Current Affairs — 22 April 2026

🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Aligarh ka Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary India ka 99th Ramsar site bana; UP ka 12th

22 April 2026 ko Bhupender Yadav ne bataya — Shekha Jheel (Aligarh, UP) Ramsar site; India ke 99, UP ke 12.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Must know

MeitY ne Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 notify kiye; 1 May se lagu

22 April 2026: PROG Act, 2025 ki Section 19 ke tahat Online Gaming Rules, 2026 — 1 May 2026 se lagu, Online Gaming Authority of India banegi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Germany Must know

Rajnath Singh ki Berlin talks mein India-Germany ne Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap sign kiya

22 April 2026 ko Berlin mein Rajnath Singh aur Boris Pistorius ki talks — Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap aur UN Peacekeeping Training arrangement sign.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

IAF ne Sultanpur mein Purvanchal Expressway par din-raat Emergency Landing Facility activate ki

22 April 2026 ko IAF ne Sultanpur (UP) mein Purvanchal Expressway ELF par day-night operations kiye — Jaguar, Mirage-2000, Su-30MKI, C-295, AN-32, Mi-17 V5.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Centre ne Odisha mein ₹1,428 crore+ ki paanch fasalon ki MSP kharid approve ki

22 April 2026 ko Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Odisha mein moong, urad, groundnut, sunflower aur mustard ki central procurement approve ki — MSP value ₹1,428.31 crore+.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM Internship Scheme ab final-year graduate aur postgraduate students ke liye bhi

22 April 2026 ko MCA ne PMIS pilot phase ki eligibility badhayi — 18–25 saal ke final-year UG/PG students ab apply kar sakte hain (institution NOC zaroori).

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal mein election seizures ₹1,000 crore ke paar

ECI: ESMS (26 Feb) se 22 April 2026 tak TN-WB mein ₹1,072.13 crore ki zabti — TN ₹599.24 crore, WB ₹472.89 crore.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Ladakh Important

Ladakh mein 1–15 May tak Lord Buddha ke holy relics ki pehli aisi exposition

22 April 2026 ke curtain raiser mein Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Ladakh mein 1–15 May 2026 Holy Relics of Tathagata ki Sacred Exposition — original repository se pehli baar public ke liye.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Revised TDIP Scheme guidelines jaari, 2026–31 ke liye ₹203 crore

22 April 2026 ko Jyotiraditya Scindia ne DoT ki TDIP Scheme ki revised guidelines jaari ki — ₹203 crore (2026–31), global telecom standards aur 6G par focus.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India ne 2025–26 mein record 6.1 GW wind capacity jodi; 2030 tak 100 GW target

22 April 2026 ko Pralhad Joshi: 2025–26 mein record 6.1 GW wind addition; India 56.1 GW+ ke saath duniya mein 4th; target 100 GW (2030), 156 GW (2036).

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Justice Lisa Gill Andhra Pradesh High Court ki Chief Justice appoint

22 April 2026 ki notification: Justice Lisa Gill (parent HC Punjab & Haryana) 25 April 2026 se AP High Court ki Chief Justice.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Egypt Important

India-Egypt ne Cairo mein 11th Joint Defence Committee ki; defence cooperation plan 2026-27 par sahmati

20–22 April 2026 ko Cairo mein 11th India–Egypt JDC — 2026-27 ka defence cooperation plan; sidelines par pehli Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks.

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