Current Affairs- March 27, 2023

 

INDIA

• Centre reduces disturbed areas under AFSPA from three North-eastern states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur.
• Four astronauts selected for India’s first Human Space Flight Programme, Gaganyaan completed the first semester of crew training.
• Second Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group meeting to begin at Gandhinagar.
• First Delhi-Dharamshala-Delhi Indigo Flight was flagged off; 2-phase plan for expansion of Dharamshala airport underway.

ECONOMY & CORPORATE

• India’s Net direct tax growth for 2022-23 to slow to 15%; including corporate income tax, personal income tax and the securities transaction tax (STT).
• Union government caps the maximum rate of GST compensation cess on pan masala, cigarettes and other forms of tobacco.

WORLD

• Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu fires Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, after speech to stop proposed judicial overhaul.
• People joined Hong Kong’s first authorised protest since the lifting of major COVID norms under strict rules.
• North Korea test-fires 2 more missiles as U.S. sends carrier; the launches were the North’s seventh missile event this month.

SPORTS

• Mumbai Indians lift inaugural Women’s Premier League trophy beating Delhi Capitals.
• India wins four gold medals in the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi.
• India’s men’s doubles badminton pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty win Swiss Open Super 300 Badminton doubles title in Basel