Skip to content
Free updates Login
Home › SSC
SSCBankingRailwayUPSC & State PSC

One Liner Current Affairs: 16 April 2026

16 April 20261 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSOne Liner CurrentAffairs: 16 April202616 April 2026safalsetu.com

April 16, 2026

S. No.Topic/EventKey Highlights
1ISRO Gaganyaan TestSuccessfully conducted IADT-02, validating parachute-based crew module recovery for human spaceflight mission.
2NHAI ‘Arogya Van’ InitiativePlantation of 67,000+ medicinal trees across 62.8 hectares to promote biodiversity and Ayurveda awareness.
3Sanjay Khanna AppointmentAppointed CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited; tenure till May 2029.
4PFRDA ApprovalApproved PPFAS AMC as pension fund sponsor under NPS.
5Exercise Cyclone-IV4th edition held in Egypt; focuses on special forces operations in desert terrain.
6NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited ExpansionOnboarded Axis Bank on Banking Connect platform for seamless merchant payments.
7Abu Hasem Khan Chowdhury Passes AwayVeteran Congress leader and former MoS; represented Malda South constituency.
8Ministry of Civil Aviation Airport ApprovalApproved new airports in Warangal (Mamnoor) and Adilabad to boost regional connectivity.
9C. D. Gopinath Passes AwayIndia’s oldest Test cricketer; played 8 Tests and had a notable domestic career.
10Meta Platforms AI LaunchIntroduced ‘Muse Spark’ multimodal AI model for text, image, and reasoning tasks.
11Financial Intelligence Unit – India MoUSigned MoU with Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre to combat cyber fraud.
12CSB Bank Product LaunchIntroduced ‘Smart Save Account’ with auto-sweep FD and up to 7% interest benefits.
13Tracxn ReportIndia ranked 4th globally in tech funding (USD 11.7 bn) despite 18% YoY decline.
14World Homeopathy DayObserved on April 10; theme 2026: “Homoeopathy for Sustainable Health”; honours Samuel Hahnemann.
15Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana 11 YearsCompleted 11 years; ₹40.07 lakh crore disbursed via 57.79 crore loans; boosts MSMEs & financial inclusion.
16Telangana AI Hub MoUAikam partnered with Deakin University to set up AI research & skilling centre near Hyderabad.

Test yourself

1. Sanjay Khanna was appointed Chairman and Managing Director of which company in April 2026, with tenure till May 2029?

Sanjay Khanna was appointed CMD of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, with tenure till May 2029.

2. The 4th edition of Exercise Cyclone, focusing on special forces operations in desert terrain, was held in which country?

Exercise Cyclone-IV, the 4th edition, was held in Egypt with a focus on special forces operations in desert terrain.

3. According to a Tracxn report (April 2026), what was India's global rank in tech funding?

The Tracxn report ranked India 4th globally in tech funding (USD 11.7 bn) despite an 18% YoY decline.

Read more