Daily Current Affairs 2025, Date wise Current Affairs | Current Affairs in English and Hindi

Get the Daily and Latest Current Affairs 2025 on our website. These current affairs are Updated by our specialists and are relevant for all competitive tests UPSC, SSC, IAS, Railway-RRB, UPPSC, and Other State Government and Central Jobs/Exams.


Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov dies at 80

Category : Obituaries
Published on: September 23 2022 Share on facebook

  • Cosmonaut Valery Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the record for the longest spaceflight, has died at the age of 80.
  • According to Roscosmos, Polyakov has participated in two space missions during his career with a total duration of 678 days and 16 hours.
  • Polyakov took part in his first mission to space in 1988, and returned eight months later in 1989. That year, he was appointed deputy director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
  • Valery Polyakov spent a full 437 days orbiting the Earth on the Mir space station between 1994 and 1995.
  • Polyakov had previously spent 288 days in space on a mission in 1988-89.
  • He worked on experiments to see if people could maintain their mental health to make the long journey to Mars.
  • The Mir space station was put into orbit in 1986, first under the control of the Soviet Union and later by Russia.
Recent Post's
  • US President Donald Trump announced a new ‘Trump-class’ of heavily armed warships to modernise and expand the US Navy amid concerns over China’s growing naval power.

    Read More....
  • Advocate Shubham Awasthi was honoured with the 40 Under 40 Lawyer Award 2025 for his professional excellence and humanitarian contributions.

    Read More....
  • Oman has introduced its first polymer one-rial banknote, issued by the Central Bank of Oman, to enhance currency durability and security.

    Read More....
  • The NSSH Scheme of the MSME Ministry promotes SC/ST entrepreneurship by providing capacity building, market access and support for mandatory 4% public procurement.

    Read More....
  • Kisan Diwas is celebrated on 23 December every year to honour farmers’ contributions and mark the birth anniversary of Chaudhary Charan Singh.

    Read More....
  • India has excluded the dairy sector from its free trade agreement with New Zealand to protect small domestic dairy farmers.

    Read More....
  • India handed over three Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) to Myanmar’s Mandalay Region to boost vocational education, women’s training, and clean energy initiatives.

    Read More....
  • Supreme Court defines Aravalli Hills uniformly, emphasizing ecological and geological conservation across Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Delhi.

    Read More....
  • JNCASR researchers discover the exocyst protein complex, a key regulator of cellular autophagy, with implications for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.

    Read More....
  • India exported 3 metric tonnes of GI-tagged Indi Lime from Karnataka to Oman, enhancing global market access under the India-Oman CEPA/FTA.

    Read More....