Latest Current Affairs

Latest Current Affairs and important News, articles, treaties, government schemes, awards, sports results etc. for competitive exams SSC, UPSC, Railways, Public Service Commission(PSC). These daily general knowledge or general awareness section provides detail study materials for preparations. Download pdfs are available here.

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel Appointed as Vice President of Beijing-based AIIB

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel Appointed as Vice President of Beijing-based AIIB

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Urjit Patel has been appointed as a vice-president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)for a period of 3 years, a Beijing-based multilateral development bank. Mr Patel will be one of the five Vice Presidents of the AIIB. He is expected to take charge from February 2022. He will succeed outgoing […]

Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel Appointed as Vice President of Beijing-based AIIB Read More »

Golden Globe Awards 2022

Golden Globe Awards 2022

The Golden Globe Awards 2022 ceremony was held on January 9, 2022, to recognize excellence in film, both American and international, and American television. The 79th Golden Globe Awards honored the best in film and American television of 2021, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The ceremony took place on January 9, 2022. The nominations were announced on December 13, 2021

Golden Globe Awards 2022 Read More »

Uzbeki GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins 2021 Open World Rapid Championship

Uzbeki GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins 2021 Open World Rapid Championship

The young Uzbekistan GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2021 FIDE World Rapid Chess Championship. Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the World Rapid Chess Championship 2021 in Warsaw at the age of 17 on December 28, becoming the youngest World Rapid Chess Champion in the history. Meanwhile the Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship title has been won by GM Alexandra Kosteniuk of

Uzbeki GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov wins 2021 Open World Rapid Championship Read More »

World Hindi Day: 10 January

World Hindi Day: 10 January

World Hindi Day is celebrated on January 10 since 2006 to promote the language at the global stage. The day marks the anniversary of the first World Hindi Conference which was inaugurated on January 10, 1975, by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi. In India, the National Hindi Day is celebrated on September 14 every year. However, the celebration of first World Hindi

World Hindi Day: 10 January Read More »

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 09 January

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 09 January

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD)/(Non-Resident Indian Day) is observed by the Republic of India on 09 January to mark the favors and contributions made by Non-Resident Indians towards the welfare and development of the nation. India is celebrating its 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in 2022. As a part of the celebration, the Ministry of External

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas: 09 January Read More »

Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India by Dhirendra K. Jha

Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India by Dhirendra K. Jha

Dhirendra K. Jha, a Delhi-based journalist, has authored a new book titled “Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India” has been released on January 04, 2022. The book explores Godse’s relationship with the organizations that influenced his view and gave him a sense of purpose and draws out the gradual hardening of

Gandhi’s Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India by Dhirendra K. Jha Read More »

Scroll to Top