Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 5th March 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI puts restrictions on Musiri Urban Co-operative Bank

• Windfall tax on diesel slashed to Rs 0.50 per litre, nil on ATF

• Sale of gold jewellery hallmarked with 6-digit code to be permitted from April 1,2023

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Himachal to start a pilot project for bio-energy production from pine needles, bamboo

• Government approves nano liquid DAP fertiliser for benefits of farmers

NATIONAL

• Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan – MoU signed between Department of Social Justice & Empowerment and Brahma Kumaris to make NMBA more effective and widespread

INTERNATIONAL

• Ales Bialiatski: Nobel Prize-winning activist sentenced to 10 years in jail

STATES

• World's first 200-meter-long Bamboo Crash Barrier “Bahu Balli” installed on the Vani-Warora Highway, Vidarbh, Maharashtra

• Uttar Pradesh government exempted Electric Vehicles buyers in state from tax, registration fees

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India scores 74.4 on life cycle of working women- World Bank index

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India and Mexico signed a Memorandum of Understanding on research, technology and innovation collaborations

SPORTS

• Karnataka won Santosh Trophy