Current affairs 28 February 2023

Australia beat South Africa to lift ICC Women's T20 World Cup Trophy 2023.

• Australian women's cricket team has defeated South Africa by 9 runs to lift the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy 2023 at Newlands, Cricket Ground in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Australian women's cricket team has won this title for the sixth time.
• They have completed a three-peat under the captaincy of Meg Lanning, winning in 2018, 2020, and 2023.
• Player of the series: Australia Ashleigh Gardner.
• Most runs: South Africa Laura Wolvaardt (230).

PM Modi to release 13th installment of Rs 16,800 crore under PM-KISAN.

• PM Narendra Modi has released the 13th installment of financial benefits worth Rs 16,800 crore to over eight crore eligible farmers under the flagship PM-KISAN scheme.
• PM-KISAN refers to Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
• Under this scheme, eligible farmers are provided with a financial benefit of Rs 6,000 per year in three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each every four months.
• The fund is directly transferred to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

Madhya Pradesh women's team wins maiden national hockey title 2023.

• Madhya Pradesh women's hockey team won the 13th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2023 held in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.
• MP defeated Hockey Maharashtra by 5-1 in the final.
• MP's Pratibha Arya was adjudged the best defender of the championship.
• She was also awarded the player of the match title.
• The team of Hockey Jharkhand secured third place after defeating Hockey Haryana in the third-place match.

MIT professor Hari Balakrishnan wins 2023 Marconi Prize.

• Computer scientist, Hari Balakrishnan has been awarded the 2023 Marconi Prize.
• He is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
• The Marconi Prize is a top honor for computer scientists and is awarded by the U.S.-based Marconi Foundation.
• It is given to those who have made a significant contribution to increasing digital inclusivity through advanced information and communications technology.

Kerala, UN Women sign pact to boost women-friendly activities in tourism.

• The Kerala government signed an agreement with the UN Women to boost women-friendly activities in the State's tourism sector.
• The MoU was signed by Kerala Tourism Director P B Nooh and UN Women India representative Susan Ferguson.
• Both parties agreed to work towards promoting gender-inclusive tourism sites in the State.
• It would be implemented by the Responsible Tourism Mission.
• It will be done by creating modules and capacity-building of relevant stakeholders.