SF Prep Notes

Current Affairs — 23 April 2026

Roz ki news — apne exam, rajya aur topic ke hisaab se. Har news me short summary, key facts aur MCQs.

7 din 1 mahina 3 mahine 6 mahine 12 mahine Sab
11 news · 25 MCQs

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

Indian delegation ne India–US Interim Agreement finalise karne ke liye Washington mein BTA talks ki

20–23 April 2026 ko Washington D.C. mein India–US BTA ka in-person round — Interim Agreement ki details final karne par; framework Joint Statement 7 Feb 2026 ka.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Insurance par PIB backgrounder: India 10th largest market; FDI limit 100%

23 April 2026 ke PIB backgrounder mein: India premium volume se 10th largest insurance market (Swiss Re), FDI 100% (Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha Act, 2025), IRDAI ka 'Insurance for All by 2047'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs
🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

West Bengal mein 152 Assembly seats ke liye Phase I voting; Gujarat-Maharashtra mein bye-elections

23 April 2026 ko WB Phase I — 152 seats, 1,478 candidates, 3.60 crore voters, 44,376 PS; saath mein Umreth (GJ), Baramati aur Rahuri (MH) bye-polls.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu mein 234 Assembly seats ke liye single phase voting; ECI final turnout 86.03%

23 April 2026 ko Tamil Nadu ki sabhi 234 seats par ek phase mein voting — 4,023 candidates, 75,064 PS; ECI statistical report mein final 86.03%.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 3 MCQs
💹 Economy 📍 India Important

BSNL ke FY 2025-26 results ka review; ARPU 42% badhkar ₹101

23 April 2026 ko Jyotiraditya Scindia ne BSNL ke FY26 results review kiye — ARPU ₹71 se ₹101 (+42%); India indigenous telecom stack wale 5 deshon mein.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttarakhand Important

NHAI ka 12 km greenfield Dehradun bypass 44% complete, April 2027 tak ready

23 April 2026: NHAI ~₹716 crore mein Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor se judne wala 12 km 4-lane Dehradun bypass bana raha hai — 44% kaam poora, April 2027 target.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar mein pehli structured pulse procurement shuru: NCCF ne PM-AASHA ke tahat masoor khareedi

Atmanirbhar Pulses Mission ke tahat NCCF ne Bihar mein pehli baar masoor ki organised kharid shuru ki — 22 April 2026 tak 32,000 MT target mein se 100.4 MT.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Germany Important

Rajnath Singh ne German industry ko India ke saath niche defence tech co-develop/co-produce karne bulaya

23 April 2026 ko Munich Defence Investor Summit (pehli Germany visit ka last day) mein Rajnath Singh ne radars, AI-UAS, sonobuoys mein co-development ka nyota diya.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

India aur Czech Republic ne Prague mein 13th Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation kiya

23 April 2026 ko Prague mein MoS Jitin Prasada aur Czech Deputy Minister Jan Sechter ne 13th India–Czech JCEC co-chair kiya; protocol sign hua.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs
💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Bharat Taxi Mumbai pahunchi, Piyush Goyal ne driver onboarding drive shuru ki

23 April 2026 ko Piyush Goyal ne Kandivali West, Mumbai mein Bharat Taxi driver onboarding launch kiya — Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Lucknow ke baad Mumbai.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs
🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

Lao PDR, DR Congo, Namibia aur Guinea-Bissau ke envoys ne President Murmu ko credentials diye

23 April 2026 ko Rashtrapati Bhavan mein President Droupadi Murmu ne Lao PDR, DR Congo, Namibia aur Guinea-Bissau ke envoys ke credentials sweekar kiye.

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