Last 6 Month Current Affairs for NDA and CDS 2024 Exams

In this article, we provide some of the latest NDA and CDS 2024 exam affairs. The UPSC will conduct the NDA 1 2024 and CDS 1 2024 exams on the 21st of April this year. The following current affairs will help candidates prepare for these exams. The Current Affairs section is an important part of the NDA and CDS exams. Thus, we have covered some most expected current affairs for the upcoming exams. Go through these current affairs to boost your preparation for the NDA 1 2024 exam and the CDS 1 2024 exam.

 

• India ranks 40th in the Global Innovation Index 2023, rankings published by the World Intellectual Property Organization. NITI Aayog and the Confederation of Indian Industry also collaborated.

 

• TCS tops Kantar BrandZ Top Most Valuable Indian Brands Report 2023.

 

• Telangana grabs India’s first gorilla glass manufacturing facility.

 

• Prime Minister Modi participated in the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Jakarta, Indonesia.

 

• India beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the Asia Cup Final 2023 in Colombo.

 

• Santiniketan is on the UNESCO World Heritage List (India’s 41st World Heritage site).

 

• Weather Information Network Data Systems (WINDS) - Launched for farmers.

 

• Indian Bank - SAATHI (Sustainable Access & Aligning Technology for Holistic Inclusion).

 

• A Russian-led coalition known as “Occasus” versus “Steadfast Defender” by NATO.

 

• India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor - India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, Italy, Germany, US.

 

• Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple (New Jersey) - second-largest Hindu temple.

 

• Five Eyes -. Formed in 1946 - signals intelligence to counter the emerging Soviet threat.

 

• Tele-Law program - DISHA Scheme by the Department of Justice, Ministry of Law.

 

• Full form of DISHA - Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice

 

• India has unveiled the world’s first portable disaster hospital.

 

• BHISHM - Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri | MedTech Expo - Gujarat.

 

• International Convention and Expo Centre (IICC) - ‘Yashobhoomi.

 

• 42nd UNESCO World Heritage Site in India - The Sacred Ensembles of Hoysala - Belur, Halebid and Somananthpura.

 

• The country’s first-ever lighthouse festival - Goa

 

• Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district has become India’s first solar city.

 

• Biswanath Ghat in Assam is the Best Tourism Village of India for the year 2023.

 

• Chetna Maroo‘s debut novel, ‘Western Lane, - Booker Prize shortlisting.

 

• Odia scientist Swati Nayak is set to receive the Borlaug Field Award for 2023.

 

• India hosted the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

 

• Border Roads Organisation (BRO) - the world’s highest fighter airfield in Ladakh.

 

• Exercise BRIGHT STAR- 23’ - INS Sumedha at Port Alexandria, Egypt.

 

• Nechiphu Tunnel (500 meters) in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

 

• P-7 Heavy Drop Parachute System is used for Paradrop of military stores.

 

• The I2U2 group comprises India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the USA.

 

• Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Meeting - Colombo (Sri Lanka).

 

• India’s first semi-high-speed regional rail service - Namo Bharat. (previously Rapidx)

 

• 54th International Film Festival of India - Goa

 

• Cyclone Hamoon - Bangladesh

 

• Cyclone Tej - Mumbai and Pune (Konkan region)

 

• Tamil writer Sivasankari - Saraswati Samman 2022 for “Surya Vamsam”.

 

• Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2023 - Dilip Nongmaithem (Manipuri) for Ibemma Amasung Ngamemma.

 

• Project Udbhav by the Indian Army for rediscovering profound Indian heritage.

 

• Mid-Planning Conference for Multilateral Naval Exercise (MILAN-24) - Visakhapatnam.

 

• 11th edition of Sampriti (Indo-Bangladesh military exercise) in Umroi, Meghalaya.

 

• The Sarakka Central Tribal University - Telangana (Mulugu district)

 

• India’s first high-tech sports training center for Divyangjan - Gwalior (M.P.)

 

• APAAR ID - One Nation One Student ID Card (Ministry of Education)

 

• APAAR stands for Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry.

 

• Kempegowda International Airport - the world’s most punctual airport.

 

• Kerala - first Indian state to establish hallmarking centers in all 14 districts.

 

• Mera Hou Chongba Celebrations - Manipur

 

• 37th National Games - Goa

 

• Tallest status of Dr. BR Ambedkar - Maryland (USA)

 

• Whoosh - Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway

 

• Periodic Labor Survey Report - MoSPI

 

• World Economic Outlook Report - International Monetary Fund (IMF)

 

• Space on Wheels program by ISRO (East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh).

 

• Shailja Dhami - first woman officer to command the Air Force Day parade.

 

• Yard 12706 (Imphal) - stealth-guided missile destroyer

 

• Inauguration of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) - Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut.

 

• Operation Ajay - to evacuate Indian nationals from Israel.

 

• A-HELP (Jharkhand) - Accredited Agent for Health and Extension of Livestock Production

 

• Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palcios Crowned 72nd Miss Universe 2023

 

• Kozhikode and Gwalior Joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network

 

• Kozhikode - City of Literature | Gwalior - City of Music

 

• Angkor Wat Becomes the 8th wonder of the world - King Suryavarman II

 

• Suryavarman II, also known as Paramavishnuloka, was a king of the Khmer Empire who ruled from 1113 to 1150 AD. He is best known for building the Angkor Wat temple complex, which is the largest religious monument in the world.

 

• IFFI 2023: ‘Endless Borders’ Wins Golden Peacock Best Film Award

 

• Norway supports India’s ‘Hunger Project‘ in Uttarakhand.

 

• ASEAN-India Millet Festival 2023 in Indonesia

 

• ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum (AIGIF) - Malaysia (science and tech)

 

• ENCORE - “Enabling Communications on Real-time Environment by” Election Commission of India.

 

• Telangana has unveiled the world’s first 3D-printed temple.

 

• SATHI (Sophisticated Analytical and Technical Help Institutes) - Deptt. of Science and & Tech.

 

• The State Bank of India (SBI) - official Brand Ambassador - Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

 

• ATMAN - (Advanced Technologies for Monitoring Air-quality Indicators) - IIT Kanpur

 

• NISAR - NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar | India and the US

 

• Cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ - Bay of Bengal | Named ‘Michaung,’ - ‘Migjaum’

 

• Wolbachia - a type of intracellular bacteria that infects a wide range of arthropods.

 

• Indonesia’s Mount Marapi (active volcano), located in West Sumatra.

 

• YUVAi-Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI

 

• ‘Barracuda,’ the nation’s fastest solar electric boat.

 

• India is set to launch its first Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) from Uttarakhand.

 

• Kathmandu hosted a multinational military exercise ‘Shanti Prayas IV.

 

• Carter Dallas (Scotland) - the youngest person to reach the Mount Everest base camp.

 

• India’s first National Dolphin Research Center (NDRC) - Patna.

 

• Sela Tunnel project - Tezpur, Assam, to Tawang, West Kameng district in Arunachal.

 

• Operation Indravati by the Indian government to rescue its nationals from Haiti.

 

• Saksham App by Election Commission for voters above 85 years of age and PWDs.

 

• Chapchar Kut, the grandest festival in Mizoram.

 

• The commissioning of INS Jatayu, at Minicoy island of Lakshadweep by the Indian Navy.

 

• ‘Sea Defenders-2024,’ a joint exercise between the US Coast Guard & the Indian Coast Guard.

 

• Tiger Triumph 2024 between India and the US.

 

• The United Nations declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids (IYC 2024).

 

• India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT) concluded in Mozambique.

 

• cVIGIL app of the Election Commission of India to ensure free, fair, and inducement-free polls.

 

• India participated in the G20 2nd Employment Working Group Meeting at Brasilia.

 

• BRO connects the 298-km-long Nimu-Padam-Darcha road in Ladakh. (It will connect Manali to Leh).

 

• International Forests Day (21st March) theme “Forests & innovation: new solutions for a better world”

 

• 4th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Startup Forum organized in New Delhi.

 

• Para Archer and Arjuna Awardee, Ms. Sheetal Devi, will be ECI National PwD Icon.

 

• Exercise “LAMITYE-2024” between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces.

 

• Induction of Helicopter Unit at Air Force Station Thanjavur (City in Tamil Nadu).

 

• Valedictory Ceremony of the ‘Global Spirituality Mahotsav’ in Hyderabad.

 

• ‘Agray' and 'Akshay' - Shallow Water Craft (SWC) for the Indian Navy.

 

• India-Italy Military Cooperation Group (MCG) Meeting in New Delhi.

 

• National Action for Mechanized Sanitation Ecosystem (NAMASTE).

 

• 'PM Samajik Utthan & Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan' (PM-SURAJ) by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment.

 

• Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of the indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV).

 

• Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) program in Chandigarh.

 

• INS Tir, 1st Training Squadron participated in Ex Cutlass Express held in Seychelles.

 

• Shankaracharya Hill - Srinagar

 

• Exercise Samudra Laksamana (Visakhapatnam) Indian Naval Ship Kiltan Malaysian Ship KD.

 

• ADITI scheme to promote innovations in critical & strategic defence technologies.

 

• 1st Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting under Brazilian G20 Presidency

 

• National Voters Day is celebrated on 25th January every year.

 

• India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE

 

• 1st edition of the India - UAE Joint Military Exercise ‘DESERT CYCLONE’ in Rajasthan.

 

• The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements the Central Sector Scheme namely the Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA).