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Daily Current Affairs – 06 April 2023
This post contains the current affairs for 06 April 2023. These current affairs are important for banking exams, insurance exams and other competitive exams like IBPS PO and Clerk, SBI PO and Clerk, RBI Assistant and Grade B, etc. You can also attempt our Current Affairs Quiz after reading our daily current affairs.
National
Kerala Top State in India to receive GI recognition in FY23
- As per the data shared by the GI Registry, Kerala has topped among Indian states for having most number of products securing the Geographical Indication (GI) tag in financial year 2022-23
- The data showed that between April 2022 and March 2023, 6 products from Kerala were selected for GI recognition.
- These are Attappady Aattukombu Avara, Attappady Thuvara, Onattukara Ellu, Kanthaloor Vattavada Veluthuli, Kodungallur Pottuvellari.
- Overall 12 products were selected for the recognition in FY23. Of them 2 were from overseas.
- Other Indian products to receive GI tag were Mithila Makhana (aquatic fox nut) from Bihar, Alibag white onion from Maharashtra, Tandur Redgram (the local variety of pea) from Telangana, Ladakh Raktsey Karpo Apricot from Ladakh and Gamosa handicrafts from Assam.
- The two overseas products include Brandy De Jerez from Spain, and Provolone Valpadana from Italy.
Delhi IGI Airport ranked 9th busiest airports globally in 2022: ACI Report
- The Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi has been ranked among the world’s top 10 busiest airports by passengers traffic, as per Airports Council International (ACI).
- It is the only airport from South and Southeast Asia to feature in ACI’s list of the 10 busiest airports for 2022.
- The global rank of the Delhi airport is at the ninth spot for 2022.
- It handled almost 5.95 crore passengers in 2022.
- In 2021, the airport was ranked at 13th and in 2019, at 17th.
- Top airport – The United States-based Atlanta airport has retained its position as the world’s busiest airport. It handled 9.37 crore passengers in 2022.
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India elected as member of UN Statistical Commission for 4-year term
- India has been elected to the UN Statistical Commission for a period of four-year. India won the election by securing 46 out of 53 votes.
- India’s term will begin from January 01, 2024.
- The UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) is the highest statistical body of the United Nations.
- The commission has 24 member countries of the United Nations. The term of office of members is four years.
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Economy News
RBI keep key policy rates unchanged; Projects FY24 GDP at 6.5%
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), monetary policy committee (MPC) held its bi-monthly monetary policy meeting on April 3, 5 and 6, 2023.
- The MPC has decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.50 percent. Other policy rates have also been also kept unchanged.
- Key Rates are given below
| Policy Repo Rate | : 6.50% |
| Standing Deposit Facility Rate | : 6.25% |
| Marginal Standing Facility Rate | : 6.75% |
| Bank Rate | : 6.75% |
| Fixed Reverse Repo Rate | : 3.35% |
| CRR | : 4.50% |
| SLR | : 18.00% |
- The MPC has also decided to continue with accommodative stance.
- RBI has projected the GDP growth rate for FY24 to 6.5 percent compared to 6.4 percent estimated in February 2023.
- The inflation forecast for FY24 has been lowered to 5.2% from 5.3%
- RBI has also decided to develop a centralised portal to access details of unclaimed deposits by depositors or their beneficiaries across various banks.
WTO projects growth rate at 1.7% in 2023
- The World Trade Organization (WTO) estimates that the global trade growth in 2023 is expected to slow to 1.7 percent.
- This was 2.7 percent growth in 2022.
- The decline in trade may be due to multiple factors, such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, high inflation, tighter monetary policy and financial uncertainty.
Sports
Aleksander Ceferin re-elected President of UEFA for 4 years
- The Slovenian football administrator Aleksander Ceferin has been re-elected as the president of UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
- He was elected unopposed at the Ordinary Congress of European Soccer’s governing body in Lisbon on April 05, 2023
- Ceferin has been re-elected for a four-year term, until 2027.
- He was first was elected as UEFA’s seventh president in 2016, He replaced Michel Platini.
Five Indian cricketers bestowed with Honorary Life Membership of MCC
- The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has released the list of newly inducted cricket players with the honorary life membership of the club.
- Overall 17 former players from all across the world have been listed in the latest cohort released on April 05, 2023.
- MCC, the owner of the famous Lord’s cricket stadium in England, gives honorary membership to the finest men and women who have contributed to the game.
- Five Indian players are among 17 new members in the list.
- They are Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami.
- Names of all 17 members are given below:
- Merissa Aguilleira – West Indies (2008–2019)
- M.S. Dhoni – India (2004–2019)
- Jhulan Goswami – India (2002-2022)
- Jenny Gunn – England (2004-2019)
- Muhammad Hafeez – Pakistan (2003-2021)
- Rachael Haynes – Australia (2009-2022)
- Laura Marsh – England (2006–2019)
- Eoin Morgan – England (2006-2022)
- Mashrafe Mortaza – Bangladesh (2001-2020)
- Kevin Pietersen – England (2005-2014)
- Suresh Raina – India (2005-2018)
- Mithali Raj – India (1999-2022)
- Amy Satterthwaite – New Zealand (2007-2022)
- Yuvraj Singh – India (2000-2017)
- Anya Shrubsole – England (2008-2022)
- Dale Steyn – South Africa (2004–2020)
- Ross Taylor – New Zealand (2006-2022)
New Zealand’s Kim Cotton becomes first female umpire to officiate men’s T20I
- Auckland, New Zealand-born Kim Cotton has become the first female umpire to officiate in a Men’s T20 International (T20I) cricket match involving two ICC full-member nations.
- She achieved the feat in the second T20I held between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Dunedin on April 05, 2023, in which New Zealand won by nine wickets.
- Till date, Cotton has officiated in 16 women’s one-day international (ODI) games and 44 women’s T20Is.
- She was one of the on-field umpires for 50-over Women’s World Cup final in 2022 and the Women’s T20 World Cup final in February 2023.
FIFA withdraws Peru to host 2023 FIFA Under-17 Men’s World Cup
- The football’s governing body FIFA has withdrawn Peru from hosting the 2023 Men’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup.
- As per FIFA, Peru was not ready to stage the 24-team tournament, which is scheduled to be held from November 10 to December 02, 2023.
Important Days
International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2023 : 06 April
- The International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) is observed annually on April 6.
- The theme for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2023 is “Scoring for People and the Planet”.
- The day is a means to celebrate the power of sport which can drive social change, community development and foster peace and understanding.
- This day was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 23 August 2013, and supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 6 April 2014.
- The date commemorates the inauguration of the first Olympic Games of the modern era, in Athens, (Greece) in 1896.
