Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th-15th March 2025

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Forex reserves decline by $1.78 billion to $638.698 billion, shows RBI data

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Total digital payment transactions grow by 46% from 8,839 crore in FY 2021-22 to 18,737 crore in FY 2023-24

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Fisheries Startup Conclave 2.0 in Hyderabad

NATIONAL

• India and Ireland to set up a joint panel on economic issues

INTERNATIONAL

• Donald Trump doubles U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium

STATES

• Karnataka adopts 3 Bills for loanees

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India second-largest arms importer after Ukraine in 2020-24: SIPRI

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Department of Posts Signs MoU with Foundation for Science Innovation and Development (FSID), Indian Institute of Science (IISC), for documentation of Technology Architecture for Digital Address DPI

DEFENCE

• Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Rs 2,906 crore contract signed with BEL for Low-level Transportable Radar (Ashwini) for IAF

EVENTS

• Yoga Mahotsav-2025

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton win the AM Turing Award 2024

SPORTS

• Rohit climbs to third in ODI rankings