🔆 Famous Sculpture/Painting: Manjira Player
📍 Monument Era/Dynasty
✅ Surya Mandir, Odisha, Ganga Dynasty
📍 Subject Matter
✅ Manjira player sitting cross-legged on a lotus pedestal.
✅ Wearing a simple garment and is adorned with a few pieces of jewelry.
✅ Holding a pair of manjiras in his hands and is playing them with great skill and dexterity.
✅ Carved from sandstone and is approximately 3 feet tall.
✅ Believed to have been created in the 13th century CE.
#art_and_culture
📍 Monument Era/Dynasty
✅ Surya Mandir, Odisha, Ganga Dynasty
📍 Subject Matter
✅ Manjira player sitting cross-legged on a lotus pedestal.
✅ Wearing a simple garment and is adorned with a few pieces of jewelry.
✅ Holding a pair of manjiras in his hands and is playing them with great skill and dexterity.
✅ Carved from sandstone and is approximately 3 feet tall.
✅ Believed to have been created in the 13th century CE.
#art_and_culture
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🔆 Tribes of Nicobar – Nicobari (Nicobarese) and Shompen
📍 Nicobari (Nicobarese) Tribe
✅ The Nicobarese live across all inhabited islands of the Nicobar Islands.
✅ They belong to the Mongoloid racial group.
✅ Population (2011 Census): 23,681.
📍 Language
✅ They speak various dialects of the Nicobarese language, belonging to the Austroasiatic language family.
📍 Territorial Groups
✅ Though not divided into sub-tribes, they are grouped territorially into:
➡️ Car Nicobar group
➡️ Chowra group
➡️ Teressa–Bompoka group
➡️ Central group
➡️ Southern group
➡️ Inland group of the Shompen on Great Nicobar
📍 Food and Livelihood
✅ Main food: Coconut, pandanus pulp, fish, rice and tropical fruits.
✅ Pigs and fowls are reared mainly for feasts.
✅ Occupations include:
➡️ Pottery making
➡️ Basket making
➡️ Canoe and iron-spear making
➡️ Pig rearing
➡️ Collection of forest produce
📍 Social Structure
✅ Nicobari society is patriarchal.
✅ They generally live in joint families called “Tuhet”.
✅ In the Tuhet system, land, coconut trees and pigs are jointly owned.
✅ Love marriages are common and marriage age is comparatively high.
📍 Settlement Pattern
✅ Villages are large, permanent and located near the seashore.
✅ Houses are circular and raised 5–7 feet above the ground on wooden piles.
✅ Entry is through a movable ladder.
✅ Near each village is a public place called “Elpanam”.
➡️ It contains a meeting house, lying-in house, mortuary and cemetery.
📍 Culture
✅ Feasting is an important cultural activity.
✅ Football is the most popular sport, along with canoe racing, volleyball and wrestling.
⸻
🔆 Shompen Tribe
✅ The Shompen inhabit the interior forests of Great Nicobar Island.
✅ They are classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
✅ They are among the most isolated tribes in the world.
📍 Recent Development
✅ In 2024, for the first time, seven members of the Shompen tribe voted in the Andaman and Nicobar Lok Sabha constituency.
📍 Population and Language
✅ Population (2011 Census): 229.
✅ They speak their own language with multiple dialects, often mutually unintelligible.
📍 Livelihood and Food
✅ They are semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers.
✅ Main activities:
➡️ Hunting
➡️ Gathering
➡️ Fishing
➡️ Small-scale horticulture
✅ Their staple food is the pandanus fruit, called “larop”.
📍 Social Structure
✅ Shompen families are nuclear, consisting of husband, wife and unmarried children.
✅ The eldest male controls family affairs.
✅ Monogamy is common, though polygamy is also permitted.
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📍 Nicobari (Nicobarese) Tribe
✅ The Nicobarese live across all inhabited islands of the Nicobar Islands.
✅ They belong to the Mongoloid racial group.
✅ Population (2011 Census): 23,681.
📍 Language
✅ They speak various dialects of the Nicobarese language, belonging to the Austroasiatic language family.
📍 Territorial Groups
✅ Though not divided into sub-tribes, they are grouped territorially into:
➡️ Car Nicobar group
➡️ Chowra group
➡️ Teressa–Bompoka group
➡️ Central group
➡️ Southern group
➡️ Inland group of the Shompen on Great Nicobar
📍 Food and Livelihood
✅ Main food: Coconut, pandanus pulp, fish, rice and tropical fruits.
✅ Pigs and fowls are reared mainly for feasts.
✅ Occupations include:
➡️ Pottery making
➡️ Basket making
➡️ Canoe and iron-spear making
➡️ Pig rearing
➡️ Collection of forest produce
📍 Social Structure
✅ Nicobari society is patriarchal.
✅ They generally live in joint families called “Tuhet”.
✅ In the Tuhet system, land, coconut trees and pigs are jointly owned.
✅ Love marriages are common and marriage age is comparatively high.
📍 Settlement Pattern
✅ Villages are large, permanent and located near the seashore.
✅ Houses are circular and raised 5–7 feet above the ground on wooden piles.
✅ Entry is through a movable ladder.
✅ Near each village is a public place called “Elpanam”.
➡️ It contains a meeting house, lying-in house, mortuary and cemetery.
📍 Culture
✅ Feasting is an important cultural activity.
✅ Football is the most popular sport, along with canoe racing, volleyball and wrestling.
⸻
🔆 Shompen Tribe
✅ The Shompen inhabit the interior forests of Great Nicobar Island.
✅ They are classified as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG).
✅ They are among the most isolated tribes in the world.
📍 Recent Development
✅ In 2024, for the first time, seven members of the Shompen tribe voted in the Andaman and Nicobar Lok Sabha constituency.
📍 Population and Language
✅ Population (2011 Census): 229.
✅ They speak their own language with multiple dialects, often mutually unintelligible.
📍 Livelihood and Food
✅ They are semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers.
✅ Main activities:
➡️ Hunting
➡️ Gathering
➡️ Fishing
➡️ Small-scale horticulture
✅ Their staple food is the pandanus fruit, called “larop”.
📍 Social Structure
✅ Shompen families are nuclear, consisting of husband, wife and unmarried children.
✅ The eldest male controls family affairs.
✅ Monogamy is common, though polygamy is also permitted.
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 11 APRIL 2026
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Nepal Begins New Year Celebrations
✅ Nepal begins celebrations for Bikram Sambat 2083 with the traditional Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur
✅ Nepali New Year falls on 14 April
✅ Bisket Jatra is a 9-day festival celebrated to welcome the new year and preserve local culture
📍 IUCN Updates Red List
✅ International Union for Conservation of Nature updates the Red List of Threatened Species
📍 Major Changes
✅ Emperor Penguin moved from Near Threatened to Endangered due to climate change
✅ Antarctic Fur Seal moved from Least Concern to Endangered
✅ Southern Elephant Seal moved from Least Concern to Vulnerable due to bird flu
📍 Bangladesh Measles Outbreak
✅ More than 100 children have died in a measles outbreak in Bangladesh
✅ Measles is a highly contagious viral disease spread through airborne droplets
✅ Severe cases can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis and blindness
✅ India aims to eliminate Measles and Rubella by 2026
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 2 Lakh Women Entrepreneurs Registered on GeM
✅ More than 2 lakh women-led MSEs registered under the Womaniya initiative on Government e-Marketplace
✅ They generated 13.7 lakh orders in FY26
📍 About Womaniya Initiative
✅ Launched in 2019
✅ Promotes participation of women entrepreneurs in government procurement
✅ Helps solve issues of limited market access and low visibility
📍 CPA India Region Zone VII Conference Concludes in Goa
✅ First Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone VII Conference held in Panaji, Goa from 8–10 April
✅ Core states: Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat
✅ Special invitees: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana
✅ Conference focused on democracy, good governance and legislative cooperation
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Operation HimSetu
✅ Indian Army launches Operation HimSetu in North Sikkim
✅ More than 1,400 people rescued after landslides and collapse of a bridge near Lachen
✅ Operation aimed at evacuating stranded civilians and restoring connectivity
📍 CAPF Administration Act, 2026 Notified
✅ President Droupadi Murmu notifies CAPF Administration Act, 2026
✅ Creates a common administrative framework for CAPFs
📍 Forces Covered
✅ Central Reserve Police Force
✅ Border Security Force
✅ Central Industrial Security Force
✅ Indo-Tibetan Border Police
✅ Sashastra Seema Bal
✅ IPS officers will continue to head these forces through deputation
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 108th Anniversary of Champaran Satyagraha
✅ Nation marks 108 years of Champaran Satyagraha
✅ Started on 11 April 1917 in Bihar under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi
✅ Farmers were forced to grow indigo under the Tinkathia system
✅ It became Gandhi’s first major success in India and marked the beginning of mass movements
📍 Birth Anniversary of Jyotiba Phule
✅ Nation pays tribute to Jyotirao Phule on his birth anniversary
✅ Born on 11 April 1827
✅ Worked for women’s education, social equality and abolition of caste discrimination
📍 Myanmar
✅ Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as elected President of Myanmar
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 Gaganyaan IADT-02 Test
✅ Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducts IADT-02 under the Gaganyaan mission
✅ Test carried out at Satish Dhawan Space Centre
✅ Objective: test safe descent and landing of crew module
✅ Crew module weighing 5.7 tonnes dropped from around 3 km height using an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter
✅ Test validated parachute and recovery systems near Sriharikota
🔆 SPORTS
📍 India Wins 16 Medals at Asian Boxing Championships
✅ India finishes with 16 medals at Asian Boxing Championships 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
📍 Medal Tally
✅ Gold: 5
✅ Silver: 3
✅ Bronze: 8
✅ India finished 2nd overall behind Kazakhstan
✅ India, however, recorded the highest total medal count
📍 Key Highlight
✅ Vishvanath Suresh wins gold in 50 kg category after defeating Japan’s Daichi Iwai 5–0
✅ It is India’s first men’s Asian boxing title in 5 years
✅ Indian women contributed 10 medals, including 4 golds, marking a historic performance
#CurrentAffairs
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Nepal Begins New Year Celebrations
✅ Nepal begins celebrations for Bikram Sambat 2083 with the traditional Bisket Jatra festival in Bhaktapur
✅ Nepali New Year falls on 14 April
✅ Bisket Jatra is a 9-day festival celebrated to welcome the new year and preserve local culture
📍 IUCN Updates Red List
✅ International Union for Conservation of Nature updates the Red List of Threatened Species
📍 Major Changes
✅ Emperor Penguin moved from Near Threatened to Endangered due to climate change
✅ Antarctic Fur Seal moved from Least Concern to Endangered
✅ Southern Elephant Seal moved from Least Concern to Vulnerable due to bird flu
📍 Bangladesh Measles Outbreak
✅ More than 100 children have died in a measles outbreak in Bangladesh
✅ Measles is a highly contagious viral disease spread through airborne droplets
✅ Severe cases can lead to pneumonia, encephalitis and blindness
✅ India aims to eliminate Measles and Rubella by 2026
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 2 Lakh Women Entrepreneurs Registered on GeM
✅ More than 2 lakh women-led MSEs registered under the Womaniya initiative on Government e-Marketplace
✅ They generated 13.7 lakh orders in FY26
📍 About Womaniya Initiative
✅ Launched in 2019
✅ Promotes participation of women entrepreneurs in government procurement
✅ Helps solve issues of limited market access and low visibility
📍 CPA India Region Zone VII Conference Concludes in Goa
✅ First Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Zone VII Conference held in Panaji, Goa from 8–10 April
✅ Core states: Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat
✅ Special invitees: Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana
✅ Conference focused on democracy, good governance and legislative cooperation
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Operation HimSetu
✅ Indian Army launches Operation HimSetu in North Sikkim
✅ More than 1,400 people rescued after landslides and collapse of a bridge near Lachen
✅ Operation aimed at evacuating stranded civilians and restoring connectivity
📍 CAPF Administration Act, 2026 Notified
✅ President Droupadi Murmu notifies CAPF Administration Act, 2026
✅ Creates a common administrative framework for CAPFs
📍 Forces Covered
✅ Central Reserve Police Force
✅ Border Security Force
✅ Central Industrial Security Force
✅ Indo-Tibetan Border Police
✅ Sashastra Seema Bal
✅ IPS officers will continue to head these forces through deputation
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 108th Anniversary of Champaran Satyagraha
✅ Nation marks 108 years of Champaran Satyagraha
✅ Started on 11 April 1917 in Bihar under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi
✅ Farmers were forced to grow indigo under the Tinkathia system
✅ It became Gandhi’s first major success in India and marked the beginning of mass movements
📍 Birth Anniversary of Jyotiba Phule
✅ Nation pays tribute to Jyotirao Phule on his birth anniversary
✅ Born on 11 April 1827
✅ Worked for women’s education, social equality and abolition of caste discrimination
📍 Myanmar
✅ Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as elected President of Myanmar
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 Gaganyaan IADT-02 Test
✅ Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducts IADT-02 under the Gaganyaan mission
✅ Test carried out at Satish Dhawan Space Centre
✅ Objective: test safe descent and landing of crew module
✅ Crew module weighing 5.7 tonnes dropped from around 3 km height using an Indian Air Force Chinook helicopter
✅ Test validated parachute and recovery systems near Sriharikota
🔆 SPORTS
📍 India Wins 16 Medals at Asian Boxing Championships
✅ India finishes with 16 medals at Asian Boxing Championships 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
📍 Medal Tally
✅ Gold: 5
✅ Silver: 3
✅ Bronze: 8
✅ India finished 2nd overall behind Kazakhstan
✅ India, however, recorded the highest total medal count
📍 Key Highlight
✅ Vishvanath Suresh wins gold in 50 kg category after defeating Japan’s Daichi Iwai 5–0
✅ It is India’s first men’s Asian boxing title in 5 years
✅ Indian women contributed 10 medals, including 4 golds, marking a historic performance
#CurrentAffairs
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🔆 National Blockchain Framework (NBF)
📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2024.
✅ Hosted at the data centres of the National Informatics Centre in Bhubaneswar, Pune and Hyderabad.
📍 Aim
✅ To create a secure, unified and interoperable blockchain infrastructure for governance and public service delivery.
📍 Implemented By
✅ Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
📍 Key Ecosystem Components
✅ Vishvasya Blockchain Stack
➡️ Indigenous modular platform providing:
• Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS)
• Distributed infrastructure
• Open APIs for e-governance integration
✅ NBFLite
➡️ Blockchain sandbox used to test and validate blockchain prototypes.
✅ Praamaanik
➡️ Blockchain-based mobile application verification system.
➡️ Designed to authenticate genuine applications and prevent fake or malicious software.
✅ National Blockchain Portal
➡️ Unified digital interface to promote blockchain adoption across government and industry.
📍 Major Features
✅ Built on a permissioned blockchain network.
✅ Enables Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS).
✅ Supports secure and interoperable e-governance applications.
✅ Promotes indigenous blockchain ecosystem development.
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📍 Launch
✅ Launched in 2024.
✅ Hosted at the data centres of the National Informatics Centre in Bhubaneswar, Pune and Hyderabad.
📍 Aim
✅ To create a secure, unified and interoperable blockchain infrastructure for governance and public service delivery.
📍 Implemented By
✅ Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
📍 Key Ecosystem Components
✅ Vishvasya Blockchain Stack
➡️ Indigenous modular platform providing:
• Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS)
• Distributed infrastructure
• Open APIs for e-governance integration
✅ NBFLite
➡️ Blockchain sandbox used to test and validate blockchain prototypes.
✅ Praamaanik
➡️ Blockchain-based mobile application verification system.
➡️ Designed to authenticate genuine applications and prevent fake or malicious software.
✅ National Blockchain Portal
➡️ Unified digital interface to promote blockchain adoption across government and industry.
📍 Major Features
✅ Built on a permissioned blockchain network.
✅ Enables Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS).
✅ Supports secure and interoperable e-governance applications.
✅ Promotes indigenous blockchain ecosystem development.
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🔆 Indus Script
📍 What is it?
✅ The Indus Script was the writing system used by the Indus Valley Civilization.
📍 Medium
✅ The script is predominantly found on:
➡️ Seals
➡️ Pottery
➡️ Amulets
➡️ Tablets
➡️ Larger objects such as signboards
📍 Nature of Script
✅ It is considered a pictographic script containing iconographic motifs and symbolic signs.
✅ Common motifs include:
➡️ Bulls
➡️ Elephants
➡️ Fish
➡️ Rhinoceroses
➡️ Tigers
✅ These may represent religious or cultural symbolism.
📍 Writing Style
✅ The script was generally written from right to left.
✅ In some cases, it followed the boustrophedon style, where alternate lines run in opposite directions.
📍 Signs and Symbols
✅ The script includes:
➡️ Lines
➡️ Triangles
➡️ Circles
➡️ Other abstract symbols
📍 Decipherment
✅ The Indus Script remains undeciphered despite extensive archaeological and linguistic research.
📍 Important Sites and Evidence
✅ Harappa
➡️ Seals and pottery inscriptions with religious and administrative symbols
➡️ Animal designs such as bulls, unicorns and fishes
✅ Mohenjo-daro
➡️ Seals and pottery inscriptions with animal figures and geometric patterns
✅ Dholavira
➡️ Famous for a 10-symbol sandstone signboard
➡️ Indicates planned urban design and public messaging
✅ Lothal
➡️ Seals and tools with inscriptions suggest active trade and commerce
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📍 What is it?
✅ The Indus Script was the writing system used by the Indus Valley Civilization.
📍 Medium
✅ The script is predominantly found on:
➡️ Seals
➡️ Pottery
➡️ Amulets
➡️ Tablets
➡️ Larger objects such as signboards
📍 Nature of Script
✅ It is considered a pictographic script containing iconographic motifs and symbolic signs.
✅ Common motifs include:
➡️ Bulls
➡️ Elephants
➡️ Fish
➡️ Rhinoceroses
➡️ Tigers
✅ These may represent religious or cultural symbolism.
📍 Writing Style
✅ The script was generally written from right to left.
✅ In some cases, it followed the boustrophedon style, where alternate lines run in opposite directions.
📍 Signs and Symbols
✅ The script includes:
➡️ Lines
➡️ Triangles
➡️ Circles
➡️ Other abstract symbols
📍 Decipherment
✅ The Indus Script remains undeciphered despite extensive archaeological and linguistic research.
📍 Important Sites and Evidence
✅ Harappa
➡️ Seals and pottery inscriptions with religious and administrative symbols
➡️ Animal designs such as bulls, unicorns and fishes
✅ Mohenjo-daro
➡️ Seals and pottery inscriptions with animal figures and geometric patterns
✅ Dholavira
➡️ Famous for a 10-symbol sandstone signboard
➡️ Indicates planned urban design and public messaging
✅ Lothal
➡️ Seals and tools with inscriptions suggest active trade and commerce
#history #prelims #mains
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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS — 13 APRIL 2026
🔆 BANKING & FINANCE
📍 10 Years of UPI
✅ National Payments Corporation of India developed UPI in 2016; regulated by Reserve Bank of India
✅ UPI enables instant 24×7 transfer through mobile number, QR code or UPI ID
📍 Recent UPI Innovations
✅ Reserve Pay: AI-powered autonomous payments
✅ Biometric Authentication: Face ID / fingerprint-based payments up to ₹5,000
✅ UPI Circle: Delegated payments for minors and senior citizens
✅ Credit Line on UPI (CLOU): Micro-credit access through UPI
✅ Hello UPI: Voice-based UPI payments
✅ BillPay Connect: Chat-based bill payments
✅ UPI Tap & Pay: NFC-enabled payments
✅ UPI Lite X: Offline wallet using NFC
✅ UPI-enabled ATM cash withdrawal without card
📍 UPI Global Reach
✅ UPI now operational in:
➡ United Arab Emirates
➡ Singapore
➡ Bhutan
➡ Nepal
➡ Sri Lanka
➡ France
➡ Mauritius
➡ Qatar
✅ IMF and World Bank describe UPI as a global model for digital payments
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Seattle Installs Swami Vivekananda Statue
✅ Seattle becomes the first US city government to install a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda
✅ Statue installed at Westlake Square Park in downtown Seattle
✅ Symbolises India–US cultural ties and India’s spiritual heritage
📍 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings 2026
✅ Finance ministers and central bank governors from 191 countries to attend Spring Meetings in Washington DC from 13–18 April
✅ Theme: “Building prosperity through policy”
✅ Key issues: global growth, financial stability and poverty reduction
✅ World Bank also approved:
➡ $830 million loan to modernise India’s ITIs
➡ Projects in Assam for roads, education and governance
➡ $280 million programme for Kerala’s digital health system
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Indian Railways Approves 100 Expansion Projects
✅ Indian Railways approves 100 projects in 2025–26 under PM Gati Shakti
✅ Total investment: ₹1.53 lakh crore
✅ Total route coverage: 6,000+ km
📍 Key Works
✅ New railway lines
✅ Doubling and multitracking
✅ Other infrastructure works
✅ Project approvals increased by 56% compared to last year
📍 India Ranks 4th in Global Tech Funding
✅ According to Tracxn, India raised $11.7 billion in startup funding in FY26
✅ India ranked 4th globally after the US, UK and China
📍 Key Highlights
✅ 13 funding deals above $100 million
✅ 47 IPOs, up 52% from FY25
✅ 6 new unicorns created
✅ Bengaluru led with 33% share, followed by Mumbai with 21%
📍 Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns
✅ Yashwant Varma submits resignation to the President
✅ Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges is governed by Articles 124 and 218 and the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968
✅ Impeachment motion requires:
➡ 100 Lok Sabha MPs or 50 Rajya Sabha MPs
➡ Investigation by a 3-member committee
➡ Special majority in both Houses
📍 Indian Constitution in Sindhi
✅ Vice President releases updated Constitution of India in Sindhi language
✅ Sindhi was added to the Eighth Schedule through the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967
✅ Constitution was originally drafted in English and later translated into Hindi by a committee led by Ghanshyam Das Gupta
📍 Rice Export Inspection Relaxed
✅ India relaxes rice export inspection rules for some European countries
✅ Relaxation announced through Export Inspection Council
✅ EIC works under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 under Ministry of Commerce and Industry
📍 India Pharma 2026
✅ India Pharma 2026 to be held in New Delhi on 13–14 April
✅ Organised by Department of Pharmaceuticals with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
✅ Theme: “Discover in India: Leapfrogging Life-Sciences Innovation”
📍 Vantara University
✅ Vantara University to be established in Jamnagar on vision of Anant Ambani
✅ Claimed to be the world’s first integrated global university for wildlife and veterinary sciences
✅ Focus: wildlife medicine, conservation and ethical animal care
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Exercise DUSTLIK 2026
✅ Indian Army contingent of 60 personnel departs for 7th edition of Exercise DUSTLIK in Uzbekistan
🔆 BANKING & FINANCE
📍 10 Years of UPI
✅ National Payments Corporation of India developed UPI in 2016; regulated by Reserve Bank of India
✅ UPI enables instant 24×7 transfer through mobile number, QR code or UPI ID
📍 Recent UPI Innovations
✅ Reserve Pay: AI-powered autonomous payments
✅ Biometric Authentication: Face ID / fingerprint-based payments up to ₹5,000
✅ UPI Circle: Delegated payments for minors and senior citizens
✅ Credit Line on UPI (CLOU): Micro-credit access through UPI
✅ Hello UPI: Voice-based UPI payments
✅ BillPay Connect: Chat-based bill payments
✅ UPI Tap & Pay: NFC-enabled payments
✅ UPI Lite X: Offline wallet using NFC
✅ UPI-enabled ATM cash withdrawal without card
📍 UPI Global Reach
✅ UPI now operational in:
➡ United Arab Emirates
➡ Singapore
➡ Bhutan
➡ Nepal
➡ Sri Lanka
➡ France
➡ Mauritius
➡ Qatar
✅ IMF and World Bank describe UPI as a global model for digital payments
🔆 INTERNATIONAL
📍 Seattle Installs Swami Vivekananda Statue
✅ Seattle becomes the first US city government to install a life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda
✅ Statue installed at Westlake Square Park in downtown Seattle
✅ Symbolises India–US cultural ties and India’s spiritual heritage
📍 IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings 2026
✅ Finance ministers and central bank governors from 191 countries to attend Spring Meetings in Washington DC from 13–18 April
✅ Theme: “Building prosperity through policy”
✅ Key issues: global growth, financial stability and poverty reduction
✅ World Bank also approved:
➡ $830 million loan to modernise India’s ITIs
➡ Projects in Assam for roads, education and governance
➡ $280 million programme for Kerala’s digital health system
🔆 NATIONAL
📍 Indian Railways Approves 100 Expansion Projects
✅ Indian Railways approves 100 projects in 2025–26 under PM Gati Shakti
✅ Total investment: ₹1.53 lakh crore
✅ Total route coverage: 6,000+ km
📍 Key Works
✅ New railway lines
✅ Doubling and multitracking
✅ Other infrastructure works
✅ Project approvals increased by 56% compared to last year
📍 India Ranks 4th in Global Tech Funding
✅ According to Tracxn, India raised $11.7 billion in startup funding in FY26
✅ India ranked 4th globally after the US, UK and China
📍 Key Highlights
✅ 13 funding deals above $100 million
✅ 47 IPOs, up 52% from FY25
✅ 6 new unicorns created
✅ Bengaluru led with 33% share, followed by Mumbai with 21%
📍 Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns
✅ Yashwant Varma submits resignation to the President
✅ Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges is governed by Articles 124 and 218 and the Judges Inquiry Act, 1968
✅ Impeachment motion requires:
➡ 100 Lok Sabha MPs or 50 Rajya Sabha MPs
➡ Investigation by a 3-member committee
➡ Special majority in both Houses
📍 Indian Constitution in Sindhi
✅ Vice President releases updated Constitution of India in Sindhi language
✅ Sindhi was added to the Eighth Schedule through the 21st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1967
✅ Constitution was originally drafted in English and later translated into Hindi by a committee led by Ghanshyam Das Gupta
📍 Rice Export Inspection Relaxed
✅ India relaxes rice export inspection rules for some European countries
✅ Relaxation announced through Export Inspection Council
✅ EIC works under the Export (Quality Control and Inspection) Act, 1963 under Ministry of Commerce and Industry
📍 India Pharma 2026
✅ India Pharma 2026 to be held in New Delhi on 13–14 April
✅ Organised by Department of Pharmaceuticals with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
✅ Theme: “Discover in India: Leapfrogging Life-Sciences Innovation”
📍 Vantara University
✅ Vantara University to be established in Jamnagar on vision of Anant Ambani
✅ Claimed to be the world’s first integrated global university for wildlife and veterinary sciences
✅ Focus: wildlife medicine, conservation and ethical animal care
🔆 DEFENCE
📍 Exercise DUSTLIK 2026
✅ Indian Army contingent of 60 personnel departs for 7th edition of Exercise DUSTLIK in Uzbekistan
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✅ Annual India–Uzbekistan military exercise will continue till 25 April 2026
📍 Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026
✅ Indian Navy to host first edition of Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi
✅ Focus areas:
➡ Operational readiness
➡ Maritime security strategy
➡ National maritime interests
🔆 STATES
📍 ‘Nila’ Robot Welcomes Voters in Puducherry
✅ Puducherry Election Commission deploys humanoid robot “Nila” at polling booth
✅ First time a robot is being used in an Assembly election in India
✅ Robot wore a traditional saree and was developed by Robo Mirror to attract young and first-time voters
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 National Safe Motherhood Day — 11 April
✅ Theme 2026: “Equity in Maternal Healthcare: Leaving No Mother Behind”
✅ Focus on equal access to healthcare for all women irrespective of socio-economic background
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 India Develops 3D-Printed Mars Radiation Shield
✅ AAKA Space Studio develops Asia’s first 3D-printed radiation shield for Mars habitats
✅ Shield tested in an analog space mission
✅ Designed to protect astronauts from cosmic and solar radiation on Mars
📍 NASA Completes Artemis II Mission
✅ National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully completes Artemis II crew return mission
✅ Orion spacecraft splashed down in Pacific Ocean on 11 April
✅ First crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years
✅ Crew included:
➡ Reid Wiseman
➡ Victor Glover
➡ Christina Koch
➡ Jeremy Hansen
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Monte-Carlo Masters 2026
✅ Jannik Sinner defeats Carlos Alcaraz to win Monte-Carlo Masters 2026
✅ Score: 7–6, 6–3
✅ Jannik Sinner returns to World No. 1 ranking
📍 Asian Wrestling Championships 2026
✅ India concludes campaign with 17 medals at Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek
✅ Medal tally: 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 8 Bronze
📍 Final Day Highlights
✅ Aman Sehrawat wins silver in 61 kg freestyle
✅ Mukul Dahiya wins silver in 86 kg freestyle
✅ Dinesh wins bronze in 125 kg category
#CurrentAffairs
📍 Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026
✅ Indian Navy to host first edition of Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi
✅ Focus areas:
➡ Operational readiness
➡ Maritime security strategy
➡ National maritime interests
🔆 STATES
📍 ‘Nila’ Robot Welcomes Voters in Puducherry
✅ Puducherry Election Commission deploys humanoid robot “Nila” at polling booth
✅ First time a robot is being used in an Assembly election in India
✅ Robot wore a traditional saree and was developed by Robo Mirror to attract young and first-time voters
🔆 IMPORTANT DAYS
📍 National Safe Motherhood Day — 11 April
✅ Theme 2026: “Equity in Maternal Healthcare: Leaving No Mother Behind”
✅ Focus on equal access to healthcare for all women irrespective of socio-economic background
🔆 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
📍 India Develops 3D-Printed Mars Radiation Shield
✅ AAKA Space Studio develops Asia’s first 3D-printed radiation shield for Mars habitats
✅ Shield tested in an analog space mission
✅ Designed to protect astronauts from cosmic and solar radiation on Mars
📍 NASA Completes Artemis II Mission
✅ National Aeronautics and Space Administration successfully completes Artemis II crew return mission
✅ Orion spacecraft splashed down in Pacific Ocean on 11 April
✅ First crewed Moon mission in more than 50 years
✅ Crew included:
➡ Reid Wiseman
➡ Victor Glover
➡ Christina Koch
➡ Jeremy Hansen
🔆 SPORTS
📍 Monte-Carlo Masters 2026
✅ Jannik Sinner defeats Carlos Alcaraz to win Monte-Carlo Masters 2026
✅ Score: 7–6, 6–3
✅ Jannik Sinner returns to World No. 1 ranking
📍 Asian Wrestling Championships 2026
✅ India concludes campaign with 17 medals at Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek
✅ Medal tally: 2 Gold, 7 Silver, 8 Bronze
📍 Final Day Highlights
✅ Aman Sehrawat wins silver in 61 kg freestyle
✅ Mukul Dahiya wins silver in 86 kg freestyle
✅ Dinesh wins bronze in 125 kg category
#CurrentAffairs
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