Current Affairs — 18 April 2026

🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

Budget Session 2026 khatam; dono Houses sine die, Lok Sabha productivity ~93%

18 April 2026: Parliament sine die; 31 sittings, 9 Bills passed, LS ~93%, RS ~110%.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne PMGSY-III ko March 2028 tak badhaya, outlay ₹83,977 crore

18 April 2026: PMGSY-III March 2028 tak continue; outlay ₹80,250 cr se ₹83,977 cr.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Cabinet ne Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool approve kiya, ₹12,980 crore sovereign guarantee

18 April 2026: domestic BMI pool, ₹12,980 cr sovereign guarantee; Hull, Cargo, P&I, War risk cover.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 India Important

PIB backgrounder: ASI ke 3,686 centrally protected monuments; India mein 44 UNESCO sites

18 April 2026: ASI 3,686 monuments protect karta hai; 44 UNESCO WHS, latest Maratha Military Landscapes.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Morocco Important

INS Sudarshini ne Lokayan 26 mein Casablanca, Morocco port call poori ki

18 April 2026: INS Sudarshini Casablanca (Morocco) se nikla; agla port Las Palmas, Spain.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

CCEA ne UP aur AP mein ₹24,815 crore ke do rail multitracking projects approve kiye

18 April 2026: Ghaziabad–Sitapur aur Nidadavolu–Duvvada 3rd-4th line; ~601 km, ₹24,815 cr.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Cabinet ne DA/DR 2% badhakar 60% kiya, 1 Jan 2026 se

18 April 2026: Central employees ka DA aur pensioners ka DR 58% se 2% badha, 1 Jan 2026 se.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Dr K.S. Somashekhar Rajya Sabha Secretariat mein Secretary bane

18 April 2026 se RS Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan ne Dr K.S. Somashekhar ko Secretary appoint kiya.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

MeitY ne AI governance ke liye Technology and Policy Expert Committee banayi

18 April 2026: TPEC — MeitY Secretary ki chairmanship mein standing advisory body, AIGEG ko advise karegi.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India Important

CSE 2025 mein recommended candidates mein 31% se zyada mahilayein

18 April 2026: Jitendra Singh — CSE 2025 ke 958 recommended mein 299 women (31%+).

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

Centre ne UP mein 20 lakh tonne aloo kharid approve ki, Market Intervention Scheme ke under

18 April 2026: UP mein 20 LMT potato MIS ke under ₹6,500.9/tonne; AP chana, Karnataka tur bhi.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Mizoram

Mizoram mein 8th Poshan Pakhwada ke under 'Run for Nutrition' half marathon

18 April 2026: Mizoram mein 'Run for Nutrition' half marathon, ~500 participants.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Maharashtra

NHA ka Pune mein AB PM-JAY aur ABDM par do-din ka Chintan Shivir sampann

18 April 2026: NHA Chintan Shivir Pune mein khatam; states ne best practices dikhaye, ABDM State Adoption Index par briefing.

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