Current affairs 28 March 2023

Mumbai Indians lift Women's Premier League trophy 2023 final.

• Mumbai Indians have won the inaugural Women's Premier League final, held at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai from 4-26 March 2023.
• They defeated Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets.
• Mumbai Indians captain: Harmanpreet Kaur
• Awardees:
• Most valuable player of the tournament: Hayley Matthews
• Orange cap: Meg Lanning
• Purple Cap: Hayley Matthews
• Emerging Player of the season: Yastika Bhatia
• Fairplay award: Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals
• Catch of the season: Harmanpreet Kaur

MGNREGS wage rates revised by up to 10% for 2023-24.

• The Centre has notified a hike in wage rates up to 10% under the rural job guarantee program, MGNREGS for 2023-24 with Haryana having the highest daily wage at ₹357 per day and Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh the lowest at ₹221.
• The wage hikes, which range from ₹7 to ₹26, will come into effect from April 1, 2023.
• It is a flagship program aimed at enhancing the livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment.

NIUA organized first Urban Climate Film Festival under U20 events.

• The 1st Urban Climate Film Festival under U20 engagement events was organized by the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) from 24-26 March 2023.
• A curated selection of 11 films from nine countries was showcased in the festival to create wider awareness of the impact of climate change on life in cities.
• The festival was organized with support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the French Development Agency, and the European Union.

Assam NGO wins Children’s Champion Award 2023.

• An NGO from Assam’s Pathsala, Students’ Welfare Mission, which has been working for special and autistic children, was conferred with the Children’s Champion Award 2023.
• The Mission popularly known as Tapoban has been awarded in the health and nutrition category.
• The founder president of the Mission, Kumud Kalita, received the award that carries Rs 75,000, a certificate and a plaque.
• This award was instituted by the Delhi Commission for the Protection of Child Rights.

ISRO successfully launches LVM 3 -M3 rocket with 36 satellites.

• Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched India's Launch Vehicle Mark (LVM) 3 -M3 satellite with 36 satellites of the One Web India-2 mission from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota.
• With this launch, OneWeb will have 616 of its satellites in orbit.
• The 43m-tall launch vehicle has successfully completed the three stages in the prescribed time limit including the involvement of the ignition of the cryogenic engine.