Daily Current Affairs 23rd August 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI imposes monetary penalty on M/s Swagatam Marketing Private Limited, Kolkata

• India sees a sharp decline in IT sector's ability to fund the trade deficit

• Centre proposes stricter valuation rules for overseas direct investments

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI joins the Account Aggregator system

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Committee on MSP sets up four sub-groups to discuss key issues

NATIONAL

• India, Iran sign pact to aid movement of seafarers

• EAM Jaishankar unveils bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay

INTERNATIONAL

• Fuel crisis prompts Bangladesh to cut govt office hours to save energy

• India hands over 21,000 tonnes of fertilizer to Sri Lanka

• Greece exits EU's 'enhanced surveillance' framework

STATES

• Govt awards GI tag to Mithila Makhana

• Punjab, Haryana agree to name Chandigarh airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Auto component sector sees record turnover of Rs 4.2 trn in FY22: ACMA

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• ‘Tomato flu’ detected among children in India, says Lancet

• India’s 1st Indigenously Developed Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Unveiled

• New species of long-fingered bat discovered in India, Sri Lanka

DEFENCE

• Defence corridor nets Rs 11,250-crore projects in Uttar Pradesh