Exam Related Current Affairs with Static Gk : 29 June 2023
#English
1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off five new Vande Bharat trains physically from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.
▪️Madhya Pradesh :-
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Bargi Dam
Bansagar Dam
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
Omkareshwar Dam
Madikheda Dam
Indira Sagar Dam
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
2) Senior retired bureaucrat and former Union Finance Secretary & Revenue Secretary, Hasmukh Adhia, has been appointed Chairman of GIFT City Ltd, the entity responsible for developing India’s first smart city Gujarat International Finance-Tec City in Gandhinagar.
3) Acharya N. Gopi, a renowned poet, literary critic, and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, has been chosen as the recipient of the Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar Award.
4) The Reserve Bank updated its 'Alert List' for the public on unauthorised forex trading platforms by adding eight more entities taking the total to 56.
Reserve Bank of India:-
Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
Hilton Young Commission
First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das
5) Kerala has been announced as the top-performing state in the fifth State Food Safety Index by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Kerala :-
Cherai Beach
Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Pamba River
Kumarakom National Park
Anamudi Shola National Park
Eravikulam National Park
Silent Valley National Park
6) KK Gopalakrishnan has recently released a captivating book titled "Kathakali Dance Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime".
7) Dr. Sumit Seth presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Panama.
8) The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, was presented with the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
9) The "Jeetenge Hum" campaign was launched during the foundation day celebrations of Adani Group, on the occasion of Gautam Adani's 61st birthday.
The campaign serves as a platform for national pride and support for the Indian cricket team.
10) Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 6th annual convocation of IIM at Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir :-
L. Governor of J&K - Manoj
Sinha
Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
Dachigam National Park
Salim Ali National Park
Annual Youth Festival "Sonzal-2022"
11) The Government of Karnataka launched a free power scheme named "Gruha Jyothi scheme" for providing free electricity up to 200 units a month.
Karnataka:-
Nagarhole National Park
Bandipur National Park
Kudremukh National Park
Language - Kannada
Formation - 1 November 1956
Port :- New Mangalore Port
Anshi National Park
Bannerghata National Park
#English
1) Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off five new Vande Bharat trains physically from Rani Kamalapati Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal.
▪️Madhya Pradesh :-
Gandhi Sagar Dam
Bargi Dam
Bansagar Dam
Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
Omkareshwar Dam
Madikheda Dam
Indira Sagar Dam
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
2) Senior retired bureaucrat and former Union Finance Secretary & Revenue Secretary, Hasmukh Adhia, has been appointed Chairman of GIFT City Ltd, the entity responsible for developing India’s first smart city Gujarat International Finance-Tec City in Gandhinagar.
3) Acharya N. Gopi, a renowned poet, literary critic, and recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, has been chosen as the recipient of the Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar Award.
4) The Reserve Bank updated its 'Alert List' for the public on unauthorised forex trading platforms by adding eight more entities taking the total to 56.
Reserve Bank of India:-
Headquarters:- Mumbai, Maharashtra,
Established:- 1 April 1935, 1934 Act.
Hilton Young Commission
First Governor - Sir Osborne Smith
First Indian Governor - Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh
Present Governor:- Shaktikanta Das
5) Kerala has been announced as the top-performing state in the fifth State Food Safety Index by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Kerala :-
Cherai Beach
Idukki Dam on Periyar River
Pamba River
Kumarakom National Park
Anamudi Shola National Park
Eravikulam National Park
Silent Valley National Park
6) KK Gopalakrishnan has recently released a captivating book titled "Kathakali Dance Theatre: A Visual Narrative of Sacred Indian Mime".
7) Dr. Sumit Seth presently Joint Secretary in the Ministry has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Panama.
8) The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, was presented with the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach.
9) The "Jeetenge Hum" campaign was launched during the foundation day celebrations of Adani Group, on the occasion of Gautam Adani's 61st birthday.
The campaign serves as a platform for national pride and support for the Indian cricket team.
10) Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu and the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the 6th annual convocation of IIM at Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir :-
L. Governor of J&K - Manoj
Sinha
Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary
Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary
Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
Dachigam National Park
Salim Ali National Park
Annual Youth Festival "Sonzal-2022"
11) The Government of Karnataka launched a free power scheme named "Gruha Jyothi scheme" for providing free electricity up to 200 units a month.
Karnataka:-
Nagarhole National Park
Bandipur National Park
Kudremukh National Park
Language - Kannada
Formation - 1 November 1956
Port :- New Mangalore Port
Anshi National Park
Bannerghata National Park