Current affairs 30 January 2023

India wins the inaugural Women’s U19 T20 World Cup title.

India women's cricket team defeated England by 7 wickets in the final to win the first-ever ICC Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, held in Potchefstroom, South Africa.
BCCI secretary, Jay Shah announced a whopping cash reward of ₹5 crores for the entire India squad.
England captain and stellar all-rounder, Grace Scrivens has been named Player of the Tournament.
Player of the Match: Titas Sadhu (India)
India's Captain for U-19 Women’s T20: Shafali Verma

The iconic Mughal Gardens in Rashtrapati Bhavan has been renamed as the Amrit Udyan.
It would be open to the public from 31st January to 26 March 2023.
This decision is said to be part of the government of India’s Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The cluster of about 15 gardens will collectively be known as Amrit Udyan.
Individual gardens within the sprawling Presidential Estate - Herbal Garden, Musical Garden, and Spiritual Garden - will retain their names.

India’s largest car manufacturer company, Suzuki Motor Corporation announced that it will use cow dung to power its CNG cars.
Suzuki signed an MoU with Asia’s largest dairy manufacturer, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB).
Suzuki has invested in Fujisan Asagiri Biomass which generates power from biogas derived from cow dung in Japan.
The biogas could be used for Suzuki’s CNG models which account for approximately 70 percent of the CNG car market in India.

As per the Reserve Bank of India release, India’s foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.727 billion to $573.727 billion in the week ended January 20, 2023.
As on January 13, 2023, the forex reserves of India stood at $561.583 billion.
The Foreign Currency Assets (FCA) stood at $503.65 billion.
FCA includes the effect of appreciation or depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound, and yen held in the foreign exchange reserves.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and Meta have jointly released the list of 120 startups and innovators for the XR Startup Programme.
It includes an Accelerator and a Grand Challenge.
Aim: To boost the emerging Tech ecosystem
Out of the startups selected in the Accelerator Programme, over 30% are from tier II or tier III cities across India.
It will discover, nurture, and accelerate Extended Reality (XR) Technology startups and innovators.