Current Affairs — 17 April 2026

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

Sarkar ne SAF-blended aviation fuel ko ATF Control Order ke under laaya

17 April 2026 ki notification: ATF Control Order, 2001 amend — SAF-blended ATF ab Order ke daayre mein.

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🏛️ Constitution & Amendments 📍 India Must know

Lok Sabha mein Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 gir gaya: 298 paksh, 230 vipaksh

17 April 2026: 131st Amendment Bill negatived — 528 present mein 298 Ayes, 230 Noes; two-thirds (352) nahi mila, Article 368(2).

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

West Asia disruption ke beech RELIEF export scheme mein Egypt aur Jordan jode gaye

17 April 2026: RELIEF (Export Promotion Mission) ke eligible destinations mein Egypt, Jordan add.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 India Important

2026 ka pehla Naval Commanders' Conference khatam; INMSS-2026 jaari

14–17 April 2026: Nausena Bhawan mein Naval Commanders' Conference; Indian Navy Maritime Security Strategy 2026 release.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Thailand Important

IOS SAGAR (INS Sunayna) Royal Thai Navy ke saath PASSEX ke baad Phuket se nikla

17 April 2026: IOS SAGAR Phuket se depart; HTMS Klongyai ke saath PASSEX; agla port Jakarta.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Important

Harivansh teesri baar nirvirodh Rajya Sabha ke Deputy Chairman bane

17 April 2026: Harivansh unopposed RS Deputy Chairman chune gaye — teesri baar.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Important

Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal mein election seizures ₹865 crore ke paar

17 April 2026: ECI — TN aur WB mein 26 Feb se seizures ₹865 cr se zyada.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

FY 2025-26 mein record 55,200 startups recognised; total 2.23 lakh paar

17 April 2026: FY26 mein 55,200+ startups recognised — Startup India ke baad sabse zyada.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Coal Ministry ne 11 blocks ke saath commercial coal mine auction ka 15th round shuru kiya

17 April 2026: 15th round — 11 coal blocks (JH, CG, OD, MP, TS); ab tak 135 mines 13 rounds mein.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Gujarat

Ahmedabad ka Kankaria Coaching Depot India ka pehla water-neutral coaching depot bana

17 April 2026: Kankaria depot phytoremediation se roz ~1.60 lakh litre paani bachata hai.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Jammu and Kashmir

CSIR-IIIM Jammu mein Indian Pharmacopoeia 2026 par Scientific Conclave

17 April 2026: IPC aur CSIR ne CSIR-IIIM Jammu mein IP 2026 conclave kiya.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM Enforcement Task Force ne NCR mein 162 inspections, 64 violations review kiye

17 April 2026: CAQM ETF ki 129th meeting — 27 Mar–10 Apr ke 162 inspections, 64 violations.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe

New Delhi mein 17th India–Austria Joint Economic Commission

17 April 2026: India–Austria JEC ka 17th session New Delhi mein; India–EU FTA negotiations ke conclusion ka swagat.

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