Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th-15th December 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI imposes monetary penalty on Berar Finance Limited, Nagpur, Maharashtra and ECL Finance Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Poonawalla Housing Finance rebrands as Grihum Housing Finance post TPG takeover

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Centre bans onion export till March

NATIONAL

• Central share of Rs. 157.75 Cr released to 7.38 lakh beneficiaries under Pre-matric Scholarships scheme for SC & Others during FY2023-24 through DBT

INTERNATIONAL

• China launches MisrSat-2 satellite jointly-developed with Egypt

STATE

• Bihar business summit: MoUs signed for over Rs 26,400 crore investment

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Pune best ‘quality of living’ in India after Hyderabad

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• ‘India’s fastest’ solar-electric boat launched

DEFENCE

• COMMISSIONING OF INS TARMUGLI

EVENTS

• Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI (YUVAi) to feature in GPAI Summit 2023

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• AI Gamechangers Award at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit 2023

SPORTS

• The first-ever Khelo India Para Games began in New Delhi on 10th December