Weekly Current Affairs 16th- 22nd October 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Indians remitted $2.67 billion in August under LRS scheme- RBI Data

• RBI gives approval to Cygnet to operate as NBFC account aggregator

• RBI lifts ban on new branches by Tamilnad Mercantile Bank

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Merchant bankers can't undertake any other business – SEBI

• SEBI allows stock brokers to place client bids on RFQ platform from January 1,2023

• Central Record Keeping Agencies (CRAs) of PFRDA have become Digi Locker Partner Organizations to provide Subscriber Centric online Services

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• PM Modi releases 12th installment of Rs 16,000 crore to eligible farmers under PM-KISAN

• PM Modi launches single brand ‘Bharat’ for subsidized fertilizers; 600 Kisan Samruddhi Kendras

• Tea Board modifies order on blending imported with Indian varieties

NATIONAL

• Gwalior: Shah inaugurates ‘Gatha Swaraj Ki’ gallery in Scindia Museum

• Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates India’s First Aluminum Freight Rake - 61 BOBRNALHSM1 at Bhubaneswar Railway Station

• Justice Chandrachud appointed the 50th Chief Justice of India

INTERNATIONAL

• Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid elected as new president by Iraqi parliament

• Japan to scrap remarriage restrictions on pregnant women

• NATO’s annual nuclear exercise gets underway

STATES

• Foundation stone laid for Government Ayurveda College & Hospital at Surendranagar, Gujarat

• Shri Anurag Singh Thakur in the presence of Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces Madhya Pradesh as venue of 5th Khelo India Youth Games

• PM Modi laid the foundation for Mega ropeway in Kedarnath

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• IISc retains top position, 8 IITs in overall list: THE World University Rankings

• India may attract $475 bn in FDI over next five years: CII-EY survey

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Serbian scientists name beetle after country's tennis star Novak Djokovic

• ISRO plans to launch Chandrayaan 3 by june 2023

DEFENCE

• Indian Navy Sailing Championship 2022

• India-Africa Defence Dialogue to be held on October 18 on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat

EVENTS

• 17th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held at Indore in January 2023

• Global Youth Climate in Bangladesh

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• T20 World Cup Silver Souvenir released by India Govt. Mint, Kolkata

• Kalathapsvi K Vishwanath Conferred With YSR Lifetime Achievement Award 2022

• Prakash Padukone, Badminton Legend awarded with SJFI medal

SPORTS

• Esha Singh wins junior sports pistol gold

• Tulika Maan, Linthoi Chanambam to compete in 1st ever Khelo India Women’s Judo National League in Delhi

• India and Saudi Arabia shortlisted for AFC Asian Cup in 2027; Qatar will host AFC Asian Cup in 2023