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Sat, 26 Apr 2025

• 'A Doll Made Up of Clay', a student film of the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata, was officially selected in the La Cinef section of the 78th Festival de Cannes, the I&B Ministry said on 26 April 2025.
• Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the guidelines and portal for the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) on 26 April 2025; at the event, Sarvam AI was selected to build India's first indigenous AI foundational model.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025

• World Malaria Day was observed on 25 April 2025 with the theme 'Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite'; the Health Ministry noted that India exited the WHO's High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) group in 2024.
• The Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, of DRDO conducted long-duration ground testing of an Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor for over 1,000 seconds on 25 April 2025.
• Dr. K. Kasturirangan, former head of India's space programme and a key figure in drafting the National Education Policy, passed away; Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled his passing on 25 April 2025.
• The National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) signed MoUs with eight organisations at Electronics Niketan, New Delhi, on 25 April 2025.
• The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) approved an annual action plan for 2025 for the River Cities Alliance, which has 145 member cities, announced on 25 April 2025.
• Akashvani won six awards at the third edition of the India Audio Summit and Awards (IASA) 2025, held in Mumbai on 25 April 2025.
• The Ministry of Cooperation and Swiggy Instamart signed an MoU on 25 April 2025 to onboard cooperative dairy, Bharat Organics and other cooperative products onto Swiggy's platforms.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) held the 5th National Workshop on 'Sevottam and Effective Redressal of Public Grievances' at the Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on 25 April 2025.
• APEDA and the Government of Odisha held a workshop-cum-capacity-building programme to boost agricultural exports from Odisha at OUAT, Bhubaneswar, on 25 April 2025.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, laid foundation stones for and dedicated projects worth over ₹13,480 crore in Madhubani, Bihar, on National Panchayati Raj Day, 24 April 2025.
• Union Health Minister J P Nadda virtually launched the National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination Campaign 2025-26 on 24 April 2025, the first day of World Immunization Week.
• India's inland waterways moved a record 145.5 million tonnes of cargo in FY 2024-25, up from 18.1 million tonnes in FY 2013-14, the Ports, Shipping and Waterways Ministry said on 24 April 2025.
• The Ministry of Home Affairs announced on 24 April 2025 that State Mourning would be observed on 26 April 2025, the day of Pope Francis's funeral, completing the three-day State Mourning announced by the Government of India.
• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh visited BRIC-inStem, Bengaluru, and reviewed its clinical trials, including the first-in-human gene therapy trial for haemophilia conducted with CMC Vellore, as reported on 24 April 2025.
• AIIMS Raipur performed its first Swap Kidney Transplant (Kidney Paired Transplant), becoming the first among the newer AIIMS and the first government hospital in Chhattisgarh to do so, as announced on 24 April 2025.
• The keel of Yard 3040, the fourth Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel built by GRSE, was laid at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers, Kolkata, on 24 April 2025.
• Cooperation Secretary Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani inaugurated the packaging facility of National Cooperative Organics Limited (NCOL) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on 24 April 2025.
• The Ministry of Coal has cut the floor revenue share for underground coal mines from 4% to 2% and waived the upfront payment requirement, it said on 24 April 2025.
• Union Sports Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya launched the issuance of sports certificates via DigiLocker and inaugurated the National Centre for Sports Science and Research at Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, on 24 April 2025.
• Indian Institute of Astrophysics researchers used magnesium and carbon spectral features to estimate the helium abundance in the Sun's photosphere, finding a helium-to-hydrogen ratio consistent with 0.1, DST said on 24 April 2025.

Wed, 23 Apr 2025

• The Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister on 23 April 2025, decided to hold the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in abeyance, close the Integrated Check Post Attari, cancel SVES visas for Pakistani nationals, declare Pakistan's defence advisers persona non grata and cut High Commission strength to 30, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced.
• Home Minister Amit Shah paid last respects to those killed in the Pahalgam terror attack, met their families and visited the site on 23 April 2025, while the Civil Aviation Ministry arranged four special flights from Srinagar and directed airlines to keep regular fares.
• Odisha's 10th Single Window Committee under the Odisha Renewable Energy Policy-2022 gave in-principle approval on 23 April 2025 to seven renewable energy projects of 149.97 MW with an investment of ₹1,191.47 crore.
• The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) inaugurated the Bharat Muni Dirgha exhibition space with an exhibition of masks from the Lance Dane Collection on 23 April 2025.
• The Election Commission began a two-day training programme at IIIDEM, New Delhi, on 23 April 2025 for 229 BLOs, 12 EROs and 2 DEOs from Bihar, inaugurated by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
• The Health Ministry, with the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP), launched competency-based curricula for ten allied and healthcare professions on 23 April 2025.
• The Agriculture Ministry said on 23 April 2025 that procurement of 13.22 LMT of tur under the Price Support Scheme for Kharif 2024-25 had been approved in nine States, with 100% procurement of tur, urad and masur to continue up to 2028-29.
• The 7th edition of the international conference 'Shaping the Energy Future: Challenges and Opportunities' (SEFCO-2025) was inaugurated at CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun, on 23 April 2025.