Daily Current Affairs

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling became the longest-serving Chief Minister in India, surpassing the record of Jyoti Basu, who served as West Bengal CM from 1977 to 2000. Indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas has successfully fired an air-to-air beyond visual range (BVR) missile. The Maharashtra government has signed an MoU with the British Council to strengthen educational and cultural cooperation. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh released a book titled ‘My Journey from Marxism-Leninism to Nehruvian Socialism’ by former Planning Commission and Finance Commission member C H Hanumantha Rao. The board of directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank has redesignated Uday Kotak as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. Paytm, announced the launch of its offline payments solution - the Paytm Tap Card. HDFC Bank launched IRA 2.0, its interactive humanoid at the Koramangala Branch in Bengaluru. India's GDP likely to grow 7.5% i...

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on April 27, 2018 approved Capital Acquisition Proposals of the services valued at over Rs 3687 crore. Scientists have identified a new species of frog called Fejervarya goemchi in the highland plateaus of the Western Ghats parts of Goa.  Neeraj Chopra has been recommended by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award.The federation has nominated PT Usha and India youth team coach Sanjay Garnaik for the Dronacharya Award.  The Environment Ministry has banned plastics in all protected areas around the country and declared them plastic free zones.  Uttarakhand High Court declares practice of solitary confinement as unconstitutional. On Sunday, private space company Blue Origin will launch its third New Shepard rocket, according to founder Jeff Bezos.