Daily Current Affairs- 9 November 2023

Today's Current Affairs 9th November 2023

INTERNATIONAL

Record 7.5 million people globally diagnosed with TB in 2022: WHO

• A total of 7.5 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2022, the highest recorded since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995, according to a report featuring data from 192 countries and areas.

About WHO:

Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

Founders: United States, Brazil, Mexico, France, United Kingdom, MORE

Founded: 7 April 1948

Director General: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Sanya Malhotra’s ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ Hindi remake titled ‘Mrs’; to premiere at Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

• Hindi film "Mrs", fronted by Sanya Malhotra, will receive its world premiere on November 17 at the 2023 POFF, the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.
• Directed by Arati Kadav, "Mrs" will also compete in the Critics' Pick Competition section, the makers said.

US Announces $553 Million Investment in Adani’s Sri Lanka Port Terminal Project

• The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has revealed a substantial investment of $553 million in Adani Ports’ container terminal project located in the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• Adani Ports initiated this project in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and John Keells Holdings. The consortium, named Colombo West International Terminal Pvt. Ltd.

About Sri Lanka:

Capitals: Colombo, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee

Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil

President: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Prime minister: Dinesh Gunawardena

About USA:

Capital: Washington, D.C.

Continent: North America

President: Joe Biden

China Faces Deflationary Pressures in October despite Import Surge

• China, the world’s second-largest economy, encountered a setback as it slipped back into deflation in October.
• The National Bureau of Statistics reported a 0.2 percent year-on-year decline in the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
• The CPI had shown marginal improvement in September and August following a 0.3 percent drop in July.

About China:

Capital: Beijing

President: Xi Jinping

 NATIONAL

Home minister Amit Shah launched 'Bharat Organics' brand of new cooperative body National Cooperative Organics Ltd.

• Shah also launched the NCOL's logo, website and brochure. He gave away NCOL membership certificates to five cooperative societies.

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde unveils Shivaji Maharaj statue in J&K’s Kupwara

• Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with other dignitaries, inaugurated a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on November 7.
• Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is Manoj Sinha.

About Maharashtra:

Chief Minister: Eknath Shinde

Capital: Mumbai

Governor: Ramesh Bais

 APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS

Santosh Kumar Jha set to be next CMD of Konkan Railway

• The Public Enterprises Selection Panel (PESB) has recommended Santosh Kumar Jha as the next Chairman & Managing Director of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).
• Currently serving as the Director (Operations & Commercial) at KRCL.

 IMPORTANT DAYS

International Week of Science and Peace 2023, 9-15 November

• Originating in 1986 as part of the International Year of Peace, the week was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 1988.

 SUMMITS AND MOU’S

IICA and FSR Global sign MoU to promote collaboration in academia and research on regulatory issues of the energy sector

• A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and the FSR Global at IICA Campus in Manesar, Gurugram, yesterday.
• The MoU was signed by Prof. (Dr.) Naveen Sirohi, representing IICA, and Ms. Swetha Ravi Kumar, representing FSR Global.

 BANKING AND ECONOMY

PayGlocal Receives In-Principle Approval from RBI for Payment Aggregator License

• Founded in 2021 by Prachi Dharani, Rohit Sukhija, and Yogesh Lokhande.
• PayGlocal provides technology solutions for payment processing and transaction risk management.

About RBI:

Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata

Founder: British Raj

Governor: Shaktikanta Das

Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India