Current Affairs — Saari news

🌾 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.

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🛡️ 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.

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🌐 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.

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💹 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.

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🌐 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.

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🌿 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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💹 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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