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Daily Current Affairs: 12 & 13 April 2026

Current affairs of 12 & 13 April 2026: Womaniya on GeM: Selling to Government for Women MSEs; VBSA Bill 2025: One Regulator for Higher Education; India Third-Largest Renewable Energy Capacity: 250.52 GW, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

  1. VBSA Bill 2025: One Regulator for Higher Education
  2. NHRC Notice to MeitY on Gleeden: Powers, Composition, Limits
  3. Kalai-II Hydro Project: 1200 MW Plant on Lohit River
  4. Rory McIlroy Wins 2026 Masters for Back-to-Back Titles

Government Schemes

  1. Womaniya on GeM: Selling to Government for Women MSEs
  2. Natural Farming Mission (NMNF): Features and Incentives

Banking & Finance

  1. BIS Standards for QR Payments, Biometrics and CBDC

Economy

  1. Retail inflation at 3.4%: rural 3.63%, urban 3.11% (MoSPI)

International Affairs

  1. Hungary Election: Orban Ousted as Magyar’s Tisza Wins

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Blue Revolution 2.0: Reservoir Fisheries Push After Budget 2026-27

Science & Technology

  1. International Day of Human Space Flight 2026: 65 Years

Environment & Ecology

  1. India Third-Largest Renewable Energy Capacity: 250.52 GW

Defence & Security

  1. Exercise Cyclone-IV: India-Egypt Special Forces Drill
  2. Radio Sikkim Sundari: First Border Village Radio in Sikkim

Awards & Persons

  1. Asha Bhosle, Legendary Playback Singer, Dies at 92

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. VBSA Bill 2025: One Regulator for Higher Education

  • The VBSA Bill, 2025 replaces UGC, AICTE and NCTE with one commission, aiming at the NEP 2020 vision of light but tight regulation.
  • The commission works through three councils: Regulatory, Accreditation and Standards.
  • It will not control funding; grants move to the Ministry. Medical and legal education stay outside its purview.
  • The Regulatory Council can fine up to ₹70 lakh and order closure of non-compliant institutions.
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Economy

3. Kalai-II Hydro Project: 1200 MW Plant on Lohit River

  • CCEA approved the Kalai-II Hydro Electric Project in Anjaw district, Arunachal Pradesh, with investment above ₹14,000 crore.
  • It is a 1200 MW run-of-the-river plant on the Lohit River with seven units.
  • Expected generation is 4852.95 million units a year; developer is a THDC India and Arunachal government joint venture.
  • The Centre gives ₹750 crore towards the state's equity and funds 29 km of roads and bridges.
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Government Schemes

Economy

5. Womaniya on GeM: Selling to Government for Women MSEs

  • Womaniya, launched in 2019 by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is a feature of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
  • By February 2026 over 2.1 lakh women MSEs were registered, with orders worth ₹28,000 crore.
  • It supports women entrepreneurs, SHGs and artisans selling to Central and State bodies and PSUs.
  • Features include simple cataloguing, paperless process, time-bound payments and Udyam-based onboarding.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

International Affairs

Agriculture & Rural

Government Schemes

10. Blue Revolution 2.0: Reservoir Fisheries Push After Budget 2026-27

  • Budget 2026-27 signalled integrated development of 500 reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars, led by the Department of Fisheries.
  • India is the second-largest fish and aquaculture producer; output hit 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, up 106% since 2013-14.
  • Inland fisheries supply 75% of production; reservoirs cover over 31.50 lakh hectares.
  • The ICAR-CIFRI vision is 300 kg per hectare in reservoirs, against about 100 kg now.
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Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Economy

12. India Third-Largest Renewable Energy Capacity: 250.52 GW

  • India is now third in installed renewable capacity at 250.52 GW, overtaking Brazil; only China (2,258 GW) and the USA (468 GW) lead.
  • India reached 50% non-fossil installed capacity in June 2025, five years before the 2030 NDC target.
  • Non-fossil capacity was about 283 GW by March 2026: 274.68 GW renewables plus 8.78 GW nuclear.
  • Updated 2031-2035 NDC: 47% lower emissions intensity, 60% non-fossil capacity, 3.5 to 4 billion tonne carbon sink.
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Defence & Security

Awards & Persons

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