The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news? China has completed an 11.18 kilometre underwater section of a high‑speed railway tunnel beneath the Yangtze River as part of the Chon...
Why in news? The Ministry of Jal Shakti has proposed continuing the River Basin Management (RBM) scheme for the next Finance Commission cycle from 202...
Why in news? A committee of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has advised the state government to oppose Haryana’s plans to build new dams on the Ghaggar Rive...
Why in news? In early April 2026, a boat carrying Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi migrants en route to Malaysia capsized in the Andaman Sea. The Uni...
Why in news? The conservation group American Rivers has named the Potomac River the United States’ most endangered river for 2026. The designation h...
Why in news? Disruptions to shipping in the Bab al‑Mandab Strait due to armed attacks on merchant vessels in early 2026 caused crude‑oil flows thr...
Why in news? United Nations agencies reported in mid‑April 2026 that conflict‑related sexual violence and other human rights abuses in Sudan had e...
Why in news? A new climate modelling study warns that a complete collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could release large amoun...
Why in news? A bus carrying British tourists plunged into a ravine on the island of La Gomera in Spain’s Canary Islands, killing one person and inju...
Why in news? Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, the tallest volcano on the island of Java, erupted multiple times on 6 April 2026, sending ash plumes high in...
Why in news? Birdwatchers on Narcondam Island in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago reported spotting a tagged Sanderling that had flown over 7,400 k...
Why in news? Geopolitical tensions in West Asia have highlighted the vulnerability of India’s energy imports. In response, Indian oil and gas compan...
