Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 14th April 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Canara Bank, Bharat BillPay tie up for cross border bill payments for Indian diaspora in Oman

• Direct tax collection skyrockets 173% to over Rs 19.68 trillion in 10 years

• India's trade deficit widens to $19.73 bn, exports rose 6% to $447 bn

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• A HELP Program launched in the State of Uttarakhand

• Atal Innovation Mission and Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare collaborate to Support Agri-related Innovations in India by linking ATLs with KVKs and ATMA

NATIONAL

• India’s First Regional Rail titled ‘RAPIDX’

• SECI got Miniratna Category-I CPSE Status

• Unified Portal of Central Bureau of Narcotics Launched

INTERNATIONAL

• Balikatan Drills between the US and the Philippines

STATES

• India's first 3D-printed post office to come up in Bengaluru

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India ranked 5th in countries with most AI investments
• India improves its ranking by 6 spots in global biz environment rankings- Economist Intelligence Unit

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• European Space Agency’s JUICE mission

DEFENCE

• INDIAN AIR FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTILATERAL INTERNATIONAL EXERCISE ORION AT MONT DE MARSAN, FRANCE

EVENTS

• Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to flag off Baba Saheb Ambedkar Yatra Bharat Gaurav Tourist train from New Delhi
• MoS for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi inaugurated SCO Young Authors’ Conference

SPORTS

• Sehrawat claimed maiden Asian title