Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 19th July 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• SoftBank sells another 2% stake in Paytm; holding slips below 10%

• Reconstituted committee on official statistics to settle data controversies

NABARD AND AGRICULTURE

• Piramal Pharma's Rs 1,050 crore rights issue gets SEBI’s approval

NATIONAL

• Opposition parties meet in Bangaluru, form new alliance named I.N.D.I.A. for 2024 General elections

INTERNATIONAL

• India Extends UPI Payments to France

STATES

• Maharashtra Government to Set up detention centers for foreign nationals indulging in drug peddling: Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Henley Passport Index 2023

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Doctors from Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with Japanese scientists, develop a disease modifying treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

DEFENCE

• TVS Motor partners with Indian Army to celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas

EVENTS

• Indian govt launches free AI training program certified by IIT Madras, NCVET

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Aruna Sairam, Shashank Subramanyam presented Chevalier award

SPORTS

• Indian Shuttler Satwiksairaj Rankireddy sets Guinness world record for fastest badminton shot