Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 21st January 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Ministry of Commerce relaxes EPCG norms to promote ease of doing business

• Moody's upgrades ratings for PNB, Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda to 'Baa3'

• All-India Consumer Price Index numbers for Agricultural & Rural Labourers – December, 2022

NATIONAL

• IREDA signed an MoU with MNRE for setting annual performance targets for year 2022-23

INTERNATIONAL

• U.S. designated Wagner group an international ‘criminal organisation’

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Mukesh Ambani ranked number 2 globally on Brand Guardianship Index 2023

• Fresh formal job creation stays below 1 million in November: EPF data

• Jio is India's strongest brand, ranked ninth globally- Brand Finance

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Pyramid-like Ahom burial mounds in Assam to vie for UNESCO World Heritage Site tag

DEFENCE

• Overseas Deployment of ICGS SHAURYA and RAJVEER to Bangladesh

EVENTS

• G20's First Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) Meeting

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Nepalese ophthalmologist Dr Sanduk Ruit won Bahrain's ISA Award for Service to Humanity