Government Notifies Startup India FoF 2.0: The government notified Startup India Fund of Funds (FoF) 2.0 with a ₹10,000 crore corpus to mobilise capital for startups and strengthen India’s innovation ecosystem. It builds on the earlier Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS 1.0, 2016) under the Startup India Action Plan to address funding gaps. Objective […]
Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar: On 14th April 2026, the nation celebrates the 135th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the chief architect of the Indian Constitution, a pioneering social reformer, an eminent jurist, and a towering intellectual who dedicated his life to the eradication of social inequality in India. Dr. B.R. […]
Deposit Tokens and Asset Tokenisation
Deposit Tokens and Asset Tokenisation: As global finance rapidly shifts toward programmable, always-on settlement systems, discussions have emerged on how India can safely modernize its banking sector, highlighting deposit tokens and real-world asset tokenisation as the next evolutionary steps beyond its successful digital public infrastructure (like UPI). These are digital representations of bank deposits issued […]
Komorebi
Komorebi: The Japanese word Komorebi has recently gone viral globally, trending across social media platforms for its poetic expression of sunlight filtering through tree leaves.Komorebi is a beautiful Japanese word that refers to the dappled sunlight that passes through the leaves and branches of trees. It is not merely a visual description, but also captures […]
10 Years of the Unified Payments Interface
10 Years of the Unified Payments Interface: India marked the 10th anniversary of the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), highlighting its journey from a nascent platform in 2016 to a global digital payments leader in 2026. It has transformed India “from queues to QR codes (Quick Response codes),” emerging as the backbone of the country’s digital […]
India’s retail inflation rises to 3.4% in March 2026 : NSO
India’s retail inflation rises to 3.4% in March 2026 : NSO India’s retail inflation edged up to 3.4% in the Month of the March 2026 which compared to 3.21% in February. This data are released by the the National Statistics Office (NSO). The increase in the inflation is moderate but reflects the rising prices of […]
Samrat Choudhary to take oath as Bihar CM
Samrat Choudhary to take oath as Bihar CM: Nitish Kumar Chief Minister of Bihar have resigned from the post on the 14th April , 2026. This resignation marks the important political turnout in the state history. After serving as the Chief Minister for over the two decades his departure signal the end of the era […]
Susan Coyle appointed first female Army Chief of Australian Defence Force
Susan Coyle appointed first female Army Chief of Australian Defence Force: Australia has appointed the Susan Coyle as the first-ever female Army Chief. This announcement was made in the month of the April, 2026. She will officially take the charge in the July 2026. The historic move comes at the Australian Defense Force (ADF) as […]
Daily Current Affairs for UPSC IAS: 14th April 2026
Today’s Current Affairs: 14th April 2026 for UPSC IAS exams, State PSC exams, SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Chagos Islands
Chagos Islands: Britain’s government said that it had put on hold its deal to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands. Chagos Islands is an island group located in the central Indian Ocean. It is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom that was established in 1965. The principal islands in the archipelago include the Diego […]
