Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 1st-8th July 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI panel plans out a path to internationalise rupee, reduce dollar dependency

• RBI launches ‘Centralised Information Management System

• RBI permits UBS-owned Credit Suisse to keep Indian banking license

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI Fines Vedanta, alleges company’s disclosures incorrect

• SEBI penalises ZEEL promoter entity for disclosure lapses

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Madhya Pradesh govt doubles compensation for damaged banana crop

• Government revises crop residue management guidelines

• India permits potato imports from Bhutan without any license till Jun 2024

NATIONAL

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate National Sickle Cell Anemia Eradication Mission

• Govt notifies draft rules for India’s ‘Green Credit’ scheme — ‘meant to incentivise voluntary action’

• Centre approves formation of India's first domestic regulated carbon market

INTERNATIONAL

• SpaceX receives approval to launch satellite internet service in Mongolia

• Peru declared state of emergency for 60 days in areas around Ubinas volcano

• New Zealand became first country to ban plastic produce bags

STATES

• Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy launched the ‘Jagananna Amma Vodi’ scheme

• University of Jaffna & IIT Madras sign MoU to foster academic collaboration & promote research initiatives

• Indore Municipal Corporation 1st urban body in country to get EPR credit by recycling single-use plastic

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Govt releases report on Performance Grading Index 2.0 for 2021-22

• FDI inflows into India rise 10%, outflows shrink 16% in 2022: UNCTAD

• India’s 2022 global commercial services exports share doubled to 4.4%: WTO-World Bank

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Tam Pà Ling Cave provided groundbreaking insights

• Virgin Galactic completes first manned mission to space

DEFENCE

• BASTILLE DAY PARADE AT PARIS, FRANCE

• MoD & HAL sign Rs 458 crore contract for two upgraded Dornier Aircraft for Indian Coast Guard

• JAPAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE 2023 (JIMEX 23)

EVENTS

• Mumbai hosted the G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) Summit and Research Ministers’ Meeting from July 4-5, 2023

• India-UK Electric Propulsion Technical Workshop held in New Delhi

• 8th Edition of the World's Largest Urban Cleanliness Survey Begins

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• NLC India Ltd bags GeM Award in "Timely Payments (CPSEs)" Category for 2023

• Boxing champion Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India Awards

SPORTS

• 132nd Durand Cup tournament to be organized in Kolkata

• Shreyanka Patil becomes first Indian cricketer to be part of Caribbean Premier League

• FIFA appoints Indonesia as U-17 World Cup host