28 March 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 28th March
Important Current Affairs 28th March 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 28th March including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 28th March 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 28th March – National News
1. Whitefield (Kadugodi) for Krishnarajapura Metro Line was opened by PM Modi.
◉ Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the opening of the Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line in a tweet.
◉ He stated that through enhancing local connectivity and transportation, this new metro line will improve Bengaluru residents’ “Ease of Living.”
◉ The 13.71 km Reach-1 extension project, part of Bangalore Metro Phase 2, that extends to the Krishnarajapura Metro Line, was officially launched by the prime minister.
◉ A rough estimate of the project’s final cost was Rs. 4250 crores.
2. Lord Basaveshwara and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda statues are unveiled in Bengaluru by Amit Shah.
◉ The statues of Lord Basaveshwara Ji and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Ji were unveiled on the grounds of the State Legislature in Bengaluru, Karnataka, by Shri Amit Shah, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation.
◉ The historical personalities Lord Basaveshwara and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda both hail from the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
◉ To those who are elected to the assembly, these monuments will continue to convey Basavanna ji and Kempegowda ji’s message of social justice, democracy, good government, and growth.
3. By 2024, India’s transportation infrastructure will be on par with that of the US.
◉ By 2024, the nation’s highway infrastructure, according to Nitin Gadkari, India’s Union Road Transport and Highways Minister, will be on par with that of the United States.
◉ According to him, the government is pursuing this objective in a time-limited “mission mode,” which involves building green motorways and rail over bridges.
◉ By the deadline given, these initiatives hope to bring India’s roadway infrastructure up to US standards.
4. Cheetah Sasha passes away in MP’s Kuno National Park from kidney disease.
◉ At the Kuno National Park in MP, India, a Namibian cheetah went away.
◉ Sasha the cheetah was apparently in good health when it was sent to India on September 17, 2022, but a kidney infection was later found.
◉ This incident was a setback for the initiative to increase the number of cheetahs in the nation.
5. ‘Ironman’ The first person to swim from the Gateway of India to the Elephanta Caves was Krishna Prakash.
◉ Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Krishna Prakash swam from Mumbai’s Gateway of India to the Elephanta Caves as part of the “Drowning Prevention Awareness” campaign.
In just 5 hours 26 minutes, he finished the expedition’s 16.20 kilometers, becoming the first person in history to do it.
◉ The IPS officer broker has broken records in athletic events several times before. One of the toughest sporting competitions in the world, the Ironman Triathlon, finished by him in 2017.
◉ In this three-day competition, competitors must finish a 3.8-kilometer swim, a 180.2-kilometer bike ride, and a 42.2-kilometer run in 16 to 17 hours.
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International News
6. China bailed out “Belt & Road” nations for $240 billion, according to a study.
◉ According to a recent study by academics at the World Bank, Harvard Kennedy School, AidData, and Kiel Institute for the World Economy, China spent over $240 billion between 2008 and 2021 helping 22 poor nations that were having trouble repaying loans for Belt and Road infrastructure projects.
◉ According to a newly released report, China helped 22 developing countries that were having trouble repaying loans for the Belt and Road infrastructure projects with over $240 billion between 2008 and 2021.
7. Dilma Rousseff, a former president of Brazil, has been named the next head of the BRICS New Development Bank.
◉ Dilma Vana Rousseff, a former president of Brazil, has been chosen to lead the New Development Bank (NDB), commonly known as the BRICS bank and a multinational financial institution founded by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
◉ Marcus Troyjo is replaced in the job by her. From January 2011 until August 2016, economist Dilma Rousseff presided over the Federative Republic of Brazil for two consecutive terms.
Banking
8. Crunchfish and IDFC First Bank collaborate to showcase offline retail payments
◉ The Swedish business Crunchfish and IDFC First Bank have established a partnership to conduct a pilot project to show off offline retail payments.
◉ The bank will take part in a pilot initiative being run by the Central Bank of India (RBI) to facilitate offline payments.
◉ The project intends to give users and merchants access to digital payment services even in places without network connectivity.
◉ The Indian payment ecosystem will benefit from this project’s assistance for offline retail payments based on a Digital Cash platform.
One of the initial few institutions to take part in this HDFC Bank trial project is IDFC FIRST Bank.
Obituaries
9. Innocent, the master of comedy in Malayalam, dies at the age of 75
◉ Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, a Malayalam comic icon who appeared in more than 750 movies and was elected as an independent MP for the Chalakkudy district in the 16th Lok Sabha elections, has died at the age of 75.
◉ Also, for 18 years, he served as president of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA).
◉ His last film role was in the Prithviraj and 2022 flick “Kaduva,” and his farewell film, “Paachuvum Albhuthavilakkum,” is scheduled to hit theatres on April 28.
◉ In addition to acting, the author wrote five books based on his personal experiences.
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