Daily Current Affairs (Beepedia) 30th March 2023

RBI, Banking and Economy

• NPCI partners with payment aggregators for merchant transactions through credit cards on UPI

• Air India secures Rs 14,000 crore from State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda

• Punjab National Bank approves to raise Rs 12,000 cr in capital in FY24

SEBI and FINANCIAL AWARENESS

• SEBI to set up corporate debt market development fund with Rs 3,000 crore initial corpus from MFs

NABARD & AGRICULTURE

• Agri exports show 6.04% rise during Apr 22 – Jan 23 over the corresponding period of the previous FY

NATIONAL

• Defence Ministry signed three contracts worth about 5400 crore rupees to bolster defence capabilities

• Comprehensive arrangements on Health for Haj pilgrims

INTERNATIONAL

• Tanzania announced outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease

• India and Romania signed agreement for ‘practical cooperation between armed forces’

REPORTS AND INDEXES

• India ranks at 144th spot in 2023, sees the largest global drop - Passport Index

DEFENCE

• Indian Coast Guard Conducts Regional Search And Rescue (SAR) Exercise in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh

• INDIA- AFRICA JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE ‘AFINDEX-23’ CONCLUDED AT FOREIGN TRAINING NODE, AUNDH, PUNE

EVENTS

• New India Literacy Programme launched to cover target of 5 crore non-literates in age group of 15 years and above

AWARDS AND REWARDS

• Naveen Jindal Got Lifetime Achievement award from University of Texas

SPORTS

• India end SAFF U-17 Women’s Championship campaign with loss to Russia, finish third on table