Current Affairs

World Art Day is observed every year on 15 April globally. This day is being celebrated all over the world to emphasize the importance of art that nurtures creativity, innovation, and cultural diversity for all people across the globe. The day was declared by the International Association of Art (IAA), an NGO working in official partnership with UNESCO. The first celebration of World Art Day was held on April 15, 2012. The date has been selected in honor of the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci, the famous painter of the Mona Lisa. He was chosen as a symbol of world peace, freedom of expression, tolerance, brotherhood, and multiculturalism as well as art’s importance to other fields.

La’eeb has been unveiled as the official mascot for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, with the name meaning “super-skilled player” in Arabic. The mascot is a portrayal of a keffiyeh, which is a traditional Arabian headdress, and an agal. La’eeb was revealed during yesterday’s World Cup draw which took place in Doha.

The Philippines has been recently hit by Tropical Storm Megi and the death toll from landslides and floods after the storm rose to 58. Over 1,00,000 people in southern and eastern Philippines islands have been affected by the storm. Villages around Baybay city in the central Leyte province are worse hit by the storm.

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first African-American woman to serve as a justice of the United States Supreme Court. On April 7, 2022, by a vote of 53-47, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Jackson to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, for whom she previously served as a law clerk. Jackson will be sworn in after Breyer’s retirement takes effect at the end of the 2021-22 Supreme Court term.