World Current Affairs One-liners — Last 12 months
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026
Wed, 08 Apr 2026
- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 8 April 2026 approved ₹14,105.83 crore for the 1,200 MW Kalai-II project on the Lohit river and ₹26,069.50 crore for the 1,720 MW Kamala project in Arunachal Pradesh.
- The Commission for Air Quality Management imposed Environmental Compensation of about ₹61.85 crore on six thermal power plants within 300 km of Delhi on 8 April 2026 for failing to co-fire paddy-straw biomass with coal in 2024-25.
- Mohsina Kidwai, a former Union Minister who held several portfolios under Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, died at Metro Hospital, Noida, on 8 April 2026, aged 94.
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana, launched on 8 April 2015, completed 11 years on 8 April 2026, with over 57.79 crore loans sanctioned and ₹40.07 lakh crore disbursed.
- India ranks third in the world for installed renewable energy capacity, ahead of Brazil, according to IRENA's Renewable Energy Statistics 2026, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on 8 April 2026.
- A 1,000-km quantum communication network built with QNu Labs' indigenous technology has been demonstrated under the National Quantum Mission, against a target of 2,000 km over eight years, Dr Jitendra Singh was told on 8 April 2026.
- The Union Cabinet on 8 April 2026 approved Nutrient Based Subsidy rates on phosphatic and potassic fertilisers for Kharif 2026 (1 April–30 September), with a tentative requirement of about ₹41,533.81 crore.
- The Union Cabinet on 8 April 2026 approved Jaipur Metro Phase-2, a 41-km North–South corridor from Prahladpura to Todi Mod with 36 stations, at a cost of ₹13,037.66 crore.
- Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR (INS Sunayna) departed Malé on 8 April 2026 after a visit to the Maldives, holding a Passage Exercise with the MNDF Coast Guard Ship Ghazee on departure.
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 29.37 kg of gold worth ₹37.74 crore and arrested 24 foreign women carriers arriving from Nairobi at Mumbai airport on 8 April 2026, under Operation Dhahabu Blitz.
- NITI Aayog released the 'Roadmap for Horticulture Development in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir' on 8 April 2026, proposing a mission framework called Operation Golden Greens.
- An Indian Army contingent of 25 special forces personnel left on 8 April 2026 for the fourth India–Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise, Cyclone-IV, at Anshas, Egypt, from 9 to 17 April.
Tue, 07 Apr 2026
- Union Minister Manohar Lal and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on 7 April 2026 that unauthorised colonies in Delhi will be regularised on an 'as-is where-is' basis, enabling regularisation of 1,511 of 1,731 colonies under PM-UDAY.
- NITI Aayog CEO Nidhi Chhibber released the second edition of 'From Borrowers to Builders: Women and India's Evolving Credit Market' on 7 April 2026; it finds women hold a ₹76 lakh crore credit portfolio, 26% of system credit.
- The Ministry of Heavy Industries held a pre-bid conference on 7 April 2026 for the ₹7,280 crore Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets, which aims for 6,000 MTPA of integrated NdFeB magnet capacity.
- Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on 7 April 2026 congratulated Saraswat Cooperative Bank and Amul for crossing ₹1 lakh crore in annual turnover in 2025–26.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 7 April 2026 congratulated To Lam on his election as President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and spoke of deepening the India–Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
- Yoga Mahotsav–2026 at Lonar, Buldhana district, Maharashtra, on 7 April 2026 entered the Asia Book of Records for the largest gathering performing Trikonasana and began the 75-day countdown to the 12th International Day of Yoga.
- The Competition Commission of India on 7 April 2026 directed 17 parties to cease and desist from bid-rigging in Assam Police Housing Corporation tenders for electrification of police station buildings.
- The Referral Centre Bhavasagara at CMLRE, Kochi, and two collections at Agharkar Research Institute, Pune, have been notified as designated repositories under Section 39 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, the Environment Ministry said on 7 April 2026.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah paid homage on 7 April 2026, the Parkash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru revered as 'Hind di Chadar'.
- Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations signed an MoU on 7 April 2026 at Doordarshan Bhawan, New Delhi, to broadcast ICCR cultural content across TV, radio, OTT and social media.
- ICAR has set up a high-level Special Task Force to plan strategies for agricultural resilience amid global geopolitical shifts, the Agriculture Ministry said on 7 April 2026, including widening 'Mera Gaon Mera Gaurav' to 100 aspirational districts.
- Tejveer Singh, a 1994-batch IAS officer of the Punjab cadre, assumed charge as Secretary of the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on 7 April 2026; outgoing Secretary Nivedita Shukla Verma moves to DARPG.
Mon, 06 Apr 2026
- India's indigenously designed 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained first criticality at 8:25 pm on 6 April 2026, marking entry into the second stage of the three-stage nuclear power programme.
- The National Statistics Office announced on 6 April 2026 the launch of the first-ever Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE), covering about 1.21 lakh enterprises with 2024-25 as the reference year.
- Indian Railways on 6 April 2026 announced approval of works worth ₹1,364.45 crore, including Kavach 4.0 on 232 Southern Railway locomotives and electronic interlocking at 49 South Central Railway stations.
- The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and Rashtriya Raksha University signed an MoU in New Delhi on 6 April 2026 to set up India's indigenous testing centre for full body scanners and other airport security screening equipment.
- The keel of Fast Patrol Vessel-4 was laid and plate cutting for FPV-7 was held on 6 April 2026 at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, Mumbai, under the Indian Coast Guard's 14-FPV project.