Daily Current Affairs 6th August 2022

    (General Awareness Digest for Regulatory Body Exams)

    RBI, Banking and Economy

    • Monetary Policy Committee Meeting – hikes repo rate by 50 bps  
    • NRIs can now pay utility bills through Bharat Bill Payment System - RBI  
    • IBS Software to develop a passenger service system for Jet Airways
    • Amazon to buy Roomba - maker iRobot Corp for about $1 . 7 billion
    • RBI to widen Internal Ombudsman mechanism by including CICs
    • REC sanctions Rs 22,000 crore to discoms under new LPS mechanism
    • Govt issued 105 blocking orders to social media platforms under new IT rules
    • Skill India launches RPL program in Delhi to upskill 75,000 workers
    • Mandatory Verification of Social Media Accounts  
    • 824 Lakh Metric Ton ( LMT ) foodgrains distributed under PMGKAY

    SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

    • SEBI constitutes an expert group of FPIs to boost overseas flows
    • SEBI devices framework to curb insider trading
    • HDFC Ltd secures $1 . 1 bn syndicated social loan for affordable housing
    • SEBI gives in - principle approval for change in control of HDFC AMC

    NABARD & AGRICULTURE

    • Centre launches web - based registration facility for ration cards  
    • Govt relaxes sugar export quota for 2021 - 22
    • Import duty on wheat to be scrapped
    • Sugar production in India consistent : Centre
    • Rs . 375 . 25 crore approved under Startup India Seed Fund Scheme ( SISFS ) as on 30th July 2022
    • Partnership between ICRISAT and ICAR for Water Management

    NATIONAL

    • New Ayush wings in Defence and Railway Hospitals
    • Shri Piyush Goyal unveils digital version of ODOP gift catalogue
    • ‘ India ki Udaan ’ to celebrate the unwavering, undying, spirit of India and its achievements

    STATES

    • Himachal to ban all ‘ non - woven ’ plastic carry bags
    • Haryana government developed the Cheerag programme for EWS Students

    REPORTS AND INDEXES

    • Four PSU insurers lacked appropriate checks and controls : CAG report
    • World food prices see biggest decline since 2008 in July

    SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

    • AzaadiSAT : ISRO to launch a satellite built by 750 school girls on 7th August

    DEFENCE

    • MoU Between Indian Navy and Space Applictaions Centre ( ISRO ) for Cooperation on satellite based Naval Application in Oceanology and Meteorology

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