Page-13 of Current Affairs - April, 2024

Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award 2024

April 17, 2024

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award on April 24, 2024. The Mangeshkar family instituted the award in memory of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on February 6, 2022. The ..

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Key Facts About Faith Ringgold

April 17, 2024

Renowned artist and black rights advocate Faith Ringgold passed away at the age of 93, leaving a significant legacy in the art world and social justice movements. Her powerful visual storytelling, which often tackled issues of race, representation, and equality, ..

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IMD issues Yellow and Orange Alerts in Different Parts of Country

April 16, 2024

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for a heatwave in states including Telangana, West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Goa. The heatwave is expected to last from April 16 to April ..

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India Imposes Port Restrictions on Exporting Essential Commodities to Maldives

April 16, 2024

India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has imposed restrictions on the export of essential commodities to the Maldives. This action entails that essential items categorized as prohibited or restricted can only be exported through four specific ports in India. ..

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UPSC 2023 results: 1,016 candidates recommended for appointment

April 16, 2024

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced the results of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) for the year 2023 on April 16, 2024. A total of 1,016 candidates were recommended for various prestigious government services such as the Indian Administrative ..

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Salman Rushdie unveils his latest work ‘Knife’

April 16, 2024

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie faced a near-fatal attack by a knife-wielding assailant at an arts gathering in New York in 2022. This incident resulted in severe injuries, including blindness in one eye. Rushdie’s memoir ‘Knife’ recounts this harrowing experience and ..

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Nigeria Rolls Out Men5CV Meningitis Vaccine

April 16, 2024

Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out a new vaccine (Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to protect against five strains of the meningococcus bacteria. The vaccine is funded by Gavi, the Vaccine ..

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What is Hubble Tension?

April 16, 2024

Scientists from Germany and the U.K. have proposed a radical explanation for the discrepancy in measurements of the universe’s expansion rate, known as the Hubble tension.  The Hubble Constant, denoted as H0, is a fundamental parameter in cosmology that describes ..

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