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

RBI, Banking and Economy

• Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 (Series II) – Issue Price

• RBI decides to withdraw incremental CRR by October 7 in phased manner

• Reserve Bank of India makes banks' investment norms more rigid

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency files IPO papers with SEBI

NATIONAL

• Delhi In Dili: India To Open Embassy In Timor-Leste

• Launch of the Global Biofuel Alliance (GBA)

• President of India to Inaugurate ‘First Global Symposium on Farmers' Rights’

INTERNATIONAL

• US affirms to host 2026 G20 Summit

• US, India, Saudi, EU unveil rail, ports deal on G20 sidelines

• India and Saudi Arabia sign Agreement on Cooperation in Energy Sector

STATES

• Salem sago of Tamil Nadu gets GI tag

• Goa Governor launches ‘Mashaal’ for 37th National Games

• Jharkhand Cabinet approves 1k pension for transgender community, inclusion in backward classes category

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• 2023 WMO Air Quality and Climate Bulletin

• Circular business models can attract $7 billion to India by 2035

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• IIM Indore Joins Forces With NSDC To Revolutionize Skill Development

• Scientists fabricated optically active flexible biodegradable polymer-nanocomposite films

• Researchers discover ‘white’ sambar in Cauvery wildlife sanctuary

DEFENCE

• IAF chief takes delivery of first C-295 transport aircraft in Spain

• Indian Coast Guard participated in 19th Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting (HACGAM) in Istanbul, Türkiye

• World's Highest Fighter Airfield To Come Up In Ladakh's Nyoma

EVENTS

• Chhattisgarh: Union Home Minister Amit Shah to launch "parivartan yatra" from Dantewada in Bastar division

• G20 New Delhi Leaders Declaration agrees to form new Working Group on Empowerment of Women

• G20 Summit in India: PM Modi hands over G20 Presidency gavel to Brazil's President

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Indian-American physician-author Siddhartha Mukherjee on UK non-fiction prize longlist

• CSIR’s Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar awards for 2022 announced

• Vijayawada gets IGBC’s ‘Green Railway Station’ certification with platinum rating

SPORTS

• Street 20: Street Child Cricket World Cup to be held in Chennai from Sept 22

• Novak Djokovic won 24th Grand Slam title at US Open 2023

• SAFF U-16 Championships: India beats Bangladesh in final