Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 8th February 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• 16-member panel set up to draft Digital Competition Act within 3 months

• PhonePe launches cross-border UPI payments service

• Muthoot Finance to raise Rs 500 crore through secured redeemable NCDs

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• India ranked first in milk production in the world contributing 24% of global milk production

NATIONAL

• Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) signed MOU for developing a National Interactive Digital Platform to strengthen extension system

INTERNATIONAL

• India delivered fifty more buses to Sri Lanka at Presidential Secretariat premises under Economic Assistance Scheme of Indian govt

EVENTS

• 1st Tourism Working Group Meeting under G20 at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• VP Nandakumar, Manappuram Finance got Hurun India award

SPORTS

• Raphael Varane announced retirement from international football

• India's Monty Desai appointed Nepal's head coach