Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 4th July 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Bank credit to micro, small enterprises up 14.5% YoY in May under priority sector lending: RBI data

• 76% of Rs 2,000 bank notes returned to banks till June 30 - RBI

NABARD AND AGRICULTURE

• India permits potato imports from Bhutan without any license till Jun 2024

NATIONAL

• National Anti-Doping Agency, India (NADA India) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Asia Regional Anti-Doping Organization (SARADO) in New Delhi

INTERNATIONAL

• New Zealand became first country to ban plastic produce bags

STATES

• Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India adds 664 animal species to its faunal database in 2022

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Mumbai to host the G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Summit and Research Ministers’ Meeting from July 4-5, 2023

EVENTS

• India-UK Electric Propulsion Technical Workshop held in New Delhi

SPORTS

• Siva and Hashika clinch the men’s and women’s 200m medley gold