Monthly Current Affairs (Beepedia) December 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI hikes repo rate by 35 bps to 6.25%, cuts FY23 GDP forecast to 6.8%

• Bank credit to MSMEs up 24% in FY22 from pre-Covid level: RBI data

• Growth seen declining in the July-September quarter;shows Q2 GDP numbers

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI hikes debt funds’ limit to 12% in single issuer securities

• Tata Play becomes first firm to file confidential papers with SEBI for IPO

• NSE launches new Nifty Bharat Bond Index

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• KVIC launches its Re-Hab project in Nainital to reduce elephant attacks on humans, farmers’ crops

• NAFED buys 24,000 tonnes moong so far under price support scheme

• Natural farming to be included in the agricultural curriculum- Ministry of Agriculture

NATIONAL

• India, Germany signed Migration and Mobility Agreement to facilitate easier access for people to study, research & work in both countries

• ADNOC Logistics, AG&P sign 11-year charter deal for India import terminal

• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Ko Kaam Karyakram (PMKKK) now named as Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme

INTERNATIONAL

• Australia’s Great Barrier Reef should be put on ‘in danger’ list

• US Air Force unveiled new B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber

• EU and Azerbaijan signed deal for electricity cable under Black Sea

STATES

• J&K Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurates Amar Jawan Shourya Sthal in Reasi

• Real-time Gold ATM: Hyderabad gets India’s first Gold ATM

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

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Only 8.2% of 463 million Jan Dhan accounts are zero balance: RBI report

• Banks’ GNPAs in micro, small enterprise loans stood at 16.8% in FY22: RBI

• Green pathways present a $1.6-trn investment window: World Bank report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• WHO recommends new name for monkeypox disease

• ISRO inks MoU to establish SpaceTech Innovation Network

• NASA set to conduct first global water survey from space

DEFENCE

• Indian Coast Guard Advanced Light Helicopter Mk-III squadron, 840 Sqn (CG), commissioned in Chennai

• Joint Exercise Agni Warrior with Singapore Armed Forces Concludes at Devlali (Maharashtra)

• Indo Nepal Joint Training Exercise “Surya Kiran XVI at Nepal Army Battle Schol, Saljhandi(Nepal)

EVENTS

• Sumangalam Panchmahabhoot Conference Series VAYU- The vital life was held in Bhubaneswar

• 9th World Ayurveda Congress and Arogya Expo 2022 inaugurated in Goa

• First Meeting of the G20 Development Working Group was Held in Mumbai from December 13-16, 2022

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• 3 Indian-Origin Women Scientists recognized as Australia’s ‘Superstars of STEM’

• Governor of Karnataka to present Nadoja Award for three

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

SPORTS

• France’s Stephanie Frappart became first female referee at Men’s World Cup Game

• India’s 77th Grand Master In Chess Is Aditya Mittal

• Satwik and Chirag achieve No. 5 ranking in the BWF World rankings