Daily Current Affairs 13th August 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• NCLT approves the demerger of Piramal Enterprises' pharma business

• Competition Commission approves Adani Group's acquisition of ACC & Ambuja

• Retail inflation eases to 6.71 percent in July,2022 as food prices decrease

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Foreign exchange reserves falls USD 897 mn to USD 572.978 bn

• EPFO agrees to invest in public sector InvITs

Nabard & AGRICULTURE

• Govt plans to reduce import dependence on palm oil by 25-30%

• Basmati rice exports up by 26 percent in April-June to $1.15 billion

• Ministry of FAHD celebrates Har Ghar Tiranga Program at Ettaiyapuram in Tamil Nadu

NATIONAL

• Centre begins scheme to rehabilitate beggars

• MoU signed between Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

INTERNATIONAL

• UK government officially declares drought in parts of England

STATES

• Odisha inks pact with NIOT Chennai on climate resilient coastal protection measures

• Flipkart signs MoU with District Administration of Varanasi

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Recovery in youth employment continues to lag worldwide: ILO report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India ranks globally 3rd in Start-Up ecosystem and also in terms of number of Unicorns

DEFENCE

• INDIAN AIR FORCE TO PARTICIPATE IN BILATERAL EXERCISE HOSTED BY MALAYSIA

EVENTS

• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh felicitates 25 winners of ‘Veer Gatha’ contest in New Delhi

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Shashi Tharoor honoured with the Highest French Civilian Honour - Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur

SPORTS

• Women’s IPL likely in March 2023