Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 16th-22nd April 2023

(General Awareness Digest for Regulatory Body Exams)

RBI, Banking and Economy

  • RBI allows AU Small Finance Bank, Equitas Bank to deal with foreign exchange
  • Oil-Marketing companies Got Rs 800 crore to set up over 7,000 fast-charging stations
  • US emerged as India's biggest trading partner in FY23 at $128.55 billion

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

  • Sebi bars ex-Care Ratings MD & CEO Rajesh Mokashi for two years
  • Arohan Financial Services raised Rs 730 crore in share sale to private equity investors
  • Private equity and venture capital funds' investments decline 4 % to USD 5.3 billion in March

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

  • Fasal tied up with SBI to assist farmers get easy accessibility to loans
  • India signed MoU with World Food Programme for sending wheat to Afghanistan
  • Aavishkaar Capital invested Rs 16 crore in INI Farms

NATIONAL

  • EC organises hackathon to identify loopholes in poll process
  • AIM, NITI Aayog, and UNCDF Team Up to Make India a Global Agri-tech Leader, Expand Innovations to Developing Economies
  • Assam and Arunachal Pradesh sign agreement to settle boundary dispute

INTERNATIONAL

  • India, Peru hold 2nd Joint Commission Meeting
  • Narayan Prasad Saud becomes Nepal’s new foreign minister
  • Nepal becomes founding member of International Big Cats Alliance

STATES

  • Andhra Pradesh Govt Changes Name Of Greenfield Seaport In Srikakulam
  • Andhra Govt Lays Foundation Stone For Rs 4,362 Crore Mulapeta Port In Srikakulam
  • Himachal Pradesh govt notifies implementation of old pension scheme with effect from Apr 1,2023

REPORTS AND INDEXES

  • India’s population 142.8 crore, up 1.56% in a year: UN population report
  • India keeps climbing internet speed index in global ranking – Ookla
  • India retains third spot as a unicorn hub - Hurun report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

  • Origins by Mahindra signs Mitsubishi Electric for $222 mn Chennai project
  • China's first satellite offering high-precision rainfall monitoring launched
  • Researchers from Central University of Odisha find new freshwater edible fish from Koraput

DEFENCE

  • Army Commanders Conference to by organised in hybrid format from 17 April 2023
  • Exercise Orion: Bilateral military drill between IAF, French Air and Space Force starts in France
  • South Korea,US and Japan begin trilateral missile defence exercise in international waters of East Sea

EVENTS

  • Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) co-organizes Digital Health Summit 2023 with Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
  • Ministry of Panchayati Raj prepares to celebrate National Panchayat Awards Week from 17th April to 21st April 2023 to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 2.0
  • Two-day Global Conference on Compressed Biogas to commence in New Delhi on April 17

AWARDS AND REWARDS

  • Amit Shah honours social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari with Maharashtra Bhushan Award
  • Miss India 2023 winner is Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan
  • Indian-American CEO Raj Subramaniam presented with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

SPORTS

  • Erling Haaland ties record for most goals in 38-game EPL season
  • Venkatesh Iyer becomes second KKR batter to score IPL hundred after Brendon McCullum
  • Chennai to host Asian Champions Trophy in August 2023

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