Current affairs 27 November 2023

"Global Professional Accountants Conference" is being organized in Gandhinagar.

• Global Professional Accountants Conference was organized in Gandhinagar in November, 2023.
• This conference was inaugurated by the Vice President.
• It is being organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
• Around 4,000 chartered accountants from India and around 200 international delegates attended the conference.
• The program discussed various issues like accounting, taxation, valuation, forensics, ethics and global competitiveness.

Anish Shah has been appointed President of FICCI.

• Mahindra Group's CEO, Anish Shah, has been appointed as the President-elect of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).
• Shah will succeed Subhrakant Panda (Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd).
• Mr Shah is also the Managing Director of M&M, the parent company of the Mahindra Group.
• The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based in India.

ASEAN-India Millet Festival is being organized in Jakarta.

• The ASEAN-India Millet Festival is being organized from 22 to 26 November.
• This festival is being organized in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• It is being organized by the India Mission of ASEAN.
• The festival aims to raise awareness and create a market for millet and millet-based products among ASEAN member states.
• In line with the International Year of Millet celebrations, the festival aims to raise awareness and create markets for millet and millet-based products among ASEAN member countries i.e. Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar.
• It is noteworthy that the year 2023 has been declared the International Millet Year by the United Nations.

Afghanistan announces permanent closure of embassy in India.

• Afghanistan Embassy in India permanently closes due to persistent challenges from the Indian government, following earlier cessation of operations.
• This comes after the Afghanistan Embassy had announced on September 30 that it is ceasing its operations from October 1.
• The mission had back then cited a lack of support from the host government, failure to meet expectations in serving Afghanistan’s interests and reduction in personnel and resources.