Daily Current Affairs 28 April 2026

The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has announced a target to increase the nuclear power capacity of India from the current 8.8 Gigawatt (GW) to 100 GW by 2047. The announcement was made during the inaugural session of “India’s 100 GW Nuclear Power Roadmap” held in New Delhi. Achieving this target will require an estimated investment of at least ₹20 lakh crore, based on a baseline cost of ₹22 crore per Megawatt (MW).

The National Health Authority (NHA) has concluded the “Chintan Shivir 2026” to review the Ayushman Bharat PM Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to enhance digital healthcare. During the event, the NHA presented 18 awards under AB PM-JAY and 5 awards under ABDM to recognize the performance of States and Union Territories (UTs). Key winners for digital adoption under the mission included Ladakh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, AIIMS Bhopal, and Tripura.

The event highlighted the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX) as a unified and standardized health claims ecosystem. A framework designed by the World Bank, named the “ABDM Adoption Index”, was also introduced to track the progress of states. Furthermore, a new regulatory requirement for mandatory integration of the Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) was established to connect hospital systems with the ABDM.

The Government of India (GoI) has expanded the scope of the “Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation” (RELIEF) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission (EPM) by including Egypt and Jordan as eligible destinations. The initiative aims to assist exporters of India in mitigating logistics disruptions and escalating costs resulting from the prevailing geopolitical situation in West Asia.

DataKaveri Systems, the commercial arm of the Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG) of the IISc Bengaluru, has signed an MoU with the Japan-based ONESTRUCTION Inc to integrate construction data into AI-ready urban data exchange systems across Indian and Japanese cities.

The collaboration involves connecting the openIBM platform of the latter with the Intelligent Universal Data Exchange (IUDX) of the former. It is to be noted that the IUDX platform is currently operational in 55 smart cities in India.

The Department of Posts (DoP) has signed an MoU with DTDC Express Ltd (DTDC) to enhance the logistics and e-commerce landscape in India. The partnership aims to improve nationwide parcel delivery by leveraging the physical infrastructure of the DoP and the logistics expertise of the DTDC.

Union Minister Jitin Prasada has paid a two-day official visit to the Czech Republic to bolster bilateral trade, investment, and industrial cooperation. He co-chaired the 13th session of the India-Czech Republic Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) along with his Czech counterpart Jan Sechter in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

The event witnessed the signing of the protocol of the 13th India-Czechia JCEC to formalize economic and industrial agreements. Additionally, the India-Czech Business Forum was inaugurated in Prague to promote mutual investment and strengthen Business-to-Business (B2B) linkages between the two countries.

Union Minister Jitin Prasada has paid a two-day official visit to the Czech Republic to bolster bilateral trade, investment, and industrial cooperation. He co-chaired the 13th session of the India-Czech Republic Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC) along with his Czech counterpart Jan Sechter in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

The event witnessed the signing of the protocol of the 13th India-Czechia JCEC to formalize economic and industrial agreements. Additionally, the India-Czech Business Forum was inaugurated in Prague to promote mutual investment and strengthen Business-to-Business (B2B) linkages between the two countries.

General Upendra Dwivedi, the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army (IA), has been inducted into the International Hall of Fame (HoF) of the United States Army War College (USAWC) in Pennsylvania, USA.

He is the third IA Chief to receive this distinction, following the inductions of General VK Singh and General Bikram Singh.

INS Nireekshak, a specialized Diving Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel of the Indian Navy (IN), has arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, to participate in the 4th edition of the India-Sri Lanka Diving Exercise (IN-SLN DIVEX 2026).

The exercise aims to enhance bilateral cooperation and interoperability in diving operations between the two naval forces.

Rathi Steel and Power Ltd (RSPL), a special steel manufacturer, has been awarded the GreenPro Ecolabel Certification by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The certification is for the Rathi Powertech Thermo-Mechanically Treated (TMT) rebars produced at the manufacturing facility of the company in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. It is to be noted that the certification covers Fe 550 grade TMT rebars and serves as a Type-1 Eco label, validating environmental performance in line with international standards.

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), in partnership with the IIT Madras, has successfully completed the first-ever intra-city drone delivery flight trials in India, conducted in Bengaluru. The initiative was carried out under the research framework of the FedEx SMART Centre at the IIT Madras and implemented with Amber Wings, a deep-tech startup incubated at the institute.

The trials demonstrated that a 53 km road journey taking 60 minutes could be replaced by a 39-42 km flight route, reducing the transit time to 21 minutes.

Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia has released the revised guidelines for the Technology Development and Investment Promotion (TDIP) Scheme of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in New Delhi.

The scheme, with a total financial outlay of ₹203 crore for the period of 2026–31, aims to bolster the participation of India in global telecommunications standards. The initiative also focuses on accelerating innovation in Fifth Generation (5G) Advanced and Sixth Generation (6G) technologies.

The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, has laid the foundation stone for the first Petroglyph Conservation Park of India on the banks of the Indus River at Sindhu Ghat (Leh, Ladakh). The ceremony was held on April 18, coinciding with World Heritage Day.

An MoU has been signed between the Department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to facilitate scientific conservation, education, and research at the site.

Suresh Sethi has been appointed as the Group Country Manager for India and South Asia of Visa, a global payment technology corporation.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has selected India as one of the 12 nations for the ‘Women’s Development Programme (Commercial Strategy 2026)’.

The programme aims to strengthen the commercial viability, sustainability, and professional framework of women’s football on a global scale. Other participating countries include Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, Canada, Mexico, Finland, Ghana, Jordan, Lithuania, and Paraguay.

The 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, known as the “Oscars of Sport”, was held in Madrid, Spain. The event was co-hosted by Novak Djokovic (five-time winner) and Eileen Gu (Olympic skiing champion). Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old) was named the World Sportsman of the Year, becoming the youngest-ever recipient. Aryna Sabalenka won the World Sportswoman of the Year, and Paris Saint-Germain was named the World Team of the Year.

It is to be noted that the women cricket team of India was nominated for the World Team of the Year following their first One Day International (ODI) World Cup victory in 2025. Other winners include Lando Norris (World Breakthrough of the Year), Rory McIlroy (World Comeback of the Year), Lamine Yamal (Young Sportsperson of the Year), Chloe Kim (World Action Sportsperson), and Gabriel Araújo (Sportsperson with a Disability).

Nadia Comaneci, a gymnastics legend, was given the Lifetime Achievement Award, while former footballer Toni Kroos received the Sporting Inspiration Award. The organization Futbol Mas was presented with the Sport for Good Award for supporting vulnerable communities through football.

Gurbax Singh Grewal, a former Indian hockey player and Olympian, passed away at 84. He was a member of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

Raghu Rai, a renowned Indian photographer known as the “Father of Indian Photojournalism”, passed away at the age of 83. He was a recipient of Padma Shri in 1972.

In 1977, he became the first Indian photographer to join the international cooperative Magnum Photos, nominated by Henri Cartier-Bresson. He also received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in 2017 and the Académie des Beaux-Arts Photography Award in 2019.