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170 stories for “Current Affairs” · April 2026
Clear filtersThe report "Spotlight on the Top 25 Methane Plumes in 2025: Landfills", released by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), names the world's top methane-emitting waste sites.Scope: 25 landfills in 18 countries...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the Digital Payments E-Mandate Framework 2026, standardising rules for recurring digital payments.Coverage: Cards, Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and prepaid payment instrumen...
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has brought in a new deportation policy to speed up the identification and removal of illegal migrants.Task forces: District-level task forces are mandatory.Timeline: Verification of su...
India took part in the World Border Security Congress 2026, held in Vienna, Austria.Venue: Vienna, Austria.Themes discussed: Maritime security, coastal surveillance, transnational threats and emerging technologies.Object...
The foundation stone of India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park has been laid in Ladakh, on the banks of the Indus River.What are petroglyphs: Prehistoric carvings made on rock surfaces.Location: Banks of the Indus Ri...
The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) have launched the first-ever BRICS Academic Forum in New Delhi.Organisers: ORF and RIS.Venue: New Delhi.Editio...
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed an artificial intelligence-based system called Prajna and handed it over to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).Developer: DRDO.User: Ministry of Home...
The Laureus World Sports Awards 2026 were held in Madrid, Spain, recognising sporting achievements of 2025.Sportsman of the Year: Carlos Alcaraz (tennis).Sportswoman of the Year: Aryna Sabalenka (tennis).Team of the Year...
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) in Chennai has introduced OmegaBall, a new football format involving three teams, in 2026. The institute plans to form a national-level OmegaBall club in India.Forma...
The Samriddh Gram Initiative has been nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2026.Launched by: Department of Telecommunications (DoT), using BharatNet broadband.Model: One-stop digital se...
The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) has approved revised guidelines under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 to improve how Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) funds are used.Aim: Fair sharing of benefits from biologi...
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the 'Household Social Consumption: Health' survey conducted under the 80th round of the National Sample Survey (NSS).Illness: About 13.1% of pe...
