Daily Current Affairs 17th August 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India's July 2022 WPI inflation eases to 13.93% as food & fuel prices decline

• ICICI Sec, Axis Cap among 5 bankers to manage govt's HZL stake sale

• UP government to offer subsidies to support women entrepreneurs & attract capital investments

INTERNATIONAL

• Kuwait names first ambassador to Iran in over six years

STATES

• Asia's largest compressed biogas plant launched in Sangrur

• Sikkim: Welfare schemes for women launched by CM on 75th Independence Day

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Hyderabad researchers develop India’s first 3D-printed artificial cornea

DEFENCE

• Raksha Mantri hands over indigenously-developed equipment & systems to Indian Army in New Delhi

EVENTS

• 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meet