Legendary Indian classical musician and Padma Vibhushan awardee Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passed away. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, the Padma Bhusan in 2006, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2018. In 2003, he was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, which is the highest recognition given to practising Indian artists by …
Continue reading “Legendary classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan passes away”
Ramchandra Guha’s latest book ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket’ would be launching virtually in the Tata Literature Live (The Mumbai Lit fest) this month. His latest book juxtaposes his life with his abiding love for the game & this conversation could not come at a better time with India and Australia in the midst of an …
Continue reading “Ramchandra Guha’s latest book ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket’”
CARE Ratings has revised downwards its projection of the Centre’s fiscal deficit to 7.8 % of GDP during FY21 against its earlier estimate of 9-9.5 %. The combined effect of lower revenues & higher expenditure is likely to push the fiscal deficit to 7.8% of GDP. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, RRB, …
Continue reading “CARE lowers Centre’s fiscal deficit projection to 7.8% of GDP”
Manish Kumar, a sanitation worker in Delhi, became the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in India after PM Modi flagged off the nationwide vaccination drive on 16 January 2021. Manish Kumar was given the injection at AIIMS in Delhi while Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan was also present. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking …
Continue reading “India’s first COVID-19 Vaccine recipient is Manish Kumar”
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar announced veteran actor, director and singer Biswajit Chatterjee as the recipient of the ‘Indian Personality of the Year’ award. The 84-year-old actor is known for featuring in films like “Bees Saal Baad”, “Night In London” and “April Fool”. Chatterjee started his career in the late 1950s and …
Continue reading “Biswajit Chatterjee conferred ‘Indian Personality of the Year’ award at IFFI”
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan has inaugurated the ‘OneSchool One IAS’ scheme which has been rolled out under the Vedhik Erudite Foundations Scholarship Programme. According to a notification released an institution considered by top academics and retired IAS and IPS officers in the state is conducting the programme which seeks to refute the general notion …
Continue reading “Kerala Governor launches ‘One School One IAS’ scheme”
Pakistan has issued special permission to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Dubai Ruler; the crown prince, and 5 members of the royal family for hunting houbara bustard during the 2020-21 hunting season. After the permission, 11 members of the United Arab Emirates’ royal family reached the Panjgur district in Balochistan, Pakistan for hunting the …
Continue reading “Pakistan Permits Dubai Royals to Hunt ‘Houbara bustard’”
The United States has recently designated the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the “major strategic partners” of the country. This has been announced before the formal transition of the president’s office from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. This announcement of “major strategic partners” was done by Kayleigh McEnany, the White …
Continue reading “US designates UAE, Bahrain as ‘Major Strategic Partners’”
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking to carry out the eighth and final test in its Green Run test series. This eighth stage termed hot fire, will bring to an end a series of tests which, NASA says, will gradually bring together the core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) to life …
Continue reading “NASA targets final test of ‘world’s most powerful rocket’”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off eight trains connecting the Statue of Unity in Kevadiya, Gujarat with different regions of the country through video conferencing. PM Modi informed that it was the first time in history that so many trains from different locations were flagged off for a common destination. WARRIOR 4.0 | Banking …
Continue reading “PM Modi flags off 8 trains connecting Statue of Unity”
Welcome to the Current Affairs Section of Adda247. If you are preparing for Government Job Exams, then it is very important for you to read the Daily Current Affairs. All the important updates based on current affairs are included in this Daily Current Affairs 2024 article.
