30th APRIL CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. NITI Aayog Launches DPI@2047 Roadmap to Advance Inclusive and Productivity-Led Growth.

India’s aspiration of becoming a Viksit Bharat by 2047 requires new approaches that can deliver growth at both scale and speed while ensuring inclusion across society.

Over the past decade, India’s pioneering Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) —anchored in Aadhaar’s foundational digital identity for over 1.3 billion people, UPI’s explosive adoption driving billions of seamless transactions monthly, and interoperable platforms for inclusive banking and payments — has proven the power of open, shared digital building blocks

The roadmap, developed in partnership with EkStep Foundation and Deloitte, sets out a two-phase path for India’s digital transformation: DPI 2.0 (2025–2035) to drive livelihood-led growth at scale, followed by DPI 3.0 (2035–2047)

The "Hockey-Stick" Effect: The strategy aims to create non-linear, rapid growth, transforming every district into a growth engine

Sectoral Transformations: Eight areas are targeted, including MSMEs, agriculture, education, healthcare, credit infrastructure, and decentralized energy.

2. SIPRI Report 2025-India Becomes 5th-Largest inMilitary Expenditure

Global spending has gone up by 41 per cent over the past decade (2016–25)

Total military expenditure accounted for 2.5 per cent of the global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025.

India, the fifth biggest spender in the world in 2025, increased its mili-tary spending by 8.9 per cent to $92.1 billion.

India’s conflict with Pakistan in May 2025—which involved the use of combat aircraft, drones and missiles—pushed up military spending during the year.

Revised capital outlays for military aircraft systems were 50 per cent higher than originally budgeted, while operations and personnel costs for the Indian Air Force were revised upwards by 18 per cent from the original budget

SIRPI-Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament.

Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public.

3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched "Mission SAKSHAM"

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched "Mission SAKSHAM," a nationwide, mission-mode capacity-building initiative designed for the Urban Cooperative Banking (UCB) sector

The program, launched to strengthen professional standards and institutional resilience, aims to train approximately 1.40 lakh participants in UCBs through both in-person and digital training

Mission SAKSHAM has been designed in consultation with the umbrella organisation of the cooperative banking sector and national as well as state-level cooperative federation.

Initiatives taken by RBI:

1. RBI conducts Electronic Banking Awareness and Training (e-BAAT)

2.RBI Kehta Hai’-multi-channel public awareness media campaigns under the aegis of ‘RBI Kehta Hai’ by television, radio, online, SMS.

4. PV Sindhu Gets Voting Rights on BWF Council

Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu made her first appearance as a member of the Badminton World Federation Council during the governing body’s Annual General meeting in Horsens, Denmark on Saturday

Sindhu, who had won silver and bronze at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics respectively as well as gold at the 2019 World Championships.

The two-time Olympic medallist, among the most decorated players in badminton history, had been granted voting powers on the BWF Council after her appointment as Chair of the BWF Athletes’ Commission in December

5. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 594 km Ganga Expressway connecting Meerut to Prayagraj

Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the 594-km-long Ganga Expressway on April 29, 2026, marking a major milestone in India’s infrastructure development. Built at an estimated cost of Rs. 36,230 crore (US$ 3.92 billion)

The expressway connects Meerut in western Uttar Pradesh to Prayagraj in the eastern region, significantly enhancing east-west connectivity across the state.

As one of the longest access-controlled greenfield expressways in India, the project is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities from around 10–12 hours to nearly six to seven hours, improving passenger mobility and freight movement.

The six-lane expressway, expandable to eight lanes, passes through 12 districts and is designed to strengthen logistics efficiency, reduce transportation costs and improve regional accessibility.

Mumbai-Pune Expressway: India's first 6-lane access-controlled expressway

Uttar Pradesh holds the highest number of expressways in India.

6. NOMINATION FOR PM RASTRIYA BAL PURASKAR AWARD

The Government of India has invited nominations for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP), a prestigious national-level award conferred annually to recognize exceptional achievements of children across the country.

Any child above the age of 5 years and not exceeding 18 years.

The award honours young achievers in six categories: Bravery, Social Service, Environment, Sports, Art & Culture, and Science & Technology.

A maximum of 25 awards are conferred annually

The Government of India observes Veer Baal Diwas on December 26 every year in remembrance of the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh.

The tenth Sikh Guru, and his two sons made the "supreme sacrifices" while fighting in support of truth and justice.