Daily Current Affairs Quiz 27th April 2024

” Notes:the supreme court halted the construction of four proposed dams within kalesar wildlife sanctuary, situated in the eastern part of yamunanagar district, haryana, nestled in the shivalik foothills of the himalayas with the yamuna river to its east. the sanctuary’s diverse topography ranges from plains to hills up to 700 meters elevation, featuring valleys and seasonal rivulets. its rich flora includes sal, khair, and shisam trees, while fauna includes leopards, deer, hyenas, and various bird species.”

” Notes:the 2024 global report on food crisis (grfc) revealed alarming statistics, with nearly 282 million people experiencing acute food insecurity in 59 countries in 2023. produced annually by the food security information network (fsin), the report analyzed 1.3 billion people across these nations. conflict, extreme weather, and economic shocks were identified as major drivers of food crises, with conflict particularly affecting regions like palestine and sudan, impacting 135 million people.”

” Notes:hindustan aeronautics limited (hal) received the outstanding public sector undertaking (psu) of the year award at the all india management association (aima) managing india awards. vice-president jagdeep dhankhar presented the award in delhi on april 23. hal achieved record revenue of over ₹29,810 crore in the fiscal year ending march 31, 2024, marking an impressive 11% growth. aima, established in 1957, promotes management excellence across india, collaborating with various sectors to advance the profession.”

” Notes:in april, 2024, former commonwealth games gold medalist narsingh pancham yadav became the chairman of the athletes commission of the wrestling federation of india (wfi). his election completed the process mandated by the united world wrestling (uww). the international sports body had required wfi, led by sanjay singh, to establish the commission to address wrestlers’ grievances as a condition for lifting the federation’s suspension.”

Notes indian national security advisor ajit doval convened with his russian counterpart russian security council secretary nikolai patrushev in st petersburg russia on april 24 2024 and addressed key bilateral issues focusing on counterterrorism cyber security and defense cooperation doval attended the 12th international meeting of

The united nations international day of multilateralism and diplomacy for peace 2024 was celebrated on 24 april 2024 across the globe to promote the values of multilateralism and international cooperation which are fundamental principles of the un charter and to achieve the 2030 agenda for sustainable development the day also aims

” The board of axis bank limited has approved the re-appointment of amitabh singh chaudhry as its managing director(md) and chief executive officer(ceo)for a further period of 3 years with effect from 1st january 2025 up to 31st december 2027.• this mark’s his 2nd extension of 3 years. his previous extension came into effect from 1st january 2022.• the board of axis bank has also approved the re-appointment of meena ganesh and gopalaraman padmanabhan as its independent directors for a 2nd term of 4 years with effect from 1st august 2024 up to 31st july 2028 and 28th october,2024 up to 27th october 2028 respectively.”

” On 22nd april 2024, gita sabharwal of india took charge as the united nations (un) resident coordinator (un rc) in the republic of indonesia.• she succeeded valerie julliand of france, who held the post since october 2020.• she was appointed as un rc of indonesia by the un secretary-general antónio guterres with prior approval from the government of indonesia(host).• prior to the appointment, gita sabharwal was serving as the un rc in thailand (since 2020) and as peacebuilding and development advisor at the un in sri lanka.”

” On april 24, 2024, khanij bidesh india limited (kabil) signed a memorandum of understanding (mou) with the council of scientific and industrial research – national geophysical research institute (csir-ngri) for long-term collaboration in the field of geophysical investigations.• it will strengthen kabil’s ongoing projects and activities in critical and strategic minerals.”

” On 23rd april 2024, geeta kapur, chairman and managing director(cmd) of sjvn limited(formerly known as satluj jal vidyut nigam) inaugurated india’s 1st multipurpose(combined heat and power) green hydrogen pilot project at the 1,500 megawatt (mw) nathpa jhakri hydro power station (njhps) in jhakri, himachal pradesh(hp).• she also inaugurated the first-of-its-kind centralised operation of 1500mw njphs and 412 mw rampur hydrogen power station(rhps) by remotely operating unit-ii of rhps from njhps, jhakri.• the project in line with the national green hydrogen mission (nghm) will accelerate the development of green hydrogen production infrastructure in the power sector.i.the project is set to produce 14 kg of green hydrogen per day during 8 hours of operation which will be stored in 6 storage tanks.”

” • the appointments committee of the cabinet (acc) has re-appointed t. rabi sankar as deputy governor of rbi for a period of one year w.e.f. may 03, 2024, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.• the order was issued by the department of personnel & training under the ministry of personnel, public grievances and pensions (mopp&p).note:rbi has four deputy governors. the other 3 are – michael debabrata patra (md) patra; m rajeshwar rao; and swaminathan janakiraman (j).”

” On april 24, 2024, the international cricket council (icc) named jamaican sprinter usain bolt, an eight-time olympic gold medallist, as the ambassador of the 9th edition of icc men’s t20 world cup 2024 which will be played in west indies and the united states of america (usa) from june 1 to 29, 2024.• usain bolt currently holds world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m with times of 9.58 secs, 19.19 secs and 36.84 secs.• the icc men’s t20 world cup 2024 will feature 20 teams competing across 55 games.”

” Payu payments private limited(payu), a leading payments solution provider, has received in-principle approval from the reserve bank of india (rbi) to operate as a payment aggregator (pa).• the approval reflects payu’s commitment to fostering a robust digital payment infrastructure in india in alignment with the government of india’s digital india initiative and progressive rbi regulations.”

” The board of srei infrastructure finance limited (sifl), managed by the national asset reconstruction company limited (narcl), has appointed hardayal prasad as its new managing director (md) and chief executive officer (ceo).• previously, he served as md & ceo of sbi cards & payment services ltd and pnb housing finance limited.”

The mou was signed with the kuwait capital market authority on 23 april 2024 on the sidelines of the india-kuwait investment conference 20 in kuwait city kuwait