Weekly Current Affairs 27 April-3 May, 2026
🏛️ Appointments & Policy • 🏗️ Infra & Economy • 🛡️ Defence & Tech • 🏆 Sports & Awards • 🌱 Environment • 🏘️ Govt Schemes • 📚 Misc | 30 MCQs | Practice & Earn XP
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🏛️ Judiciary & Appointments
- Justice Lisa Gill: Appointed as the first woman Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court in April 2026.
- Ashok Kumar Lahiri: Appointed as the new Vice-Chairperson of NITI Aayog, succeeding Suman K. Bery.
- Srikanth Velamakanni: Co-founder of Fractal Analytics appointed as the new Chairperson of NASSCOM.
🏗️ Infrastructure & Economy
- Google Cloud India AI Hub: Foundation stone for the 1-GW capacity hub laid in Visakhapatnam by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
- Ganga Expressway: PM Modi inaugurated the 594-km expressway connecting Meerut and Prayagraj.
- Li-ion Battery Plant: India’s first integrated Lithium-ion battery and Rare Earth Magnet recycling plant established in Secunderabad (Sikandrabad), UP.
- PIRI 100 Index: Bengaluru ranked 8th globally for luxury residential price growth.
- SAARC Currency Swap: India approved a ₹30 billion drawdown for the Maldives.
🛡️ Defence, Military & Tech
- Atlas Drone Swarm: China developed a new system capable of launching 96 drones with a single operator.
- Pragati Exercise: The first multinational military exercise by the Indian Army conducted in Umroi, Meghalaya.
- SIPRI Report 2025: India ranked 5th globally in military expenditure ($92.1 billion).
- Op Wings of Dawn: Launched by Israel to resettle the Bnei Menashe community from India’s Northeast.
- Onkalo: The world’s first permanent nuclear waste repository built in Finland.
- Vikram-1: India’s first privately developed orbital rocket by Skyroot Aerospace.
- Tiangong Station: China selected two astronauts from Pakistan for its upcoming space mission.
🏆 Sports & Awards
- BWF Council: PV Sindhu took charge as a voting member in April 2026.
- London Marathon: Sebastian Sawe officially broke the 2-hour barrier in a competitive race.
- IBSF World Billiards: Sourav Kothari won the 2026 title in Ireland.
- Breakthrough Prize 2026: Physicist Dr. Atanu Nath honored for his work on the Muon g-2 experiment.
- GEM Award 2026: Guntur Municipal Corporation won the UNIDO Gender Equality Promotion Award in Vienna.
🌱 Environment & Conservation
- Whitley Award 2026: Awarded to Barkha Subba (Himalayan salamander) and Parveen Shaikh (Indian Skimmer) for conservation efforts.
- Petersberg Climate Dialogue: The 17th edition was hosted by Germany in April 2026.
🏘️ Government Schemes & Apps
- Mushroom Mission: Andhra Pradesh announced India’s first mission with a ₹13,000 crore investment.
- Vibrant Village Programme-II: Six border villages of Kathua district, J&K, included.
- PAI 2.0: Tripura secured the top position with 943 ‘Front Runner’ Panchayats.
- SMILE-Beggary Survey App: Launched by the Ministry of Social Justice for the ‘Beggary Free India’ initiative.
📚 Books, Days & Social Issues
- Books: Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane authored “The Curious and The Classified”.
- Important Days: World Intellectual Property Day celebrated on April 26. International Labour Day commemorates the Chicago Protest.
- Social Issues: R. Rithika Sri became India’s first transgender cricket umpire.
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