Current Affairs — 21 April 2026

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

India ka seafood export FY 2025–26 mein record ₹72,325.82 crore; frozen shrimp top

MPEDA ke provisional data (21 Apr 2026): seafood exports ₹72,325.82 crore, 19.32 lakh tonnes.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Atal Pension Yojana 9 crore gross enrolments ke paar; FY 2025–26 mein record 1.35 crore

PFRDA ki Atal Pension Yojana ne 21 April 2026 ko 9 crore gross enrolments cross kiye.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ka International Election Visitors' Programme 2026 Phase II shuru — TN aur WB

CEC Gyanesh Kumar ne 21 April 2026 ko IIIDEM mein IEVP Phase II inaugurate kiya; 17 countries ke 34 delegates.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Kerala Important

Thrissur ke Mundathikode mein fireworks unit blast, kam se kam 13 ki maut; PMNRF se ex-gratia

21 April 2026 ko Thrissur (Kerala) ke paas fireworks unit mein blast; PM ne ₹2 lakh ex-gratia announce kiya.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

18th Civil Services Day: VP ne Patel ka 'steel frame' yaad kiya; PM Excellence Award entries 2,035

21 April 2026 ko Vigyan Bhawan mein 18th Civil Services Day; keynote VP C.P. Radhakrishnan.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Indonesia Important

INS Sunayna IOS SAGAR ke teesre port call pe Jakarta pahuncha; 16 countries ka crew

21 April 2026 ko INS Sunayna Jakarta, Indonesia pahuncha — IOS SAGAR deployment ka third port call.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Backgrounder: Food Processing PLI — ₹10,900 crore outlay, 3.39 lakh jobs

PIB backgrounder (21 Apr 2026): PLISFPI se Feb 2026 tak ~3.39 lakh jobs.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

MoD ne T-72/T-90 tanks ke liye ₹975 crore ke TRAWL assembly contracts sign kiye

21 April 2026: BEML aur Electro Pneumatics & Hydraulics ke saath ₹975 crore ke contracts.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Odisha Important

President Murmu ne Rourkela, Odisha mein planetarium, tribal museum aur command centre inaugurate kiye

21 April 2026 ko Rourkela mein Planetarium, Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, Tribal Museum aur ICCC ka udghatan.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan Important

India–Bhutan Joint Group of Customs ki 7th meeting Munnar, Kerala mein

20–21 April 2026 ko Munnar mein India–Bhutan JGC ki 7th meeting; co-chairs Yogendra Garg (CBIC) aur Sonam Jamtsho.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

UP ka rooftop solar push: PM Surya Ghar mein Lucknow ~90,000 installations ke saath No. 1

Civil Services Day (21 Apr 2026) session: Lucknow ~90,000, Varanasi ~40,000 PM Surya Ghar installations.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

Skill Ministry ne Vibrant Villages skilling review kiya; 74 proposals sanctioned

21 April 2026 ko Kaushal Bhawan mein MSDE ka VVP workshop; ab tak 74 skilling proposals sanctioned.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Mizoram

Poshan Pakhwada 2026: EMRS Ngopa, Mizoram mein screen-time reduction campaign

WCD Ministry (21 Apr 2026): EMRS Ngopa, Mizoram mein screen time kam karne ka awareness campaign.

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