31 March 2022 : Latest Current Affairs 31st March
Important Current Affairs 31st March 2022
In this article, we will discuss all the Current Affairs of 31st March about national, international, banking, finance, sports, awards, and many others. So if you are interested to know about the latest 31st March 2022 current affairs then read this article till the end.
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Current Affairs of 31st March – National
1. Assam and Meghalaya have agreed to settle a five-decade-old boundary dispute in six locations.
◉ In the presence of the Union Home Minister, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma signed a contract to end the long-running border dispute in six out of twelve locations along the 884.9-kilometer border between the two states.
◉ The day is known as “Historic Day” because it ends a five-decade-old boundary dispute between Assam and Meghalaya. Meghalaya has also had concerns with the Assam Reorganisation Act, 1971, since its separation from Assam in 1972.
2. Maharashtra has launched a program to provide personal loans to inmates.
◉ The Maharashtra government has implemented a scheme that allows inmates to receive personal loans from banks of up to Rs. 50,000 to help their families better their living conditions and cover legal bills.
◉ In our country, it will be a first-of-its-kind effort. Under the scheme, the Maharashtra State Co-operative Bank will grant loans up to 50,000 at a 7% interest rate.
3. The government of Karnataka has introduced the Vinaya Samarasya initiative.
◉ The Karnataka government has announced the Vinaya Samarasya Yojana, a public awareness campaign aimed at eliminating untouchability in Gram Panchayats throughout the state.
◉ This program was also included in the recently released Karnataka Budget for the years 2022-23. On April 14, the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, the father of the Indian Constitution, the scheme will be inaugurated.
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International News
4. India and Australia have struck an agreement to jointly explore lithium and cobalt mineral resources.
◉ In the next six months, the governments of India and Australia have agreed to invest USD 6 million to jointly investigate Lithium and Cobalt deposits in Australia.
◉ Last year, the Governments of India and Australia signed a Government to Government (G2G) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for cooperation in the mining and processing of Critical and Strategic Minerals through the Ministry of Mines and the Critical Minerals Facilitation Office (CMFO), respectively.
Banking (Current Affairs 30th March)
5. Kwik has worked with the Central Bank of India. Customer onboarding will be digitized thanks to ID.
◉ For its network across India, the Central Bank of India worked with ID to deploy digital Know Your Customer (KYC), video KYC, and eKYC.
◉ ID is Think360.ai’s flagship product and India’s fastest and first AI-based fully compliant Video KYC solution. Its goal is to digitize 10 million client onboarding processes each year and streamline them from beginning to end.
6. The government has declared that it will sell a 1.5 percent interest in ONGC in order to raise Rs 3,000 crores.
◉ To raise Rs 3,000 crore, the Central Government is selling its 1.5 percent stake in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) through an Offer for Sale (OFS).
◉ It is being sold at a discounted floor price of Rs 159 per share, which is a 7 percent discount. A 0.75 percent greenshoe option is included in the 1.5 percent equity share transaction. On March 30-31, 2022, the OFS will be open. The government of India owns 60.41 percent of ONGC.
Appointment
7. Chairman of the Payments Council of India, Vishwas Patel, has been re-elected.
◉ Vishwas Patel has been re-elected as Chairman of the Payments Council of India (PCI) for the second time in 2022; he was first elected to the position in 2018.
◉ He was the Co-Chairman of PCI in 2013. PCI is a payment ecosystem industry organization that is affiliated with India’s Internet and Mobile Association (IAMAI). PCI aspires to foster a cashless society and has ambitious plans to expand digital payment in India.
8. Renu Singh has been named the next director of the Forest Research Institute.
◉ The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEF) has named Dr. Renu Singh as the new director of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun.
◉ She will be only the second woman to lead the institute. After AS Rawat, director-general of ICFRE, turned over his additional role of director FRI to her, Singh joined as FRI director.
Book and Author
9. A book named “Indian Agriculture Towards 2030” was released by the NITI Aayog and the FAO.
◉ At an event hosted by NITI Aayog and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW), Narendra Singh
◉ Tomar released a book titled “Indian Agriculture towards 2030: Pathways for Enhancing Farmers’ Income, Nutritional Security, and Sustainable Food and Farm Systems.”
Important day
10. World Backup Day is celebrated on March 31st.
◉ Every year on March 31, World Backup Day is observed. As we’ve become more reliant on technology, the day serves as a reminder to safeguard our valuable digital papers.
◉ It’s a day to raise awareness about the growing relevance of data in our lives and the importance of performing frequent backups. Originally known as World Backup Month, World Backup ◉ Day was founded by Maxtor, a hard drive manufacturer that was eventually acquired by Seagate Technology.
11. 31 March is International Drug Checking Day.
◉ Since 2017, the International Day of Drug Checking has been held on March 31 every year to ensure that people are taught about drugs and are aware of their consequences.
◉ The goal of the day is to promote drug harm reduction measures and lower drug-related hazards. It also denotes the promotion of drug harm reduction initiatives and the reduction of drug-related dangers.
12. International Transgender Day of Visibility is celebrated on March 31st.
◉ Every year on March 31st, the International Transgender Day of Visibility is held around the world.
◉ The day is dedicated to honoring transgender persons, raising awareness of the discrimination they suffer around the world, and honoring their contributions to society.
Obituary
13. Miguel Van Damme, a Belgian footballer, died at the age of 28.
◉ Veteran Miguel Van Damme, a Belgian footballer, died at the age of 28 after a lengthy fight with leukemia and Jung.
◉ Van Damme was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016 and had been undergoing cancer treatment for over five years when he passed away.
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