Current Affairs (22nd January, 2024)

Current Affairs

PepsiCo India appointed Jagrut Kotecha as its new CEO. 
Currently, he is serving as the Chief Commercial Officer for PepsiCo in Africa, Middle East, and South Asia (AMESA). 
He succeeded Ahmed El Sheikh.

India launched Alliance for Global Good-Gender Equity and Equality with the support and endorsement by WEF and Government of India. 
This alliance was launched during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos. 
The idea of this emerged from the G20 Leaders’ Declaration and India’s abiding commitment to the cause of women-led development. 
Its objective is to bring together global best practices, knowledge sharing and investments in the identified areas of women’s health, education, and enterprise.

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has launched a new insurance plan - Jeevan Dhara II - an individual, savings, deferred annuity plan. 
It is a non-linked and non-participating annuity plan.

It assures guaranteed annuity from the plan’s inception and has 11 annuity options.

The chairperson of SEBI Madhabi Puri Buch launched two multi-lingual initiatives by Central Depository Services (India) (CDSL). 
The goal of the initiative is to enhance inclusivity and accessibility in the capital market.  
CDSL has introduced an upgrade in investor CAS through the 'Apka CAS – Apki Zubaani' initiative, enabling investors to receive their statements in their preferred language amongst 23 diverse Indian languages.

The TATA group has secured the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a whopping Rs 2500 crores- highest-ever sponsorship amount in the history of the league. 
Previously, the group held the title sponsorship rights for the IPL in 2022 and 2023 and is also the title sponsor of the Women’s Premier League.