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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• IBA sets up 5-member group to implement RBI committee’s recommendations on ARCs

• RBI allows Card Network Portability from Oct 1, 2023

• RBI cancels licence of 2 co-op banks

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI circular raises MF trustees accountability

• SEBI comes out “stricter timeline” for disclosure of material events

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched Agri Infra Fund titled BHARAT (Banks Heralding Accelerated Rural & Agriculture Transformation)

• Mobile App developed under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for quick reporting of Fish Diseases

• IoTechWorld bags order from IFFCO to supply of 500 agri-drones

NATIONAL

• India Permits Potato Imports From Bhutan Till June 2024

• NHB operationalises ₹10,000-crore Urban Infrastructure Development Fund

• Secretary, DARPG V. Srinivas launched the third edition of NeSDA portal

INTERNATIONAL

• UAE becomes first Arab country to get observer status on Asian-Pacific Money Laundering

• India Pavilion Showcased Cutting-Edge Pharma Industry at Arab Pharma Manufacturers' Expo 2023

• Latvia’s foreign minister Edgars Rinkevics sworn in as EU’s first openly gay President

STATES

• Delhi Lieutenant Governor distributes Honey Bee-Boxes and Toolkits to 130 beneficiaries under 'Gramodyog Vikas Yojna'

• Gujarat CM Launches Pilot Project of ‘Antyodaya Shramik Suraksha Yojana’ in State

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated wildlife friendly highway projects in Chhattisgarh

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India has surpassed China to become the most attractive emerging market for investment in 2023

• Export Preparedness Index (EPI) Report, 2022

• Registering an incredible reduction in poverty, 415 million people moved out of poverty in India over past 15 years: UN

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India Welcomes ‘Lisa,’ its First Regional AI News Anchor

• ISRO to transfer its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle to private sector

DEFENCE

• Navantia, L&T sign pact to jointly bid for Navy’s P75 (I) submarine programme

• Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh launched a single window NCC Integrated Software for Cadets

• DAC Approves Procurement of 26 Rafale Marine Aircraft and Additional Scorpene Submarines

EVENTS

• Taiwan to open third Taipei Economic & Cultural Centre in India, this time in Mumbai

• U.N. Security Council to hold first-ever meeting on threats of AI

• Harsh Chouhan resigns as NCST chairman eight months before end of term

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Prime Minister conferred with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

• Lambani Art set Guinness World record in 3rd G20 CWC meeting

SPORTS

• Sheikh Talal Fahad Al-Sabah elected new President of Olympic Council of Asia

• India bagged 11 medals in World Archery Youth Championships, 2023

• Uma Chhetri has become the first woman cricketer from Assam to be selected in the Indian women's team