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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI MPC increases repo rate by 25 bps, pegs FY24 inflation at 5.3%

• RBI resumes repo ops after 5 months as LTRO maturities lined up

• Rs. 304.65 Crores Loan & Rs.100.55 Crore Margin Money Subsidy disbursed in West Zone under PMEGP Scheme

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Agricultural, processed food exports up 13 pc to USD 19.69 bn during Apr-Dec 2022

• Rs. 127 crores released for Kisan Drone promotion-Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare

NATIONAL

• Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw launched ‘Digital Payments Utsav’ celebrated by MeitY

• PM Modi to inaugurate Mumbai campus of Aljamea-tus-Saifiyah Arabic Academy

• Khanan Prahari Mobile app to Curb Illegal Mining

INTERNATIONAL

• UNESCO to declare Kolkata’s Visva Bharat world’s first living heritage university

• South Africa declared 'state of disaster' over energy crisis

• Google Doodle paid tribute to first female lead in Malayalam film, PK Rosy

STATES

• Lithium reserves found for the first time in country in J&K

• President Draupadi Murmu appointed new Governors

• Arunachal Tea Festival

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India has fifth-best accreditation systems in the world: Global Quality Infrastructure Index

• India 4th most powerful nation in Asia but an 'underachiever': Lowy report

• Mumbai Ranks 7th Among Top 10 APAC Cities: CBRE Survey

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Joe Acaba Selected to Serve As NASA’s Chief Astronaut

• ISRO’s SLV-D2 mission completed, three satellites placed in orbit

• Meta launches #DigitalSuraksha campaign for Safer Internet Day

EVENTS

• Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav 2023 began in Mumbai

• DHARA - Annual Meeting of members of the River Cities Alliance to be Held in Pune on 13th - 14th February, 2023

• U.S. Air Force’s B-1B Lancer lands at Aero India 2023 in Bengaluru

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• NTPC bagged ‘ATD Best Awards 2023’ for 6th consecutive year

• ATMA presented lifetime achievement award to MRF’s KM Mammen

• Maharashtra Bhushan award for social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari

SPORTS

• Ashwin became second fastest to 450 Test wickets

• 3rd Khelo India Winter Games in Gulmarg

• Jean-Eric Vergne wins first E-Prix held in India