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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI released draft omnibus framework for SROs

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SBI signed 200 mn euro LoC with EIB to support climate action projects

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• ‘Farm sector growth to slip below 1% in H2, feed food price pressures’

NATIONAL

• Embassy of India Celebrates Veer Yodha Samman Diwas in Saudi Arabia

INTERNATIONAL

• China launches deepest lab on Earth

STATE

• Cabinet approves declaration of Surat Airport as an International Airport

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Unclaimed deposits with banks soar to ₹42,270 crore, up 28% shows Parliament data

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Mumbai professor bags Royal Society of Chemistry’s Nyholm prize

DEFENCE

• IIT Kanpur collaborated with Indian Navy to promote technology development

EVENTS

• Shri Arjun Munda inaugurates ‘Adi Vyakhyan’

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Indian-American Medical Student Rijul Maini Crowned Miss India USA 2023

SPORTS

• Khelo India and Svayam collaborated to improve support for Para Athletes at Khelo India Para Games 2023