Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 16th-22nd April 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI allows AU Small Finance Bank, Equitas Bank to deal with foreign exchange

• Oil-Marketing companies Got Rs 800 crore to set up over 7,000 fast-charging stations

• US emerged as India's biggest trading partner in FY23 at $128.55 billion

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Sebi bars ex-Care Ratings MD & CEO Rajesh Mokashi for two years

• Arohan Financial Services raised Rs 730 crore in share sale to private equity investors

• Private equity and venture capital funds' investments decline 4 % to USD 5.3 billion in March

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Fasal tied up with SBI to assist farmers get easy accessibility to loans

• India signed MoU with World Food Programme for sending wheat to Afghanistan

• Aavishkaar Capital invested Rs 16 crore in INI Farms

NATIONAL

• EC organises hackathon to identify loopholes in poll process

• AIM, NITI Aayog, and UNCDF Team Up to Make India a Global Agri-tech Leader, Expand Innovations to Developing Economies

• Assam and Arunachal Pradesh sign agreement to settle boundary dispute

INTERNATIONAL

• India, Peru hold 2nd Joint Commission Meeting

• Narayan Prasad Saud becomes Nepal’s new foreign minister

• Nepal becomes founding member of International Big Cats Alliance

STATES

• Andhra Pradesh Govt Changes Name Of Greenfield Seaport In Srikakulam

• Andhra Govt Lays Foundation Stone For Rs 4,362 Crore Mulapeta Port In Srikakulam

• Himachal Pradesh govt notifies implementation of old pension scheme with effect from Apr 1,2023

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India’s population 142.8 crore, up 1.56% in a year: UN population report

• India keeps climbing internet speed index in global ranking – Ookla

• India retains third spot as a unicorn hub - Hurun report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Origins by Mahindra signs Mitsubishi Electric for $222 mn Chennai project

• China's first satellite offering high-precision rainfall monitoring launched

• Researchers from Central University of Odisha find new freshwater edible fish from Koraput

DEFENCE

• Army Commanders Conference to by organised in hybrid format from 17 April 2023

• Exercise Orion: Bilateral military drill between IAF, French Air and Space Force starts in France

• South Korea,US and Japan begin trilateral missile defence exercise in international waters of East Sea

EVENTS

• Confederate of Indian Industry (CII) co-organizes Digital Health Summit 2023 with Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare

• Ministry of Panchayati Raj prepares to celebrate National Panchayat Awards Week from 17th April to 21st April 2023 to commemorate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 2.0

• Two-day Global Conference on Compressed Biogas to commence in New Delhi on April 17

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Amit Shah honours social worker Appasaheb Dharmadhikari with Maharashtra Bhushan Award

• Miss India 2023 winner is Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan

• Indian-American CEO Raj Subramaniam presented with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

SPORTS

• Erling Haaland ties record for most goals in 38-game EPL season

• Venkatesh Iyer becomes second KKR batter to score IPL hundred after Brendon McCullum

• Chennai to host Asian Champions Trophy in August 2023