Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 18th May 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• IFC extends $500 mn to HDFC Bank for microloans to women

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Mahindra & Mahindra to invest ₹26,000 crore in automotive business in next 3years

NATIONAL

• India Proposes Digital Competition Bill, 2024 Against Tech Giants

INTERNATIONAL

• U.N. forecasts 2.7% growth for world economy

STATES

• Pine Needle Power Projects

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Nearly 6 million trees disappeared from farmlands: study

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Scientists Discover 1.5 Billion-Year-Old “Giant” Viruses In Yellowstone

DEFENCE

• SECOND INDIA – AUSTRALIA – INDONESIA TRILATERAL MARITIME SECURITY WORKSHOP (TMSW) CONDUCTED AT KOCHI FROM 15 – 17 MAY 24

EVENTS

• Inaugural Africa Clean Cooking Summit Held in Paris

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• UNESCO Recognizes Feminist Utopian Novel Sultana’s Dream as part of “Memory of the World”