Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 13th March 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• PhonePe gets payment aggregator licence ;reaches $1 trn annualised payment value run rate

• Centre tightens regulations for states' capital expenditure loans

• Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted a net flow of Rs 165 crore in February, 2023

INTERNATIONAL

• Iran to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia

STATES

• Prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated world's longest railway platform in Indian state of Karnataka

DEFENCE

• MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE (MPX) WITH FRENCH NAVY

• Army installed tallest Iconic National Flag in hilly Doda district, J&K

EVENTS

• 10 days 'DIVYA KALA MELA' to be organized from 12th to 21st March, 2023 in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Sahitya Akademi Award winners feted at ‘Festival of Letters’

• Birsa Munda in Guinness Book as world’s largest hockey stadium