Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 23rd- 31st May 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI imposes Rs 85 lakh penalty on Central Bank of India for non-compliance

• RBI approves merger of Maratha Co-op Bank with Cosmos Co-op Bank

• RBI balance sheet grows 2.5% to Rs 63.4 trillion; forex ops lift income 47%

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI introduces risk disclosure framework for individual traders in equity derivative segment

• SEBI sets up intermediary advisory panel to be led by former ED S Ravindran

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Third Advance Estimates of Production of major crops released – Ministry of Agriculture & Famers’ Welfare

• Rajasthan govt to give free seed kits of vegetables to around 2 mn farmers

• Fortified rice to all beneficiaries under NFSA, ICDS & PM poshan by March 2024

NATIONAL

• Ministry of Education and World Bank organise a one of its kind workshop on School-to-Work Transition under the STARS Program

• India and Australia signed agreements in the field of migration, mobility partnership and Green Hydrogen

• Ministry of Civil Aviation launches 5.1 version of RCS- UDAN to enhance connectivity to remote areas of India

INTERNATIONAL

• Sri Lanka's National Poson Week began

• ADB approved $350 million in budgetary support to Sri Lanka

• China launcheD Shenzhou-16 mission to Chinese space station

STATES

• Amit Shah laid foundation stone of campus of National Academy of Coastal Policing in Dwaraka, Gujarat

• 3rd Khelo India University games start in Gautam Budh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh

• Government launched new portal to take schemes to doorsteps

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana top states in Covid year, Delhi worst UT

• Unemployment rate declines to 6.8% in January-March 2023: NSO survey

• Levels and trends in child malnutrition: UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Group Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Garuda Aerospace and HAL subsidiary Naini Aerospace to manufacture Make in India drones

• India to soon acquire its fastest Supercomputer worth Rs. 900 crores

DEFENCE

• India's defence exports rise 23 times since 2014

• INDIA-SAUDI ARABIA BILATERAL MARITIME EXERCISE AL MOHED AL HINDI 23

• INS TARKASH and INS SUBHADRA Arrive in Saudi Arabia, Kickstarting AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2023 Naval Exercise

EVENTS

• India to host 44th edition of annual ISO COPOLCO Plenary from 23-26th May

• The Prime Minister co-chaired the 3rd Summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC III Summit)

• NeVA to make the functioning of the State legislatures paperless and integrate all 37 Legislative Houses on to ‘One Nation One Application’

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• RINL presented with prestigious “ Greentech Safety Award 2023

• Prime Minister honoured with the highest civilian award of Papua New Guinea

SPORTS

• ISSF World Cup: Indian shooters Ganemat Sekhon, Darshna Rathore create history

• Neeraj Chopra became World Number one in men's javelin throw rankings

• Chennai Super Kings Clinch Record-Equalling 5th IPL Title Beating GT In Final