Current Affairs One-liners — 26 April 2026

Sun, 26 Apr 2026

• The Environment Ministry and the National Biodiversity Authority launched a five-year project, 'Strengthening Institutional Capacities for Securing Biodiversity Conservation Commitments', with a USD 4.88 million GEF–UNDP grant for 2025–2030, covering the Sathyamangalam landscape in Tamil Nadu and the Garo Hills in Meghalaya.
• Raghu Rai, one of India's foremost photojournalists and the first Indian photographer invited to join Magnum Photos in 1977 on the nomination of Henri Cartier-Bresson, died in Delhi on 26 April 2026 at the age of 83; Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his death.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh on 26 April 2026 reviewed plans to set up space laboratories in universities and colleges, with seven labs in the first phase, as private investment in India's space sector crossed USD 600 million in five years and startups passed 400.
• Gujarat held local body elections on 26 April 2026 for 15 municipal corporations, 84 municipalities, 34 district panchayats and 260 taluka panchayats, with over 4.18 crore eligible voters; Union Home Minister Amit Shah voted in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation polls.
• In the 133rd episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 April 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the criticality of the Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, said India's wind capacity has crossed 56 GW with India fourth in the world, and noted Beating Retreat music is now on WAVES OTT.
• The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded a three-day port call at Las Palmas in Spain's Canary Islands on 26 April 2026 during its Lokayan 26 transoceanic expedition, and will next sail to Mindelo, Cape Verde, before crossing the Atlantic.
• The Agriculture Ministry on 26 April 2026 said the 2025–26 wheat crop, sown on about 33.4 million hectares, saw no major pest or disease and that an extra 0.6 million hectares of area should offset localised losses from February heat stress and hailstorms.
• Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released the 'Srinagar Khel Sankalp' document on 26 April 2026, the final day of the three-day Chintan Shivir of State and UT sports ministers in Srinagar, setting out a shared, athlete-centric vision for Indian sport.
• Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR, INS Sunayna, with a multinational crew from 16 friendly foreign countries, arrived at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, on 26 April 2026 — its fourth port call of the deployment after Malé, Phuket and Jakarta.
• The three-day National Chintan Shivir of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment concluded in Chandigarh on 26 April 2026, with States and UTs agreeing on time-bound recommendations, including inclusion of Denotified Tribes in Census-2027 and strengthening the SEED scheme.