Current Affairs and Essay/Short note topics for Competitive Exams

1. Maj. David Huff was awarded the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor
2. Sports Hub, the stadium complex in Karyavattom, has been adjudged the winner of the prestigious David Vickers Award under the category of New Venue of the Year
3. THE Selection Committee of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
4. Ahead of embarking on a five-nation tour on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that he is looking forward to his visit to Afghanistan where he, along with Afghan President Ashraf  Ghani, will inaugurate the India-Afghan Friendship ...
5. > Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said the country's parliament is studying the decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia and will form committees that will decide whether to ratify the move.
6. > French President Francois Hollande promised today to enforce tough sanctions on North Korea, which faced UN condemnation this week for its latest attempted missile launch.
7. > Vice President Hamid Ansari five-day visit to Morocco and Tunisia.
8. National Skill Development Mission.
9. > Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a five-nation tour which will take him to Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the US and Mexico.
10. > The National Civil Aviation Policy.