CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Super 30 founder Anand Kumar will be awarded a Padma Shri in the field of literature and education. Anand Kumar is a noted mathematician and academician who is best known for running a coaching institute by the name Super 30.

Detailed explanation-2: -Rashtrapati Awards used to be given by the President of India, in some cases the Prime Minister of India, for achievements in the field of sports, art, military, literature, cinema, culture, science and technology, or Scouting.

Detailed explanation-3: -Until now, the ‘Super 30’ institute enrolls 30 meritorious talents from among economically backward sections of society and shapes them for the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). This program is only for the talented and unprivileged students of Bihar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anand Kumar (born 1 January 1973) is an Indian Mathematics educator best known for his Super 30 programme, which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002, known for coaching underprivileged students for JEE-Main & JEE-Advanced, the entrance examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).