Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 17th May 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• UN forecasts world economic growth of 2.3% in 2023, 2.5% in 2024

• Bank of Baroda makes Rs 500 crore provision for Go First Exposure

• Govt launches Sanchar Saathi, AI-based portal to detect telecom frauds

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• IRDAI relaxes norms for surety bonds to expand the market for such products

• IRDAI directs insurers to cover surrogacy expenses under health insurance policy

NABARD AND AGRICULTURE

• Under The Flagship Scheme PMMSY seven major Field Studies are being carried out by National Productivity Council

NATIONAL

• India & Bangladesh launched '50 Start-ups Exchange Programme'

• UGC to launch redesigned website, UTSAH, PoP portals

INTERNATIONAL

• Brazil confirmed first ever avian flu cases in wild birds

• Economist Odor picked as Slovakia's caretaker prime minister

STATES

• Asia's first subsea research lab at MIT-World Peace University

• CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated National Homeopathic Conference ‘Homeocon 2023’

DEFENCE

• INDIA-INDONESIA BILATERAL EXERCISE SAMUDRA SHAKTI – 23

EVENTS

• PM to inaugurate the International Museum Expo 2023 on 18th May

SPORTS

• Barcelona won La Liga for 1st time since 2019, 27th overall