UPPSC Current Affairs One-liners — Last 6 months

Sat, 25 Apr 2026

• Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), a Navratna CPSE under the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, marked its 56th Foundation Day 'Sankalp Diwas' on 25 April 2026, where the Urban Invest Window (UiWIN) Technical Assistance Framework was unveiled.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026

• Project DANTAK of the Border Roads Organisation celebrated its 66th Raising Day at Thimphu on 24 April 2026, marking 65 years of work in Bhutan since its establishment in April 1961, during which it has built over 1,500 km of roads.
• The Cabinet Secretariat notified on 24 April 2026 the reconstitution of NITI Aayog, with Ashok Kumar Lahiri as Vice Chairperson and Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar and M. Srinivas as full-time members; NITI Aayog was constituted by a Cabinet resolution of 1 January 2015.
• On National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2026, marking 33 years of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj released the Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0 report for FY 2023-24, which cut indicators from 516 to 150 and covered 97.30% of Gram Panchayats.
• Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu released the second phase ranking (April 2026) of DGCA-approved Flying Training Organisations on 24 April 2026; the first phase was published on 1 October 2025.
• The National Statistics Office under MoSPI on 24 April 2026 proposed annual city-level statistical reports for 47 million-plus cities (as per Census 2011), based on PLFS and ASUSE data, and invited stakeholder comments.
• The Ministry of Mines said on 24 April 2026 that a ₹5,000 crore incentive for mining sector reforms has been included in the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) for FY 2026-27, and that it has issued the operational guidelines as nodal ministry.
• The Union Agriculture Ministry held the North Zone Agriculture Conference in Lucknow on 24 April 2026 with Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and ministers from six states and three Union Territories, to build a common agenda for Kharif and Rabi preparations.

Thu, 23 Apr 2026

• An Indian delegation held in-person talks in Washington D.C. from 20 to 23 April 2026 to finalise details of the India–US Interim Agreement on trade and advance the broader Bilateral Trade Agreement, following the 7 February 2026 Joint Statement on a framework.
• A PIB backgrounder on 23 April 2026 said India is the 10th largest insurance market by premium volume (Swiss Re), the FDI limit in insurance has been raised to 100% under the Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Act, 2025, and IRDAI is working towards 'Insurance for All by 2047'.
• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia reviewed BSNL's FY 2025-26 results on 23 April 2026, noting average revenue per user rose 42% to ₹101 from ₹71 and that India is among five countries with an end-to-end indigenous telecom stack.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the Defence Investor Summit in Munich on 23 April 2026, the last day of his maiden visit to Germany, invited German industry to co-develop and co-produce with India in niche technologies such as advanced radars, AI-enabled UAS and sonobuoys.
• Minister of State for Commerce Jitin Prasada co-chaired the 13th session of the India–Czech Republic Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) in Prague on 23 April 2026 with Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Sechter, and the session's protocol was signed.
• President Droupadi Murmu accepted credentials from the envoys of Lao PDR, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia and Guinea-Bissau at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 23 April 2026.

Wed, 22 Apr 2026

• Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav announced on 22 April 2026 that Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, has been designated a Ramsar site, taking India's total to 99 and Uttar Pradesh's to 12.
• MeitY announced on 22 April 2026 the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026, framed under Section 19 of the PROG Act, 2025, which come into force on 1 May 2026 and set up the Online Gaming Authority of India.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius held talks in Berlin on 22 April 2026, where a Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and an Implementing Arrangement for Cooperation in UN Peacekeeping Training were signed and exchanged.
• The Indian Air Force activated the Emergency Landing Facility on the Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh on 22 April 2026, by day and night, with Jaguar, Mirage-2000, Su-30MKI, C-295 and AN-32 aircraft and a Mi-17 V5 helicopter.
• The Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 22 April 2026 expanded the eligibility of the pilot phase of the Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) to final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students aged 18–25, who must submit a No Objection Certificate from their institution.
• Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia released revised guidelines for the Department of Telecommunications' Technology Development and Investment Promotion (TDIP) Scheme on 22 April 2026, with an outlay of ₹203 crore for 2026–31 to boost India's role in global telecom standards and 6G.
• New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 22 April 2026 that India added a record 6.1 GW of wind capacity in 2025–26, ranks fourth globally with over 56.1 GW installed, and aims for 100 GW by 2030 and 156 GW by 2036.
• The 11th India–Egypt Joint Defence Committee met in Cairo from 20 to 22 April 2026, agreed a bilateral defence cooperation plan for 2026-27, and held the inaugural Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks on the sidelines.

Tue, 21 Apr 2026

• India's seafood exports reached a record ₹72,325.82 crore (US$8.28 billion) and 19.32 lakh tonnes in FY 2025–26, according to provisional MPEDA data released on 21 April 2026.
• The Atal Pension Yojana, administered by PFRDA, surpassed 9 crore total gross enrolments on 21 April 2026, after a record 1.35 crore enrolments in FY 2025–26.
• Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar inaugurated Phase II of the International Election Visitors' Programme 2026 at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 21 April 2026, with 34 delegates from 17 countries.
• The 18th Civil Services Day was observed at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, on 21 April 2026, with Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan delivering the keynote address.
• Indian Navy offshore patrol vessel INS Sunayna, deployed under the IOS SAGAR initiative, arrived at Jakarta, Indonesia, on 21 April 2026 for the third port call of its deployment.
• A PIB backgrounder of 21 April 2026 said the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme for the Food Processing Industry, with an outlay of ₹10,900 crore for 2021-22 to 2026-27, had created about 3.39 lakh jobs by February 2026.
• The Ministry of Defence signed contracts worth about ₹975 crore with BEML and Electro Pneumatics and Hydraulics (India) on 21 April 2026 for TRAWL assemblies for T-72/T-90 tanks.
• The 7th India–Bhutan Joint Group of Customs meeting was held in Munnar, Kerala, on 20–21 April 2026, co-chaired by CBIC Member (Customs) Yogendra Garg and Bhutan's Director General of Revenue and Customs Sonam Jamtsho.