Weekly Current Affairs (14th April to 20th April 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs (14th April to 20th April 2024)

Weekly Current Affairs   /   Weekly Current Affairs (14th April to 20th April 2024)

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 21 2024

Share on facebook
  • Former Indian hockey player Harendra Singh appointed as the coach of the Senior National Women’s Hockey Team by Hockey India.
  • Sachidananda Mohanty has been appointed as a member of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
  • IMF reappoints Kristalina Georgieva for a second consecutive five-year term as Managing Director.
  • Sanjana Sanghi appointed as the Brand Ambassador for SPACE India, an organization dedicated to promoting space education and awareness.
  • Senior IPS officer Anurag Kumar has been appointed as the Joint Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
  • BharatPe has appointed Nalin Negi as its CEO.
  • Vivek Agarwal (IAS) granted a six-month extension as Director of FIU-India, reinforcing his pivotal role in overseeing financial intelligence operations.
  • Saurabh Garg (IAS) appointed as Secretary of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MoSP), taking on additional responsibilities.
Recent Post's
  • Mauritius awarded its highest honor, ‘Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean,’ to PM Modi.

    Read More....
  • The government will establish daycare cancer centers in every district within three years.

    Read More....
  • According to the second advance estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture, India achieved a record food grain production in the 2024-25 session, with Kharif at 16.6391 million tonnes and Rabi (excluding summer crops) at 16.4527 million tonnes.

    Read More....
  • India signed an MoU with Armenia for cooperation in the regulation of medical products.

    Read More....
  • The joint military exercise Khandjar-XII between the special forces of India and Kyrgyzstan began in Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, and will be held from March 10 to 23, 2025.

    Read More....
  • Dr. Jaishree Venkatesan became the first Indian to win the prestigious Ramsar Award in the ‘Wetland Wise Use’ category and was recognized as a female changemaker in wetlands by the Ramsar Secretariat.

    Read More....
  • Self-Help Groups (SHGs) of Andhra Pradesh set four world records—one Guinness and three World Records Union records, with DWCRA members achieving 3 lakh orders worth ₹5.13 crore in a week on ONDC.

    Read More....
  • Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda inaugurated the third International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment (ISHTA 2025) at Bharat Mandapam, organized by the Department of Health Research in collaboration with WHO India and the Centre for Global Development.

    Read More....
  • No Smoking Day is observed every year on the second Wednesday of March.

    Read More....
  • Mumbai will host the WAVES 2025 Summit, with a high-level meeting co-chaired by the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and the Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

    Read More....