30 March 2023 : Latest Current Affairs 30th March
Important Current Affairs 30th March 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 30th March including national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 30th March 2023 current affairs then read this article till the end.
Current Affairs of 30th March – National News
1. The start of the government’s New India Literacy Program
◉ The “New India Literacy Project,” a new centrally sponsored program with a budget of over Rs 1000 crore, was recently introduced by the government. It would be implemented between the fiscal years 2022–2023 and 2026–2027.
◉ Five crore non-literates between the ages of 15 and older are the target population for the program.
◉ Surveyors in the States and Union Territories go door to door to collect information to identify the beneficiaries of the program using a mobile app.
2. Giriraj Singh starts a program called “Captive Employment”
◉ In New Delhi, Captive Employers, a novel program under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), was started by Union Minister for Rural Development Giriraj Singh.
◉ Rural poor young will be trained by captive employers, who will then hire trained youth in their main business or subsidiary.
◉ For the first phase, roughly 31,000 rural adolescents would be employed by 19 captive employers.
3. According to the Amrit Bharat Station Program, the government identified 1275 railway stations.
◉ Under the Amrit Bharat Station Program, the government has designated 1275 railway stations for development of railways stations in India.
◉ According to this plan, stations will be continuously developed using a long-term strategy.
◉ To upgrade the amenities at the stations, such as station entrances, waiting areas, restrooms, free Wi-Fi, better passenger information systems, and executive lounges, master plans must be prepared and implemented in stages.
4. To build 7432 public EV charging stations, the center has approved spending Rs 800 crore.
◉ Under the Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric Vehicles (FAME) Programme Phase-2, the Union Government has approved 800 million rupees for the construction of 7432 public fast charging stations across the nation.
◉ In order to develop the infrastructure needed for the widespread usage of electric vehicles, the government created the Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric Vehicles (FAME) India Scheme in 2015.
◉ Approximately 6,586 charging stations are available nationwide at the moment. The ecosystem for charging electric vehicles will be significantly boosted by the installation of the new 7,432 public charging points.
5. In Chennai, the second G20 Framework Working Group conference comes to an end.
◉ Indian G20 Presidency’s second Framework Working Group (FWG) meeting ended in
V. Anantha Nageswaran, the chief economist for India, and Clare Lombardelli, the chief economist for the United Kingdom Treasury, shared leadership of the two-day gathering.
◉ The summit was attended by about 87 delegates from G20 member nations, invited guests, and international organizations.
◉ The Framework Working Group discusses ways to improve policy coordination in order to promote robust, sustainable, balanced, and equitable growth while concentrating on global macroeconomic concerns (SSBIG).
6. In Gurugram, the Aravalli Green Wall Project was launched by the environment minister.
◉ The Aravalli Green Wall Project has been started in Gurugram, Haryana, by environment minister Bhupender Yadav.
◉ The greening of a 5 km buffer zone surrounding the Aravalli Hill Range in four states is a significant project.
◉ Through planting trees, replanting trees, and restoring water bodies, the project will boost Aravalli’s green cover and biodiversity. Also, it will increase the region’s soil fertility, water accessibility, and climate resilience.
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International News
7. India is ranked 144th in the Passport Index Points for 2023, with the United Arab Emirates taking the top spot.
◉ India dropped from 138th to 144th in the annual passport ranking for 2023, a drop of six places.
Financial advice services company Arton Capital has released The Passport Index 2023, which assesses passports from 199 different countries.
◉ The mobility score of each nation, which is based on benefits including visa-free travel, visa on arrival, an eVisa (if used within three days), and electronic travel authorization, determines the rankings.
Banking
8. Surcharges levied by the government on Google Pay and other payment apps
◉ In a circular, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) suggested adding “Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI)” fees to merchant transactions made using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI).
◉ Beginning on April 1, NPCI will impose an interchange fee of up to 1.1 percent on merchant UPI transactions made with prepaid payment instruments.
It would be charged on all UPI payments over Rs 2,000 made to small, large, and online merchants.
Appointment
9. NDTV has nominated UK Sinha and Dipali Goenka as independent directors.
◉ Past Chairman of SEBI KS Sinha and successful businesswoman Dipali Goenka have been chosen to serve as NDTV’s independent directors for a two-year term.
◉ Moreover, NDTV has named U K Sinha as its non-executive chairperson.
Between 2011 and 2017, UK Snha, a veteran bureaucrat, presided over the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Awards
10. Aliya Mir of J&K receives a wildlife conservation award in 2023
◉ Manoj Sinha, the lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir, presented the Wildlife Conservation Award to wildlife environmentalist Aliya Mir.
◉ She becomes the first woman from the Union Territory to win the prize in honor of her local conservation efforts.
◉ In addition, Alia Mir is the first female employee of Wildlife SOS, a division of the Wildlife Rescue Team, in Kashmir.
◉ In order to save snakes and other wild species, Alia Mir’s Wildlife Rescue Hotline, which she founded in 2021, collaborates closely with the Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Protection Agency.
Sports
11. Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy win the Swiss Open doubles championship.
◉ Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, India’s top men’s doubles badminton team, triumph in Basel to claim their first championship of the 2023 campaign.
◉ They won the Swiss Open 2023, a Super 300 competition, by defeating China’s Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang 21-19, 24-22.
◉ This was the fifth World Tour victory of Rankireddy and Shetty’s career and their first BWF (Badminton World Federation) doubles victory of the year.
◉ Both won the French Open, Thailand Open, India Open, and Hyderabad Open in 2022, 2022, and 2022, respectively.
◉ Also winning gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games were Satwik and Chirag.
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