Today's Current Affairs 8th December 2023

NATIONAL

5th Nagaland Honey Bee Day Celebrated In Kisama Village

• The 5th Nagaland Honey Bee Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm at Naga Heritage Village, Kisama, under the theme “Bee & Honey Trials.”

About Nagaland:

Capital: Kohima (Executive Branch)

Chief Minister: Neiphiu Rio

Governor: La. Ganesan Iyer

RBI MPC 2023: Why RBI has kept repo rate unchanged while growth forecast revised upwards

• In a 5:1 majority decision, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the Repo rate unchanged at 6.5%.

About RBI:

Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata

Founder: British Raj

Governor: Shaktikanta Das

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Wax Statue of Baba Ambedkar Installed in Jaipur Wax Museum

• The chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, a wax statue has been unveiled at the Jaipur Wax Museum, Nahargarh Fort.
• The Founder Director of the museum is Anoop Srivastava.

SPORTS

ICC Launches New Vibrant Logo for Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup 2024

• The ICC T20 World Cup undergoes a dynamic makeover with the launch of its new brand identity on December 7.
• Six months to go until the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.

About ICC:

Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Founded: 15 June 1909

Award(s): ICC Awards

CEO: Geoff Allardice

Chairman: Greg Barclay

Kerala footballer Viknesh gets two-year ban for doping

• Kerala footballer M Viknesh’s appeal against a two-year ban has been turned down by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) appeal panel.

About All India Football Federation:

President: Kalyan Chaubey;

Founded: 23 June 1937;

Headquarters: New Delhi;

About NADA:

Founded: 24 November 2005;

DG & CEO: Ritu Sain

 APPOINTMENS & RESIGNATIONS

Max Life Insurance appoints Rajiv Anand as Chairman

• The outgoing Chairman, Analjit Singh, stepped down from the Chairmanship and membership of the Board of Directors.
• The Board, in response, approved the appointment of Rajiv Anand as the new Chairman.

About Max Life Insurance:

CEO: Prashant Tripathy (1 Jan 2019–)

Founder: Analjit Singh;

Founded: 11 July 2000;

Headquarters: New Delhi, India.

 IMPORTANT DAYS

SAARC Charter Day: Celebrating 39 Years of Regional Cooperation

• SAARC Charter Day is observed annually on 8th December, marking a significant milestone in the history of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
• This day commemorates the signing of the SAARC Charter in 1985 during the First SAARC Summit held in Dhaka.
• This year, the regional group celebrates its 39th Anniversary.
• The SAARC Charter was signed by the Heads of State or Government of seven founding member countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

 SUMMIT'S & MOU's

PM Modi to Address Infinity Forum 2.0 on December 9

• The event, hosted by the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and GIFT City.
• The first edition of the Infinity Forum, organized in 2021.
• The central theme of the 2nd edition is ‘GIFT-IFSC: Nerve Centre for New Age Global Financial Services.’

About Gujarat:

Chief Minister: Bhupendrabhai Patel

Capital: Gandhinagar

Governor: Acharya Devvrat

 AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Prashant Agrawal Receives National Award for ‘Best Personality- Empowerment of Differently-abled’

• In a ceremony organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Prashant Agrawal.
• The President of Narayan Seva Sansthan, was honored with the prestigious National Award for ‘Best Personality- Empowerment of Differently-abled.’
• The award was presented by President Draupadi Murmu at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

BANKING AND ECONOMY

ACKO and PhonePe Collaborate To Make Insurance Accessible To Millions

• This strategic collaboration aims to provide users with a comprehensive range of car and bike insurance products directly through the PhonePe platform.

About ACKO general insurance:

Founder: Varun Dua

Headquarters: Bengaluru

Founded: 3 November 2016

CEO: Sanjeev Srinivasan

About PhonePe Insurance:

CEO: Vishal Gupta