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- April 2026 (100) 📝 Quiz
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21 Apr 2026
2 articlesCivil Services Day 2026 marks 18th edition with Viksit Bharat last-mile theme
India observed the 18th Civil Services Day at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on 21 April 2026, with Vice President C P Radhakrishnan as the …
India and South Korea set $50 billion trade target by 2030 at New Delhi summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced a roadmap to nearly double bilateral trade to $50 billion by 2030, …
20 Apr 2026
8 articles'Memflation' explained: why AI demand is pushing memory-chip prices sharply higher
Industry trackers have begun using the term 'memflation' for the steep rise in memory-chip prices set off by AI data-centre demand exceeding supply. Forecasts now …
New gecko species Cyrtodactylus jayadityai described from North Tripura forests
A new bent-toed gecko, Cyrtodactylus jayadityai, has been described from the lowland forests of North Tripura by a team of Indian herpetologists, with the formal …
First national bat assessment finds 7 of India's 135 species threatened, 35 data-deficient
India's first national-level bat conservation assessment, released in mid-April 2026, finds that 7 of the country's 135 known bat species are classified as threatened on …
MeitY sets up AI Governance and Economic Group to coordinate India's AI policy
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), a high-level inter-ministerial body to coordinate India's national AI …
India tells UN that veto-less Security Council expansion will deepen inequity
At the Inter-Governmental Negotiations on UN Security Council reform on 20 April 2026, India argued that any expansion which excludes the veto from the new …
CBI launches AI chatbot 'Abhay' to fight fake-notice and digital-arrest scams
The Central Bureau of Investigation rolled out an AI-powered chatbot named 'Abhay' on 20 April 2026 to let citizens instantly verify whether a notice or …
Cabinet extends PMGSY-III rural-roads programme up to March 2028
The Union Cabinet on 20 April 2026 cleared a three-year extension of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana Phase III (PMGSY-III), pushing its end date …
India and South Korea agree five-year strategic roadmap, target $50 billion trade by 2030
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South Korean President Lee Jae-myung held delegation-level talks in New Delhi on 20 April 2026 and adopted a Joint …
19 Apr 2026
7 articlesIMD Flags Heatwave Across Six States and Rain Over the Northeast on 19 April 2026
On 19 April 2026 the IMD warned of heatwave conditions over Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand, while forecasting rain and thunderstorms …
World Liver Day 2026: 'Solid Habits, Strong Liver' on 19 April
World Liver Day was observed on 19 April 2026 with the theme 'Solid Habits, Strong Liver'. The day commemorates the founding of EASL in 1966 …
Firecracker Factory Blast in Virudhunagar Kills 23: Industrial Safety in Spotlight
An explosion at a firecracker factory in Kattanarpatti village in Virudhunagar district of Tamil Nadu killed at least 23 workers and injured six others on …
India-Russia RELOS Logistics Pact: What Comes Into Force in April 2026
Details of the India-Russia RELOS military logistics pact were made public around 19 April 2026. Signed in 2025 and in force from January 2026, it …
9th Prof. M. S. Swaminathan Award Conferred on Dr Ch. Srinivasa Rao in Hyderabad
On 19 April 2026, Dr Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director and Vice-Chancellor of IARI, received the 9th Prof. M. S. Swaminathan Award in Hyderabad for his …
Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool: Sovereign-Backed Cover for Indian Shipping
The Union Cabinet has approved the Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool with a Rs 12,980 crore sovereign guarantee to provide continuous Hull, Cargo, P&I and War-risk …
Foundation Stone Laid in Bhubaneswar for India's First 3D Semiconductor Packaging Unit
Odisha laid the foundation stone in Bhubaneswar on 19 April 2026 for India's first advanced 3D semiconductor packaging unit, a Rs 1,943.53 crore project by …
18 Apr 2026
3 articlesIndia's COP33 host-bid withdrawal: climate stakes, growth fears and the case for staying in the lead
India has withdrawn its bid to host COP33 of the UNFCCC, citing a 'review of commitments.' The decision rolls back PM Modi's 2023 Dubai pledge …
R. Vaishali wins FIDE Women's Candidates: first Indian to do so, sets up world title clash with Ju Wenjun
Indian Grandmaster R. Vaishali has won the FIDE Women's Candidates tournament held in Cyprus and is now the first Indian ever to win the event. …
Kerala's demographic transition: low fertility, ageing population and a rising maternal mortality ratio
Kerala's pioneering demographic transition is producing a counter-intuitive result: with fertility well below replacement, even a small absolute number of maternal deaths is pushing the …