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April Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3
National News
- NITI Aayog launches Report on ‘Unlocking $25+ Billion Export Potential – India’s Hand & Power Tools Sector’
- Ministry of Labour Signs MoU with Swiggy to Boost Gig Economy Jobs and Expand Employment Opportunities
- Railways Minister commemorates 172nd anniversary of India’s 1st train journey
- Indian Navy Hosts 3rd Meghayan Symposium to Mark WMO Day 2025
- NADA India Hosts National Conference on ‘Building Together a Clean Sport Ecosystem’
- Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurates World’s 17th Athlete Passport Management Unit in New Delhi
- Ministry of Ayush Organises Rashtriya Karmayogi Jan Seva Programme
- Govt issues guidelines for setting up Excellence centres under Critical Mineral Mission
- SECL to Become First Coal PSU to Use Paste Fill Technology for Mining
- Centre notifies rules for Radar equipment for the measurement of the speed of vehicles
- India Showcases Digital Innovation and Skilling Leadership at GITEX Africa 2025
- Bhagavad Gita and Natyashastra added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
- Govt procures 3,40,000 tonnes of tur under price support scheme
- Telangana govt signs MoU with Japanese company Neysa Networks to set up AI data centre cluster
- Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves draft Ordinance on sub–categorisation of Scheduled Castes
- Chennai launches South India’s first AC EMU train on suburban route
- PM Modi to inaugurate Vizhinjam International Seaport on May 2
- IAF Surya Kiran team to begin aerobatic airshow in Patna
- Arunachal CM inaugurates International Conclave on ‘Buddha Dhamma & Culture of North-East India
- Centre imposes 12% safeguard duty to shield Indian steel sector
- Union Health Ministry observes Pan-India ‘Fire Safety Week’ from 21st to 25th April
- Maharashtra launches Pink E Rickshaw Scheme with Kinetic Green
- Amaravati to be world’s first fully renewable-powered city
- Bihar CM Nitish Kumar launches ‘Mahila Samvad’ campaign targeting women empowerment
- MSDE and Microsoft Launch ‘AI Careers for Women’ Initiative to Empower Women in Emerging Tech
International News
- AIIMS Delhi Ranks 97th Among World’s Best Hospitals in 2024; Topped by Mayo Clinic in US
- New York City declares April 14 as Dr B.R. Ambedkar Day
Banking and Financial
- Morgan Stanley prunes FY26 India growth forecast to 6.1%
- United India Insurance, SIDBI in pact to offer insurance products for MSMEs
- Mumbai’s Panchavati Express gets India’s first train ATM
- Zepto renames parent entity Kiranakart Tech, ahead of possible IPO
- ADB’s cumulative loan commitment to India reaches $59.5 billion in 2024
- Fitch projects India’s GDP growth at 6.4% for FY26, retains 6.3% for FY27
- India to Grow 6.5% in 2025, Maintain Fastest-Growing Economy Tag: UNCTAD
- IDFC FIRST Bank to Get ₹7,500 Crore Investment Boost from Warburg Pincus & ADIA
- Revolut Gets RBI Nod to Launch UPI-Enabled Digital Wallets in India
- Zaggle Secures NPCI Approval to Offer UPI Payment Solutions
- RBI and FIU-IND Join Forces to Tackle Money Laundering
- ADB sanctions $85.4 million loan for Tripura Industrial Infra Development
- RBI imposes penalty on Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC First Bank, PNB
- SBI Card unveils co-branded Tata Neu credit card with exclusive rewards
- SBI to Deploy ‘Grahak Mitras’ at 4,500 Branches to Promote Alternate Banking Channels
- LIC hikes its stake in Bank of Baroda to 7.05%
- Mirae Asset launches $200M global investment fund targeting AI & semicon
- RBI permits minors above 10 years to operate bank accounts independently
- Poonawalla Fincorp and MobiKwik Collaborate to Revolutionise Instant Personal Loans
- Financial Intelligence Unit imposes ₹37 lakh penalty on Union Bank of India
- SIDBI plans to infuse $800 million in Climate Fund for small businesses
Appointment and Resignation
- Former Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey appointed vice–president at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
- Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna names Justice BR Gavai as his successor
- Arvind Shrivastava Appointed as New Revenue Secretary in Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle
- Government Appoints Four Senior IRS Officers, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, Sanjay Bahadur, L. Rajasekhar Reddy, and Aparna Rao, as Members of the CBDT
- Government appoints Mangi Lal Jat as Director General of the ICAR
- IndusInd Bank names Santosh Kumar as Deputy CFO
- Ananya Panday Becomes Chanel’s First-Ever Brand Ambassador from India
- Former SC judge Dinesh Maheshwari appointed law commission chairperson
Awards
- Bose Institute’s High-Energy Physics Team Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Contribution to ALICE Collaboration at CERN
- Laureus Awards 2025: Andrade beats Rishabh Pant to win Comeback of the Year
- Achyuta Samanta Conferred Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Award 2025
Science
- Bangladesh becomes the 54th country to join NASA’s Artemis Accord
- India’s first satellite, Aryabhata, completes 50 years
- ISRO Develops Indigenous Stellite Nozzle Divergent for PSLV
Defence
- India–Uzbekistan Joint Military Exercise ‘DUSTLIK-VI’ Kicks Off in Pune, Focusing on Counter-Terrorism and Interoperability
- India Signs First Defence MoU with Slovakia Through JCBL Group
- Indian Air Force Joins Multinational ‘Desert Flag-10’ Exercise in UAE
Sports
- South California city of Pomona to host cricket in LA 2028 Olympics
- Inder Singh Suruchi and Saurabh Chaudhary win mixed Team Gold
- India finished 6th Asian U-18 Athletics Championship 2025 with 11 medals
- Rajnath Singh inaugurates 4-day Sansad Khel Mahakumbh in Lucknow
- Simranpreet Kaur wins maiden senior international medal with silver in 25m pistol
- Rohit, Kohli retain top BCCI annual contract as Iyer, Kishan return
- India finishes 2025 ISSF World Cup Lima Campaign with 7 medals
- Neeraj Chopra Clinches Gold with 84.52 m at NWU Potch Invitational
Book and Author
- Compilation of PM Modi’s Speeches on Culture ‘Sanskriti Ka Paanchva Adhyay’ Launched
Important day
- 17 April – World Haemophilia Day (Theme 2025 – Access for All: Women and Girls Bleed Too)
- 18 April – World Heritage Day (theme 2025 – Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts: Preparedness and Learning from 60 Years of ICOMOS Actions)
- 19 April – World Liver Day (Theme 2025 – Food is Medicine)
- 21 April – Civil Services Day
- 21 April – World Creativity and Innovation Day (Theme 2025 – Step out and innovate)
- 22 April – Earth Day (Theme 2025 – Our Power, Our Plane)
- 23 April – World Book and Copyright Day
Obituary
- Pope Francis, Head of Roman Catholic Church Passed Away
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