Current Affairs — 15 April 2026

🚄 Urban Development 📍 India Must know

₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund ke Operational Guidelines aur CRGSS launch

15 April 2026: Manohar Lal ne UCF guidelines launch kiye — ₹1 lakh crore central assistance, ~₹4 lakh crore investment target.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Bihar Must know

Samrat Choudhary bane Bihar ke CM; Vijay Kumar Choudhary aur Bijendra Prasad Yadav ne bhi shapath li

15 April 2026: Samrat Choudhary ne Lok Bhawan, Patna mein Bihar CM ki shapath li; Governor Syed Ata Hasnain ne oath dilayi.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: 16 April se 8 States/UTs mein Houselisting field work; ~12 lakh households ne Self-Enumeration kiya

MHA (15 April 2026): Census 2027 Phase I (HLO) ka field work 16 April se 15 May tak; Self-Enumeration pehli baar.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

India ne 2026 ki pehli BRICS Health Working Group meeting host ki; Healthy Lifestyle aur Mental Wellness nayi priorities

Health Ministry (15 April 2026): New Delhi mein pehli BRICS HWG meeting; India BRICS Chair 2026.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

DoT aur SEBI ka MoU: securities fraud ke khilaf telecom data sharing

15 April 2026: DoT SEBI ke saath FRI aur MNRL share karega; SEBI fraud-linked telecom resources flag karega.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

ECI ne Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal Phase I ke liye Voter Information Slips baantna shuru kiya

15 April 2026: TN aur WB (Phase I) polls 23 April ke liye VIS distribution shuru; Braille AVIS bhi.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

March 2026 mein WPI inflation badhkar 3.88%

Commerce Ministry (15 April 2026): WPI inflation March mein 3.88% (provisional), February mein 2.13% thi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

FY 2025-26 mein India ka total export US$ 860.09 billion, 4.22% growth

Commerce Ministry (15 April 2026): FY26 total exports US$ 860.09 bn vs US$ 825.26 bn in FY25.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS March 2026: unemployment 5.1%, LFPR 55.4%

MoSPI (15 April 2026): March 2026 mein 15+ age ka UR 5.1%, LFPR 55.4%.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Karnataka

PM ne Mandya ke Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri mein Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira ka udghatan kiya

15 April 2026: PM Modi ne Mandya, Karnataka mein Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira inaugurate kiya; 9 appeals kiye.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Punjab

INST Mohali ka iron-MOF nanosphere sensor jo nicotine aur cotinine detect karke chamakta hai

DST (15 April 2026): INST Mohali ne Fe-MOF nanospheres se 'turn-on' fluorescent nicotine sensor banaya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

NHAI ka FASTag banks ko vehicle registration number validate karne ka nirdesh, MLFF tolling se pehle

15 April 2026: NHAI ne sab FASTag issuer banks ko VRN check karne aur galat tags blacklist karne ko kaha.

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