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State PSC Current Affairs — Last 12 months

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Sat, 11 Apr 2026

🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan

Manohar Lal holds infrastructure talks in Bhutan, briefed on Gelephu Mindfulness City

Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal met Bhutan's Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chandra Bahadur Gurung on 11 April 2026, the third day of his Bhutan visit, and was briefed on Gross National Happiness and the Gelephu Mindfulness City.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Saudi Arabia

Piyush Goyal and Saudi Commerce Minister discuss supply chains amid West Asia conflict

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal held a virtual call with Saudi Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al Qassabi on 11 April 2026, stressing supply chain continuity and hoping for early progress on the India-GCC FTA.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Laser, Light and Sound Show inaugurated at Smritika War Memorial, Lucknow

Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated a Laser, Light and Sound Show on the Indian Army's history at Smritika War Memorial, Lucknow Cantonment, on 11 April 2026.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Maharashtra

IAF holds Maintenance Command Commanders' Conclave 2026 at Nagpur

The Indian Air Force held its Maintenance Command Commanders' Conclave at Vayusena Nagar, Nagpur, on 10–11 April 2026 under the theme 'Maintenance Command in Mission Mode to Support Operations'.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Karnataka

CARI Bengaluru becomes first CCRAS institute with ISO 15189:2022 lab accreditation

The clinical laboratory of the Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bengaluru, became the first CCRAS institute to receive ISO 15189:2022 accreditation in both biochemistry and haematology, the Ministry of Ayush said on 11 April 2026.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India

World Homoeopathy Day 2026 convention concludes at Vigyan Bhawan

The two-day World Homoeopathy Day 2026 convention organised by the Ministry of Ayush concluded at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 11 April 2026, with sessions on clinical evidence, regulation and the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy.

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Fri, 10 Apr 2026

💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Mineral Concession rules amended to set ASP for haematite iron ore below threshold, including BHQ and BHJ

The Ministry of Mines notified the Minerals (Other than Atomic and Hydro Carbons Energy Minerals) Concession (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026 on 10 April 2026, providing a method to publish the average sale price of haematite iron ore below the 45% Fe threshold, including BHQ and BHJ.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Bhutan Important

Manohar Lal attends dam concrete pour at Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project in Bhutan

Union Minister Manohar Lal attended the ceremony for the pour of concrete of the dam at the Punatsangchhu-I Hydropower Project in Bhutan on 10 April 2026, the second day of his visit.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

National Highway fee plazas move to digital-only toll payments from 10 April 2026

All user fee payments at National Highway fee plazas are processed only through FASTag or UPI from 10 April 2026, except in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry, where the Model Code of Conduct is in force.

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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 India Important

NHAI-WII report 'Landscapes Reconnected' finds wildlife using Delhi–Dehradun corridor underpasses

NHAI and the Wildlife Institute of India released 'Landscapes Reconnected', a study documenting about 40,444 images of 18 wild species using animal underpasses on the Ganeshpur–Asharodi stretch of the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor, the Ministry said on 10 April 2026.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

MoSPI releases first pilot study in decades on unincorporated construction sector

MoSPI released on 10 April 2026 a technical report of a pilot study estimating that 98.54 lakh households undertook own-account construction and 10.27 lakh unincorporated agencies were engaged in construction over a 365-day reference period.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

SĀDHANA Saptah 2026 records over 3.18 crore course completions on iGOT Karmayogi

SĀDHANA Saptah 2026, the National Learning Week under Mission Karmayogi held from 2 to 10 April 2026, recorded over 3.18 crore course completions on the iGOT Karmayogi platform, nearly ten times the 2024 edition.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Karnataka Important

Ran Samwad 2026 on multi-domain operations concludes in Bengaluru

The two-day national seminar Ran Samwad 2026, on multi-domain operations, concluded at Air Force Training Command, Bengaluru, on 10 April 2026 with a closing address by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan.

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🏛️ Constitution & Amendments 📍 India Important

Vice President releases updated Constitution of India in Sindhi on Sindhi Bhasha Diwas

Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan released the updated Constitution of India in Sindhi, in both Devanagari and Persian scripts, on Sindhi Bhasha Diwas, 10 April 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

52 new applications approved under Round III of PLI Scheme for Textiles

The Government approved 52 new applications under Round III of the PLI Scheme for Textiles, with committed investment of ₹6,708 crore and expected turnover of ₹21,186 crore, the Ministry of Textiles said on 10 April 2026.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Ladakh Important

Kargil war hero Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, Maha Vir Chakra, passes away

Colonel Sonam Wangchuk (Retd), a Maha Vir Chakra awardee of the 1999 Kargil war from Ladakh, passed away; Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh paid tribute on 10 April 2026.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Ministry of Cooperation holds 7th National Review Conference in Varanasi

The Ministry of Cooperation's 7th National Review Conference, held in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, on 9–10 April 2026, focused on cooperative banking diversification, White Revolution 2.0 and technology-led expansion of cooperatives.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Tamil Nadu

Defence Secretary attends convocation of 81st Staff Course at DSSC Wellington

Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh attended the convocation of the 81st Staff Course at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, Tamil Nadu, on 10 April 2026, which included 44 foreign participants.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Kenya

INS Trikand concludes Mombasa port call; INSAS rifles handed over to Kenya Navy

Indian Navy frigate INS Trikand concluded its port call at Mombasa, Kenya, on 10 April 2026, during which INSAS rifles and ammunition were handed over to the Kenya Navy.

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Thu, 09 Apr 2026

🏛️ Elections 📍 Assam Must know

Assam, Kerala and Puducherry vote; ECI final reports put turnout at 86.33%, 79.53% and 91.19%

Assam, Kerala and Puducherry voted on 9 April 2026 in 296 Assembly constituencies; ECI's final statistical reports put state polling at 86.33% in Assam, 79.53% in Kerala and 91.19% in Puducherry.

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📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Gujarat Important

CRPF Valour Day: tributes to personnel who held Sardar Post in 1965

CRPF Valour Day was observed on 9 April 2026, marking the day in 1965 when CRPF personnel held Sardar Post in the Rann of Kutch against enemy advances.

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🌐 International Relations 📍 Kerala Important

38 foreign delegates from 22 countries watch Assam, Kerala and Puducherry polls under IEVP 2026

The Election Commission's International Election Visitors' Programme (IEVP) 2026 brought 38 delegates from 22 countries to watch the 9 April polls in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry during a two-day visit on 8–9 April.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India Important

8th Poshan Pakhwada launched with focus on brain development in the first six years

The Ministry of Women and Child Development launched the 8th Poshan Pakhwada at Vigyan Bhawan on 9 April 2026, running until 23 April with the theme 'Maximizing Brain Development in the First Six Years of Life'.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

FIU-IND and I4C sign MoU to fight cyber fraud and financial crimes

The Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) signed an MoU, announced on 9 April 2026, to share information and coordinate against cyber fraud and financial crimes.

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📊 Reports & Indices 📍 India Important

NITI Aayog releases two reports on Ease of Doing Research & Development in India

NITI Aayog released the 'Ease of Doing Research & Development in India' report and a companion survey report on 9 April 2026, drawing on 400+ institutional leaders and 850+ scientists.

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🏛️ Constitution & Amendments 📍 India Important

PM Modi calls women's reservation in legislative bodies 'the need of the hour'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on 9 April 2026 that reservation for women in legislative bodies is the need of the hour and any delay would be deeply unfortunate; Article 330A reserves about one-third of directly elected Lok Sabha seats for women.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 Maharashtra

Parth Ajit Pawar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member from Maharashtra

Rajya Sabha Chairman C. P. Radhakrishnan administered the oath to newly elected member Parth Ajit Pawar, representing Maharashtra, in Parliament House on 9 April 2026.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

JNCASR builds frog-inspired, humidity-responsive brain-like sensor

JNCASR researchers have built a humidity-responsive neuromorphic sensor from 1D supramolecular nanofibres, inspired by cricket frogs, that senses, processes and stores information in one device, DST said on 9 April 2026.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari turns three Prakasam villages into models of water resilience

Murugummi, Marella and Thangella villages in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, have become models of water resilience through community-led rainwater conservation under the Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari campaign, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on 9 April 2026.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

Railways to use composite sleepers on bridge approaches and points & crossings

The Ministry of Railways decided on 9 April 2026 to use composite sleepers on bridge approaches and points & crossings, AI-enabled Ground Penetration Radar for track checks, and Magnetic Particle Testing for welds.

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