India Current Affairs — Saari news

💹 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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💹 Economy 📍 India

India Pharma 2026 ka 9th edition khatam; funding, infrastructure aur speed key enablers

14 April 2026: Department of Pharmaceuticals, FICCI, IPA ka India Pharma 2026 (9th edition) New Delhi mein sampann.

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🎓 Education 📍 Gujarat

President Murmu ne Gandhinagar mein Rashtriya Raksha University convocation ko address kiya

14 April 2026: President Murmu ne RRU convocation mein digital arrest, cyber crime, phishing ko bade threats bataya.

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🌿 Climate Change 📍 India Must know

IMD: 2026 southwest monsoon below normal, LPA ka 92%

13 April 2026: IMD ka first-stage forecast — June–September baarish LPA ka 92% (±5%), below normal.

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📋 Central Schemes 📍 India Must know

Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 notify, ₹10,000 crore corpus

13 April 2026: Startup India FoF 2.0 notify hua — ₹10,000 crore, AIFs ke through deep tech aur manufacturing startups ko funding; SIDBI implementation agency.

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🎓 Women & Child 📍 India Important

e-SafeHER launch: 10 lakh rural mahilaon ko 'Cyber Sakhi' banane ki pehal

13 April 2026: C-DAC Hyderabad aur Reliance Foundation ka e-SafeHER — MeitY ISEA ke tahat, 3 saal mein 10 lakh women.

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🎭 Heritage & UNESCO 📍 Punjab Important

Jallianwala Bagh massacre ki barsi par shaheedon ko shraddhanjali

13 April 2026: PM Modi ne Jallianwala Bagh ke shaheedon ko yaad kiya; massacre 13 April 1919 ko hua tha.

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💹 GDP, Inflation & Economic Data 📍 India Important

March 2026 mein retail inflation 3.40%, naye CPI base 2024=100 par

MoSPI (13 April 2026): CPI (base 2024) inflation March mein 3.40%, Feb mein 3.21%.

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🔬 Science & Technology 📍 Haryana

TDB ne Gurugram ki Casey Aviation ke hybrid 'Jump Take-Off' project ko India–UK programme mein support kiya

DST (13 April 2026): TDB ne Casey Aviation ke BE-JTO project ke liye conditional grant diya; UK partner ARC Aerosystems.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh

Raisen mein Unnat Krishi Mahotsav khatam; 'seed-to-market' roadmap ke liye task force

13 April 2026: Raisen (MP) mein Unnat Krishi Mahotsav sampann; Chouhan ka task force, Gadkari ki Ring Road par sehmati.

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💹 Economy 📍 India

Labour Ministry ke Porter aur Gigin ke saath MoU, NCS portal par jobs badhane ke liye

13 April 2026: NCS portal ke liye Porter aur Gigin MoUs; Porter ka target 2030 tak 30 lakh+ opportunities.

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🔬 Health & Medicine 📍 Gujarat

President Murmu ne AIIMS Rajkot ke pehle convocation ko address kiya

13 April 2026: AIIMS Rajkot ka pehla batch graduate hua; President ne sickle cell anaemia jaise regional challenges par zor diya.

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🔬 Research & Discoveries 📍 India

ANRF ka 'SARAL AI': research papers ko 18 Indian languages mein simple content banayega

13 April 2026: Jitendra Singh ne ANRF review kiya; SARAL AI aur MAHA mission-mode programmes.

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🏅 Sports 📍 India

India Bangkok 2026 World Archery Para Series mein 13 medals ke saath top par

13 April 2026: Mandaviya ne para archery team ko felicitate kiya — 13 medals (7 gold), medal table mein No. 1.

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🕯️ Obituaries 📍 Maharashtra Must know

Legendary singer Asha Bhosle ka 92 saal ki umr mein nidhan

Padma Vibhushan aur Dadasaheb Phalke Award se sammanit Asha Bhosle ka 12 April 2026 ko Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai mein 92 saal ki umr mein nidhan.

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🚄 Railways, Roads & Aviation 📍 India Important

Railways ne FY 2025–26 mein ₹1.53 lakh crore ke 100 projects sanction kiye

12 April 2026: Railway Ministry — FY 2025–26 mein 100 projects, ₹1.53 lakh crore, 6,000+ km; Maharashtra sabse aage (17).

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 India Important

Finance Ministry: State crop bonus par DoE letter advisory tha, directive nahi

12 April 2026: Finance Ministry ne kaha ki DoE ka 9 Jan 2026 ka letter — pulses, oilseeds, millets ke liye bonus policy align karo — sirf advisory tha.

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🎓 Education, Health & Society 📍 India

VP ne tribal lives aur S&T par DST conference ka udghatan kiya

12 April 2026: VP C. P. Radhakrishnan ne Bharat Mandapam mein tribal lives ke transformation par conference khola — DST, NECTAR aur ITITI Doon Sanskriti School ne organise kiya.

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🎭 Festivals & Events 📍 Delhi

Delhi mein Chakma Yuva Samvad aur Bizu festival, NCST Chairman ka sambodhan

12 April 2026: NCST Chairman Antar Singh Arya ne Delhi mein Chakma Yuva Samvad mein tribal youth ke liye education, skilling aur jobs par zor diya.

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🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Madhya Pradesh

Shivraj Chouhan ne MP ke 4 districts ka agri roadmap release kiya

12 April 2026: Raisen ke Advanced Agriculture Festival ke doosre din Sehore, Raisen, Vidisha aur Dewas ka agricultural roadmap release.

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