Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 31st December 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Centre's fiscal deficit for April-November period at 58.9% of FY23 target

• Core sector picks up sharply to grow at 5.4% in November: Govt data

• India's forex reserve falls by $691 mn to to USD 562.808 billion

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI asks exchanges to set up a system protecting against broker's technical glitch

NABARD &AGRICULTURE

• Total area under wheat gone up by 3.59% till December 2022; highest area in Uttar Pradesh

• Govt allows import of lentils, vegetable oil at lower duty until March 2024

• Ministry of Rural Development launches Prajjwala Challenge inviting ideas, solutions and actions to transform rural economy

NATIONAL

• PM flags off Vande Bharat Express connecting Howrah to New Jalpaiguri via video conferencing

• India Australia Economic and Cooperation Trade Agreement has come into force

• India, Cyprus ink defence cooperation agreement

INTERNATIONAL

• Serbia publishes commemorative postage stamps to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav

• Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn-in as Israel's new Prime Minister

• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated first Metro rail in Dhaka

STATES

• Maharashtra has become the first state to pass the Lokayukta Bill

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• IIT Roorkee, AIIMS Delhi develop SwasthGarbh app providing real-time medical support to pregnant women

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• IACP 2022 Award

SPORTS

• South Africa's Farhaan Behardien announced retirement