Current Affairs

Current Affairs Of India 2021

Some current affairs of India are- 

• Shri Amit Shah Inaugurates Amrit Samagam. 
• Patent filings rose up to 66,440 in FY22. 
• Hyderabad and Mumbai come under the 2021 tree city of the world. 
• PM Modi attended the foundation day of Umiya Mata Temple. 
• ‘One station one product’ initiative announced. 
• ‘AVSAR’ scheme announced by AAI. 
• ‘Prakriti’ green initiative launched by the Environment Minister. 
• ‘Temple 360’ website launched. 
• Mascot Jersey, anthem of Khelo India University games 2021 launched by Anurag Thakur. 
• Increase in dearness allowance by 3% to 34%

Current Affairs Of India 

• 103 years of Jallianwala Bagh incident- it’s been 103 years since the horrific incident of Jallianwala Bagh massacre that took place in 1919. It was one of the darkest days faced by our country. General Reginald Dyer of the British army killed around 379 people who were protesting peacefully at Jallianwala Bagh, which left the entire nation in shock
• Launch of ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ Program-the ministry of housing and urban affairs launched the ‘SVANidhi se Samriddhi’ program in 126 cities. The program provides security benefits to street vendors and their families against the risk of loss of livelihood in case of emergencies
• Collaboration of India and US to expand knowledge-India and US are planning to collaborate to increase the skills and knowledge of both the countries. Plants are being mobilised to aid the linkages of students and scholars to promote growth
• Inflation in retail-there was a rise in annual inflation in retail of India in March to a 17 month high
• Asset monetization- asset monetization of Rs 96000 has been recorded by the central government in financial year 2022. It passed the Rs 88000 crore target. The government has set a target of 1.62 trillion for the financial year 2023

The main topics of current affairs

The main topics of current affairs of India are divided into following headings and subheadings

• National

  • Miscellaneous

  • Security of the nation

  • Governance and politics

  • Culture, heritage and art of India

  • Social issues and social justice

  • Policies and plans

  • Defence 

• International

  • International relations

  • Bilateral relations of India

  • International organisations

  • Trade and treaties of abroad countries

  • Surveys and indexes

  • Bilateral and regional groupings

  • United Nations

  • International agreements

  • WHO 

• Environment

  • Biodiversity

  • Pollution

  • Disaster management

  • Sustainable development

  • Surveys and studies

• Economy of India

  • Infrastructure

  • Finance and banking

  • Agriculture

  • Labour

  • Employment

  • Businesses

  • Budget 

  • Policies

  • Education

  • Surveys and index

• News

  • Economy 

  • Environment

  • India 

  • World 

  • Technology

  • Bills and Acts 

  • Art, Culture and Heritage

  • Defence

Current Affairs Of India Today

• Singapore’s tourism targets more Indian visitors

• A BJP MP’s residence was dumped with paddy by farmers in Telangana

• District court steps in to help visually impaired kids

• Stampede situation at Tirupati shrine, 3 injured

• Hyderabad water board claims their water to be safe

• Cable-car mishap in Jharkhand. Rescue operation taken over by IAF. One dead and 48 trapped

• Blast in chemical factory at Bharuch, leaving 6 dead

• Two terrorists killed in an encounter in Srinagar

• Crash in the price of tomatoes

Significance of current affairs

Current affairs are an important topic while preparing for examinations. Reading current affairs improves your knowledge. All government examinations have a section for current affairs. The main topics of current affairs contain news and information of important events that are carried out around the world. Current affairs of India contain topics related to science and technology, defence, politics, education, sports, business, obituary, education and various other topics of importance. 

What are the ways of keeping tabs on current affairs of India? 

Following are some tips to stay in touch with the current affairs of India: 

• Read news- it’s important to make a habit of reading the newspaper daily. A time slot can be kept to make sure to read the newspaper during the day. Notes can be made of important topics after briefing the newspaper from the first page to the last page
• Read current affairs content from websites. There are a number of websites that publish content on current affairs. They publish important news in bullet forms to prepare for examinations
• Join groups on social media-joining groups on social media such as Facebook or Twitter where people express their political opinions or post news can be helpful in staying in touch with current affairs of India. It improves your interaction and knowledge
• Do SWOT analysis of current problems- if there’s an ongoing issue, doing a SWOT analysis will help you form your opinion and think of solutions. This will help you build a larger picture of the issue and make you more involved as a citizen of the country

Conclusion

Current affairs of India 2021 comprise news and information that is important. It covers a variety of topics ranging from business, sports, politics, education, and defence. You get to know about current affairs through newspapers, television or radio. Gaining knowledge about current affairs makes you more involved as a citizen of the country. It also helps in influencing those in power in a thoughtful way. Your knowledge of current affairs is also tested when you’re applying for a job in the corporate or government sector.