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Weekly One Liner Current Affairs 17th to 23th April 2026

April Weekly One Liner Current Affairs Part 3

Competitive exams such as SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS Clerk, LIC, SSC, Railways, and other government and competitive exams require candidates to have knowledge of General Awareness, General Knowledge, and Current Affairs. The section on general awareness and current affairs is critical in determining overall scores in these exams.

To help candidates prepare for these exams, we offer weekly one-liner current affairs that cover essential and major topics. These current affairs will keep you up-to-date with current events and help you in upcoming exams.

 

National News

  • Telangana Declares Cancer a Notifiable Disease; Mandatory Reporting Within One Month
  • India Post and PM Museum Sign MoU to Promote India’s Democratic Heritage
  • Telangana Launches ‘Project Sanjeevani’ for Highway Trauma Care
  • China Becomes India’s Largest Trading Partner in 2025–26
  • Gujarat Signs MoU to Set Up Indo-Taiwan Industrial Park in Sanand–Dholera Region
  • India Achieves Record $860 Billion Exports in FY 2025–26 with 4.2% Growth
  • India’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.1% in March 2026
  • FIU–PFRDA Sign MoU to Strengthen AML & Counter Terror Financing Efforts
  • Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Hosts First BRICS Health Working Group Meeting 2026 in New Delhi
  • Nari Shakti Vandan Bill Fails in Lok Sabha After Missing Two-Thirds Majority
  • Gautam Adani Overtakes Mukesh Ambani to Become Asia’s Richest
  • FSSAI Bans Use of Ashwagandha Leaves in Supplements Over Safety Concerns
  • BECIL Signs MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing to Boost Advanced Tech Collaboration
  • Union Cabinet Approves 2% Hike in DA and DR for Central Government Employees and Pensioners
  • India Forms High-Level AIGEG to Steer AI Governance Strategy
  • Manohar Lal Launches Urban Challenge Fund Guidelines to Boost ₹4 Lakh Crore Urban Infrastructure Push
  • Punjab Partners with IIT Ropar to Develop AI-Based Real-Time Crime Tracking System
  • PNGRB Approves IOCL’s 425 km Kochi–Thoothukudi Gas Pipeline to Boost Southern India Energy Network
  • MEITY Forms TPEC to Strengthen AI Governance, Includes Experts Ravindran & Rajat Moona
  • PM Modi to Inaugurate 594-km Ganga Expressway Linking Meerut to Prayagraj
  • Cabinet Led by Narendra Modi Extends Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana–III Till 2028
  • AICTE Launches 3rd Edition of VAANI Scheme to Promote Indian Languages in Technical Education
  • Meghalaya Grants Full Official Status to Khasi and Garo, Replaces 2005 Language Act
  • Kankaria Coaching Depot Becomes India’s First Water-Neutral Railway Depot
  • Cabinet Approves ‘Bharat Maritime Insurance Pool’ with ₹12,980 Crore Sovereign Guarantee
  • World Bank Approves $225 Million Loan for Rajasthan Highway Modernisation Project
  • NITI Aayog Launches “Divya Bharat: A Window to the Soul of India” Anthology for Tourism Promotion
  • India and South Korea to increase bilateral trade to 50 billion dollars by 2030
  • PM Modi to Inaugurate India’s First Greenfield Integrated RefineryPetrochemical Complex in Rajasthan
  • Ministry of Textiles Launches ‘Vishwa Sutra – Weaves of India for the World’ to Globalize Indian Handlooms
  • CBI Launches AI Chatbot ‘Abhay’ to Verify Notices and Combat Digital Scams
  • Female Black Panther Introduced at Visakhapatnam Zoo After 40 Years Under Animal Exchange Programme
  • Assam Celebrates 114th Suwari Festival with Cultural Grandeur in Boko
  • Punjab Notifies New Law Imposing Stricter Punishment for Sacrilege Against Guru Granth Sahib
  • Meghalaya Govt Scraps Luxury Resort Project at Umiam Lake Amid Local Opposition
  • Centre Approves ₹460 Crore Loan to Revive Alliance Air Operations
  • Samriddh Gram Initiative Nominated for WSIS Prizes 2026 for Boosting Rural Digital Infrastructure in India

International News

  • World Bank Group Launches ‘Water Forward’ Initiative to Ensure Water Security for 1 Billion People by 2030

Banking and Financial

  • India’s Wholesale Inflation Rises to 3-Month High of 3.9% in March on Rising Fuel and Power Costs
  • Shriram Finance Gets RBI Nod for Primary Dealer Business; Shares Rise on Positive Market Sentiment
  • Life Insurance Corporation of India Launches MyLIC & Super Sales Saathi Apps to Boost Digital Services
  • DoT–SEBI MoU to Curb Telecom-Linked Financial Frauds
  • Ahana Launches RBI Reporting Solution for Co-operative Banks with Proprietary Data Model
  • India Post Achieves Record ₹15,296 Crore Revenue in FY26, Registers 16% Growth
  • BHIM App Introduces New Feature to Check CIBIL Score Directly via NPCI Support
  • CheQ and AU Small Finance Bank Launch India’s First LED-Powered Co-Branded Credit Card ‘CheQ AU Credit Card’
  • India’s Eight Core Industries Contract 0.4% in March After Five Months of Growth
  • NSE-Listed Companies’ CSR Spending Jumps 23% to ₹22,212 Crore in FY25
  • UN Projects India’s Economy to Grow 6.4% in 2026 and 6.6% in 2027
  • Karnataka Bank Partners with Pine Labs to Boost Digital Payment and PoS Solutions for Customers
  • SEBI Slashes Minimum Investment in Social Impact Funds to ₹1,000, Boosting Retail Participation
  • RBI Launches 4th Global Hackathon “HaRBinger” on Secure and Inclusive Banking Theme
  • SBI Aims to Expand Balance Sheet to 25% of India’s GDP by 2030

Appointment and Resignation

  • Smriti Mandhana Partners with Agilitas Sports for One8 Brand
  • Infosys Partners with Carlos Alcaraz as Global Brand Ambassador
  • FICCI Appoints Anant Swarup as Secretary General
  • Australia Appoints Gen. Susan Coyle as First Woman Chief of Army in Historic Military Reshuffle
  • Ajit Agarkar Reappointed as Selection Committee Chairman
  • Dinesh Trivedi Appointed as India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh
  • Tim Cook to Become Executive Chairman, John Ternus Named Next CEO
  • HDFC Life Extends Vibha Padalkar’s Tenure as MD & CEO for Five Years

Awards

  • Sayani Gupta Named Harvard South Asian Association’s Person of the Year 2026
  • Kerala’s N. Alim Yusuf Wins WWF National Award for AI App ‘NeophyteID’ at ECHO Summit 2026
  • Sadhvi Satish Sail Crowned Miss India 2026; Rajnandini Pawar Secures Runner-Up Title

Science

  • Amazon to Acquire Globalstar in $11.57 Billion Deal to Boost Project Kuiper and Rival Starlink
  • ISRO SAC and ATREE Sign MoU to Advance Sustainable Land Management and Grassland Mapping in India

Defence

  • Indian Navy Releases INMSS-2026 at Naval Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi
  • Indian Army Flags Off “Samudra Sahas” Blue-Water Sailing Expedition from Mumbai to Mark Artillery Bicentenary

Sports

  • Wisden 2025: Mitchell Starc & Deepti Sharma Named Leading Cricketers
  • Sanju Samson and Amelia Kerr Named ICC Players of the Month for March
  • Hockey Jharkhand Clinches Third Consecutive Sub-Junior Women’s National Title
  • Vaishali Wins FIDE Women’s Candidates 2026
  • Viktor Axelsen Announces Retirement from Professional Badminton After Historic Olympic Success
  • Rubel Hossain Announces Retirement from International Cricket
  • Aronyak Ghosh Becomes India’s 95th Grandmaster

Important day

  • 15 April – International Wellness Day
  • 14 April – World Chagas Disease Day
  • 17 April – World Hemophilia Day (Theme 2026 – Diagnosis: First Step to Care)
  • 18 April – World Heritage Day (Theme 2026 – Emergency Response for Living Heritage in Contexts of Conflicts and Disasters)
  • 19 April – World Liver Day (Theme 2026 – Solid Habits, Strong Liver)
  • 20 April – UN Chinese Language Day
  • 21 April – World Creativity and Innovation Day (Theme 2026 – Harnessing Creativity for Global Progress)
  • 22 April – World Earth Day (Theme 2026 – Our Power, Our Planet)

Obituary

  • Lion of Ladakh’ Sonam Wangchuk, Maha Vir Chakra Awardee, Passes Away
  • Oscar Schmidt, Brazil Basketball Legend, Passes Away

 

 

 

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