The day’s current affairs covered in full — the terms, names and facts UPSC actually asks about, in six languages.
Why in news? Construction has resumed on the Punatsangchhu‑I hydroelectric project in Bhutan after a seven‑year halt caused by geological problems...
Why in news? The United Kingdom has put on hold legislation to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. The pause follows objections...
Why in news? India and Mauritius have signed agreements to implement projects under a special economic assistance package worth US$ 680 million. Durin...
Why in news? On 8 April 2026 India and Türkiye resumed high‑level diplomatic talks in New Delhi after a gap of nearly four years. The 12th round of...
Why in news? The Indian Council for Cultural Relations celebrated its foundation day on 9 April 2026 with cultural programmes organised at Indian miss...
Why in news? The India–UN Development Partnership Fund held its board meeting in April 2026 at the Permanent Mission of India in New York to review ...
Why in news? The sixth round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Azerbaijan was held in Baku on 3 April 2026. Senior officials reviewed ...
Why in news? Two Indonesian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were killed and others wounded when their c...
Why in news? On 4 April 2026 India dispatched 1,000 metric tonnes of rice to the West African country of Burkina Faso. The shipment, announced by the ...
Why in news? Spain has refused to allow its airspace and military bases to be used by US aircraft involved in attacks on Iran and the wider Middle Eas...
Why in news? The Bab el‑Mandeb Strait has been in the headlines due to renewed threats from militant groups to close the waterway and a warning from...
Why in news? External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attended the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Paris in late March 2026. On the sidelines he met...
