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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI, UAE central bank sign MoU on interoperability of their CBDCs

• RBI breaks 2 months of dollar buys, net-sells $384 mn in market in January,2023

• OECD raises India's FY24 growth forecast by 20 basis points to 5.9%

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI makes rigid disclosure norms for FPIs

• BoB-backed IndiaFirst Life Insurance gets SEBI’s approval for IPO

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Government of India approves establishment of 2 lakh new multipurpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) for covering all the remaining Panchayats/ villages in the country

• “AgLive 2023: The Millet Challenge”, a Pitch session for Millets based Startups was organized as part of the Global Shree Anna Conference

• Mixed payment mode for MGNREGS wages to continue till 31st March through ABPS and NACH

NATIONAL

• India & World Bank signed loan agreement for construction of Green National Highway Corridors Project in 4 States

• Delhi Airport Adjudged Best Airport in India and South Asia: Skytrax

• 'World Trade Center' to come up in Kolkata's Salt Lake

INTERNATIONAL

• Poland to be first NATO member to give MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine

• ICC issued arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over Ukraine war crimes

• IMF cleared $3-billion bailout for Sri Lanka

STATES

• Uttarakhand became India’s first state to start insurance scheme for sericulturists

• All about ILMT, Asia's largest 4-meter telescope inaugurated in Uttarakhand

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• World Air Quality Index 2022 ranks India in 8th position

• World Happiness Report 2023

• India's per capita emission increases 36% since 2011- World Resources Institute

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Svaya Robotics developed 1st indigenous quadruped robot, exoskeleton in India

DEFENCE

• Indian Coast Guard Region (North East) organised 4th Table top exercise in Kolkata

• Union Home Ministry announced 10% reservation for former Agniveers

• Pune to host India-Africa Army Chiefs conclave, joint military exercise

EVENTS

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare inaugurates “AgriUnifest” in Bengaluru

• External Affairs Minister Jaishankar inaugurated “Geoffrey Bawa: It is Essential To be There” Exhibition

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare inaugurates “AgriUnifest” in Bengaluru

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• RBI’s Shaktikanta Das conferred ‘Governor of the Year Award 2023’

• Sivasankari Received the Prestigious Saraswati Samman 2022

• Sangita Kalanidhi Award to be presented to Bombay Jayashri

SPORTS

• Van Niekerk took retirement from international cricket

• Pankaj Advani retained Asian Billiards title

• Former Australia test cricket captain Tim Paine retires