Current Affairs: November 6, 2018

Here are the main headlines for current affairs of November 6, 2018. National Current Events Ayurveda Day observed on Dhanawantari Jayanti (November 5) Ayurveda Day and Dhanwantari jayanti is observed on November 5. Ministry of AYUSH organized “National Seminar on ..

Ram V. Sutar designs world’s ‘tallest statue’Statue of Unity’

On October 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Narmada district of Gujarat on the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardar Patel – who served as the first Home Minister of independent India – is ..

Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana passes away

Madan Lal Khurana (83), the former Delhi Chief Minister, has passed awayin New Delhi on October 27, 2018. He was a member of Rashtriya Swayansevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In addition to holding posts including national vice-president ..

National Police Commemoration Day (NPCD)

The National Police Commemoration Day (NPCD) is observed every year on October 21 to remember the sacrifices of ten policemen who died in Chinese firing in 1959 in Ladakh’s Hot Spring area. Indian Police personnel were responsible for manning the ..

Odisha government launches its own food security scheme to cover poor people who left out of National Food Security Act

On the occasion of 149th Gandhi Jayanti, the Odisha government has launched its own food security scheme to benefit 25 lakh poor people that were excluded from the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. The scheme was launched by Chief ..

President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurats centenary celebrations of Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) in New Delhi

On September 22, President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (DBHPS) in New Delhi. The mail goal of DBHPS is to improve Hindi literacy among the non-Hindi speaking people of South India. ..

Mayuri Lute wins India’s first Gold in Women’s Junior 500 metres race at 5th Track Asia Cup Cycling 2018

Mayuri Lute has won India’s first Gold in the Women’s Junior 500 metres race at the 5th edition of the Track Asia Cup cycling tournament in New Delhi on September 21, 2018. Beside her, The Indian men’s junior team performed ..

India’s first woman IAS officer after Independence Anna Rajam Malhotra passes away

Anna Rajam Malhotra (91) was the India’s first woman IAS officer after Independence, who passed away in Mumbai, Maharashtra on September 17, 2018. Born in July 1927 in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, she joined the civil services in 1951 and had ..

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan honoured with Meryl Streep Award for Excellence

At the first-ever Women in Film and Television (WIFT-2018) India Award, Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been honoured with the Meryl Streep Award for Excellence in Washington, United States. The award was established to honour the best female talent in ..

Akshay Kumar made first Honorary Ambassador of Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation

Akshay Kumar, the National Award-winning actor, has been made the first Honorary Ambassador of the Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial Foundation. It is the social organisation founded by the family of India’s second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri.