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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI imposes Rs 20 lakh penalty on Manappuram Finance

• Reserve Bank of India’s four-day variable rate repo auction witnessed firm demand from market participants in June 2023

• Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 (Series I) – Issue Price

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI brings out disclosure rules; asks top 100 listed companies to confirm or deny market rumour from Oct 1,2023

• SEBI bans IIFL Securities from onboarding new clients for two years

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Centre reduces import duty on sunflower oil, soyabean oil to 12.5%

• Poshn launches new platform in food and agriculture segment

• The G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting (AMM) was held from 15th-17th June in Hyderabad

NATIONAL

• MSMEs in the footwear industry included under the ambit of quality control rules

• NITI Aayog and the United Nations in India sign the Government of India - United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework

• NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited commissions 1 MW Rooftop Solar Power Project at IIT Jodhpur, to meet 15% of IIT’s electricity requirements

INTERNATIONAL

• World Bank to approve substantial aid package worth 700 million to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

• India, Sri Lanka to accelerate implementation of digital education project in Galle District

• Bangladesh floats currency for first time to get more IMF funds

STATES

• 80 castes to be added to Central OBC list

• Palkhi Festival

• Farmers in Rajasthan to get housing loans under cooperative scheme

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• CBIC released National Time Release Study (NTRS) 2023 report

• Hilton India ranked top company to work for - Trust Index Survey

• PE/VCs investment in India falls 44% to $3.5 billion – IVCA-EY

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India’s first mRNA vaccine against Omicron approved

• Suit: The unique telescope delivered to Isro to launch with Aditya L-1 mission

DEFENCE

• INDIAN NAVY OUTREACH PROGRAMME “JULLEY LADAKH” (HELLO LADAKH)

• Rajnath Singh chairs meeting of Consultative Committee for MoD on self-reliance in Bengaluru

• India approved procurement of U.S. MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones

EVENTS

• Health Ministry organized G20 co-branded event titled 'Health of Youth-Wealth of Nation' in New Delhi

• W20 Summit Women-Led Development; Transform, Thrive and Transcend

• 1st Janjatiya Khel Mahotsav Concludes at KIIT, Odisha Emerged in Overal Champions

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Padma Awardees From Haryana To Get ₹ 10,000 Monthly

• Gita Press, Gorakhpur, awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021

SPORTS

• Asia Cup 2023 dates and venues announced after Asian Cricket Council accepts hybrid model

• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports increases upper ceiling norms of boarding & lodging for athletes and team officials by 66%

• Pakistan women cricketer Nahida Khan announces retirement from international cricket