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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI policy: MPC keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.5%, shifts stance to neutral

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• India makes pledge of $300 million for WHO programme

NABARD and AGRICULTURE

• Cabinet approves continuation of supply of free Fortified Rice under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and other welfare schemes from July, 2024 to December, 2028

NATIONAL

• Cabinet approves development of National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC), Lothal, Gujarat

INTERNATIONAL

• General Assembly Elects 18 Members to Human Rights Council for 2025-2027 Term

STATES

• Rajasthan to launch new mineral policy to boost revenue, streamline mining

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• Empowering Rural India: NABARD Survey on Rural Financial Inclusion

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• Bihar gets green light for second tiger reserve in Kaimur

DEFENCE

• 3rd EDITION OF INDIAN NAVY'S NAVAL INNOVATION AND INDIGENISATION SEMINAR (SWAVLAMBAN – 2024)

EVENTS

• India Participates in 44th Session of Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson share Nobel prize on Economics for work on wealth inequality

SPORTS

• Harmanpreet Singh emerges as most expensive player in Hockey auction