 | neerajsingh18 Apr 24 | Daily Current Affairs 24th April 2023 Daily GK Update Daily current affairs are extremely important for competitive exams because they help candidates stay updated on the latest events and developments in the world. This knowledge is essential for answering questions in the general awareness or current affairs section of the exam, which is often included in many competitive exams such as UPSC, SSC, Bank Exams, etc. Additionally, having a good understanding of current affairs can also help candidates in other sections of the exam, such as reasoning, English, and quantitative aptitude. In short, staying updated on current affairs is crucial for performing well in competitive exams and increasing the chances of success. National News India, Guyana sign Air Services Agreement - India has signed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with Guyana to facilitate easier travel between the two nations.
- The agreement was signed between Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill and India's High Commissioner to Guyana KJ Srinivas in the presence of EAM S Jaishankar, who is on a 3-day visit to Guyana.
- The agreement's signing is consistent with the government's objective to establish ties between Guyana and the rest of the world.
- It will also complement the more than 50 air service agreements Guyana has negotiated with other ICAO governments for the advancement of interstate air travel.
- The agreement encourages the development of international air services between the two countries and the global airline market.
About Guyana - Capital - Georgetown
- Currency - Guyanese Dollar
- Prime Minister- Mark Phillips
- President- Mohamed Irfaan Ali
- Continent - South America
Recently India signed MoUs with others countries - India signed MoC with Sweden to promote research networking
- India & Australia sign audio-visual co-production agreement
- India signed MoU with US for semiconductor supply chain
- Auckland University signed MoU wth Tata Memorial Hospital for cancer care
- India signed MoU with South Africa for cooperation in the Disability Sector
NGT constitutes committee to investigate disappearance of 1095 ponds - The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set up a committee to investigate the disappearance of 1095 ponds in Kanpur Dehat, a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
- The bench will be headed by NGT Chairman Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel.
- The committee has been directed to submit a factual report on the issue to the NGT within two months.
- The petitioner Meghraj Singh through a plea stated that the survey of ponds was conducted in 2011-12 for fisheries. 1975 ponds were found suitable for fisheries but hundreds of ponds encroached.
Recent Committee - MeitY constituted task force with the aim to make India 'product developer and manufacturing nation'; Chaired by - Bhuvnesh Kumar
- SC formed five-member expert committee to look into Hindenburg report - Headed by Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Sports Ministry forms oversight committee to probe allegations in WFI - M C Mary Kom
- Government formed Committee to protect Ladakh culture, language & employment - MoS for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai
- CJI constituted committee to conduct accessibility audit of SC premises - SC Judge S Ravindra Bhat.
- Centre constituted a panel for Higher Educational Institutions - Dr K. Radhakrishnan
India proposed to develop G-20 park in New Delhi - India has proposed to develop a G20 park in New Delhi to symbolize 'togetherness on the path of development' as part of its year-long presidency of the organization.
- It will showcase sculptures depicting national animals and birds of the G20 countries made with the Waste to wonder concept.
- The art pieces will be created on-site in a 20-day-long national camp mode from 21 April 2023 and till 1 May 2023.
- Each art piece will be made of scrap and other waste material sourced from the yards of New Delhi Municipal Council and other agencies.
- India has proposed to develop a G20 park in New Delhi to symbolize 'togetherness on the path of development' as part of its year-long presidency.
NHAI to develop 10,000 kms of 'Digital Highways' in India by 2025 - The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to develop around 10,000 kilometres of Optic Fibre Cables (OFC) infrastructure across India by the fiscal year 2025.
- NHAI's special purpose vehicle National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) will be handling the project of implementing the network of "digital highways" by developing integrated utility corridors along the national highways to develop Optic Fibre Cables infrastructure.
- As per the report, around 512 km on the Hyderabad-Bangalore corridor and 1,367 kms on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway have been identified by the authority to carry out the pilot tracks for the development if digital highways.
- The OFC network will facilitate internet connectivity to remote regions across India and will assist in accelerating country's shift to the modern-age telecommunication technologies like 5G & 6G.
- The 246-km Delhi-Dausa-Lalsot section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway was recently inaugurated. The track features 3-meter dedicated utility corridor which will be used for the purpose of laying optical fibre cables. This will play the key role for rolling-out 5G facility in the region.
India placed at 38th spot on World Bank's Logistics Performance Index - India has reached the 38th spot on World Bank's Logistics Performance Index.
- In 2014, India was ranked 54th. It climbed 16 places from 2014 to 2022. India is now ranked 38 in the 139 countries index, up from 44 in 2018
- LPI is an interactive benchmarking tool created to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities on trade logistics and scope of improvement.
Recent index - World's Wealthiest Cities 2023 List - NewYork (Rank 1), Mumbai (21st), Delhi (36th), Kolkata (63rd), Hyderabad (65th)
- World's Most Criminal Countries Ranking - India ranked 77th; topped by Venezuela
- Stanford University's annual Al Index report 2023 - India ranked 5th; topped by USA
- Passport Index 2023 published by Arton Capital - India ranks at 144th; topped by UAE
- World Happiness Index 2023 - India ranked 125; topped by Finland; Last Afghanistan
- Global Terrorism Index 2023 - India ranked 13th, topped by Afghanistan
Appointment and Resignation Shantanu Roy appointed as CMD of BEML Limited - Shantanu Roy has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of BEML Limited (Bharat Earth Movers Limited), a Miniratna PSU under the Ministry of Defence.
- Roy is a graduate in Electrical Engineering from NIT, Raipur. He also has an MBA in Financial Management.
- Roy is presently serving as Director (Mining & Construction Business) in the same organization and has over 30 years of extensive experience in capital goods sectors for defense, mining & construction, transportation, transmission, renewable, and large power projects.
Recent Appointment - Chairman of the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO) - Arun Sinha
- CEO & MD of Tata Electronics - Randhir Thakur
- MD & CEO of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) - K Krithivasan
- President of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) - Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo
- President of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) - Aleksander Ceferin
- CEO of Welspun New Energy - Kapil Maheshwari
Star Sports signs Rishabh Pant as brand ambassador - The Walt Disney Company-owned Star Sports has signed cricketer Rishabh Pant as its latest brand ambassador.
- The company said it also has other cricketers as its 'Believe Ambassadors' like Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul, and Shreyas Iyer.
- Star Sports said it only had two ambassadors in 2017. Cricketer Virat Kohli is also part of this association.
- The ambassadors will represent different parts of the country as well as different IPL Teams.
Recent Brand Ambassador - Rohit Sharma – JioCinema
- Virat Kohli - Brand influencer of HSBC India
- Ranveer Singh - Star Sports
- Virat Kohli - Luxor Writing Instruments Private Limited
- Shreya Ghodawat - India's ambassador of 'She Changes Climate'
- Sachin Tendulkar - Savlon Swasth India
Gajendra Arya appointed as Senior Vice President at Zypp - Gajendra Arya has been appointed as the new Senior Vice President of Technology at Zypp Electric.
- Gajendra Arya has worked with companies like Ola, Samsung, and Vodafone.
- Zypp Electric is a leading electric scooter sharing platform in India, providing sustainable last-mile connectivity solutions.
Recent Appointment - President of Honda Motor - Tsutsumu Otani
- MD of Suzuki Motorcycle India - Kenichi Umeda
- CEO of Hero MotoCorp - Niranjan Gupta
- CEO of Suzlon board - J P Chalasani
- President of FICCI Ladies Organisation - Sudha Shivkumar
Mahavir Phogat appointed as Chairman of MMA-1 Federation - The legendary wrestler and coach, Mahavir Singh Phogat has been appointed as the Chairman of the MMA-1 Federation.
- Mahavir is responsible for promoting mixed martial arts (MMA) in India.
- As the Chairman of the MMA-1 Federation, Phogat will work towards developing and promoting MMA in India, with a focus on identifying and nurturing young talent in the sport.
Sandeep Singh appointed Military Advisor to National Security Council - Former vice chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Sandeep Singh has been appointed as the military adviser to the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS).
- Singh retired as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff on January 31, 2023 after a military career spanning almost four decades.
- Air Marshal Sandeep Singh was commissioned in the IAF as a fighter pilot on December 22, 1983.
- General Anil Chauhan was the military adviser to the NSCS before being appointed chief of defence staff in September 2022.
Recent Appointment in Defence Sector - Director General Naval Operations (DGNO) - Vice Admiral Atul Anand
- Vice Chief of Naval Staff - Vice Admiral Sanjay Jasjit Singh
- Director general of SSB – Rashmi Shukla
- Vice Chief of Indian Air Force - Air Marshal Amanpreet Singh
- Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA) - Pankaj Kumar Singh
Sports Jyothi Surekha Vennam clinches two gold medals at Archery World Cup - India won two gold medals, one each in the mixed team event and women's individual Compound, at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 in Antalya, Turkey.
- Indian mixed team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale outclassed Chen Yi Hsuan and Chem Chieh Lun of Chinese Taipei 159-154 to win the mixed team gold.
- The second gold came in the women's individual Compound event after Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Sara Lopez of Columbia 149-146.
Important day 21 April - World Creativity and Innovation Day - World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated annually on April 21.
- Objective - To raise awareness about the role of innovation and creativity in each aspect of human development.
- The first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated in 2002. The event was held in Canada, and since then, it has spread to other countries worldwide.
- In 2005, the United Nations recognized the importance of creativity and innovation in achieving sustainable development and declared April 21 as World Creativity and Innovation Day.
23 April - World Book and Copyright Day - World Book Day is observed ever year on 23 April.
- It is organized by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
- The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995.
- Theme 2023 - Indigenous Languages
- 23 April is a symbolic date in world literature. It is the date on which several prominent authors, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died.
- This date was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone to access books.
24 April - National Panchayati Raj Diwas - National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated every year on 24 April.
- The Panchayati Raj Day commemorates the 73rd Amendment Act, 1992 of the Constitution coming into effect in the year 1993.
- This day celebrates the national local self-governance and democratic decentralization.
- The Ministry of Panchayati Raj, the nodal ministry, works on the mission of empowerment, enablement and accountability of Panchayati Raj Institutions to ensure inclusive development with social justice and efficient delivery of services.
- 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution "The Panchayats" covering provisions from Article 243 to 243(O) & a new 11th Schedule covering 29 subjects.
- 1st National Panchayati Raj day Celebrated in 2010
- Father of Panchayati Raj system - Balwant Rai Mehta
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