Current Affairs 2019

Nitin Gadkari, who recently turned 62 has been retained as the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under his Modi 2.0 Cabinet. Nitin Gadkari was lauded for his development work throughout India. Gadkari, who became the youngest president of the BJP in 2009, has been instrumental in a number […]

Veeba Foods has partnered with Shah Rukh Khan to launch its V-Nourish campaign, Shaitan ki Jaan. The brand has recently forayed into child nutrition segment with, V-Nourish, a nutrition supplement for kids above 5 years.  The brand campaign, ‘Real Ingredients and Wholesome Nutrition for Shaitaan Ki Jaan’ will be live across top cities in India across print, television and online mediums.

Ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21, the AYUSH Ministry has launched a mobile application to enable people to locate yoga events, centres providing training and instructors. Yoga locator- a map-based location app – will also enable yoga instructors to register themselves and reach out to a large number of people, a senior official of the ministry said. “People want to know where

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, a close confidant of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Monday reappointed to the post for five more years and given Cabinet rank in the second term of the NDA government. The Government of India on Monday reappointed Doval as NSA and upgraded his position from Minister of State (MoS) rank

Europe’s Highest Volcano Mount Etna, in southern Italy, erupted with burst into life, spewed ash, fire, and spitting molten lava high into the sky.  This is 2019’s first eruption as the volcano on the island of Sicily previously erupted in December 2018. The lava came from two eruptive fissures on northeastern and south-southeastern sides of Mount

The Financial Literacy Week 2019 is being observed from 3 June to 7 June. It is an annual initiative by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to promote awareness of key topics through a focused campaign.  Theme:  The theme of Financial Literacy Week 2019 is ‘Farmers’. The FL Week would focus on farmers as the target group with the primary theme

L&T Finance Holdings subsidiary, L&T Finance Limited on Thursday has launched ‘Sabse Khaas Loan’ scheme for financially prudent customers who believe in spending their money smartly and taking responsible borrowing decisions. The scheme not only provides hassle-free and low-cost finance for two-wheelers, but also eliminates the need for hypothecation of vehicle to the financier over

Nayib Bukele is elected as the new president of El Salvador. The 37 -year-old former mayor of San Salvador, who won more votes than all other candidates in the February presidential election, brought an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the country for three decades. He pledged to cure the Central American country that he described as

Overseas investorspumped more than 9,000 crore rupees into the Indian capital markets last month on expectations of more business-friendly measures. According to the latest depositories data, Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) around 7,920 crore rupees into equities and 1,111 crore rupees in the debt market during the second to-31st of May. They took the cumulative investment

The 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia was hosted by Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. The official agenda of the meeting was to address current issues in the Muslim world and recent developments in a number of OIC member states. Also, amid soaring tension between Iran and the US and