Latest current affairs of the Day for 24 April2025
1. National Zero Measles-Rubella Elimination campaign 2025-26 was launched in New Delhi on the first day of the World Immunisation Week.
2. World Immunization Week 2025 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) was began from today across the globe. The week-long campaign will last till the 30th of this month. The World Immunization Week is celebrated in the last week of April to promote the life-saving power of immunization. The theme for this year is “Immunization for All is Humanly Possible”.
3. PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation stone for several infrastructure projects worth over ₹13,480 cr in Bihar.
4. Government convenes all party meeting in New Delhi in view of Pahalgam terror attack. Leaders across party lines endorse actions taken by centre against Pakistan and assures full support in fight against terrorism.
5. Chief Ministerof J&K Omar Abdullah convened an all-party meeting in Srinagar today, following Tuesday’s terror attack in Pahalgam.
6. AIIMS Raipur has successfully performed its first Swap Kidney Transplant, also known as a Kidney Paired Transplant. The AIIMS Raipur became the first among the newer AIIMS institutions With this achievement. This is the first government hospital in Chhattisgarh to carry out this complex and life-saving procedure.
7. Congress leader and former Cabinet Minister of Rajasthan, Mahesh Joshi was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) this evening in connection with the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) scam.
8. In Jammu & Kashmir, the Police have announced a total reward of Rs 60 Lakh for providing any information leading to the neutralisation of the three Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorists involved in Pahalgam terror attack.
9. Assam Police on Thursday arrested Aminul Islam, an MLA from the opposition All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA on sedition charges for allegedly defending Pakistan in the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
10. Tamil Nadu has banned the manufacture, storage, and sale of mayonnaise prepared from raw eggs for a period of one year with effect from April 8. The ban is issued in the interest of public health. It is on the basis that mayonnaise made of raw eggs is a “high risk food”, carrying a risk of food poisoning.
11. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) down to 6.2%. The reason citing trade tensions and the US tariffs on imports from India for this adjustment.
12. Border Security Force also decided not to open gates during the Beating the Retreat ceremony held at all the three places in Punjab. At the same time, no shake-hands by the Indian Guard Commander with his counterpart from Pakistan Rangers will now on be done after lowering the Indian flag at the time of the Sun set, as was the protocol.
13. As tensions between India and Pakistan are on the rise in the wake of the Pahalgam Terror Attack, a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel has reportedly been detained by Pakistani Rangers, when he inadvertently crossed over the border line.
14. The Sikkim government has announced 20 percent reservation for Agniveer jawans in the state police recruitment.
15. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched Exercise Aakraman, deploying its frontline fighter fleet — led by Rafale jets — for complex manoeuvres. The drills include ground-attack profiles and electronic-warfare training across diverse terrains, with aircraft operating from multiple bases, including those on India’s eastern flank.
16. India has decided to suspend visa services to Pakistani nationals with immediate effect in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
17. India will observe state mourning on the 26th of this month, the day of the funeral of the Holy See, Pope Francis.
18. Pakistan Suspends Simla Agreement and Closes Border, Airspace, Trade with India.
19. President Droupadi Murmu will attend the state funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City this week, the ministry of external affairs said.
20. World Bank has praised Sri Lanka’s economic performance in 2024, noting that the country exceeded expectations with a growth rate of 5% driven by strong performances in industry and tourism. The Bank acknowledged the country’s efforts to stabilize its economy through critical policy and structural reforms.
21. Indian Chess Grandmaster Koneru Humpy wins Pune FIDE Women’s Grand Prix.
22. Olympian Vithya Ramraj won gold in the women’s 400-meter hurdles at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Kochi. She gave her best timing of 56.04 seconds to qualify for the Asian Championships 2025.
23. The South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025, originally scheduled for May 3–5 in Ranchi, Jharkhand, have been postponed for the second time in seven months. Initially planned for October 2024, the delay this time has reportedly been due to visa clearance issues involving Pakistani athletes. The new tentative window for the competition is now the second or third week of June 2025, subject to visa resolution.