Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th May 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: U.N.

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• ICICI Bank enables NRI customers to use international mobile number to make UPI payments in India

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• World Bank Report on Agri-food System

NATIONAL

• Glyptothorax punyabratai: New Catfish Species Discovered

INTERNATIONAL

• China and EU candidate Serbia sign an agreement to build a ‘shared future’

STATES

• Manipur guv launches ‘school on wheels’ for children in relief camps

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India is now third largest producer of solar power

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• AstraZeneca withdraws Covid vaccine globally

DEFENCE

• Gagan Strike-II: Indian Army, IAF Conduct Joint Exercise in Punjab

EVENTS

• MoU Signed for indigenous marine grade steel to enhance indigenous content in shipbuilding

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Oxford Bookstore announces Art Book Prize longlist

SPORTS

• Iga Switek, Andrey Rublev wins the Madrid Open Tennis Singles Title