CURRENT AFFAIRS

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 26 February 2022 #English  1) India and Japan will conduct the annual joint military exercise "Dharma Guardian 2022" in Belgaum, Karnataka, from February 27 to March 10. ➨This exercise with Japan is crucial and significant in terms of security challenges faced by both nations in the backdrop of current global situation. 2) The signature tune for "Vande Bharatam" composed by Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej and Oscar contender Bickram Ghosh was released by Minister of State for Culture & External Affairs Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi 3) National War Memorial's 3rd anniversary was observed on February 25, 2022.  ➨The National War Memorial in India is a national monument built to honour and remember soldiers of the Indian military who fought in armed conflicts of independent India. ➨ The Chiefs of the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force laid wreaths at the National War Memorial to commemorate the occasion...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 25 February 2022 #English  1) Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandviya released Harvard study reports on India's COVID-19 vaccination programme.  ➨ These reports are, COVID-19-India’s Vaccine Development Story and India's COVID-19 Vaccination Administration Journey. ➨The reports focus on manufacturing indigenous vaccines and timely procedures that ensured safe administration of vaccination across the various age groups. 2) A striking and unprecedented image of a solar eruption has been captured by NASA and the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft. ➨ It's the largest solar prominence ever observed in a single image together with the full disc of the sun. ▪️NASA :-  ➨Headquarters - Washington, D.C. ➨Formed - July 29, 1958 ➨Preceding agency - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 3) Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane presented the ‘President’s Colours’, popularly called Nishan in Army ...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 23 February 2022 #English  1) 16-year-old Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa scripted history by beating world No. 1 and the reigning five-time world champion Magnus Carlsen in an online rapid chess tournament. 2) Finance ministry's principal economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal has been inducted as a full-time member in the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM). 3) Noted freedom fighter and Gandhian social worker Shakuntala Choudhary has died. She was 102-year-old.  ➨ She was popularly referred to as 'Shakuntala Baideo.' She was felicitated with the Padma Shri award in 2022 by the govt. Of India. 4) Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha launched a QR code-based mechanism for certification and labelling of handmade carpets of the union territory. ▪️Jammu and Kashmir :- ➨L. Governor of J&K - Manoj Sinha  ➨Rajparian  Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Hirapora  Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Gulmarg ...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 22 February 2022 #English  1) Ranveer Singh was given the "Best Actor" award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 for film 83. ➨Kriti Sanon was given the "Best Actress" award at the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2022 for film Mimi. 2) The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) will establish its first branch in the UAE as part of the India-UAE trade deal. ➨ This will be the first time an IIT will be established outside India 3) The Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) is being built in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, at the Bodi West Hills site. ➨The Indian Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a proposed particle physics research mega project. The objective of the project was to study neutrinos in a 1,200-metre deep cave. ▪️Tamil Nadu :-  ➨ CM - M K Stalin ➨Sathyamangalam tiger reserve  (STR) ➨Kalakkad Mundanthurai tiger reserve (KMTR 4) Rajasthan state has topped the solar electrif...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 21 February 2022 #English  1) Andhra Pradesh Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy passed away from a heart attack. ➨Reddy, 50, was a two-time MLA from the Atmakur Assembly constituency in the Nellore district. ▪️Andhra Pradesh :-  ➨CM -  Jaganmohan Reddy ➨Governor - Biswabhusan Harichandan ➨ Venkateswara Temple  ➨Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple 2) Google has named an Indore-based techie as one of the top researchers of its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP). ➨ Aman Pandey, an Indian cybersecurity researcher and founder and CEO at Bugsmirror, uncovered and submitted 232 vulnerabilities in Android just last year. 3) The long-awaited water taxi services connecting the twin cities, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, first of its kind in India, was flagged off by Union Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in the presence of Chief Minister Udhav Thackeray. ▪️Maharashtra :-  CM - Uddhav Thackeray Governor - Bhagat Si...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 20 February 2022 #English  1) In a special drive aimed at helping farmers, Prime minister Narendra Modi flagged off 100 Kisan drones in different cities and towns of India to spray pesticides in farms across India. 2) The power ministry notified the first phase of green hydrogen policy, a part of government’s larger vision to cut India’s dependency on fossil fuels and promoting the use of cleaner forms of energy. ➨As part of the policy, the government will waive inter-state transmission charges for 25 years to manufacture green hydrogen and green ammonia. 3) Jal Jeevan Mission achieved the significant milestone of providing tap water to every home of 100 districts across the country.  ➨ Chamba, in Himachal Pradesh has become the 100th 'Har Ghar Jal' district. 4) Mizoram will soon get a motor racing track, which will be the first of its kind in eastern and northeastern India. ➨Mizoram State Sports Council (MSSC) and state-o...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 17 February 2022 #English  1) The Andhra Pradesh has appointed director-general (Intelligence) KV Rajendranath Reddy as the new DGP and head of the state police force. ▪️Andhra Pradesh :-  ➨CM -  Jaganmohan Reddy ➨Governor - Biswabhusan Harichandan ➨ Venkateswara Temple  ➨Sri Bhramramma Mallikarjuna Temple 2) Ficci (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) has announced the appointment of Jyoti Deshpande, chief executive officer of Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. as co-chair of the Ficci media and entertainment board. 3) Rajiv Kumar Bhatia has authored a new book titled “India-Africa Relations: Changing Horizons". ➨The book provides a detailed exploration of India–the Africa partnership in all its critical dimensions. 4) The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is conducting a program on Renewable Energy namely “New Frontiers” as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. The program are  being...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 15 February 2022 #English  1) The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched its earth observation satellite EOS-4 and two co-passenger technology demonstrator and scientific satellites from the first launch pad at the country’s only spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. ▪️ISRO :-  ➨Formed :- 15 August 1969 ➨Headquarter :-  Bangalore, Karnataka, India ➨Chairman :- S Somnath 2) Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura topped the list of States and Union Territories where journalists and media houses were targeted in 2021. ➠At least six journalists were killed, 108 attacked and 13 media houses or newspapers targeted across the country. 3) A scientist at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has been granted a patent for developing a green methodology for producing a medicinally important compound called Benzo[b]thiophene. 4) The Union Home Minis...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 13 February 2022 #English  1) In a historic first, NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) space observatory has detected the highest-energy light ever emerging from Jupiter. ➨ The light detected by the telescope is X-ray radiation and is also the highest-energy light ever detected from a solar system planet other than Earth. ▪️NASA :-  ➨Headquarters - Washington, D.C. ➨Formed - July 29, 1958 ➨Preceding agency - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics 2) National Monuments Authority held the first ever global webinar on monuments protection. ➨ The webinar was organised in collaboration with Indian Council for Cultural Relations, on ‘Protection of the Monuments and their significance for the Preservation of National Heritage’. 3) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has asserted that the government’s inflation management is robust and the inflation rate stands at 6.2 percent despite the challenges posed by ...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 12 February 2022 #English  1) RailTel has bagged the ICAI award for excellence in financial reporting for the year 2020-21 in Public Sector Entities Category. The company was adjudged as winner in the category "plaque". 2) National Health Mission, Assam in collaboration with Piramal Swasthya and Cisco launched project “Niramay” to demonstrate the integration of digital health technology to strengthen the public health care delivery in the state. ▪️Assam  CM - Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma Governor - Prof Jagdish Mukhi ➨Dibru Saikhowa National Park ➨Kaziranga National Park ➨Nameri National Park ➨Manas National Park 3) ‘Hyderabad Declaration’ resolving to use tech to minimize human interaction for delivery of services at grass root-level was adopted here on Saturday by the centre and Telangana government. ▪️Telangana :- ➨CM - Kalvakuntla Chandrashekhar Rao ➨Amrabad Tiger Reserve  ➨Kawal Tiger Reserve 4) The Life Insurance Cor...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 10 February 2022 #English  1) Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) Chairman, Vinai Kumar Saxena has launched the country’s first Mobile Honey Processing Van at Village Sirora in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. ▪️Uttar Pradesh :-  Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel ➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Dudhwa National Park ➨National Chambal Sanctuary ➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake ➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple 2) Indian documentary “Writing With Fire” has been nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category at the 94th edition of the Academy Awards. 3) An Alliance Air flight from Mumbai to Gujarat's Bhuj with 70 on board flew without its engine cover, which was later retrieved from the runway. The Alliance Air ATR 72-600 aircraft landed safely at Bhuj in Gujarat. 4) The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has bagged the prestigious SKOCH Silver Award in the "Power & Energy" category. ➨Instituted in 2003, SKOCH A...

 Current Affairs: 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 09 February 2022 #English  1) A team of Indian scientists has developed a new technology platform for fluorometric detection of pathogens such as viruses by measurement of fluorescent light emitted.  ➨The potential of the new technology has been demonstrated for the detection of Covid-19 virus SARS-CoV-2. 2) The Adani Group chairman is the world's biggest wealth-gainer this year with a $12bn jump in net worth.  ➨ Billionaire Gautam Adani is the wealthiest person in Asia with a net worth of $88.5 billion and now ranks as the 10th-richest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 3) The government of India has appointed Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor, M Jagadesh Kumar as the new Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC). 4) Indian Army launched vocational training centre for women for 'Waadiyan Bakery Project’ in Mangnar village of Poonch district in Jammu...

 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 05 February 2022 #English  1) Indian Navy marching contingent has been adjudged as the best marching contingent among the three Services and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has been named as the best marching contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces. ▪️Ministry of Defence :-   ➨Headquarters - New Delhi ➨Founded - 15 August 1947 ➨ Chief of the Army Staff - General Manoj Mukund Naravane ➨ Chief of the Air Staff -  Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari ➨Chief of the Navy Staff - Admiral R. Hari Kumar 2) India has announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games after China chose a soldier involved in the India-China Galwan clash as one of the 1200 runners bearing the Olympic torch. 3) The champion javelin thrower, who became the first Indian track and field athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was nominated for the prestigious Laureus ‘World B...

 Current Affairs: 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 03 February 2022 #English  1) The Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh have been listed as Wetlands of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention, an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. ➨India now has 49 Ramsar Sites.  ▪️Uttar Pradesh :-  Governor - Smt. Anandiben Patel ➨Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary ➨Dudhwa National Park ➨National Chambal Sanctuary ➨Govind Vallabh Pant Sagar Lake ➨Kashi Vishwanath Temple 2) A crocodile park, first of its kind, was commissioned at Dandeli in Karnataka. ➨ The two-acre park has been built on the banks of river Kali with a budget of Rs 3 crore.  ➨The park has a musical fountain with seating facilities, amusement park, walking path and watchtowers for the visitors. ▪️Karnataka:-  CM :- Basavaraj Bommai Governor :- Thawarchand Gehlot Formation :- 1 Novemb...

 Current Affairs: 📖 Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 02 February 2022 #English  1) Veteran India hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh on Monday won the prestigious World Games Athlete of the Year for his 2021 performances, becoming only the second Indian to receive the accolade. ➨ In 2020, Indian women's hockey captain Rani Rampal became the first Indian to win the honour for her 2019 show. 2) IN Budget 2022-22, the Government took a conservative stand on taxation by announcing flat 30% on income from digital virtual assets or crypto.  ➨In her Budget Speech 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 30% tax would charged on income from transfer of virtual digital assets. 3) The Karnataka government launched a centre of excellence for Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming & Comics (AVGC), positioning it as a pioneering high technology digital media hub. ➨The AVGC centre located in Mahadevapura is an initiative of Innovate Karnataka, a state-funded programme...

 ╔═══════════════════╗      📚 Daily Current Affairs | 01-02-2022 📚 ╚═══════════════════╝ Q.1. Recently, the central government has made it mandatory for telecom companies to keep international calls and messages safe for how many years? Ans. 2 years Q.2. Which ministry of electronics and electronics has recently launched “Federated Digital Identities”? Ans. Ministry of IT Q.3. Which Grand Slam title has Rafael Nadal recently won by defeating Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final? Ans. 21st Q.4. Which ministry has recently launched “NIPER Research Portal” to facilitate innovation and research in the pharmaceutical sector? Ans. Ministry of Chemicals Q.5. Which state government has recently launched “AP Seva Portal 2.0”? Ans. Government of Andhra Pradesh Q.6. Xiomara Castro has recently been sworn in as the first female President of which country? Ans. Honduras Q.7. India and which country have recently created a $ 150 million fund to support startups? Ans. Uni...