Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 19th December 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Account aggregator network: 94 FIUs, 26 FIPs onboarded on RBI’s financial data-sharing system

• Russian companies enter Indian e-trade platforms

• GST panel relaxes prosecution norms

NATIONAL

• Nitin Gadkari inaugurates and lays foundation stone of 8 National Highway projects worth Rs 1800 crore at Igatpuri, Nashik, Maharashtra

• Mansukh Mandaviya launches e-consultancy services under e-Sanjeevani initiative in Telangana

INTERNATIONAL

• Citizenship path to be eased for 6 minority groups from 3 nations

STATES

• Tamil Nadu government makes Aadhaar compulsory for all of its schemes

• Friends Of Library Scheme Launched In Tamil Nadu To Promote Reading

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Global coal production to hit record high 8.3bn tonnes in 2022

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India & SriLanka to launch ferry service between Kankesanthurai and Pondicherry

• Adani group to invest Rs 10,700 crore to expand Lucknow airport

• Bengaluru Cantt railway station to be developed as world-class terminal

EVENTS

• Ministry of Education organizes one-day Consultation Workshop on Reimagining Vocational Education and Career Guidance for School Students

• The 63rd Session of the IHRC will be organized on 18-19 December 2022 at Uttar Pradesh State Archives

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Sargam Koushal wins Mrs World 2022, crown back in India after 21 years

• Sonakshi Sinha named as PETA India's 2022 ‘Person of the Year’ title

SPORTS

• Chahat Arora sets national record in women's 50m breaststroke

• Neeraj Chopra surpasses Usain Bolt to become world's most written-about athlete in 2022