Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th-15th July 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India aims to import about 10% of its LPG from US starting 2026

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Banking system liquidity surplus tops ₹4 trillion; strong VRRR demand

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• 11th Edition of the India Maize Summit 2025

NATIONAL

• List of Outcomes : Prime Minister’s visit to Namibia

INTERNATIONAL

• Dubai will soon be home to world's first AI-powered Chef Aiman at Woohoo

STATES

• UP govt to plant more than 125 million saplings under MGNREGA scheme

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Global trade grew $300 billion in the first half of 2025, led by US imports and EU exports

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Satya Nadella announces BioEmu, Microsoft’s AI to fast-track drug discovery

DEFENCE

• DRDO & IAF conduct successful flight-test of Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile with indigenous Radio Frequency Seeker from Su-30 Mk-I

EVENTS

• India to host international conference on manuscript heritage on September 11-13

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Varsha Deshpande from Satara wins 2025 UN Population award for championing gender equality in India

SPORTS

• Harikrishnan becomes India’s 87th GM