4th March 2024 Daily Current Affairs
National Affairs
1. Around 5,000 Farmer Producer Organizations registered on ONDC platform
- Around 5,000 Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have registered on the Open Network for Digital Commerce, ONDC portal to sell their produce online.
- The Union Agriculture Ministry said that the move will help FPOs in selling their produce directly to customers across the country by providing better market access.
- It also said that over eight thousand FPOs have been registered under the Central Sector Scheme called Formation and Promotion of ten thousand FPOs.
International Affairs
2. Indian Coast Guard ships Samarth and Abhinav depart Galle for Colombo
- Indian Coast Guard ships Samarth and Abhinav depart Galle for Colombo.
- At Galle, the ships undertook multifarious engagements with Sri Lanka Coast Guard, including joint training in boarding ops, pollution response, fire fighting & damage control.
- Enhancing people to people connect, the crew undertook beach cleaning, yoga sessions and also organised visits onboard for families of Sri Lanka Navy, Coast Guard and Port Authority.
Banking & Finance
3. RBI says 97.62% banknotes of Rs 2000 have returned to banks
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that 97.62 per cent of the Rs 2000 banknotes have been returned to banks ever since it announced withdrawing these currency notes on May 19, 2023.
- The central bank said that the circulation of Rs 2000 notes has declined to Rs 8470 crore at the close of business on February 29, 2024.
- Thus, 97.62% of the ₹2000 banknotes in circulation as on May 19, 2023, has since been returned.
