Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 2nd February 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Digital payments record 24% annual growth at end of Sept 2022: RBI data

• IDFC Ltd to invest Rs 2,200 crore in IDFC First Bank, rose its stake to 40%

• Summary of the Union Budget 2023-24

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Major announcements on Income Tax in Budget 2023-24

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Agricultural Accelerator announced in Budget 2023

NATIONAL

• Reliance announced tie-up with Sri Lanka’s Maliban Biscuits

INTERNATIONAL

• Tunisian President Kais Saied extended state of emergency until December 2023

• Equatorial Guinea appointed Manuela Roka Botey as first female PM

• NSA Ajit Doval launched US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies with his US counterpart, in Washington

DEFENCE

• Indian Army awarded mule for ‘physical robustness’ while serving along LAC

EVENTS

• First G20 Employment Working Group meeting under India's Presidency to commence at Jodhpur in Rajasthan

• First G20 Sustainable Financial Working Group meeting to begin in Guwahati

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Manmohan Singh rewarded with Lifetime Achievement Awards by India-UK Achievers Honors