CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 28th MARCH, 2023

CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 28^th MARCH, 2023

1. Assam Rifles considered the oldest and most decorated Para Military Force of the country, celebrated its 188^th Raising Day on 24 March, 2023.
2. The Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling Against Racism and Racial Discrimination is an annual event that is observed from 21 to 27 March. The purpose of this week is to oppose human rights violations, injustices, and racial discrimination that people face around the world.
3. At an event held in Tikli Village, Haryana to commemorate the International Day of Forests, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav, unveiled the Aravalli Green Wall Project, which aims to green the 5 km buffer area around the Aravalli Hill Range in four states.
4. The highest civilian honor in Kerala, the ‘Kerala Jyothi’ was awarded to the writer M T Vasudevan Nair.
5. The Defence Ministry on 23 March 2023, signed two contracts worth over Rs 3,700 crore with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for radars and receivers, which will enhance the operational capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
6. Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the Regional Conference on ‘Drug Trafficking’ in Bengaluru on 24 March, 2023.
7. A team of scientists from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has discovered a new species of Moray Eel fish from the Cuddalore coast in Tamil Nadu. The species has been named after Tamil Nadu as ‘Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis’ with common name as Tamil Nadu brown moray eel.
8. Recently, during the ongoing tensions between India and China at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Indian Army and Air Force carried out a 96-hour joint exercise named ‘Vayu Prahar’ in the eastern region.
9. The Government of Uttar Pradesh and Quality Council of India, on 23 March 2023, launched the ‘Uttar Pradesh Quality Mission’ (Uttar Pradesh Gunvatta Sankalp) at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
10. Infosys has announced the retirement of Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw as Independent Director of the Board, effective 22 March, 2023, upon completion of her tenure.
11. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced an extension of the subsidy of Rs 200 per LPG cylinder under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for one year.
12. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveiled the State Youth Policy and a Youth Portal on 23 March, 2023.
13. On 25 March 2023, General Manoj Pande, the Chief of Army Staff, presented the prestigious ‘President’s Standards’ (Nishan) to four Armoured Regiments of the Indian Army at an event in Suratgarh military station in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district.
14. On 26 March 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched ‘LVM3-M3 OneWeb India-2 Mission’ from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) Sriharikota Range (SHAR) in Andhra Pradesh.
15. ICICI Lombard General Insurance has introduced an industry-first feature for health insurance policyholders called ‘Anywhere Cashless’, which allows them to receive cashless facilities at any hospital, regardless of whether or not it is currently part of ICICI Lombard’s hospital network.
16. On 26 March, 2023 Malayalam comedy superstar and Politician Innocent Vareed Thekkethala passed away in Kochi, Kerala, at the age of 75.