North India's first nuclear power plant to be set up in Gorakhpur, Haryana : North India's first nuclear power plant will come up in Haryana in the village of Gorakhpur in Fatehabad district, 150 km north of the national capital, Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh ...

Poet V Madhusoodanan Nair receives Jnanappana award 2023 : A noted writer, V Madhusoodanan Nair has been selected for Jnanappana Puraskaram 2023 for his contribution to the field of literature. The award consists of a Rs 50,001 cash prize, a 10-gram gold locket with an image of Sree ...

Govt approves Rs 30.40 cr ‘Sensor-based Smart Agriculture’ project : The government of Jammu and Kashmir has approved a Rs 30.40 crore project "Sensor-based Smart Agriculture" envisaging integration of agriculture with technology driven by Artificial Insemination and IoT for automation of ...

Ben Stokes breaks the record for the most sixes ever hit in a Test match: In the match against New Zealand, England Test captain Ben Stokes surpassed England coach and former New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum to become the player to hit the most sixes in Test cricket history.  Stokes holds ...

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, one of the country's leading teaching hospitals, has appointed Professor Meghana Pandit, a renowned physician of Indian descent, as its CEO. In addition to being the first person of Indian descent to be ...

Ranji Trophy final: In the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Saurashtra defeated Bengal by nine wickets to win the 2022–23 Ranji Trophy for the second time.  Saurashtra won their second Ranji Trophy title at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Saurashtra won the Ranji Trophy title for the first time in 2019-20. ...

Nitin Gadkari Laid Foundation Stone First Divyang Park of Maharashtra: Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, officially set the cornerstone for Nagpur, Maharashtra's Anubhuti Inclusive Park, the largest and most distinctive Divyang Park in the world. On the occasion, he ...

Nandamuri Taraka Ratna: Telugu actor and politician Nandamuri Taraka Ratna is no more. The 39-year-old actor, who was affiliated with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), breathed his last in Bengaluru on February 18, Saturday. He had been under treatment in Bengaluru for nearly 23 days after a cardiac ...

Chief Executive Officer of Niti Aayog: BVR Subrahmanyam, a former IAS officer, has been selected to lead Niti Aayog as its next CEO. The former Commerce Secretary takes over from Parameswaran lyer, who has been named as the Executive Director of World Bank. When Parameswaran Iyer joins the World ...

International Mother Language Day: International Mother Language Day is observed annually on February 21 to promote linguistic, cultural, and multilingual diversity. The aim of the celebrations is to preserve traditional knowledge and cultures through sustainable methods and support ...

76th BAFTA Awards 2023: The 76th British Academy Film Awards, or BAFTAs, were handed out at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England. The award was hosted by actor Richard E Grant, the star-studded ceremony saw the German ant-war film All Quiet on the Western Front winning seven awards, ...

Current Affairs is the most important area in all competitive exams. But the difficulty level is very high. That’s why; many aspirants get confused, how to select Current Affairs for Preparation of Competitive Examination? In this Post, Daily Current Affairs 19&20 February 2023, we ...