24 April 2026 Current Affairs

Daily Current Affairs One-Liners -24 April 2026.

• The Government of India will introduce new regulatory principles of the online gaming industry on 1 May 2026 through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, paying attention to the protection of users, transparency, and responsible online gaming.
• Indian Institute of Technology Ropar has unveiled the first comprehensive AI-based Agricultural Intelligence Ecosystem in India that can be used to enhance farm productivity by making decisions based on data.

• The Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change has informed a 7 sq km Eco-Sensitive Zone within the Barasingha Wildlife Sanctuary as a way of enhancing conservation efforts and preservation of the ecosystems around the area.
• Atal Pension Yojana has already surpassed 9 crore enrolments which implies that workers in the informal sector are well engaged in the scheme.
• The filmmaking competition organized by the Ministry of Culture was called the VM Frames which was dedicated to 150 years of Vande Mataram and aimed at creating films based on a national identity.
• In partnership with Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Federal Express Corporation was able to carry out the first trials of drone deliveries in Bengaluru, intra-city, in an effort to innovate last-mile logistics.
• National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on 24 April in India in memory of the implementation of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act which institutionalised the governance at the grassroots.
• The Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company has been granted permission to set up a branch of reinsurance in GIFT City, which will enhance the financial services ecosystem in India.
• BSE Index Services has introduced BSE Housing Finance Index to track the performance of housing finance companies.
• Postal Life Insurance was onboarded by NPCI Bharat Bill Pay Limited on its Bharat Connect platform, which is an expansion of digital bill payment services.
• International Financial Services Centres Authority registered the first foreign Family Office under Family Investment Fund framework at GIFT City.
• Karnataka Bank Limited collaborated with Pine Labs Limited to improve digital payment systems and merchant services.
• C. P. Radhakrishnan made an official visit to Sri Lanka, which is one of the milestones in enhancing bilateral relations.
• Lisa Gill has been made the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
• The World Economic Forum has released the Young Global Leaders Class of 2026, identifying leaders of the future across the globe.
• The Central Bureau of Investigation will deploy an intelligence chatbot named Abhay, which is based on AI to assist citizens in verifying the official messages and avoid fraudulent actions.
• An Emergency Landing Facility on the Purvanchal Expressway was operationalised by the Indian Air Force demonstrating a higher level of defence readiness.
• The 11th India-Egypt Joint Defence Committee meeting took place in Cairo in an attempt to enhance strategic defence cooperation.
• Tata Steel Limited entered into a deal with Paul Wurth S.A. to install state-of-the-art low-emission steel making (EASyMelt).
• Gopalrao Patil, veteran paediatrician, and former MP died at the age of 94 in Latur.