We’ve decided to provide “CURRENT AFFAIRS” of last ten months (From June onward). These notes will help you in GS/GK section a lot. We wish you all the very best for your upcoming exam.
➤World Theatre Day- 27th March
i. World Theatre Day is observed globally on 27th March every year.
ii. World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute (ITI), France.
iii. The first World Theatre Day Message was written by Jean Cocteau in 1962.
➤Conference on ‘Make in India’ held in Houston
i. A first-ever Houston India conference on ‘Make in India’ was held in Houston, the USA, for bringing together various constituencies that have an interest in doing business in India and discussing the latest developments.
ii. The two-day Houston India Conference was hosted by Asia Society Texas Center which began on 25th March 2017.
iii. The theme of the Conference is ‘Make in India -The Inside Story’.
➤Anupam Kher receives Kala Ratan Award from Vice President
i. Veteran actor Anupam Kher was honored with the Kala Ratan Award by Vice President Hamid Ansari at Punjab University, Chandigarh.
ii. Anupam Kher was honored him the Padma Shri in 2004 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution in the field of cinema and arts.
➤BSF gets first woman combat officer after 51 years
i. Tanushree Pareek became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned in the 51-year history of the BSF, the country’s largest border guarding force.
ii. A resident of Rajasthan’s Bikaner, she is the first woman to join the force in the officer rank after she was selected in the all-India exam conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in 2014.
