Daily Current Affairs 18th November 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI shortlists some banks to work on its digital currency pilot project

• Electoral bonds worth Rs 10,246 crore sold by SBI in 21 tranches

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI notifies rules on dividend, redemption proceeds to mutual fund unitholders

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• NABARD sanctions Rs 220 cr to Odisha govt for flood protection projects

• India's oilmeal exports rise 38.45% to 1.98 MT during Apr-Oct period: SEA

NATIONAL

• National Museum, India and Kolding Museum, Denmark sign Memorandum of Understanding of exhibition “Silver treasures from Denmark and India"

• India- Norway join hands to for a GREEN MARITIME SECTOR

INTERNATIONAL

• ASEAN Agrees in Principle to Admit East Timor as 11th Member

STATES

• C.V. Ananda Bose appointed Governor of West Bengal

• Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate airport in Arunachal Pradesh

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• '3 Indian cities among largest data centre markets in Asia-Pacific'

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Siberian rubythroat recorded in the Nilgiris

DEFENCE

• Lance Naik Manju becomes Indian Army’s first woman sky diver with 10,000 ft jump

EVENTS

• First Edition of World Media Congress in Abu Dhabi

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• NTPC team wins GOLD award in 47th ICQCC-2022

SPORTS

• Indian junior women claim air pistol gold

• Sharath Achanta Kamal becomes first Indian to be elected in ITTF’s Athletes Commission

• 2nd edition of the North East Olympics games concludes in Meghalaya