Monthly Current Affairs (Beepedia) June 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, RBI cuts FY24 inflation projection

• RBI releases the Financial Stability Report, June 2023*

• RBI announces draft cyber security norms for payment system operators

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI releases bond trading guidelines on RFQ platform to increase liquidity

• SEBI provides a framework for upstreaming of clients’ funds by brokers to clearing corps

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Union cabinet approves world's largest grain storage plan with an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore

• Government imposes stock limits on tur, urad dal till October to check hoarding

• Centre removes 40% procurement celling to boost production of pulses

NATIONAL

• India-EU Connectivity Conference to be organized in Meghalaya from June 1

• India, Nepal signed pacts on energy, transport

• Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched PM SVANidhi mobile app to ease loan process and provide information for street vendors

INTERNATIONAL

• Canada Announced First Ever Express Entry For Skilled Workers, Launches ‘Digital Nomad Strategy’ To Win Race For Tech Talent

• Diwali to become school holiday in New York City

• United Nations Approved Landmark Treaty to Protect Marine Life

STATES

• Maharashtra govt signed MoU with Bajaj Finserv to invest Rs 5,000 crore in Pune

• India's first carbon neutral village being developed in Bhiwandi Taluka of Thane district

• Ahmednagar will now be renamed ‘Ahilya Nagar’

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India removed from UNSG report on impact of armed conflict on children

• QS World University Ranking 2024

• India's first-ever report on Critical Minerals for India

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• CSIR-CCMB joined global research group involved in development of algorithm along lines of ChatGPT for genetics

• AIIMS Nagpur Became First To Receive NABH Accreditation

DEFENCE

• BEML bags order from Defence Ministry of Defence for Rs 423.11 crore

• L&T, DRDO signed pact to build AIP modules

• India-United States Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS X) launched in Washington DC, U.S.

EVENTS

• ‘Rani Durgavati Gaurav Yatra’ in Madhya Pradesh

• Amit Shah laid foundation stone of ‘Balidan Stambh’ in Srinagar

• Summit for New Global Financing Pact kicked off in Paris, France

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Priya A.S. gets Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for children’s literature

• PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS NATIONAL FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE AWARDS - 2022 AND 2023

SPORTS

• Kolkata Team Emerged Victorious in Historic Dubai Women's Kabaddi Final, Claims ₹10,000,000 Prize

• Jhulan Goswami, Heather Knight, Eoin Morgan join MCC World Cricket Committee

• FIFA appoints Indonesia as U-17 World Cup host