WEEKLY CURRENT AFFAIRS (2ND WEEK - APRIL 2024)

8th - 16th April 2024

5/7/20242 min read

  1. Peter Pellegrini has won the election of the President of

● Slovakia.

  1. The new CEO and MD of Wipro Limited

● Srini Pallia

  1. Parivartan Chintan Sammelan 2024 will be organized in

● New Delhi

  1. The player who has scored the most centuries in IPL

● Virat Kohli

  1. Apricot Blossom Festival 2024 has started in

● Ladakh

  1. Businessman 'Dr Nikesh Tarachand Jain Madhani' has been honored with the

● Glamour and Lifestyle Award 2024

  1. Mirabai Chanu is the only Indian weightlifter to qualify for

● Paris Olympics 2024

  1. Booth Raabta website has been launched for election related information in

● Punjab .

  1. The 'World Future Energy Summit 2024′will be organised in the

● United Arab Emirates

  1. Senior IPS officer 'Love Kumar' has been appointed as

● Inspector General of SPG (Special Protection Group)

  1. The 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Award has won by

● Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL)

  1. CRPF Valor Day is celebrated every year on

● 9 April in India

  1. The seventh round of talks for a trade agreement has been started in between

● India and Peru

  1. Japan, the US, the Philippines and Australia have conducted their first 'joint maritime exercise' in

● South China Sea

  1. The book written by famous author Sam Pitroda has been released

● The Idea of Democracy

  1. Indian-origin neurologist has been included in Britain's world-class research team

● Dr. Ashwini Keshavan

  1. The title of I-League competition 2023- 24 won by

● Mohammedan Sporting

  1. The Aquatic Centre of the Indian Coast Guard has been inaugurated in

● Tamil Nadu

  1. World Homeopathy Day is celebrated every year on

● 10 April .

  1. National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) has launched the new edition of

● Girl Empowerment Mission

  1. The Clean Economy Investor Forum will be organized by the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity in

● Singapore

  1. Full-time member of the 16th Finance Commission.

● Manoj Panda

  1. Zimbabwe has launched a new gold-backed currency called

● ZiG (Zimbabwe Gold)

  1. Indian Army has received 'Igla-S Man Portable Air Defense System' from

● Russia

  1. Science Park will be constructed in

● New Delhi

  1. The first Indian tennis player to win a main draw match at Monte Carlo Masters.

● Sumit Nagal

  1. A campaign will be conducted to collect garbage from Mount Everest by

● Nepal's army

  1. Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched

● Suvidha Portal App

  1. International Day of Human Space Flight is celebrated every year on

● 12 April

  1. 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

  1. The youngest Prime Minister of Ireland

● Simon Harris

  1. 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

  1. National Women's Hockey League 2024-25 will be organized for the first time in

● Jharkhand

  1. The European Union will cooperate with India to increase innovation in

● EV battery recycling

  1. The new Chairman of the US India Tax Forum

● Tarun Bajaj

  1. The first private bank to open its branch at Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep

● HDFC Bank

  1. The Chairman and Managing Director of SJVN (Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam)

● Sushil Kumar Sharma

  1. According to Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024, India has got the

● Third rank

  1. Sarhul festival has been celebrated in

● Jharkhand

  1. Every year ' World Art Day' is celebrated on

● 15 April

  1. The festival of 'Poila Baisakh' has been celebrated on 14th April in

● Bangladesh

  1. India Post Payment Bank has started

● Online Aadhaar ATM service

  1. Senior IPS officer 'Anurag Kumar' has been appointed as

● Joint Director of CBI

  1. The National Women's Carrom title for the 12th time has been won

● Rashmi Kumari

  1. 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

  1. The first Indian tourist to travel to space.

● Gopi Thotakura

  1. Indian-American actress 'Avantika Vandanpu' has been honoured with the 'South Asian Person of the Year' award by

● Harvard University

  1. 'Vandita Kaul' has taken charge as Secretary in

● Department of Posts