Weekly Current Affairs 16th to 22nd August 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI gives Easebuzz in-principle approval for payment aggregator licence

• Uni Cards suspends services after RBI tightens digital lending norms

• RBI stipulates four-tier regulatory structure for urban co-op banks

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI tightens overseas norms for alternative investment and VC funds

• SEBI moves to safeguard demat accounts through block mechanism

• IRDAI organises hackathon; invites innovative solutions for insurance sector

NABARD & Agriculture

• Cabinet provides approval on providing Interest Subvention on Short term Agri Loans

• 4th Advance Estimate of major agricultural crops for 2021-22

NATIONAL

• Cabinet approves signing of Contract between India and France to support ITF activities

• Union minister launches Paalan 1000 campaign

• Grameen Udyami Project launched in Ranchi

INTERNATIONAL

• US, South Korea's Joint Military Drills

STATES

• Asia's largest compressed biogas plant launched in Sangrur

• Sikkim: Welfare schemes for women launched by CM on 75th Independence Day

• MP’s tribal-dominated Mandla has become fully functionally literate district

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India home to 18 of 20 cities with severe rise in PM2.5 – Health Effects Institute

• Factory count rose to 2.46 L, with 1.3 cr workers in FY20 – Annual Survey of Industries

• RBI report projects retail inflation within tolerance band by Q1FY24 – RBI’s State of the Economy Report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• U.K. authorises Moderna’s Omicron-specific booster

• Hyderabad researchers develop India’s first 3D-printed artificial cornea

• Arunachal gets drone-based healthcare services

DEFENCE

• India gifts Dornier aircraft to Sri Lanka

• HAL to set up office in Kualalampur to promote its products and services in South East Asia

• IAF Participation in Exercise PITCH BLACK 2022 at Darwin,Australia

EVENTS

• 9th India-Thailand Joint Commission Meet

• 65th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Canada

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Dadabhai Naoroji’s London home to get Blue Plaque: A look at the history of this honour

• Bangladeshi architect Marina becomes first South Asian to win Lisbon Triennale Lifetime Achievement Award

Sports

• Duleep Trophy to be held in Tamil Nadu

• FIFA Suspends All India Football Federation

• Ireland all rounder Kevin o’Brien retires