PIB articles on 24 April 2026

• Visit of Indian delegation for discussions on Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) between India-United States (U.S.) from 20th-23rd April 2026 at Washington D.C.
• Indigenously Developed Silicon Photonics Technology Solutions Launched
• Financial Incentives for undertaking mining reforms by States included in the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment FY 2026-27
• Rashtriya Panchayati Raj Diwas
• Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu releases 2nd Phase of FTO Ranking
• Minister of State for Communications Dr Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar hails Government-Industry synergy for India’s Telecom Sector Growth in the past decade
• Jaipur Hosts First Regional Workshop under National Cooperative Reform Drive to Realise Prime Minister’s Vision of “Sahkar se Samriddhi”
• Project DANTAK of Border Road Organisation Celebrates 66th Raising Day in Bhutan
• IPC Signs MoUs with the Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India and National Institute of Pharmaceuticals Education & Research, Hajipur, to Promote Drug Quality, Research, and Patient Safety
• “A country that values the dignity of its workers is unstoppable on the path of progress”: Dr. Mandaviya
• 21st Century Belongs to Bharat; Bio-Economy to Reach $1 Trillion by 2047, Says Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh
• Global Leaders Call for Inclusive Skills Ecosystems as Shri Jayant Chaudhary Launches Asia’s First UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion at Pune
• Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan (NMBA) App 2.0 to be launched to strengthen monitoring and institutional coordination under National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR)
• Union Minister Dr. Virendra Kumar stated that the Government is committed to inclusive development and social justice through targeted welfare initiatives
• Flash Report on Central Sector Infrastructure Projects worth ₹150 crore and above
• MoSPI Proposes City-Level Statistical Reports for Million-Plus Cities
• The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organized the North Zone Agriculture Conference in Lucknow
• Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan addresses press conference in Lucknow
• Bharat Taxi expands to Mumbai; Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Bharat Taxi driver onboarding initiative in Mumbai
• IN A HISTORIC FIRST, INS SUDARSHINI ARRIVES AT LAS PALMAS, SPAIN
• IAF COMMENCES REGISTRATION FOR MEHAR BABA COMPETITION-3
• 5 Kg FTL cylinder sale continues steadily, with over 17.83 lakh cylinders sold since 1 April
• Ministry of Rural Development Finalises Calendar of SARAS Aajeevika Melas for FY 2026–27
• Sarbananda Sonowal Highlights Transformative Role of Maritime Sector at MoU Exchange Ceremony Between University of Delhi & CMEC at RIS
• NCVET & Department of Employment and Training (DET) Telangana sign agreement for NCVET Recognition as Awarding Body (AB - Dual)
• NCVET Grants Recognition to JAIN (Deemed-to-be University) as Awarding Body (AB–Dual)
• MoSJE opens 3-days National Chintan Shivir- Antyodaya ka sankalp, Amrit kaal ka pratibimb -in Chandigarh to boost social justice delivery with States/UTs
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two sanitation workers and injuries to another after inhaling poisonous gases while cleaning a sewer line at Ambedkar Chowk of the Firozpur Jhirka area in th...
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of 13 workers and injuries to 20 others due to a boiler tube explosion at a thermal power plant in the Sakti district of Chhattisgarh
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of 18 workers and injuries to six others in an explosion at a private firecracker manufacturing unit in Kattanarpatti area of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu
• NIPER Hajipur Signs MoU with Boehringer Ingelheim to Advance Pharmaceutical Research Collaboration
• NIPER Hajipur Signs MoU with IPC to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Standards and Patient Safety
• Fertiliser Availability Remains Robust
• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi greets Public Representatives on National Panchayati Raj Day
• India–Netherlands share an enduring relationship, the bond between the two nations is steadily progressing towards a stronger strategic partnership: Dr Jitendra Singh
• CCIC Launches ‘Soul Threads’ – A Heritage Designer Collection Celebrating India’s Artisanal Legacy
• Youth Must Be Partners, Not Just Beneficiaries, in Building Viksit Bharat 2047 : Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of four children due to drowning in a deep pit near a drain work site in the Islampura area of Nanded district in Maharashtra
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of a 12-year-old student and over 100 falling ill after consuming stale food at the hostel of Kakabandh Ashram School of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of two girl students after an iron gate of a government primary school collapsed upon them in the Gajapati district of Odisha
• NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported parading of a woman by the villagers with her husband on shoulders on allegations of elopement in the Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh
• Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan to Visit Rajasthan on April 25, 2026
• Prime Minister shares Sanskrit Subhashitam highlighting the essence of people’s representative