13th January 2024 Daily Current Affairs 

13th January 2024 Daily Current Affairs

Summits & Conferences

1. 16th conference of World Social Forum 2024 commences in Kathmandu

• The 16th conference of the World Social Forum (WSF) 2024 commenced in Kathmandu.
• The five-day WSF 2024 under the “Another World is Possible” banner aims to open horizontal exchange among civil society organisations, social movements, trade unions and individuals opposing neoliberal globalisation.
• The event opened with a Solidarity March starting from the main venue at Bhrikutimandap and passing through Bhadrakali, New Road Gate, Ratna Park and back to Bhrikutimandap.

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National & International Appointments

2. SBI Capital Market names Virendra Bansal as MD & CEO

• SBI Capital Markets (SBICAPS), the wholly-owned subsidiary and investment banking arm of the State Bank of India (SBI), named Virendra Bansal as its new Managing Director and CEO.
• He succeeds Rajay Kumar Sinha, who has been appointed as the Whole Time Member (Finance and Investment) of the IRDAI for three years.
• The new SBICAPS CEO has previously served as CEO of SBI’s New York office and Vice-Chairman of SBI (California), the bank’s US Retail Banking subsidiary.

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3. Sonowal inaugurates Kalughat Inland Waterways Transport terminal in Bihar

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Inaugurated the newly constructed Kalughat Inland Waterways Transport (IWT) terminal on National Waterways -1 (NW-1) at Kalugaht near Parmanandpur in Saran district in Bihar.
• It  will provide seamless connectivity to vessels from Haldia and Kolkata ports along NW -1.
• The new Intermodal Terminal cargo will enhance handling capacity along inland waterways.
• It has been constructed with a worth of 82.48 crore rupees.

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