Weekly Current Affairs 1st - 8th September 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI launches pilot project to digitise KCC; aims at transforming rural credit delivery

• Regulated Entities have to comply with digital lending norms for existing loans by November 30,2022: RBI

• Centre releases Rs 4,189 cr as rural local bodies grant to five states

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI bans 3 individuals from markets for unauthorized investment advisory

• SEBI restructures panel on cyber security; expands to 6 members

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• 881.30 Lakh Metric Tonnes Paddy &187.92 LMT of Wheat procured in Rabi & Kharif 2022-23 season

• Cabinet approves disposal of Chana procured under Price Support Scheme & Price Stabilization Fund

• 13,000 individuals register under Common Registration Facility- Mera Ration Mera Adhikar

NATIONAL

• Reliance Industries to Build India’s First and World’s Largest Carbon Fibre Plant

• Rajpath renamed as Kartavya Path

INTERNATIONAL

• IMF to extend $2.9 billion to Sri Lanka

• Street In Canada Named After AR Rahman

• Liz Truss elected U.K.’s next PM

STATES

• Gujarat State Center of Coconut Development Board to be inaugurated on World Coconut Day

• Nua Khai' festival being celebrated in Odisha

• PM Modi Inaugurates & Lays Foundation Stone For Projects Worth Rs 3,800-Cr In Mangaluru

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities 2022

• UIDAI tops in Grievance Redressal Index during August 2022

• Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat top states in implementing Poshan Abhiyaan scheme: Niti Aayog report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• CERT-In conducts cyber security exercise ‘Synergy’

• India’s first indigenously developed vaccine, “CERVAVAC” for the prevention of cervical cancer

• Ghatiana Dwivarna - New Crab Species discovered in Uttara Kannada

DEFENCE

• Vostok-2022 begins in Russia with India, China participating

• PM Modi commissions INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier

• Flight test of LCA-Mk2 to be completed by 2027

EVENTS

• Government of India approves year-long commemoration of the "Hyderabad Liberation Day"

• Shri Piyush Goyal launches US Startup SETU - Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling programme in Sanfrancisco

• PM unveiled the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Filmfare Awards 2022

• Magsaysay Awards 2022

• Barack Obama wins Emmy award for his narration in Netflix documentary

SPORTS

• Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat Named in Indian Wrestling Squad for World Senior Championships

• Subroto Cup International Football Tournament to kick off in New Delhi

• Kerala: Pallathuruthy Boat Club’s ‘Mahadevikkadu Kattil Thekkethil’ wins Nehru Trophy for third time