April Current affairs 2024

The Tamil Nadu government is conducting a three-day synchronised survey of the Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius), the State animal. The survey aims to estimate the population of the endangered species, which once roamed the Anamalai and Nilgiris landscape.
India signed a USD 5.5 billion deal with Russia in October 2018 to acquire five units of the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems. Russia has already supplied three units of the S-400 missile systems to India as of April 2024.

Designated : World Health Organization

Theme: Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world

Nikhil Kamath At the age of 37 years, Nikhil Kamath, cofounder of Zerodha, is the youngest Indian billionaire in the Forbes list.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched SCORES 2.0, an upgraded version of its Complaint Redress System (SCORES), to strengthen mechanisms for addressing investor complaints. This enhanced system features automated routing, oversight designated authorities, and streamlined processes.
Private lender HDFC Bank has opened a branch at Kavaratti Island in Lakshadweep, making it the only private sector bank to have a presence in the Union Territory.
The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a public sector enterprise, has been granted the coveted ‘Navratna’ status the government, according to a recent filing with the stock exchanges. This prestigious designation takes the total number of Navratna PSEs (Public Sector Enterprises) in India to 17.