Current affairs 27 March 2023

Isha Ambani won GenNext Entrepreneur award at Forbes India Leadership event.

• Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd Director, Isha Ambani won the GenNext Entrepreneur Award at the 12th Forbes India Leadership Awards 2023.
• She is the head of the $800 billion Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd and launched the JioMart.
• Other awardees:
• CEO of the year: CK Venkataraman (MD of Titan)
• Lifetime Achievement Award: AM Naik (Chairman L&T)
• Emerging Innovator: Pawan Chandana and Naga Bharath Daka (founders of Skyroot Aerospace)
• Turnaround Star: Tata Communications

Indian Duo of Satwik-Chirag wins Swiss Open Super 300 title 2023.

• India’s men’s doubles badminton pair, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the Swiss Open Super 300 title in 2023, held in Basel, Switzerland.
• They beat Ren Xiang Yu and Tan Qiang from China by 21-19, and 24-22.
• Other winners:
• Men's singles: Koki Watanabe (Japan)
• Women's singles: Pornpawee Chochuwong (Thailand)
• Women's doubles: Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto (Japan)
• Mixed doubles: Jiang Zhenbang and Wei Yaxin (China)

CCEA approves MSP for Raw Jute at 5,050 rupees per quintal for 2023-24.

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Raw Jute at 5,050 rupees per quintal for 2023-24.
• The approval is based on the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommendations.
• This would ensure a return of 63.20% over the all-India weighted average cost of production.
• The Jute Corporation of India will continue as Central Government Nodal Agency to undertake Price Support Operations and the losses incurred, if any.

Rajasthan becomes 1st state to guarantee right to health.

• Rajasthan becomes the first state in India to pass the 'Right to Health (RTH) Bill'.
• Under this bill, private hospitals will not be able to charge emergency patients and will be compensated by the state.
• Free healthcare services including diagnostics, drugs, emergency transport, emergency care, and procedure will be provided at public institutions.
• In the case of medico-legal nature, no private or public hospital can delay treatment on grounds of police clearance.

Asian Development Bank to provide Rs 754 crore loan to SAEL Industries.

• Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a loan of up to Rs 754 crore to SAEL Industries Ltd for setting up biomass power plants in Rajasthan.
• SAEL is a solar and agricultural waste-to-energy company.
• It has developed a business model where crop residues are used as fuel in waste-to-energy projects.
• The company aims to grow its portfolio to 3.5 GW over the next four years by adding 100 MW of new biomass and 600 MW of new solar capacity annually.