Current Affairs — 24 April 2026

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan Must know

BRO ke Project DANTAK ne Bhutan mein 66th Raising Day manaya

24 April 2026 ko Thimphu mein Project DANTAK (BRO) ka 66th Raising Day — April 1961 se Bhutan mein 65 saal, 1,500 km+ roads.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

NITI Aayog reconstitute hua: Ashok Kumar Lahiri Vice Chairperson, paanch naye full-time members

24 April 2026 ki Cabinet Secretariat notification se NITI Aayog reconstitute — VC Ashok Kumar Lahiri; members Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar, M. Srinivas.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

National Panchayati Raj Day: Panchayat Advancement Index 2.0 report jaari; 97.30% Gram Panchayats shaamil

24 April 2026 (73rd Amendment ke 33 saal) ko MoPR ne FY 2023-24 ki PAI 2.0 report jaari ki — indicators 516 se 150, participation 97.30%.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

MeitY ne IIT Madras mein bana indigenous Silicon Photonics PDK aur PPIC Test Engine launch kiya

24 April 2026 ko MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan ne CoE-CPPICS, IIT Madras ka Silicon Photonics PDK (50+ components) aur PPIC Test Engine launch kiya.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 Chandigarh Important

Chandigarh mein Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan 2.0 App launch

24 April 2026 ko Governor Gulab Chand Kataria aur Minister Virendra Kumar ne Chandigarh mein NMBA 2.0 App launch kiya — NAPDDR monitoring ke liye.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Civil Aviation Ministry ne Flying Training Organisations ki DGCA ranking ka doosra phase jaari kiya

24 April 2026 ko Minister Ram Mohan Naidu ne DGCA-approved FTOs ki second phase ranking (April 2026) jaari ki; pehla phase 1 October 2025 ko aaya tha.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Important

ECI ne Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal Phase I mein Form 17A scrutiny poori ki; koi repoll nahi

24 April 2026 ko WB Phase I ke 152 aur TN ke 234 ACs mein Form 17A scrutiny hui — 44,376 aur 75,064 polling stations mein kahin repoll nahi.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 Maharashtra Important

Pune mein Gender Inclusion aur Skill Development par Asia ki pehli UNESCO Chair shuru

24 April 2026 ko Jayant Chaudhary ne SSPU, Pune mein UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion and Skill Development launch ki — ministry ke mutabik Asia ki pehli.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

MoSPI ne 47 million-plus cities ke liye city-level statistical reports ka proposal diya

24 April 2026 ko NSO (MoSPI) ne 47 million-plus cities (Census 2011) ke liye PLFS aur ASUSE par based annual city-level reports propose ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

SASCI 2026-27 mein ₹5,000 crore ka mining-reform incentive; Mines Ministry ne guidelines di

24 April 2026: SASCI FY 2026-27 mein mining reforms ke liye ₹5,000 crore incentive; Mines Ministry nodal, operational guidelines jaari.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Kharif season se pehle Lucknow mein North Zone Agriculture Conference

24 April 2026 ko Lucknow mein North Zone Agriculture Conference — Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM Yogi Adityanath aur 6 states + 3 UTs ke ministers.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Rajasthan

Jaipur mein 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' cooperative reform drive ki pehli regional workshop

24 April 2026 ko Ministry of Cooperation ne Jaipur mein 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' ki pehli Regional Workshop ki — grain storage, PACS, dairy-fisheries cooperatives.

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