Current Affairs — 25 April 2026

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Mission Jagrook is SEBI's nationwide investor-awareness campaign launched on 25 April 2026 to combat finfluencer fraud, deepfakes and AI-driven cyber threats. Mission Karmayogi is unrelated (civil-services capacity building).

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The drawdown was made under the SAARC Currency Swap Framework, which India put in place in 2012 to provide short-term forex liquidity to SAARC members. Cumulative Indian swap support to the Maldives is now about USD 1.1 billion.

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The mining-reform incentive is a component within the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI), which provides 50-year interest-free loans to states for capex with reform conditionalities.

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The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has been named the initial Implementation Agency. SIDBI will commit FoF 2.0 capital to SEBI-registered Category I and II AIFs, which in turn will invest in DPIIT-recognised startups.

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The platforms were unveiled at the Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) in Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra. Manufacturing partners are Tata Advanced Systems and Bharat Forge, with about 65% indigenous content targeting ~90%.

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The 2026 theme is 'Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.' India targets zero indigenous cases by 2027 and full elimination by 2030 under the NFME 2016-2030, led by NCVBDC under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Malaria is transmitted through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito; the disease is caused by Plasmodium parasites. Aedes spreads dengue/chikungunya/Zika; Culex spreads filariasis and Japanese encephalitis.

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Over the plains, IMD declares a heatwave when the maximum temperature reaches 40 °C and is at least 4.5 °C above the normal, OR when the maximum touches 45 °C in absolute terms. Over hills the threshold is 30 °C with similar departures.

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The Indian delegation visited Washington, D.C. from 20–23 April 2026 for negotiations on the proposed BTA, with the Ministry of Commerce confirming progress on 25 April 2026. The round followed the India–US Joint Statement of 7 February 2026.

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The National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC), formerly NVBDCP, is the nodal agency for malaria, dengue, kala-azar, lymphatic filariasis, Japanese encephalitis and chikungunya control under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It implements the NFME 2016-2030.