Weekly Current Affairs 23rd-30th November 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Banks' overnight SDF balances eligible for LCR computation: RBI

• Forex reserves rise by $2.5 bn to $547.25 bn

• FDI equity inflows dip 14 pc during April-September to USD 26.9 billion

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI extends one-time stock option settlement scheme by two months

• T+1 settlement of all F&O stocks pushed to Jan 2023; transition to be done at one go

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• PM KISAN coverage crosses 100 million; up from 31 million at the beginning of the scheme

• Rabi area coverage has increased by 24.13 lakh ha over last year

• Govt lifts ban on exports of organic non-basmati rice

NATIONAL

• Railways to export Vande Bharat trains by 2025-26

• Egyptian President Sisi to be chief guest at Republic Day celebrations

• Govt. gives extension to Foreign Secretary Kwatra till April 2024

INTERNATIONAL

• Anwar Ibrahim sworn in as Prime Minister of Malaysia

• Lt. Gen Asim Munir appointed as the new Army Chief of Pakistan

• Canada launches Indo-Pacific strategy to boost military and cyber security

STATES

• Tamil Nadu gets its first biodiversity heritage site

• Post Harvest Management and Rural Collection Center in Tripura

• Uttarakhand hires McKinsey to help reach GDP target

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Karnataka has highest installed grid-interactive renewable power capacity in India: RBI report

• India's GDP growth may average 6.3% between 2021 and 2030: S&P report

• Urban unemployment rate drops for fifth quarter to 7.2%: NSO survey

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Agni-3: India successfully test-fires intermediate range ballistic missile

• India’s 1st private launchpad for Chennai startup Agnikul Cosmos inaugurated at Sriharikota

• World’s first nasal COVID vaccine by Bharat Biotech cleared for restricted emergency use

DEFENCE

• 13th bilateral naval exercise Naseem Al Bahr-2022

• JOINT HADR EXERCISE SAMANVAY - 2022 TO COMMENCE AT AIR FORCE STATION AGRA

• Stealth-guided missile destroyer Mormugao delivered to Indian Navy

EVENTS

• UNICEF, National Film Development Corporation join hands

• Manipur Sangai ‘Festival of Oneness 2022’ begins

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Uma Sharma receives Sumitra Charat Ram Award

• Champions of the Earth 2022: India’s Purnima Devi Barman honoured with UN’s highest environmental award

• Restoration Of Mumbai's 100-Year-Old Museum Wins UNESCO Award

SPORTS

• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announces the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2021

• Vishwanath, Vanshaj and Devika clinch gold medals