National News

Coastal States Meet 2025

• The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organized the “Coastal States Meet 2025” at Hotel Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai.

Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)

• The government has authorised Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, to share and receive information from the Enforcement Directorate under the anti-money laundering law, a move aimed at detecting money trail and combating cyberfrauds.

I4C

Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards

• Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, along with Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched the Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards for Delhiites in New Delhi.
• The senior citizens aged 70 years and above belonging to families already covered under AB PM-JAY get an additional top-up cover of up to 5 lakh rupees per year for themselves.

AB PM-JAY

WHS Regional Meeting Asia 2025

• World Health Summit (WHS) Regional Meeting Asia 2025 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.

STATE SPECIAL NEWS

Bihar Set Two Guinness World Records

• In Bihar, two Guinness World Records were achieved in different categories of Madhubani painting and singing bowl ensemble performances by Buddhist monks.
•  A large-sized Madhubani painting measuring 18.69 square meters was created at Madhubani Painting Institution under the guidance of famous artist Bauaa Devi and others to offer tributes to Padma Shri Jagdamba Devi.
• In the second feat, 375 monks hailing from various monasteries and spanning an impressive range of ages of five years to 70 years came together last evening at Bodhgaya and achieved the world record for the biggest gathering of Buddhist monks for a singing bowl ensemble.

Bihar

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

North Korea’s troop deployment in Ukraine

• North Korea confirmed for the first time that it had sent troops to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.

North Korea

Donald Trump’s Approval Rating at Lowest

• · Donald Trump has recorded the lowest 100-day approval rating of any president in the country in the past 80 years.
• · According to a new poll conducted by ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos, only 39 percent of Americans said they approved of how Trump is handling his job, a drop of six points since February.

United States of America (USA) :

ECONOMY & BANKING

NIELIT signs MoUs

• National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with eight visionary organizations and these are Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL), ERNET India, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, SKYROOT Aerospace, Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) and Kyndryl India.

NIELIT

IMPORTANT DAYS

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

• World Day for Safety and Health at Work is a UN international day that is celebrated every April 28.
• In 2025, the focus is “Revolutionising health and safety: The role of AI and digitalisation at work.”

PERSON IN NEWS

Lt. Gen. S. Pattabhiraman

• Former Vice Chief of Army Staff and Colonel Commandant of the Bombay Sappers, Lt. Gen. S Pattabhiraman, passed away at age of 78.

DEFENCE NEWS

Sreelakshmi P.V

• · The Army’s Assam Rifles announced the successful training of its first woman dog handler, Riflewoman Sreelakshmi P.V.

Indian Army

IOS SAGAR IN PORT LOUIS

• IOS SAGAR arrived at Port Louis Harbour, Mauritius on 26 Apr 25 on completion of Phase I of Joint EEZ surveillance with National Coast Guard (NCG) Mauritius as part of deployment to the South Western Indian Ocean.

ART & CULTURE

Film: A Doll Made Up of Clay

• 'A Doll Made Up of Clay', a student film from the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI), has been officially selected for the prestigious 'La Cinef' section at the 78th Festival de Cannes in 2025.

Tagore Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram

• The valedictory function of the 75th anniversary celebrations of Akashvani Thiruvananthapuram held at the Tagore Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram.
• Akashvani Thiruvananthapuram began its broadcast on April 1, 1950, when the Travancore State Broadcasting Station was integrated into the All India Radio network

All India Radio network

ENVIRONMENT + SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

ISRO’s tested semicryogenic engine

• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully conducted a short duration hot test of the semicryogenic engine at its facility in the ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO):

H5N1 genome data

• The Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) has shared the H5N1 genome sequence data with a public database named the Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data (GISAID).

GISAID

Cheetah cubs at Kuno National Park

• According to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Cheetah Nirva has given birth to five cubs at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh and with this the number of cheetahs and cubs has increased to 29.

APPOINTMENTS

K. Ramakrishna Rao

• Telangana state Government has appointed the Special Chief Secretary of the Finance Department, K. Ramakrishna Rao, of the 1991 IAS batch.

SPORTS

2nd Asian Yogasana Sport Championship

• In 2nd Asian Yogasana Sport Championship concluded in Delhi, India secured Top position with 83 gold medals and Japan was on second Position.
• The championship saw participation from over 21 countries, including Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan and others.

Barcelona won 32nd Copa del Rey title

• In Football, Barcelona beat Real Madrid and won the 32nd Copa del Rey final at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

• In Table Tennis, the Indian pair of Manush Shah and Diya Chitale have clinched the mixed doubles title at the WTT Contender Tunis 2025, held in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia.