Dear Students, only 41 days are left for SSC CGL Exam 2017. In GA section of Tier-I Exam questions are asked from current affairs as well. So, We've decided to provide "CURRENT AFFAIRS" of last one year. These notes will help you in GS/GK section a lot. We wish you all the very best for your upcoming exam.
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India organized festival in Egypt to mark Tagore’s birth anniversary
i. India has organized a cultural festival in Egypt to mark the 156th birth anniversary of the famous Indian poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
ii. The Tagore festival is being organized by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, the cultural wing of the Indian Embassy in Cairo which is conclude on May 12 with ‘Rituranga -Play of Seasons’ and will be performed by members of the Indian community at the Hanager Theatre.
iii. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He was the first non-European to win this prestigious award, in recognition for his collection of poems, ‘Gitanjali’.
India break into top 100 of FIFA rankings for 1st time in 21 years
i. The Indian men’s national football team has made it into the top 100 of the FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) world football rankings for the first time in 21 years.
ii. This upward movement is the result of away wins against Myanmar and Cambodia.
iii. As per the updated rankings on May 4, India, with a total of 331 points, have climbed a spot and are now placed 100th.
iv. The last time India had been in the top 100 of the rankings was way back in 1996, with the 94th spot in February 1996 being the country’s best ever FIFA ranking.
ii. The Tagore festival is being organized by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, the cultural wing of the Indian Embassy in Cairo which is conclude on May 12 with ‘Rituranga -Play of Seasons’ and will be performed by members of the Indian community at the Hanager Theatre.
iii. Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. He was the first non-European to win this prestigious award, in recognition for his collection of poems, ‘Gitanjali’.
India break into top 100 of FIFA rankings for 1st time in 21 years
ii. This upward movement is the result of away wins against Myanmar and Cambodia.
iii. As per the updated rankings on May 4, India, with a total of 331 points, have climbed a spot and are now placed 100th.
iv. The last time India had been in the top 100 of the rankings was way back in 1996, with the 94th spot in February 1996 being the country’s best ever FIFA ranking.
Haryana govt to offer meals at subsidized rates for workers
i. The Haryana government has decided to open canteens offering meals at subsidized rates to registered construction workers under the "Antyodaya Anna Yojana" at 23 locations in the state. Besides, mobile food vans would be started at 23 convenient sites with a large number of workers.
World Red Cross Day: 8th May
i. World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8 every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
ii. The theme for this year (2017) is “Less Known Red Cross Stories”
Important Points to Remember:-
- India organized festival in Egypt to mark Tagore’s 156th birth anniversary
- The festival will conclude on May 12
- Shri Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913
- Cairo is the Capital of Egypt and its currency is Egyptian pound.
- India reached into top 100 of FIFA rankings for 1st time in 21 years
- Its current ranking is 100th
- The best Indian ranking in FIFA was 94th in 1996
- Gianni Infantino is the President of FIFA.
- Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) is a Government of India sponsored scheme to provide highly subsidized food to millions of the poorest families.
- Manohar Lal Khattar is Chief Minister of Haryana.
- Kaptan Singh Solanki is the Governor of Haryana.
- World Red Cross Day is observed on May 8 by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- The theme for this year (2017) is “Less Known Red Cross Stories”
- It is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant.
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