Weekly Current Affairs 9th - 15th September 2022

RBI, Banking and Economy

• RBI to make a 'whitelist' of legal platforms for eradication of illegal loan apps

• Direct tax increases by 35.5% to Rs 6.48 trillion in FY23: Govt

• Retail inflation rises to 7% in August as food prices surge; IIP growth eases to 2.4 percent

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI gives in-principle approval to Helios Capital to start mutual fund business

• Former SEBI chief Damodaran to head committee to boost PE/VC investments

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Ministry of Agriculture & FICCI launch joint initiative to attract PPP in agriculture

• Govt sets 2022-23 grain production target at 328 mt, up 4% on year

• Agribazaar Launches ‘Kisan Safalta Card’ for Agri Financing

NATIONAL

• Maitree Super Thermal Power Project

• PM Matsya Sampada Yojana completes Two years; to generate 68 lakh employments by the end of 2024-25

• MeitY Startup Hub and Meta collaborate to accelerate XR technology startups in India

INTERNATIONAL

• Mongolian President gifts horse 'Tejas' to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

• U.S. nod to $40 mn aid to Sri Lanka

• India-Japan 2+2 Dialogue

STATES

• Rajasthan CM Gehlot to launch 100 days’ employment scheme for needy families in urban areas

• Gujarat: National Maritime Heritage Complex to build in Lothal

• Cheetahs to arrive in MP’s Kuno National Park from Namibia on Sep 17

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• UNDP Human Development Index2021: India Ranks 132 out of 191 Countries

• Fortune India Rich List 2022: 142 billionaires worth $832 billion

• India June quarter GDP growth second worst among G20 nations: OECD

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• India’s Agnikul Cosmos secures first patent for 3D-printed rocket engine

• A Gaganyaan to be done by end of 2023 or beginning of 2024

DEFENCE

• Award of MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (Military) TO Admiral SUNIL LANBA (RETD) BY Government of Singapore

• DRDO & Indian Army successfully conduct six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile system off Odisha coast

• Japan-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise – Jimex 2022

EVENTS

• NMCG Organises 10th Edition Of Webinar Series 'Igniting Young Minds, Rejuvenating Rivers'

• IDF World Dairy Summit 2022

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Indian Army chief General Manoj Pande was conferred the title of Honorary General of the Nepali Army

SPORTS

• World Cup shooting in Bhopal

• Neeraj Chopra wins Diamond League Finals