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Bills passed included the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, the Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill and the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill.
Hearing petitions on the CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, the Supreme Court described Parliament's long delay in framing a law on election commissioner appointments as the 'tyranny of the elected', amid debate over the selection committee's composition.
India began its first-ever digital, self-enumeration census process, with mascots 'Pragati' and 'Vikas'. The first-phase web-based self-enumeration rollout covered eight States/UTs through a facility in 16 regional languages.
The Kankaria Coaching Depot in Ahmedabad (Western Railway) became India's first water-neutral railway depot, saving nearly 1.60 lakh litres of water daily using phytoremediation.
The government declared that the decades-long Naxalite (Left-Wing Extremism) insurgency had been effectively ended, with remaining cadres reported killed, arrested or surrendered - a milestone that dominated security discourse into April.
Parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment) Bill, 2026, advancing trust-based governance by decriminalising minor offences, removing outdated rules and reducing the litigation burden on citizens and businesses.
A special court in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, sentenced all nine policemen accused in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case (of P. Jayaraj and his son J. Bennix) to death, a landmark verdict on custodial violence.
The India-flagged LPG tanker Jag Vikram became the first Indian vessel to cross the Strait of Hormuz after the 2026 Iran war ceasefire, easing concerns over India's energy supply routes.
MoRTH revised overloading toll rules: no fee up to 10% excess load, twice the base rate for 10-40% overload and four times for above 40%, with certified weighing devices at fee plazas.
The Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 - seeking to raise the Lok Sabha ceiling to 850 seats, base delimitation on the 2011 census and enable women's reservation - was negatived for want of a two-thirds majority; the accompanying Delimitation Bill and UT Laws Bill became infructuous.
The Budget Session (28 Jan-18 Apr 2026) was adjourned sine die after 31 sittings, extended by three days beyond schedule. Ten Bills were introduced and six passed, and the Union Budget 2026-27 was approved.
At least 23 people were killed and several injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, renewing concern over safety in the fireworks industry.
A bus fell into a gorge in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, killing 21 people and injuring 45, highlighting road-safety challenges in hilly terrain.
At least 13 people were killed and more than 40 injured in an explosion at a firecracker unit in Thrissur, Kerala, one of several fireworks accidents reported in April.
Polling for the Tamil Nadu Assembly was held on 23 April, while the West Bengal Assembly election was held in phases over 23-29 April, ahead of results in early May.
The Meghalaya Cabinet approved the Official Languages Ordinance, 2026, granting Khasi and Garo full official status alongside English using powers under Article 345, repealing the earlier 2005 Act.
The Lieutenant Governor approved five new districts - Nubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drass - raising Ladakh's total from two (Leh, Kargil) to seven, to improve administration in the UT.
Telangana made cancer a notifiable disease with a one-month reporting timeline - a first-of-its-kind public-health governance measure among Indian states to build a cancer registry.
Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister of Bihar, with Samrat Choudhary reported to succeed him, marking a significant transition in the state's leadership.
The CBIC allowed eligible SEZ manufacturing units to sell goods in the Domestic Tariff Area at concessional customs duty for 2026-27, subject to a minimum 20% value addition and a 30% export-value cap.
From 1 April 2026, the RBI removed all foreclosure and prepayment penalties on floating-rate loans to individual borrowers, a major consumer-friendly reform.
Under RBI norms effective April 2026, banks may accept silver ornaments and coins as collateral for loans, expanding beyond the earlier gold-only framework for secured lending.
From 1 April 2026, the RBI made two-factor authentication (SMS OTP or biometric verification) compulsory for all digital payment transactions, strengthening payment security.
In its April policy, the RBI projected India's real GDP growth for FY 2026-27 at 6.9% and CPI inflation at 4.6%, flagging global geopolitical risk from the West Asia conflict.
All-India CPI inflation for April 2026 was a provisional 3.48%, the fastest in a year but below market expectations, with rural inflation at 3.74% and urban at 3.16%.
Wholesale Price Index inflation hit a provisional 8.3% for April 2026, a multi-month high, driven mainly by higher prices of mineral oils, crude petroleum, natural gas and basic metals.
India's industrial production grew 4.9% in April 2026, the first data under a revamped IIP series with the base year revised from 2011-12 to 2022-23. Manufacturing rose 6.2% and capital goods 16.0%.
The World Bank noted India remained the fastest-growing major economy with FY26 growth around 7.6% and a current account deficit near 1% of GDP, while projecting FY27 growth at 6.6%.
UPI processed 22.35 billion transactions in April 2026 (up 25% year-on-year) worth Rs 29.03 lakh crore, reflecting continued expansion of India's digital-payments ecosystem.
India's exports for April 2026 were about $43.7 billion (up ~13.4%) and imports about $71.9 billion (up ~10.8%), leaving a trade deficit near $28.2 billion, with petroleum and telecom instruments leading exports.
Effective April 2026, BSBD (zero-balance) accounts offer free cash deposits, free ATM withdrawals and free passbooks/statements, deepening the financial-inclusion push.
In April 2026, bank lending rates rose modestly on robust credit demand even as the repo rate stayed unchanged, while deposit rates continued to soften.
Gaming firm PlaySimple filed its draft red herring prospectus for a public issue comprising solely an Offer for Sale of Rs 3,150 crore, positioning it to become India's second listed gaming company after Nazara.
Travel major MakeMyTrip named Axis Capital, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan as advisers for its planned IPO, signalling a domestic listing push.
French liquor major Pernod Ricard reportedly began exploring an IPO of its India arm with advisers, reflecting continued interest in listing Indian units of multinational firms.
Overseas equity investments by Indian companies rose about 27% (reported in April 2026) to roughly Rs 12,100 crore, reflecting strong appetite for global expansion.
At its first bi-monthly policy of FY 2026-27, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee under Governor Sanjay Malhotra unanimously held the repo rate at 5.25% with a neutral stance; SDF at 5.00%, MSF and Bank Rate at 5.50%.
The IMF's April WEO, titled 'Global Economy in the Shadow of War', projected India's real GDP growth at about 6.5%, keeping India the fastest-growing major economy while trimming the global outlook.
India hosted the Bharat Steel Summit in New Delhi to chart the domestic steel sector's growth, decarbonisation and self-reliance goals.
SEBI reduced the minimum investment in a social impact fund from Rs 2,00,000 to Rs 1,000 per individual investor and introduced a provision to tag an AIF as an 'inoperative fund'.
The RBI's draft proposes barring PPIs for cross-border transactions, reducing the monthly cash-loading limit for full-KYC PPIs to Rs 10,000, and capping person-to-person transfers at Rs 25,000/month.
The Textiles Ministry extended the Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) Scheme for garment and made-up exports up to 30 September 2026, to boost export competitiveness, especially for MSMEs.
The Coal Ministry released guidelines requiring an approved Mining Plan before gasification, a mandatory Safety Management Plan, a 500-metre barrier in mixed mines and escrow accounts for mine closure.
The RELIEF Scheme - which insures war-related export risks under the Export Promotion Mission - was expanded to add Egypt and Jordan, alongside existing cover for the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel and Kuwait, amid West Asia tensions.
The Union Cabinet approved continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III until March 2028 with a revised outlay of Rs 83,977 crore, extending timelines for rural roads and bridges.
During the Sri Lanka visit, the VP announced extension of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) scheme from the fourth to the sixth generation for Indian-origin (Malaiyaha) Tamils, with simplified documentation.
A Bahrain-proposed UN Security Council resolution to reopen the Strait of Hormuz got 11 votes in favour but was vetoed by Russia and China, underscoring great-power divisions over the West Asia crisis.
The UK Parliament passed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, barring anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 from ever legally buying cigarettes - effectively raising the smoking age by one year every year.
Turkey enacted legislation restricting social-media access for children under 15, requiring strict age verification and parental controls on major platforms - part of a global trend on child online safety.
During the April 2026 engagements, Sri Lanka agreed to join the India-led International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), expanding regional cooperation on wildlife and big-cat conservation.
The Austrian Chancellor visited India, with agreements on film co-production, food safety, road-infrastructure cooperation and a space-industry seminar, plus letters of intent on military cooperation and counter-terrorism.
President Lee Jae-myung made a state visit to New Delhi, with India and South Korea signing 15 MoUs and a joint declaration to resume CEPA-upgrade negotiations; Korea joined the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative and the International Solar Alliance.
This was the first bilateral visit by an Indian Vice President to Sri Lanka. He met President Dissanayake and PM Harini Amarasuriya, and India and Sri Lanka signed six MoUs under India's grant-assistance framework.
India and New Zealand signed an FTA in New Delhi - concluded in roughly nine months, one of India's fastest. Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and NZ Trade Minister Todd McClay signed the pact.
The deal gives 100% duty-free access for India's exports, with India reducing tariffs on ~95% of NZ goods. India excluded sensitive sectors - dairy, onions, sugar, honey and gems & jewellery - and secured a framework for up to $20 billion NZ investment over 15 years.
The Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Rajnath Singh, cleared a large package (~$25 billion) including five additional S-400 Triumf air-defence systems from Russia, multirole transport aircraft and remotely piloted strike platforms.
India announced plans to integrate the DRDO-developed Astra Mk-2 Beyond Visual Range air-to-air missile - with a range up to ~240 km - onto Mirage 2000 fighters to boost aerial dominance.
INS Taragiri, the fourth Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) stealth frigate (~6,670 tonnes) built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, was commissioned into the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.
India inducted INS Aridhaman, its third indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) under the Advanced Technology Vessel project, joining INS Arihant and INS Arighaat.
INS Malwan, the second of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft built by Cochin Shipyard, was delivered to the Navy, boosting coastal anti-submarine capability.
The fourth edition of the India-Egypt joint special forces exercise 'Cyclone' was held at Anshas, Egypt, focusing on special-forces training and counter-terrorism cooperation.
NASA launched Artemis II aboard the Space Launch System, sending astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen on a ~10-day lunar flyby aboard Orion - its first crewed mission beyond low-Earth orbit in over 50 years.
Data from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite showed parts of Mexico City sinking about 2 cm per month, attributed to groundwater over-extraction. NISAR became fully operational in January 2026.
On 6 April, Artemis II surpassed the Apollo 13 distance record, with the crew reaching about 252,756 miles from Earth. The Orion capsule 'Integrity' splashed down in the Pacific on 11 April.
ISRO successfully conducted the second Integrated Air Drop Test of the Gaganyaan-1 crew module, validating parachute-based recovery. Gaganyaan-1, the first uncrewed test flight carrying the robot Vyommitra, is planned for later in 2026.
Under the India Semiconductor Mission, 12 chip projects worth ~Rs 1.64 lakh crore had been approved (one fab, two compound-semiconductor fabs, nine packaging units); 'ISM 2.0' was announced in Union Budget 2026-27.
Over 38,000 GPUs had been onboarded to the IndiaAI common-compute facility (rising toward 45,000+), offered to startups and academia at subsidised rates, with a target of 100,000 public GPUs by December 2026.
IIT Bombay scientists reported (in the journal Nature) a new catalytic strategy converting fatty acids into complex molecules for drug development, enabling faster synthesis of compounds with potential anticancer activity.
A collaboration between IIT Delhi and Optimist announced an air conditioner that delivers full performance at 50 degrees C ambient heat, entering pilot testing for India's extreme summers.
SKUAST-Srinagar successfully cultivated the prized Morchella (morel) mushroom under controlled conditions for the first time, a potential boost for high-value agriculture in Kashmir.
India outlined a plan to expand nuclear power capacity more than tenfold - from about 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047 - as part of its clean-energy and net-zero roadmap.
MeitY notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026, specifying the Online Gaming Authority's composition, criteria to identify 'online money games' and a 10-year registration certificate for e-sports.
India officially withdrew its bid to host the COP33 UN climate summit scheduled for 2028, signalling a recalibration of its climate-diplomacy priorities.
The snowy owl was granted international protection under the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), strengthening safeguards for the Arctic bird.
The Environment Ministry released draft rules under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for lifecycle management of tar balls (oil-spill by-products), requiring State Pollution Control Board authorisation and district response teams.
Blackbucks were reintroduced into the Rampur grassland of Barnawapara Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, supporting grassland-ecosystem restoration.
The Zoological Survey of India identified two new free-living marine nematode species off the Tamil Nadu coast, one named Corononema dhriti, adding to India's marine biodiversity record.
India's draft Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency-III norms - to take effect from 1 April 2027 - propose tighter passenger-vehicle emission standards with a carbon-credit trading mechanism.
The foundation stone for India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park was laid in Ladakh to preserve ancient rock carvings, blending heritage protection with tourism.
Two landfill sites in India (in Telangana and Maharashtra) were listed among the world's top 25 methane 'super-emitter' sources for 2025, highlighting urban waste-management challenges.
India formally submitted its updated Nationally Determined Contributions for the 2031-35 period to the UN climate body under the Paris Agreement, outlining its next round of climate targets.
During IPL 2026's April fixtures, Bhuvneshwar Kumar became the first fast bowler in IPL history to reach 200 wickets, a landmark for Indian pace bowling.
Virat Kohli became the first player in IPL history to reach 9,000 career runs (and 800 boundaries) during IPL 2026, extending his record as the tournament's leading run-scorer.
The first edition of the Khelo India Tribal Games concluded in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, with Karnataka topping the medal tally (23 gold). Around 3,800 athletes from 30 states/UTs competed; the mascot was 'Morveer'.
Held in Madrid, Spain, Carlos Alcaraz won Sportsman of the Year and Aryna Sabalenka won Sportswoman of the Year. Paris Saint-Germain won World Team of the Year and Nadia Comaneci received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sadhvi Satish Sail from Goa was crowned the 61st Femina Miss India World 2026 at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, and will represent India at the Miss World pageant.
'Tides of Time: Bharat's History through Murals in Parliament', authored by Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty, was unveiled by Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan, chronicling India's civilisational journey through Parliament's murals.
TIME's 2026 list featured three Indians: actor Ranbir Kapoor, chef Vikas Khanna and Google & Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, recognising influence across culture and technology.
The 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize - often called the 'Green Nobel' - honoured six grassroots environmental defenders from around the world for their community campaigns.
Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth was appointed Vice Chief of the Army Staff, a key top-tier appointment in the Indian Army's leadership.
Ashwini Bhide became the first woman Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's richest civic body.
Economist Ashok Lahiri was appointed Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog, the government's premier policy think tank.
Roman Gofman was appointed head of Israel's foreign intelligence agency Mossad, taking charge of one of the world's best-known spy agencies.
Observed on 7 April, marking the founding of the WHO in 1948. The 2026 theme was 'Together for Health. Stand with Science', anchored by the International One Health Summit.
The birth anniversary of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, chief architect of the Indian Constitution, was observed nationwide to promote equality and social justice.
The International Day for Monuments and Sites was observed on 18 April with the ICOMOS theme 'Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts', focusing on protecting at-risk heritage.
Earth Day was observed on 22 April with the returning theme 'Our Power, Our Planet', emphasising community-driven clean-energy action and environmental protection.
Observed on 24 April to mark the 1993 enforcement of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, which gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj Institutions.
C.D. Gopinath, India's oldest living Test cricketer and the last surviving member of the team that secured India's first-ever Test victory (vs England, 1952), passed away in April 2026.
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