Daily Current Affairs With Video Lecture 08-10 April 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

In Daily current affairs for 08-10 April 2023, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful for...

Prateek Mattoo
April 10, 2023
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In Daily current affairs for 08-10 April 2023, we are going to see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be very helpful for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Daily Current Affairs 08 – 10 April 2023

Monetary Policy Committee Maintains Repo Rate At 6.5 %

The RBI Announced Its Bi-monthly Monetary Policy And Kept The Repo Rate Unchanged At 6.50 %.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das HeadedThe 6 Member Monetary Policy Committee.
In February, The Repo Rate Was Increased By 0.25 % To 6.50 %.
The Standing Deposit Facility (SDF) Rate Will Remain Unchanged At 6.25 % And The Marginal Standing Facility (MSF) Rate And The Bank Rate At 6.75 %.
According To RBI, There Is An Estimate Of a Reduction In Inflation In The Financial Year 2024.
About Repo Rate
It Is The Rate At Which The RBI Lends Money To Commercial Banks Or Financial Institutions Against Government Securities When They Are Short Of Funds.
E.g. If The Repo Rate Is 10% And The Loan Amount Borrowed By A Commercial Bank From RBI Is Rs 10,000, Then The Interest Paid To The RBI Will Be Rs 1,000
About Monetary Policy Committee
The Central Government Is Empowered To Constitute A 6 Member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) To Determine The Policy Interest Rate Required To Achieve The Inflation Target Under Section 45ZB Of The Amended RBI Act 1934.
The 1^st Such MPC Was Constituted On September 29, 2016

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Indira Gandhi Airport Enters The Busiest Airports

According To Airports Council International (ACI), Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA)Ranks 9^th In The List Of The Top 10 Busiest Airports In The World.
Delhi Airport Is Expected To Handle More Than 5.94 Crore Passengers In 2022
Top 3 Busiest Airports In The World In 2022
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (93.7 Million Passengers)
Dallas Fort Worth Airport (73.4 Million Passengers)
Denver Airport (69.3 Million Passengers)

World Health Day – 7 April

It Is Observed Every Year On the 7^th of April To Draw Global Attention To A Specific Health Issue That Affects People Around The World.
The Theme Of World Health Day 2023 Is “Health For All.
It Emphasises The Need For The World To Take Necessary Measures To Deal With Current And Future Health Challenges

Bihar’s Marcha Rice & Ladakh’s Wood Carving Gets GI Tag

The Mircha Rice Variety From West Champaran Of Bihar Has Been Granted The GI Tag.
The Grains Of This Rice Are Similar In Size And Shape To Black Pepper, (Mircha Or Marcha Rice).
Ladakh Wood Carvings, (Ladakh Shingskos), Have Been Granted The GI Tag.

Union Govt Approves Indian Space Policy 2023

Its Aim Is To Boost The Country’s Space Department’s Role And Give A Larger Participation To Research, Academia, Startups, And Industry.
The Policy Will Enhance The Role Of India’s Department Of Space, Promote Research, Education, Start-ups, And Industry.
The Policy Sets Out The Roles And Responsibilities Of The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) And Private Sector Entities.
The Policy Is Expected To Provide A Framework For The Country’s Space Sector For The Next Decade.
Within 3 Years, The Number Of Startups Has Reached 150 In ISRO.

PM Flags Off Secunderabad-Tirupati Vande Bharat Express

PM Modi Flagged Off The Vande Bharat Express Train From Secunderabad To Tirupati At Secunderabad Railway Station.
This Is The 2^nd Vande Bharat Train For Telangana & Andhra Pradesh.
He Laid The Foundation Stone Of Various Projects Worth Over Rs 11,300 Crores In Hyderabad, Telangana

Kirit Parikh Panel Recommendations On Natural Gas Pricing

The Government Fixed Natural Gas Price At $7.92 Per MMBTU (Million British Thermal Units) Under The New Pricing Formula Suggested By The Kirit Parekh Committee.
The Final Rates For Consumers Have Been Capped At $6.5 Per MMBTU.
This Price Has Been Fixed On The Basis Of 10 % Of The Average Cost Of Imported Crude Oil.
The Union Cabinet Capped The Rates For Consumers At $6.5 Per MMBTU.
This Limit Will Be Applicable For 2 Years Till March 31, 2025.
The Price For Gas Produced By ONGC/OIL From Their Old Fields Shall Be Subject To A Ceiling Of $6.5 Per MMBTU.
The Government Has Approved A Floor Price Of $4 Per MMBTU For The Next 2 Years To Cover The Cost Of Gas Production For State-owned Firms ONGC Ltd And OIL Ltd.

Over Rs 23.2 Lakh Crore Loans Sanctioned Under MUDRA Scheme

According To FM Nirmala Sitharaman, Since The Launch Of The Scheme On April 8, 2015, Till March 24, 2023, About Rs 23.2 Lakh Crore Has Been Sanctioned In 40.82 Crore Loan Accounts.
About 68 % of Accounts Under The Scheme Are For Women Entrepreneurs And 51 % Are For SC, ST, And OBC.
About Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
The People Of The Country Are Given Loans Up To A Maximum Of 10 Lakhs To Start Their Own Small Businesses.
It Was Launched On 8 April 2015.
Loans Are Provided Through Banks, Non-banking Financial Companies (NBFCs), Micro Financial Institutions (MFIs), And Other Financial Intermediaries.