CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. The first edition of National Youth Parliament Festival was held in which year? Notes: The first National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) was organised in February 2019 at District, State and National levels. The second edition of the festival was launched in the month of December 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first festival was held here in 2006 soon after the Nitish Kumar led government took over.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in collaboration with the Government of Karnataka, is organizing the 26th National Youth Festival from January 12th to 16th in Hubballi-Dharwad, Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-4: -The National Youth Festival is organised to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand which falls on 12 January. The first National Youth Festival was started in 1995 as a major activity under the programme of National Integration Camp. The 25th National Youth Festival was organised in Puducherry.