Current Affairs

 Current Affairs

What is Mauni Amavasya?

Mauni Amavasya is the new moon night of the Krishna Paksha of the Hindu month of Magh. On this day, both Sun and Moon are in the same raashi of Makar ( Capricorn) . On Mauni Amavasya it is believed that observing silence, at least till before one takes a bath, is beneficial.

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What is NaVIC?

NaVIC is a seven - satellite regional positioning system that can provide location data on the Indian mainland and up to 1,500 kilometres around. It can provide position accuracy of up to 20 m under standard positioning service that is available to all and a restricted service for better accuracy available to customers. A fully functional NaVIC system with all seven satellites and ground stations outside of India is likely to be more accurate than the GPS in the region currently. India is the only country with a regional navigation system. 

Other navigation systems in the world are - the American GPS, the Russian GLONASS ( GLObalnaya NAVigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema ), the European Galileo,and the Chinese Beidou.

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What is Vistra? 

A Fortune 500 integrated retail electricity and power generation company.

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What are GPUs?

Graphics Processing Units run in large data centres , which are specialized buildings full of computers equipped with chips. 

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Critics Choice Awards 2025 : Anora was the surprise Best Picture Winner.

The Critics Choice Awards 2025 were held in Los Angeles on February 7. The 30th Critics Choice Awards are streaming LIVE in India on Lionsgate Play from 5:30 am onwards. India's All We Imagine As Light was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film and Citadel: Honey Bunny for Best Foreign Language Series. 

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Acting Ensemble: Conclave 

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Michael Urie ( Shrinking)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Einbinder ( Hacks) 

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Live Schreiber ( The Perfect Couple) 

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Jessica Gunning ( Baby Reindeer)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tadanobu Asano ( Shogun) 

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Moeka Hoshi( Shogun) 

Best Animated Feature: The Wild Robot 

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Colin Farrell ( The Penguin)

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Cristin Milioti ( The Penguin)

Best Limited Series: Baby Reindeer 

Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana ( Emilia Perez)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Adam Brody ( Nobody Wants This) 

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart ( Hacks) 

Best Comedy Series: Hacks

Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin ( A Real Pain) 

Best Young Actor / Actress: Maisy Stella ( My Old Ass) 

Best Actor in a Drama Series : Hiroyuki Sanada ( Shogun) 

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Kathy Bates ( Matlock) 

Best Drama Series: Shogun

Best Foreign Language Film: Emilia Perez

Best Original Screenplay : Coralie Fargeat ( The Substance) 

Best Adopted Screenplay: Peter Straughan( Conclave) 

Best Song : El Mal ( Emilia Perez) 

Best Director : Johm M Chu ( Wicked) 

Best Actress: Demi Moore ( The Substance) 

Best Movie Made for Television: Rebel Ridge

Best Score : Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross ( Challengers)

Best Production Design : Nathan Crowley and Lee Sandales ( Wicked) 

Best Costume Design : Paul Tazewell ( Wicked) 

Best Editing : Marco Costa ( Challengers)

Best Cinematography : Jarin Blaschke ( Nosferatu) 

Best Actor: Adrien Brody ( The Brutalist) 

Best Hair and Makeup : The Substance Hair and Make-Up Team ( The Substance) 

Best Visual Effects : Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, and Gerd Nefzer ( Dune : Part Two) 

Best Comedy: Deadpool & Wolverine and A  Real Pain (tied) 

Best Animated Series: X-Men '97

Best Talk Show: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA

Best Comedy Special : Ali Wong: Single Lady 

Best Foreign Language Series: Squid Game

Best Picture: Anora