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Current Affairs-March 25, 2023

 

INDIA

  • Ujjwala Yojana: Union Cabinet extends subsidy of 200 rupees per cylinder for 12 refills annually for beneficiaries for one year.
  • Congress leader Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha after conviction in criminal defamation case.
  • Project Himshakti: Defence Ministry signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited BEL Hyderabad for the procurement of two Integrated Electronic Warfare Systems.
  • Tamil Nadu releases the Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Plan, 2023.
  • Andhra Pradesh passes resolution to provide SC status for Dalit Christians.
  • ICMR releases ethical guidelines for AI usage in healthcare
  • Karnataka scraps reservation of 4% given to Muslims and distributed it to two dominant communities Veerashaiva-Lingayats and Vokkaligas.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

  • Cabinet approves 4 % hike of Dearness Allowance to Central government employees.
  • The first meeting of the Trade and Investment Working Group, under India’s G20 Presidency, will be held in Mumbai
  • The government has scrapped the long-term capital gains treatment (with indexation benefits) for income from debt mutual funds.
  • Government raised the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on futures and options contracts in the stock market by 25%.

WORLD

  • Sri Lanka decides to divest stake in seven state-owned enterprises.
  • The U.S. military carried out multiple air strikes in Syria against Iran-aligned groups.
  • On World Tuberculosis Day, WHO called for intensified actions to eradicate the disease in the South East Asia region.
  • Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that there will be a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan based on joint official statements.

SPORTS

  • India’s Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil wins bronze medal in 10m Air Rifle event of ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship.