Weekly Current Affairs (Beepedia) 9th - 15th May 2024

RBI, Banking and Economy

• India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: U.N.

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• ICICI Bank enables NRI customers to use international mobile number to make UPI payments in India

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• World Bank Report on Agri-food System

NATIONAL

• Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship signs MoU with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to conduct two Pilot Projects under the Drone Didi Yojana

INTERNATIONAL

• India backs Palestine’s bid for full UN membership

STATES

• Kerala Temples Ban Oleander After Woman’s Death

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• 2024 Work Trend Index

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• ISRO Successfully Tests 3D-Printed Rocket Engine

DEFENCE

• Coast Guard, Hindalco ink MoU for manufacturing indigenous marine-grade aluminum for ships

EVENTS

• SENIOR NATIONALS SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP – 2024

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Dr Soumya Swaminathan to be awarded honourary doctorate by Canada’s McGill University

SPORTS

• P Shyaamnikhil of Tamil Nadu becomes India’s 85th Chess Grandmaster