Asia Current Affairs — Saari news

🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi

CAQM Enforcement Task Force ne NCR mein 162 inspections, 64 violations review kiye

17 April 2026: CAQM ETF ki 129th meeting — 27 Mar–10 Apr ke 162 inspections, 64 violations.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Gujarat Must know

Sarkar ne Tata Semiconductor ke chip fab ke liye Dholera mein SEZ notify kiya — India ka pehla

16 April 2026: Dholera (Gujarat) mein Tata Semiconductor ka SEZ notify — 66.166 ha, 21,000 jobs.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 India Must know

131st Amendment, Delimitation aur UT Laws Bills 251–185 division ke baad Lok Sabha mein introduce

16 April 2026: teen linked Bills Lok Sabha mein pesh; introduction motion 251–185 se paas.

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💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

FIU-India ne money laundering ke khilaf SEBI aur PFRDA ke saath MoU kiye

16 April 2026: FIU-IND ke SEBI aur PFRDA ke saath alag MoUs — AML/CFT info sharing.

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🌿 Pollution & Conservation 📍 Delhi Important

Delhi ka AQI 'Poor' hone par CAQM ne NCR mein GRAP Stage-I lagaya

16 April 2026: Delhi AQI 226 ('Poor') — CAQM ne poore NCR mein Stage-I ke 31 actions lagaye.

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🔬 IT, AI & Digital 📍 India Important

MeitY ne AI par apex inter-ministerial body AI Governance and Economic Group banaya

16 April 2026: AIGEG constitute — chair Ashwini Vaishnaw, vice chair Jitin Prasada.

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🏅 Other Sports 📍 India

India ne WADA GAIIN final conference host kiya; doping traffickers par criminal provisions aayenge

16 April 2026: Mandaviya — prohibited substances ki trafficking/administering par criminal provisions par kaam.

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🎓 Social Justice & Welfare 📍 Uttar Pradesh

NHRC ne UP ke brick kilns mein bonded labour ke 216 cases sune

16 April 2026: NHRC (Justice V. Ramasubramanian) ne UP brick kilns ke 216 bonded labour cases online sune.

For: State PSC · Teaching · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Andhra Pradesh

Fisheries Secretary ne Bhimavaram (AP) ke PMMSY brackishwater aquaculture cluster ka review kiya

16 April 2026: Abhilaksh Likhi ne Bhimavaram cluster review kiya; AP ka fish production 64 lakh tonne.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal Phase I seats ke liye EVM-VVPAT commissioning shuru

16 April 2026: 23 April ko vote wali seats ke liye EVM-VVPAT commissioning; TN 75,064, WB Ph-I 44,378 polling stations.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India

MoSPI ne PAIMANA ke under infrastructure Performance Monitoring Dashboard launch kiya

16 April 2026: MoSPI ka infra performance dashboard; PAIMANA ne OCMS-2006 ki jagah li.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 India Must know

₹1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund ke Operational Guidelines aur CRGSS launch

15 April 2026: Manohar Lal ne UCF guidelines launch kiye — ₹1 lakh crore central assistance, ~₹4 lakh crore investment target.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Bihar Must know

Samrat Choudhary bane Bihar ke CM; Vijay Kumar Choudhary aur Bijendra Prasad Yadav ne bhi shapath li

15 April 2026: Samrat Choudhary ne Lok Bhawan, Patna mein Bihar CM ki shapath li; Governor Syed Ata Hasnain ne oath dilayi.

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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027: 16 April se 8 States/UTs mein Houselisting field work; ~12 lakh households ne Self-Enumeration kiya

MHA (15 April 2026): Census 2027 Phase I (HLO) ka field work 16 April se 15 May tak; Self-Enumeration pehli baar.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 India Important

India ne 2026 ki pehli BRICS Health Working Group meeting host ki; Healthy Lifestyle aur Mental Wellness nayi priorities

Health Ministry (15 April 2026): New Delhi mein pehli BRICS HWG meeting; India BRICS Chair 2026.

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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

DoT aur SEBI ka MoU: securities fraud ke khilaf telecom data sharing

15 April 2026: DoT SEBI ke saath FRI aur MNRL share karega; SEBI fraud-linked telecom resources flag karega.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

ECI ne Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal Phase I ke liye Voter Information Slips baantna shuru kiya

15 April 2026: TN aur WB (Phase I) polls 23 April ke liye VIS distribution shuru; Braille AVIS bhi.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

March 2026 mein WPI inflation badhkar 3.88%

Commerce Ministry (15 April 2026): WPI inflation March mein 3.88% (provisional), February mein 2.13% thi.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

FY 2025-26 mein India ka total export US$ 860.09 billion, 4.22% growth

Commerce Ministry (15 April 2026): FY26 total exports US$ 860.09 bn vs US$ 825.26 bn in FY25.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

PLFS March 2026: unemployment 5.1%, LFPR 55.4%

MoSPI (15 April 2026): March 2026 mein 15+ age ka UR 5.1%, LFPR 55.4%.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Karnataka

PM ne Mandya ke Sri Kshetra Adichunchanagiri mein Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira ka udghatan kiya

15 April 2026: PM Modi ne Mandya, Karnataka mein Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira inaugurate kiya; 9 appeals kiye.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 Punjab

INST Mohali ka iron-MOF nanosphere sensor jo nicotine aur cotinine detect karke chamakta hai

DST (15 April 2026): INST Mohali ne Fe-MOF nanospheres se 'turn-on' fluorescent nicotine sensor banaya.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India

NHAI ka FASTag banks ko vehicle registration number validate karne ka nirdesh, MLFF tolling se pehle

15 April 2026: NHAI ne sab FASTag issuer banks ko VRN check karne aur galat tags blacklist karne ko kaha.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttarakhand Must know

PM ne 213 km Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor ka udghatan kiya; safar ~2.5 ghante ka

14 April 2026: PM Modi ne Dehradun mein 213 km, six-lane Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor inaugurate kiya.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 India Important

Parliament House ke Prerna Sthal par Dr. B. R. Ambedkar ki 135th Jayanti

14 April 2026: Dr. Ambedkar Foundation ne Prerna Sthal par 135th Ambedkar Jayanti manayi; VP, PM, Speaker ne tribute diya.

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🌿 Disasters 📍 Chhattisgarh Important

Chhattisgarh ke Sakti mein Vedanta power plant mein blast, workers ki maut; PM ne ex-gratia announce kiya

14 April 2026: Sakti (Chhattisgarh) ke Vedanta plant mein boiler steam tube blast; 17 April tak 21 maut.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Important

West Bengal Assembly election ke do phases mein 2,926 candidates

ECI (14 April 2026): WB mein withdrawal ke baad 2,926 candidates — Phase I 1,478 (152 ACs), Phase II 1,448 (142 ACs).

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

MoRTH: 15 April se National Highways par overloaded vehicles ke liye naya fee structure

NH Fee Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026: 10% tak extra load par fee nahi, 10–40% par 2x, 40% se upar 4x.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Delhi

Scindia ne Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya mein 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat' philatelic exhibition khola

14 April 2026: Department of Posts ki stamp exhibition PM Sangrahalaya mein 14–17 April tak.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India

NAAS brainstorming: fertilizers mein Atmanirbharta ka roadmap

14 April 2026: NAAS session; Dr. M.L. Jat — India saal mein ~33 million tonnes fertilizer use karta hai, bada hissa import.

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