Current Affairs — 16 April 2026

🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Gujarat Must know

Sarkar ne Tata Semiconductor ke chip fab ke liye Dholera mein SEZ notify kiya — India ka pehla

16 April 2026: Dholera (Gujarat) mein Tata Semiconductor ka SEZ notify — 66.166 ha, 21,000 jobs.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs

🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

131st Amendment, Delimitation aur UT Laws Bills 251–185 division ke baad Lok Sabha mein introduce

16 April 2026: teen linked Bills Lok Sabha mein pesh; introduction motion 251–185 se paas.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 4 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

Austria ke Chancellor Christian Stocker ka India visit; audiovisual, military aur vocational training par samjhaute

16 April 2026: 40 saal mein pehli Austrian Chancellor visit; Working Holiday Programme launch.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 3 MCQs

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

FIU-India ne money laundering ke khilaf SEBI aur PFRDA ke saath MoU kiye

16 April 2026: FIU-IND ke SEBI aur PFRDA ke saath alag MoUs — AML/CFT info sharing.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 France Important

PM Modi aur President Macron ne West Asia par baat ki, Strait of Hormuz mein navigation bahal karne par sahmati

16 April 2026: Macron ka PM Modi ko phone — Strait of Hormuz mein safety aur freedom of navigation turant bahal karne par sahmati.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 1 MCQs

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ka AQI 'Poor' hone par CAQM ne NCR mein GRAP Stage-I lagaya

16 April 2026: Delhi AQI 226 ('Poor') — CAQM ne poore NCR mein Stage-I ke 31 actions lagaye.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

MeitY ne AI par apex inter-ministerial body AI Governance and Economic Group banaya

16 April 2026: AIGEG constitute — chair Ashwini Vaishnaw, vice chair Jitin Prasada.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

India ne WADA GAIIN final conference host kiya; doping traffickers par criminal provisions aayenge

16 April 2026: Mandaviya — prohibited substances ki trafficking/administering par criminal provisions par kaam.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Defence +1 2 MCQs

🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NHRC ne UP ke brick kilns mein bonded labour ke 216 cases sune

16 April 2026: NHRC (Justice V. Ramasubramanian) ne UP brick kilns ke 216 bonded labour cases online sune.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Fisheries Secretary ne Bhimavaram (AP) ke PMMSY brackishwater aquaculture cluster ka review kiya

16 April 2026: Abhilaksh Likhi ne Bhimavaram cluster review kiya; AP ka fish production 64 lakh tonne.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal Phase I seats ke liye EVM-VVPAT commissioning shuru

16 April 2026: 23 April ko vote wali seats ke liye EVM-VVPAT commissioning; TN 75,064, WB Ph-I 44,378 polling stations.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

MoSPI ne PAIMANA ke under infrastructure Performance Monitoring Dashboard launch kiya

16 April 2026: MoSPI ka infra performance dashboard; PAIMANA ne OCMS-2006 ki jagah li.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +1 2 MCQs