Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 21st September 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• ADB lowers FY24 GDP forecast to 6.3%, India Ratings raises it to 6.2%

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Goldman Sachs pays Rs 26.44 lakh to settle FPI violation case with SEBI

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying launches Annual Capacity Building Plan (ACBP) of Department of Fisheries at New Delhi

NATIONAL

• India launches novel Skills on Wheels mobile lab to spread mass digital literacy

INTERNATIONAL

• African Union to launch own credit ratings agency

STATES

• TRIFED to launch Phase 2 of the ‘Promotion of Tribal Products for North East Region’ (PTP-NER 2.0) scheme from 21st September, 2023

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Shrinking lion numbers in Africa: 40% geographic populations have 50 or fewer big cats

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• C-DOT and CSIR-National Physical laboratory sign agreement for ‘Development of NavIC based IST traceable Primary Reference Time Clock for Telecom Sector

DEFENCE

• Defence Secretary & Malaysian Deputy Secretary General (Policy) co-chair 12th Defence Cooperation Committee meeting in New Delhi

EVENTS

• India to host International Congress on Chemistry of Cement in 2027 in New Delhi