Current Affairs for April 11, 2026

  • Operation Himsetu in Sikkim: The Indian Army’s Trisakti Corps launched this operation to rescue over 135 tourists stranded due to massive landslides in North Sikkim.

  • Exercise Cyclone-IV in Egypt: The fourth edition of the joint special forces exercise between India and Egypt is being held in Anshas, Egypt (April 9–17).

  • India's First Driverless Pod Taxi System: Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis laid the foundation stone for this personal rapid transit project in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai.

  • Passing of Abu Hashem Khan Choudhury: The veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare passed away at 88 in Kolkata.

  • Mount Semeru Eruption in Indonesia: A major eruption of the volcano on East Java Island triggered a pyroclastic flow of 3.5 km, placing the region on Level 3 alert.

  • New Chairman & MD of BPCL: Sanjay Khanna officially took charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL).

  • Amul’s ₹1 Trillion Turnover Milestone: Amul (GCMMF) became India's first FMCG company to cross a turnover of ₹1 lakh crore (1 trillion) in a single financial year.

  • National Safe Motherhood Day (April 11): Observed annually to mark the birth anniversary of Kasturba Gandhi; the 2026 theme is "Equity in Maternal Health Care: Leaving No Mother Behind."

  • NSTFDC Completes 25 Years: The National Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation, established in 2001, celebrated its Silver Jubilee foundation day on April 10.

  • Discovery on Elephanta Island: Archaeologists from the ASI discovered a 1,500-year-old water reservoir (5th–6th century) near the Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra, revealing ancient water harvesting systems.

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