WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (2ND WEEK - APRIL 2024)
8th - 16th April 2024
5/7/20242 min read
Peter Pellegrini has won the election of the President of
● Slovakia.
The new CEO and MD of Wipro Limited
● Srini Pallia
Parivartan Chintan Sammelan 2024 will be organized in
● New Delhi
The player who has scored the most centuries in IPL
● Virat Kohli
Apricot Blossom Festival 2024 has started in
● Ladakh
Businessman 'Dr Nikesh Tarachand Jain Madhani' has been honored with the
● Glamour and Lifestyle Award 2024
Mirabai Chanu is the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for
● Paris Olympics 2024
Booth Raabta website has been launched for election related information in
● Punjab .
The 'World Future Energy Summit 2024′will be organised in the
● United Arab Emirates
Senior IPS officer 'Love Kumar' has been appointed as
● Inspector General of SPG (Special Protection Group)
The 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Award has won by
● Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)
CRPF Valor Day is celebrated every year on
● 9 April in India
The seventh round of talks for a trade agreement has been started in between
● India and Peru
Japan, the US, the Philippines and Australia have conducted their first 'joint maritime exercise' in
● South China Sea
The book written by famous author Sam Pitroda has been released
● The Idea of Democracy
Indian-origin neurologist has been included in Britain's world-class research team
● Dr. Ashwini Keshavan
The title of I-League competition 2023- 24 won by
● Mohammedan Sporting
The Aquatic Centre of the Indian Coast Guard has been inaugurated in
● Tamil Nadu
World Homeopathy Day is celebrated every year on
● 10 April .
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has launched the new edition of
● Girl Empowerment Mission
The Clean Economy Investor Forum will be organized by the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in
● Singapore
Full-time member of the 16th Finance Commission.
● Manoj Panda
Zimbabwe has launched a new gold-backed currency called
● ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold)
Indian Army has received 'Igla-S Man Portable Air Defense System' from
● Russia
Science Park will be constructed in
● New Delhi
The first Indian tennis player to win a main draw match at Monte Carlo Masters.
● Sumit Nagal
A campaign will be conducted to collect garbage from Mount Everest by
● Nepal's army
Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched
● Suvidha Portal App
International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated every year on
● 12 April
India's Jain religious leader 'Lokesh Muni' has been honored with America's 'President's Gold Volunteer Service Award' for his contribution in the field of
● Human welfare and humanity
The youngest Prime Minister of Ireland
● Simon Harris
The team of 'Chandrayaan 3' has been awarded the 2024 John L. "Jack" Swigert Jr. Award for space exploration by the
● US Based Space Foundation
National Women's Hockey League 2024-25 will be organized for the first time in
● Jharkhand
The European Union will cooperate with India to increase innovation in
● EV battery recycling
The new Chairman of the US India Tax Forum
● Tarun Bajaj
The first private bank to open its branch at Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep
● HDFC Bank
The Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN (Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam)
● Sushil Kumar Sharma
According to Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024, India has got the
● Third rank
Sarhul festival has been celebrated in
● Jharkhand
Every year ' World Art Day' is celebrated on
● 15 April
The festival of 'Poila Baisakh' has been celebrated on 14th April in
● Bangladesh
India Post Payment Bank has started
● Online Aadhaar ATM service
Senior IPS officer 'Anurag Kumar' has been appointed as
● Joint Director of CBI
The National Women's Carrom title for the 12th time has been won
● Rashmi Kumari
The Indian Embassy has gifted 35 ambulances and 66 school buses to several organizations working in the field of health and education in different districts of
● Nepal
The first Indian tourist to travel to space.
● Gopi Thotakura
Indian-American actress 'Avantika Vandanpu' has been honoured with the 'South Asian Person of the Year' award by
● Harvard University
'Vandita Kaul' has taken charge as Secretary in
● Department of Posts