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Daily Current Affairs: 24 & 25 April 2026

Current affairs of 24 & 25 April 2026: CAFE-III Norms: India’s Fuel Efficiency Targets and Super Credits; Dolphin Friends network: Prayagraj volunteers protect Gangetic dolphin; PM Internship Scheme Opens to Final-Year Students, and 12 more topics. Key facts for every exam, with a quiz.

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In this issue: 15 topics

National Affairs

  1. DNTs in India: Certificate Gaps Block SEED and PMAY-G Benefits
  2. Justice Lisa Gill Is First Woman CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC

Government Schemes

  1. PM Internship Scheme Opens to Final-Year Students
  2. Atal Pension Yojana: Eligibility, Triple Benefit and Rules
  3. NAMASTE Scheme: Mechanised Sanitation and Worker Protection

Banking & Finance

  1. Paytm Payments Bank Licence Cancelled by RBI
  2. SEBI Risk-Based Net Worth for Stockbrokers: Proposal Explained
  3. NBFCs want Central Fraud Registry access: CFR, CRILC and RBI Act issue

Economy

  1. RBI Bulletin: Supply Shocks Could Turn Into Demand Slowdown
  2. HSBC Cuts India to Underweight: Reasons and Risks

Agriculture & Rural

  1. Wheat Procurement Target Raised 15% to 34.5 Million Tonnes

Science & Technology

  1. Skyroot’s Vikram-1 Rocket Flagged Off for Sriharikota

Environment & Ecology

  1. CAFE-III Norms: India’s Fuel Efficiency Targets and Super Credits
  2. Dolphin Friends network: Prayagraj volunteers protect Gangetic dolphin

Reports & Indexes

  1. CRIF-SIDBI Small Business Report: Credit Value Slows, Volume Rises

National Affairs

Polity & Governance

1. DNTs in India: Certificate Gaps Block SEED and PMAY-G Benefits

  • The Social Justice Ministry's 2025-26 annual report flagged the marginalization of Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes.
  • Only seven states issue DNT community certificates, which blocks access to schemes like SEED and PMAY-G.
  • India has nearly 1,200 DNT or nomadic communities; about 268 sit outside any SC, ST or OBC list.
  • The Criminal Tribes Act of 1871 was repealed in 1952, denotifying these communities.
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Government Schemes

Economy

3. PM Internship Scheme Opens to Final-Year Students

  • The Ministry of Corporate Affairs expanded PMIS so final-year students can intern before completing their degrees.
  • The scheme offers 12-month internships in the top 500 companies to youth aged 18 to 25.
  • Stipend is at least ₹5,500 a month: ₹5,000 from government and ₹500 from company CSR funds.
  • Interns are covered under PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and PM Suraksha Bima Yojana.
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Banking & Finance

4. Atal Pension Yojana: Eligibility, Triple Benefit and Rules

  • Atal Pension Yojana, launched on May 9, 2015, is a contributory pension scheme for the unorganised sector, run by PFRDA.
  • Eligible age is 18 to 40 years, with a savings bank account with auto-debit.
  • Since October 1, 2022, income-tax payers, past or present, cannot join.
  • Benefit chain: guaranteed monthly pension of ₹1,000 to ₹5,000 for the subscriber, same pension for the spouse, then the corpus to the nominee.
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Banking & Finance

Economy

7. SEBI Risk-Based Net Worth for Stockbrokers: Proposal Explained

  • SEBI proposed a risk-based variable net worth for stockbrokers, replacing a rule tied to client cash held.
  • Old rule: 10% of average daily client cash; daily upstreaming of funds to Clearing Corporations left it near zero.
  • New formula adds 10% of the six-month average client credit balance and a client-count slab buffer.
  • SEBI also cleared IPOs of EAAA India Alternatives, MV Electrosystems and Yatayat Corporation.
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Economy

Economy

9. RBI Bulletin: Supply Shocks Could Turn Into Demand Slowdown

  • RBI's bulletin warned that supply disruptions from the West Asia conflict and climate risks could eventually weaken consumer demand.
  • RBI net bought $7.4 billion in the spot forex market in February 2026.
  • On April 8, the MPC held the repo rate at 5.25% with a neutral stance.
  • Between Feb 2025 and Feb 2026, private banks cut fresh-loan WALR by 104 bps against 75 bps at PSBs.
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Economy

10. HSBC Cuts India to Underweight: Reasons and Risks

  • HSBC downgraded Indian equities from Neutral to Underweight in April 2026.
  • It cited imported inflation, energy vulnerability and possibly weaker domestic consumer demand.
  • The market expects 16% earnings growth for 2026, which HSBC thinks will be revised down.
  • Other risks: rupee beyond 94, rising bad loans, post-election fuel price hikes and AI disruption of IT services.
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Agriculture & Rural

Economy

11. Wheat Procurement Target Raised 15% to 34.5 Million Tonnes

  • The Centre raised the Rabi Marketing Season wheat procurement target to 34.5 million tonnes, 15% above the first target.
  • On April 22 the average mandi price was ₹2,572 per quintal, below the MSP of ₹2,585.
  • Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar asked for a higher target.
  • The government has bought 16.4 MT so far and urged flour millers to buy from the open market.
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Science & Technology

Environment & Ecology

Reports & Indexes

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