Summary
Highlights
The session begins with an introduction to the April 2026 current affairs, focusing on essential news for various government exams.
Key national news includes DO&PT and CVC organizing 'Sadhana Saptah' under Mission Karmayogi, the Ministry of Women and Child Development launching the 8th Poshan Pakhwada, the 9th India Pharma 2026 organized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, and India chairing the first Health Working Group meeting under BRICS framework.
Further national news covers the Union Cabinet's approval of the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with ₹13,000 crores, the Ministry of Textiles launching 'Vishwasutra Waves of India for the World', India's first advanced 3D chip packaging unit in Odisha, and CBI launching an AI-powered chatbot 'Abhay'.
Bhupendra Yadav announced Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary as India's 99th Ramsar site, the Ministry of Jal Shakti organizing the 9th India International Water Week, Ministry of Social Justice launching the 'SMILE Beggary Survey Mobile App', RBI revoking Paytm Payment Bank's license, and China surpassing the US as India's largest trading partner.
State-specific news includes Maharashtra's compressed biogas policy, Ladakh creating five new districts, Punjab launching its first-ever caste socio-economic survey, and UP Government's 'Safe Mobility Program' training women as e-rickshaw drivers.
The 25th All India Police Water Sports Cluster Championship in Uttarakhand, Samrat Chaudhary becoming Bihar's Chief Minister, Ahmedabad's Kankaria coaching depot becoming India's first water-neutral railway depot, and the Petroglyph Conservation Park in Leh.
International news covers Bangladesh launching a nationwide emergency for measles-rubella, India withdrawing its proposal to host COP33, India opposing the two-tier permanent membership system in UNSC, and India supplying BCG vaccines to Afghanistan.
India's GDP ranking, a withdrawal for Maldives under SAARC's currency swap framework, Finland becoming Europe's first country with a fully integrated lithium mining project, the UK passing the Tobacco and Vapes Ban, and the World Bank launching 'Water Forward'.
Award winners include S. Tamil Selvan for the Sahitya Akademi Award, Odisha Police receiving the President's Police Colour Award, Singapore's Changi Airport named World's Best Airport, and Shrinivas Rao awarded the M.S. Swaminathan Award.
Sports news covers Pramod Bhagat's para-badminton achievements, Anahat and Abhay Singh's Asian Squash Federation's Player of the Year awards, the Khelo India Tribal Games in Chhattisgarh, and India's performance in the ISSF Junior World Cup.
Other sports updates include India's second rank in the Asian Boxing Championship, Ayush Shetty's entry into the Continental Final, the introduction of Omega Ball by IIT Madras, victories by Sujeet Kalkal and Abhimanyu Mandwal in wrestling, and Jannik Sinner's win in the Monte Carlo Masters.
Murali Sreeshankar's long jump win, Sanju Samson and Amelia Kerr named Players of the Month, Ritvik Gupta's win in the U17 Boys National Title, R. Vaishali becoming the first Indian woman to win the FIDE Women's Candidates Tournament, and Lohara Cardoso's historic nine wickets in T20I.
Appointments include Lt. Gen. Dheeraj Seth as Vice Chief of Army Staff, Tejveer Singh as Secretary of Department of Chemicals, Nidhi Chhabbar as CEO and Ashok Lahiri as Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog, Ashwini Bhide as BMC's first woman commissioner, and Harivansh Narayan Singh re-elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman.
Further defense news includes INS Sudarshini's Trans-Oceanic Deployment, India presenting 'BHISHM' cubes to Sri Lanka, Rajnath Singh attending the SCO Defense Ministers' Meet, and India-Uzbekistan's 'Dustlik' military exercise.
Science and tech news features the National Quantum Mission's 1000 km quantum communication network, India's first open-access quantum computer testbed, ISRO's second integrated air-drop test for Gaganyaan, and the launch of 'Mission Mitra' in Ladakh for astronaut training.
ISRO's G20 Satellite for climate monitoring, silicon photonic solutions by IIT Madras, energy-efficient bricks by IIT Madras and IIT Guwahati, India approving Takeda's Qdenga (dengue vaccine), and the successful attainment of first criticality by the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam.
China's discovery of the 11th new lunar mineral, IITM Pune commissioning an X-band Doppler Weather Radar, and NASA unveiling the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Books include 'Tides of Time: Bharat History Through Murals in Parliament' by Sudha Murty, an updated edition of R.K. Raghavan's autobiography, and 'The Curious and the Classified: Unearthing Military Myths and Mysteries' by General Manoj Mukund Naravane.
Government schemes include the 11th anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III.
Government bills cover the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, and the CAPF General Administration Bill.
A detailed discussion on the defeated 131st Constitutional Amendment Bill, also known as the Delimitation Bill, which aimed to reallocate parliamentary seats based on population, and its implications including women's reservation.
Final section details reports published by NITI Aayog, the Panchayat Advancement Index 2.0 report by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the first Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises by NSO, and India's ranking in renewable energy capacity.
The defense section details India inducting its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine INS Aridhaman, the Indian Army's 'Operation Netra 1.0', DRDO and Navy's launch of Naval Anti-Ship Missile – Short Range, and India-Sri Lanka's bilateral diving exercise 'SLINEX'.