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Current Affairs for the year of 2024 - 2023

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  • BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2016 published
    Miscellaneous World
    The 65th edition of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy that sets out energy data for 2015 was released on 8 June 2016. The review provides high-quality objective and globally consistent data on world energy markets, while the energy outlook makes projections to 2035. Its first edition was released...
  • Lucknow will be the host of Men's Hockey Junior World Cup 2016
    Sports India
    The International Hockey Federation (FIH) on 7 June 2016 announced that men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2016 will be played in the Indian city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The men’s Hockey Junior World Cup 2016 will be played between 8 December and 18 December 2016. The event will feature...
  • NASA detected Single Methane Leak from Space using Hyperion spectrometer
    Science and Technology World
    NASA’s instrument, Hyperion spectrometer on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1), onboard an orbiting spacecraft measured methane emissions from a single, specific leaking facility on Earth’s surface. The observation, which occurred over Aliso Canyon, near Porter Ranch, California is an important...
  • Malware Infection Index 2016 released by Microsoft
    Miscellaneous World
    Microsoft Asia on 7 June 2016 launched its Malware Infection Index 2016 (MII2016). The index identifies the key malware threats and ranks markets in Asia Pacific. The index MII2016, revealed Pakistan as the location with the highest malware encounters followed by Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam...
  • World No Tobacco Day 2016 observed across the world
    Miscellaneous World
    The World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) 2016 was observed globally on 31 May 2016. To mark this occasion, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control called countries to get ready for plain packaging of tobacco products. Every year, on 31 May, the...
  • Youssef Chahed elected as Prime Minister of Tunisia
    Politics World
    Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi on 3 August 2016 named Youssef Chahed as the Prime Minister of the country. Chahed's appointment came after parliament ousted Habib Essid in a vote of no-confidence because of his handling of economic reforms and security. Prior to this, Chahed was Minister for...
  • Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu took over as Director General of Doordarshan
    Miscellaneous India
    Senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu was appointed as Director General of Doordarshan on 15 June 2016. She will be the full-time director general of the state-run broadcaster after two year as the post was lying vacant since July 2014. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved to appoint Sahu...
  • For Rio Olympics, Narsingh Yadav replaced by Praveen Rana
    Sports India
    India on 26 July 2016 named Parveen Rana as a replacement for dope-tainted wrestler Narsingh Yadav for Rio Olympics in the 74kg freestyle category. The Rio Olympics is scheduled to happen from 5 August to 21 August 2016. Freestyle wrestler Rana had earlier won a gold medal in the 74kg category at the...
  • An agreement signed between Microsoft and AICTE to build app for HRD ministry's SWAYAM platform
    Miscellaneous India
    Microsoft was on 17 June 2016 selected as the technical partner to build a mobile Application (app) for Union Human Resources Development Ministry's SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) platform. The platform will launch 2000 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) for over three...
  • Child Labour Tracking System inaugurated by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
    Miscellaneous India
    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on 12 June 2016 inaugurated Child Labour Tracking System (CLTS). The system was launched to keep a track of rescued child labour for their proper rehabilitation. Besides, CM Nitish Kumar also announced that he had in principle accepted the Charter of Demands submitted...
  • P Sreeramakrishnan as the new Speaker of Kerala Legislative Assembly
    Politics India
    P Sreeramakrishnan was on 3 June 2016 elected as the Speaker of the 14th legislative assembly of Kerala. He was the candidate of ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and a two-time legislator from Ponnani constituency. In the voting held, he secured 92 votes against UDF's V.P. Sajeendran from Kunnathunadu...
  • The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 passed by Rajya Sabha
    Miscellaneous India
    Rajya Sabha on 3 August 2016 passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014 to introduce the goods and services tax (GST). The passage of this historic GST Bill has now paved the way for the concept of one nation, one tax. It will enable both the Centre and the States to simultaneously levy...
  • First sanctuary for dolphins to be created in North America
    Environment and Ecology World
    Baltimore’s National Aquarium on 15 June 2016 announced its plan to create an Oceanside dolphin sanctuary. This will be first of its kind sanctuary for the marine mammals in North America. The aquarium will move its colony of eight Atlantic bottlenose dolphins to an outdoor facility with natural...
  • Satish Mathur nominated as DGP of Maharashtra Police
    Miscellaneous India
    Satish Mathur was appointed as Director General of Maharashtra Police on 20 July 2016 by Maharashtra Government. Mathur, the IPS of 1981-batch, is due to retire in June 2017. Mathur will succeed Praveen Dixit, the IPS of 1977 batch, who is retiring from on 31 July 2016 on superannuation. Dixit was serving...
  • Six Indian WW1 warriors became part of Digital Archive of United Kingdom
    Miscellaneous World
    Six Indian World War I (WW-I) heroes on 20 June 2016 became part of Britain’s new digital archive. The archive was launched as part of UK government’s centenary celebrations of WW-I and aims to tell the inspiring stories of war heroes. The new Digital Archive was launched by Foreign and...
  • Milkha Singh to be honoured with Bharat Gaurav Award by East Bengal
    Miscellaneous India
    Kolkata’s football club East Bengal on 26 July 2016 announced that the 2016 Bharat Gaurav Award, also known as Pride of India Award, will be conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh. Singh will be honoured with the prestigious award on the East Bengal Foundation Day (1 August 2016). Along...
  • N K Chari assumed the post of MD of State Bank of Mysore
    Miscellaneous India
    N.K. Chari on 30 May 2016 took over as the Managing Director (MD) of State Bank of Mysore. The State Bank of Mysore is one of the associate banks of State Bank of India (SBI). Who is N.K. Chari? • Prior to his new position, N.K. Chari served as the Deputy Managing Director of State Bank of India....
  • Indian badminton player P V Sindhu clinches silver medal in women's singles badminton event at Rio Olympics
    Sports India
    Badminton player P V Sindhu on 18 August 2016 won historic silver medal in women’s singles badminton event at Rio Olympics. With this, Sindhu became the first Indian woman to clinch a silver medal in Olympics. She also became the fourth Indian to win a silver at the Olympics after shooters Rajyavardhan...
  • World Refugee Day observed across the world on 20 June
    Miscellaneous World
    World Refugee Day was observed on 20 June 2016. It is observed annually to draw attention to the plight of refugees, celebrate their courage and resilience and renew commitment to solve refugee problems. It also recognises contributions of the refugees made to the countries that host them. Refugees...
  • Han Kang The Vegetarian wins Man Booker International
    India
    South Korean Novelist Han Kang has been awarded the Man Booker International Prize for his Novel “The Vegetarian” which deals with a woman’s rejection of Human Brutality and giving up of eating meat. Han Kang succeeds over Nobel Laureate Orhanpamuk and Best Seller Elena Ferrante and...
  • First batch of women fighter pilots commissioned into IAF
    Miscellaneous India
    The Indian Air Force (IAF) on 18 June 2016 commissioned first three women fighter pilots. The batch of pilots was inducted at the Combined Graduation Parade at Air Force Academy, Dundigal near Hyderabad. With this, India joined the select few nations in the world that have women fighter pilots in their...
  • Approval worth 1601 crore rupees granted by Union Government for Himayat programme in Jammu & Kashmir
    Miscellaneous India
    The Union Government on 26 July 2016 approved nearly 1600 crore rupees for Jammu and Kashmir under skill development initiative 'Himayat'. The allocated fund will be invested in training 1.24 lakh local youths in vocational courses. As per Jammu and Kashmir Rural Development Minister Abdul Haq Khan,...
  • United World Wrestling gives permission to Narsingh Yadav for Rio Olympics
    Sports India
    United World Wrestling (UWW) on 3 August 2016 cleared wrestler Narsingh Yadav’s name for participation in the 2016 Rio Olympics. He will be participating in the 74kg weight category of the sport. Reports say fate of the 26-year-old grappler still lies in the hands of the World Anti-Doping Agency...
  • Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed by Lok Sabha
    Miscellaneous India
    The Lok Sabha on 10 August 2016 passed the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill seeks to amend the Income Tax Act, 1961 and the Customs Tariff Act, 1975. The Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on the same day was passed by voice vote after a short debate. Features of the Taxation Laws (Amendment)...
  • 42nd G7 Summit concluded in Japan
    Miscellaneous World
    The 42nd G7 Summit was held at Ise-Shima in Japan for 2-days from 26 May to 27 May 2016. During the summit, the member countries discussed a wide range of major global economic and political challenges and approved the G7 Ise-Shima Leaders’ Declaration. The summit assumed significance as it was...
  • Book titled R D Burmania: Panchamemoirs written by Chaitanya Padukone published
    Miscellaneous India
    A book titled R D Burmania: Panchamemoirs authored by Chaitanya Padukone was released in July 2016. The book throws light on the legendary musician Rahul Dev Burman, whose cabaret tunes still reverberate at pubs and discotheques. It also claims that Burman hated composing such songs and even believed...
  • Well-known TV actress Ann Morgan Guilbert took her last breath
    Miscellaneous World
    Famous Television actress Ann Morgan Guilbert died on 16 June 2016 after battling with cancer. She was 87. About Ann Morgan Guilbert • She began her TV career in the 1960s, appearing on popular programmes such as I Dream of Jeannie, My Three Sons, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Partridge Family,...
  • Global Peace Index released by IEP
    Miscellaneous World
    Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on 10 June 2016 released the 2016 Global Peace Index (GPI). It is 10th edition of GPI that measured peace, its causes and its economic value during 2015 for 163 countries. India ranked 141 among the 163 countries with 2.566 GPI score. It showed an improvement...
  • Manohar Parrikar inaugurates second submarine assembly workshop in Mazgaon
    Miscellaneous India
    Second submarine assembly workshop of the Mazagon Dock Limited (MDL) was inaugurated by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on 28 May 2016. After inaugurating the workshop, Parrikar said that the level of indigenisation in submarine construction should be much higher than the present. At present, MDL...
  • Yesteryear Tamil actress Jyothilakshmi is no more
    Miscellaneous India
    Yesteryear Tamil actress Jyothilakshmi passed away on 9 August 2016 in Chennai following a brief illness. She was 63. She earned fame by doing dance numbers and negative roles in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malyalam and Hindi movies. About Jyothilakshmi • She made her film debut in TR Ramanna's Tamil...
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