOR) Goa And University Of Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND 

*MoU Between National Institute Of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship And Management Kundli ( NIFTEM -K) & Massey University, New Zealand 

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* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Uttarkhand Aipan Art Depiction Of Lord Shiva To Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto 

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Pure Wool Embroidery Shawl To Australian Prime Minister 

*) PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI GIFTED India's Women's Hockey Team Signature Hockey Stick To Prime Minister Of New Zealand 

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted a Tribal Dhokra Boat Sculpture To PRIME MINISTER OF Australia

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Uttarakhandi Cap To New Zealand PRIME MINISTER 

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Odisha's Ikat, Bandha To Indonesia Parliament Speaker Puan Maharani 

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Kashmiri Papie Machae Bowl To Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto 

*) PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI GIFTED Bihar Madubani Painting To Governor General Of Victoria 

*) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Gifted Traditional Repousse Silver Decorative Plate To Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto 

MOU SIGNED IN JUNE 2026

 *  Digital India BHASINI Division ( DIBD) And Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade ( DPIIT) Signed MoU To Strengthen Multilingual Access Across India's Investment Ecosystem.

* During The 10th India - Lao PDR Joint Commission Meeting ( Co - Chaired By EAM Dr S JAISHANKAR ) And Deputy PM Of Lao PDR AND FM Thongsavan Phomvihane Few Agreement Were SIGNED 

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* Nalanda University Has Signed MoU with National University  Of Mangolia To Bridge The Ancient Wisdom Of Nalanda With Mangolia Foremost Institute Of Higher Learning 

* Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNL) And IIT KANPUR Have Signed MoU For Next Generation Telecom Technology.

* ASI India And The National Museum Of Denmark, Njord Centre For Maritime And Under Water Cultural Heritage, Copenhagen Have Signed MoU To Undertake Collaborative Under Water Archaeological Project.

* Adani Ports And Special Economic Zone Limited ( APSEZ ) Has Signed A Multi Year Agreement With Kaleris As A Part Of It's Borders 2030 Objective Involves An Outlay Of USD 850 Million 

* India And Canada Agree To Launch Negotiation On A General Security Of A Information Agreement ( GSOIA) 

* India And Thailand Agree To Deepen Collaboration In Manufacturing, Research, Innovation And Capability Development At 10th Defence Dialogue 

INDIA - UK 

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper And External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Have Witness - 

a) Handing Over Of Letter Of Approval To The University of Liverpool for Establishing Campus In Bengaluru.

b) MoU Between Kings College London And The National Maritime Foundation To Establish The Regional Maritime Security Centre For Excellence.

* India And Laos Signed Few Agreement 

* MoU Signed Between DIGITAL India BHASINI And Kathmandu University For Creating National Digital Infrastructure For Voice First Language Translation Platform For NEPAL 

* In Presence Of Union Home Minister Amit Shah A Tripartite MoU Was Signed Between Assam, Nagaland And Centre For Mineral Operation In The Assam - Nagaland Boundaries Areas.

* Telengana Government Signed MoU with Iran Noor International Microfilm Centre To Digitise And Preserved 737 Manuscript, 3091 Painting, 14522 Books 

PM MODI TO SEYCHELLUS - 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Visit To Seychelles For 3 Days

* PRESIDENT OF SEYCHELLUS - PATRICK HERMINIE 

* CAPITAL OF SEYCHELLUS - VICTORIA 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Handed Over a Fast Patrol Vessel To Seychelles ( PS LESPWAR) Designed By Goa Shipyard Limited 

* * Prime minister Narendra Modi Also Handed Over 6 Ambulance, 10 Utility Vehicle, 5 Laser Radical Boats 

GUARDIAN OF THE BLUE HORIZON 

* * ON 28TH JUNE 2026 SEYCHELLES HONOURED PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI WITH GUARDIAN OF THE BLUE HORIZON TITLE 

* HIGHEST DISTINCTION FOR LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

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19 OUTCOMES ON VISIT - 

* Gifting The Fast Patrol Vessel To The Government Of Seychelles 

* Handover 10 Utility Vehicle, 5 Laser Radical Class Boats To Seychelles Defence Force 

* Handover 6 Ambulance To Seychelles 

* Handover Of 500 MT Of Rice To Government of Seychelles 

* Handover of 8500 MT Of Cement To Government Of Seychelles 

* Launch Of Commemorative Logo Marking Of 50 Years Diplomatic Relation Between India And Seychelles 

* Visual Ground Breaking Ceremony For The Professional And Technical Education Centre 

* Completion Of Refit Of PS Zoroaster For Seychelles Coast Guard 

* Upgradation of Dornier Aircraft With Glass Cockpit 

* Seychelles Joins The Coalition For Disaster Resilient Infrastructure ( CDRI)

* MoU Between Sushama Swaraj Institute Of Foreign Service ( SSIFS) And Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Diaspora ( MoFAD) Of The Republic Of Seychelles 

* MoU Between National Payment Corporation Of India ( NPCI) International Payment Limited And Central Bank of Seychelles ( For UPI)

* Agreement Between M/ s HLL Lifecare Limited And The Ministry Of Health Of The Republic Of Seychelles Under The Janaausadhi SCHEME 

* MoU On Agriculture Research And Education And Work Plan For 2026-2031 

* Extradition Treaty Between The Republic Of India And The Republic Of Seychelles 

* MoU On Recognition Of Training And Certification Of Seafarers For Service On Seychelles Flagged Vessels 

* MoU For Cooperation In Exploration And Uses Of Outer Space For Peaceful Purposes 

* MoU On Preliminary Preparation For The New Seychelles National Hospital 

* Umbrella Line Of Credit Agreement Between The Government Of Seychelles And Export - Import Bank of India 

* IIT BOMBAY To Establish Their First Overseas Sub Campus In United States 

*  Australia's UNSW Has Secured UGC India Approval To Opening Its Campus At Bengaluru.

* Rajasthan And Haryana Are Signed Rs 34,102 Crores Yamuna Water Project To Eradicate Regional Water Scarcity 

* India, Saudi Arabia Signed MoU To Boost Cooperation In Water Resources 

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO SEYCHELLUS

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi On Visit To Seychelles For 3 Days

* PRESIDENT OF SEYCHELLUS - PATRICK HERMINIE 

* CAPITAL OF SEYCHELLUS - VICTORIA 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Handed Over a Fast Patrol Vessel To Seychelles ( PS LESPWAR) Designed By Goa Shipyard Limited 

* * Prime minister Narendra Modi Also Handed Over 6 Ambulance, 10 Utility Vehicle, 5 Laser Radical Boats 

GUARDIAN OF THE BLUE HORIZON 

* * ON 28TH JUNE 2026 SEYCHELLES HONOURED PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI WITH GUARDIAN OF THE BLUE HORIZON TITLE 

* HIGHEST DISTINCTION FOR LEADERSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 

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19 OUTCOMES ON VISIT - 

* Gifting The Fast Patrol Vessel To The Government Of Seychelles 

* Handover 10 Utility Vehicle, 5 Laser Radical Class Boats To Seychelles Defence Force 

* Handover 6 Ambulance To Seychelles 

* Handover Of 500 MT Of Rice To Government of Seychelles 

* Handover of 8500 MT Of Cement To Government Of Seychelles 

* Launch Of Commemorative Logo Marking Of 50 Years Diplomatic Relation Between India And Seychelles 

* Visual Ground Breaking Ceremony For The Professional And Technical Education Centre 

* Completion Of Refit Of PS Zoroaster For Seychelles Coast Guard 

* Upgradation of Dornier Aircraft With Glass Cockpit 

* Seychelles Joins The Coalition For Disaster Resilient Infrastructure ( CDRI)

* MoU Between Sushama Swaraj Institute Of Foreign Service ( SSIFS) And Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Diaspora ( MoFAD) Of The Republic Of Seychelles 

* MoU Between National Payment Corporation Of India ( NPCI) International Payment Limited And Central Bank of Seychelles ( For UPI)

* Agreement Between M/ s HLL Lifecare Limited And The Ministry Of Health Of The Republic Of Seychelles Under The Janaausadhi SCHEME 

* MoU On Agriculture Research And Education And Work Plan For 2026-2031 

* Extradition Treaty Between The Republic Of India And The Republic Of Seychelles 

* MoU On Recognition Of Training And Certification Of Seafarers For Service On Seychelles Flagged Vessels 

* MoU For Cooperation In Exploration And Uses Of Outer Space For Peaceful Purposes 

* MoU On Preliminary Preparation For The New Seychelles National Hospital 

* Umbrella Line Of Credit Agreement Between The Government Of Seychelles And Export - Import Bank of India 

* A Logo Released On The Occasion India - Seychelles 50th Years Diplomatic Relation Between Two Nations 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Visited To Arul Mihu Navashakti Vinayakar Temple In Seychelles.

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISITED TO ITALY

* a Large Painting Of Kashi In ITALY 

* 15 MOU SIGNED - 

* Elevation Of India - Italy Ties To Special Strategic Partnership ( Trade, Technology, Defence, Clean Energy) 

* India - Italy Defence Industrial Roadmap 

* MoU For Cooperation In Critical Minerals 

* MoU For Cooperation Between The Italian Corps Of The Guardia Di Finanza And Directorate Of Enforcement 

* Agreement On Celebration Of 2027 As The Year Of Culture And Tourism Between India And Italy 

* Cooperation On Fascilation Of Mobility Of Nurses From India To Italy 

* MoU For Development Of National Maritime Heritage Complex At LOTHAL, Gujarat 

* Roadmap On Higher Education And Research 

* MoU For Cooperation In Maritime Transport And Port 

* MoU On Bilateral Cooperation In Agriculture 

* MoU Between The Marine Products Export Development Authority ( MPEDA) And The Association Of ITALIAN Seafood Companies  ( ASSOITTICA ITALIA ( 

* MoU For Cooperation In The Field Of Ayurveda 

* MoU Between IITM, Pune And CMCC, ITALY ( Climate Change) 

* Cooperation Between Department Of Science And Technology And Elettra Sincrotrone, Trieste, Italy 

* MoU Between Indian Institute Of Tropical Meterolgy ( IITM) And The Abdus Salam International Centre For Therotical Physics, ( ICTP) Italy 

GIFTS - 

* PM PM MODI GIFTED MARBLE INLAY WORK BOX WHICH CONTAINS CDs OF PANDIT BHIM SEN JOSHI & MS SUBHALAKSHMI TO PRESIDENT OF ITALY - SERIGIO MATTARELLA 

* GOLDEN SIILK ( MUGA SILK) FROM NORTH EAST TO PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY GEORGIA MELONI (FROM ASSAM) 

* ITS MOISTURE ABSORBANT AND UV RESISTANT QUALITIES 

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INDIA - SWEDEN SIGNED MOU ( 6 MOU)

* PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ON VISIT TO SWEDEN ( THIRD COUNTRY ) 

* PRIME Minister of Sweden - Ulf Kristersson 

6 MOU SIGNED BW INDIA - SWEDEN- 

* Elevation Of Indian - Sweden Bilateral Relation To a Strategic Partnership - Adoption Of Joint Statement And Joint Action Plan (2026-2030) 

- Strategic Dialogue For Stability And Security 

- Next Generation Economic Partnership 

- Emerging Technologies And Trusted Connectivity 

* Launch Of India - Sweden Joint Innovation Partnership 2.0 

* Endorsement To Jointly Develop India - SWEDEN Technology And Artificial Intelligence Corridor ( SITAC) 

* Doubling Bilateral Economic Exchange Trade And Investment With In Next 5 Years 

* Development Of India - SWEDEN SME And Startup Platform 

* Institution Of Tagore - SWEDEN Series 

17 OUTCOMES : PM ON NARENDRA MODI VISIT TO NEDERLANDS

* Roadmap Of India - Nederlands Strategic Partnership 2026-2030 ( Investment) 

* Restitution Of Chola Cooper Plates 

* Cooperation In Mobility, And Migration Between India And Nederlands 

* Cooperation Between Tata Electrons And ASML 

* Cooperation In The Field Of Critical Mineral 

* Arrangement For Technical Cooperation In The Kalpasar Project, Gujarat 

* Roadmap On Green Hydrogen 

* Establishment Of a Joint Working GROUP On Renewable Energy 

* Arrangement Between NITI AYOG And The Nederlands On Energy Sector And Energy Transition Project 

* Establishment Of Indo - Dutch Centre Of Excellence For Flowers In West Tripura 

* Establishment of Indo- Dutch Centre Of Excellence On Training In Dairy At The Centre Of Excellence For Animals Husbandry, Bengaluru 

* Collaboration In Animals Husbandry And Dairying 

* Arrangement For Collaboration In Health 

* Customs Of Mutual Administrative Assistance Agreement 

* Cooperation In The Field Of Higher Education 

* Cooperation Between Nalanda University And University of Groningen, The Nederlands 

* Collaboration Between Leiden University Libraries And Archaelogical SURVEY OF INDIA ( ASI) 

MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS APRIL 2026

DAYS & THEME - 

* Utkala Diwas - 1st April (Odisha Day) 

* RBI FOUNDATION DAY - 1ST April 1935 

* International Bird Day - 1st April 

* International Autism Awareness Day - 2nd April 

THEME 2026 - Autism And Humanity - Every Life Has a Value 

NATIONAL MARITIME DAY - 5TH April 

* World Health Day - 7th April (Theme 2026 - Together For Health, Stand With Science) 

* World Homeopathy Day - 10th April (Theme 2026 - Homeopathy For Sustainable Health) 

* World Parkinson Disease Day - 11th April ( Theme 2026 - Bridge The Care Gap ) 

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

* World Quantum Day - 14th April 

* World Art Day - 15Th April 

* International Wellness Day -15th April

* World Haemophilia Day - 17th April (Theme 2026 - Diagnosis: First Step To Care) 

* World Heritage Day - 18th April (Theme 2026 - Emergency Response For Living Heritage In Contexts Of Conflicts And Disasters) 

*  World Liver Day - 19th April ( Theme 2026 - Solid Habits, Strong Liver) 

*  National CIVIL Service Day - 21st April 

* World EARTH Day - 22nd April (THEME 2026 - Our Power Our Planet ) 

* Union Minister C R Patil Has Launched The India International Water Week 2026 

( Theme - Climate Resilient Water Management) 

* World Book & Copyright Day - 23rd April 

* National Panchayati Raj Day - 24th April 

* 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 ) 

* World Intellectual Property Day - 26th April (THEME 2026 - IP And Sports : Ready, Set, Innovate ) 

* International Hyena Day - 27th April 

* International Dance Day - 29th April 

BOOKS & AUTHORS - 

* * LOK SABHA SPEAKER SHRI OM BIRLA UNVEILED THE NEW BOOK OF SMT SUDHA MURTHY ON 1ST APRIL 2026 

* TIDES OF TIME ( AUTHOR - SUDHA MURTHY) 

* Indian Origin Canadian Author Padma Vishwanathan Book On Earth As It Is Beneath Has Shortlisted For International Booker Prize 

* FOUNDATION OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION : Book Author - Dr Kuldip Sarma & Langtuk Terang 

*  Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla Has Unveiled The Book - SAB PAR RAM TAPASVI RAJA - ( Author Asutosh Agnihotri) 

* Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma Has Launched The Book - Alwar City 2 

* THE DELHI DIRECTIVE Book Author - Anirudhya Mitra 

* Vice President C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Unveiled The Sindhi Version Of Constitution 

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

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Release A Book - SAUNDRYA LAHARI 

* 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) 

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

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

*  THE CURIOUS AND CLASSIFIED Book Author - General Manoj Naravane 

*  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 

* Senior Congress Leader P Chidambaram Along With Madurai MP Su Venkatesan Released The Book - TAMIZHIYAL KALAIKALANJIYAM 

* THE CONSTITUTION IS MY HOME : Conservation On A Life In Law Book Author - Indira Jaising With Ritu Menon 

* Lt Governor General Of J& K Manoj Sinha Has Unveiled The BOOK - Healer In Exile ( Author - Sachin Razdan Son Of Dr Sushil Razdan) 

* OVER THE RAINBOW - A Memoir Of Prabir Kumar Brahma Launched 

*  Technology Law: Regulation, Cyber, POLICY And Digital Landscape Book Launched By Amitabh Kant ( Co -Author - Nikhil Naren) 

RENAME & LOGO - 

* Former Indian Cricketer Navjot Sidhu's Wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu Launched Bharatiya Rasthrawadi Party 

* Uttar Pradesh State Government Has Renamed The Miyanpur As Ravindra Nagar 

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

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

* Union Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Has Unveiled The New Logo Of National Rifle Association On The Occasion Of 75th Anniversary 

* Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Has Approved The Creation of 5 New Districts In UT 

Nubra, Sham, Chnagthang, Zanskar, Drasse 

*  Patna Zoo, Bihar Has Been RENAME As Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park 

BANKING & FINANCIAL CA - 

* Tata Sierra, Tata Received The 5 Star Bharat NCAP Certification.

* Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has Imposed Penalty On Airtel Payment Bank.

* Qatar's Doha Bank To Shut In India 

* RBI Approved USD 1 Billion ODI ( Overseas Direct Investment) For Encora Acquisition.

 *Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Recorded A Revenue Of Rs 32,250 Crores 

 * NSE Announced The Collaboration With India Gas Exchange To Launch Derivatives Of Price Index 

*  World Bank Raises The India's Growth Forecast From 6.3% To 6.6% For Current FY 

* 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 

* Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI) Bengaluru, Became The First CCRAS Institute To Achieve ISO 15189:2022 Accreditation In Biochemistry 

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

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

* Paytm Became The Majority Indian Companies.

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

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

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

*  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 

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

*  NITI AYOG Released A Report On Moving Towards Effective City Government - A Framework For Million Plus Cities 

*  Reserve Bank of India (RBI ) Virtually Conducted The First Round Of Working Group Meeting Under BRICS 

BANKING - 

*  Government Of India Collected Rs 1.78 Lakh Crores GST In March 2026 

* Gross GST Collection Rises To Rs 22.27 Lakh Crores In FY 2026 ( From Rs 20.55 Lakh Crores In FY 25 ( 8.3%)

* UPI Recorded 218.6 billion Transaction Worth Rs 284.7 Lakh Crores In FY 2026.

* Munition India' Limited Has Announced The High Revenue Of Rs 10954 Crores For FY 2025/26 

* RBI Gets Approval For RBL bank - Emirates NBD DEAL 

* Adani Airport Holding Limited (AAHL) In Partnership With Blinkit Has Launched India's First In Terminal Quick Commerce Service  At Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai

* Deen Dayal Port Authority Kandla Has Successfully Demonstrate The Methanol Bunkering ( First In India) 

* The Steel Authority Of India Limited ( SAIL) Has Recorded The Highest Ever Performance Of 20.14 million Tonnes in FY 2025/26 

* India's Major Ports Records 915 Millon Tonnes Cargo In FY 2025/26 

* India Achieved It's Highest Ever Annual Wind Capacity Addition Of 6.05 Gigawatt During FY 2025/26 

* M Pallonji Group Gets IRDAI 's R1 Nod For General Insurance Venture 

*  Amul Crossed 1 Lakh Crores Turn Over In FY 2026 

* Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Keep Repo Rate Unchanged (5.25%) For First Quarter Of FY 2027 

* The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Projected India's GDP GROWTH 6.9% For FY 27 

*  India Achieved A Total Non - Fossils Capacity Addition Of 55.3 GW During FY 2025/26 

*  India - US Trade Fascilation Portal Launched By Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri 

* Asian Development Bank Has Raised India's Growth To 6.9% For FY 27 

*  Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Released Draft Amendment Direction With Respect To NBFC Categorisation 

 * Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Has Reports That India's Foreign Reserve Jumped By Over USD 9 Billion To Reach USD 697.121 Billion Till 3rd April 2026 

* UPI Completed 10 Years On 11th April 2026 

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

 * 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 

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

 * SEBI Approved NSE Investment In National Coal Exchange Of India 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*  Sky Hop Aviation Gets Air Operator Certificate From The Director General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA) For The India's First Commercial Seaplane Operation 

* MobiKwik Received The RBI Approval For NBFC Licence 

MISSION SAKSHAM - 

* RESERVE BANK OF INDIA (RBI) HAS LAUNCHED THE MISSION SAKSHAM ON 28TH APRIL 2026 

* As A E-LEARNING COURSES, CONDUCTED IN URBAN COOPERATIVE BANKING SECTOR. COVERING 1.40 LAKH PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING BOARD MEMBERS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AUDIT FUNCTIONS, AND EMPLOYEE WORKING IN IT SECTORS 

* THE MISSION IS EXPECTED TO ENHANCE MANAGERIAL AND OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES.

* IMPROVE THE COMPLIANCE CULTURE, STRENGTHEN THE RESILIENCE ACROSS URBAN COOPERATIVE BANKING SECTOR, 

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Former Deloitte India Chairman PR Ramesh Joins Verse Innovation As Independent Director 

* Indigo Appoints William Walsh As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) 

* 1996 Batch Odisha Cadre IAS OFFICER Vir Vikram Yadav Has Been Appointed As The Next DGCA Chief 

* Hyatt Appoints Vikas Chawla As The President India And South West Asia 

 * Neuland Labs Appoints Saharsh Davuluri AS CEO & MD 

*  Shri Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra Has Assumed As the  Chairman And MD Of Power grid 

 * Krishna Kumar Singh Has Assumed As The CMD of SAIL 

* Deepak Kumar Sinha Appointed As The CEO of TD Power Systems 

* FICCI HAS Announced The Appointment Of Jagannath Prasad Nayak, As The New Chair Of FICCI Odisha State Council.

* Service Now Has Appointed Kulmeet Bawa As India And & SAARC MD 

* Broadcom Taps Alphabet Executive Amie Thuener As Next CFO

* Rajesh Kumar Has Assumed As The Director ( Finance) At REC Limited 

* Mr Abhishek Singh Has Been Appointed As The Director General Of National Testing Agency 

* Prasanth Kumar, MD &  CEO Of Yes Bank Steps Down 

* Aniket Vishwas Sapre Has Been Appointed As The Chief Products Officer Of Suryodaya Small FINANCE Bank

*  Shri Sanjay Khanna Has Been Appointed As The New Chairman And Managing Director Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 

* Anand Kumar Pal Has Been Appointed As The Chief Advisor ( Cost) In Department Of Expenditure 

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

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

*  Sharon Pais Takes Charge As The Myntra Head 

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

* Ambica Aanand Has Appointed As The Director 8th PAY COMMISSION 

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

* FICCI Appoints Anant Swarup As Secretary General.

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

* VISA Appoints Suresh Sethi As The Group Country Manager In India 

* Aavas Financier CEO Bhinder Resigned, Manu Yashpal Singh The Next CEO 

* AIA Engineering Has Appointed Bhadresh Kantilal Shah As Chairman.

 * Apple Appoints John Ternus As Its New CEO.

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

* Havells Appoints Britannia Ex CEO Varun Berry As Independent Director 

* Indusind Bank Appointed Sunil Kumar Singh As Chief Compliance Officer.

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

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

* Umang Vohra Appointed As The GROUP CEO Of Cohance 

* Ravi Kota Set To The New Chairman And Managing Director Of HAL 

*  Gaurav Bajaj Resigned As CFO Of Tata Exsi 

* Rajesh Kumar Agarwal Has Takes Charge As The Director Of POWER Finance Corporation (PFC) 

* Navin Sharma Resigned From Chief Audit Executive Of Bandhan Bank 

* Sandip Kumar Bubna Appointed As The Interim Chief Audit Executive Of Bandhan Bank 

* DILIP Kumar, An IRS Officer Has Been Appointed As The Chief Vigilance Officer Of SAIL 

* Ajay Shah Has Been Appointed As The MD CEO OF Care Health Insurance.

 * Cars 24 Founder Gajendra Jangid Steps Down 

* RBI Approves The Reappointment Of Subrat Mohanty As Whole Time Director Of Axis Bank 

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 

AWARDS - 

* Donyi Polo Airport Of Arunachal Pradesh Has Wins The Best Airport Under RCS- UDAN 

* Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati Has Been Awarded The Prestigious Zero Waste To Landfill (ZWL) Platinum Class 1 Rating 

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AWARDS - 

*  Punjab National Bank Has CONFERRED With Golden Peacock National Training Award 2026 

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

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

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

* Lalit Keshre, Co-founder And CEO Of GROWW Has Awarded With Entrepreneur Of The Year At ET AWARDS 

* Cyrus Poonawalla Has Been Conferred With Lifetime achievement Awards At ET AWARDS 

* Neal Mohan, CEO Of YouTube, Has CONFERRED Global Indian Of The Year At ET Award 

* Deloitte Wins The The Economic Times Award For Corporate Excellence.

* Bharti Airtel Awarded With Company Of The Year At ET AWARDS 

* Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Has Received The Business Reformer Of The Year Award 

* The New Pamban Bridge Honoured With The ASSOCHAM Achievers Award 2026 

* Mazagon Dock Shipyard Limited Has Recived The PSE Technology And Innovation Award At India PSE Summit 2026 Hyderabad t

NORTH EAST CA - 

* Meghalaya Launched The Project ASPIRE - a Rs 1.57 Crores Digital Initiative To Boost Exam Related Issue 

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

* 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 

* Mizoram Signed A Historic Pact To End The HMAR Insurgency.

* Meghalaya Cabinet Has Approved The Meghalaya Official Language Ordinance 2026

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

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* Meghalaya's TEARA LANCHI  D Sangma Became First GARO To Receive CCRT Junior Scholarship In Bharatnatyam. 

*  Prime Minister Narendra Has Unveiled Various Development Project Worth Rs 4000 Crores In Sikkim. (50th Statehood Day Of SIKKIM) 

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* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated State Of Art Indoor Cricket academics Across 6 North East States 

* Assam's Bhaskar Jyoti Sonowal Elected As President Of BRICS Entrepreneur Alliance Group PANEL 

AWARDS - 

* Donyi Polo Airport Of Arunachal Pradesh Has Wins The Best Airport Under RCS- UDAN 

*  Miss Yeshi Lhamu Has CROWNED As The Miss Grand India ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2026 

 * Sikkims Deekila Sherpa Wins Miss Multimedia Title At Femina Miss India 2026 

* Manipur's Chanchui Khyai Wins TIMES Miss Radiant Personality At Femina Miss India 2026 

* Arunachal Pradesh Mariam Longri Wins Rajanigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador 

* Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati Has Been Awarded The Prestigious Zero Waste To Landfill (ZWL) Platinum Class 1 Rating 

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

* Assam Scientist Shekhar Suman Bora Received The Prestigious Innovation Award In US.

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

* RESERCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW ROVE BEETLE SPECIES DISCOVERED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO FAMILY - STAPHYLINIDAE 

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

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SNAKE SPECIES IN GARO HILLS, MEGHALAYA 

* SCIENTISTS FROM COTTON UNIVERSITY, ASSAM DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY, MIZORAM UNIVERSITY, AND ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA JOINTLY SURVEY IN THE GARO HILLS IN MEGHALAYA 

* SPECIES NAMED - CALAMARIA GAROENSIS 

* A SHORT, A NON - TAPERING TAIL ENDING IN A OBTUSE TIP, A DISTINCT BLACK STRIPE 

* A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN MANIPUR 'S KAMJONG DISTRICT 

* NAMED DILLENIA NAGALIM 

* THE NAGALIM DERIVED FROM NAGA ( INDIGENOUS NAGA TRIBES COMMUNITIES) ANDE LIM MEANING LAND, 

* IT IS A SHRUB GROWING UPTO ABOUT 1.2 METER WITH BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS, AND DISTINCTIVE DOUBLE SERRATED LEAVES.

* THE SPECIES HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY CLASSIFIED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED UNDER IUCN CRITERIA.

* RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND A NEW GECKO SPECIES IN TRIPURA

* SPECIES NAME - CYRTODACTYLUS JAYADITYAI 

* Researchers Have Recorded Antepipona Bhutanensis In Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh 

* A 1mm Snail Have Found In Meghalaya Caves 

* 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 

* RESEARCHERS FROM WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (WII) HAVE DISCOVERED A UNIQUE MUD NESTING FROG FROM NAMDAPHA TIGER RESERVES, ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* THE SPECIES NAMED AFTER MOTIJHEEL LAKE OF NAMDAPHA TIGER RESERVES 

* SPECIES NAMED - LIMNONECTES MOTIJHEEL 

* RESEARCHERS FROM SENCKENBERG ASSAM DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY HAVE FOUND A RARE FISH SPECIES ( TINY & BLIND AND BLOOD RED FISH IN GOLPARA, ASSAM) 

* SPECIES NAMED - GITCHAK NAKANA 

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PORTAL - 

* 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 

FESTIVAL - 

*  Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates Mopin Festival 

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* Former Manipur Minister And Tangkhul Naga Leader K Envy Mashangva Passed Away.

APPOINTMENTS - 

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

* Former Assam Movement LEADER Aravinda Hazarika Passed Away 

* Former Assam Cricketer Badal Thakur Passed Away.

ARCHAROLOGY - 

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

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

*  Nagaland 's Kekhriesilie Rio Wins Grand Prix In France In Equestrian 

*  Sikkimese Filmmaker Tribeny Rai's Shape Of Momo Wins 3 Awards At Los Angels Film Festival 

DEFENSE CA - 

INDUCTED - 

* INS SANSHODHAK, Indigenously Built Survey Vessel ( Large) Built By GRSE LTD Was Delivered To Indian Navy On 30th March 2026 

( SANSHODHAK IS 3400 TONNE, 110 METERDEEP WATER VESSEL BUILT ) 

( IT IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTONOMOUS UNDER WATER VEHICLES (AUVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), And Digital Side- Scan SONAR) 

* DUNAGIRI, The 5th Ship Of Nilgiri Class (Project 17A) And 2nd Of Class Built At Garden Reach Shipbuilding And Engineers Limited (GRSE) Delivered To Indian Navy On 30th March 2026 At Kolkata.

* A Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel (NGOPV) For Indian Navy GSL YARD -1280 Launched From Goa Shipyard Limited. (NAMED SHACHI) 

*  AGRAY, The 4th Of The 8th ASW SWC ( Anti Submarine WARFARE Shallow Water Craft) Indigenously Designed By GRSE Delivered To Kolkata 

* Malwan, The 2nd Of 8 Anti Submarine WARFARE Shallow Water Crafts ( ASW SWC) Built By Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) Kochi Delivered To Indian Navy.

 * Indian Coast Guard Inducted Its Fourth Fast Patrol Vessel ACHAL At Goa Shipyard Limited 

 * Solar Defence Has Delivered It's First Ever Pinaka MK -1 Enhanced Rockets to Indian Army 

* INDIAN Coast Guard Ship ICGS RAJDOOT Inducted Into Shri Vijaypuram, 

( Indigenously Build Fast Patrol Vessel 

* Sanjay Seth, Minister Of State For Defence Has Flagged Off Indian Ocean Ship ( IOS) SAGAR In Mumbai 

 * Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders LIMITED Has Keeling Lay of 4th Fast Patrol Vessel For Indian Navy 

* The Indian Army Has Released A Document On Indian Army's Technology Roadmap For Unmanned Aerial SYSTEM And Loitering Munition 

INS TARAGIRI - 

* UNION DEFENCE MINISTER SHRI RAJNATH SINGH COMMISSIONED THE INS TARAGIRI ATE VISHAKAPATNAM, ANDHRA PRADESH 

* INS TARAGIRI IS THE 4TH POTENT PLATFORM OF THE PROJECT 17A CLASS, COMMISIONED ON 3RD APRIL 2026 

* THE STEALTH FRIGATE WITH DISPLACEMENT OF 6670 TONNES 

* IT IS DESIGNED BY THE WARSHIP DESIGN BUREAU AND BUILD BY MAZAGON DOCK SHIPBUILDERS LIMITED ( MDL) 

* IT IS 75% INDIGENOUS 

* THIS SHIP IS HIGH SPEED TRANSIT, AND CAN REMAIN DEPLOYED AT SEA FOR EXTENDED PERIODS.

* IT FEATURES MODERN RADAR, SONAR AND MISSILE SYSTEM 

* SUCH AS BRAHMOS, AND SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES, COASTAL SURVEILLANCE 

* 

 

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

DEFENSE EXPORTS - 

* India's Defence Exports Hit RECORDS Rs 38,424 Crores In FY 2026 

* India's Defence Exports Rose By 62.66% In FY 2026 

* Indian Defence Exports to Countries 

\APPOINTMENTS - 

* Lt General Anoop Singhal Assumed As The Director Of General Of The Regiment Of Artillery.

* Lt General Pushpendra Singh Has Assumed As The General Officer Commanding In Chief Of western Command 

* India Commissioned Its Third Nuclear Power Ballistic missile SUBMARINE - INS ARIDHAMAN ( 7000 Tonne) 

* Bengaluru Based New Prime Tools Has Tested India's First' Liquid Fuel Aerospike Engine.

* INS SUNAYNA On The IOS SAGAR 

* India Marks the Milestone In Major Nuclear As Indigenously Build Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor In Tamilnadu 's Kalpakkam 

* Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Has Handed Over 4 ALH MK-III Maritime Role Helicopter To Indian Coast Guard 

APPOINTMENTS - 

*  Mrs Lakshmi Bhuvan Assumes As The Regional President Of AWWA Eastern Command 

*  Astronaut P Balakrishnan Nair Has Promoted To The Rank Of Air Commodore

* Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit Has Promoted To Rank Of Brigadier 

* Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi Has Given Prestigious Sardar KM PANNIKAR NIB To Captain Ashok Garg 

* Lt General R S Sundaram Has Assumed As The Director General Of Recruiting Of Indian Army 

* IPS Adarsh Sidhu Appointed As The BSF Director General.

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

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

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

* The Indian Navy Sailer INS SUDARSHINI Has Departed To Morocco 

*  Union Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh Has Visited To Germany 

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

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ACHUK -150 

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 

HONOURS - 

* CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF (COAS) GENERAL UPENDRA DWIVEDI HAS INDUCTED INTO US ARMY WAR COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL HALL OF FAME 

* 30TH ARMY CHIEF OF INDIA 

* HE BECAME THE 3RD  INDIAN ARMY CHIEF TO INDUCTED HALL OF FAME 

* (1) GENERAL VK SINGH, (2) GENERAL BIKRAM SINGH 

 * INS SUDARSHINI Has Arrived To Las Palmas For Lokayan 2026

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

*  India Became The 5th Largest Defence Spender.

* Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi Has Launched The SINDHU NIDHI Initiative IN Dehradun  

*  CDS General Anil Chauhan Has Visited The UK For 3 Days 

* The UK- India 10 Years Of Defence Industrial Roadmap 

* Largest Ever Maritime Exercise With India in 2025 

*  Former Southern Command Head And IPKF Chief Lt General Dipender Singh Passed Away.

* India's Military Expenditure Has Rose By 8.9% To USD 92.1 Billion in 2025 

* NFC Kota Has Received The Operational Clearance From Department Of Atomic Energy Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) 

WILDLIFE CA - 

* RAJU Sajwan, Principal CORRESPONDANT Of Down To Earth Has Honoured With 33rd Umesh Dobhal Journalism Award 

* Dr Dhitri Banarjee, Director At ZSI Has Honoured With Nakshatra Samman At TV9 Bangla 

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

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

* * RESERCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW ROVE BEETLE SPECIES DISCOVERED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO FAMILY - STAPHYLINIDAE 

* RESEARCHERS FROM THACKERAY WILDLIFE FOUNDATION HAS IDENTIFIED TWO NEW JUMPING SPIDER SPECIES IN INDIA.

* LANGELURILLUS ONYX ( FEMALE) 

* LANGELURILLUS UDAIPURENSIS ( MALE) ( FOUND In Rajasthan SAJJANPUR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ) 

* * RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF GECKO IN RAIMONA NATIONAL PARK, KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT, ASSAM.

* SPECIES NAME - CYRTODACTYLUS RAIMONAENSIS 

* 

*  Ogoniland Of Nigeria Named As 18th Wetland 

* RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SNAKE SPECIES IN GARO HILLS, MEGHALAYA 

* SCIENTISTS FROM COTTON UNIVERSITY, ASSAM DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY, MIZORAM UNIVERSITY, AND ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA JOINTLY SURVEY IN THE GARO HILLS IN MEGHALAYA 

* SPECIES NAMED - CALAMARIA GAROENSIS 

* A SHORT, A NON - TAPERING TAIL ENDING IN A OBTUSE TIP, A DISTINCT BLACK STRIPE 

* A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW PLANT SPECIES IN MANIPUR 'S KAMJONG DISTRICT 

* NAMED DILLENIA NAGALIM 

* THE NAGALIM DERIVED FROM NAGA ( INDIGENOUS NAGA TRIBES COMMUNITIES) ANDE LIM MEANING LAND, 

* IT IS A SHRUB GROWING UPTO ABOUT 1.2 METER WITH BRIGHT YELLOW FLOWERS, AND DISTINCTIVE DOUBLE SERRATED LEAVES.

* THE SPECIES HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY CLASSIFIED AS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED UNDER IUCN CRITERIA.

* RESEARCHERS HAVE FOUND A NEW GECKO SPECIES IN TRIPURA

* SPECIES NAME - CYRTODACTYLUS JAYADITYAI 

* 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 

* RESEARCHERS FROM WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA (WII) HAVE DISCOVERED A UNIQUE MUD NESTING FROG FROM NAMDAPHA TIGER RESERVES, ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

* THE SPECIES NAMED AFTER MOTIJHEEL LAKE OF NAMDAPHA TIGER RESERVES 

* SPECIES NAMED - LIMNONECTES MOTIJHEEL 

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

* A NEW PLANT SPECIES OF FAMILY - CYPERACEAE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN KERALA, WESTERN GHAT. 

* PLANT NAME - FIMBRISTYLIS WAYANADENSIS 

* DISCOVERED IN WAYANAD, 

* GENUS - FIMBRISTYLIS 

* THIS SPECIES FOUND IN INDIA IN 120 TYPES 

* RESEARCHERS FROM ODISHA HAS DISCOVERD A NEW SPECIES OF HAPPY - FACE SPIDER IN WESTERN HIMALAYA IN INDIAN SITES.. ( AT KEDARNATH WILDLIFE SANCTUARY) 

* SPECIES BELONGS TO THERIDIIDAE FAMILY 

* THE SPECIES FOUNDS IN BOTH SEXES 

* 1992 SPECIES ACROSS WORLD. 

* SPECIES NAMED - THERIDION HIMALAYANA 

* RESEARCHERS FROM SENCKENBERG ASSAM DON BOSCO UNIVERSITY HAVE FOUND A RARE FISH SPECIES ( TINY & BLIND AND BLOOD RED FISH IN GOLPARA, ASSAM) 

* SPECIES NAMED - GITCHAK NAKANA 

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APPOINTMENTS - 

*  Dr DHITRI BANARJEE, Director At Zoological Survey Of India (ZSI) Has Been Elected As Vice President Of Entomological Society Of India

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

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

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

*  Project CARCAL 

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

2026 GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENT PRIZE - 

* YUVELIS MORALES BLANCO ( Colombia) ( Rivers, Fish,) 

* ROKA MATBOB ( PNG) ( For Island And Island Nation) 

* BORIM Kim ( South Korea) - ( Initiated The Youth For Climate Action) Organisation 

* ACAQ HURLEY ( North America) - ( He Fought Alongside 15 Tribals Nations To Stop a Mega Copper And Gold Mining Project That Threatened Ecosystem Of Alaska 's Bristal Bay Region) 

* Iroro Tanshi ( Nigeria) - Rediscovered The Endangered Short Tail Roundleaf Bat At Afi Mountain Wildlife SANCTUARY 

* Sarah FINCH ( UK, Europe) - For Fossil Fuel 

* THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ALL WOMAN TO WIN THE GOLDMAN ENVIRONMENT PRIZE 

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

* * SHEKHA JHEEL BIRD SANCTUARY ANNOUNCED AS THE 99TH WETLAND OF INDIA ( RAMSAR SITES) 

* IT IS LOCATED IN UTTAR PRADESH STATE, 

* 11TH RAMSAR SITES IN UTTAR PRADESH STATE. 

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

* Bachani Devi, The Leader Of Chipko Movement Has Passed Away 

WHITLEY AWARDS 2026 ( ENVIRONMENT) - 

* * WHITLEY GOLD AWARD - FARWIZA FARHANA & HAKA ( Indonesia) FOREST Conservationist 

* ISSAH SEIDU ( Ghana) ( Aqualife Conservation) 

* PARVEEN SHAIKH ( India) ( Bombay Natural History Society) 

* BARKHA SUBHA (India) ( Federation Of Societies For Environmental Protection) 

* MARINA KAMENI ( Cameroon) 

* MOREANGLES MBIZAH ( Zimbabwe) ( Wildlife Conservation) 

* PAOLA SANGOLQUI ( Ecuador) 

* Kaziranga National park, Assam And Madhya Pradesh Have Launched The India's Longest Distance Wild Water Buffalo Translocation - 50 Km Kaziranga To Kanha TIGER RESERVES ( 2000 Km ( 

* UNESCO And Government Of Sikkim Has Partnered To Documents The Indigenous Engineering Practices Of Ru -Soam ( Cane Bridge Built By Lapcha Community) in The Khangchendzonga BIOSPHERE Reserve 

* The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department In Collaboration With Eastern Ghats Wildlife Society Has Initiated A Conservation STATUS SURVEY Of The Peacock Tarantula ( Poecilotheria Mettalica) At Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve 

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY - 

*  Researchers At ICAR Developing Climate Resilient Desi Cotton Variety 

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

FIRST QUANTUM COMPUTER - 

* * 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) 

* 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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* Researchers At IISC BENGALURU Have Implemented An Advanced Microscopy Technique To Visualise Multiple Biomolecules Inside The Nucleus Of Cancer Cells Simultaneously At Incredibly High Resolution 

* This Includes The Critical Components Of The Cells Transcription Machinery And Protein That Provide Structural Support To Nucleus Providing One Of The First Derailed Map Of Nuclear Organisation 

* This Turned To A Microscopy Technique Called DNA Points Accumulation Of Imaging In Nano scale Topography ( DNA -PAINT) Which Allowed For Visualisation Of Biomolecules Inside Cell At Incredible Detail 

*  Celery Oil Based Nano Fiber Strip Developed By CSRI - NBRI Scientist 

*  Oxford University And Serum Institute Of India Have Made A New Malaria Vaccine Named - R78C 

SPORTS CA - 

 * ANAHAT SINGH Wins The Asian Squash Federation Girls Player Of The Year 

* Abhay Singh Wins The Asian Squash Federation Men's Player Of The Year 

* Indian Men's Team Wins The Asian Team Of The Year.

* Indian Origin chess Player Bodhana Sivanandan Has Became England's Highest Rated chess Player.

* Payal Nag, World's First Quadruple Amputee ARCHER Beats World Champion Sheetal Devi To Win Gold Medal In World Para Archery SERIES Bangkok 

* Ancy Sojan Wins Gold In Women's Long Jump At Indian Athletes S1 2026.

* Team India Wins 13 Medals Including 7 Gold, 3 Silver And 3 Bronze Medal At World Archery Para Series Bangkok 2026 

*  Brazilian Footballer Oscar retired 

* Dev Ruparelia Wins The FZ FORZA Alpes Under 19 Men's Single Title 

* Pankaj Advani Wins The National 9 & 10 Ball Pool Trophy 

* India's Palak and Mukesh Nelavalli Wins Gold Medal In 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team At ISSF World Cup Spain 

* Sunil Kumar Wins Bronze In The Asian Championships In Men's Wrestling 

* Tim White Has Appointed As The Head Coach Of Junior Women's Hockey Team 

*  Nagpur Based Visually Impaired Ishwari Pandey Has Conquered Palk Strait In 11 Hours And 15 Minutes 

 * Ayush Shetty Became The 2nd Indian Shuttler To Enter Single Finals At Asian Championships Since 1965 

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

* 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 

* Nihal Sarin Wins The MENORCA Master Rapid 2026

*  Anirudhan Vinod Win Gold In Terras Do Infante 2026 

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

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

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

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

* Javokhir Sindarov Wins The FIDE Candidate Tournament 2026 

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

(INDIA Finishes At Five) 

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

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

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

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

* * VAISHALI RAMESHBABU CLINCHED THE FIDE WOMEN'S CANDIDATE TOURNAMENT 2026 

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

* ARONYAK GHOSH BECAME THE INDIA'S 95TH GRAND MASTER 

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

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

*  Suraj Chand Clinched The HCL Squash PSA Challenger 2026 

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

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

* Akanksha Nitture And Michika Ozeki Have Wins Women's Double Championships At ITF W15 Panipat 

*  Kenya's Sawe Is World's First Man To Run A Sub Two Hour Marathon In London 

 * India Wins The First Gold Medal At Asian Beach Games 2026 ( In Women's Kabaddi Beat Srilanka) 

* Union Sports Minister Shri Mansukh Mandaviya Has Unveiled The New Logo Of National Rifle Association On The Occasion Of 75th Anniversary 

 * Olympic Medallist PV Sindhu Has Joined The Badminton World Federation Council As Voting Member. 

* Murali Sreesankar Wins Gold In The 2026 Simbine Classic ( Best Leap Of 8.12 m) 

* Sourav Kothari Wins The IBSF Billiards World Champion 2026 

ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2026 - 

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

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

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

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

* Indian Campaign Finishes With 16 Medals Including 5 Gold, 6 Silver And 5 Bronze Medal At ISSF JUNIOR WORLD CUP 2026 Cairo, Egypt, ( Finishes As Top)

ASIAN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 - 

* Minakshi Hooda Clinched Gold Medal In Women's 48 Kg Category In Asian Boxing Championships 

* ARUNDHATI Chaudhary Clinched Gold In Women's 70 Kg Category 

* Alfiya Pathan Clinched Silver In Women's 80+ kg Category 

* Priya Ghangas Clinched Gold In Women's 60 Kg Category 

* Minakshi Hooda Gets Gold In Women's 48 kg Category At Asian Boxing Championships 

* Preeti Pawar Wins Gold In Women's 54 Kg Category 

* Harshita Wins Bronze In Women's 72 Kg Category In Asian Boxing Championships 

* Monika Wins Bronze In Women's 65 Kg Category At Asian Boxing Championships 

*  Vishvanath Suresh Clinched Gold In Men's 50 Kg Category At Asian Boxing Championships 

* India Concluded It's Campaign At Asian Boxing Championships At ULAANBAATAR, Mangolia, ( India Wins 16 Medals Including 10 Women & 6 Men ( Including 5 Gold, 3 Silver And 8 Bronze) ..

* Asish Kumar Shukla Has Been Appointed As The Chief Vigilance OFFICER OF Sports Authority Of India' (SAI)

BADMINTON ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 

MEN'S SINGLE - SHI YUQI BEAT AYUSH SHETTY 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - AN SE YOUNG 

MEN'S DOUBLES - KIM WON HO & SEO SEUNG JAE 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - LI YIJING & LUO XUMIN 

MIXED DOUBLES - KIM JAE HYEON &JANG HA JEONG .

MONTE CARLO MASTERS 2026 - 

MEN'S SINGLE - JANNIK SINNER BEAT CARLOS ALCATRAZ 

MEN'S DOUBLES - K KRAWIETZ & T PUTZ 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former Mumbai Cricketer Anil Gaurav Passed Away.

* Legendary Footballer Gilbertson Sangma Passed Away.

* Former Indian Cricketer C D Gopinath ( Who Was The Last Surviving Member Of India's First Test Winning GROUP) Passed Away 

* Brazil Basketball Legend Oscar Schimdt Passed Away.

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

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

* Former INDIAN Golf Legend And Indian Open Challenge Winner Vijay Kumar Passed Away 

FIRST KHELO INDIA TRIBAL GAMES 2026 - 

* Karnataka Topped The Table With 38 Medals Including 23 Gold, 8 Silver And 7 Bronze In The First Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 Chhattisgarh 

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CRICKET - 

* Bhubaneswar Kumar Became The First Fast Bowler To Completed 200 IPL Wickets ( 2nd After Yuzivendra  Chahal) 

* Former Bangladesh Cricketer Tamim Iqbal Has Appointed As The New President Of Bangladesh Cricket Board.

* Former Indian Cricketer Ravi Shastri Stand Name Unveiled At Maharashtra Cricket Association, Mumbai 

*  Brazils Laura Cardoso Became The First Women's Cricketer To Picked 9 Wickets By Spending 4 Runs In A T20I Innings Against Myanmar 

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

* 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 

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

* Bangladeshi Cricketer Rubel Hossain Announced Retirement From International Cricket 

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

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

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

* irat Kohli Completed 10,000 T20 Runs In India 

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

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

* VIRAT Kohli Completed 9000 IPL Runs In 275 Matches, Became First To Get In IPL History. 

* Yuzivendra Chahal Became The First Indian To Picked 300 T20 WICKETS For india 

CHARLESTONE OPEN 2026 ( TENNIS) - 

WOMEN'S SINGLE - JESSICA PEGULA 

WOMEN'S DOUBLES - D KRAWCZYK & C MCNally 

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 

HOST - 

* Armenia And Georgia Set To Host The FIFA Under 20 World Cup 2029

* Qatar To Host The FIFA Under 17 World Cup 2026 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Former President Of Suriname Mr Chandrikapersad Santhoki Passed Away.

*  Dr Brenda Gael McSweeney, Who Served UN Resident Coordinator In India Passed Away.

* Former Mumbai Cricketer Anil Gaurav Passed Away.

*  Patrick A Rogers, Advocate For Meghalaya Living Root Bridges Passed Away.

* Odia Sahitya Academy Awardee Story Writer Shri Sadananda Tripathy Passed Away.

* Legendary Footballer Gilbertson Sangma Passed Away.

* Actress Dee Freeman Passed Away.

* Former Manipur Minister And Tangkhul Naga Leader K Envy Mashangva Passed Away.

* Russian Missile Designer ( Who Developed BRAHMOS Missile) Alexander Leonov Passed Away.

* Padmashree Awardee Noted Cardiologist Dr Mani Chetri Passed Away.

 * The Intelligence Chief Of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Seyed Majid Khademi Was Killed 

*  Noted Odia Film Producer And Industrialist Rabi Swain Passed Away.

* Former President And Honorary Life Vice  President Sir Craig Reedie Of BWF Passed Away 

*  Legendary Football Coach Mircea Lucescu Passed Away.

* Noted Indian Politician And Former Union Minister Mohsina Kidwai Passed Away.

* Former Union Minister Abu Hasem Khan Passed Away In Kolkata 

* Former Indian Cricketer C D Gopinath ( Who Was The Last Surviving Member Of India's First Test Winning GROUP) Passed Away 

* Jim Whittaker, First American To Summit Mount Everest Passed Away.

* Former Iranian FM Kharrazi Died From US - Israel Attack 

* Game Of Thrones Actor Michael Patrick Passed Away 

* Former President Of Rashtrotthana Parishat, Dr S R Ramaswamy Passed Away 

* A DISTINGUISHED MARITIME Leader Captain J C Anand Passed Away 

* Kargil War Hero Col Sonam Wangchuk Passed Away 

* * LENGENDARY SINGER ASHA BHOSLE PASSED AWAY ON 12TH APRIL 2026 

* BORN ON - 8TH SEPTEMBER 1933 

HONOURS - 

* 2000 - DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD 

* 2008 - PADMA BIBHUSHAN 

* 2018 - BANGA BIBHUSHAN 

* 2021 - MAHARASHTRA BHUSAN 

* 2001 - FILMFARE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 

* SHE WON NATIONAL FILM AWARD TWICE IN HER CAREER 

* 1981 ( FOR UMARAO JAN)

* 1986 ( FOR IJAZAAT ( 

* SHE NOMINATED FOR 39th GRAMMY AWARDS 1997 

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* IN 2013 SHE MADE ACTING DEBUT IN FILM MAI 

* OVER 12,000 SONGS RECORDED 

* 48TH GRAMMY AWARDS IN 2006 

* 2002 - BBC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT BY UK GOVERNMENT ( TONY BLAIR) 

* 2000 - SINGER OF THE MILLENIUM (DUBAI) 

* 1999 - LATA MANGESHKAR AWARD ( BY MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT) 

* 1989 - LATA MANGESHKAR AWARD ( BY MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT) 

* 1987 - NIFHTANGLE OF ASIA AWARD (FROM UK) INDO -PAK 

*  Hollywood Actor John Nolan Passed Away.

* Former French Federation PRESIDENT Escalates Passed Away 

* Veteran Investor Mark Mobius Passed Away.

* Malayalam Actor Siddharth Venugopal Has Passed Away.

*  French Film Star Nathalie Baye, Passed Away 

* Brazil Basketball Legend Oscar Schimdt Passed Away.

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

* French Actress Nadia Fares Passed Away.

*  Darshan Kumar, T-Series Founder Brother Passed Away 

* Former Ladakhi Scholar And Ambassador Phunchok Stobdan Passed Away 

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

* Former Assam Movement LEADER Aravinda Hazarika Passed Away 

*  Former Rajya Sabha Member Dr Gopal Rao Patil Passed Away 

* Former Assam Cricketer Badal Thakur Passed Away.

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

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

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

* Veteran Telugu Director And Producer Tripuraneni Chittibabu Passed Away.

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

* Spiritual Leader Muni Narayana Prasad Passed Away.

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

* ) Veteran Actor Biplab Dasgupta Passed Away.

*  Eminent Photographer, Padmashree Awardee Shri Raghu Rai Passed Away.

* Bachani Devi, The Leader Of Chipko Movement Has Passed Away 

* Veteran Indian Business Man Vasu Shroff Passed Away.

* Veteran Film And Television Actor Bharat Kapoor Passed Away.

 

* Former Southern Command Head And IPKF Chief Lt General Dipender Singh Passed Away.

* Former INDIAN Golf Legend And Indian Open Challenge Winner Vijay Kumar Passed Away 

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WORLD CA - 

* Chinese Scientists Have Recently DISCOVERD A Fossils Of New Species Of Ancient Ray Finned Fish That Lived About 244 Million Years Ago ( PTYCHOLEPIS HUOAE) 

* Eric TRUMP Unveiled The DONALD J Trumph Presidential library In Miami 

* China Pakistan Proposed Peace Plan For West Asia 

* Cameroon To Introduce Vice President Role After 50 Years.

*  Former Governor Of Russia's Kursk Region Alexei Smirnov Has Been Sentences To 14 Years Prisons 

* Former Bangladesh Speaker Shirin Sharmin Arrested 

* Myanmar Recorded 3.6 Magnitude Earthquake 

* Nepalese Movie Elephant In The Fog Becoming The First Nepalese Movie To SELECTED In The Un Certain Regard Section Of Cannes FILM Festival 

* Government Of Kazakhstan And Russia Have Incollboration Launched The Amur Tigers 

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

*  Japan's Sakurajima Volcano Erupted 

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

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

* Niger Is The Newest MEMBER Of International Big Cat Alliance 

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

* Super Typhoon Sinlaku Hits The Marian Island 

*  Lativia Became The 62nd Nations To Sign The Artemis Accords 

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

*  Mr Rumen Radev Wins The Parliamentary Election In Bulgaria 

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

* NASA Unveiled The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope 

* Bahamas Achieved Elimination Of Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV 

* Russia Aerospace Forces Successfully Launched The Angara -1.2 Carrier Rocket 

* Jordan Became The 63rd Nations To Signed Artemis Accords.

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

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

* Algeria Eliminate The Trachoma 

*  WHO Approved The First Malaria Drug For Baby ( The Combination Of Artemether And LumeFantrine) For Baby Whose Weight Under 5 kg 

* UNESCO And Oxford University Have Launched The AI, Justice And Rule Of Law, A First Kind Of Online Course To Help Judicial Professionals Navigate AI In Justice 

* Jordan Joins The International Solar Alliance as Member 

*  Bangladesh Launched First Power Unit Of The Rooppur Nuclear Plant By The Help Of Russia.

* UAE To Exit From OPEC 

INDIA - WORLD - 

*  India' Has Sent a Consignment Of 1000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice To Burkina  Faso 

* Denis Manturov, First Deputy Chairman Of Russian Federation And Co Chair Of The Indian Russia Inter Governmental Commission Has Arrived India 

* Tamilnadu Born Rini Sampath First South Asian in Washington DC Mayoral Race.

* Earthquake Of Magnitude 4.2 Recorded in INDIAN Ocean 

* ) India Sends Humanitarian Assistance To Afganistan.

* St Kitts And Nevis Foreign Minister Denzil Douglas Arrived In India.

* India Flagged LPG Tanker Green Asha Crosses Strait Of Hormuz 

* Minister Of State For External Affairs And Environment, Forest And Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh Will Set To Visit MYANMAR 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR And Saint Kitts And Nevis Foreign Minister Denzil L Douglas Have Inaugurated a New High Commission Of Their At New Delhi 

* India Sents 250 MT Food Grains To Seychelles Under Special Economic Package.

* India Has Withdraw Its Bid To Host COP 33 

* Indian Flagged LPG Tanker JAG VIKRAM Has Crossed The Strait Of Hormuz 

* India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders LIMITED Acquired 51% Stake In Colombo Dockyard PLC For USD 26.8 million 

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

* India Delivered 13 Tonnes Of BCG Vaccine To Afganistan 

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

* Austrian Federal Chancellor Arrives In India' 

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

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

*  President Of South Korea Lee Jae Myung Has Visited To India 

* National Security Advisor Ajit Doval Visited To Saudi Arabia 

* Indian CDS Anil Chauhan Has Visited To UK 

* France Lifts Airport Transits VISA Requirement For Indian Nationals 

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

*  India Has Handed Over 2 Personal Watercrafts And Safety Gear To Srilanka Coast Guard.

* Ecuador Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Human Mobility Gabriela Sommerfeld Rosero Arrives India 

* Ecuador Joins The International Solar Alliance And International Big Cat Alliance 

* Oil India Limited (OIL) Has Discovered Oil And Gas In Libya's Ghadames Basin

APPOINTMENTS - 

* Zeine Zeidane Appointed As IMF Director African Department 

* Deepa Dahal Appointed as The Press And Research Expert To Prime Minister BALENDRA SHAH.

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

*  Nigerian President Named Taiwo Oyedele As New Finance Minister 

* Israel APOINTS MICHAEL Lotem Its First Ambassador To Somalia Land

APPOINTMENTS - 

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Ashwini Bhide  Appointed As The First Female BMC Commissioner.

* Dr Pucadyil Appointed As The Director Of BRIC - NCCS, Pune 

* Senior IAS OFFICER Chanchal Kumar Assumed Charge As The Secretary Of The Ministry Of Information And Broadcasting 

 * Indian Diplomat Mahavir Singhvii Has Assumed As The New Consul General Of India In Toronto 

*  SHALINI Bahuguna Has Appointed As The Resident Coordinator In PNG by UN Secretary General 

* Election Commission Appoints Sandeep Rai Rathore As DGP/ Head Of The Police Force Of Tamilnadu.

* Narendra Bhooshan Assumed Charge As The Secretary, Department Of Land Resources 

*  Shri V T V Ramana Assumes Charge As The Director General, National Informatics Centre (NIC) 

* Shri Sanjay Khanna Has Been Appointed As The New Chairman And Managing Director Of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) 

* Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary Of Department Of Atomic Energy And Chairman Has Granted One Year Extension 

 * Nitish Kumar Took Oath As Member Of Rajya Sabha 

* 1994 Batch IFS OFFICER Pranay Verma Has Been Appointed As Indian Ambassador To Belgium 

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

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

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

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

* Shri Ramashray Pandey Has Assumed As The General Manager Of Western Railway 

* Dinesh Trivedi Has Appointed As The India's Next High Commissioner To Bangladesh. 

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

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

* SAMRAT CHAUDHARY TOOK OATH AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF BIHAR.

* CAPITAL OF BIHAR - PATNA 

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

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

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

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

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

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

*  Nitu Samra Appointed As The CEO Of Noida International Airport 

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

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

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

* 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 

*  Sanjay Jamuar Has Been Appointed As The First Chief Executive Officer Of Delhi Metro International Limited (DMIL) 

*  Professor Ashok Kumar, IIT KANPUR Has Elected As The External Member Of The Finnish Academy Of Science And Letters Finland 

* Dr. Nikhil Tandon Has Given Additional Charge As AIIMS Director 

* IAS Alakananda Dayal Appointed As The Joint Secretary In Ministry Of Textile.

* IPS C v Anand Appointed As The New Director General Of Police OF Telengana.

*  Andhra Pradesh Minister Nara Lokesh Sworn In As TDP National Working PRESIDENT.

* Assam's Bhaskar Jyoti Sonowal Elected As President Of BRICS Entrepreneur Alliance Group PANEL 

JUDICIAL - 

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

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

* JUSTICE Preeta Aravindan Krishnamma Is Swearing Is An Additional Judge Of Kerala High Court.

PRESIDENT & VICE PRESIDENT - 

* Min Aung Hlaing, Elected As Vice President Of Myanmar.

 * The Election Commission in India Has Appointed Sai Kumar As The New Chief Secretary Of Tamilnadu 

PRESIDENT - 

* MIN AUNG HLAING HAS BEEN ELECTED AS THE MYANMAR NEW PRESIDENT 

* MYANMAR CAPITAL - NAYPYIDAW ( BURMA) 

* * VIETNAM LAWMAKERS UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED COMMUNIST PARTY SECRETARY GENERAL TO LAM AS COUNTRY'S PRESIDENT FOR NEXT 5 YEARS.

* CAPITAL CITY - HANOI 

* CURRENCY - VIETNAMESE DONG

* DJIBOUTI PRESIDENT ISMAIL OMAR GUELLEH RE -ELECTED AS RECORD 6TH TIME 

* IRAQI PARLIAMENT ELECTED KURDISH POLITICIAN NIZAR AMEDI AS COUNTRY'S 6TH PRESIDENT.

* HE SERVED AS IRAQI ENVIRONMENT MINISTER FROM (2022-2024) 

* * LE MINH HUNG, SECRETARY OF THE PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE AND HEAD OF THE PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE ORGANISATION COMMISSION HAS BEEN ELECTED AS NEW PRIME MINISTER OF VIETNAM TILL 2031 

* General Phan Van Giang Has Been Appointed As The Deputy Prime Minister And Defence Minister Of Vietnam.

BRAND AMBASSADOR - 

* Indian Woman Cricketer Smriti Mandhana Has Appointed As Brand Ambassador Of Pee Safe ( WOMAN Hygiene) 

* Actor Ranveer Singh Has Been Appointed As The Brand Ambassador Of Jindal Stainless 

* Ritu Phogat Has Been Appointed As The BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR Parimatch Sports 

* Actress Mrunal Thakur Has Been Appointed As Brand Ambassador Of Ramson Perfume 

* Actor Akshay Kumar Has Joined Crystal Crop Protection As Brand Ambassador

INAUGURATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The SAMRAT SAMPRATI Museum At Koba Tirth, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The Kaynes Semiconductor Plant At Sanand GIDC In Ahmedabad.

*  Hardeep Singh Puri Has Announced The Launch Of OALP - Round XI - 

* Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Large Cavitation Tunnel At NSTL, Vishakapatnam 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* India's First Cooperative Taxis, Bharat Taxi Launched In Kandivalli, MUMBAI

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

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

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

* Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav Has Inaugurated The BEML's New Aditya Plant In Bengaluru For Manufacturing India's Indigenous Bullet Train.

*  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Released The Commemorative Stamp On The Completion Of 100 Years Of Shri Ram College Of Commerce.

* The INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL Meteorology (IITM) Pune Has COMMISIONED A New X - Band Doppler Weather Radar At Mahabaleshwar Under Mission Mausam 

*  Vice President C P Radhakrishnan Unveiled The Commemorative Coin And Postage Stamp On The Occasion Of Completion of 100th Year Of Andhra University. 

* Shri C P RADHAKRISHNAN Has Unveiled The Postage Stamp Of Andhra University On 100th Anniversary 

* Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu Has Laid Foundation Stone of Google Cloud India' AI Hub 

* UNION Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Has Inaugurated The New Premises Of Indian Institute Of Gems & Jewellery Udupi, Karnataka 

* Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh Has Laid Foundation Stone Of Rs 75 Crores State Of Art Building Of INDIAN Institute Of Astrophysics At Bengaluru 

* Rajasthan COMMISIONED Its Largest Solar Power Plant Under PM KUSUM Scheme In Tala, ( 4.9 MW) 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has Inaugurated The 594 Km Ganga Expressway - ( India's Largest Green Field Infrastructure Protects) Connecting Meerut In Western Uttar Pradesh To Prayag Raj In Eastern Uttar Pradesh (12 Districts Covered) 

FIRST WOMAN - 

FIRST IN INDIA - 

* 1995 Batch IAS OFFICER Ashwini Bhide  Appointed As The First Female BMC Commissioner.

* Dr Neelam Lekhi First Woman President Of Delhi Medical Association 

* * DIVYA SINGH, A 28 YEARS OLD TEACHER FROM UTTAR PRADESH BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN TO REACH MOUNT EVEREST BASE CAMP ON BICYCLE, KATHMANDU NEPAL IN 14 DAYS.

* SHE SUCCESSFULLY REACHED THE ALTITUDE OF 17560 FEET 

* 

* 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 

* * PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU HAS APPOINTED JUSTICE LISA GILL AS ANDHRA PRADESH FIRST WOMAN CHIEF JUSTICE 

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

* Ritika Sre Became The First TRANSGENDER Cricket Umpire From Tamilnadu 

FIRST WOMAN IN MOON -  

* * CHRISTINA KOCH BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN ON TO THE MOON MISSION 

* ARTEMIS II LAUNCHED BY NASA ON 2ND APRIL 2026 FROM FLORIDA 

* CHRISTINA KOCH REGISTERED A RECORD BY SPENDING 328 DAYS IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION IN 2019 

* * LT GENERAL SUSAN COYLE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE FIRST WOMAN ARMY CHIEF OF AUSTRALIA.

HOST & SUMMIT - 

* Union Minister Of State Shri Jayant Chaudhary Highlighted The India's Outcome Based Approach At Outcomes Finance Alliance (OFA) Summit 2026 Cape town, South Africa.

* India Is Hosting The Billie Jean King Cup 2026 In New Delhi 

*  Arunachal Pradesh Celebrates Mopin Festival 

* The 9th India Pharma Conference Set To Held on 13-14th April 2026 

* External Affairs Minister Dr S JAISHANKAR Has Visited To Mauritius For The 9th Indian Ocean Conference 

*  India To Host The 2027 Indian Ocean Conference 

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

* 9th India Pharma 2026 

* 

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

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

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

* India And Japan Hold Their First Ever AI Strategic Dialogue 

*  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 

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

* New Delhi Host The 4th India' Def Space SUMMIT 

* Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan To Host The SCO SUMMIT 

* Mauritius Host The 9th INDIAN OCEAN Conference (10-12TH APRIL 2026) 

THEME 2026 - COLLECTIVE STEWARDSHIP FOR INDIAN OCEAN 

GOERNANCE 

*  Reserve Bank of India (RBI ) Virtually Conducted The First Round Of Working Group Meeting Under BRICS 

DRDO CA - 

BOOKS - 

* 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) 

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

VIKRAM VT-21 - 

 * 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 

* 30 mm Crewless Turret + ATGM 

* STANG 4/5 Modular Protection 

* High Mobility + Amphibious Capability 

* Multi Role Configurable Designed Industrial Push 

* 90% Indigenous 

NASM-SR - 

* * DRDO And Indian Navy Successfully Conducted The Maiden Salvo Launch Of Naval Anti Ship Missile Short Range (NASM -SR) From Indian Navy Helicopter, At Cost Of Bay Of BENGAL, Odisha 

* DRDO Has Became The Historical Milestone To Indigenous Galium Nitride (GaN) Chips For Defence, ( Became 7th COUNTRY To In Elite Group) 

EXERCISE - 

* 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 

* 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 

* Umroi, Meghalaya To Host The Inaugural Edition Of 11 Friendly Foreign Countries Military Exercise PRAGATI 

*  Indian Army Special Forces Mentor Elite African Troops In Urban COMBAT Drills At Multi National Special Forces At Exercise FLINTLOCK 2026 

TAMILNADU CA - 

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

* The National Research Centre For Banana ( NRCB) Tiruchy, Tamilnadu Has Launched The Banana Field Gene Bank Project.

SCHEMES - 

* Ministry Of Mines Notified Amendments To The Minerals Concession Rules 

*  Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) Completed 11 Years.

* Ministry Of Mines Notified Mineral ( Auction) 2nd Amendment Rule 2026, For Faster Operationalization Of Mines And Improving Ease Of Doing Business In The Mining Sector 

* Key Features - 

* Allowed Exclusion Of Non - Feasible Portion Of Mining Block 

* Introduction Of Unified Mining Portal 

* Reducing The Provision Of Additional Period For Execution Of Mining Lease In Case Of Blocks Does Not Involve Forest area 

* Upfront Payment Timeline Rationalised 

* Relief In Case Of Annulments 

* Greater Participation Of Exploration Agencies 

* Incentive For Critical And Strategic Minerals 

* Cabinet Has Approved The Proposal For Construction Of 1200 MW Kalai -II Hydroelectric Project In Anjaw District Of Arunachal Pradesh With An Outlay Of Rs 14105, 83 Crores 

*  Cabinet Approved The Investment Proposal For Construction Of 1720 MW Kamala Hydroelectric Project In Kamle, Arunachal Pradesh.

* Cabinet Approved The Revision In Cost In Investment In Equity For HPCL Rajasthan Refinery LIMITED (HRRL) Rajasthan 

* Cabinet Has Approved The Nutrient Based Subsidy ( NBS) Rates For Kharif Season 

* Chhattisgarh State Government Has Introduced A Provision Of Special Leave For Officers And Employee To Reduce Mental Stress And Enhance Work Efficiency 

* India Has Successfully Demonstrated a 1000 Km Secure QUANTUM Communication Network 

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

* 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. 

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

* 

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

* The National Research Centre For Banana ( NRCB) Tiruchy, Tamilnadu Has Launched The Banana Field Gene Bank Project.

AWARDS - 

* Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Been Honoured With Odia Asmita Award 2026.

*  Professor Rajita Kulkarni, Honourable PRESIDENT OF Sri Sri University Honoured With The Education Alchemist Award 

DANISH SIDDIQUI AWARDS 2026 - 

* * PRINT - AISHWARYA RAJ ( The Indian Express) 

* DHEERAJ MISHRA ( The Indian Express) 

* Abhinav Goel - BBC NEWS 

* ZISHAAN A LATIF ( THE WASHINGTON POST)

* DIGITAL 

* APOORVA MANDHANI ( THE PRINT) 

* APARNA GANESAN ( THE MIGRATION STORY) 

* AVADESH AKODIA ( DAINIK BHASKAR) 

* SUKANYA SHANTA ( WIRE) 

* Captain Binesh Kumar Tyagi, CMD Of Shipping Corporation Of India (SCI) Confers With Prestigious SAGAR SAMMAN VARUNA AWARD At 63rd National Maritime Day 

* Kanika Mahajan, PROFESOR Of Economic at Ashoka University, Has Received The Prestigious Elizabeth Adiseshiah Award 2026 

* * INDIA'S HIGH COMMISIONER TO UK VIKRAM DORAISWAMI CONFERRED WITH FREEDOM OF CITY OF LONDON. 

* Amulya Balmuri Has Been Crowned Miss Telugu USA 2026

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

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

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

* * Dr KRITHI K KARANTH CEO OF CENTRE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES AWARDED WITH 2026 ESMOND B MARTIN ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY AWARD 

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

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

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

FEMINA MISS INDIA WORLD 2026 

* * GOA'S SADHVI SAIL WINS THE MISS INDIA WORLD 2026 

* 

2026 BREAKTHROUGH PRIZE - 

* NEW HORIZON IN PHYSICS PRIZE 2026 

- CLAY CORDOVA 

- SHU - HENG SHAO 

- THOMAS DUMITRESCU 

- YIFAN WANG 

( FOR Quantum FIELD Theory, Particle Physics) 

* DILLON BROUT 

* MARIA VINCENZI 

* MATHEW MADHAVACHERIL 

* J COLIN HILL 

* DANIEL SCOLNIC 

* W L KIMMY WU 

* 2026 INAUGURAL VERA RUBIN NEW FRONTIER PRIZE - 

- Carolina Figueiredo ( Contribution In Geometric Structure Of Scattering Amplitude) 

* 2026 NEW HORIZON IN MATHEMATICS PRIZE - 

- HONG WANG ( For Harmonic Analysis, Partial Differential Equation & Geometric Measure Theory, Including Fursteberg Set CONJECTURE) 

* VESSELIN DIMITROV & YUNQING TANG 

( FOR DIOPHANTINE Geometry, Including The Proof Of The Atkin - Swinnerton Dyer) 

* OTIS CHODOSH ( FOR Differential Geometry And Calculus Of Variation) 

* PHYSICS 2026 - 

- Benjamin R SAFDI 

( Proposed The Axion Like Particles) 

* 2026 MARYAM MIRZAKHANI NEW FRONTIER PRIZE - 

- Mingjia Zhang 

( For Contribution To Theory Of Shimura Varieties) 

* ANNA SKOROBOGATOVVA - 

( FOR Geometric Measure Theory ) 

* AMANDA HIRSCHI 

( FOR Symplectic Topology) 

* FOR FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS - 

- Muon g2 .

- DAVID GROSS ( For Theoretical Physics) 

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

*  Samridh Gram Project Has Nominated For The WSIS Prize 2026 

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

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

* * LATE SINGER ASHA BHOSLE HAS RECEIVED THE MOHSIN - E - URDU AWARD POSTHUMOUSLY. 

* THE AWARD IS GIVEN BY URDU MARKAZ, MUMBAI 

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

* INDIAN Cheese Wins Gold At Brazil Dairy Award.

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

* Hyderabad Based Cardiologist Dr P C Rath Has CONFERRED Doctor Of Science Award By Dr NTR University of Health Sciences 

* Mahesh Kale ( HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL SINGER ) Received The Deenanath Mangeshkar Purashkar 

* Indian Maritime University (IMU) Has Been Conferred With Best MARITIME University AWARD Under The Industry Leadership Category At MARPORTS Global Conference And Excellence Award 2026 

* Shipping Corporation Of India (SCI) Has Honoured With The Prestigious SHIP OWNER OF THE YEAR Award At MARPORTS GLOBAL 2026, Held At Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 

* Surya Kutty, A Transgender WOMAN From Coimbatore Win The MISS KOOVAGAM Title 

* Madhya Pradesh Tourism Win The Leading Tourism Destination AWARD At GITB 2026 At Jaipur 

ODISHA CA - 

 APPOINTMENT - 

* Justice Shatrughan Pujahari Has Assumed Charge As The Chairperson Of Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) 

* Odisha GOVERNOR APOINTS New Vice Chancellor Of Fakir Mohan University ( Professor Santosh Kumar Tripathi), ( Ravenshaw University - Prof Arka Kumar Das Gupta), Utkal University ( Prof Chandi Prasad Nanda) 

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

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

*Paradip Port Authority Has Achieved Its Highest Ever Cargo Handling Of 156.45 MMT In FY 26 

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

 * Bhavesh Patra Odisha State Topper Of JEE 2026 

* Odisha State Government Has Constituted The State Transgender Welfare Board 

* NIT ROURKELA Ranked 8th In the INDIAN University ranked In Asia University Ranking 2026 

* 186 Rank In Among Asian Universities 

SCHEME - 

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

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

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

*  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 

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

INAUGURATION - 

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

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

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

* Odisha Unveiled India's First Platinum GROUP Metal Extraction Plant 

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

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

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

( Theme - ODIA ASHMITA RA ANTASHWARA) 

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

* KIIT UNIVERSITY Bhubaneswar Ranked 6th In India By TIMES HIGHER Education Asia University Ranking 2026

HONOUR - 

* Noted Odia Author WRITER Smt Pratibha Roy Honoured With Sahitya Academy Fellowship 

* The President Of India Has Approved The Prestigious Police Colour AWARD To Odisha Police 

* Sand Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik Has Been Honoured With Odia Asmita Award 2026.

* Professor Jyotsna K B Rout Joined As Vice Chancellor Of Rama Devi Women's College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 

* Karan Adani Announced The Rs 33,000 Crores Investment In Odisha, For Data, Power Cement 

SPORTS - 

* Odisha Men's And Women's Hockey Team Wins Gold In First Khelo India Tribal Games In Chhattisgarh.

* 

* Puri Police, Odisha Has Launched The PURI POLICE SAHAYAK WhatsApp CHATBOT Service 

PERSON PASSED AWAY - 

* Odia Sahitya Academy Awardee Story Writer Shri Sadananda Tripathy Passed Away.

*  Noted Odia Film Producer And Industrialist Rabi Swain Passed Away.

SPORTS - 

* Payal Nag, World's First Quadruple Amputee ARCHER Beats World Champion Sheetal Devi To Win Gold Medal In World Para Archery SERIES Bangkok 

* 

* Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Has Announced The Reservation Of ST Students ( From 12% To 22.5%) SC Students ( From 8% To 16.25%) SEBC Students Will Get 11.25% Reservation In Medical, Engineering And Agricultural And Technical Courses)

* Dr Bibhuti PATTNAIK Wins The Prestigious PRAGATIVADI  SAHITYA SAMMAN 2026 

MOU SIGNED - 

*  India And Nepal Signed MoU On 7 Projects.

* India And New Zealand Have Signed Free Trade Agreements in New Delhi.

INDIA & AUSTRIA SIGNED ON 15 MOU - 

* AUSTRIAN CHANCELLOR CHRISTIAN STOCKER HAS VISITED TO INDIA 

15 MOU SIGNED BW INDIA - AUSTRALIA - 

* Agreement On Audio Visual Co - Production Between Two Nations 

* Fast Track Mechanism For Indian And Austrian Companies 

* Cooperation In Military Matters 

* Establishing A Joint Working Group On Counter Terrorism 

* Agreement On Food Safety Between AGES Austria And FSSAI India 

* Joint Letter Of Intent Regarding Dual Vocational Training, Skill Development And Recognition Of Vocational Qualification 

* Renewal Of Technical Cooperation In Road Infrastructure 

* Startup Cooperation Under India - Austria Startup Bridge 

* Launch Of Cyber Security Dialogue 

* Partnership Between India's Centre For UN Peace keeping And Austrian Armed Forces International Centre ( AUTINT) 

* Agreement To Jointly Organise A Bilateral Space Industry Seminar In Vienna In Autumn 2026 

* Operationlization Of Working Holiday Programme 

* High Technology Cooperation 

* Launch Of Bilateral Dialogue On Cooperation In Education 

* Launch Of Focus India Initiative Of Austria's Leading Technical Universities 

* 

INDIA - SRILANKA SIGNED MOU 0- 

* 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 - SOUTH KOREA SIGNED MOU - 

* 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 

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

ARCHAEOLOGY CA - 

* Archaeology Survey Of India (ASI) Team Discovered A Potsherd With Tamil Brahmi Inscription At Kumarikkalpalayam.

* India's First Gourami Fossil Found In Uttar Pradesh Shiwalik Foothills (4.8 Million Years Old) 

* Archaeology Team From Delhi University Has Identified a Cluster Of Red Pigment Rock Painting In Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh ( Mesolithic Period ) 

* * YANA CAVES, IN KARNATAKA KNOWN FOR ITS STRIKING BLACK CRYSTALLINE ROCK FORMATION, AND RELIGIOUS SIGNIFICANCE DECLARED AS THE GEO-HERITAGE SITE OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE ON 13TH APRIL 2026. 

* IT IS LOCATED IN WESTERN GHATS IN UTTARA KANNDADISTRICT. 

* IT HAS TWO PROMINENT MONOLITHIC OUTCROPS - 

A) BHAIRAVAVESHWARA SHIKHARA (120M) 

B) MOHINI SHIKHARA ( 90M) 

* ACCORDING TO GSI THE FORMATION DATE BACKED AROUND 2,7 MILLION YEARS, AND COMPOSED OF PRECAMBRIAN DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE

* Extremely Rare Bison, Deer Fossils And Stone Discovered In Chandrapur 

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

* 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 

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

* Marine Fossil Founds Dated 8000-12000 Years Old At Panaiyur 

* 

RANKING & INDEX - 

* China Ranked First In Globally In International Industrial Design Application in 2025 

*  China Lead At The Top Maritime Connectivity Performer 

* India RANKED 136 Th In FIFA Ranking 

* India Achieved A Record Food grain Production Of 357.73 MMT in 2024/25 

* India Ranked Top In Producing Globally 150.18 MT RICE 

117.94 MT OF Wheat 

25.68 MT Of Pulses 

18.59 MT Of Millets 

* Agricultural Export Rose From USD 34.5 Billion ( IN FY 20) To USD 51.1 billion ( In FY 25/ 

*  India Ranked Third In Globally In Renewable Energy Installed Capacity ( Surpassed Brazil) 

* India Ranked FOURTH In The Highest Funded Country Globally In FY 26 

* India Ranked 5th In Globally in Exporter Of Services.

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

* Odisha Topped In The Vishwakarma Awards In 17 Projects 

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

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

* ICAR Secured 2nd Rank In The Sadhana Saptah 2026 

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

Least Corruption COUNTRY - (1) Denmark 

(2) FINLAND (3) Singapore 

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

*  India RANKED 6th In Globally In Ultra Wealth - Population 

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

* PORTAL & APP - 

* Puri Police, Odisha Has Launched The PURI POLICE SAHAYAK WhatsApp CHATBOT Service 

*  India - US Trade Fascilation Portal Launched By Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri 

* 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 

*  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 

ISRO & SPACE  CA - 

* India Russia Signed MoU On Lab To Fast Track Drone Satellite Talent 

 * Indian Astronomers DISCOVERD A Forbidden Alien Planet Exoplanet - TOI 5205

*Indian SPACE Research Organisation (ISRO) Launched Mission MITRA For Safety Of Human Spaceflight Mission Crew 

* ISRO Successfully Accomplished The 2nd Integrated Air Drop Test (IADT - 02) For Gaganyaan At Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota 

ARTEMIS II ( MOON MISSION) - 

* NASA LAUNCHED THE ARTEMIS II, FIRST CREWED MISSION TO THE MOON AFTER 57 YEARS ( APPOLLO 11 IN 1969) 

* IT HAS LIFTED FROM KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE, FLORIDA 

* THIS 10 DAYS MISSION KICKED ON 2ND APRIL 2026 

* ASTRONAUT REID WISEMAN, VICTOR GLOVER, CHRISTINA KOCH, AND CANADIAN ASTRONAUT HEREMY HANSEN 

* CHRISTINA KOCH BECAME THE FIRST FEMALE TO MOON MISSION 

ABOUT ASTRONAUT - 

REID WISEMAN - 

* Former Chief Of Astronaut Office 

* Spent 165 Days Aboard In The ISS In 2014 

JEREMY HANSEN - 

* Canadian Astronaut And Former CF-18 Fighter Pilot SELECTED By Canadian Space Agency in 2009;

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VICTOR  GLOVER - 

*NASA Astronaut, US NAVY, AVIATOR 

 * Piloted Space X Crew - 1 To ISS 

* Served As Flight Engineer On Expedition 64/65 

* First Black Astronaut To Travel Beyond Low Earth Orbit 

CHRISTINA KOCH - 

* NASA ASTRONAUT 

* SHE SPENT 328 CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION 

* 328 days LONGEST SPENT BY A WOMAN IN ISS 

* FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT TO FLY ON TO MOON 

* NASA ARTEMIS II Set A New Record Reaching The Farthest Distance Humans Have Travelled From Earth ( Crossed 252,752 miles During Lunar Flyby Surpassing Apollo 13 Mission Record) 

* ARTEMIS II Astronaut Name Lunar Crater Named After NASA Astronaut Reid WISEMAN 's Late Wife - Carroll Taylor WISEMAN 

* The ARTEMIS II Crew Has Been Landed On Earth  ( 10 Days Completed) ( Completed 690,000 Miles) 

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

* 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 

*  51 Years Completed The India's First Own Satellite ARYABHATTA 

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

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* 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) 

* BILLS - 

*  Parliament Passed The Insolvency And Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill) 2026 

* Lok SABHA PASSED The Jan Vishwas Bill 2026 

* Rajya Sabha Passes The Central Armed Police Force ( GENERAL Administration) Bill 2026 

*  President Droupadi MURMU Has Given Her Assent To The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation ( Amendment Bill) 2026 ( Amravati As State Capital) 

* Union Cabinet Has Approved The Draft Bill To Amend The Women's Reservation Act 

* 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 

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

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

*  131st Constitution Amendment 

* Lok SABHA Rejected The Constitution 131st Amendment Bill 2026 

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