Awards, Honours & Persons in News

Awards Current Affairs 2023-24 covers all Current Affairs related to various Awards, Prize and Personalities winning them. These Current Affairs are suitable for UPSC , Civil Services, SSC, Railways, Banking, IBPS and all other competitive exams of India.

Dr. Naima Khatoon becomes First woman Vice Chancellor of AMU

April 23, 2024

Dr. Naima Khatoon recently made history by becoming the first woman Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in over 100 years. Her appointment was approved by President Droupadi Murmu and the Election Commission of India, with a term of ..

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Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award 2024

April 17, 2024

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be honoured with the Lata Deenanath Mangeshkar award on April 24, 2024. The Mangeshkar family instituted the award in memory of the late legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away on February 6, 2022. The ..

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Key Facts About Faith Ringgold

April 17, 2024

Renowned artist and black rights advocate Faith Ringgold passed away at the age of 93, leaving a significant legacy in the art world and social justice movements. Her powerful visual storytelling, which often tackled issues of race, representation, and equality, ..

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Salman Rushdie unveils his latest work ‘Knife’

April 16, 2024

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie faced a near-fatal attack by a knife-wielding assailant at an arts gathering in New York in 2022. This incident resulted in severe injuries, including blindness in one eye. Rushdie’s memoir ‘Knife’ recounts this harrowing experience and ..

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Indian Entrepreneur Gopichand Thotakura to Join Blue Origin Space Mission

April 13, 2024

Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, has announced that Indian national Gopichand Thotakura will be part of a six-member crew on the next New Shepard mission. If successful, Thotakura will become the second Indian citizen in space ..

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Justice Aniruddha Bose Retires from Supreme Court, Appointed Head of National Judicial Academy

April 11, 2024

Justice Aniruddha Bose, known for his intellectual brilliance and sartorial elegance, retired from the Supreme Court after a five-year tenure. Praised by the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and other legal luminaries for his sense of justice, compassion, ..

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