DAILY DOSE 9TH JUNE CURRENT AFFAIRS
1) Top Headlines: 9 June 2023
- Ritu Kalra named Harvard’s vice president for finance and CFO
- IGI Airport introduces ‘DigiYatra’ registration process for passengers
- TCS, Reliance, Jio top best Indian brands 2023 ranking
- RBI allows banks to issue prepaid forex RuPay cards
- Miss World 2023 pageant to be held in India after 27 years
2) Today’s History: 9 June 2023
- In 1752, the French army surrendered to England in Trichinopoly.
- In 1900, Freedom fighter Birsa Munda passed away in Ranchi Jail.
- In 1934, Donald Duck makes his film debut in The Wise Little Hen.
- In 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India after Jawaharlal Nehru passed away.
3) RBI permits FLDG between fintechs and banks, NBFCs
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the First Loss Default Guarantee (FLDG) framework, allowing fintech to partner with banks and Non-Banking financial companies (NBFCs).
- The default loss guarantee (DLG) provider shall not bear a performance risk of more than the equivalent amount of 5% of the underlying loan portfolio in implicit guarantee arrangements.
4) IGI Airport introduces ‘DigiYatra’ registration process for passengers
- Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) Airport has introduced the ‘DigiYatra’ facility for passengers.
- The initiative launched at Terminal-3 of IGI Airport is a three-step registration process.
- Passengers can use the facility seamlessly, inside the terminal, security check area, and at the boarding gates.
- DigiYatra is a faster, safer, and smoother way of travel.
5) TCS, Reliance, Jio top best Indian brands 2023 ranking
- TCS and India’s most valuable company Reliance Industries have topped the list of the country’s most valuable brands, according to Interbrand.
- Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) topped the 2023 50 Most Valuable Indian Brands list with a brand value of Rs 1.09 lakh crore.
- Jio, the digital and telecom unit of Reliance Industries, is also in the top 5.
6) RBI allows banks to issue prepaid forex RuPay cards
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed banks to issue RuPay Prepaid Forex cards for use overseas, expanding payment options for Indians traveling abroad.
- RBI has also proposed expanding the scope and reach of e-RUPI vouchers.
- The e-RUPI digital voucher, launched in August 2021, rides on the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system of the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
7) Miss World 2023 pageant to be held in India after 27 years
- Miss World will be hosted in India in November 2023, after 27 years since the last time it was held in the country in 1996.
- The event will feature contestants from over 130 countries.
- India has won the Miss World title six times in the past, with Reita Faria being the first Indian woman to win the title in 1966.
8) India, France, UAE begin maiden joint maritime exercise
- The first India-France-UAE Maritime Partnership Exercise began in the Gulf of Oman.
- The exercise includes the Indian Navy frigate INS Tarkash, the French Navy ship Surcouf, and UAE Navy maritime patrol aircraft.
- The exercise also includes cross-embarkation of personnel to exchange best practices.
- The exercise aims to improve trilateral cooperation between the three navies.
9) 1st Round Table Joint meeting between India and New Zealand held
- The first Round Table Joint Meeting between India and New Zealand with the industry and industry associations of both countries took place in New Delhi on 8 June 2023.
- Both sides agree to work beyond free trade agreements to explore other areas of cooperation.
- The promotion of the Unified Payment Interface (UPI) system is explored as an area of cooperation.
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