Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th-15th May 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI launches ‘100 Days 100 Pays’ campaign for return of unclaimed deposits

• RBI slaps Rs 2.92-cr penalty on Canara Bank for violating norms

• Reserve Bank of India imposes a penalty worth Rs 1.75 crore on HSBC

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI allows FPIs direct access to exchange-traded commodity derivatives

• NPS rule change: PFRDA allows these investors to buy multiple annuities from the same life insurance company

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Wheat procurement up 30% on year crossing 25.2 million tonne

• India bans apple imports, exempts Bhutan

• Agri exports rise 9% to $26.3 bn in FY23

NATIONAL

• Project-SMART: New MoU Signed For Developing Four Stations Along Mumbai-Ahmedabad Rail Corridor

• Mos Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar launched third phase of Thalassemia Bal Sewa Yojana

• India Post Collaborated with CAIT & Tripta for Logistics

INTERNATIONAL

• Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism

• India, Canada to step up talks on movement of skilled workers

STATES

• Varanasi's LBSI airport got India's first reading lounge

• Digital Health Cards With Insurance For Municipal School Children In UP

• Haryana government announced reservation for Backward Classes in urban local bodies

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Kerala Institutional Ranking Framework launched

• Livestock, fishing see highest decadal gross value of output growth- MoSPI

• Bengaluru tops list for best high streets, Hyderabad & Mumbai follow: Knight Frank Report

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• ISRO offers Space science and Technology Awareness Training (START)

• IBM, NASA model to gauge climate change

• ICMR conducte trial run of blood bag delivery by drone

DEFENCE

• SEA PHASE OF ASEAN-INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE – 2023

• 35TH EDITION OF INDO-THAI COORDINATED PATROL (CORPAT)

• Common uniform for brigadiers and above rank officers in Army from August 1

EVENTS

• Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched Harit Sagar Green Port Guidelines to achieve Zero Carbon Emission Goal

• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Startup Forum 2023

• Federation declaresd PK Banerjee’s birth anniversary as AIFF Grassroots Day

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Pulitzer Awards 2023: Literary and Media Persons Bestowed Prizes, Know the List of Titleholders here

• Deepika Padukone appears on cover of TIME magazine

SPORTS

• Asia Cup set to be moved from Pakistan to Sri Lanka

• Verstappen Won Miami in Formula 1’s Latest Red Bull Runaway

• Lionel Messi won Laureus sportsman of the year