Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 28th February 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Deposits by public sector banks up 8.8% in December quarter: RBI data

• UIDAI introduces AI-based security mechanism for fingerprint authentication

• Japan to provide loans worth Rs 2,288 crore for two projects in India

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• India’s fertiliser imports rose 3.9pc to 19.04 lakh ton in January: Govt data

NATIONAL

• PM inaugurated Shivamogga airport

STATES

• Mara Tribal Girls’ Hostel Inauguration by Union Minister Renuka Singh

• Kerala signed pact with UN Women to empower women in tourism

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• HAL got DGCA nod for new variant of Hindustan aircraft

EVENTS

• Italian PM Meloni to be chief guest at 8th Raisina Dialogue

• International Conference on Trade and Marketing of Coconut Products began in Hyderabad

• W20 Inception Meeting Commenced at Chatrapati Sambhajinagar

DEFENCE

• Lt Gen RS Reen took over as Director General Quality Assurance

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• MIT professor Hari Balakrishnan won 2023 Marconi Prize

SPORTS

• Madhya Pradesh crowned senior women's national hockey champions

• Daniil Medvedev beat Andy Murray, won Qatar Open title