Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 16th-22nd May 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Moody’s pegs Indian economy’s growth for FY25 at 6.6%

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• April trade gap hits $19 bn as imports outpace exports

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Google Arts and Culture launches digital exhibition on millets

NATIONAL

• India Proposes Digital Competition Bill, 2024 Against Tech Giants

INTERNATIONAL

• U.N. forecasts 2.7% growth for world economy

STATES

• Pine Needle Power Projects

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases 2024

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• China’s High Energy Photon Source

DEFENCE

• Army gets 27,000 AK-203 rifles through joint venture

EVENTS

• India to facilitate the first-ever focused working group discussions on Antarctic tourism at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in Kochi

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Sri Ravi Shankar Receives First Stamp Released Commemorating Completion Of 200 Years Of Indian Origin Tamils In Sri Lanka

SPORTS

• Deepthi wins 400m with world record time