21 April Current Affairs 2026

🏥 Health & Science • 🏛 Government & Policy • 💰 Finance & Economy • 🛡 Defense | 20 MCQs

🔍

📌 Quick Summary — 21 April Current Affairs 2026

🏛 Government & Policy

Important Observance: National Civil Services Day is proudly celebrated on 21 April across India.
Coastal Planning: Odisha has heavily launched India’s first Marine Spatial Plan (MSP).
Social Reform: Karnataka High Court ordered the strict implementation of a Menstrual Leave Policy.
Infrastructure Extension: The highly crucial PMGSY-III scheme was massively extended until 2028.
Historical Legislation: The deeply controversial Dowry Prohibition Act was originally implemented in 1961.

🌍 International Affairs

Global Leadership: Romuald Wadagni triumphantly won the highly publicized presidential election in Benin.
Middle East Peace: A deeply significant 10-day ceasefire agreement was reached between Israel and Lebanon.
Water Security: The World Bank massively launched the highly crucial ‘Water Forward’ global initiative.

💰 Finance & Economy

Mining Infrastructure: The massive Jonagiri Gold Project was successfully launched in Andhra Pradesh.
Economic Metrics: India achieved the 71st rank in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2025.

🔬 Science & Technology

Semiconductor Milestones: India’s first Advanced 3D Semiconductor Packaging Unit is established in Odisha.
Medical Standards: CARI Bengaluru achieved historic ISO 15189:2022 accreditation.
Space Exploration: The US plans to deploy advanced nuclear reactors on the Moon by 2030.
Health Observance: World Liver Day 2026 was deeply observed on 19 April globally.

🛡 Defense & Security

Anti-Doping Enforcement: Operation Upstream was aggressively launched jointly by the CBI and WADA.

🏆 Sports

Chess Achievement: Aronyak Ghosh spectacularly became India’s 95th Chess Grandmaster.
Cricket Milestone: Smriti Mandhana brilliantly became the highest run-scorer for India in T20 Internationals.

🏅 Awards & Honors

Beauty Pageant: Sadhvi Satish Sail was triumphantly crowned the 61st Femina Miss India World 2026.
Agricultural Science: Dr. C.H. Srinivasa Rao was conferred the highly prestigious 9th Prof. M.S. Swaminathan Award.
Environmental Conservation: N. Alim Yusuf was proudly awarded the highly coveted WWF National Award 2026.

Timer ⏳

15:00

Total XP 💎

Best Score 🏆

Streak 🔥

Score ⭐

Progress (0/20)

Click any card to flip and reveal the answer!

Smart Review: Questions you got wrong appear here for focused study.