4 January Current Affairs 2024 in English

4 January Current Affairs 2024

4 January Current Affairs 2024 refers to the latest news and events happening worldwide and are relevant to our daily lives. Staying updated with the 4 January Current Affairs 2024 is essential for students who are preparing for exams, especially competitive exams, as it forms an important part of the syllabus. The importance of the 4 January Current Affairs 2024 lies in its ability to help students enhance their general knowledge, improve their reading and comprehension skills, and develop their critical thinking abilities.

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4 January Current Affairs 2024 also provides students with insights into issues such as politics, economics, and social issues that are important for their overall development as informed citizens. Regularly reading and analyzing the 4 January Current Affairs 2024 not only helps students ace their exams but also prepares them for their future roles as responsible and well-informed citizens of society.

World Braille Day 2024

World Braille Day, observed every January 4, is a special day to remember Louis Braille, the person who created Braille, a way for blind people to read. It’s a time to appreciate how Braille has made life better for millions of blind people around the world. The day also reminds us that blind people should have the same rights as everyone else.

The theme for World Braille Day 2024, is “Empowering Through Inclusion and Diversity”. It underscores the commitment to creating a world where individuals with visual impairments are not only recognized but fully included in all aspects of society. Read the complete article here.

PMI Manufacturing drops to 18-month low of 54.9 in December

India’s manufacturing activities continued to expand in December 2023.

As per data released by S&P Global on Wednesday, the HSBC India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to an 18-month low of 54.9 in December last year from 56.0 in the previous month.

A PMI print below 50 means contraction, while one above it indicates expansion.

Kerala launches K-Smart tech solution to streamline local self-government services

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has launched K-SMART (Kerala Solutions for Managing Administrative Reformation and Transformation), the first of its kind project in the country aimed at making available all services of local self-government institutions over a uniform digital platform.

K-SMART ensures easy access to the most vital services to the common public.

CCI Recommends Restricting Iron Ore Exports, Advocates Sustainable Mining Practices

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has advised against endorsing the exports of iron ore from the nation, given its non-renewable nature.

Instead, the CCI recommends adopting the Chinese strategy of importing iron ore, despite China being a leading global producer, a move that has propelled China to become the world’s top steel manufacturer.

RBI grants payment aggregator license to Tata Pay

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has granted a payment aggregator (PA) license to Tata Payments, Tata Group’s digital payments app. This will help the firm facilitate e-commerce transactions through its platform. Tata Payments is held through Tata Digital, the group’s subsidiary entity, which houses its digital businesses.

Adidas to set up its first Asia GCC outside China in Tamil Nadu

Adidas is setting up its first and only global capacity center (GCC) in Asia outside China in Chennai, to focus on ‘key processes’.

The athletic footwear and apparel giant’s move reinforces the recent boom of multinationals investing in India in large numbers to set up their GCCs to harness the abundant software skills in the country.

Ind-Ra raises India’s FY24 growth forecast to 6.7% from 6.2%

India Ratings and Research upped the GDP growth estimate for the current fiscal to 6.7%, from 6.2%, citing the resilient economy, sustained government capex, and the prospect of a new private corporate capex cycle.

It flagged weak global growth and trade as risks that weighed down the growth estimates, besides the volatile geopolitical situation.

Gujarat govt signs deals worth $86 billion ahead of investment summit

India’s Gujarat state signed initial investment agreements worth 7.17 trillion Indian rupees ($86.07 billion) with 58 companies operating in sectors such as energy, oil and gas, and chemicals.

Gujarat has been signing these agreements ahead of its biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, which is scheduled to take place in the state capital Gandhinagar from Jan. 10 to Jan. 12.

France becomes first European country to issue digital Schengen visas

France will become the first European country to issue digital Schengen visas to visitors for the upcoming Paris Olympics. France has announced plans to shift entirely to online procedures for 70,0000 French Schengen Visas, in a move that aligns with the EU’s digitalization plans.

France began operations of the “Olympic Consulate” system on January 1, 2024.

PM Modi inaugurates and lays foundation of projects worth Rs 1,156 crore in Lakshadweep

PM Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for various projects worth Rs 1,150 crore in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

This includes the Kochi-Lakshadweep Islands Submarine Optical Fibre Connection (KLI – SOFC) project.

The PM also inaugurated the Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination plant at Kadmat, which will produce 1.5 lakh liters of clean drinking water every day.

Reliance Industries becomes first in India to use chemical recycling for Circular Polymers

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), the operator of the world’s largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex, has become the first Indian company to chemically recycle plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil into International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC)-Plus certified Circular Polymers.

RIL’s Jamnagar refinery became the first refinery to get this.

Randhir Jaiswal takes over as MEA spokesperson from Arindam Bagchi

Randhir Jaiswal has officially assumed the position of the Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, succeeding Arindam Bagchi, who has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva.

Arindam Bagchi took over as the spokesperson in March 2021.

REC, Bank of Baroda sign MoU to finance power, infra and logistics projects

REC Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bank of Baroda.

This agreement will facilitate joint sanctions of loans to fund power, infrastructure, and logistics projects in the country over the next three years.

The MoU was signed in the presence of REC Limited CMD, Vivek Kumar Dewangan, and Bank of Baroda MD & CEO, Debadatta Chand.

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