Current Affairs 15 April 2026

e-NAM enables trade worth ₹4.84 lakh crore.

• e-NAM achieved ₹4.84 lakh crore trade (March 2026).
• 13.25 crore tonnes traded; 1.8 crore farmers onboarded.
• 1,656 mandis integrated nationwide.
• ₹75 lakh support per mandi for infrastructure.
• Direct e-payments to farmers; digital trading system.

NCC and NNIELIT start cadet cyber security training.

• National Cadet Corps and National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology signed MoU for cyber security training (April 2026).
• Nationwide cyber security capacity-building programme for NCC cadets.
• Two stages:.
• 15-hour online cyber awareness training.
• 60-hour offline advanced cyber defender training.
• Focus on cyber hygiene, digital safety, and practical cyber defense skills.
• Aim: Develop trained NCC Cyber Cadets for promoting safe digital practices.

Government of India notifies ₹10,000 crore Startup India Fund 2.0.

• Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 notified with ₹10,000 crore corpus.
• ₹10,000 crore fund for investing in AIFs.
• Focus on deep-tech and innovative manufacturing startups.
• Supports early growth-stage, tech-based startups.
• Implemented via SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds.
• Nodal body: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
• Implementing agency: Small Industries Development Bank of India.

RBI launches Utkarsh 2029 to strengthen the ecosystem.

• Reserve Bank of India launched Utkarsh 2029.
• 3-year strategic plan (2026–2029).
• Aims to modernize financial, regulatory, and tech systems.
• Key initiatives: Project Sa-Mudra, e-Kuber 3.0, Unified Lending Interface (ULI).
• Focus on CBDC expansion, AI & quantum tech regulation.
• Push for rupee internationalization and UPI global expansion.
• Simplification of compliance and forex system reforms.

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates the Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor.

• Delhi–Dehradun Economic Corridor inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi.
• Project cost: ₹12,000 crore.
• Connects Delhi with Dehradun via Ghaziabad, Baghpat, Baraut, Shamli, Saharanpur.
• Includes 12-km elevated wildlife corridor to protect animals.
• Reduces travel time and fuel consumption.
• Part of major infrastructure push in Uttarakhand region.