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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI removes short term investment limits for FPIs in corporate debt

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Centre unveils draft ‘climate taxonomy’ document to aid clean energy investment

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan Campaign

NATIONAL

• India launches nationwide rollout of chip-based e-passports to boost security

INTERNATIONAL

• 10th International Trade Fair begins in Nepal

STATES

• UP govt, World Bank launch tech-driven agri project to ‘benefit 10 lakh farmers’

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Kerala, Maharashtra, T.N. attain U.N. SDGs in mortality ratios, says report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• World’s longest banana infructescence found in the forests of Andamans

DEFENCE

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates BrahMos Aerospace Testing Facility at Lucknow, UP

EVENTS

• 8th UN Global Road Safety Week

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• CSIR-IIIM Jammu -Mentored Solar Mech Engine Wins Top Honor at HonorsGradU 2025 Scholarship Awards

SPORTS

• Virat Kohli Retires from Test Cricket