Daily Current Affairs – 21 April 2026

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The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation will be launching sports facility centres at the chosen industrial locations as a strategy of enhancing the worker wellness, positivity in workplace and overall productivity. The project is to change the industrial areas, which are solely occupied with machinery and production to more balanced places where fitness and recreation can be supported. In this plan, land will be availed in overcrowded industrialized regions where majority of plots are already allocated to build...

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The Rajasthan government has officially authorized the sale of Bt cotton hybrid seeds of Kharif 2026 to commercially grow non-modified (BG-II, GFM) Bt cotton hybrids. It has been decided as per the suggestions of the recommendation of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Standing Committee on Bt Cotton. Under this scheme, the supply of Bt cotton hybrid seeds to various agro-climatic areas of the state will be permitted...

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The roadshow of Global Rajasthan Agritech Meet (GRAM)-2026 will be held on 23 April 2026, at Convention Hall, Hotel The Ashok, New Delhi. The event will be a significant move towards making Rajasthan a major hub of agricultural innovation and investment. It seeks to project the progressive agricultural policies, investment potential and opportunities that exist in agriculture and allied industries in the state in front of national and international stakeholders. The roadshow will also help foster meaningful collaboration with industries,...