- R. Vaishali won the 2026 Women’s Candidates Chess Tournament and will challenge World Champion Ju Wenjun.
- Jharkhand won the 16th Hockey India Sub-Junior Women’s National Championship in 2026.
- China replaced the United States as India’s largest trading partner in the financial year 2025-26.
- India is scheduled to host the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in May 2026.
- Ranbir Kapoor, Vikas Khanna, and Sundar Pichai were included in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list of 2026.
- The Central Government approved an SEZ in Dholera, Gujarat, for India’s first semiconductor chip manufacturing unit by Tata.
- Chhattisgarh formed a high-level committee headed by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai to draft the Uniform Civil Code.
- The historic Sevagram Ashram visited by President Droupadi Murmu is located in Wardha, Maharashtra.
- PM Modi inaugurated the Sri Guru Bhairavaikya Mandira at Sri Adichunchanagiri Mahasamsthana Math in Karnataka.
- The Union Territory of Ladakh launched ‘Project Him Sarovar’.
- LIC launched ‘MyLIC’ and ‘Super Sales Saathi’ mobile applications to enhance digital experience for customers and intermediaries.
- The Potomac River was named America’s most endangered river for the year 2026.
- Scarborough Shoal is a major disputed area in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines.
- India supplied 13 tonnes of Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccines as medical aid to Afghanistan.
- New Zealand’s Melie Kerr was named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month for March 2026.
📅 April 17, 2026 · Friday
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