Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 18th May 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• SBI Funds Management gets RBI's nod to acquire 9.99% stake in HDFC Bank

• Credit card expenditure in forex to come under RBI's remittance scheme

• IDBI, BOB and SBI Capital to manage IREDA IPO

NABARD AND AGRICULTURE

• Cabinet approves Rs 38,000-cr subsidy for non-urea fertilisers this kharif

• Govt aims to establish 1,100 new FPOs will be set up in cooperative sector

NATIONAL

• IT hardware PLI 2.0: Cabinet approves renewed scheme with Rs 17,000 crore outlay

INTERNATIONAL

• World Bank approved USD 82 mn for zoonotic disease prevention in India

STATES

• Kerala government approved Ordinance amending hospital protection Act

REPORTS AND INDEX

• Mumbai stood in 6th place among 46 global cities in annual housing price growth

DEFENCE

• Indian Army conducted Flood Relief Exercise Jal Rahat in Assam

EVENTS

• UN General Assembly declared Nov 26 as World Sustainable Transport Day

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Tata Sons Chairman Chandrasekaran got France's highest civilian award