April

• NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation)


  State-owned hydropower giant
• JBIC (Japan Bank for International Cooperation)

  Japan Bank for International Cooperation
• Developing a 300 MW solar project in Bikaner, Rajasthan

  1. NHPC signed a loan agreement of JPY 20 billion (around Rs 1,100 crore) with JBIC

  2. For developing the solar project
• Musi River, Hyderabad


  • Dirty water, blackened by human and industrial waste
  • Efforts to rejuvenate it along the lines of the River Thames in London
• Musi Riverfront Development project

  1. Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has sanctioned 39 more STPs under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme

  2. These plants will be used in the project
• AMRUT

  Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, launched as the first water–focused Mission in 2015
• World Bank programme

  Ukraine has received a $1.5 billion tranche of funding
• Japan contributed $984 million, while the UK contributed $516 million to the aid package
• Earlier in March, Ukraine received a significant aid package of 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) as the first tranche of aid under a European Union bridging finance programme
• Sterlite Power and GIC


  Set up a joint venture for developing and operating power transmission projects in India
• India is targeting to reduce the carbon intensity of the economy by over 45% by the end of this decade and also achieve 50% of its cumulative electric power from renewables by 2030
• Arnab Banerjee


  Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CEAT Ltd, elected as the new Chairman of the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers' Association (ATMA)
• Anshuman Singhania


  Managing Director of JK Tyre and Industries, previous Chairman of ATMA
• India renewed the agreement to export electricity to Nepal for the next three months
• Under the agreement, Nepal can import a total of 554 MW of electricity from India between 6 am and 6 pm
• GyalSung Project


  1. India handed over the second tranche of INR/Nu Five billion for the development of infrastructure related to the project to Bhutan

  2. The first tranche of INR/Nu Five billion was released on January 28, 2024
• Sudhakar Dalela


  Ambassador of India to Bhutan
• Lyonpo D.N. Dhungyel


  Bhutan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade
• Akasa Air has commenced its international operations with its inaugural overseas flight departing from Mumbai to Doha, Qatar
• cVIGIL app


  Effective tool in the hands of people to flag election code violations
• Since the announcement of General Elections 2024, over 79,000 complaints have been received with 73% of the complaints being against illegal hoardings and banners
• Odisha Day, also known as Utkala Divas, is a special day celebrated every year

  April 1st
• In 1936, Odisha officially became a state, breaking away from Bihar and Bengal. Starting with just six districts, Odisha has grown to have 30 districts today
• Skyroot Aerospace


  Leading Hyderabad-based space-tech company
• Successful test-firing of the Stage-2 of Vikram-1 space launch vehicle, called Kalam-250


  At the propulsion testbed of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), at its Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh (AP)
• The coal sector has exhibited the highest growth of 11.6 % (provisional) among the eight core industries for February 2024 as per the Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI)) (Base Year 2011-12) released by Ministry of Commerce & Industries
• Vineet Jain


  Managing director of the Times Group, received the Exchange4Media News Broadcasting Awards (ENBA) Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
• REC Limited

  Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power and a leading NBFC, bestowed with the SKOCH ESG Award 2024 in the 'Renewable Energy Financing' category
• Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden


  Won the $10,404,205 ATP Masters tennis tournament in Miami
• Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek


  Defeated in the final
• Hardik Singh and Salima Tete


  Named the Player of the Year for 2023 among men and women respectively at the sixth annual Hockey India awards
• Hockey India announced the revival of the Hockey India League (HIL) in January 2025
• Danielle Collins


  Unseeded American player, won the Women's Singles title at the Miami Open Tennis
• 'Matabari pera prasad' and 'Rignai pachara' textiles


  Iconic products of Tripura, bestowed with the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tag
• Lindy Cameron


  Former chief of the United Kingdom's (UK's) National Cyber Security Centre, expected to be appointed as the country's new high commissioner to India
• Joyshree Das Verma


  Took over as the 41st National president of FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) for 2024-25
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct the Gagan Shakti-2024 exercise from April 1 to April 10, 2024
• The 14-day bilateral tri-service exercise 'Tiger Triumph-24' between India and the United States (US) has concluded
• SEBI Complaint Redress System (SCORES 2.0)


  New version launched by the Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), originally launched in July 2011
• PFRDA


  Pension regulator, mandated 2-factor Aadhaar Authentication for access to the Central Recordkeeping Agency (CRA) system for conducting National Pension System (NPS) related activities