Current Affairs

National Ishan Manthan ⇒ Union Minister for Culture, Tourism & DONER Shri G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the three-day North-East festival called ‘Ishan Manthan’ atthe Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi. The three-day event provided an opportunity to get acquainted with the culture, art, music, folk dances, handicrafts and traditional cuisines of […]

National Legal Aid Clinic for Women ⇒ National Commission for Women (NCW) in collaboration with Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) has launched a legal aid clinic which will act as a single-window facility for resolving grievances of women by offering them free legal assistance. Objective: The objective of the Legal Aid Clinic is to

National Aadi Bazaars in Narmada ⇒ Aadi Bazaars – A Celebration of the spirit of Tribal culture and cuisine, was inaugurated on 26th March, 2022 at Ekta Nagar, Kevadia, Statue of Unity in Narmada district of Gujarat. It was inaugurated by Smt Nimishaben Suthar, Minister of State for Tribal Development, Health, Family Welfare and Medical

National Lokayukta of Delhi ⇒ Retired Jharkhand High Court judge Harish Chandra Mishra was sworn in as the Lokayukta of Delhi on 23 March 2022. The oath of office was administered by Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal at a solemn ceremony held at the Raj Niwas. Mishra will hold office for a term of five

National Chief Minister of Goa ⇒ BJP leader Pramod Sawant took oath as the Chief Minister of Goa for a second consecutive term on 28 March 2022. Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai administered the oath to 48-year-old Mr Sawant in a ceremony at the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee stadium in Taleigao near the state capital

National Book – ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ ⇒ The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu released a book – ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ on 26 March 2022 in Hyderabad. The book is about the life story of late Shri Somepalli Somaiah, a noted social worker from Andhra Pradesh. The book has been authored by Shri

National Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh ⇒ BJP Leader, Yogi Adityanath took oath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the second term on 25 March 2022 at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana stadium in Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to Adityanath. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were also sworn in

National GI Tag for Nagaswaram ⇒ Tamil Nadu’s traditional wind instrument, Narasinghapettai Nagaswaram made by traditional village artisans of Kumbakonam has got the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Narasinganpettai, a small village located 15km away from Kumbakonam, Tanjore district, has traditional nagaswaram makers. Even though nagaswarams are made in many other regions in the state,

National India’s First-ever SAI National Centre of Excellence ⇒ The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in collaboration with the Youth Services and Sports department of the Government of Himachal Pradesh is set to build India’s first-ever SAI National Centre of Excellence to train athletes in Mountain Terrain Biking and Bicycle Motocross in Shimla. The

National Chairman of the Insurance Regulator IRDAI ⇒ The government appointed former financial services secretary Debasish Panda as the chairman of the insurance regulator IRDAI for a period of three years. The post was lying vacant for close to 11 months since the departure of Subhash C. Khuntia. Debasish Panda, IAS (Retd), has taken charge