Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 16th February 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India, Nepal sign pact to link UPI, NPI for faster remittances

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• India needs Rs. 30 lakh crores investment during FY 2024-2030 to meet its COP Climate Pledges

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare released Rs.235.14 crores to the Govt of Karnataka as 3rd instalment under Rashtirya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for the financial year 2023-24

NATIONAL

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the Foundation Stone of 300 MW Barsingsar Solar Power Plant with investment of over ₹ 1756 Crore

INTERNATIONAL

• Japan slips to the world's fourth-largest economy, behind the US, China and now Germany

STATES

• Bill on use of Kannada on sign boards passed

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• INSAT-3DS mission to be launched from Sriharikota

EVENTS

• First-ever Digital India future SKILLS Summit inaugurated in Guwahati

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal to distribute Prizes for Winners of 16th National Youth Parliament Competition, 2019-20

SPORTS

• 100-year-old diver performs dive at the 2024 World Championships