Important Current affairs For All Upcoming Exams #English 1 | Railway RRB NTPC, JE, ALP, Group D, Technician
Important Current affairs For All Upcoming Exams
#English
1) The Indian Navy in association with Navy Welfare and Wellness Association (NWWA) organised a month-long maritime awareness coastal motor car expedition, "SAM NO VARUNAH" covering the entire Indian coastline, from Kolkata to Gujarat.
Gujarat:-
➨CM - Bhupendra Patel
➨Nageshwar Temple
➨Somnath Temple
➠ Marine( Gulf of Kachchh) WLS
➠Nal Sarovar Bird Santuary
➠ Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant
➠ Narayan Sarovar wildlife sanctuary
➠ Sardar Sarovar Hydro Electric Power Plant
➠Porbandar Lake wildlife sanctuary
2) Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the first of its kind ‘Millets Experience Centre (MEC)’ at Dilli Haat in New Delhi to increase awareness about millet and encourage its adoption among the general public.
3) The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, has launched a scheme, "Vivad se Vishwas I – Relief to MSMEs" to provide relief to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) for the COVID-19 period.
4) Dubai-based airline Emirates has unveiled its latest innovation, the world's first robotic check-in assistant named Sara.
➨ The system is part of a new City Check-in and Travel Store that is set to launch in Dubai's financial district.
5) The Odisha government decided to further extend its sponsorship for both the Men and Women Indian Hockey Teams (senior and junior) for another ten years from 2023 to 2033.
Odisha CM - Naveen Patnaik
➨ Similipal Tiger Reserve
➨ Satkosia Tiger Reserve
➨ Bhitarkanika Mangroves
➨ Nalabana Bird Sanctuary
➨ Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary
➨ Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary, Puri
➨ Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
6) The Central Government appointed Siddhartha Mohanty as the chairman of state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India for two years.
➨Mr. Mohanty, who is one of the four managing directors at LIC, was already named interim chairman in March for three months.
Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) :-
➨Founder - Government of India
➨Founded - 1 September 1956
➨Headquarters - Mumbai
➨Chairperson - Siddharth Mohanty
➨Managing Director - B C Patnaik
7) N. Gopalakrishnan, the creator of the Indian Institute of Scientific Heritage (IISH) and a former scientist at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), passed away at the age of 68.
8) NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL), a subsidiary of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), signed a definitive agreement with PPRO, a global digital payments infrastructure provider, to expand the reach of RuPay cards and Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
9) Laneige, the Korean skincare brand, has announced actor Athiya Shetty as its first-ever brand face in India.
➨Athiya will represent Laneige's line of skincare products, including its popular Water Sleeping Mask, Lip Sleeping Mask, Water Bank collection and more.
10) Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, the senior most judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court. He is currently serving as the Acting Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court.
West Bengal :-
➠CM - Mamata Banerjee
➠GOVERNOR - C.V. Ananda Bose
➠Folk Dances - Lathi, Gambhira, Dhali, Jatra, Baul, Chhau, Santhali Dance
➠Kalighat Temple
11) A book called 'Collective Spirit, Concrete Action’ has been released at the 100th episode of 'Mann Ki Baat’.
➨The book is written by Shashi Shekhar Vempati.
12) Popular UK-based Indian-origin actor-writer Meera Syal has been conferred a BAFTA Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) upon an individual in recognition of an outstanding and exceptional contribution to film and/or television.
13) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container named ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ from IL 38SD aircraft (Indian Navy) off the coast of Goa.
