UPSC Current Affairs, April 2026
The news that matters for UPSC from PIB, one brief a day: what happened, the facts for Prelims, the angles for Mains, and practice.
Every day
- 30 April 2026: Thursday · 8 issues · 1 MCQPromotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 · Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) · Election Commission · Incentive Scheme for Critical Mineral Recycling · National Asset Reconstruction Company Limited (NARCL) · UPI cross-border payment linkages · RoSCTL and RoDTEP Export Schemes · Cell Broadcast Alert System (Integrated Alert System, CAP)
- 29 April 2026: Wednesday · 3 issues · 1 MCQ73rd Constitutional Amendment and Panchayat Advancement Index · Women and Men in India (MoSPI) · Doppler Weather Radar Network and Mission Mausam
- 28 April 2026: Tuesday · 2 issuesDPI@2047 Roadmap (NITI Aayog) · Underground Coal Gasification in Commercial Coal Mines
- 27 April 2026: Monday · 7 issues · 3 MCQsIndia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement · National Waterways and Inland Waterways Transport · Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and Three-Stage Nuclear Programme · Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) · Public Wi-Fi Proliferation in India (TRAI) · SEEA and Monetary Asset Accounts of Coal · Index of Service Production (ISP)
- 26 April 2026: Sunday · 3 issuesNBA-GEF-UNDP Biodiversity Governance Project · IN-SPACe and Private Space Sector Reforms · India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- 25 April 2026: Saturday · 5 issues · 1 MCQStartup India Fund of Funds 2.0 · Census 2027 · SMILE Scheme (Beggary Rehabilitation) · Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) · NITI Aayog Report on Effective City Government (Million-Plus Cities)
- 24 April 2026: Friday · 2 issues · 1 MCQ73rd Constitutional Amendment and Panchayat Advancement Index · Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (Mining Reforms)
- 23 April 2026: Thursday · 7 issues · 2 MCQsNAMASTE Scheme (National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem) · Sustainable Aviation Fuel and ATF Control Order · PM-AASHA (Price Support Scheme for pulses) · Insurance Sector and Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha Act, 2025 · 73rd Constitutional Amendment and Panchayat Advancement Index · Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) · National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC)
- 22 April 2026: Wednesday · 6 issues · 3 MCQsPromotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 · Ramsar Sites in India and Glaw Lake · Technology Development and Investment Promotion (TDIP) Scheme · National Pension System and Atal Pension Yojana · Prime Minister Internship Scheme (PMIS) · Wind Energy in India
- 21 April 2026: Tuesday · 1 issue · 1 MCQPLI Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI)
- 20 April 2026: Monday · 9 issues · 4 MCQsSMILE Scheme (Beggary Rehabilitation) · NSS Household Social Consumption · India-Republic of Korea Special Strategic Partnership · Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) · Section 135C, Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Dry Day) · Aadhaar Offline Verification and OVSEs (UIDAI) · Raw Jute Stock Limits and Jute MSP · India Cooling Action Plan · Wheat Export Policy
- 19 April 2026: Sunday · 3 issuesHigh Value Crop Diversification · ECI Rules on AI-Generated Content in Elections · WTO SCM Agreement and Transnational Subsidies (DS 616)
- 18 April 2026: Saturday · 4 issues · 2 MCQsBharat Maritime Insurance Pool (BMIP) · Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) · Archaeological Survey of India and Protected Monuments · Development and Welfare Board for DNTs (DWBDNC) and SEED Scheme
- 17 April 2026: Friday · 3 issues · 1 MCQRiver Basin Management (RBM) Scheme · Companies (Incorporation) Rules, 2014 · Advance Authorisation and DFIA Schemes
- 16 April 2026: Thursday · 4 issues · 2 MCQsDelimitation Bill, 2026 and Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026 · Special Economic Zones (SEZ) Rules and Dholera Semiconductor SEZ · Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) and PMLA · AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)
- 15 April 2026: Wednesday · 2 issues · 1 MCQUrban Challenge Fund (UCF) · Shahtoosh Trade, Tibetan Antelope and Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- 14 April 2026: Tuesday · 3 issues · 1 MCQNational Highways Fee Rules · Mineral Concession Rules and MMDR Amendment Act, 2025 · POSHAN Abhiyaan
- 13 April 2026: Monday · 6 issues · 2 MCQsStartup India Fund of Funds 2.0 · National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) · Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Act), 2023 · Wildlife Underpasses on Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor · IMD Long Range Forecast for Southwest Monsoon · PM E-DRIVE Scheme
- 12 April 2026: Sunday · 3 issuesRailway Expansion under PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan · Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam (Women's Reservation Act), 2023 · State Bonus over MSP and Crop Diversification
- 11 April 2026: Saturday · 2 issuesSagarmala Programme · Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) Tolling
- 10 April 2026: Friday · 6 issuesWomaniya Initiative on GeM · Wildlife Underpasses on Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor · NSO Pilot Study on Unincorporated Construction Sector · National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) · NITI Aayog Report on Ease of Doing R&D in India · GIS Digitisation of Forest Boundaries and CAMPA
- 9 April 2026: Thursday · 1 issueMethanol Bunkering at Kandla Port
- 8 April 2026: Wednesday · 11 issues · 3 MCQsPradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) · Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme · National Quantum Mission · From Borrowers to Builders · Circular Economy in India's Textile Sector · HPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HRRL), Barmer · NHAI Arogya Van · Arunachal Pradesh Hydropower Projects (Kamala and Kalai-II) · Biomass Co-firing Rules for Thermal Power Plants (CAQM) · Skills Outcomes Fund · Satellite Communication Network Authorisation (Telecommunications Act, 2023)
- 7 April 2026: Tuesday · 5 issues · 2 MCQsPrototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and Three-Stage Nuclear Programme · Designated Repositories under Biological Diversity Act, 2002 · Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Regulations, Delhi · Regularisation of Unauthorised Colonies in Delhi (PM-UDAY) · Quantum Communication Channel Simulation
- 6 April 2026: Monday · 7 issues · 1 MCQPrototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) and Three-Stage Nuclear Programme · India's Fisheries and Seafood Exports · Annual Survey of Incorporated Services Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) · TRAI Consultation on ALTD and FAST Services · Wind Energy in India · Kavach Automatic Train Protection System · Mineral Concession Rules and MMDR Amendment Act, 2025
- 4 April 2026: Saturday · 2 issuesYuva Sangam (Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat) · Jiyo Parsi Scheme
- 3 April 2026: Friday · 2 issuesIndia's Fisheries and Seafood Exports · Section 135B, Representation of the People Act, 1951 (Paid Holiday on Polling Day)
- 2 April 2026: Thursday · 12 issues · 1 MCQJan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act and Clinical Establishments Act, 2010 · Multi-Hazard Early Warning Decision Support System (MHEW-DSS) · Mission Karmayogi (NPCSCB) · India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) · Subordinate Legislation Management System (SLMS) Portal · AVGC Content Creator Labs and IICT · Export Promotion Mission (EPM) · BioE3 Policy · SHANTI Act and Nuclear Energy Mission · National Highway Cost Escalation Compensation Mechanism (2026) · IOS SAGAR and Vision MAHASAGAR · Informal Group of Ministers on West Asia
- 1 April 2026: Wednesday · 12 issues · 11 MCQsNational Biodiversity Authority and Access and Benefit Sharing · Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 · Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) · Forest Rights Act, 2006 · SEZ to DTA Concessional Customs Duty Relief (2026-27) · Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Amaravati capital) · SHANTI Act and Nuclear Energy Mission · Income-tax Act, 2025 · Border Area Development Programme and Vibrant Villages Programme · RoSCTL and RoDTEP Export Schemes · Rare Earth Corridors (Budget 2026-27) · Census 2027