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11th & 12th February 2024

BANKING & FINANCE

RBI Revokes Registration of Three Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in the exercise of powers conferred on it under
Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the
Certificate of Registration of 3 non-banking finance companies (NBFC).
These 3 NBFCs are
1. Bharathu Investment & Finance India
2. Cox & Kings Financial Service
3. PSPR Enterprises Private Limited.
• In a separate notification, RBI stated that 9 NBFCs and 1 housing finance company
surrendered their licence. Reliance Home Finance Ltd surrendered its licence after
exiting the Housing Finance Institution business.
• Among the 9 NBFCs, S.M.I.L.E. Microfinance, JFC Impex Pvt Ltd, Cauvery
Tradefin Pvt Ltd, and Ginni Tradefin Ltd, surrendered their licence after exiting from
business.
• JG Trading & Investment Pvt Ltd, SK Finserve Pvt Ltd, Microfirm Capital Pvt Ltd,
Bohra & Co Pvt Ltd, and Mahyco Grow Finance Pvt Ltd surrendered their licence
as they ceased to be legal entities after amalgamation/ merger/dissolution/ voluntary
strike-off, etc.
What is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)?
• A Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) is a company registered under the
Companies Act, 1956 engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of
shares/stocks/bonds/debentures/securities issued by Government or local authority or
other marketable securities of a like nature, leasing, hire-purchase, insurance
business, chit business but does not include any institution whose principal business
is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, purchase or sale of any goods (other
than securities) or providing any services and sale/purchase/construction of
immovable property.
Recent News :
• In July 2023, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cancelled the certification of
registration of 4 non-banking finance companies (NBFC) two from Telangana and
one each from Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.
About RBI :
• Established : 1 April 1935
• Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
• Governor : Shaktikanta Das
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NATIONAL NEWS
UNION MINISTER DHARMENDRA PRADHAN INAUGURATES THE NEW DELHI
WORLD BOOK FAIR
• Union Minister of
Education and Skill
Development &
Entrepreneurship, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan
inaugurated the New
Delhi World Book Fair
at Bharat Mandapam,
New Delhi.
• Inaugurating the 52nd
edition of the New Delhi
World Book Fair Shri Pradhan highlighted that this year's theme of the fair
‘Multilingual India: A Living Tradition’ is celebrating India’s linguistic diversity and
global literary traditions.
• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the app of the National Digital Libraries for All,
announced in the Budget 2023-34.
• National e-library ( राष्ट्रीय e-पस्
ु तकालय) is a first-of-its-kind digital library for accessing
a variety of non-academic books for Children and Adolescents based on the Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision statement, “When citizens read, the country
leads.”
• The राष्ट्रीय e-पुस्तकालय for Children and Adolescents shall provide accessibility in a
device agnostic manner to age appropriate reading material for 4 different age groups
- 3-8 years, 8-11 years, 11-14 years, and 14-18 years.
• Books in the राष्ट्रीय e-पस्
ु तकालय will focus on the history, culture, scientific and other
achievements of India to develop a sense of pride amongst young Indiansand shall
contain books from all the 23 (twenty-three) languages under the Eighth Schedule to
the Constitution of India, apart from English.
• Shri Pradhan also unveiled the innovative learning E-learning platform, ‘E-Jaadui
Pitara’, which is in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, comprises
puzzles, riddles, and stories tailored for children between the age group of 3-8 years.
• The inclusive and informative content, translated into 22 languages using Artificial
Intelligence (AI) aims to transform early childhood education.
• Shri Pradhan also released the Hindi and English Braille editions of the book Exam
Warriors penned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and published by NBT-India.
• As per tradition, with a country as the Guest of Honour at NDWBF - this year the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the esteemed Guest Country, fostering cultural exchange,
literary discourses, and dialogues between the two nations.
India set to transition to hyperlocal extreme weather forecasting

• The Union Ministry of
Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Government of
India, has initiated the
weather information
network and data
system (WINDS) to
generate long-term,
hyper-local weather
data.
• WINDS Portal is a
promising step forward
by the Department of
Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare launched in July
2023.
• Under this programme,
more than 200,000
ground stations (AWS
and ARG) will be
installed.
• It will help tremendously
in enhancing weather
data utilisation by
generating long-term,
hyper-local weather data and thus in improving weather predictions and decision-
making.
• In India, the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) is the principal government
agency in all matters relating to meteorology.
• IMD operates around 800 automatic weather stations (AWS), 1,500 automatic rain
gauges (ARG) and 37 doppler weather radars (DWR).
STATE NEWS
Uttarakhand Assembly passes UCC Bill; becomes India's 1st state to implement
Uniform Civil Code
• The Uttarakhand state Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill,
marking it as the first state in India post-independence to adopt a UCC.
Key Highlights :
• Committee and Report Submission : The report on the UCC was submitted to the
Chief Minister by Ranjana Desai, a retired judge of the Supreme Court and
chairperson of the Committee.
• Applicability and Equality : The UCC is applicable to all persons irrespective of
religion.
• It offers a succession
scheme similar to the
Indian Succession Act
(ISA), ensuring equal
shares for the spouse,
children, and parents of a
deceased person without a
will.
• Repeal of Inconsistent
Laws : The UCC repeals
inconsistent existing laws.
• It recognises children from
live-in relationships as
legitimate with equal rights.
• Prohibits polygamy and
imposes a ₹25,000 fine for
not registering a marriage.
• Criminalization and
Acknowledgment :
Additionally, it criminalizes
various forms of divorce and acknowledges Mehr and Dower alongside maintenance
payments.
• Implications for Different Communities : The UCC has distinct implications for
different communities- it removes the 1/3rd limit on succession for the Muslim
Community, treating male and female heirs equally, contrary to traditional Sharia law.
• For the Hindu Community, it does not confer coparcenary rights, applying the same
succession scheme to both ancestral and self-acquired property across genders.
• For the Christian Community, it changes the hierarchy of inheritance rights, allowing
both parents to inherit property together.
• Goa's Current Status : Goa is currently the only state in India with a uniform civil
code.
• The Portuguese Civil Code of 1867, implemented after India annexed the territory in
1961, applies to all Goans, irrespective of their religious or ethnic community.
• Constitutional Basis : Article 44 of the Constitution lays down that the State shall
endeavour to secure a Uniform Civil Code for the citizens throughout the territory of
India.
• Article 44 is one of the Directive Principles mentioned in Part-IV of the Constitution.
About Uttarakhand :
• Governor : Gurmit Singh
• Chief Minister : Pushkar Singh Dhami
• National Park : Corbett National Park, Rajaji national Park, Gangotri National Park,
Nanda Devi National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuary : Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Govind WildLife Sanctuary, Binsar
WildLife Sanctuary
Tamil Nadu Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Minister TM Anbarasan Launches
'Smart Card' Initiative for Startups
• Tamil Nadu (TN) Micro,
Small, and Medium
Enterprises (MSME)
Minister TM Anbarasan
launched the 'Smart
Card' initiative for
startups.
Key Highlights :
• Discounted Products
and Services : The
Smart Card offers a wide
selection of products and services at discounted rates, specifically tailored to meet the
needs of startups in their early stages.
• Categories of Products and Services : The products and services are broadly
classified into 6 different categories: Legal & Compliance, Marketing/Business
Consulting, Finance & Insurance, HR & Smart Workspace, Software, and
IT/ITES.
• Equity Investment for SC/ST Entrepreneurs : During the event, four startups run by
entrepreneurs from SC and ST communities were sanctioned ₹9.05 crore as equity
investment under the Tamil Nadu SC/ST Startup Fund.
• Support for Women Entrepreneurs : Products and services of 20 startups run by
women entrepreneurs were also launched under the Women Launchpad initiative.
• Launchpad is a platform designed to help startups gain initial offline and online market
traction for their new brands and products on a public platform.
• Open Innovation Portal : In addition, the Open Innovation Portal was also launched,
which aims to connect corporates/government agencies with innovators, startups, and
researchers.
About Tamil Nadu :
• Governor: R. N. Ravi
• Chief minister: M. K. Stalin
• Capital: Chennai
• Dance : Bharatnatyam, Karakattam
• National Park: Mudumalai National Park, Mukurthi National Park, Guindy National
Park, Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
• Wildlife Sanctuaries: Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary, Karikili Bird Sanctuary,
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary
• Tiger Reserve: Anamalai Tiger Reserve
• Biosphere Reserve : Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve
BUSINESS NEWS
HPCL’s Rs 73,000-crore Rajasthan refinery likely to start operations by January 2025
• Public sector refiner and fuel
retailer Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation (HPCL) plans to
start commercial production of
fuels at India’s newest
refinery in Rajasthan’s
Barmer city by January
2025.
• The refinery-cum-
petrochemicals complex,
being built at a cost of
nearly Rs 73,000 crore, will
have a crude processing
capacity of 9 million tonnes
per annum (mtpa) and is
expected to cater to the
rapidly rising fuel demand in
the northern parts of India.
• The refinery has achieved 76 per cent mechanical completion and the first refined
products are likely to start flowing from the facility by December 2024 or January
2025.
• HPCL’s Rajasthan refinery will be the first refinery to be commissioned in India since
the Indian Oil Corporation’s (IOC) 15-mtpa unit in Odisha’s Paradip.
• The Rajasthan refinery will also be the first refinery to come on stream since
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year announced that India aims to increase its total
refining capacity to 450 mtpa from 254 mtpa.
• According to the International Energy Agency’s projections, India will overtake China
in 2027 to become the biggest driver of oil demand growth globally.
• The refinery-cum-petrochemicals project is being executed by HPCL Rajasthan
Refinery (HRRL), in which HPCL has a 74 per cent stake, while the rest is held by the
Rajasthan government.
• The project was first announced in 2008, but could not take off for years due to
differences with the state government on fiscal incentives.
• Once the issues were resolved, work on the project site began in 2018.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Apurva Chandra Assumes Role as Health Secretary, Sanjay Jaju Takes Over as
Information and Broadcasting Secretary
• Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra has been appointed as the
Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare.
• Meanwhile, senior bureaucrat Sanjay Jaju has been appointed as the new
Information and Broadcasting Secretary, in place of Apurva Chandra.
Other Appointments :
• Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, a retired 1988-batch

IAS officer from the Uttarakhand cadre, has
been appointed as the Secretary to the anti-
corruption ombudsman Lokpal on a contract
basis for one year.
• Ashish Kumar Bhutani, a 1992-batch IAS
officer from the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, is
now the Secretary of the Ministry of
Cooperation.
• Other appointments include Raj Kumar Goyal
as Secretary of the Department of Border
Management, Niten Chandra as Secretary of
the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare,
and K Moses Chalai as Secretary of the Inter
State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of
Home Affairs.
• Chalai, currently Secretary of the North
Eastern Council Secretariat, will transition to
his new role.
• Niten Chandra, who was the first IAS officer to
be appointed to the post of legal affairs
secretary, is also the secretary to the high-
level committee on “One Nation, One
Election”.
• Anil Malik, a senior IAS officer, has been
appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Women and Child
Development and will assume the position of Secretary after the superannuation of
the current incumbent Indevar Pandey on February 29.
• Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary (Logistics) in the Department for Promotion of
Industry and Internal Trade, has been designated as Officer on Special Duty in the
Ministry of Labour and Employment.
About Apurva Chandra :
• Chandra is a 1988-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Maharashtra
cadre.
• He has earlier served as Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment.
• He has spent more than seven years in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in the
Government of India.
• He has also worked as Director General (Acquisition) in the Ministry of Defence (MoD)
• He was directly associated with Natural Gas transportation infrastructure, setting up of
city gas distribution companies, LNG import terminals and allocation of gas to
industries.
• He has served on the Board of Directors of Maharatna PSU, GAIL (India) Ltd. and
Petronet LNG Ltd.
About Sanjay Jaju :
• Sanjay Jaju is a 1992-batch IAS officer from Telangana cadre.
• He has earlier served as Additional Secretary to Government of India from 2018 to

2023 and Director, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Limited from October 2014 to March 2018.
• He has served as Secretary to Govt of Andhra Pradesh (Electronics, IT and
Communications Department) from May 2011 to October 2014.
Olzhas Bektenov Assumes Role as Kazakhstan's Prime Minister

• Kazakh President Kassym-
Jomart Tokayev signed a
decree appointing Olzhas
Bektenov as the new Prime
Minister (PM) of
Kazakhstan.
• Olzhas Bektenov, aged 43,
succeeded Alikhan Smailov
as the PM of Kazakhstan.
• Olzhas Bektenov is the
youngest Prime Minister (PM) in the history of Kazakhstan.
Constitutional Process :
• In accordance with Article 44 of the Constitution, President Tokayev held
consultations on Bektenov’s candidacy with the leaders of party factions, including
Yelnur Beisenbayev of the Amanat Party, Maharram Maharramov of the People’s
Party of Kazakhstan, Azat Peruashev of the Aq Jol Democratic Party, Askhat
Rakhimzhanov of the National Social Democratic Party, Serik Yegizbayev of the Auyl
party, and Aidarbek Khojanazarov of the Republican party.
About Olzhas Bektenov :
• In 2023, Olzhas Bektenov was appointed as the Head of the Administration of the
President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• Before becoming Prime Minister, he held several positions, including deputy
chairman of the Agency for Civil Service Affairs and Anti-Corruption.
• Bektenov also served as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Agency before his
current appointment.
About Kazakhstan :
• Capital : Astana
• Currency : Tenge
Tata Digital Names Naveen Tahilyani as CEO & MD after Pratik Pal Resigns
• Naveen Tahilyani has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
and Managing Director (MD) of Tata Sons' subsidiary Tata Digital.
• On February 19,2024 he assumed the new position.
• He will succeed Pratik Pal, who was instrumental in the launch of the company's
super app, Tata Neu.
About Naveen Tahilyani :
• Naveen, who joined the group in 2020 as the Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Tata AIA Life Insurance, is currently in the transition phase as
Venkatachalam H. will take over

responsibilities at Tata AIA Life
Insurance.
• This was Naveen’s second stint with
Tata AIA, as he previously held the role
of MD and CEO for three years until his
exit in 2018.
• In his previous roles, Naveen worked
with Axis Bank as the Group Executive
for Banking Operations and Transformation, and AIA Group as the CEO.
• He also served McKinsey & Company as the Senior Partner and Director for over 17
years.
MOUS AND AGREEMENT

C-DOT and IIT-K Collaborate on Optical Network Prototype
• C-DOT, the premier
Telecom R&D centre
of the Department of
Telecommunications
(DoT), Government of
India and Indian
Institute of
Technology,
Kharagpur (IIT-K)
signed an agreement
for ‘Developing
Prototypes for 10-
Gigabit-capable symmetric Passive Optical Network (i.e., XGS-PON) Optical Line
Terminal (OLT) and Optical Network Unit (ONU).
• The agreement is signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund
(TTDF) scheme of Department of Telecommunications, Government of India.
• Under this project, IIT Kharagpur will develop prototypes for a 10-gigabit-capable
symmetric passive optical network (i.e., XGS-PON) optical line terminal (OLT) and
optical network unit (ONU).
• It is envisioned that the project will yield new design, development, and
commercialization of the state-of-the-art 10 Gbps upstream and downstream access
network technology solution.
• This will facilitate the growth of affordable broadband and mobile services in India.
SPORTS NEWS
The 15th CEC Ice Hockey Cup Championship is clinched by the Drass Warriors:
• In Ladakh, in a thrilling showdown at Khree Sultan Choo Ice Hockey Rink, Kargil,
the Drass Warriors clinched victory in the 15th CEC Ice Hockey Cup
Championship.
• Displaying exceptional skill, they secured a resounding win of 7 goals against
United Chiktan, with

Wasim Bilal earning
the prestigious titles
of Man of the Series
and Man of the
Match.
• The tournament,
organized by the
District Youth Service
and Sports
Department, drew 31
men's teams and 4
women's teams from across Kargil.
• The Bodhkharbo Women Team also celebrated success, claiming the Women's
Cup after defeating Wakha Mulbkeh.
• Highlighting the importance of sports in shaping the future, Chief Guest Dr Mohd
Jaffar Akhone, Chief Executive Councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development
Council, Kargil, expressed optimism that Kargil's youth would embrace sports like Ice
Hockey, Archery, Taekwondo, and Horse Polo as viable professions for a healthy
living.
• To further promote sports, Dr. Jaffar announced plans to establish Ice Hockey Rinks
at the Block and village levels, with a focus on completing an International all-weather
Ice Hockey Rink.
• This strategic move aims to catapult local talents onto the national and international
stage.
IMPORTANT DAYS
World Day of the Sick 2024: 11th February
• World Day of the Sick is a
Catholic Church awareness
day, or observance, on February
11, aimed at praying and sharing,
sacrificing one’s suffering for the
welfare of the church, and urging
everyone to see the face of Christ
in his or her ailing brother or
sister.
World Day of the Sick 2024: History
• In 1992, Pope John Paul II established the day to urge people to pray for individuals
who are ill and their caretakers.
• The pope showed signs of Parkinson’s disease in 1991, but it wasn’t verified until
2001, therefore, it’s notable that he opted to establish the World Day of the Sick barely
a year after his diagnosis.
• In his apostolic letter “Salvifici Doloris”, the pope wrote extensively on the subject of
suffering and considered that it has always been a redeeming process through Christ.
• On February 11, 1993, the first World Day of the Sick was observed.
• The World Day of the Sick had a particular significance in 2005 because the ailing
pope died on April 2 of that year.
• As he lay dying in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, a large crowd assembled to pray for
him.
• On this day in 2013, Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, citing his poor
health as the cause for his departure. On World Day of the Sick, people all across the
world take the opportunity to pray for the sick and those who labor tirelessly to
alleviate their pain.
• Faith-based organizations commemorate this day by providing medicines, food, and
spiritual guidance to the sick.
International Day of Women and Girls in Science: 11th February
• International Day of Women
and Girls in Science 2024 is
observed on 11th February
• The Commission on the Status of
Women adopted a report on
March 14, 2011, with the goal of
encouraging girls and women to
pursue careers in science,
technology, engineering, and
math.
• Moreover, promoting women's
equal access to full employment
and respectable jobs should be a
priority.
• The General Assembly recognized in a resolution on science, technology, and
innovation for development adopted on December 20, 2013, that women and girls
should have full and equal access to and participation in science, technology, and
innovation to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls. It is
necessary for girls and women of all ages.
National Productivity Day: 12th February
• National Productivity
Day 2024 is observed on
the 12th of February
2024.
• National Productivity Day
is commemorated to
promote India's
productivity culture.
• On February 12, 1958, the National Productivity Council of India was Registered
under Societies Registration Act XXI, 1860.
• To mark the council's establishment, its members decided to observe National

Productivity Day every year on the same day.
• So, apart from encouraging people to be more productive in their work, National
Productivity Day also celebrates the anniversary of the establishment of the National
Productivity Council.
International Epilepsy Day: 12th February
• International Epilepsy Day
2024 is observed on the 12th of
February 2024.
• International Epilepsy Day is
the brainchild of the
International Bureau for
Epilepsy and the International
League Against Epilepsy.
• The two organizations have put together various events on the day since their
inception.
• Epilepsy is one of the world’s oldest-known medical conditions, with records dating
back to the beginning of recorded history.
• Of course, back then, it was treated as a spiritual condition.
• In 2000 B.C., an ancient Mesopotamian text described a person who underwent an
exorcism under the influence of a moon god. Ancient Babylonians attributed seizures
to possession by evil spirits.
• The ancient Greeks also considered epilepsy to be spiritual possession, but they
associated it with genius and divine interventions.
• International Epilepsy Day is commemorated in more than 120 countries all over the
world.
Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday 2024: 12th February
• Abraham Lincoln's birthday is celebrated every
year on February 12th to honour the 16th
president of the United States.
• Abraham Lincoln, who led the nation during the
Civil War and advocated for the abolition of
slavery, remains a crucial figure in American
history.
• The history of Lincoln's Birthday in 2024 dates
back to February 12, 1809, when Abraham
Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky.
• Lincoln began his political career at the age of 23
in 1832 when he ran an unsuccessful campaign for
the Illinois General Assembly, as a Whig Party member. He joined the newly formed
Republican Party in 1854. Lincoln won the presidency in 1860. He was the president
throughout the American Civil War and is known for his issuance of the Emancipation
Proclamation.
• In April 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in

Washington DC on Good Friday. The earliest known observance of Lincoln's birthday
2024 has been recorded as 1866, one year after his death.
• In Buffalo, New York, 1874, Julius Francis, a Buffalo druggist, made it his life's mission
to honor the deceased president. He repeatedly petitioned Congress to establish
Lincoln's birthday as a legal holiday. Lincoln's Birthday 2024 was never a Federal
Government holiday throughout the entire United States. It was celebrated as a
holiday and, today, in most states is not celebrated separately, as a stand-alone
holiday, but instead is combined with a celebration of President George Washington's
birthday and celebrated either as Washington's Birthday or as Presidents' Day. In
Connecticut, Missouri, and Illinois, Lincoln's Birthday is and remains a federal holiday.
Daily CA One-Liner: February 11 & 12
• Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the New Delhi World Book Fair at Bharat
Mandapam, New Delhi.
• The Union Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, has
initiated the weather information network and data system (WINDS) to gene rate
long-term, hyper-local weather data.
• Public sector refiner and fuel retailer Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL)
plans to start commercial production of fuels at India’s newest refinery in
Rajasthan’s Barmer city by January 2025.
• C-DOT, the premier Telecom R&D centre of the Department of Telecommunications
(DoT), Government of India and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT-K)
signed an agreement for ‘Developing Prototypes for 10-Gigabit-capable
symmetric Passive Optical Network (i.e., XGS-PON) Optical Line Terminal (OLT)
and Optical Network Unit.
• In Ladakh, in a thrilling showdown at Khree Sultan Choo Ice Hockey Rink, Kargil,
the Drass Warriors clinched victory in the 15th CEC Ice Hockey Cup
Championship
• World Day of the Sick is a Catholic Church awareness day, or observance, on
February 11, aimed at praying and sharing, sacrificing one’s suffering for the welfare
of the church, and urging everyone to see the face of Christ in his or her ailing brother
or sister
• International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2024 is observed on 11th
February
• National Productivity Day 2024 is observed on the 12th of February 2024.
• International Epilepsy Day 2024 is observed on the 12th of February 2024.
• Abraham Lincoln's birthday is celebrated every year on February 12th to honour
the 16th president of the United States
• The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in the exercise of powers conferred on it under
Section 45-IA (6) of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, has cancelled the
Certificate of Registration of 3 non-banking finance companies (NBFC) ie Bharathu
Investment & Finance India, Cox & Kings Financial Service, PSPR Enterprises Private
Limited.
• The Uttarakhand state Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill,
marking it as the first state in India post-independence to adopt a UCC.
• Tamil Nadu (TN) Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Minister TM
Anbarasan launched the 'Smart Card' initiative for startups.
• Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra has been appointed as the
Secretary, the Department of Health & Family Welfare.
• Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a decree appointing Olzhas
Bektenov as the new Prime Minister (PM) of Kazakhstan.
• Naveen Tahilyani has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
and Managing Director (MD) of Tata Sons' subsidiary Tata Digital.

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Daily Current Affairs

11th & 12th February 2024

BANKING & FINANCE

India set to transition to hyperlocal extreme weather forecasting

APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

• Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, a retired 1988-batch

• He has earlier served as Additional Secretary to Government of India from 2018 to

Olzhas Bektenov Assumes Role as Kazakhstan's Prime Minister

Venkatachalam H. will take over

MOUS AND AGREEMENT

United Chiktan, with

• To mark the council's establishment, its members decided to observe National

• In April 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in

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