✅ April 2025 Current Affairs [Date-wise] – GK for UPSC, SSC, Bank & Govt Exams
Stay updated with the most important current affairs for April 2025, organized date-wise with themes useful for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, and State PSCs.
📌 How to Use This for Exam Preparation
Static + Current: e.g., Buddha Purnima → Buddhism in India; World Health Day → WHO & Indian healthcare.
Disaster & Infrastructure: e.g., industrial blasts, dam safety alerts.
Geo‑strategy & Defense: e.g., India–France naval exercise, Russia–China pipeline diplomacy.
Space & Science: e.g., ISRO PSLV launch, NASA-Axiom mission.
Environment & Awareness Days: e.g., Earth Day, World Malaria Day.
Policy & Politics: e.g., Supreme Court judgments, environmental legislation updates.
🗓 Date-Wise April 2025 Current Affairs
📅 April 1–7
- Apr 1 – Odisha Foundation Day (Utkal Divas); India launches single health ID pilot
- Apr 2 – World Autism Awareness Day: focus on neurodiversity in education
- Apr 4 – India–France “Varuna” naval exercise begins off Goa coast
- Apr 6 – International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
- Apr 7 – World Health Day – WHO theme: “My Health, My Right”
- Apr 7 – Indian Govt announces digital medical record integration pilot
📅 April 8–14
- Apr 10 – World Homeopathy Day; AYUSH Ministry launches awareness campaign
- Apr 11 – National Safe Motherhood Day (India)
- Apr 12 – INS Imphal commissioned – India’s stealth guided-missile destroyer
- Apr 13 – Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Remembrance Day
- Apr 14 – Ambedkar Jayanti (birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar); observed across India
- Apr 14 – Tamil New Year, Vishu (Kerala), Bihu (Assam)
📅 April 15–21
- Apr 17 – India chairs G20 Working Group on Digital Inclusion in Bengaluru
- Apr 18 – World Heritage Day (International Day for Monuments and Sites)
- Apr 19 – India–ASEAN maritime cooperation dialogue begins
- Apr 21 – Civil Services Day (India); PM addresses probationers at Vigyan Bhawan
- Apr 21 – World Creativity and Innovation Day
📅 April 22–30
- Apr 22 – Earth Day – Global focus: Planet vs Plastics; India announces urban plastic reduction plan
- Apr 23 – World Book and Copyright Day
- Apr 24 – National Panchayati Raj Day – Digital governance in rural India
- Apr 25 – World Malaria Day – WHO pushes gene-editing trials for mosquitoes
- Apr 26 – World Intellectual Property Day
- Apr 29 – International Dance Day
- Apr 30 – Ayushman Bharat Diwas observed as part of Health Week
🔍 Special Observance Days – April 2025 (India & International)
| Date | Day |
|---|---|
| Apr 1 | Odisha Day (Utkal Divas) |
| Apr 2 | World Autism Awareness Day |
| Apr 6 | International Day of Sport for Development and Peace |
| Apr 7 | World Health Day |
| Apr 10 | World Homeopathy Day |
| Apr 11 | National Safe Motherhood Day (India) |
| Apr 13 | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Remembrance |
| Apr 14 | Ambedkar Jayanti, Vishu, Tamil New Year, Bihu |
| Apr 18 | World Heritage Day |
| Apr 21 | Civil Services Day, World Creativity and Innovation Day |
| Apr 22 | Earth Day |
| Apr 23 | World Book and Copyright Day |
| Apr 24 | National Panchayati Raj Day |
| Apr 25 | World Malaria Day |
| Apr 26 | World Intellectual Property Day |
| Apr 29 | International Dance Day |
| Apr 30 | Ayushman Bharat Diwas |
✅ How to Apply for Exam Prep
Static + Current:
– Odisha Day → Indian states formation history (GS 1)
– Ambedkar Jayanti → Indian Constitution, social justice (GS 2)
– Earth Day → Environmental laws, global pacts (GS 3)
Disaster & Infrastructure:
– Jallianwala Bagh remembrance → ethics, history (GS 4)
– Civil Services Day → Public administration topics
Geo-strategy & Defense:
– INS Imphal, Varuna Exercise → India’s naval capability (GS 3)
– India–ASEAN maritime dialogue → Regional cooperation (GS 2)
Space & Science:
– Health ID, Ayushman Bharat → Digital health (GS 2/3)
– WHO on malaria gene-editing → Science & ethics (GS 3/4)
Environment & Awareness:
– Earth Day, Heritage Day, Autism Awareness → Culture + Environment + Health
– Panchayati Raj Day → Local self-governance (GS 2)
Policy & Politics:
– G20 Digital Inclusion → India’s global role (GS 2)
– Copyright Day & IP rights → Innovation, legal GS 3