Today’s Current Affairs: 9th Apr 2024 for SSC CGL, State SSC, RRB, Railways, Banking Exam & IBPS, etc
Parivartan Chintan:
- The heads of all tri-service military institutions gathered in New Delhi on April 8, for the first-ever tri-service planning conference called the ‘Parivartan Chintan’.
- The conference takes place on the backdrop of the three services combining to set up integrated theatre commands, containing elements of the army, navy, and air force.
India to join U.S.-led carbon market project:
- India has decided to join at least one of the four cooperative work programmes launched under the ‘clean energy pillar’ of the US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) – the one on facilitating and promoting carbon market activities.
RBI cancels four NBFCs’ certificate of registration:
- Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on April 5 said it has cancelled the certificate of registration of four non-banking finance companies (NBFCs).
- These NBFCs are Kundles Motor Finance Pvt Ltd, Nithya Finance Ltd, Bhatia Hire Purchase Pvt Ltd, and Jiwanjyoti Deposits and Advances Limited,
Miraj’s Sitars and Tanpuras Awarded Geographical Indication Tags:
- These instruments have now been awarded the coveted Geographical Indication (GI) tags, recognizing their unique origin and quality.
Ambassador for TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2024:
- Two-time Olympic medalist, Valerie Adams, has been named the International Event Ambassador for the 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru, to be held on April 28, 2024.
Wipro Appoints New CEO: Srinivas Pallia:
- Wipro has announced the resignation of its CEO, Thierry Delaporte.
- In his place, the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Srinivas Pallia as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective April 7, 2024.
RBI imposes monetary penalty on IDFC First Bank & LIC Housing Finance:
- RBI has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on IDFC First Bank Limited for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Loans and Advances Statutory and Other Restrictions’.
SEBI gets ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification for Information Security Management Systems
- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has received the International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission(ISO/IEC) 27001:2022 certification for its
- Information Security Management System(ISMS) at the Primary Data Centre,
- ISMS at the Disaster Recovery site, and
- Security Operations Control (SOC) and Network Operations Control (NOC) Operations.
SJVN Ltd Won 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards 2024 for its CSR Contribution:
- SJVN Limited, a hydroelectric power generation company, received the Achievement Award for Creating Social Development and Impact at the 15th CIDC Vishwakarma Awards (VKA) (2024) instituted by the Construction Industry Development Council(CIDC).
