WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (1ST WEEK - APRIL 2024)
1st - 7th April 2024
5/5/20242 min read
The closing ceremony of the 'International Year of Millet' has concluded in
● Rome
Recently 'Indian Institute of Public Administration' (IIPA) celebrated its
● 70th Foundation Day
Recently the second G20 Employment Working Group meeting has been held in
● Brasilia
The next CMD of New India Insurance
● Girija Subramaniam
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched 'CoViNet' global lab network to monitor the
● Corona virus
The traditional dress of Tripura state, has got the GI tag status
● Riganai Pachara
The trailer and song of India's first AI based film 'Irah' has been launched in
● Mumbai
World Autism Awareness Day' is celebrated every year on
● 02 April
Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau
● Shefali B. Sharan
The men's singles title in Miami Open won by Italy's
● Janik Sinner
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has celebrated its
● 90th Foundation Day
Recently Romania and Bulgaria have partially joined the
● Schengen Travel Area
The next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Niger
● Sita Ram Meena
The President of Egypt for the third time
● Abdel Fateh al-Sisi
The first female Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo
● Judith Suminwa Tuluka
Times Group Managing Director Vineet Jain has been honoured with the
● ENBA Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has handed over two Dornier-228 aircraft to the army of the country
● Guyana
Exercise 'Gagan Shakti 2024' has started in
● Rajasthan
Axis Capital has appointed Atul Mehra as the
● New MD and CEO
Recently India and Nepal have agreed to promote
● Sanskrit research and education
Hindi Theater Day is celebrated every year on
● 03 April in India
The 33rd Director General of Electronics and Mechanical Engineers.
● Lieutenant General JS Sidana
India's top chess player according to the rankings of the International Chess Federation.
● Arjun Erigasi
Port has topped among the major ports of India in terms of Cargo handling in the financial year 2023-24
● Paradip Port
The women's and men's titles in the 56th National Kho Kho Championship 2023-24 has won by
● Maharashtra
The BSF Sentinel 2.0 mobile application app has been launched by
● Union Home Secretary 'Ajay Kumar Bhalla'
National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has been implemented
● One Vehicle, One FASTag rule
Union Health Ministry has been launched
● myCGHS IOS App
The leading state in the country to get 69 GI tags
● Uttar Pradesh
DigiTravel System has been launched at
● Mopa Airport in Goa
Chief Minister Mahila Samman Yojana will be started in the
● Union Territory of Delhi
the world's most powerful laser has been developed by
● Romania
Health care loan and savings accounts for women has been launched by
● Canara Bank
India got 51st rank in the
● Business Environment Ranking 2024
The Government of India has planned to eliminate 'Urea' import by the year
● 2025
National Maritime Day' is celebrated every year on
● 05 April in India
'Army Medical Corps' has celebrated its
● 260th raising day
India's first indigenous 'gene therapy' for cancer treatment has been launched by
● President Draupadi Murmu
New generation ballistic missile 'Agni-Prime' has been successfully test fired by
● Strategic Forces Command and DRDO off the coast of Odisha
Archaeological excavations in Kutch, Gujarat have revealed
● 5,200-year old 'Harappan settlement'
World Health Day' is celebrated every year on
● 07 April
The United States and Britain have reached an agreement on
● AI safety testing
The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
● Astrid Shoemaker
According to EIU report, the world's best place to do business
● Singapore
Coastal security exercise 'Sagar Kavach' will be conducted in
● Lakshadweep Islands
The first company in India to cross 10,000 MW of renewable energy
● Adani Green