April 13, 2026 — Daily Current Affairs

April 13, 2026 marks the 107th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre and Baisakhi — a day that binds India’s colonial tragedy to its harvest heritage. On the diplomatic front, the India–UK Free Trade Agreement moves toward mid-May implementation while US-Iran talks in Islamabad collapse without a deal, keeping Hormuz risk elevated. India auctioned 46 critical mineral blocks to reduce import dependence, Sawan Barwal shattered India’s 48-year-old marathon record at Rotterdam, and UPI logged a record 21.70 billion transactions worth ₹28.33 lakh crore — confirming India’s position as the world’s largest real-time payments market.