Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 1st- 8th December 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI hikes repo rate by 35 bps to 6.25%, cuts FY23 GDP forecast to 6.8%

• UPI now allows blocking money for multiple debits, paves way for ASBA

• RBI comes out with four-tiered regulatory framework for urban cooperative banks

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI hikes debt funds’ limit to 12% in single issuer securities

• Biscuit maker Ambo Agritec becomes 408th company to list on BSE SME exchange

• NSE launches new Nifty Bharat Bond Index

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• KVIC launches its Re-Hab project in Nainital to reduce elephant attacks on humans, farmers’ crops

• NAFED buys 24,000 tonnes moong so far under price support scheme

• Natural farming to be included in the agricultural curriculum- Ministry of Agriculture

NATIONAL

• NITI Aayog launches CCUS Policy Framework

• Union Minister for Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia Launches Digi Yatra for Three Airports in The Country

• Google launches anti-misinformation campaign in India

INTERNATIONAL

• 'Goblin Mode' is Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year 2022

• US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber

STATES

• Uttarakhand government made Prasoon Joshi the brand ambassador

• Village in J&K has India’s biggest International Yoga Center

• NHAI, Maha Metro win Guinness Book of World Record for THIS Nagpur project

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Green pathways present a $1.6-trn investment window: World Bank report

• India to receive record USD 100 billion in remittances in 2022, says World Bank

• Rs 14.30 lakh crore bank credit raised by micro, small enterprises in October: RBI data

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease

• Researchers discover oldest Pterodactylus fossil in Germany

• ISRO inks MoU to establish SpaceTech Innovation Network

DEFENCE

• Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III squadron, 840 Sqn (CG), commissioned in Chennai

• Joint Exercise Agni Warrior with Singapore Armed Forces Concludes at Devlali(Maharashtra)

• US, India Navy Conduct Joint Special Forces Exercise In Goa

EVENTS

• Sumangalam Panchmahabhoot Conference Series VAYU- The vital life force to be held in Bhubaneswar

• DIVYA KALA MELA 2022

• Parakram Diwas to be celebrated in Rajasthan to mark 51st anniversary of Longewala battle

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Manthan Platform Wins the Best Tech Initiative Award at D&B Business Excellence Awards 2022

• 3 Indian-Origin Women Scientists recognized as Australia’s ‘Superstars of STEM’

• Shekhar Pathak’s The Chipko Movement: A People’s History has won the 2022 Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF Book Prize

SPORTS

• France’s Stephanie Frappart to become first female referee at Men’s World Cup Game

• Vijay Hazare Trophy Final

• Deepika Padukone will be unveiling the Fifa World Cup trophy during finals