On 18th April 2026, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved a 2% increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) for Central Government employees and pensioners, and also cleared railway multitracking projects worth Rs 24,815 crore in Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
Source ↗In April 2026, the Government of India expanded the scope of the Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation (RELIEF) scheme under the Export Promotion Mission, by adding Egypt and Jordan to the list of eligible destinations.
Source ↗In April 2026, the Ministry of Home Affairs received an indigenously developed satellite imaging system 'Prajna', developed by DRDO's Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, aimed at enhancing real-time decision support for security agencies through AI-powered monitoring of sensitive regions.
Source ↗In April 2026, Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, laid the foundation stone for India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park on the banks of the Indus River at Sindhu Ghat in Leh, Ladakh, coinciding with World Heritage Day (April 18, 2026).
Source ↗On April 19, 2026, Odisha hosted the groundbreaking ceremony of Heterogeneous Integration Packaging Solutions (3D Glass Solutions), India's first advanced glass semiconductor packaging unit, at Info Valley, Khordha district, Bhubaneswar.
Source ↗In April 2026, State Bank of India, India's largest Public Sector Bank, set the target to expand its balance-sheet to about 25% of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030, from existing 20%.
Source ↗In April 2026, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific released its report titled 'Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific 2026: Socioeconomic Prosperity Amid the Transition to an Environmentally Sustainable Economy', projecting India's economy to grow at 6.4% in Calendar Year 2026 and 6.6% in CY27.
Source ↗In April 2026, Apple Inc., American multinational technology company, officially announced that John Ternus, the current Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective September 1, 2026, while Tim Cook will transition to Executive Chairman.
Source ↗The Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) growth in India slowed to 0.4% (year-on-year) in March 2026, as released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The slowdown was mainly due to a decline in key sectors such as Fertilizer production, Crude oil production, and Coal production.
Source ↗National Civil Services Day is observed across India on 21st April 2026 with the theme 'Viksit Bharat: Citizen-Centric Governance and Development at the Last Mile' to recognize the role of civil servants in governance and encourage renewed commitment to public service, citizens' welfare, and administrative excellence.
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