BPSC Current Affairs — Saari news

🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Asia Important

IOS SAGAR (INS Sunayna) chauthe port call par Changi Naval Base, Singapore pahuncha

16 friendly foreign countries ke crew wala IOS SAGAR, INS Sunayna, 26 April 2026 ko Changi Naval Base, Singapore pahuncha — Malé, Phuket, Jakarta ke baad chautha port call.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

DPIIT ne ₹10,000 crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 ki operational guidelines jaari ki

25 April 2026 ko DPIIT ne FoF 2.0 (₹10,000 crore) ki guidelines di — paisa SEBI-registered Category I/II AIFs ke through, SIDBI initial Implementation Agency.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Must know

India ne bina shortage 256.1 GW ki all-time peak power demand poori ki

25 April 2026 ko 15:38 baje India ki peak bijli demand 256.1 GW rahi aur bina kami ke poori hui — 30 May 2024 ka 250 GW record toota.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027 India ki pehli digital census hogi — caste enumeration aur ₹11,718.24 crore outlay ke saath

PIB backgrounder (25 April 2026): Census 2027 pehli digital census, 16th overall aur Independence ke baad 8th; caste enumeration bhi; outlay ₹11,718.24 crore.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

Million-plus cities par NITI Aayog report: fixed tenure wale directly elected Mayor ki sifarish

25 April 2026 ko Manohar Lal ne NITI Aayog ki 'Moving Towards Effective City Government' report release ki — directly elected Mayor + Mayor-in-Council.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

HUDCO ne 56th Foundation Day manaya; UiWIN Technical Assistance Framework unveil hua

25 April 2026 ko Navratna CPSE HUDCO ne 56th Foundation Day 'Sankalp Diwas' manaya; UiWIN Technical Assistance Framework launch hua.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan Must know

BRO ke Project DANTAK ne Bhutan mein 66th Raising Day manaya

24 April 2026 ko Thimphu mein Project DANTAK (BRO) ka 66th Raising Day — April 1961 se Bhutan mein 65 saal, 1,500 km+ roads.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

NITI Aayog reconstitute hua: Ashok Kumar Lahiri Vice Chairperson, paanch naye full-time members

24 April 2026 ki Cabinet Secretariat notification se NITI Aayog reconstitute — VC Ashok Kumar Lahiri; members Rajiv Gauba, K. V. Raju, Gobardhan Das, Abhay Karandikar, M. Srinivas.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

National Panchayati Raj Day: Panchayat Advancement Index 2.0 report jaari; 97.30% Gram Panchayats shaamil

24 April 2026 (73rd Amendment ke 33 saal) ko MoPR ne FY 2023-24 ki PAI 2.0 report jaari ki — indicators 516 se 150, participation 97.30%.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Civil Aviation Ministry ne Flying Training Organisations ki DGCA ranking ka doosra phase jaari kiya

24 April 2026 ko Minister Ram Mohan Naidu ne DGCA-approved FTOs ki second phase ranking (April 2026) jaari ki; pehla phase 1 October 2025 ko aaya tha.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

MoSPI ne 47 million-plus cities ke liye city-level statistical reports ka proposal diya

24 April 2026 ko NSO (MoSPI) ne 47 million-plus cities (Census 2011) ke liye PLFS aur ASUSE par based annual city-level reports propose ki.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

SASCI 2026-27 mein ₹5,000 crore ka mining-reform incentive; Mines Ministry ne guidelines di

24 April 2026: SASCI FY 2026-27 mein mining reforms ke liye ₹5,000 crore incentive; Mines Ministry nodal, operational guidelines jaari.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 United States Must know

Indian delegation ne India–US Interim Agreement finalise karne ke liye Washington mein BTA talks ki

20–23 April 2026 ko Washington D.C. mein India–US BTA ka in-person round — Interim Agreement ki details final karne par; framework Joint Statement 7 Feb 2026 ka.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Must know

Insurance par PIB backgrounder: India 10th largest market; FDI limit 100%

23 April 2026 ke PIB backgrounder mein: India premium volume se 10th largest insurance market (Swiss Re), FDI 100% (Sabka Bima, Sabki Raksha Act, 2025), IRDAI ka 'Insurance for All by 2047'.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

BSNL ke FY 2025-26 results ka review; ARPU 42% badhkar ₹101

23 April 2026 ko Jyotiraditya Scindia ne BSNL ke FY26 results review kiye — ARPU ₹71 se ₹101 (+42%); India indigenous telecom stack wale 5 deshon mein.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Bihar Important

Bihar mein pehli structured pulse procurement shuru: NCCF ne PM-AASHA ke tahat masoor khareedi

Atmanirbhar Pulses Mission ke tahat NCCF ne Bihar mein pehli baar masoor ki organised kharid shuru ki — 22 April 2026 tak 32,000 MT target mein se 100.4 MT.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Germany Important

Rajnath Singh ne German industry ko India ke saath niche defence tech co-develop/co-produce karne bulaya

23 April 2026 ko Munich Defence Investor Summit (pehli Germany visit ka last day) mein Rajnath Singh ne radars, AI-UAS, sonobuoys mein co-development ka nyota diya.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Europe Important

India aur Czech Republic ne Prague mein 13th Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation kiya

23 April 2026 ko Prague mein MoS Jitin Prasada aur Czech Deputy Minister Jan Sechter ne 13th India–Czech JCEC co-chair kiya; protocol sign hua.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 India

Lao PDR, DR Congo, Namibia aur Guinea-Bissau ke envoys ne President Murmu ko credentials diye

23 April 2026 ko Rashtrapati Bhavan mein President Droupadi Murmu ne Lao PDR, DR Congo, Namibia aur Guinea-Bissau ke envoys ke credentials sweekar kiye.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Must know

MeitY ne Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 notify kiye; 1 May se lagu

22 April 2026: PROG Act, 2025 ki Section 19 ke tahat Online Gaming Rules, 2026 — 1 May 2026 se lagu, Online Gaming Authority of India banegi.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Germany Must know

Rajnath Singh ki Berlin talks mein India-Germany ne Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap sign kiya

22 April 2026 ko Berlin mein Rajnath Singh aur Boris Pistorius ki talks — Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap aur UN Peacekeeping Training arrangement sign.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Important

PM Internship Scheme ab final-year graduate aur postgraduate students ke liye bhi

22 April 2026 ko MCA ne PMIS pilot phase ki eligibility badhayi — 18–25 saal ke final-year UG/PG students ab apply kar sakte hain (institution NOC zaroori).

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

Revised TDIP Scheme guidelines jaari, 2026–31 ke liye ₹203 crore

22 April 2026 ko Jyotiraditya Scindia ne DoT ki TDIP Scheme ki revised guidelines jaari ki — ₹203 crore (2026–31), global telecom standards aur 6G par focus.

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🚄 Energy & Power 📍 India Important

India ne 2025–26 mein record 6.1 GW wind capacity jodi; 2030 tak 100 GW target

22 April 2026 ko Pralhad Joshi: 2025–26 mein record 6.1 GW wind addition; India 56.1 GW+ ke saath duniya mein 4th; target 100 GW (2030), 156 GW (2036).

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Egypt Important

India-Egypt ne Cairo mein 11th Joint Defence Committee ki; defence cooperation plan 2026-27 par sahmati

20–22 April 2026 ko Cairo mein 11th India–Egypt JDC — 2026-27 ka defence cooperation plan; sidelines par pehli Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Must know

India ka seafood export FY 2025–26 mein record ₹72,325.82 crore; frozen shrimp top

MPEDA ke provisional data (21 Apr 2026): seafood exports ₹72,325.82 crore, 19.32 lakh tonnes.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Atal Pension Yojana 9 crore gross enrolments ke paar; FY 2025–26 mein record 1.35 crore

PFRDA ki Atal Pension Yojana ne 21 April 2026 ko 9 crore gross enrolments cross kiye.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 India Important

ECI ka International Election Visitors' Programme 2026 Phase II shuru — TN aur WB

CEC Gyanesh Kumar ne 21 April 2026 ko IIIDEM mein IEVP Phase II inaugurate kiya; 17 countries ke 34 delegates.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Important

18th Civil Services Day: VP ne Patel ka 'steel frame' yaad kiya; PM Excellence Award entries 2,035

21 April 2026 ko Vigyan Bhawan mein 18th Civil Services Day; keynote VP C.P. Radhakrishnan.

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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Indonesia Important

INS Sunayna IOS SAGAR ke teesre port call pe Jakarta pahuncha; 16 countries ka crew

21 April 2026 ko INS Sunayna Jakarta, Indonesia pahuncha — IOS SAGAR deployment ka third port call.

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