Weekly Current Affairs 09th to 15th August 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI cancels Rupee Co-operative's licence

• Govt re-nominated four independent directors on central board of RBI

• Parliament passes bill to create Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya in Gujarat

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Infra assets worth over Rs 1.62 trn to be monetised this fiscal: FinMin

• EPFO agrees to invest in public sector InvITs

• Centre releases two instalments of Rs 1.16-trn tax devolution to states

NABARD & Agriculture

• APEDA initiates pilots to boost export of agricultural products under ODOP

• India resumes mango exports to the US after two years

• ICAR develops indigenous vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle

NATIONAL

• PM to dedicate 2G Ethanol Plant in Panipat

• India, Australia to sign film treaty

• Govt. extends PMAY-Urban scheme

INTERNATIONAL

• Nepal approves India's hydropower board to study, develop West Seti project

• Papua New Guinea’s new parliament returns James Marape as PM

• Kenya’s William Ruto declared President-elect

STATES

• Indo-Israel Center of Excellence for Vegetables

• Flipkart signs MoU with District Administration of Varanasi

• Tamil Nadu notifies fifth elephant reserve in Agasthyamalai landscapeHCs

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Indian fintech to have $1 tn in AUM, $200 bn revenue by 2030- Chiratae Ventures - Ernst & Young

• 7.3% of Indians owned digital currency in 2021; 7th highest in the world: UN

• Recovery in youth employment continues to lag worldwide: ILO report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Russia launches Iranian satellite into space from Kazakhstan base

• SPARK: New Virtual Space Museum Launched By ISRO

• India’s first Saline Water Lantern

DEFENCE

• 12th DefExpo to be held in Gandhinagar

• JOINT EXERCISE WITH US SPECIAL FORCES COMMENCES AT BAKLOH, HIMACHAL PRADESH

• INDIAN AIR FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN BILATERAL EXERCISE HOSTED BY MALAYSIA

EVENTS

• 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav, 2022’

• PM Modi Chairs NITI Aayog Governing Council Meeting

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Shashi Tharoor honoured with the Highest French Civilian Honour - Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur

• Puneeth Rajkumar to be conferred Karnataka Ratna posthumously

• Kerala-based start-up entrepreneur wins international award

Sports

• Commonwealth Games 2022

• India Chess Legend Viswanathan Anand Becomes FIDE Deputy President

• Prabath Jayasuriya and Emma Lamb win ICC Player of the Month Awards for July 2022