Current Affairs 6 April 2021 – Gkseries
Current Affairs 6 April 2021 is the most important area from which a major share of questions come in SSC, Railway, state government recruitment exams, UPSC prelims and mains.
Gita Press president Radheshyam Khemka Passed away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the death of Gita Press president Radheshyam Khemka, noting he remained active in various social services throughout his life. Read More
Forest fires break out in the spring
Uttarakhand has witnessed over 1,000 incidents of forest fire over the last six months, including 45 in the last 24 hours alone, and has reached out to the Centre for helicopters and personnel from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF). Read More
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter Drops on Surface of Red Planet
NASA’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight. Ingenuity is a small robotic helicopter located on Mars since February 18, 2021 that is intended to make the first powered atmospheric flight on a planet beyond Earth. Read More
Astronomers detect X-ray emission from Uranus
Astronomers have found that Uranus might be emitting X-rays using the Chandra X-ray Observatory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This new information can help scientists learn more about the seventh planet from the Sun and the coldest planet in our solar system. Read More
e-Committee Supreme Court of India calls for comments suggestions
In another major initiative the eCommittee Supreme Court has prepared the draft vision document for Phase III of the eCourts Project under the auspices of the Supreme Court of India. Read More
Jordan’s Prince Hamzah bin Hussein ‘under house arrest’
The former crown prince of Jordan says he has been placed under house arrest as part of a crackdown on critics. Jordan is an Arab country in the Levant region of Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River. Read More
Sankalp Se Siddh – Trifed’s Village and Digital Connect Drive
TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs has now launched “Sankalp se Siddhi” – Village & Digital Connect Drive. Starting from April 1, 2021, this 100 day drive will entail 150 teams (10 in each region from TRIFED and State Implementation Agencies/Mentoring Agencies/Partners) visiting ten villages each. Read More
Digvijaysinh Zala passed away
Former Union Environment Minister and MLA from Gujarat’s Wankaner Digvijaysinh Zala passed away at the age of 88. The head of the erstwhile princely state of Wankaner in Saurashtra expired following a brief period of illness. Read More
175 security force personnel killed in 10 years
Since the 2010 Chintalnar massacre, the Dantewada-Sukma-Bijapur axis has claimed the lives of more than 175 security force personnel, besides several civilians. While the Chintalnar encounter saw 76 CRPF men killed. Read More
Another batch of Rafale jets to fly in by mid-May
India will receive another 8 to 9 Rafale jets from France by mid-May, with some expected later this month, completing the first squadron of the fighters in the Indian Air Force (IAF). Read More