DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 8TH JUNE 2024

WORLD Food Safety Day - 7th June

Theme 2024 - Food Safety: Prepare For The Unexpected

World Ocean Day - 8th June '

Theme 2024 - Catalysing Action For Our Ocean And Climate 

1) Philemon Yang, Former Prime Minister Of Cameroon Has Been Elected As The President Of The Upcoming 79th United Nations General Assembly ( UNGA). 

2) Navneet Munot Has Been Re-appointed As The MD & CEO Of HDFC AMC Board For Next 5 Years.

3) Resreve Bank Of India ( RBI) Keeps Repo Rate Unchanged ( 6.5%) in Bi Monthly Monetary Policy. 

* Standing Deposit Facility ( SDF) Remains Unchanged. ( 6.25%) 

* Marginal Standing Facility ( MSF) Rate ( 6.75%) 

* Bank Rate ( 6.75%) 

4) NCLT Approves The Merger Of Air India- Vistara Airlines. 

5) India To Host The 81st IATA  ( About International Air Transport Association) Annual General Meeting in 2025 . ( HQ - Montreal ( Canada) 

6) IAS Officer Neerabh Kumar Prasad Has Been Appointed As The New Chief Secretary To The Government Of Andhra Pradesh. 

7) POWERGRID Team Corporate Has Featured In India's TOP 30 Corporate Communications. 

8) SAIL - BHILAI Steel Plant's NANDINI MINES Has Signed a MoU With Chhattisgarh Rajya Van Vikash Nigam Limited ( For Tree Plantation Of 20,000 Saplings Across Mines Area) On The Occasion Of World Environment Day. 

9) TCS Has Introduced FIRST Gen AI Platform WisdomNext.

10) Indian Navy Has Inaugurated A New Airport Surveillance Radar (ASR) Infrastructure With Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar ( MSSR) At INS RAJALI, Tamilnadu.

11) Adani Ports Received The Letter Of Intend (LOI) For 5 Years Operational And Maintenance Of Container Terminal At Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata.

12) Sift Kaur Samra Has Win Bronze In Women's 50m 3P Event At ISSF Shooting World Cup Munich.

INDIA Finishes Its Campaign With 1 gold And 1 Silver.

13) Adani Solar Power Has Been Recognized As Top Performer For 7th Consecutive Time At 10th Edition Of Kiwa PVEL's PV Module Reliability Score Card.

14) Dr A J T Johnsingh, Wildlife Conservationist Of Tamilnadu Passed Away.

15) Kamal Kishore Soan Has Taken Charge As The Director General Of ESIC.

16) Vellyan Subbaih Wins The EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year Award.

( Chairman Of Cholamandalam Finance & Investment) 

17) Dr. Deepak Mishra, Associate Professor Regional Institute Of Ophthalmology Appointed As The Council Member For The South Asian Academy Of Ophthalmology (SAO).

18) Rakesh Mohan Joshi Has Been Appointed As The Vice Chancellor Of Indian Institute Of Foreign Trade (IIFT).

19) Reserves Bank Of India (RBI) Has Launched Its Third Global Hackathon HaRBInger 2024.

20) The UNESCO World Heritage Sites Of Mamallapuram Tamilnadu, Chennai Has Became The India's First Green Destination. 

( The Green Destination Program Based In The Nederland And Accredited By The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) 

20) Srinivas Sadu Has Been Appointed As The Executive Chairman Of Gland Pharma

21) India's Foreign Exchange Reserves Touches Another Feet 651.5 Billion Dollars.

22) The First India, US Command And Control Compatibility Board ( CCCB) Meeting Held At Delhi.