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National News
92 Eco-Sensitive Zones, 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas notified in 13 states
- Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed that 92 Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) and 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) have been notified in 13 states of the Indian Himalayan region.
- As part of the wildlife conservation strategy, in the year 2002, it was decided that an area around each protected area requires to be notified as Eco-Sensitive Zone for creating a buffer as further protection around Protected Areas (PAs).
- Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution – Piyush Vedprakash Goyal,Union Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,Maharashtra) – Niranjan Jyoti,Minister of State (Fatehpur,UP) & Ashwini Kumar Choubey,Minister of State (Bhagalpur,Bihar)
Govt allows import of urea through India Potash till March 2024
- The centre has allowed the import of urea through India Potash Limited for another year until March 2024, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- Earlier, it was supposed to be allowed till March 2023.
- Besides India Potash Limited, the import of fertilizer is already allowed through Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, and National Fertilizers under the current policy.
- Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers – Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya,Union Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,Gujarat) – Bhagawanth Khuba,Minister of State (Bidar,Karnataka)
Govt allows import of urea through India Potash till March 2024
- The centre has allowed the import of urea through India Potash Limited for another year until March 2024, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- Earlier, it was supposed to be allowed till March 2023.
- Besides India Potash Limited, the import of fertilizer is already allowed through Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers, and National Fertilizers under the current policy.
- Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers – Mansukh Laxmanbhai Mandaviya,Union Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,Gujarat) – Bhagawanth Khuba,Minister of State (Bidar,Karnataka)
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches DigiClaim for disbursal of claims by farmers through National Crop Insurance Portal
- Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched DigiClaim, under the ambit of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, for claim disbursal through National Crop Insurance Portal.
- With the launch of a DigiClaim Module, the insurance claims of over one thousand 260 crore rupees have been disbursed to insured farmers of six states.
- The states are Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Haryana.
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare – Narendra Singh Tomar,Cabinet Minister (Morena,UP) – Shobha Karandlaje,Minister of State (Udupi Chikmagalur,Karnataka), Kailash Choudhary, Minister of State (Barmer,Rajasthan)
86 % of funds utilised, 69 % of projects completed under Smart City Mission
- The Centre informed that 86 per cent of funds have been utilised and 69 per cent of projects completed under Smart City Mission.
- under this Mission, work orders for 7,799 projects had been issued, of which 5,399 projects have been completed until 3rd March 2023.
- The Minister said, under Smart City Mission, the Centre and State have jointly released 69,685 crore rupees, of which 59,791 crore rupees have been utilised.
- The Minister said, the implementation period of the Smart City Mission had been extended upto June 2023, and all smart cities are expected to complete their projects within the stipulated time.
- The Centre launched Smart City Mission on 25 June 2015.
- One hundred smart cities were selected through four rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2016.
- Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs – Hardeep Singh Puri,Cabinet Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,UP) – Kaushal Kishore, Minister of State (Mohanlalganj,UP)
Targets set by Government under PMUY-2.0 already achieved
- The government has informed that targets set under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY)-2.0 have already been achieved.
- Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said the second phase of the scheme was launched in August 2021, and one crore 60 lakh LPG connections have been provided to the beneficiaries under it.
- He added that eight crore LPG connections were provided to the beneficiaries until September 2019 during the scheme’s first phase.
- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas – Hardeep Singh Puri,Cabinet Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,UP) – Rameshwar Teli, Minister of State (Dibrugarh,Assam)
State News
Odisha makes provision of Rs 250 crores to address malnutrition issues
- In a bid to address malnutrition among adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating mothers and children under six years of age in the state, Odisha Government has made a provision of Rs 250 crore under Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana (MSPY) for 2023-24, said State Women and Child Development Minister Basanti Hembram.
- Keeping it further Odisha Government will invest Rs 3000 crore during the period from 2023-24 to 2027-28 under the scheme Mukhyamantri Sampoorna Pushti Yojana.
- Schemes like Advika and Adolescent Empowerment with a proposed outlay of Rs 5 crore during 2023-24 have been introduced to end child marriage and set adolescents on the path of empowerment.
- The Women and Child Development Department is implementing the scheme like Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) with a proposed outlay of Rs 1,043 crore during 2023-24 to bridge the gap between Recommended Dietary Allowance(RDA) and Average Daily Intake (ADI) and the scheme POSHAN-2.0 to eradicate malnutrition and hunger in children upto six years, adolescent girls from 14 to 18 years, pregnant women and lactating mother.
- Odisha – Bhubaneswar (Capital) – Naveen Patnaik (CM) – Ganeshi Lal (Governor) – Odia (Language)
IOC to invest Rs 61,077 crores in petchem complex at Paradip, Odisha
- India’s top oil company IOC will invest Rs 61,077 crore in building a petrochemical complex at Paradip in Odisha – its largest ever investment at a single location – as it doubles down on its transition plan.
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) – 30/06/1959 (Founded) – New Delhi (HQ) – Shrikant Madhav Vaidya (Chairman)
Karnataka government started Rs 2,800 crores irrigation projects in Krishna basin
- With the aim to facilitate farmers of the Krishna basin, the Karnataka government has started irrigation projects worth Rs 2,800 crores.
- Bommai said the Bhagyalakshmi scheme has benefitted the minorities.
- Bommai said Rs 30,000 crore has been earmarked for SCSP/ TSP act.
- 100 Ambedkar and 50 Kanakadasa Hostels are under construction. Besides, five mega hostels are being built.
- Additional grants are reserved to provide hostel facilities to over one lakh students, added the Chief Minister.
- Karnataka – Bengaluru (Capital) – Basavaraj Bommai (CM) –Thawarchand Gehlot (Governor) – Kannada (Language)
Prime Minister's Mega Integrated Textile region & apparel park in Virudhunagar Tamil Nadu
- Union Minister for Commerce and Textiles Piyush Goyal launched the Prime Minister’s Mega Integrated Textile region and apparel park in Virudhunagar Tamil Nadu via video conference from Chennai.
- The Centre is in the process of setting up seven integrated textile parks in the Country.
- A first of its kind, the textile park is all set up with a higher aim to bring about an opportunity for the growth in South Tamil Nadu.
- The park will be set up at 1056 acres providing one lakh direct employment and 2 lakh indirect employment.
- Tamil Nadu – Chennai (Capital) – MK Stalin (CM) – RN Ravi (Governor) – Tamil (Language)
- Ministry of Textile – Piyush Goyal,Cabinet Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,Maharashtra) – Darshana Jardosh, Minister of State (Surat,Gujarat)
Business and Economy
90% GST paid by top 22% companies
- As much as 90% of the goods and services tax is paid by the top 22% businesses of the country, which have turnover of over Rs 50 crore, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
- Ministry of Finance – Nirmala Sitharaman,Cabinet Minister (Rajya Sabha MP,Karnataka) – Bhagwat Karad, Minister of State (Rajya Sabha MP,Maharashtra) & Pankaj Choudhary, Minister of State (Maharajganj,UP)
Agreements and MoUs signed
Himachal signs MoU with French Agency to improve drinking water, sanitation
- To improve drinking water and sanitation services in five towns of Himachal Pradesh, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Rs 817.12 crore project has been signed by the State Government with the French Development Agency Agence Francaise de Developpment (AFD).
- Under the project, Rs 612 crore would be provided by AFD, whereas the State Government would provide Rs. 204.85 crore.
- Himachal Pradesh – Shimla (Summer), Dharamshala (Winter) (Capital) – Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (CM) – Shiv Pratap Shukla (Governor) –Hindi (Language)
Acquisitions and Mergers
CCI approves LIC AMC's acquisition of management rights over IDBI MF scheme
- The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the proposed combination involving LIC Mutual Fund Asset Management Ltd’s (LIC AMC) acquisition of the management rights over the schemes of IDBI MF from IDBI Asset Management Ltd (IDBI AMC).
- Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) – 1895 (Founded) – New Delhi (HQ) – Sanjiv Bajaj (President)
Appointments
Bandhan Bank appoints Ratan Kumar Kesh as Executive Director
- The board of directors of Bandhan Bank has appointed Ratan Kumar Kesh as Executive Director of the bank effective March 31, 2023, for a period of three years subject to the approval of shareholders.
- Bandhan Bank – 2015 (Founded) – Kolkata, West Bengal (HQ) – Chandra Shekhar Ghosh (MD & CEO) – “Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai” (Tagline)
Awards and Recognitions
Padma Awards 2023
Padma Awards 2023
S.no
Name
Field
State/Country
Padma Vibhushan (6)
1
Shri Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous)
Others – Architecture
Gujarat
2
Shri Zakir Hussain
Art
Maharashtra
3
Shri S M Krishna
Public Affairs
Karnataka
4
Shri Dilip Mahalanabis (Posthumous)
Medicine
West Bengal
5
Shri Srinivas Varadhan
Science & Engineering
United States of America
6
Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Uttar Pradesh
Padma Bhushan (9)
7
Shri S L Bhyrappa
Literature & Education
Karnataka
8
Shri Kumar Mangalam Birla
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
9
Shri Deepak Dhar
Science & Engineering
Maharashtra
10
Ms. Vani Jairam
Art
Tamil Nadu
11
Swami Chinna Jeeyar
Others – Spiritualism
Telangana
12
Ms. Suman Kalyanpur
Art
Maharashtra
13
Shri Kapil Kapoor
Literature & Education
Delhi
14
Ms. Sudha Murty
Social Work
Karnataka
15
Shri Kamlesh D Patel
Others – Spiritualism
Telangana
Padma Shri (91)
16
Dr. Sukama Acharya
Others – Spiritualism
Haryana
17
Ms. Jodhaiyabai Baiga
Art
Madhya Pradesh
18
Shri Premjit Baria
Art
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
19
Ms. Usha Barle
Art
Chhattisgarh
20
Shri Munishwar Chanddawar
Medicine
Madhya Pradesh
21
Shri Hemant Chauhan
Art
Gujarat
22
Shri Bhanubhai Chitara
Art
Gujarat
23
Ms. Hemoprova Chutia
Art
Assam
24
Shri Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous)
Public Affairs
Tripura
25
Ms. Subhadra Devi
Art
Bihar
26
Shri Khadar Valli Dudekula
Science & Engineering
Karnataka
27
Shri Hem Chandra Goswami
Art
Assam
28
Ms. Pritikana Goswami
Art
West Bengal
29
Shri Radha Charan Gupta
Literature & Education
Uttar Pradesh
30
Shri Modadugu Vijay Gupta
Science & Engineering
Telangana
31
Shri Ahmed Hussain & Shri Mohd Hussain *(Duo)
Art
Rajasthan
32
Shri Dilshad Hussain
Art
Uttar Pradesh
33
Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate
Social Work
Maharashtra
34
Shri C I Issac
Literature & Education
Kerala
35
Shri Rattan Singh Jaggi
Literature & Education
Punjab
36
Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia
Social Work
Tripura
37
Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene
Social Work
Assam
38
Shri Rakesh Radheshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Maharashtra
39
Shri Ratan Chandra Kar
Medicine
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
40
Shri Mahipat Kavi
Art
Gujarat
41
Shri M M Keeravaani
Art
Andhra Pradesh
42
Shri Areez Khambatta (Posthumous)
Trade & Industry
Gujarat
43
Shri Parshuram Komaji Khune
Art
Maharashtra
44
Shri Ganesh Nagappa Krishnarajanagara
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
45
Shri Maguni Charan Kuanr
Art
Odisha
46
Shri Anand Kumar
Literature & Education
Bihar
47
Shri Arvind Kumar
Science & Engineering
Uttar Pradesh
48
Shri Domar Singh Kunvar
Art
Chhattisgarh
49
Shri Risingbor Kurkalang
Art
Meghalaya
50
Ms. Hirabai Lobi
Social Work
Gujarat
51
Shri Moolchand Lodha
Social Work
Rajasthan
52
Ms. Rani Machaiah
Art
Karnataka
53
Shri Ajay Kumar Mandavi
Art
Chhattisgarh
54
Shri Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
55
Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane
Social Work
Maharashtra
56
Shri Antaryami Mishra
Literature & Education
Odisha
57
Shri Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa
Art
Karnataka
58
Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal
Science & Engineering
Gujarat
59
Shri Uma Shankar Pandey
Social Work
Uttar Pradesh
60
Shri Ramesh Parmar & Ms. Shanti Parmar *(Duo)
Art
Madhya Pradesh
61
Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi
Medicine
Puducherry
62
Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti
Medicine
Telangana
63
Shri Ramesh Patange
Literature & Education
Maharashtra
64
Ms. Krishna Patel
Art
Odisha
65
Shri K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
Art
Tamil Nadu
66
Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval
Social Work
Kerala
67
Shri Kapil Dev Prasad
Art
Bihar
68
Shri S R D Prasad
Sports
Kerala
69
Shri Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri
Art
Karnataka
70
Shri C V Raju
Art
Andhra Pradesh
71
Shri Bakshi Ram
Science & Engineering
Haryana
72
Shri Cheruvayal K Raman
Others – Agriculture
Kerala
73
Ms. Sujatha Ramdorai
Science & Engineering
Canada
74
Shri Abbareddy Nageswara Rao
Science & Engineering
Andhra Pradesh
75
Shri Pareshbhai Rathwa
Art
Gujarat
76
Shri B Ramakrishna Reddy
Literature & Education
Telangana
77
Shri Mangala Kanti Roy
Art
West Bengal
78
Ms. K C Runremsangi
Art
Mizoram
79
Shri Vadivel Gopal & Shri Masi Sadaiyan *(Duo)
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
80
Shri Manoranjan Sahu
Medicine
Uttar Pradesh
81
Shri Patayat Sahu
Others – Agriculture
Odisha
82
Shri Ritwik Sanyal
Art
Uttar Pradesh
83
Shri Kota Satchidananda Sastry
Art
Andhra Pradesh
84
Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar
Social Work
Andhra Pradesh
85
Shri K Shanathoiba Sharma
Sports
Manipur
86
Shri Nekram Sharma
Others – Agriculture
Himachal Pradesh
87
Shri Gurcharan Singh
Sports
Delhi
88
Shri Laxman Singh
Social Work
Rajasthan
89
Shri Mohan Singh
Literature & Education
Jammu & Kashmir
90
Shri Thounaojam Chaoba Singh
Public Affairs
Manipur
91
Shri Prakash Chandra Sood
Literature & Education
Andhra Pradesh
92
Ms. Neihunuo Sorhie
Art
Nagaland
93
Dr. Janum Singh Soy
Literature & Education
Jharkhand
94
Shri Kushok Thiksey Nawang Chamba Stanzin
Others – Spiritualism
Ladakh
95
Shri S Subbaraman
Others – Archaeology
Karnataka
96
Shri Moa Subong
Art
Nagaland
97
Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram
Social Work
Tamil Nadu
98
Ms. Raveena Ravi Tandon
Art
Maharashtra
99
Shri Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
Literature & Education
Uttar Pradesh
100
Shri Dhaniram Toto
Literature & Education
West Bengal
101
Shri Tula Ram Upreti
Others – Agriculture
Sikkim
102
Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy
Medicine
Tamil Nadu
103
Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma
Medicine
Delhi
104
Ms. Coomi Nariman Wadia
Art
Maharashtra
105
Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous)
Social Work
Arunachal Pradesh
106
Shri Ghulam Muhammad Zaz
Art
Jammu & Kashmir
Sports News
India bag silver, bronze in mixed team events at shooting World Cup
- The mixed team pair of Varun Tomar and Rhythm Sangwan clinching the silver medal, while the pair of Rudrankksh Patil and R Narmada Nithin securing the bronze medal in air rifle event in the ISSF Pistol/Rifle World Cup.
Daily Current Affairs - March 24, 2023 - Consolidated
- 92 Eco-Sensitive Zones, 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas notified in 13 states
- Govt allows import of urea through India Potash till March 2024
- Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches DigiClaim for disbursal of claims by farmers through National Crop Insurance Portal
- 86 % of funds utilised, 69 % of projects completed under Smart City Mission
- Targets set by Government under PMUY-2.0 already achieved
- Odisha makes provision of Rs 250 crores to address malnutrition issues
- Karnataka government started Rs 2,800 crores irrigation projects in Krishna basin
- Prime Minister’s Mega Integrated Textile region & apparel park in Virudhunagar Tamil Nadu
- 90% GST paid by top 22% companies
- Himachal signs MoU with French Agency to improve drinking water, sanitation
- CCI approves LIC AMC’s acquisition of management rights over IDBI MF scheme
- Bandhan Bank appoints Ratan Kumar Kesh as Executive Director
- Padma Awards 2023
- India bag silver, bronze in mixed team events at shooting World Cup
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