9 August 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 9th August
Important Current Affairs 9th August 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 9th August including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 9th August 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 9th August – National News
1. A special art display honoring G-20 members will begin.
◉ In Bihar, the Bihar Museum in Patna opened a special art display honoring G-20 member nations. Nitish Kumar, the chief minister, opened the display.
◉ Together We Art is the name of the two-month-long exhibition, which will end on October 7th, 2023.
◉ As part of India’s G-20 presidency, 29 nations, including India, are taking part in the exhibition, which is coordinated by the Union Ministry of Art and Culture.
2. Gujarat’s government has implemented the One District One Product (ODOP) program.
◉ In order to market its homegrown goods internationally, the Gujarati government has developed the One District One Product (ODOP) scheme with a grant of 58 crores rupees.
◉ From 21 of the state’s districts, more than 25 handmade items have been chosen for this program.
◉ The ODOP project aims to promote balanced regional development throughout the nation’s districts, facilitating comprehensive socioeconomic progress throughout all regions.
◉ By locating items with export potential in the district, the goal is to concentrate on the district as a unit for transforming into a manufacturing and export hub.
3. The Haryana government intends to construct a dam for 6,134 crore rupees.
◉ A dam will cost 6,134 crore rupees to build, according to the Haryana government.
◉ It will be constructed in the Yamunanagar district, 4.5 km upstream of the Hathnikund Barrage, and would feature a reservoir that is 14 km long.
◉ Aside from the production of 250 MW of power, the state will benefit from increased availability of irrigation water, groundwater recharge, and aquaculture after the project is finished.
◉ 10.82 lakh cubic seconds will be the capacity of its reservoir. This will probably stop flooding from the Yamuna in Delhi and its surrounding districts in Haryana. Along with Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the dam region borders both of those states.
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International News
4. Guyana is planning to purchase HAL-produced Indian Dornier aircraft.
◉ Guyana has contracted with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to buy two Dornier 228 aircraft.
◉ Guyana is also interested in buying radar equipment, armored vehicles, and patrol boats.
◉ In order to strengthen military-to-military communications, Guyana and India will also scale up personnel training. Guyana and India are also working together on cybersecurity and IT operations.
◉ Through personnel training, military ties between India and Guyana would be strengthened.
Banking
5. Odisha government and Bandhan Bank collaborate to strengthen OTDC
◉ To expand the state tourism department’s payment options, Bandhan Bank and the state government’s Odisha Tourism Development Corporation have cooperated.
◉ For the convenience of tourists using cards to make purchases, the bank has provided Point of Sale (PoS) devices.
◉ This partnership will cover prominent locations including Puri, Bhubaneshwar, Konark, Chilka, and Gopalpur.
◉ The PoS devices will expedite the collection of visitor payments, benefiting both visitors and OTDC.
6. Postal Life Insurance introduces a direct incentive payment program for salespeople.
◉ The “Direct Incentive Disbursement” program has been introduced by Postal Life Insurance (PLI) for its sales staff in the Delhi and Uttarakhand circles.
◉ The move was made by the player in the insurance industry for the benefit of its sales team, who are responsible for the department’s expansion.
◉ The ‘Direct Incentive Disbursement’ function will allow agents to easily receive the transfer of their commissions from the previous month directly to their Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) Accounts.
◉ Around two lakh sales force employees, including Gramin Dak Sevaks, Direct Agents, Field Officers, and Departmental Employees, will be impacted by the project across the country.
7. In FY23, domestic corporations raised Rs 9.8 lakh crore from the market: SEBI
◉ Domestic companies raised Rs 9.8 lakh crore from capital markets in fiscal 2022–23, which was 4.6 percent more than the amount raised in fiscal 2022, according to the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) annual report.
◉ According to SEBI, corporations or infrastructure companies raise money through a variety of instruments, including debt (public and private placement), equity (public, rights, preferential, and QIP), alternative investment funds (AIFs), real estate investment trusts (REITs), and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).
◉ Equity and debt divisions contributed for Rs 9.2 lakh crore of capital formation of the total resources mobilized.
Appointment
8. Indian-origin New Chief Financial Officer for Tesla is Vaibhav Taneja.
◉ Tesla, a company owned by Elon Musk, has named Vaibhav Taneja as its new CFO.
Zachary Kirkhorn, who held the job for 13 years before leaving the organization, is replaced by him.
◉ In 2016, Taneja joined the business. In February 2017, he was appointed Assistant Corporate Controller, and in 2018, he was elevated to Corporate Controller.
◉ Taneja was appointed Tesla’s Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) in 2019.
Awards
9. 2023: Jayesh Saini is given the Global Leader Award.
◉ The Global Leader Award 2023 for Healthcare Expansion in Africa went to Jayesh Saini.
◉ With hospitals in five of Kenya’s most populous regions and plans for ten more in various parts of Africa, LifeCare Group, headed by Jayesh Saini, has increased healthcare services throughout East Africa.
◉ Saini’s zeal propels him to construct the foundation for 10 new hospitals in various parts of Africa, in addition to the five major Kenyan regions of Bungoma, Eldoret, Kikuyu, Meru, and Migori where LifeCare hospitals have already been established.
◉ By 2024, the goal of this ambitious project is to raise the number of beds to nearly 2,600.
10. The best state prize for organ and tissue transplantation went to Tamil Nadu.
◉ The Best Performing State Award for 2023 in Cadaver Organ Donation went to Tamil Nadu.
◉ At the 13th Indian Organ Donation Day event held in New Delhi, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya gave Health Minister Ma Subramanian the Best State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization award.
◉ With 1,705 donors, Tamil Nadu has maintained its lead in organ donation, helping to save 6,247 lives.
Defence
11. The newest iteration of the 10-day Malabar exercise will take place in Australia
◉ The 31st Malabar multilateral exercise, which includes the United States, Australia, Japan, and India, will take place in Sydney from August 11 to 21.
◉ This massive event is also being held in Australia, “for the first time,” there.
◉ The exercise will include a harbor and sea phase and will take place in a sizable defined region, the East Australian exercise area, located several hundred miles off Sydney.
◉ AUSINDEX, the bilateral naval exercise between Australia and India, will come after Exercise Malabar. Officials have previously described Malabar as India’s most challenging naval drill.
Important day
12. Nagasaki Day is on August 9.
◉ The 78th anniversary of the US atomic attack was commemorated in Nagasaki, Japan.
◉ Around the world, people commemorate Nagasaki Day in order to advance peace and raise public awareness of the danger posed by nuclear weapons.
◉ This day is significant because it emphasizes anti-war and anti-nuclear protests in numerous nations.
13. International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on August 9.
◉ Every year on August 9, the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, also known as World Tribal Day, is observed.
◉ Promoting and defending the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide is the goal.
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