Daily Current Affairs 29th August 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• PMJDY accounts hit 462.5 mn in eight yrs, deposits reach Rs 1.73 trillion

• Over Rs 1,500 crore invested in MSMEs through Self Reliant India fund: Govt

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• NABARD’S RIDF to fund UAS for setting up R&D millet incubation centre in Raichur

• Four new facilities at Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur inaugurated

INTERNATIONAL

• Bangladesh and India signed Contracts

• India hands over USD 1 million to BIMSTEC Secretariat’s operational budget

STATES

• Parley to invest 16,000 crore on plastic-free initiatives in Andhra Pradesh

DEFENCE

• INDO – US SPECIAL FORCES JOINT EXERCISE CULMINATES AT BAKLOH, HIMACHAL PRADESH

EVENTS

• Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry will organize -'Meet the Champion'initiative

• Bhupender Yadav participates in ‘Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar’ campaign

SPORTS

• FIFA lifts ban on AIFF, India to host U-17 Women's World Cup in October

• Indian men's volleyball team wins bronze in Asian U-18 C'ship

• Virat Kohli Becomes 1st Indian to Play 100 Matches in Each Format of International Cricket