Current Affairs, July 2019

19th July, Current Affairs:
• The International Cricket Council (ICC), in its Annual Conference meeting, decided to suspend Zimbabwe Cricket with immediate effect. The suspension will see the ICC's funding to Zimbabwe Cricket frozen and representative teams from Zimbabwe will not be allowed to participate in any ICC events.
• Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has been inducted into the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame. Along with the batting icon, former South African fast bowler and two-time two-time World Cup-winning Australian woman cricketer Cathryn Fitzpatrick were also inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
• The Protection of Human Rights(Amendment) Bill 2019 has been passed by voice vote in Lok Sabha today.

18th July, Current Affairs:
• India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on the 22nd of this month. The national space agency ISRO has announced that it will be launched onboard the booster GSLV Mark-Three on Monday, at 2:43 pm from the spaceport at Sriharikota.
• Star Indian sprinter Hima Das clinched her fourth gold in a fortnight as she won the 200m race in the Tabor Athletics Meet in Czech Republic.

17th July, Current Affairs:
• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has asked Pakistan to review its order of death sentence awarded to Kulbhushan Jadhav, on charges of espionage and conspiracy against Pakistan.
• 2008 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, was arrested by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
• President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Rajya Sabha member Anusuiya Uikey as Governor of Chhattisgarh and Senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan as Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
• The Union Cabinet has approved National Medical Commission Bill, 2019. The bill provides for setting up of a National Medical Commission in place of Medical Council of India and repeal the Indian Medical Council Act 1956.
• Parliament has passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today unanimously.

15th July, Current Affairs:
• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has called off for today the launch of India's second mission to Moon - Chandrayaan-2 onboard GSLV MkIII-M1 due to a technical snag.
• India wrestler Vinesh Phogat has won gold in the 53kg category at Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul.
• England lifted their maiden ICC World Cup cricket trophy beating New Zealand in the final that was decided via a Super Over in London. England's Ben Stokes is named player of the match in the final, while New Zealand's skipper Kane Williamson was adjudged player of the tournament.
• In Tennis, Serbian Novak Djokovic won his fifth Wimbledon title after defeating Swiss tennis ace Roger Federer 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12 in a match that lasted for more than four hours.
• Lewis Hamilton made a thrilling victory in the Silverstone circuit to win his sixth British Grand Prix, his seventh victory in ten races in 2019.

13th July, Current Affairs:
• Meghalaya became the first state in India to ensure the conservation of water and have own water policy following a nod given by the State Cabinet.
• Managing Director of State Bank of India, Anshula Kant has been appointed as MD and Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank.
• Simona Halep beat Serena Williams 6-2, 6-2 in the women's singles final to wins the Wimbledon Women's single title.
• In Table Tennis, the Indian pair of G. Sathiyan and Anthony Amalraj won the bronze at the World Tour Platinum Australian Open.

12th July, Current Affairs:
• The Lok Sabha has passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019 by voice vote. The Bill seeks to establish two new universities- the Central University and the Central Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh.

11th July, Current Affairs:
• World Population Day is being observed today.
• Six candidates, including Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko and Pattali Makkal Katchi's (PMK) Anbumani Ramadoss, were Thursday elected unopposed in the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu.
• Simona Halep became the first Romanian woman to reach the Wimbledon final after she defeated Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-1, 6-3.

9th July, Current Affairs:
• Mexico’s men’s soccer team won 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup by defeating United States men with 1-0 in the final.
• Former world champion Mirabai Chanu wins gold on the opening day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship.

8th July, Current Affairs:
• Parliament has passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today. This bill will allow voluntary use of Aadhaar as proof of identity for users to open bank accounts and get mobile phone connection.
• Italy's Prosecco hills northeast of Venice, which have been cultivated for centuries, were added to the World Heritage list by the UN cultural organisation.
• The United States of America (USA) won FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 title after beating Netherlands by 2-0 in final at Lyon, France.
• Brazil wins the Copa America Cup football tournament 2019 after defeating Peru by 3-1 in the final.

6th July, Current Affairs:
• BJP's candidates - External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and the party's OBC Cell member Jugalkishore Thakor have won both Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat.
• Rohit Sharma becomes the only batsman to scores five centuries in a single edition of the ICC World Cup.
• The Walled City of Jaipur, known for its iconic architectural legacy and vibrant culture, made its entry into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The announcement was made after the 43rd Session of the UNESCO. The ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon has been also declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

5th July, Current Affairs:
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first General Budget of Narendra Modi Government’s second term today. The Union Budget 2019-20 has levied the lower rate of 25 per cent corporate tax to all companies with annual turnover up to Rs 400 crore. However, 0.7 per cent big companies still fall outside this lower tax ambit. No change proposed for the personal income tax rate below 2 crores. However, Surcharge on individuals having taxable income from 2 crore - 5 crore and 5 crores and above to be enhanced, so that effective tax rate will increase by around 3% and 7% respectively.

4th July, Current Affairs:
• The world-famous Jagannath Rath Yatra began at Puri in Odisha today.
• Indian sprinter Hima Das won the women's 200m gold, while national record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor bagged a bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland.

2nd July, Current Affairs:
• Parliament has passed the Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 with the Rajya Sabha approving it today.
• Rohit Sharma becomes first Indian cricketer to score 4 centuries in a World Cup. He also became only the 2nd batsman after Sri Lankan batting legend Kumar Sangakkara to score 4 hundreds in a single edition of the World Cup.
• Indian pro boxer Vaibhav Yadav became World Boxing Council (WBC) Asia silver Welterweight Champion after winning the title bout held in Pattaya, Thailand.

1st July, Current Affairs:
• National Doctors' Day is celebrated today.
• At least 35 people have been killed and 17 injured in a bus accident in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The iconic tennis championships Wimbledon 2019 start in London today.
• The entire state of Nagaland has been declared a "disturbed area" for six more months, till December-end, under the AFSPA.

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Current Affairs, June 2019

30th June, Current Affairs:
• US President Donald Trump shared a symbolic handshake with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the Demilitarised Zone, DMZ of Korean peninsula. Mr Trump became the first US President to cross into North Korea after meeting Mr Kim at the DMZ.
• India has moved down one place to 74th rank in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks.
• Bowler Trent Boult becomes the first New Zealand player to claim World Cup Hat-Trick. Trent Boult took a hat-trick against Australia in a World Cup match.

29th June, Current Affairs:
• The Lok Sabha has approved the resolution seeking an extension of President rule in Jammu and Kashmir for a further period of six months with effect from 3rd July 2019.
• G-20 nations have agreed to make united efforts to address major global economic challenges.
• India's chief national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand was bestowed upon an honorary doctorate by IIT Kanpur on the occasion of their 52nd convocation.

27th June, Current Affairs:
• Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara's record to become the fastest to score 20,000 international runs. The Indian skipper took only 417 innings to achieve the record -- 131 in Tests, 224 in ODIs and 62 in T20Is.
• Pakistan batsman Babar Azam became the second-fastest to reach 3,000 one-day international runs during the World Cup match against New Zealand.

26th June, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi leave for Japan to attend the 14th G20 Summit in Osaka.
• US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in New Delhi.
• The office of the Coordinator for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam published an “additional draft exclusion list” consisting the names of 1,02,462 people.
• Punjab cadre IPS officer Samant Goel has been appointed new chief of Research and Analysis Wing. The Government has appointed senior Assam Cadre IPS officer Arvind Kumar as the director of the Intelligence Bureau. He is considered as an expert hand on matters related to Kashmir.
• Today is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The day is observed every year on 26th June since 1987 to raise awareness about the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society.
• Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Lok Sabha.

25th June, Current Affairs:
• According to the Health Index report published by NITI Aayog, Kerala has topped among large states on overall health performance followed by Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. However, in terms of incremental performance Haryana, Rajasthan and Jharkhand are the top three states who performed well in comparison to the last health index.
• US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is arriving in India tonight on a three-day visit.
• Aron Finch and David Warner of Australia became the first pair in world cricket to register 5 successive fifty-plus opening stands in a World Cup.

24th June, Current Affairs:
• RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has submitted his resignation. He was in-charge of the Monetary Policy Department.
• In Gymnastics, India's Pranati Nayak clinched a bronze medal in vault event at the Senior Asian Artistic Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
• Saudi Arabia becomes the 1st Arab country to be granted full membership of Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

22nd June, Current Affairs:
• As per information provided in the Lok Sabha, India's forst cover has increased by 1% in last one year period and now over 24.39% of India's geographical area now constitutes of green area.
• Mohammed Shami becomes the second player after Chetan Sharma to take hatrick wickets in World Cup matches from India Team. He takes three consecutive wickets in the match against Afghanistan.
• India's ace cueist Pankaj Advani has clinched the 35th men's Asian Snooker Championship in Doha.

21st June, Current Affairs:
• The 5th International Day of Yoga is celebrated today.
• A fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq was introduced in the Lok Sabha today.

20th June, Current Affairs:
• Today is World Refugee Day.
• President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament today.
• Bangladesh has emerged as the fastest growing economy among the 45 countries of the Asia-Pacific region according to Asian Development Bank (ADB).
• 25 people were killed and 35 have been severely injured when a bus fell into a gorge in Banjar area of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.
• David Warner became the 1st batsman to hit 2 scores of 150+ in World Cup history. He scored 166 off 147 balls against Bangladesh in their 6th match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup in Nottingham.

19th June, Current Affairs:
• The BJP's senior lawmaker Om Birla was unanimously elected the new Lok Sabha Speaker after opposition parties supported his candidature.
• For the first time in Bangladesh, iron ore mine has been discovered at Isabpur village in Dinajpur.
• Twenty-three Indian Institutions have been ranked among the best global universities in QS World University ranking released today. Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Bombay has become India's best institute, securing 152nd rank.

18th June, Current Affairs:
• Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi collapsed in court and died while facing trial.
• Jyothi Surekha Vennam help India clinch two bronze medals in the compound women's section of Archery World Championships.
• India will overtake China to become the world's most populated country in just eight years, according to a United Nations report. The nine countries expected to show the biggest increase in population are India, Nigeria and Pakistan, followed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Egypt and the United States of America.
• Autistic Pride Day is being observed today.
• BJP MP Om Birla is the NDA nominee for the Lok Sabha Speaker's post. Mr Birla is a two-time MP from Kota, Rajasthan.
• England captain Eoin Morgan struck 17 sixes against Afghanistan to went past the likes of Rohit Sharma, AB de Villiers and Chris Gayle in terms of most sixes in a One-day International (ODI) innings. He also hit the 4th fastest hundred ever in a World Cup match with 57 balls.

17th June, Current Affairs:
• Former Union Minister JP Nadda was named the BJP's Working President.
• In West Bengal, the agitating junior doctors have called off their week-long strike following meeting with the State Government.
• Seven time Lok Sabha MP from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh Dr Virendra Kumar today took oath as Pro-tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• Today is the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

16th June, Current Affairs:
• In Bihar, the death toll due to Encephalitis in Muzaffarpur and adjoining districts has reached 83.
• In the FIH Men's Series Finals, India defeated South Africa by 5-1 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.
• In Slovakia, anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova was sworn in as country's first female president.
• Suman Rao from Rajasthan has won the Femina Miss India World 2019 beauty pageant.
• Indian skipper Virat Kohli became the fastest to score 11,000 One-day International (ODI) runs, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record in the process. Virat Kohli reached the milestone in 222 innings.
• MS Dhoni while featuring in the World Cup 2019 tie against Pakistan, became the second-most capped One-day International (ODI) player for India with 341 matches.

15th June, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing the fifth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
• Bahrain will start phasing out the use of plastic products from next month.
• Indian women's compound archery team wins a bronze medal in the World Championships in the Netherlands.
• Peter Gilchrist defeated India’s Sourav Kothari in final to win the 2019 Pacific International Billiards Championship played at the Yarraville Club in Melbourne, Australia.
• Sahitya Akademi selected 22 writers as recipients of Bal Sahitya Puraskar and 23 writers for Yuva Puraskar for 2019.
• The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) of the Central Government of India has cleared setting up of new agency called Defence Space Research Agency (DSRO). The DSRO has been entrusted with task of creating space warfare weapon systems and technologies.

14th June, Current Affairs:
• Today is World Blood Donor Day.
• The Indian football team remained static at 101st place in the FIFA rankings.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping conferred with highest national award of Kyrgyzstan titled “Manas Order of the First Degree” in Bishkek.

13th June, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reached Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to take part in the two-day summit that focuses on trade and security issues.
• Actor Priyanka Chopra will be awarded with Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award by United Nations International Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF).

12th June, Current Affairs:
• Today is observed as World Day Against Child Labour.
• Argentina Football Player Lionel Messi is the world's highest paid athlete Forbes 2019 list of world's 100 highest-paid athletes. Virat Kohli is the only Indian and the only cricketer to have a place in the list.
• Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawarchand Gehlot have been appointed as the leader of Rajya Sabha.
• The Jnanpith award for the year 2018 will be given to the noted English writer Amitav Ghosh. The award is given for outstanding contribution in literature.
• The first Sikh museum in Central India is inaugurated in Raipur.
• The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq. The bill will replace an ordinance issued in February during the previous term of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA government.
• The India Open International Taekwondo Championship inaugurated by the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs V. Srinivas Goud in Hyderabad.
• The Defence Ministry has indefinitely banned all business dealings with a company owned by fugitive arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari.
• Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues has been named in the Yorkshire Diamonds squad for the fourth and final edition of the Kia Super League (KSL). She became the third Indian to sign Kia Super League after Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur.

11th June, Current Affairs:
• Kassym-Jomart Tokayev elected as the President of Kazakhstan.
• India and Portugal will cooperate in the setting up of a national maritime heritage museum at Lothal in Gujarat.
• Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that single-use plastics will be banned in the country from 2021.

10th June, Current Affairs:
• Portugal defeat Netherlands by 1-0 to win First Nations League Cup in Porto.
• Veteran actor, playwright and filmmaker Girish Karnad died at the age of 81 after a long illness. He died at a hospital in Bengaluru.
• Yuvraj Singh today announced retirement from international cricket. Yuvraj played 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is for India. He put together 1900 runs in the longest format, and 8701 in the one-dayers.
• Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has been arrested by the country's top anti-corruption body in a case involving fake bank accounts.

9th June, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih jointly inaugurated the Coastal Surveillance Radar System built by India and a composite training facility of the Maldives National Defence Force.
• The African Union (AU) suspended Sudan until establishment of a civilian-led transition to democracy.
• Rafael Nadal wins the French Open Men's Single after beating Dominic Thiem 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1.

8th June, Current Affairs:
• PM Narendra Modi arrived in the Maldives on his first foreign visit after re-election as prime minister.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the Maldives' highest honour "Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen" during his two-day state visit to the country.
• Curacao wins the final of the King's Cup football after defeating Vietnam. Indian football team defeated hosts Thailand 1-0 and finished third in the King's Cup.
• Ashleigh Barty of Australia defeat Marketa Vondrousova 6-1, 6-3 to wins the French Open Women's Single Final.

7th June, Current Affairs:
• The eighth edition of the Women's World Cup has been begin in France today. A total of 24 teams are competing in this world cup.
• S Jaishankar reaches Bhutan for his first overseas visit as External Affairs Minister.
• Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is leading the Indian delegation for the two-day G20 Ministerial meeting on Trade and Digital Economy beginning tomorrow in Tsukuba city, Japan.

6th June, Current Affairs:
• The Reserve bank of India reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent from 6.0 per cent with immediate effect.
• Sunil Chhetri became the most capped India player today by surpassing Bhaichung Bhutia's 107 international matches.

5th June, Current Affairs:
• Today is observed as World Environment Day. Theme of this year is Air pollution.
• The World Bank retained its forecast of India's growth rate at 7.5 per cent for the current financial year.
• Eid Ul Fitr, which marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country today.
• Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and Nasdaq President Adena Friedman have been chosen for the prestigious Global Leadership Awards 2019.
• India ranked 95th out of a total 129 countries in the first-ever SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Gender Index. It measures strides made in achieving gender commitments against internationally set targets.
• The Indian junior women's hockey team wins the Cantor Fitzgerald U21 International 4-Nations title after beating Ireland 1-0 in the final at Dublin, Ireland.

4th June, Current Affairs:
• One case of NIPAH virus infection confirmed in Kerala. A college student has been infected with the Nipah virus.
• The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Rajiv Mehrishi has been elected as external auditor of World Health Organization (WHO).
• The 14th summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

3rd June, Current Affairs:
• Today is observed as World Bicycle Day.
• National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has been given Cabinet rank in the present government. His appointment will be for five years.
• Assam sixth National park will be set in Dima Hasao District. The proposed protected area, the Simleng River Impenetrable National Park will cover approximately 100 sq kms and also form a large contiguous conservation belt along with the adjacent Borail Wildlife Sanctuary of Cachar district and Nampuh Wildlife Sanctuary, near Meghalaya.
• Former President of India, Pratibha Patil conferred Mexico’s highest civilian honour for foreigners titled ‘Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca'.

2nd June, Current Affairs:
• Telangana is celebrating the fifth anniversary of its Formation Day today.
• The centre has shortlisted five cities, Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi to hold National Programme of the International Yoga Day this year.
• Liverpool defeated Tottenham by 2-0 at Madrid to win the Champions League for the sixth time.
• Nayib Bukele has been sworn-in as the El Salvador's new President.

1st June, Current Affairs:
• Sonia Gandhi has been chosen the chairperson of the Congress's elected parliamentarians at the meeting of the party's parliamentary committee.
• United States of America (USA) decided to withdraw India’s GSP benefits with effect from 5th June 2019.
• The Reserve Bank of India will observe Financial Literacy Week across the country from 3rd to 7th of this month.
• Puerto Williams in Chile has become world’s southernmost city after its status upgraded from hamlet to city.
• Chris Gayle records most number of sixes in World Cup history. Gayle now has 40 sixes under his belt in 27 World Cup matches after scoring 34-ball fifty against Pakistan.

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Current Affairs, May 2019

31st May, Current Affairs:
• Today is observed as World No Tobacco Day.
• Nirmala Sitharaman will be India's first woman Finance Minister.Rajnath Singh appointed as the new Defence Minister, while BJP chief Amit Shah will be the new Home Minister. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will keep Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space Ministry.
• Admiral Karambir Singh took charge as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) from Adm. Sunil Lanba, who stepped down upon retirement.
• South Africa's Imran Tahir first spinner to bowl first over of a World Cup. He bowled the first over of the opening match between South Africa and England.
• Indian-origin Anita Bhatia has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the Deputy Executive Director of the United Nation.
• India's GDP or gross domestic product grew 5.8 per cent in the January-March period.

30th May, Current Affairs:
• Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister of India for the second time at Rashtrapati Bhawan this evening.
• Jagan Mohan Reddy of YSRCP Party took oath as the new Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
• ICC World Cup 2019 begins from today in England. England will play the opening match against South Africa. The World Cup will span 48 matches in all. Total 10 teams will participate in this tournament.
• Chelsea wins the Europa League final after beating Arsenal 4-1 in the Baku Olympic Stadium.
• Goa is celebrating its statehood day today.

29th May, Current Affairs:
• The US Treasury Department has removed India from its currency monitoring list of major trading partners.
• Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth time after victory in the state elections
• BJP leader Pema Khandu sworn-in as the Arunachal Chief Minister.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an extension of timings for customer transactions through Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) by one and half hours from 4:30 PM to 06 PM.
• Scott Morrison has been sworn in as Australia's new Prime Minister.

27th May, Current Affairs:
• Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) President Prem Singh Golay has sworn-in as the new Chief Minister of Sikkim.
• The nation pays homage to first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru on his 55th death anniversary today.
• US President Donald Trump becoming the first world leader to meet with the new emperor of Japan.
• India's Mahesh Mangaonkar wins the Sekisui Open in Kriens, Switerzland for the second time. Sekisui Open is a Challenger tour event of the Professional Squash Association (PSA).

26th May, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take oath for his second term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
• Barcelona's superstar Lionel Messi has created history by becoming the first player to win three consecutive European Golden Shoe awards with 36 goals in the LaLiga this season.
• In a first, a 25-year-old engineering graduate Chandrani Murmu from Odisha become the youngest Member of Parliament to the 17th Lok Sabha. She was elected as BJD candidate from the Keonjhar seat.
• China whitewashed Japan 3-0 to win the 11th Sudirman Cup title.
• Valencia defeated Barcelona to win the Copa Del Rey. Valencia beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Copa del Rey.
• The French Open, the second Grand Slam of the season begins today in Paris.

25th May, Current Affairs:
• President Ram Nath Kovind has dissolved the 16th Lok Sabha.
• National Democratic Alliance has elected Narendra Modi as its leader for the 17th Lok Sabha.
• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, posthumously honoured Indian police officer Jitendra Kumar with the prestigious Dag Hammarskjold medal for sacrificing his life during the peacekeeping mission in Republic of the Congo.
• India bags a total of 57 medals including 12 Gold, 18 Silver and 27 Bronze at India Open International Boxing tournament in Guwahati.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully test-fired an indigenously-developed 500 kg class guided bomb from a Sukhoi combat jet at Pokhran in Rajasthan.
• Indian Air Force's (IAF) An-32 transport aircraft has been formally fleet certified to fly on blended aviation fuel containing up to 10 per cent of indigenous bio-jet fuel.

24th May, Current Affairs:
• British Prime Minister Theresa May today announced she will step down as Conservative leader on June 7 after failing to convince MPs to support her Brexit deal.
• The Union Cabinet has passed a resolution recommending the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha.
• Four new judges of the Supreme Court were administered the oath of office by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi. Justices B.R. Gavai, Surya Kant, Aniruddha Bose and A.S. Bopanna were administered the oath of office by the CJI.
• China unveils 600 kmph magnetic levitation train prototype.
• At least 18 students were killed after a massive fire broke out at a coaching centre in Gujarat's Surat.

23rd May, Current Affairs:
• In the 17th Lok Sabha elections, 58 results have come in so far. 37 have gone in favour of BJP and 10 to Congress. The BJP is leading in 266 seats while Congress is in the lead on 39 constituencies.
• Counting of votes for four assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Sikkim and for Tamil Nadu by poll is going on. In Arunachal Pradesh, BJP has won 10 assembly seats and is leading in 11 while JDU has bagged two seats and is leading in two. In Odisha, BJD is leading in 109 seats while BJP in 23 and Congress in 12. In Andhra Pradesh, YSRCP is leading in 147 seats while TDP in 27 and Janasena Party in one seat.
• South African lawmakers have re-elected Cyril Ramaphosa as the president of the country.
• Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth scripted history by becoming first woman pilot of Indian Air Force (IAF) to qualify to undertake combat missions on a fighter jet.

22nd May, Current Affairs:
• Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO successfully launched earth observation satellite RISAT-2B that would enhance the country's surveillance capabilities among others.
• Oman author Jokha Alharthi wins Booker International Prize for her book "Celestial Bodies".
• The Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully test fired the air-launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from its frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft.
• Aarohi Pandit becoming the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean flying solo in an ultra-light aircraft.
• The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched ‘Golden Card’ Permanent Residency Scheme in an attempt to woo wealthy individuals and exceptional talents from all over the world.
• Former Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran is selected for Japan’s Second Highest National Award called ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver.

21st May, Current Affairs:
• The meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization today held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
• Indonesia's Joko Widodo has been re-elected as the president of the country.
• India today observed Anti-terrorism Day on 28th death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
• Pakistan has appointed career diplomat Mueenul Haq as the High Commissioner to India.

20th May, Current Affairs:
• The Navies of India and Singapore are participating in the annual maritime bilateral exercise SIMBEX in the South China Sea.
• The Second India Open International Boxing Tournament will begin today at Sarusajai stadium in Guwahati.
• World Metrology Day is celebrated today to commemorates anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in 1875.
• The third meeting of the Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission held in Delhi.

19th May, Current Affairs:
• Elections for the 17th Lok Sabha concluded successfully. Overall around 70 percent polling was recorded in all the phases.
• Voting for the seventh and final phase ended this evening. Fifty-nine constituencies went to polls today from 8 different states.
• The world's highest polling station at 15,256 feet in Tashigang village of Himachal Pradesh today recorded 142.85 per cent voter turnout.
• Scott Morrison elected as the new Prime Minister of Australia. Prime Minister Scott Morrison's Liberal-National Coalition won the federal elections.
• Czech fourth seed Karolina Pliskova defeated Britain's Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-4 to win the WTA Italian Open in Rome.

18th May, Current Affairs:
• India’s overall export, combining Merchandise and Services, in April this year is estimated to be around 44 billion US dollars with a positive growth of 1.34 per cent over the April last year.
• The government has retained the interest rate for General Provident Fund (GPF), Contributory Provident Fund and other related schemes at 8 per cent for the first quarter of current financial year.
• Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board has become the first state-level firm in India to be listed in the London Stock Exchange.
• Indian filmmaker, Achyutanand Dwivedi's film, "Seed Mother", won the third prize in the international section of Nespresso Talents 2019 in Cannes.

17th May, Current Affairs:
• Irfan Pathan became the only Indian cricketer to enrol himself in the players draft for upcoming Carribean Premier League by signing up for the players draft.
• I M Pei, the architect behind buildings including the glass pyramid outside the Louvre in Paris, has died at the age of 102.
• World Telecommunication and Information Society Day is being observed across the globe today.
• President Ram Nath Kovind has greeted people on the eve of Buddha Purnima.
• The Retired judge of Indian Supreme Court Justice Madan B Lokur has been appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji.

16th May, Current Affairs:
• Indian signed New Zealand led initiative ‘Christchurch Call to Action’ aimed at encouraging tech companies and countries to curb extremism online. The United States has declined to join the initiative.
• Sikkim today celebrates their statehood day.
• China is elected to host 2023 Asian Cup after South Korea withdraw bid.
• The Geological Survey of India, GSI, has revealed that 35 per cent the country's Graphite deposits of the country is found in Arunachal Pradesh.

15th May, Current Affairs:
• San Francisco became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police.
• The Reserve Bank of India has appointed its former Deputy Governor R. Gandhi as an additional director on the board of private sector lender Yes Bank with immediate effect.
• Nepal's mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa has become the first person to climb to the top of Mouth Everest for the most number of times with his 23rd conquest of the highest summit on Earth.
• Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq broke Kapil Dev's record as he became the youngest-ever batsman to score a 150-plus knock in One-Day International (ODI) cricket in England.
• India’s Captain Aarohi Pandit became world’s first woman to cross Atlantic Ocean solo in a Light Sports Aircraft named Mahi.

14th May, Current Affairs:
• One of the most prestigious international film events, Cannes Film Festival will begin today in France.
• Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived India in two-day official visit.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of 'Abhyas', a high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT), which offers a realistic threat scenario for practice of weapon systems.
• Vietnam says it will mobilise its military and police forces to help combat the outbreak of African swine fever.
• The Home Ministry today issued a fresh notification extending ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE in India for a further period of five years.
• India's G.S. Lakshmi has become the first woman to be appointed to ICC's international panel of match referees and will be eligible to officiate in international games with immediate effect.
• Kiki Bertens of Netherlands beats Simona Halep of Romania in finals by 6-4 6-4 to win women’s singles title in Madrid Open tennis.

13th May, Current Affairs:
• ITC Managing Director Sanjiv Puri has been appointed as the chairman by the Board of Directors.
• Novak Djokovic wins third Madrid Open title after 6-3, 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
• Young Indian racer Jehan Daruvala, driving for Prema Racing, won the inaugural round of the FIA Formula 3 Championship, one of the support events to Formula One in Barcelona today.
• The World Trade Organisation, WTO ministerial meeting of developing countries began in New Delhi today.

12th May, Current Affairs:
• Mother's Day is observed today.
• Voting is conducted for 59 constituencies across 7 states in India for sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election.
• World's fastest bullet train starts high-speed tests in Japan. Called the Alpha-X with the capacity of speeds of as much as 400kmh, the train is scheduled to go into service in 2030.
• Team Supernovas wins the inaugural Women’s T20 Challenge after defeating Team Velocity in the final in Jaipur.
• MS Dhoni became the most successful wicket-keeper in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with 132 dismissals.
• Manchester City retained the English Premier League title 2019 after defeating Brighton by 4 -1.
• Mumbai Indians wins the IPL 2019. Mumbai Indians defeated Chennai Supper Kings by 1 run in the final at Hyderabad.

11th May, Current Affairs:
• National Technology Day is observed today marking the anniversary of the Pokhran nuclear Tests of 1998.

10th May, Current Affairs:
• Ireland has declared climate emergency in their country, to be the second country after Britain to do so.
• Former Croatia international Igor Stimac appointed as Indian men’s football team coach.

8th May, Current Affairs:
• India's Jagjit Pavadia was re-elected to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) for another term.
• World Red Cross Day, also known as World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day observed today.

6th May, Current Affairs:
• Around 62.5 per cent people voted in the fifth round of the national election. Fifty-one constituencies, spread over seven states, went to polls in this phase.
• Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE has announced the results for Class 10 examinations today. Of the 17.6 lakh students who appeared in CBSE's Class 10 examination, 91.1 per cent have passed. 13 students share the top position with 499 out of 500 marks.

5th May, Current Affairs:
• Windies openers John Campbell and Shai Hope shattered the record for the highest first-wicket partnership in one-day internationals (ODIs) with a stand of 365 against Ireland in Dublin. The duo breaks the previous best partnership of 304 set by Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman against Zimbabwe in Bulawayo in July last year.

4th May, Current Affairs:
• Thailand has crowned its new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, marking the first ascension of a new monarch in seven decades.
• India retained its top position in the ICC Test rankings, while England remained the number one ODI side in the latest annual rankings released in Dubai today.
• Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag has become the youngest player to score an IPL half-century. The 17-year-old from Assam achieved this feat against Delhi Capitals in a match in New Delhi. Parag scored his first fifty aged 17 years 175 days, to break the record of the youngest half-centurion, which was held by Sanju Samson.

3rd May, Current Affairs:
• The cyclonic storm FANI hits Odisha this morning. The Extremely Severe Cyclonic storm has reduced to very severe cyclonic storm.
• Today is World Press Freedom Day which was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993, following the recommendation of UNESCO's General Conference.

2nd May, Current Affairs:
• Japan welcomes new emperor Naruhito as Reiwa era begins.
• The Central Board of Secondary Education has declared results for its Class 12 examination held in February to March 2019. Of the 12.87 lakh students who attempted the examination, 83.4% have passed.

1st May, Current Affairs:
• May Day is celebrated across the World.
• Fifteen policemen and their driver were killed in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli after a powerful explosion, set off by Maoists, blew up their vehicle.
• Terrorist Masood Azhar has been listed as a global terrorist by the UN Security Council. China, which had blocked Masood Azhar's listing as global terrorist four times, finally dropped its objections.

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Current Affairs, April 2019

29th April, Current Affairs:
• Over 64 per cent polling recorded in 4th phase of Lok Sabha polls. Seventy-one Parliamentary constituencies, spread across nine states went to polls in this phase.
• The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2019 result.
• India’s Bajrang Punia is first Indian wrestler to be invited by American wrestling body for a special fight at iconic Madison Square Garden in New York.

27th April, Current Affairs:
• Australia’s Claire Polosak will create history as the first woman umpire ever to stand in a men’s One-Day International when she takes the field in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 today.
• Abhishek Verma secured India's fifth Olympic quota place by winning the 10m air pistol gold medal at the ISSF World Cup at Beijing, China.
• India ends with 13 medals, including two gold, four silver and seven bronze at the Asian Boxing Championships in Bangkok.

25th April, Current Affairs:
• Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time.
• Microsoft hit the trillion-dollar value mark for the first time, becoming the third technology giant to reach the symbolic milestone.

23rd April, Current Affairs:
• Voting is conducted in 116 Parliamentary constituencies in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections. The constituencies are spread over 13 States and two Union Territories.
• Shiva Thapa became the first Indian boxer to be assured of a fourth successive medal at the Asian Championships by advancing to the semi-finals in Bangkok. Thapa won a gold in 2013, a bronze in 2015 and a silver in the 2017 edition of the marquee continental event.

22nd April, Current Affairs:
• Earth Day 2019 observed today to marks the 49th annual Earth Day.

21st April, Current Affairs:
• Easter is being celebrated across the globe today.
• In Sri Lanka, at least 207 people were killed and more than 400 injured in a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and five-star hotels during Easter services today.
• The Indian Navy launched guided missile destroyer Imphal at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders in Mumbai.
• The Services lifted the Santosh Trophy after beating Punjab 1-0 in the final at Ludhiana.

18th April, Current Affairs:
• Polling in 95 Parliamentary constituencies, spread over 11 States and one Union Territory was held on Thursday under the second phase of the general election.
• World Heritage Day observed today.

16th April, Current Affairs:
• Paris's famous Notre Dame engulfed by a massive fire and sustained significant damage, including the destruction of the spire and two-thirds of the roof.

15th April, Current Affairs:
• India announced their 15-man squad for the ICC World Cup 2019. The squad includes Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MSD (wk), Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami.
• Rongali Bihu is celebrated in Assam.
• India successfully test-fired its first indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile ''Nirbhay'' from a test range in Odisha.
• The Election Commission barred Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BSP chief Mayawati from election campaigning for violating Model Code of Conduct by making objectionable statements in speeches.
• UAE is set to host the world’s foremost Artificial Intelligence,AI Summit to empower global dialogue on the future of government, business and society. The inaugural 'AI Everything', AIE will take place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, between 30th of this month and 1st of next month.
• Mohammed Ishtaye was sworn in as the new Palestinian Prime Minister.
• Tiger Woods won the 83rd Masters. This is his 15th major title.

14th April, Current Affairs:
• Nation pays tributes to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar on his 128th birth anniversary.
• The world's largest aircraft, developed by aerospace venture Stratolaunch, completed its first flight test.
• Meena Kumari Maisnam from India clinches gold in Boxing World Cup which concluded at Cologne, Germany.

13th April, Current Affairs:
• The nation is paying homage to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on the centenary of the incident.
• Baisakhi is being celebrated in the northern part of the country today. The festival of harvest is celebrated with much fanfare in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh. Ram Navami is also being celebrated in different parts of the country.

12th April, Current Affairs:
• Russia announced its decision to confer the Order of St Andrew the Apostle - the highest state decoration of the country on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for promoting a special and privileged strategic partnership between Russian and India.

11th April, Current Affairs:
• Polling held today for the first phase of the general election to 91 Parliamentary constituencies, spread over 18 states and two Union Territories. Simultaneously the people also voted to 175-member Andhra Pradesh Assembly, 32-seat Sikkim Assembly, 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly and for 28 of 147 Assembly seats in Odisha.
• Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden.
• The UK and the European Union have agreed to extend Brexit until October 31. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting in Brussels.
• Sudan's armed forces have overthrown and arrested President Omar al-Bashir after months of protests against his nearly 30-year rule.
• Hong Kong's equity market surpasses Japan as world's third largest in value, behind only the U.S. and mainland China.

10th April, Current Affairs:
• Astronomers unveiled the first photo of a black hole.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a fifth term in office after win in the general election.

9th April, Current Affairs:
• BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four security personnel were killed in a massive Maoist attack in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
• President Ram Nath Kovind today paid homage to the martyrs at National Police Memorial in New Delhi on the occasion of 54th Valour Day of Central Reserve Police Force, CRPF.
• The first vote for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections was cast in Arunachal Pradesh by service voters from a remote Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) unit located in the eastern tip of the state of Arunachal Pradesh.

8th April, Current Affairs:
• The Indian Institute of Technology Madras tops the list of higher education institutes released today by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, is at the second spot; while IIT Delhi is at the third spot.
• Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) wins the parliamentary election in Maldives.
• China shuttler and two-time Olympic winner Lin Dan wins the men's singles final in Malaysian Open by defeating Chen Long 9-21, 21-17, 21-11.

7th April, Current Affairs:
• World Health Day observed today with the theme "Universal health coverage".
• Senior US Treasury official David Malpass has been selected as President of the World Bank. The World Bank's executive board unanimously selected 63-year-old Malpass as the bank's 13th President for a five-year term.

6th April, Current Affairs:
• Kanishak Kataria, a B. Tech graduate from IIT Bombay has topped the UPSC civil services final exam. 759 candidates, comprising 577 men and 182 women, have been recommended for appointment to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and Central Services, Group 'A' and Group 'B'.
• All India Football Federation President Praful Patel has become the first Indian to be elected as a member of the FIFA Executive Council. He got 38 out of 46 votes.

5th April, Current Affairs:
• Vikram Kirloskar took charge as the new President of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

4th April, Current Affairs:
• The United Arab Emirates has conferred the prestigious Zayed Medal on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the highest decoration awarded to kings, presidents and heads of states.

3rd April, Current Affairs:
• South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks in the World.

2nd April, Current Affairs:
• Today is the World Autism Awareness Day. This year the theme of the Day is Assistive Technologies, Active Participation.

1st April, Current Affairs:
• The Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, launched India’s latest satellite EMISAT and 28 other smaller satellites of international customers. The national space agency’s workhorse launch vehiclePSLV-C45, carrying the payloads on board, lifted off from its spaceport, SatishDhawan Space Centre, Sriharikotta.
• Bank of Baroda (BoB) became the second largest state-owned lender after merging Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank into it as part of the first three-way amalgamation.
• India has won the ICC Test championship mace for the third successive year.

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Current Affairs, March 2019

31st March, Current Affairs:
• Viktor Axelsen eased clinch the India Open 2019 men's singles title in New Delhi after he defeated Kidmabi Srikanth by 21-7, 22-20. In the women's singles final Ratchanok Intanon won the title as she defeated He Bingjiao 21-15, 21-14.
• In Slovakia, Zuzana Caputova is set to become the first female President.
• South Korea defeated India 4-2 in the penalty shootout to lift the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey title.

27th March, Current Affairs:
• Defence Research and Development Organisation, DRDO, on Wednesday successfully conducted an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test, under Mission Shakti from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha. Mission Shakti is an anti-satellite missile test, under which, an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile shot down the Low Earth Orbit satellite "within three minutes of launch". India is the fourth country to have tested an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and China.
• All eight members of the Lokpal were administered the oath of office by the Chairperson of the anti-corruption ombudsman Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose.

26th March, Current Affairs:
• President Ram Nath Kovind has been awarded the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Grand Star by the President of Croatia for his exceptional contribution to the advancement of overall relations and development of mutual cooperation between India and Croatia and for promoting friendship and partnership between the people of both the countries. This is the highest award of the Republic of Croatia.

25th March, Current Affairs:
• Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal and his wife Anita Goyal resigned from the board of the airline they founded 25 years ago.
• Indian Air Force (IAF) today formally inducted the four heavy-lift Chinook helicopters.
• President Ram Nath Kovind has left on a three-nation visit to Croatia, Bolivia and Chile.

24th March, Current Affairs:
• The 64th Filmfare Awards held yesterday. Raazi wins the Best Film award, while Alia Bhatt wins Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female) award. Ranbir Kapoor wins the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Male) award for the movie Sanju.

23rd March, Current Affairs:
• President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office to the former Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose as Lokpal chairperson.
• Vice Admiral Karambir Singh has been appointed as the next Navy Chief. He will succeed Admiral Sunil Lanba who retires on 31st of May this year.
• Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 begins from today.

21st March, Current Affairs:
• The festival of colours Holi is being celebrated across the country today.
• Former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as the India’s first Lokpal.
• India returned with 368 medals, including 85 gold, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games, held at Abu Dhabi, UAE which concluded today.

20th March, Current Affairs:
• The Gauhati High Court has declared the strikes and road or rail blockades as illegal in Assam and directed the police to lodge FIRs against organisations who call for bandh.
• Kazakhstan's parliament voted to rename the country's capital Astana as Nursultan in honour of long time ruler Nursultan Nazarbayev.
• Indian-origin Jagmeet Singh has created history in Canada when he made his debut in the House of Commons as the first non-white leader of a major opposition party in the country.
• Today is observed as World Sparrow Day to raise awareness about the bird.

18th March, Current Affairs:
• BJP's Pramod Sawant elected as the new Chief Minister of Goa.
• The Election Commission issued a notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls.

17th March, Current Affairs:
• Goa Chief Minister and Former Defence Minister of India, Manohar Parrikar dies after long illness. He was diagnosed with a pancreatic ailment. He was 63 years old.
• Bengaluru FC wins the Indian Super League (ISL) 2019 after defeating Goa by 1-0 in the final.

16th March, Current Affairs:
• India will host the Under-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020.

15th March, Current Affairs:
• Forty-nine people are dead and many are seriously injured after a heavily armed gunman opened fire during prayers at a mosque in the center of Christchurch, New Zealand.
• The 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games starts in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• The Supreme Court revoked the life ban on former Indian cricketer S. Sreesanth in a case of spot-fixing.

14th March, Current Affairs:
• World Kidney Day being observed today. The day is observed annually on the second Thursday in March to create awareness on the importance of kidneys and reducing the frequency and impact of kidney diseases.
• The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO)-developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile was successfully fired in the desert ranges of Rajasthan.

13th March, Current Affairs:
• British Parliament will vote on a new motion today to decide if the UK should leave the EU within the March 29 deadline without any deal in place.
• Former IAS officer C Lalsawta sworn-in as Mizoram's first Lokayukta chairman.
• Zinedine Zidane has been re-appointed as the coach of Spanish football club Real Madrid till 2022.
• Rohit Sharma becomes the third fastest batsman, along with Sourav Ganguly, to reach 8000 ODI runs in cricket.
• Australia defeated India by 3-2 in the five matches ODI series in India.

11th March, Current Affairs:
• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma awards on prominent personalities at a civil investiture ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan.
• Kavinder Singh Bisht in the 56kg-category struck gold while four others claimed silver medals to end Indian campaign at the 38th GeeBee Boxing Tournament in Helsinki, Finland.

10th March, Current Affairs:
• The national election will be held in seven rounds from 11 April and the results will be announced on May 23. Voting will be held across India on April 11, April 19, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
• Ethiopian airlines plane bound for Nairobi crashed today, killing all 157 people on board.

8th March, Current Affairs:
• The Supreme Court on Friday referred Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case to mediation for amicable settlement. Former apex court judge Justice (retd) F M Kallifulla will head a panel of mediators in the case. Other members of the panel of mediators include spiritual guru Shri Shri Ravi Shankar and senior advocate Sriram Panchu.
• Governor of Mizoram Kummanam Rajasekharan has resigned from his post.
• President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Nari Shakti awards, 2018, the highest civilian honour for women in India, in New Delhi on the occasion of International Women's Day.
• Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Seychelles, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia.

6th March, Current Affairs:
• Indore has bagged the cleanest city award for third straight year under Swachh Survekshan, 2019.
• Israel's first lunar lander sent back a selfie taken with the Earth clearly visible in the background. It marks an important milestone for the mission as it is the first in-space selfie.

5th March, Current Affairs:
• Delhi has been ranked the most polluted capital in the world, while Gurugram is the most polluted city, according to a Greenpeace report.
• Virat Kohli broke former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's record to become the fastest to score 9,000 international runs as a captain. The Indian skipper achieved the milestone when he reached 22 runs against Australia during the second One-day International (ODI) in Nagpur. Virat Kohli reached the 9,000-run mark as a skipper in 159 innings while Ponting took 203 innings to reach the same figure.

2nd March, Current Affairs:
• DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy has been honoured with the prestigious Missile Systems Award by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for his excellence in the field of missile systems technology.

1st March, Current Affairs:
• Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj attends the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation or OIC meeting. India for the first time addressed the OIC meeting in Abu Dhabi.
• Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan after an air encounter between the countries on Wednesday, returned to India.

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Current Affairs, February 2019

28th February, Current Affairs:
• National Science Day is observed today.
• India's GDP or gross domestic product growth stood at 6.6 per cent in the quarter ended December 31, 2018.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi confers Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science and Technology for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 in New Delhi.
• Chris Gayle became the first batsman to hit 500 sixes in international cricket en route to his 162 off 97 balls at St George's.

26th February, Current Affairs:
• The Indian Air Force conducted airstrikes at the biggest terror camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Balakot at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan in the wee hours today and killed over 300 terrorists.
• Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reach Surface-to-Air missiles, QRSAMs, from ITR Chandipur, off the Odisha Coast.

25th February, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation the National War Memorial near India Gate in New Delhi. The memorial honours about 26 thousand soldiers, who have laid down their lives in the service of the nation since Independence.
• The 91st Academy Awards concluded in Los Angeles. Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for Roma, which also won Best Foreign Film and Best Cinematography. Green Book wins the Best picture award. Olivia Colman won Best Actress for playing Queen Anne in The Favourite. Rami Malek won Best Actor for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody.
• Indian Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta wins the Cannes International Open Chess trophy.

24th February, Current Affairs:
• Saudi Arabia appointed its first female ambassador to United States. Saudi princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud appointed as ambassador to the US.
• Afghanistan set new record in T20 international total as they scores 278 for three in their allotted 20 overs against a Ireland team in the second T20I of the three-match series in Dehradun.
• India's Saurabh Chaudhary smashes new World record to win Gold in 10m Air Pistol event at the ongoing ISSF World Cup 2019 at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.

23rd February, Current Affairs:
• More than 100 tea garden workers died after consuming spurious liquor in Assam.
• Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has declared a year-long state of emergency, dissolving his cabinet and local governments throughout the country.
• Apurvi Chandela set a new world record by registering a score of 252.9 points in the women's 10-metre air rifle final to win Gold medal at the ISSF World Cup 2019 event at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi.
• Sri Lanka becomes the first team from Asia to win a Test series in South Africa as Sri Lanka claimed a historic eight-wicket win over South Africa in the second and final test at St George's Park for a 2-0 series victory.

22nd February, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the prestigious Seoul Peace Prize - 2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth.

21st February, Current Affairs:
• Retirement fund body EPFO or Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has increased the interest rate on employees' provident fund (EPF) to 8.65 per cent for the current financial year (2018-19).
• The ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation) World Cup 2019 gets underway in New Delhi.
• International Mother Language Day is being celebrated today.

20th February, Current Affairs:
• Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in India on three day official visit.
• Kerala Police inducts robot in its Police Headquarters with Sub Inspector rank. The KP-Bot will be deployed to perform duties of the front office of the police headquarters. Kerala has become the first police department in the country to use a robot for police work.
• New Zealand Parliament unanimously passed a motion condemning the Pulwama terror attack that took place on February 14 in which 40 braveheart CRPF jawans were martyred. This makes New Zealand the first country to official pass a resolution condemning the Pulwama terror attack.

19th February, Current Affairs:
• The creative director of Chanel and Fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld died at the age of 85 in American Hospital located outside of Paris.

16th February, Current Affairs:
• Ranji Trophy champions Vidarbha won the Irani Cup against Rest of India at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Jamtha, Nagpur.
• Sourabh Verma completed a hat-trick of titles at the Senior Badminton Nationals Men's Single after defeating Lakshya Sen by 21-18 21-13 in Guwahati.
• Saina Nehwal wins the 83rd Senior Badminton Nationals Women's Single after defeating P.V. Sindhu by 21-18, 21-15 in Guwahati.

15th February, Current Affairs:
• India's first semi-high speed train Vande Bharat Express flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the New Delhi railway station.
• India has withdrawn the Most Favoured Nation status granted to Pakistan following the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
• William Barr was sworn for second time as United States’s Attorney General.
• Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal becomes the first woman flight engineer after she completed the six-month IAF's engineering branch course at 112 Helicopter Unit, Air Force Station Yelahanka.

14th February, Current Affairs:
• 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and many others injured when terrorists targeted a convoy with a car bomb at Awantipora in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.
• Sushil Chandra, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman, appointed as an Election Commissioner by President Ram Nath Kovind.

13th February, Current Affairs:
• The CAG Report - Air Force, Performance Audit on Capital Expenditure in Indian Air Force was tabled in both the Houses of Parliament today. As per reported, the NDA government’s contract for procurement of 36 Rafale aircraft from France was cheaper by 2.86 per cent as compared to the previous UPA dispensation deal for the fighter jets.
• The last session of the sixteenth Lok Sabha came to an end today.
• World Radio Day is observed today.

12th February, Current Affairs:
• Seventeen people were killed and six injured in a fire at a central Delhi hotel.
• Indian historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam has won prestigious Dan David Prize of Israel for the year 2019.

11th February, Current Affairs:
• Abu Dhabi has included Hindi as the third official language used in its courts, alongside Arabic and English, as part of a move designed to improve access to justice.
• Lok Sabha passed the Interim Budget with voice vote.

8th February, Current Affairs:
• Indian batsman Rohit Sharma becomes the highest run-getter in T20 internationals. The 31-year-old went past New Zealand's Martin Guptill during the second T20I against New Zealand at the Eden Park in Auckland to go to the top of the list.

7th February, Current Affairs:
• The Monetary Policy Committee headed by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, today announced a reduction in policy repo rate by 25 basis points from 6.5 per cent to 6.25 per cent with immediate effect.
• Vidarbha lifted their second successive Ranji Trophy title after defeating Saurashtra by 78-run in the final.

6th February, Current Affairs:
• President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the prestigious Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2017 at Rashtrapati Bhawan. Forty-two artists from the fields including Music, Dance, Theatre, Traditional, Folk, and Tribal music were awarded.
• India’s communication satellite GSAT-31 has been launched successfully from French Guiana. GSAT-31 will provide transponder capacity for DTH television and connectivity to services like VSATs for ATMs, stock-exchanges, Digital Satellite News Gathering DSNG and e-governance applications.

4th February, Current Affairs:
• World Cancer Day is being observed today.
• Pope Francis landed in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on a historic visit, becoming the first pontiff to visit the Arabian peninsula.

3rd February, Current Affairs:
• In Bihar, six people were killed and 36 injured three of them seriously, after eleven bogies of Seemanchal Express derailed at Hajipur.
• India defeated New Zealand by 35 runs in the fifth and final One Day International at the Westpac Stadium to clinch the five-match series 4-1.

2nd February, Current Affairs:
• Former Madhya Pradesh Director General of Police Rishi Kumar Shukla, a 1983-batch officer, has been appointed the new CBI Director.

1st February, Current Affairs:
• Union minister Piyush Goyal presented the Interim Budget in parliament today. The Budget provides relief to individuals in Income tax by doubling the threshold exemption limit to five lakh rupees. Standard deduction for exemption has been increased from Rs. 40,000 to Rs. 50,000 for the salaried class. The limit for gratuity has been increased from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh. Farmers with less than 2 Hectare land will be given 6,000 rupees per year as direct transfer. The scheme will benefit 12 crore farmers and will be implemented from this fiscal itself.
• India's One-day International (ODI) captain Mithali Raj, became the first woman to play 200 50-over matches when she walked out for the toss against New Zealand Women in Hamilton.
• Qatar beat Japan 3-1 to win their maiden Asian Cup crown in Abu Dhabi.

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Current Affairs, January 2019

30th January, Current Affairs:
• The nation pays homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary today.

29th January, Current Affairs:
• Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed away in New Delhi this morning. He was 88.

27th January, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, AIIMS at Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
• India's fastest indigenous train which will run from Delhi to Varanasi has been named as Vande Bharat Express. It was named Train 18 and now it has been given a new name after taking suggestions from the general public.
• World No.1 Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 and clinch the Australian Open title for a record seventh time.
• Saina Nehwal clinched the Indonesia Masters title as Carolina Marin retired hurt during the first game of the final.

26th January, Current Affairs:
• India is celebrating its 70th Republic Day today. The main function was organized at Rajpath in the National Capital. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was the Chief Guest at the Parade this year.
• Japan's Naomi Osaka defeated eighth-placed Czech Petra Kvitova 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to win the Australian Open Women's final. The victory allows the 21-year-old Osaka to become the first tennis player from Japan to reach No. 1 in the rankings.

25th January, Current Affairs:
• Former president Pranab Mukherjee has been awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, by President Ram Nath Kovind. Along with Mr Mukherjee, social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and music maestro Bhupen Hazarika have also received the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
• President of India has approved conferment of 112 Padma Awards including 4 Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri Awards. Late actor Kader Khan, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, senior advocate HS Phoolka, scientist Nambi Narayanan, late journalist Kuldip Nayar, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, folk artiste Teejan Bai and southern actor Mohanlal are among the 112 personalities selected for the Padma awards announced this evening ahead of India's 70th Republic Day celebrations.
• President Ram Nath Kovind Addresses Nation Ahead Of 70th Republic Day.
• Famous Hindi writer and essayist, Krishna Sobti today passed away. She was 94.
• Indian space agency Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) successfully launched Microsat-R. The military satellite is onboard its Polar rocket PSLV-C44. Microsat-R was launched from the spaceport in Sriharikota.
• National Voters' Day is observed today in India.

24th January, Current Affairs:
• National Girl Child Day observed today.
• The Rashtriya Bal Puraskar was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind. President conferred awards to 26 awardees including one joint award for National Child Award.

23rd January, Current Affairs:
• Nation remembered India's great freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 122nd birth anniversary today.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Subhash Chandra Bose museum at the iconic Red Fort in New Delhi to mark the leader's 122nd birth anniversary.

22nd January, Current Affairs:
• World Economic Forum 2019 begins in Davos.
• Indian skipper Virat Kohli named as the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer of the Year and Cricketer of the Year for 2018. Virat Kohli became the first player to win all 3 big ICC awards in a single year. Kohli is also the first man to win consecutive ICC Cricketer of the Year awards.

21st January, Current Affairs:
• 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas began at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The theme for this year Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is "Role of Indian Diaspora in building New India".
• Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura are celebrating their statehood day today. On this day in 1972, all the three states became full-fledged states under the North Eastern Region (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
• The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have announced that the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro will be the World Capital of Architecture for 2020. Rio will be the first city to receive the title under a programme launched together by UNESCO and the International Union of Architects in November 2018.

19th January, Current Affairs:
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Armoured Systems Complex of Larsen and Toubro in Gujarat, the first private facility in the country where the K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer guns will be manufactured.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated the National Museum of Indian Cinema in Mumbai.

18th January, Current Affairs:
• India defeated hosts Australia by 7 wickets in the third ODI to register their first-ever bilateral ODI series victory in Australian soil. India won the 3-match ODI series 2-1.
• Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat became the first Indian to be nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Sports Award. Vinesh has been nominated in “Laureus World Sporting Comeback” category for the year 2019.

17th January, Current Affairs:
• The Centre on Wednesday announced the winners of the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 has been given to the Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari for its contribution to rural development, education and the development of natural resources. The award for 2016 has been jointly given to Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International. The 2017 Gandhi Peace Prize was conferred on the Ekal Abhiyan Trust. The 2018 award has been given to the Japanese Yohei Sasakawa, the WHO Global Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.

15th January, Current Affairs:
• Kumbh Mela, the largest public congregation of faith began today with a Shahi Snan at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
• Manu Sawhney has been named as the new chief executive officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC) and will take over the reins from David Richardson following the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in July.
• India crash out of AFC Asian Cup with 0-1 defeat to Bahrain.

14th January, Current Affairs:
• Makar Sankranti is celebrated across the India in different ways.
• Gujarat became the first state to implement 10% quota for economically weak in general category.

12th January, Current Affairs:
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the fifth Indian and 13th batsman overall to score 10,000 runs in the 50-over format.

11th January, Current Affairs:
• Ashok Chawla has resigned as the chairman of the National Stock Exchange Of India with immediate effect.

10th January, Current Affairs:
• The proposed law to provide 10 per cent quota in jobs and education to the economically weaker sections in the general category is passed by Rajya Sabha.
• A high-power committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi removed Alok Verma as CBI Director, a day after he resumed office following the Supreme Court verdict restoring his position.
• In the updated rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points.

8th January, Current Affairs:
• Exiled CBI chief Alok Verma was reinstated by the Supreme Court, three months after the government divested him of his powers and sent him on forced leave.
• Lok Sabha passes DNA Bill. The DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2018 would allow use of DNA technology for establishing identity of persons such as victims, offenders, suspects, under trials, missing persons, and unknown deceased persons.
• A proposed law to give citizenship to non-Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan was passed by Lok Sabha.
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the formation of a high-level panel to assess digitisation of payments in the country. The Committee on Deepening of Digital Payments will be chaired by Nandan Nilekani.
• The Supreme Court of India set up a five-judge Constitution Bench to hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case.
• The Confederation of African Football has chosen Egypt as host of this year’s African Cup of Nations soccer tournament.

7th January, Current Affairs:
• The Union Cabinet has approved 10% reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category. Those who earn less than Rs. 8 lakh a year, have less than five acre land qualify for the quota.
• India won their first-ever Test series in Australia by a margin of 2-1 after play in the fourth and final Test in Sydney. It is the first time India managed the feat since they began touring Australia in 1947-48. Consequently, Virat Kohli became the first Indian as well as the first Asian captain to win a Test series in Australia.
• British stars Olivia Colman, Christian Bale, Richard Madden and Ben Whishaw were among the winners at this year's prestigious Golden Globe Awards 2019. Colman was honoured for the film The Favourite, and Bale won for playing ex-US Vice-President Dick Cheney in Vice.

5th January, Current Affairs:
• A special court in Mumbai declared absconding accused liquor baron Vijay Mallya as a fugitive economic offender under the new Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. He is the first person to declare so under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act and government can now confiscate all his properties.

2nd January, Current Affairs:
• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the merger of state-run Vijaya Bank, Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank. The merged entity will become the third largest bank in the country, after government-owned State Bank of India and private sector lender ICICI Bank.
• Sudhir Bhargava took oath as the chief information commissioner in the Central Information Commission (CIC).

1st January, Current Affairs:
• New Year's Eve is celebrated across the World.
• Veteran Bollywood actor Kader Khan died in a hospital in Canada at the age of 81.

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Current Affairs, December 2018

31st December, Current Affairs:
• Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured a fourth term with a landslide victory in polls.
• Smriti Mandhan won the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year and the ICC Women's ODI Player of the Year, while Harmanpreet Kaur was named captain of ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year.
• Bigg Boss 12 concluded with the announcement of Dipika Kakar as winner.

30th December, Current Affairs:
• Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen passes away at the age of 95 in Kolkata. Best known for films like Bhuvan Shome, Neel Akasher Neechey, Calcutta 71 and Padatik, Sen, along with his contemporaries Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, was one of the faces of Bengali parallel cinema. Sen received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, which is the country's highest award in cinema, in 2003.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar to mark the 75th anniversary of the raising of the Indian national flag by freedom movement icon Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose during the fight for India's independence. The Ross Island was renamed to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island would now be known as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep.

28th December, Current Affairs:
• The Union cabinet approved a budget of Rs 10,000 crore for India's space mission Gaganyaan which aims to send three astronauts to space for a minimum of seven days.
• The Union Government approved amendments to the POCSO Act 2012.

27th December, Current Affairs:
• Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq Bill. While 245 voters were in favour of the bill, 11 voted against it.

25th December, Current Affairs:
• Christmas is celebrated today across the world.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi today opened the Bogibeel railroad bridge in Assam, billed as India's longest railroad bridge.

23rd December, Current Affairs:
• India on Sunday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-IV, with a strike ranges of 4,000 km.
• A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia's Sunda Strait.
• Real Madrid wins third straight Club World Cup title after defeating Al Ain by 4-1 in the final at Abu Dhabi.

22nd December, Current Affairs:
• The Goods and Services Tax Council on Wednesday slashed tax rates for 33 items that have been reduced from 18 per cent to 12 and 5 per cent respectively.

19th December, Current Affairs:
• The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched GSAT-7A, a geostationary communication satellite, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. This new satellite, along with GSAT-7 and GSAT-6, dubbed the "Indian Angry Bird", will form the band of communications satellite for use by the Indian military.
• President Ram Nath Kovind signed the proclamation paving the way for imposition of central rule in Jammu and Kashmir. President’s rule will come into force in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight today after expiry of six months of Governor’s rule.
• Lok Sabha approves Bill that bans commercial surrogacy.

17th December, Current Affairs:
• Ashok Gehlot and Kamal Nath take oath as the Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
• Bhupesh Baghel sworn in as the Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh.
• Catriona Elisa Gray from Philippines was crowned Miss Universe 2018.

16th December, Current Affairs:
• PV Sindhu made history by becoming the first Indian to win the BWF World Tour Finals tournament. Sindhu defeated Nozomi Okuhara in the title clash by 21-19, 21-17.
• Belgium became the World champions for the first time after defeating Netherlands by 3-2 in final of the Hockey World Cup 2018.

15th December, Current Affairs:
• Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned as the prime minister of Sri Lanka after a two-month power tussle.
• Mizo National Front (MNF) President Zoramthanga sworn in as Mizoram Chief Minister for 3rd times.

14th December, Current Affairs:
• Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh has been honoured with this year's Jnanpith Award, a literary award given to an author for "outstanding contribution towards literature". Mr. Ghosh is also recipient of the Padma Shri and Sahitya Akademi Award.
• The Nepal government has banned the use of Indian currency notes of ₹2,000, ₹500 and ₹200 denominations.

13th December, Current Affairs:
• K Chandrashekar Rao took oath as the Chief Minister of Telangana for a second time.

11th December, Current Affairs:
• Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das appointed as the new Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.
• Congress wins the Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh Assemby elections. In Madhya Pradesh it is neck to neck battle between Congress and BJP. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi wins the Telangana Assembly election. The Mizo National Front (MNF) wins the Assembly election in Mizoram.
• Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh resigned from his post after the defeat of BJP in the assembly election.
• Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in October named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” alongside several other journalists.
• Economist Surjit Bhalla has resigned as a part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
• The Winter Session of Parliament begins from today.

10th December, Current Affairs:
• Human Rights Day is observed today.
• Dr. Urjit Patel steps down as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor. Dr. Patel, was appointed the Governor of the RBI in 2016.
• India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable long-range ballistic missile Agni-V from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha. Agni-V is an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a strike range of over 5,000 km.
• Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant made history by equalling the world record for most catches taken in a Test, snaring 11 in the opening clash against the hosts in Adelaide.

9th December, Current Affairs:
• Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon crowned as the 69th Miss World.

7th December, Current Affairs:
• 67% voting turnout in the Assembly elections held for 119 constituencies in Telangana. In Rajasthan Assembly elections, 74% voting recorded.
• The Indian Government appointed Krishnamurthy Subramanian as chief economic advisor. He will fill the role vacated by Arvind Subramanian in June this year. Krishnamurthy Subramanian is a professor from Indian School of Business.

6th December, Current Affairs:
• Sahitya Akademi Award for 2018 announces winners in 24 languages. The winners comprising seven collections of poetry, six novels, six short story collections, three works of literary criticism and two collections of essays.
• Pakistan's leg-spinner Yasir Shah became the fastest cricketer to take 200 Test wickets. He reaches the milestone in his 33rd Test, beating Australian leg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett's record of 36 Tests.

5th December, Current Affairs:
• Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO's GSAT-11 satellite also called the "Big Bird” was successfully launched into space from the French space port of Kourou in South America.
• The Reserve Bank of India has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5% after its bi-monthly policy review.
• Team India skipper Virat Kohli has been declared the highest earning sportsperson in the country by Forbes India.

4th December, Current Affairs:
• Navy Day in India is celebrated today.
• The gas-rich state of Qatar decided to leave OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) on January 1, 2019 after nearly 60 years.
• Real Madrid's Croatia midfielder Luka Modric was named winner of the 2018 Ballon d'Or. 2017 winner Ronaldo came second, while Atletico Madrid and France striker Antoine Griezmann came third. Olympique Lyonnais and Norway forward Ada Hegerberg won the inaugural Ballon d'Or award for the best player in women's football.
• Indian opening batsman Gautam Gambhir has announced retirement from all forms cricket. Delhi's next Ranji Trophy encounter against Andhra, beginning December 6, will be his last game. In a Test career spanning from 2004 to 2016, Gambhir scored 4119 runs at an average of 42.92 with nine hundreds and 22 fifties.

2nd December, Current Affairs:
• India will host the G-20 summit in 2022, a year when India will complete 75 years of its independence.
• South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be chief guest at India's 70th Republic Day celebrations next year.

1st December, Current Affairs:
• World AIDS Day observed today to raise awareness about the fight against HIV/AIDS and remember all those who have died from it.
• The 2018 G20 Summit is being held in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who helped steer America through the end of the Cold War, died Friday at age 94.

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