Asia Current Affairs — Pichhle 6 mahine

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Uttar Pradesh

Kharif season se pehle Lucknow mein North Zone Agriculture Conference

24 April 2026 ko Lucknow mein North Zone Agriculture Conference — Shivraj Singh Chouhan, CM Yogi Adityanath aur 6 states + 3 UTs ke ministers.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 Rajasthan

Jaipur mein 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' cooperative reform drive ki pehli regional workshop

24 April 2026 ko Ministry of Cooperation ne Jaipur mein 'Sahkar se Samriddhi' ki pehli Regional Workshop ki — grain storage, PACS, dairy-fisheries cooperatives.

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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'.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🏛️ Elections 📍 West Bengal Must know

West Bengal mein 152 Assembly seats ke liye Phase I voting; Gujarat-Maharashtra mein bye-elections

23 April 2026 ko WB Phase I — 152 seats, 1,478 candidates, 3.60 crore voters, 44,376 PS; saath mein Umreth (GJ), Baramati aur Rahuri (MH) bye-polls.

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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Must know

Tamil Nadu mein 234 Assembly seats ke liye single phase voting; ECI final turnout 86.03%

23 April 2026 ko Tamil Nadu ki sabhi 234 seats par ek phase mein voting — 4,023 candidates, 75,064 PS; ECI statistical report mein final 86.03%.

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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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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 Uttarakhand Important

NHAI ka 12 km greenfield Dehradun bypass 44% complete, April 2027 tak ready

23 April 2026: NHAI ~₹716 crore mein Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor se judne wala 12 km 4-lane Dehradun bypass bana raha hai — 44% kaam poora, April 2027 target.

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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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💹 Economy 📍 Maharashtra Important

Bharat Taxi Mumbai pahunchi, Piyush Goyal ne driver onboarding drive shuru ki

23 April 2026 ko Piyush Goyal ne Kandivali West, Mumbai mein Bharat Taxi driver onboarding launch kiya — Delhi NCR, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Lucknow ke baad Mumbai.

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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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🌿 Wildlife & Protected Areas 📍 Uttar Pradesh Must know

Aligarh ka Shekha Jheel Bird Sanctuary India ka 99th Ramsar site bana; UP ka 12th

22 April 2026 ko Bhupender Yadav ne bataya — Shekha Jheel (Aligarh, UP) Ramsar site; India ke 99, UP ke 12.

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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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🛡️ Defence & Security 📍 Uttar Pradesh Important

IAF ne Sultanpur mein Purvanchal Expressway par din-raat Emergency Landing Facility activate ki

22 April 2026 ko IAF ne Sultanpur (UP) mein Purvanchal Expressway ELF par day-night operations kiye — Jaguar, Mirage-2000, Su-30MKI, C-295, AN-32, Mi-17 V5.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Odisha Important

Centre ne Odisha mein ₹1,428 crore+ ki paanch fasalon ki MSP kharid approve ki

22 April 2026 ko Shivraj Singh Chouhan ne Odisha mein moong, urad, groundnut, sunflower aur mustard ki central procurement approve ki — MSP value ₹1,428.31 crore+.

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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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🏛️ Elections 📍 Tamil Nadu Important

Tamil Nadu aur West Bengal mein election seizures ₹1,000 crore ke paar

ECI: ESMS (26 Feb) se 22 April 2026 tak TN-WB mein ₹1,072.13 crore ki zabti — TN ₹599.24 crore, WB ₹472.89 crore.

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🎭 Art & Culture 📍 Ladakh Important

Ladakh mein 1–15 May tak Lord Buddha ke holy relics ki pehli aisi exposition

22 April 2026 ke curtain raiser mein Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Ladakh mein 1–15 May 2026 Holy Relics of Tathagata ki Sacred Exposition — original repository se pehli baar public ke liye.

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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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🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Justice Lisa Gill Andhra Pradesh High Court ki Chief Justice appoint

22 April 2026 ki notification: Justice Lisa Gill (parent HC Punjab & Haryana) 25 April 2026 se AP High Court ki Chief Justice.

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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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🌿 Disasters 📍 Kerala Important

Thrissur ke Mundathikode mein fireworks unit blast, kam se kam 13 ki maut; PMNRF se ex-gratia

21 April 2026 ko Thrissur (Kerala) ke paas fireworks unit mein blast; PM ne ₹2 lakh ex-gratia announce kiya.

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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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💹 Economy 📍 India Important

Backgrounder: Food Processing PLI — ₹10,900 crore outlay, 3.39 lakh jobs

PIB backgrounder (21 Apr 2026): PLISFPI se Feb 2026 tak ~3.39 lakh jobs.

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🛡️ Weapons & Induction 📍 India Important

MoD ne T-72/T-90 tanks ke liye ₹975 crore ke TRAWL assembly contracts sign kiye

21 April 2026: BEML aur Electro Pneumatics & Hydraulics ke saath ₹975 crore ke contracts.

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🚄 Urban Development 📍 Odisha Important

President Murmu ne Rourkela, Odisha mein planetarium, tribal museum aur command centre inaugurate kiye

21 April 2026 ko Rourkela mein Planetarium, Nirmal Munda Parivesh Path, Tribal Museum aur ICCC ka udghatan.

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🌐 Bilateral Relations 📍 Bhutan Important

India–Bhutan Joint Group of Customs ki 7th meeting Munnar, Kerala mein

20–21 April 2026 ko Munnar mein India–Bhutan JGC ki 7th meeting; co-chairs Yogendra Garg (CBIC) aur Sonam Jamtsho.

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