30 March 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 30th March
Important Current Affairs 30th March 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 30th March about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 30th March 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 30th March – National
1. The Living Root Bridges of Meghalaya have been added to UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
◉ Jingkieng Jri, or Living Root Bridge, which can be found in over 70 villages across Meghalaya and highlights the socio-cultural, social, and botanical connections between people and nature, has been added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites (UNESCO).
◉ Villagers cultivate the living root bridges by training the ficus elastica tree on both sides of water bodies over a 10- to the 15-year period, with the roots forming the bridge.
2. The government has set a goal of building 220 new airports by 2025.
◉ Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia revealed that India’s government has set a goal of developing 220 new airports by 2025, citing the Civil Aviation industry as a crucial component of the country’s economy.
◉ “In the next four years, cargo flights for perishable food commodities will be increased by 30%, with 133 new flights,” Scindia said. The government plans to construct 33 new domestic freight ports, 15 new pilot training schools, create more jobs, and put a greater emphasis on the drone industry.
3. Piyush Goyal officially opens the Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre in Dubai.
◉ During his visit to Dubai to participate in the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Indian Jewellery Exposition Centre (IJEX) building.
◉ During the introduction of IJEX, the minister urged the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPCexport )’s members to aim for a USD 100 billion annual export objective, up from the existing USD 35 billion.
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International News
4. Hurun Global U40 Self-Made Billionaires 2022: India is rated fourth; the United States is first.
◉ Hurun Research Institute has produced the Hurun Global Forty and Under Self-Made Billionaires 2022 report, which lists the world’s self-made billionaires aged forty and under (in US dollars).
◉ According to the Hurun Report 2022, there are 87 Self-Made Billionaires in the globe aged 40 and younger, an increase of 8 from the previous year. With 37 self-made billionaires, the United States tops the list. With 25 billionaires, China comes in second, followed by the United Kingdom (8), India (6), and Sweden (3) in the top five.
Banking (Current Affairs 30th March)
5. ICICI and HDFC Bank will buy a 15% interest in IDRCL.
◉ ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank have agreed to invest in India Debt Resolution Company Ltd for a 15% interest (IDRCL). The IDRCL was founded in India to manage distressed assets.
◉ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Ministry of Finance’s Department of Economic Affairs both gave their assent to the agreement. To clean up problematic loans, IDRCL collaborates with the National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd (NARCL).
6. India’s GDP growth is expected to be 7.2 per cent in FY23, according to ICRA.
◉ The growth prediction for India’s GDP in 2022-23 (FY23) has been cut to 7.2 per cent by the rating agency ICRA. Previously, this rate was 8%.
◉ The ICRA Ltd. forecasts 8.5 per cent GDP growth for 2021-22 (FY22), which is lower than the official advance estimate of 8.9 per cent from the National Statistical Office.
Appointment
7. FedEx Indian-new American’s CEO is Raj Subramaniam.
◉ FedEx, the world’s largest courier service firm, has selected Raj Subramaniam as its new CEO.
◉ He will succeed Frederick W Smith, the company’s founder. Subramaniam is the President and Chief Operating Officer of FedEx at the moment.
8. Uday Kotak has declared that he will stand down as Chairman of the Board of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) once his term ends on April 2, 2022.
◉ CS Rajan has been appointed as Chairman of the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).
◉ The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has named CS Rajan, Managing Director of IL&FS, as Chairman and Managing Director for six months, effective April 3.
Awards
9. Mirabai Chanu, an Olympic silver medalist in weightlifting, received the 3rd edition of the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year award in 2021.
◉ Last year, Chanu made history by becoming the first Indian weightlifter to win a silver medal at the Summer Olympics.
◉ Shafali Verma, a young Indian opener, received the ‘BBC Emerging Player award.
10. At the National Water Awards 2022, Uttar Pradesh has named the best state.
◉ The 3rd National Water Awards were presented in New Delhi by India’s President, Ram Nath Kovind.
◉ The National Water Awards recognise outstanding achievements in the field of water resource management. The Jal Shakti Ministry launched the first National Water Award in 2018.
Sports
11. For the first time since 1986, Canada has qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
◉ For the first time in 36 years, Canada has qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup after defeating Jamaica 4-0 in Toronto. For the first time since Mexico in 1986, the North American nation has qualified for the finals.
◉ Canada has qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time since 1986, finishing first in the CONCACAF qualification group.
Science
12. West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar unveiled PARAM Shakti, a petascale supercomputer at IIT Kharagpur.
◉ West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar dedicated the PARAM Shakti supercomputer to the nation, which would help IIT Kharagpur expedite research and development.
◉ A supercomputer is a computer that is extremely fast and is utilised for advanced scientific applications. Computing systems capable of doing at least 1015 floating-point operations per second are referred to as petascale (1 petaFLOPS).
Book and Author
13. K Syam Prasad Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has released a book titled ‘Spoorthi Pradatha Sri Somayya’ authored by Syam Prasad.
◉ The book is based on the life of late Shri Somepalli Somaiah, an Andhra Pradesh social worker.
◉ He urged young people to commit their lives to help others. Somepalli Somaiah was born in the Prakasham district’s “Parlamili” hamlet in 1927.
Important day
14. World Piano Day 2022 is on March 29th.
◉ World Piano Day is celebrated yearly on the 88th day of the year (usually on March 29th or 28th), which corresponds to the number of keys on a piano, with the goal of honouring the Piano, an acoustic, keyboard, stringed percussion instrument.
◉ The date for World Piano Day 2022 is March 29th, 2022. The World Piano Day 2023 will take place on March 29, 2023.
Obituary
15. B.B. Gurung, the former Chief Minister of Sikkim, has died.
◉ Bhim Bahadur Gurung, Sikkim’s third Chief Minister, died at his home in Lumsui, Gangtok, Sikkim.
◉ B. Gurung worked as a teacher and a staff reporter for the Amrita Bazar Patrika, a Calcutta (Kolkata)-based daily, and he also edited Kanchenjunga, Sikkim’s first news-based Nepali journal.
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