Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 8th December 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI Cancels Licence Of Urban Co-op Bank In UP Over Inadequate Funds

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Sovereign Green Bonds of Rs. 16,000 crores raised by government in 2022-23 for financing renewable energy projects

NATIONAL

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj launched Geographic Information System application “Gram Manchitra”

INTERNATIONAL

• Chinese navy ships first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing

STATE

• Centre announces ₹1,500-cr. aid to Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh after cyclone wreaks havoc

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• NITI Aayog releases the 1st Delta Ranking of ABP

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• A Renewable energy capacity has increased from ~ 76 GW in March 2014 to ~ 179 GW in October 2023; solar power capacity has become 25.5 times during the same period: Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister

DEFENCE

• Ministry of Defence collaborates with Indian School of Business for scholarship to ex-servicemen

EVENTS

• India's first art, architecture and design biennale to begin

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• UN Awards: Michelle Zarate Palomec and Sebastian Mwaura Recognized as Climate Champions

SPORTS

• Kerala footballer Viknesh gets two-year ban for doping