Current Affairs | April 2024
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Contents
The Most Important Current Affairs April 2024 ................................................................................................ 3
Banking and Financial Current Affairs ............................................................................................................. 10
Economy Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................. 12
Business Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 13
International Current Affairs ........................................................................................................................... 14
National Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 16
States Current Affairs ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Schemes and Committees ............................................................................................................................... 18
Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...................................................................................... 19
New Appointments: International .................................................................................................................. 19
Awards Current Affairs.................................................................................................................................... 21
Sports Current Affairs ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Summits And Conferences .............................................................................................................................. 24
Ranks and Reports News................................................................................................................................. 25
Important Days ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Defence Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 26
Science and Technology .................................................................................................................................. 28
Books & Authors ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Miscellaneous Current Affairs ......................................................................................................................... 29
Obituaries Current Affairs ............................................................................................................................... 31
Static Current Affairs ....................................................................................................................................... 32
List of Dams in India State Wise ...................................................................................................................... 34
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The Most Important Current Affairs April 2024
Hockey India Awards 2023 The Hockey India Awards celebrated the outstanding
performances of Indian hockey players and teams, while also
Hardik Singh and Salima Tete were named the Players of the
recognizing the sport’s rich history and legacy.
Year for 2023 in the men’s and women’s categories,
respectively, at the sixth annual Hockey India Awards.
Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024: Indian Billionaires Make
During the event, Hockey India announced the revival of the Their Mark
Hockey India League (HIL), which will return in January 2025 According to the Forbes 38th Annual World’s Billionaires List
after a hiatus since 2017. The revived league will feature eight
2024, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
men’s teams and six women’s teams, with auctions likely to be of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is the only Indian to make it
held after the Paris Olympics.
to the list of the top 10 billionaires in the world. Ambani was
Huge Prize Pool ranked 9th on the list, which was topped by Bernard Arnault &
The awards ceremony saw teams and individuals felicitated for family, owner of the French luxury giant LVMH.
their achievements in the past year, with a total prize pool of Youngest Indian Billionaire:
₹7.56 crores. Nikhil Kamath At the age of 37 years, Nikhil Kamath, co-
Honoring Past Achievements founder of Zerodha, is the youngest Indian billionaire in the
Interestingly, the 2016 Junior World Cup winning men’s team Forbes list.
was also honored at the event, eight years after their triumph. Global Wealth and Billionaire Count
Notable Awards and Winners According to the Forbes report, there are 2,781 billionaires in
• Hardik Singh, who was also the FIH Player of the Year, the world from 77 countries. The combined wealth of the
received the Balbir Singh Sr. Trophy and a cash prize of ₹25 billionaires was $14.2 trillion, an increase of $2 trillion from
lakhs. 2023.
• The Indian teams that won the Junior Asia Cups and the Countries with the Highest Number of Billionaires
Asian Champions Trophy (both men’s and women’s) were • First: The United States of America, with 813 billionaires
rewarded. and a combined wealth of $5.7 trillion.
• The men’s Asian Games winning side was also felicitated. • Second: China, with 406 billionaires and a combined
Other Award Winners: wealth of $1.3 trillion.
• P.R. Sreejesh (Goalkeeper of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs • Third: India, with 200 billionaires and a combined wealth
• Harmanpreet Singh (Defender of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs of $954 billion.
• Hardik Singh (Midfielder of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs • Fourth: Germany, with 132 billionaires.
• Abhishek (Forward of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs • Fifth: Russia, with 120 billionaires.
• Deepika Soreng (Women’s U-21 Player of the Year) – ₹10 Top 10 Billionaires in the World
lakhs 1. Bernard Arnault & family (France): $233 billion
• Araijeet Singh Hundal (Men’s U-21 Player of the Year) – 2. Elon Musk (USA): $195 billion
₹10 lakhs 3. Jeff Bezos (USA): $194 billion
• Salima Tete (Player of the Year, Women) – ₹25 lakhs 4. Mark Zuckerberg (USA): $177 billion
• Ashok Kumar (Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement 5. Larry Ellison (USA): $114 billion
Award) – ₹30 lakhs 6. Warren Buffett (USA): $133 billion
7. Bill Gates (USA): $128 billion
8. Steve Ballmer (USA): $121 billion
9. Mukesh Ambani (India): $116 billion
10. Larry Page (USA): $114 billion
Top 10 Indian Billionaires
1. Mukesh Ambani: $116 billion (9th globally)
2. Gautam Adani: $84 billion (17th globally)
3. Shiv Nadar: $36.9 billion (39th globally)
4. Savitri Jindal & Family: $33.5 billion (46th globally)
5. Dilip Shanghvi: $26.7 billion (69th globally)
6. Cyrus Poonawala: $21.3 billion (90th globally)
7. Kushal Pal Singh: $20.9 billion (92nd globally)
8. Kumarmangalam Birla: $19.7 billion (98th globally)
9. Radhakrishna Damani: $17.6 billion (107th globally)
10. Lakshmi Mittal: $16.4 billion (113th globally)
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About Forbes 2. Adwaita Nayar (Business) – Chief Executive Officer, Nyka
Forbes is an American multinational multimedia company that Fashion
covers business, investing, entrepreneurship, technology, 3. Arjun Bhartia (Business) – Director, Jubilant Group
leadership, and other topics. 4. Priya Aggarwal Hebbar (Business) – Non-Executive Director,
Vedanta Limited
RBI Monetary Policy, Repo Rate To Remain Steady For Seventh 5. Sharad Vivek Sagar (Social Entrepreneurs) – Founder and
Time Chief Executive Officer, Dexterity Global
RBI Monetary Policy Committee has decided by majority 5:1 to About the Young Global Leaders Program
keep policy rates unchanged, Governor Shaktikanta Das The WEF’s Young Global Leaders program was launched in 2005
announced on April 5. He also that core inflation has declined and aims to identify the future generation of leaders who can
steadily. It is the first bi-monthly monetary policy of 2024-25. contribute to addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor also announced MSF The program includes a three-year leadership development
& Bank rates to continue to be at 6.75%. The Reserve Bank of curriculum, executive education courses, learning journeys, and
India (RBI) Governor has kept the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 opportunities to collaborate with peers.
per cent. The World Economic Forum
RBI Repo Rate are as under The World Economic Forum is an international non-profit
organization headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland. It was
• Policy Repo Rate: 6.50% (Unchanged)
established in 1971 by Klaus Schwab with the goal of promoting
• Standing Deposit Facility (SDF): 6.25% (Unchanged)
public-private cooperation to address global issues.
• Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 6.75% (Unchanged) The WEF is known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland,
• Bank Rate: 6.75% (Unchanged) as well as its research and reports, such as the Global Gender
• Fixed Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35% (Unchanged) Gap Report, Global Competitiveness Report, and Energy
• CRR: 4.50% (Unchanged) Transition Index.
• SLR: 18.00% (Unchanged)
Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024: Unveiling the State of
Key Decisions From April MPC:
Global Startup Ecosystem
• CPI inflation in Q1 was seen at 4.9%, Q2 at 3.8%, Q3 at
4.6%, and Q4 at 4.5%, said Shaktikanta Das. In 2024, the global unicorn landscape witnessed significant
• Net FPI inflows stood at $41.6 billion, compared with developments and challenges, as outlined in the Hurun Global
outflows in FY22 and FY23, said the RBI Governor. Unicorn Index. While the United States maintained its lead
• RBI will permit use of third-party UPI apps for making UPI with 703 unicorns and China followed with 340, India ranked
payments from PPI wallets. third with 67 unicorns. However, India experienced a notable
• RBI will introduce mobile app to operate in retail direct decline in unicorn creation for the first time since 2017,
portal for retail investors. attributed primarily to a lack of investment despite robust stock
• Total flow of resources to the commercial sector was at market performance.
₹31.2-lakh crore in FY24. India’s Declining Unicorn Creation: A Concerning Trend
India, once a burgeoning hub for startups, witnessed a notable
Real GDP growth for FY25 is projected at 7 per cent.
decline in unicorn creation for the first time since 2017,
• Q1 at 7.1 percent,
according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024. Despite
• Q2 at 6.9 per cent and
ranking third globally with 67 unicorns, India experienced a
• Q3 and Q4 each at 7 percent slowdown attributed mainly to a lack of investment, despite
robust stock market performance.
World Economic Forum Announces 2024 Young Global Leaders
Community Offshore Unicorn Creation: A Surprising Revelation
Contrary to the domestic slowdown, Indian founders
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the 20th showcased remarkable entrepreneurial prowess abroad. The
edition of its Young Global Leaders Community: The Class of report highlighted India’s role as a significant contributor to
2024. The list includes nearly 90 individuals under the age of 40 offshore unicorns, with 109 unicorns founded outside the
from diverse fields, including politics, business, civil society, the country, surpassing the count within India.
arts, and academia.
Global Unicorn Landscape: Insights and Trends
Indians Included in the 2024 List The Hurun Global Unicorn Index cataloged 1,453 unicorns
This year, five Indians have been selected for the Young Global across 53 countries and 291 cities, reflecting the diverse and
Leaders program. They are: expansive nature of the startup ecosystem. While the US and
1. Bhumi Pednekar (Art and Culture) – Bollywood actress China led in unicorn count, the index underscored the
known for films like “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, “Toilet: Ek Prem emergence of unicorns from diverse locations, including
Katha”, and “Badhaai Do” Australia and Malta.
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, Current Affairs | April 2024
Contents
The Most Important Current Affairs April 2024 ................................................................................................ 3
Banking and Financial Current Affairs ............................................................................................................. 10
Economy Current Affairs ................................................................................................................................. 12
Business Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 13
International Current Affairs ........................................................................................................................... 14
National Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 16
States Current Affairs ...................................................................................................................................... 18
Schemes and Committees ............................................................................................................................... 18
Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...................................................................................... 19
New Appointments: International .................................................................................................................. 19
Awards Current Affairs.................................................................................................................................... 21
Sports Current Affairs ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Summits And Conferences .............................................................................................................................. 24
Ranks and Reports News................................................................................................................................. 25
Important Days ............................................................................................................................................... 25
Defence Current Affairs .................................................................................................................................. 26
Science and Technology .................................................................................................................................. 28
Books & Authors ............................................................................................................................................. 29
Miscellaneous Current Affairs ......................................................................................................................... 29
Obituaries Current Affairs ............................................................................................................................... 31
Static Current Affairs ....................................................................................................................................... 32
List of Dams in India State Wise ...................................................................................................................... 34
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The Most Important Current Affairs April 2024
Hockey India Awards 2023 The Hockey India Awards celebrated the outstanding
performances of Indian hockey players and teams, while also
Hardik Singh and Salima Tete were named the Players of the
recognizing the sport’s rich history and legacy.
Year for 2023 in the men’s and women’s categories,
respectively, at the sixth annual Hockey India Awards.
Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2024: Indian Billionaires Make
During the event, Hockey India announced the revival of the Their Mark
Hockey India League (HIL), which will return in January 2025 According to the Forbes 38th Annual World’s Billionaires List
after a hiatus since 2017. The revived league will feature eight
2024, Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
men’s teams and six women’s teams, with auctions likely to be of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), is the only Indian to make it
held after the Paris Olympics.
to the list of the top 10 billionaires in the world. Ambani was
Huge Prize Pool ranked 9th on the list, which was topped by Bernard Arnault &
The awards ceremony saw teams and individuals felicitated for family, owner of the French luxury giant LVMH.
their achievements in the past year, with a total prize pool of Youngest Indian Billionaire:
₹7.56 crores. Nikhil Kamath At the age of 37 years, Nikhil Kamath, co-
Honoring Past Achievements founder of Zerodha, is the youngest Indian billionaire in the
Interestingly, the 2016 Junior World Cup winning men’s team Forbes list.
was also honored at the event, eight years after their triumph. Global Wealth and Billionaire Count
Notable Awards and Winners According to the Forbes report, there are 2,781 billionaires in
• Hardik Singh, who was also the FIH Player of the Year, the world from 77 countries. The combined wealth of the
received the Balbir Singh Sr. Trophy and a cash prize of ₹25 billionaires was $14.2 trillion, an increase of $2 trillion from
lakhs. 2023.
• The Indian teams that won the Junior Asia Cups and the Countries with the Highest Number of Billionaires
Asian Champions Trophy (both men’s and women’s) were • First: The United States of America, with 813 billionaires
rewarded. and a combined wealth of $5.7 trillion.
• The men’s Asian Games winning side was also felicitated. • Second: China, with 406 billionaires and a combined
Other Award Winners: wealth of $1.3 trillion.
• P.R. Sreejesh (Goalkeeper of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs • Third: India, with 200 billionaires and a combined wealth
• Harmanpreet Singh (Defender of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs of $954 billion.
• Hardik Singh (Midfielder of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs • Fourth: Germany, with 132 billionaires.
• Abhishek (Forward of the Year) – ₹5 lakhs • Fifth: Russia, with 120 billionaires.
• Deepika Soreng (Women’s U-21 Player of the Year) – ₹10 Top 10 Billionaires in the World
lakhs 1. Bernard Arnault & family (France): $233 billion
• Araijeet Singh Hundal (Men’s U-21 Player of the Year) – 2. Elon Musk (USA): $195 billion
₹10 lakhs 3. Jeff Bezos (USA): $194 billion
• Salima Tete (Player of the Year, Women) – ₹25 lakhs 4. Mark Zuckerberg (USA): $177 billion
• Ashok Kumar (Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement 5. Larry Ellison (USA): $114 billion
Award) – ₹30 lakhs 6. Warren Buffett (USA): $133 billion
7. Bill Gates (USA): $128 billion
8. Steve Ballmer (USA): $121 billion
9. Mukesh Ambani (India): $116 billion
10. Larry Page (USA): $114 billion
Top 10 Indian Billionaires
1. Mukesh Ambani: $116 billion (9th globally)
2. Gautam Adani: $84 billion (17th globally)
3. Shiv Nadar: $36.9 billion (39th globally)
4. Savitri Jindal & Family: $33.5 billion (46th globally)
5. Dilip Shanghvi: $26.7 billion (69th globally)
6. Cyrus Poonawala: $21.3 billion (90th globally)
7. Kushal Pal Singh: $20.9 billion (92nd globally)
8. Kumarmangalam Birla: $19.7 billion (98th globally)
9. Radhakrishna Damani: $17.6 billion (107th globally)
10. Lakshmi Mittal: $16.4 billion (113th globally)
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About Forbes 2. Adwaita Nayar (Business) – Chief Executive Officer, Nyka
Forbes is an American multinational multimedia company that Fashion
covers business, investing, entrepreneurship, technology, 3. Arjun Bhartia (Business) – Director, Jubilant Group
leadership, and other topics. 4. Priya Aggarwal Hebbar (Business) – Non-Executive Director,
Vedanta Limited
RBI Monetary Policy, Repo Rate To Remain Steady For Seventh 5. Sharad Vivek Sagar (Social Entrepreneurs) – Founder and
Time Chief Executive Officer, Dexterity Global
RBI Monetary Policy Committee has decided by majority 5:1 to About the Young Global Leaders Program
keep policy rates unchanged, Governor Shaktikanta Das The WEF’s Young Global Leaders program was launched in 2005
announced on April 5. He also that core inflation has declined and aims to identify the future generation of leaders who can
steadily. It is the first bi-monthly monetary policy of 2024-25. contribute to addressing the world’s most pressing challenges.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor also announced MSF The program includes a three-year leadership development
& Bank rates to continue to be at 6.75%. The Reserve Bank of curriculum, executive education courses, learning journeys, and
India (RBI) Governor has kept the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 opportunities to collaborate with peers.
per cent. The World Economic Forum
RBI Repo Rate are as under The World Economic Forum is an international non-profit
organization headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland. It was
• Policy Repo Rate: 6.50% (Unchanged)
established in 1971 by Klaus Schwab with the goal of promoting
• Standing Deposit Facility (SDF): 6.25% (Unchanged)
public-private cooperation to address global issues.
• Marginal Standing Facility Rate: 6.75% (Unchanged) The WEF is known for its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland,
• Bank Rate: 6.75% (Unchanged) as well as its research and reports, such as the Global Gender
• Fixed Reverse Repo Rate: 3.35% (Unchanged) Gap Report, Global Competitiveness Report, and Energy
• CRR: 4.50% (Unchanged) Transition Index.
• SLR: 18.00% (Unchanged)
Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024: Unveiling the State of
Key Decisions From April MPC:
Global Startup Ecosystem
• CPI inflation in Q1 was seen at 4.9%, Q2 at 3.8%, Q3 at
4.6%, and Q4 at 4.5%, said Shaktikanta Das. In 2024, the global unicorn landscape witnessed significant
• Net FPI inflows stood at $41.6 billion, compared with developments and challenges, as outlined in the Hurun Global
outflows in FY22 and FY23, said the RBI Governor. Unicorn Index. While the United States maintained its lead
• RBI will permit use of third-party UPI apps for making UPI with 703 unicorns and China followed with 340, India ranked
payments from PPI wallets. third with 67 unicorns. However, India experienced a notable
• RBI will introduce mobile app to operate in retail direct decline in unicorn creation for the first time since 2017,
portal for retail investors. attributed primarily to a lack of investment despite robust stock
• Total flow of resources to the commercial sector was at market performance.
₹31.2-lakh crore in FY24. India’s Declining Unicorn Creation: A Concerning Trend
India, once a burgeoning hub for startups, witnessed a notable
Real GDP growth for FY25 is projected at 7 per cent.
decline in unicorn creation for the first time since 2017,
• Q1 at 7.1 percent,
according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2024. Despite
• Q2 at 6.9 per cent and
ranking third globally with 67 unicorns, India experienced a
• Q3 and Q4 each at 7 percent slowdown attributed mainly to a lack of investment, despite
robust stock market performance.
World Economic Forum Announces 2024 Young Global Leaders
Community Offshore Unicorn Creation: A Surprising Revelation
Contrary to the domestic slowdown, Indian founders
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced the 20th showcased remarkable entrepreneurial prowess abroad. The
edition of its Young Global Leaders Community: The Class of report highlighted India’s role as a significant contributor to
2024. The list includes nearly 90 individuals under the age of 40 offshore unicorns, with 109 unicorns founded outside the
from diverse fields, including politics, business, civil society, the country, surpassing the count within India.
arts, and academia.
Global Unicorn Landscape: Insights and Trends
Indians Included in the 2024 List The Hurun Global Unicorn Index cataloged 1,453 unicorns
This year, five Indians have been selected for the Young Global across 53 countries and 291 cities, reflecting the diverse and
Leaders program. They are: expansive nature of the startup ecosystem. While the US and
1. Bhumi Pednekar (Art and Culture) – Bollywood actress China led in unicorn count, the index underscored the
known for films like “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”, “Toilet: Ek Prem emergence of unicorns from diverse locations, including
Katha”, and “Badhaai Do” Australia and Malta.
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