Weeekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th-15th August 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Can pay ₹5 lakh in taxes via UPI soon

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Pine Labs-owned Setu launches UPI-focused payments platform

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• PM-KUSUM scheme – Recent Updates

NATIONAL

• New Bill to give statutory powers to Railway Board

INTERNATIONAL

• India and New Zealand Sign Bilateral Custom Cooperation Agreement

STATES

• Chhattisgarh approves country’s third largest tiger reserve

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• The State of Healthcare in Rural India, 2024 report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana listed on the IUCN Red List

DEFENCE

• INDIA- SRI LANKA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE MITRA SHAKTI COMMENCES IN MADURU OYA, SRI LANKA

EVENTS

• Government of India has declared August 23rd as "National Space Day" to celebrate the remarkable success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission

SPORTS

• PB-BCL sign landmark deal to promote cricket