- Samrat Choudhary has been elected as the new Chief Minister of Bihar.
- Abhishek Sharma has been selected as the Wisden T20 Cricketer of the Year for 2026.
- Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov won the Candidates Chess Tournament.
- The IMF projects India’s GDP growth rate at 6.5% for the financial year 2026-27.
- The UNDP released a report on the impact of military escalation in West Asia on human development.
- India’s first indigenous quantum computing testing facility, ‘Amaravati Quantum Valley’, was launched at SRM University, Andhra Pradesh.
- Under the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, the delimitation of constituencies will be based on the 2011 Census.
- The new Delimitation Bill proposes increasing the total Lok Sabha seats to a maximum of 850.
- The First Indian Navy Commanders’ Conference 2026 was organized at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi.
- PPFAS Asset Management received PFRDA approval to manage funds under the National Pension System.
- The government allocated a ₹10,000 crore financial corpus for the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0.
- C-DAC and Reliance Foundation partnered for the ‘e-SafeHER’ cyber security initiative in rural India.
- The 450 MW Shongtong-Karcham Hydroelectric Project is being built on the Satluj river.
- Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Telangana.
- Sakurajima is a highly active volcano situated in Japan.
📅 April 16, 2026 · Thursday