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🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 19 JULY 2023

1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu has said that acceleration of rural development is essential for the overall development of the country. 2. Ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament beginning 20th of July, the Government has convened an all-party meeting today. The Monsoon session will commence on Thursday and will continue till 11th of August. 3. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan & Goa, Central Maharashtra and Odisha during the next five days.  4. *DELHI FLOODS* : The level of Yamuna water dropped below the danger mark of 205.33 metres on Tuesday, Central Water Commission (CWC) data showed.  5. PM Modi inaugurated the integrated terminal building of Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair through video conferencing. 6. Former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has passed away. He was 79. He died at a Bangalore hospital early on Tuesday after battling cancer for more than a year.  7. NITI Aayog...

🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 14 JULY 2023

 • President Droupadi Murmu to be on a three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan  • President Murmu to grace 4th convocation of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh • Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be on a three-day an Official Visit to France & United Arab Emirates (UAE)  • PM Modi to visit Paris ,France at invitation of France President Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi to be Guest of Honour at Bastille Day Parade, & PM Modi to hold formal talks with President Macron  • Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah to address Inaugural Session of “G20 Conference on Crime & Security in age of NFTs, AI and Metaverse” in Gurugram • Home Minister to flag off Cyber Volunteer Squads from 7 premier educational institutions of India, Minister to also inaugurate an exhibition & release Conference Medallion • Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia to inaugurate dual elevated Ea...

🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 05 JULY 2023

1. President Smt Droupadi Murmu arrived at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport in Nagpur yesterday evening for a three-day visit to the Vidarbha region. 2. The implementation of the Uniform Civil Code ( UCC) will bind India, its nationalism more effectively said Vice President Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar while attending the 25th convocation of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG).  3. PM Modi chairs meeting of Union Council of Ministers; discuss visionary 2047, developmental works, infrastructure development. The meeting took place at the newly built convention centre at Pragati Maidan in national capital.  4. Centre announces scheme to support minor rape victims under the aegis of the Nirbhaya Fund and an amount of ₹74.1 crore has been allocated. 5. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari urges management professionals to develop innovative revenue generation & financing models in infrastructure sector.  6. Heavy rainfall in Gurugram and adjacent areas of Haryan...

🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 04 JULY 2023

➼ Recently Ajit Pawar has taken charge as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra State.  ➼ Recently, Neeraj Chopra has won the title of Lausanne Diamond League 2023. ➼ Recently Indian boxer 'Mary Kom' has been named as Global Indian Icon in UK India Awards. ➼ Recently the world's first electric flying car certified by the US has been named 'Aleph Mode A'. ➼ Recently, the country 'Australia' has approved the drug MDMA psilocybin for the treatment of traumatic stress disorder. ➼ Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started 'Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission' in the state of Madhya Pradesh. ➼ Recently, there has been an open debate in the Parliament of Sri Lanka on the 'Debt Restructuring Programme'. ➼ Recently New Zealand country has banned 'small plastic bags'. ➼ Recently British author and poet 'Michael Rosen' has been awarded the prestigious 'PEN Pinter Prize 2023'.   ➼ Recently 'Tushar Mehta' has ...

🔆 CURRENT AFFAIRS | 03 JULY 2023

  • Australia Win 2nd Test Against England, Lead Ashes 2-0; Aussies Booed At Lord's After Jonny Bairstow's Controversial Run-Out ● Max Verstappen Wins Austrian Grand Prix To Complete 'Classy' Spielberg Sweep ● Railways' Report On Odisha Train Tragedy Points To "Human Error; CBI probing the possibility of a criminal conspiracy ● NCP Ajit Pawar switches side with 9 MLAs., joins Shinde Govt as Deputy CM, Fadnavis may be shifted to Union Govt ● White House open to studying how to block sunlight to save the Earth from climate change ● Manipur To Relax Curfew In Parts Of Imphal From 5 am To 6 pm; Manipur Guv Urges Women to Restrain from Blocking Roads During Security Ops; 3 killed in Bishnupur, CM Biren rushes to spot ● Rashtriya Raksha University gets approval to set up centre for studying Chinese army; The Unveristy focused on Internal Security to hire Ex Indian Army personnel knowing Madarin as Head ● Share Of Loans Bearing Over 9% Interest Rate Hits 56.1% In Marc...

🔆 Current Affairs | 28 April 2023

1.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts of SCO member countries in New Delhi. 2.The Reserve Bank has imposed a total penalty of Rs 44 lakh on four co-operative banks, including Rs 16 lakh on Chennai-based The Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank, for violation of various norms. 3.Neobank Jupiter received NBFC license from Reserve Bank of India. 4.NS Sumedha has left Port Sudan city for Jeddah in Saudi Arabia with 278 people on board to bring Indians safely out of Sudan.INS Teg has also joined the Kaveri operation. INS Teg has reached Port Sudan with necessary relief material for the officers and stranded Indians in Sudan. 5.Dr. VK Paul, Member, NITI Aayog released the Indian National Accounts Estimates for 2019-20. According to which the share of government's health expenditure in the country's total gross domestic product increased from one point one-three per cent in 2014-15 to one point three-five in 2019-20. The share of government ...

🔆 Current Affairs | 01 April 2023

         1.Ministry of Defence inks over Rs 9,100 crore contracts for improved Akash Weapon System & 12 Weapon Locating Radars Swathi for Indian Army.         2.IIT Madras have developed a three-dimensional paper-based portable device that can detect adulteration in milk within 30 seconds.            3.Indian passport slipped six ranks on the Passport Index 2023 released by financial advisory services firm Arton Capital. As compared to the 138th rank out of 199 countries in 2022, India ranked 144 with a mobility score of 70 in 2023. This is the largest global fall in the index this year.           4.Conservation Plan for Great Indian Bustards In order to conserve and protect the Great Indian Bustard, which is considered one of the largest flying birds in the world, the Government of India is implementing various measures throughout the country. However, apart from certain regions in R...

🔆 Current Affairs | 31 March 2023

  MARCH 31, 2023, FRIDAY, CHAITRA, SHUKAL PAKSHA, DASHAMI • Union Health & Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to lay the foundation stone of health-related schemes along with Chief Minister Dhami at Chief Minister's residence, Main Sewa Sadan at Dehradun • Minister to lay the foundation stone of a 500-bed capacity hospital in new building of Doon Medical College, along with 50 bedded critical care blocks each at Rudraprayag, Nainital & Srinagar in Uttarakhand  • India to unveil its new Foreign Trade Policy 2023-28 in New Delhi with a view to boost exports amid slowing global trade, Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to announce foreign trade policy • Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to hold a review meeting in New Delhi on the COVID situation amid a spurt in virus cases • Kerala Lokayukta, likely to deliver its verdict in a case against Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, case involves the mishandling of the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund...

🔆 Current Affairs | 30 March 2023

 1. HDFC Asset Management Company has filed for India’s first target maturity funds tracking sovereign green bonds. The two are HDFC Nifty India Sovereign Green Bond Jan 2028 Index Fund and HDFC Nifty India Sovereign Green Bond Jan 2033 Index Fund.  2. World Bank arm International Finance Corporation has decided to invest ₹600 crore in Mahindra Group's last-mile electric mobility business. 3. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs increased the minimum support price (MSP) of raw jute by Rs 300 to Rs 5,050 per quintal for 2023-24 season. 4. The government announced that a committee under the finance secretary will be set up to improve the National Pension System. 5. PM Modi inaugurates 13.7 km Whitefield-KR Puram Metro Line in Bengaluru. 6. The Government of Uttar Pradesh and Quality Council of India, launched the Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp (Uttar Pradesh Quality Mission) at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. 7. Former Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff Elected as President of NDB...

🔆 Current Affairs | 29 March 2023

 🔆 29th March  World Piano Day   विश्व पियानो दिवस ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ 🎹 International Piano Day is celebrated annually on the 88th day of the year. This event aims to celebrate the melodious history of the ‘King of Musical Instrument’ 🎹 To provide a platform for piano-related initiatives that will advance musical innovation and spread the joy of playing the piano. 🎹 World Piano Day was first celebrated on March 28th, 2015. ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖       GOVERNOR GENERAL 🔶First Governor of Bengal  🔹Robert Clive  🔶First Governor General of Bengal  🔹Warren Hastings  🔶First Governor General of India  🔹William Bentinck  🔶First Viceroy of India  🔹Lord Canning  🔶First Governor General of free India 🔹Lord Mountbatten 🔶Only Indian Governor General of free India  🔹C. Rajagopalachari ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ ● Which state has won the Khelo India Youth Games 2022 men’s under-18 title?- Madhya Pradesh  ● Which university has won the ‘...