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Sep 30, 2022
1. Sep 30 is observed as World Translation Day, marked by UN in 2017 to pay tribute to language professionals.
2. Govt named General Anil Chauhan as new (2nd) Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), to act as Principal Military Advisor to Raksha Mantri on all Tri-Service matters. He will also be head of Department of Military Affairs as Secretary.
  1. Chief of Defence Staff of Indian Armed Forces (CDS) is permanent Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) of Indian Armed Forces, with term length 3 years.
  2. CDS is highest-ranking uniformed officer on active duty in the Indian military and chief military adviser to the Minister of Defence. He also heads Department of Military Affairs. CDS is assisted by a vice-chief, the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Balabhadra Radha Krishna Currentlly).
  3. 1st CDS was Bipin Rawat, who passed away in a chopper crash, after serving approx 2 years as CDS.
3. Visits from India (Sep 2022) -
  1. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited San Francisco and Los Angeles (USA), to attend India-US Strategic Partnership Forum conference and 1st in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Ministerial meeting.
    1. About IPEF -
      1. IPEF was launched jointly by USA and other partner countries of Indo-Pacific region (Including India) on May 23, 2022 at Tokyo.
      2. IPEF aims to strengthen economic engagement among partner countries, structured around 4 pillars - Trade, Supply Chains, Clean Economy and Fair Economy.
    2. Launched Ind-US Startup SETU (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Transformation and Upskilling) programme, to connect start-ups in India to US-based investors and start-up ecosystem leaders with mentorship and assistance in various areas.
      1. SETU aims to break geographical barriers between mentors based in US, that are willing to invest in startups in India. Interaction will be supported through mentorship portal under Startup India initiative MAARG (Mentorship, Advisory, Assistance, Resilience, and Growth) program, a solution finder for startups in India.
  2. Singapore conferred Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera) (Meaning Meritorious Service Medal (Military)) on Former Indian Navy Chief Sunil Lanba.
  3. Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat attended International Water Association (IWA)'s World Water Congress 2022 in Copenhagen (Denmark).
  4. Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep S. Puri visited Italy, to attend Gastech Milan 2022, world’s largest gathering focussed on LNG as an abated bridge fuel.
  5. Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Anupriya Patel visited Cambodia, to attend 19th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ meet & 10th EAS EMM (East Asia Summit Economic Ministers’ Meet).
  6. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal visited Saudi Arabia, to co-chair inaugural Joint Ministerial Meeting of Economic and Investments Committee.
    1. Ministerial Committee is one of the two Ministerial verticals established under framework of India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership Council, headed at highest level by PM of India and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
  7. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh visited Egypt, Mongolia and Japan. Notably -
    1. Became First Indian Defence Minister to Visit Mongolia.
    2. Attended 2nd India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Tokyo, along with External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. Japan was represented by Minister of Defence Yasukazu Hamada and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi.
    3. India and Egypt signed MoU to bolster defense cooperation.
  8. Union Minister Jitendra Singh visited USA -
    1. Participated in Global Clean Energy Action Forum, at Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Also Addressed Joint Ministerial Plenary of Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM13) and Mission Innovation (MI-7) at Global Clean Energy Action Forum 2022.
    2. India will be hosting MI & CEM in 2023, along with its Presidency of G-20 in 2023.
    3. Launched Innovation Roadmap of the Mission Integrated Biorefineries, aiming at greater international collaboration and need for increased financing for Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration during next five years.
      1. Notably, India’s 1st indigenous plant of 10 Tons/day capacity with integrated enzyme production for ethanol is being set up at Panipat (Haryana), to be operational by December 2022.
  9. PM Narendra Modi visited Japan, to attend funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who died after an attack on him.
  10. Army chief Manoj Pande visited Nepal. He was conferred title of Honorary General of Nepali Army, during the visit.
4. RBI Hiked its Key Repo rate by 50 basis points, to 5.9 %. Other Key Rates now -
  1. Repo Rate : 5.90%
  2. Standing Deposit Facility Rate : 5.65%
  3. Marginal Standing Facility Rate : 6.15%
  4. Bank Rate : 6.15%
  5. Reverse Repo Rate : 3.35%
  6. CRR : 4.50%
  7. SLR : 18.00%
  8. Recent RBI Rate Hikes (in 2022)-
    1. May 04, 2022 - 40 Basis Points
    2. Jun 08, 2022 - 50 Basis Points
    3. Aug 05, 2022 - 50 Basis Points
    4. Sep 30, 2022 - 50 Basis Points
5. Visits to India (Sep 2022) -
  1. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong & Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong Visited India, for inaugural session of India-Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR).
  2. Marcos Martinez, Agriculture Minister of Uruguay visited India.
  3. Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, visited India.
  4. King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck visited India.
  5. New Zealand's Minister for Food Safety, Customs and Veterans, Meka Whaitiri Visited India.
  6. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Visited India -
    1. MOUs Signed -
      1. MoU on withdrawal of Water by India and Bangladesh from common border river Kushiyara.
      2. MoU on training of Bangladesh Railway personnel in India.
      3. MoU Collaboration in IT systems such as FOIS and other IT applications for Bangladesh Railway.
      4. MoU on Training and Capacity Building Programe for Bangladesh Judicial Officers in India.
      5. MoU on Scientific and Technological Cooperation.
      6. MoU on Cooperation in Areas of Space Technology.
      7. MoU on Cooperation in Broadcasting.
    2. Key Projects Inaugurated/Announced/Unveiled -
      1. Unveiling of Maitree power plant - The 1320 (660x2) MW super critical coal-fired thermal power plant at Rampal (Khulna), being set up at cost USD 2 billion, with USD 1.6 billion as Indian Development Assistance under Concessional Financing Scheme.
      2. Inauguration of Rupsha bridge - 5.13 km Rupsha rail bridge is a key part of 64.7 km Khulna-Mongla Port single track broad gauge rail project, connecting for the first time Mongla Port with Khulna by rail.
6. General Conferences (Sep 21-30, 2022) -
  1. As per First Advance Estimates of production of major Kharif crops for 2022-23, foodgrain production of 149.92 million tonnes is estimated in kharif season.
  2. PM Narendra Modi flagged off Gandhinagar- Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, as first of 2nd generation vande bharat trains. It is overall 3rd Vande Bharat Express, after New Delhi - Varanasi (1st) & New Delhi - Katra (2nd).
  3. PM Narendra Modi dedicated Lata Mangeshkar Chowk in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), as a tribute to legendary Singer.
  4. Minister of State for Communications, Devusinh Chauhan visited Bucharest (Romania), for Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 of International Telecommunication Union.
  5. Annual Bathukamma flower-festival celebrated by women of Telangana and some parts of Andhra Pradesh.
  6. Education Minister launched SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for Leather Employees) app, which provides a one-stop solution for skilling, assessment and employment needs of leather industry.
  7. Braille version of First Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh, has been released.
  8. Indian Council of Agricultural Research organizied Hackathon 3.0 ‘ KRITAGYA, on promoting speed breeding for crop improvement.
  9. India hosted 9th Session of Governing Body of International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) in New Delhi.
  10. Pullampara (Kerala) become first grama panchayat in India to attain full digital literacy.
  11. Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced $14 billion financial support for food security of Asia Pacific region.
  12. Odisha became first state to publish an encyclopedia based on tribal communities, documenting unique and old-age traditions and culture of Odisha.
  13. Indian Railways began installing Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS) on locomotives, developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), for automatic acquisition of train movement timing at stations, enabling train control to track location & speed of locomotives /trains more closely, without any manual intervention.
  14. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated 3rd edition of Biennial event Lok Manthan, in Guwahati (Assam), with theme Lokparampara (Lok traditions).
  15. Bihar govt introduced no-bag day rule in schools and a mandatory games period at least once a week, to reduce burden on students.
7. Amazon announced to set up three solar farms in Rajasthan, with a combined capacity of 420 megawatt (MW).
  1. These would include a 210-MW project to be developed by ReNew Power, a 100-MW project to be developed by Amp Energy India, and a 110-MW project to be developed by Brookfield Renewable Partners.
8. FIFA Announced series Captain Fantastic, to honor Indian Footballer Sunil Chhetri, who is third highest (active) scorer in Men's Football (behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi).
9. Haryana govt announced to set up world's largest jungle safari park, in Aravalli range. It will be spread across 10000 acres, covering Gurugram and Nuh districts.
10. Uttar Pradesh government approved establishment of a tiger reserve in Bundelkhand region, at Ranipur. It is 53rd tiger reserve in India, and 4th in State (other 3 are at Dudhwa, Pilibhit, and Amangarh).
11. President Droupadi Murmu conferred 68th National Film Awards (for 2020), which were announced earlier in July 2022 -
  1. Winners -
    1. Best Film Friendly State -
      1. Madhya Pradesh
      2. Jury headed by Vipul Shah
    2. Feature Films -
      1. Golden Lotus -
        Best Feature Film - Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
        
        Best Direction - Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
        
        Best Debut Film of a Director - Mandela (Tamil)
        
        Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment - Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)
        
        Best Children's Film - Sumi (Marathi)
      2. Silver Lotus -
        Best Film on Environment Conservation/Preservation - Taledanda (Kannada)
        
        Best Film on Social Issues - Funeral (Marathi)
        
        Best Actor - Suriya for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil) and Ajay Devgn for Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (Hindi)
        
        Best Actress - Aparna Balamurali for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
        
        Best Supporting Actor - Biju Menon for Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
        
        Best Supporting Actress - Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli for Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum (Tamil)
        
        Best Child Artist - Anish Mangesh Gosavi for Tak-Tak and Akanksha Pingle & Divyesh Indulkar for Sumi. Both are Marathi Films.
        
        Best Male Playback Singer - Rahul Deshpande for Mi Vasantrao (Marathi)
        
        Best Female Playback Singer - Nanjiyamma for (For the song "Kalakkatha") in Ayyappanum Koshiyum (Malayalam)
        
        Best Cinematography - Supratim Bhol for Avijatrik (Bengali)
        
        Music Direction -
        Songs - S. Thaman for Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (Telugu)
        
        Background Score - G. V. Prakash Kumar for Soorarai Pottru (Tamil)
        
        Regional Movies -
        Assamese - Bridge
        
        Bengali - Avijatrik
        
        Hindi - Toolsidas Junior
        
        Kannada - Dollu
        
        Malayalam - Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam
        
        Marathi - Goshta Eka Paithanichi
        
        Tamil - Sivaranjiniyum Innum Sila Pengalum
        
        Telugu - Colour Photo
    3. Non-Feature Films -
      1. Golden Lotus -
        Best Non-Feature Film - Testimony of Ana (Dangi)
        
        Best Director in Non-Feature Film - Oh That’s Bhanu (English, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi)
    4. Best Writing on Cinema -
      1. Golden Lotus -
        Best Book on Cinema - Kishwar Desai for The Longest Kiss: The Life and Times of Devika Rani (English)
  2. Also, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting named Noted actress Asha Parekh as recepient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2020.
12. UNESCO-MONDIACULT 2022 World Conference hosted by Mexico, as largest world conference devoted to culture in last 40 years.
  1. First UNESCO - MONDIACULT 2022 was held in Mexico City (Mexico) in 1982.
  2. Minister of State for Culture Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal attended on India's behalf.
  3. Main goal of this conference was to help shape a more resilient cultural sector, anchored in perspectives of sustainable development and promotion of solidarity, peace, and security.
Sep 29, 2022
1. Sep 29 is observed as World Heart Day, launched in 2000 by the World Heart Federation.
  1. Sep 29 is also observed as UN International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction.
  2. Sep 29, 2022 is observed as World Maritime Day, observed annually on Last Thursday of September. 2022 theme is New technologies for greener shipping.
    1. In India, Apr 5 is observed as National Maritime Day in India, being observed since 1964. On this day in 1919, SS Loyalty, the first ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company travelled from Mumbai to United Kingdom (London).
2. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman has been named New prime minister of Saudi Arabia.
3. PM Narendra Modi Visited Gujarat -
  1. Surat -
    1. Iinaugurated main entrance of Diamond Research and Mercantile (DREAM) City, launched to meet demand for space to complement growth of diamond trading business in Surat.
  2. Bhavnagar -
    1. Laid foundation stone of World’s First CNG Terminal and of brownfield port at Bhavnagar, to be developed at cost 4000 crores and will have state of the art infrastructure for world’s first CNG Terminal along with world’s fourth largest lock gate system.
    2. Inaugurated Regional Science Centre in Bhavnagar.
  3. Ahmedabad -
    1. Declared open 36th National Games at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, to last till Oct 12, 2022. Its the first time national games are being held in Gujarat. With approx 15000 sportspersons, and officials from across country participating in 36 sports disciplines, these are biggest National Games ever.
    2. Inaugurated Swarnim Gujarat Sports University in Desar.
    3. Inaugurated Phase-I of Ahmedabad Metro project, comprising 32 km of East-West corridor from Apparel park to Thaltej and North- South corridor between Motera to Gyaspur, built at cost 12900 crores.
    4. Flagged off upgraded version of Vande Bharat Express between Gandhinagar and Mumbai. , which is equipped with advanced safety features including indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System - KAVACH.
  4. Ambaji -
    1. Laid foundation stone for Taranga Hill – Ambaji - Abu Road New Broad Gauge Line and development of pilgrimage facilities at Ambaji temple under PRASAD scheme. The new rail line will benefit devotees visiting Ambaji, one of the 51 Shakti Peethas.
    2. Dedicated 62 Km long New Palanpur-New Mahesana section of Western Freight Dedicated Corridor. With this, 734 km of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor has became operational.
4. Global Innovation Index 2022 by World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -
  1. Top 3 - Switzerland (1), USA (2), Sweden (3).
  2. India ranked 40th in List, improving from 46th rank last year.
  3. Neighbors - Sri Lanka (85), Pakistan (87), China (11), Bangladesh (102).
5. Maharashtra Govt announced to create an organisation along the lines of Centra Govt's NITI Aayog, to do thorough data analysis and welfare planning at state level.
6. As part of flagship Digital Transformation initiative Sambhav, Union Bank of India announced end-to-end digitalization of the Kisan Credit Card product, to increase its effectiveness and farmer friendliness.
Sep 28, 2022
1. Sep 28 - UN International Day for Universal Access to Information (commonly called Access to Information Day), being held since 2016. Other Observations on Sep 28 -
  1. Sep 28 is also observed as World Rabies Day (Diesease caused by Dog Bites).
  2. Sep 28 is Birth Anniversary of Legendary Indian Freedom Fighter Sardar Bhagat Singh (Born 1907).
2. President Droupadi Murmu Inaugurated Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of ISRO at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (Bengaluru), and laid Foundation Stone for Zonal Institute of Virology (South Zone), at Bengaluru.
3. Indian Navy's INS Sunayna participated in capacity building exercise Operation Southern Readiness conducted by Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) at Seychelles.
  1. This is 1st participation of an Indian Navy ship in CMF exercise.
4. Chandigarh international airport has been named after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh on his birth anniversary (September 28).
5. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) unveiled remarkable Archaeological remains in Bandhavgarh Forest Reserve (Madhya Pradesh).
  1. During exploration, ancient temples/relics of Kalachuri period (9th - 11th Century CE), caves (2nd - 5th century CE mostly Buddhist in nature), monasteries, stupas, Brahmi inscriptions (2nd-5th century CE) were recorded.
6. Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Embassy of The Netherlands, signed Joint Statement to formalize bilateral Fast-Track Mechanism (FTM) between India and The Netherlands.
  1. Invest India, the national investment promotion and facilitation agency, is executing body of bilateral FTM.
  2. It will serve as a platform for faster resolution of investment cases of Dutch companies operating in India.
7. 17th G20 summit 2022 held in Bali (Indonesia), under Indonesia Presidency.
  1. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar attended the summit on India's Behalf.
  2. Notably, India will assume G20 Presidency on 1st of December 2022 from Indonesia, and will convene the G20 Leaders' Summit in 2023, for the first time in India.
8. Cabinet Approvals (Sep 28, 2022) -
  1. MOUs -
    1. With of Bangladesh on withdrawal of upto 153 cusecs of water each by India and Bangladesh from common border river Kushiyara.
  2. General -
    1. Approved extending Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) for another Phase (7th) of 3 months (October 2022-December 2022).
      1. Free good grains at 5 kg per person per month for all the beneficiaries of NFSA will be continued till December 2022.
      2. PMGKAY has so far had an estimated subsidy of Rs 3.45 lakh crore in six phases.
      3. Phase VII of PMGKAY from Oct to Dec entails an estimated subsidy of 44762 Crores, with outgo of foodgrains in Phase VII expected to 122 LMT.
      4. About -
        PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), started during COVID-19 crisis, to provide food security to poor, needy and the vulnerable households/beneficiaries, so that they do not suffer on account of non-availability of adequate foodgrains.
    2. Approved Indian Railways’ proposal for redevelopment of 3 major railway stations - New Delhi, Ahmedabad and CSMT Mumbai, with approximate investment 10000 crores.
    3. Approved release of additional instalment of Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief @ 4% to Central Government employees and pensioners due from 01-07-2022, based on increase in 12 monthly average of All India Consumer Price Index for period ending June 2022.
      1. Combined impart on exchequer on account of both Dearness Allowance (for employees) and Dearness Relief (for pensioners) would be 12852 crores per annum and 8568 crores in FY 23.
    4. Apprised about progress under NHM (National Health Mission) during FY 21 (2020-21), including accelerated decline in MMR, IMR, U5MR and TFR.
      1. Expenditure involved - 27989 crores (Central Share).
      2. Targets under NHM by 2025 -
        Reduce MMR to 90 from 113
        
        Reduce IMR to 23 from 32
        
        Reduce U5MR to 23 from 36
        
        Sustain TFR to 2.1
        
        Reduce prevalence of Leprosy to <1/10000 population and incidence to zero in all districts
        
        Annual Malaria Incidence to be <1/1000
        
        Ending the TB epidemic by 2025 from country.
      3. Impact
        U5MR declined from 49 in 2013 to 36 in 2018. As per SRS 2020, U5MR has further reduced to 32.
        
        Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) declined by 443 points from 556 per one lakh live births in 1990 to 113 in 2016-18. As per SRS 2017-19, MMR has further reduced to 103.
        
        IMR declined from 80 in 1990 to 32 in 2018. As per SRS 2020, IMR has further reduced to 28.
        
        In 2020, malaria cases and deaths declined by 46.28% and 18.18%, respectively.
        
        Incidence of TB per 1,00,000 population has been reduced from 234 in 2012 to 193 in 2019. Mortality due to TB per 1,00,000 populations for India reduced from 42 in 2012 to 33 in 2019.
Sep 27, 2022
1. Sep 27 - World Tourism Day, marked in 1970. 2022 Theme is Rethinking tourism. On this occasion -
  1. National Tourism Awards 2018-19 were presented. Notable Awardees -
    1. Best State / UT in Comprehensive Development of Tourism - Uttarakhand (Also chosen as Best state for Adventure Tourism).
    2. Best Heritage City - Ahmedabad.
  2. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region organized Virtual Conference SymphoNE, to boost Tourism Sector in North East India.
  3. On this occasion, Tourism Ministry released India Tourism Statistics 2022 -
    1. Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu received highest numbers of foreign tourist visits during 2021-22, while Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh received most domestic Tourists.
    2. Taj Mahal was most popular centrally-protected ticketed monument for domestic visitors in 2021-22, while Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu was most visited centrally-protected ticketed monument for foreign visitors during 2021-22.
2. Giorgia Meloni has been elected as new Prime Minister of Italy (and first female ever).
3. Former Indian hockey captain Dilip Tirkey has been elected as Hockey India President.
4. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully altered an asteroid’s orbit, Making it humanity’s first time purposely changing motion of a celestial object and first full-scale demonstration of asteroid deflection technology, which might be useful in altering path of any potentially hazardous asetroid coming towards earth in future.
  1. As part of test, DART was intentionally crashed into Dimorphos, the minor-planet moon of asteroid Didymos, and successfully shortened Dimorphos' orbital period.
5. Indo-US Coast Guard Joint Exercise Abhyas-01/22 conducted off Chennai coast.
Sep 26, 2022
1. Sep 26 is observed as International Day for the total elimination of nuclear weapons.
  1. Sep 26 is also observed as World Environmental Health Day (WEHD), declared by International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) in 2011.
  2. Sep 26 is also Foundation day of CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), set up in 1942.
  3. Sep 26 is also observed as Military Engineer Services Day, marking raising of MES on Sep 26, 1923.
2. Ministry of Rural Development & Ministry of Panchayati Raj Jointly launched JALDOOT App, that will be used across country to capture water level of selected wells in villages.
  1. The app will enable Gram Rojgar Sahayak to measure water level of selected wells twice a year (pre-monsoon and post-monsoon).
  2. It will facilitate panchayats with robust data, which can be further used for better planning of works.
3. Chinese researchers discovered a new type of crystal nestled among volcanic debris on near side of the moon, retrieved by China's Chang'e-5 probe.
  1. The lunar crystal is made of previously unknown material, and contains Helium-3, a key ingredient for nuclear fusion process. It may help in making of clean and efficient energy on Earth.
  2. The tiny transparent crystal is named Changesite-(Y), after Chinese moon goddess Chang'e. It makes China third country to discover a new lunar mineral, behind US and former Soviet Union.
4. Book Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas has been released, as collection of selected speeches of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
5. 2022 Chennai Open Women's Tennis -
  1. Singles - Linda Fruhvirtová (Czech Republic)
  2. Doubles - Gabriela Dabrowski (Canada) AND Luisa Stefani (Brazil)
6. Actress Alia Bhatt has been awarded the Best Actor at Priyadarshni Academy Smita Patil Memorial Award, for her contribution to Indian cinema.
Sep 25, 2022
1. Sep 25 is Observed by India as Antyodaya Diwas, announced in 2014. It marks Birth anniversary of noted philosopher Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.
  1. On this day in 2014, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) had revamped it’s existing skill development program called Aajeevika Skills as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY).
  2. On this day in 2017, Saubhagya Scheme or Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana was launched, to provide electricity to all rural households.
  3. Sep 25 is also observed as World Pharmacist Day, marked by FIP Council in 2009.
2. Sep 25, 2022 is observed as World Rivers Day, observed every year on Fourth Sunday of September, since 2005.
3. 5 South Asian Nations - India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal announced setting up of Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA), to gain collecting bargaining power and make imports sustainable.
  1. Atul Chaturvedi has been named first chairman of APOA.
4. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched Bharat Vidya online learning platform for Oriental and South Asian Studies, developed by Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI). It will offer both free and paid courses covering various aspects of Indology about art, architecture, philosophy, language, and science.
  1. It will have six courses initially, including Veda Vidya, Bharatiya Darshanshastra, Sanskrit learning, 18 Parvas of Mahabharata, Fundamentals of Archaeology, and Kalidasa and Bhasha.
5. Indian author Meena Kandasamy won 2022 Hermann Kesten Prize, conferred by PEN Centre in Germany’s Darmstadt.
  1. Hermann Kesten Prize is a German literary award presented annually for outstanding efforts in support of persecuted writers, on behalf of PEN Centre Germany.
  2. It is named in honor of German novelist and dramatist Hermann Kesten, and carries cash prize of €10,000.

Sep 24, 2022

Govt's flagship program to promote investment, innovation, skill development, and manufacturing infrastructure, named Make in India, has completed 8 years on 25 September 2022. Key Highlights -
1. FDI Inflows into country doubled to $83.6 billion in FY 22 (2021-22), compared to $45.15 billion in FY 15 (2014-15).
2. Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across 14 key manufacturing sectors, which was launched in 2020-21, aims to boost Make in India initiative.
3. National Single Window System (NSWS) was soft-launched in September 2021, to improve ease-of-doing-business by providing a single digital platform to investors for approvals and clearances.
4. One-District-One-Product (ODOP) initiative facilitates promotion of indigenous products from each district of country, providing a global platform to artisans and manufacturers of handloom, handicrafts, textiles, agricultural and processed products.
Rajiv Bahl has been named as new director general of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Environment Ministry launched Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan, which will rank 131 cities in country for implementing City Action Plans prepared as part of National Clean Air Programme 2019.
1. Govt launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in 2019, as a long-term national level strategy to tackle air pollution problem across country, aiming to achieve 20-30 % reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations by 2024, keeping 2017 as base year.
Indian Army and Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE) jointly installed Avalanche Monitoring Radar in north Sikkim, as first of its kind in India. This radar can be used to detect landslides and avalanches.

Breakthrough Prize Foundation announced recipients of 2023 Breakthrough Prize, known as the Oscars of Science, and presented in fields of Life Sciences, Fundamental Physics and Mathematics. 2023 Awardees -

Award	Awardee
2023 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences ($3 Million USD Each)	Clifford P. Brangwynne and Anthony A. Hyman (for discovering a new mechanism of cellular organization)
	Demis Hassabis and John Jumper (developing AlphaFold, which accurately predicts the structure of proteins)
	Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa (discovering the causes of narcolepsy)

2023 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics ($3 Million USD)	Daniel A. Spielman (for multiple discoveries in theoretical computer science and mathematics)
2023 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics ($3 Million USD)	Charles H. Bennett, Gilles Brassard, David Deutsch and Peter Shor (for their foundational work in quantum information)
New Horizons (In Physics, Mathematics) ($100000 USD) (Awarded for Early-Career Achievements in Physics and Mathematics)	Physics - David Simmons-Duffin, Anna Grassellino and A group of 6 Scientists Mathematics - Ana Caraiani, Ronen Eldan, James Maynard
Maryam Mirzakhani New Frontiers Prize ($50000 USD) (Awarded to Women Mathematicians for Early-Career Achievements)	Maggie Miller, Vera Traub and Jinyoung Park

About -
1. Breakthrough Prizes were founded in 2012 by Sergey Brin (Google), Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Yuri and Julia Milner (Russia Born Israeli entrepreneur), and Anne Wojcicki (23andMe).

Sep 23, 2022
1. Sep 23 is observed as International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL), observed first in 2018. It aims to raise awareness of importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf. 2022 theme is Sign languages unite us!.
  1. On this occasion, govt released Sign Learn app, as a 10000-word lexicon for Indian Sign Language (ISL).
  2. Sep 23 is also observed as Ayushman Bharat Diwas in India, day on which Ayushman Bharat Yojana or PM Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) was launched from Ranchi on Sep 23, 2018.
  3. Also, Multiplex Association of India observes Sep 23 as National Cinema Day. On this occasion, several multiplexes teamed up to offer a celebratory ticket price of Rs 75.
2. Jammu and Kashmir UT administration declared Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary (Sep 23) as a public holiday in UT.
  1. Maharaja Hari Singh was last ruling Maharaja of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
3. 2022 Laver Cup Tennis (London, UK) -
  1. This men's tennis tournament is held between teams from Europe and rest of the world. Team World won the title.
  2. This tournament also marked retirement of noted Swiss Player Roger Federer.
4. Tamil Nadu Govt notified India’s first Conservation Reserve for marine mammal Dugong, in Palk Bay, covering coastal waters of Thanjavur and Pudokottai districts.
5. Govt formed a committee to frame a legally enforceable mechanism for regulating marketing practices of pharmaceutical companies, led by NITI Aayog Member VK Paul.
6. Manila (Philippines) based Asian Development Bank announced to devote over $14 billion by 2025, to help ease worsening food crisis in Asia-Pacific.
7. World Bank and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) jointly launched a $1 billion fund to provide guarantees against loan default to lenders financing purchase of electric two and three-wheelers.
8. Bombay stock exchange (BSE) received final approval from capital markets regulator SEBI, for introducing Electronic Gold Receipt (EGR) on its platform.
  1. Electronic Gold Receipts are depository gold receipts that can be traded on stock exchanges, and are traded and held in Demat accounts, similar to stocks.
9. Union Bank of India inaugurated Ethical Hacking Lab at Cyber Security Centre of Excellence (CCoE) in Hyderabad, to help protect bank’s systems against potential cyber threats.
Sep 22, 2022
1. Sep 22 is observed as World Rhino Day, as an international ecological observance to raise awareness on protection of 5 existing species of rhinoceros - white rhino, black rhino, Indian rhino, Javan rhino, and Sumatran rhino.
  1. Sep 22 is also observed as World rose day, for welfare of cancer patients.
2. Govt accorded Maharatna status to Central Public Sector Enterprise REC Limited, giving it greater operational and financial autonomy.
  1. Incorporated in 1969, REC is an NBFC that focuses on Power Sector Financing and Development across India.
  2. Board of a Maharatna CPSE can make equity investments to undertake financial joint ventures and wholly-owned subsidiaries and undertake mergers and acquisitions in India and abroad, subject to ceiling of 15% of Net Worth of concerned CPSE, limited to 5000 crores in one project.
  3. With This, Their are now 12 Maharatna CPSEs.
3. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar released book Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay - Jeevan Darshan Aur Samsamyikta, highlighting importance of Pt Deendayal's thoughts in contemporary times. It has been Edited by Dr Bajrang Lal Gupta.
4. National Lata Mangeshkar Award Announced by Madhya Pradesh Govt -
  1. 2019 - Shailendra Singh (Singer)
  2. 2020 - Anand-Milind (Music Directors)
  3. 2021 - Kumar Sanu (Singer)
  4. About -
    1. Lata Mangeshkar Award is a national-level award instituted to honour works in the field of music, started in 1984 by Madhya Pradesh Govt.
5. Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani has been named by TIME magazine in TIME100 Next list, that recognises rising stars from across industries and around the world. Notably, he is only Indian to be featured on the list.
6. Top 5 Wealthy Indians as per IIFL Wealth Hurun India 40 & Under Self-Made Rich List 2022 -
  1. Nikhil Kamath (Zerodha)
  2. Bhavish Aggarwal (Ola)
  3. Divyank Turakhia (Media.net)
  4. Nakul Aggarwal (BrowserStack)
  5. Ritesh Arora (BrowserStack)

Sep 21, 2022

Sep 21 is observed as UN International Day of Peace. 2022 theme is End racism. Build peace. It was first observed in 1981.
1. Sep 21 is also observed as World Alzheimer’s Day, first observed in 2012.
Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India, Ajay Sood and British High Commissioner Alex Ellis unveiled book She Is–Women in STEAM, written by Elsa Marie D’Silva and Supreet K Singh.
1. Marking India's 75th year of Independence, the book honors 75 women in STEAM (fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics).
Noted Assamese swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika became first from North Eastern India (and oldest Indian swimmer) to cross North Channel (The strait between north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-western Scotland).
Cabinet Approvals (Sep 21, 2022) -
1. General -
  1. Approved modifications in Programme for development of semiconductors and display manufacturing ecosystem in India. It Includes -
    1. Uniform fiscal support of 50% of Project Cost shall be provided across all technology nodes for setting up of Semiconductor Fabs. It will expedite investments in semiconductor and display manufacturing in India.
  2. Approved Ministry of New & Renewable Energy’s proposal for implementation of Production Linked Incentive Scheme (Tranche II) on National programme on High Efficiency Solar PV Modules, with outlay of 19500 crores, for achieving manufacturing capacity of GW scale in High Efficiency Solar PV Modules.
    1. PLI will be disbursed for 5 years post commissioning of solar PV manufacturing plants on sales of high efficiency solar PV modules from the domestic market will be incentivised.
Global payments firm Mastercard announced to roll out its Carbon Calculator feature in India, which offers consumers an estimated carbon footprint for each of their purchases.
1. Personalised carbon footprint tracker can let consumers know the cumulative effect of carbon footprint across a variety of spending categories in a month.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2022 -

	Awardee	Country
Global Goalkeeper Award	Ursula von der Leyen	Germany
Campaign Award	Vanessa Nakate	Uganda
Changemaker Award	Zahra Joya	Afghanistan
2022 Progress Award	Radhika Batra	India

Sep 20, 2022
1. General Conferences (Sep 11-20, 2022) -
  1. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ Programme for students of classes I to V.
  2. 2nd edition of International conference ANGAN 2022 (Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat), titled Making the Zero-Carbon Transition in Buildings, held in New Delhi.
  3. US Agency for International Development (USAID) and UNICEF launched Doordarshan and YouTube series Door Se Namaste, to p0romote vaccine promotion and COVID-19 Appropriate Behaviour.
  4. Uttar Pradesh ranked first under Amrit Sarovar mission of Central Govt, by building 8642 Amrit Sarovar (Lakes), followed by Madhya Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir.
    1. Mission is aimed at developing 75 water bodies in each district of country, as a part celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (75 years of Independence).
  5. Norway’s central bank Norges Bank announced to build Nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) on Ethereum technology.
  6. World’s largest museum of Harappan culture will be set up in Rakhigarhi (Haryana), showcasing 5000-year-old Indus Valley artefacts.
  7. Indore became first city to implement a fully digital addressing system, in partnership with Pataa Navigations.
  8. Delhi Police became first police force in India to make collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by over 6 years.
    1. Also, Delhi Police lanched We Care community policing initiative, aimed at spreading awareness about various schemes of Delhi Police.
  9. 13th FICCI Global Skills Summit 2022 held in New Delhi with theme Education to Employability – Making It Happen.
    1. During summit, FICCI felicitated Rajendra Singh Pawar (NIIT Chairman) with Lifetime Achievement Award 2022.
  10. Chhattisgarh govt launched campaign on women’s safety titled Hamar Beti Hamar Maan, with focus on creating awareness on safety measures among going girls.
  11. Highest-located district in India, Leh (Ladakh) achieved 100 % digitization of banking operations.
2. Gujarati movie Chhello Show (directed by Pan Nalin) has been announced as India’s official entry for Oscars 2023 (95th edition), in Best International Feature Film category.
3. Google acquired US-Based Cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion.
4. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited New York (USA), to participate in 77th session of UN General Assembly.
  1. Csaba Kőrösi (Hungary) is chosen as President of 77th United Nations General Assembly.
  2. Notably -
    1. India, UAE and France held their first trilateral ministerial meeting, on sidelines of UN General Assembly session.
    2. Mr. Jaishankar also attended meet of G4 nations (comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan), held on sidelines of a UN General Assembly session.
5. Jharkhand Govt approved 77 % reservation in state government jobs for SC, ST, Backward Classes, OBC and economically weaker sections.
  1. Now, local people of SC community will get quota of 12 %, STs 28 %, Extremely Backward Classes 15 %, OBCs 12 %, and EWS 10 %.
6. Sikkim Govt hiked minimum wage for workers -
  1. Unskilled - 500 (300 earlier).
  2. Semi-skilled - 520 (320 earlier)
  3. Skilled - 535 (335 earlier).
  4. Highly-skilled - 565 (365 earlier)
  5. These wages are applicable for those working at altitude up to 8000 feet, while 50 % more wages will be given to those working at altitudes from 8001 feet to 12000 feet.
7. As per Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 report by Great Place to Work -
  1. Top 3 - DHL Express, Cisco, Hilton.
  2. Federal Bank is Only Indian firm in List, ranked 63rd.
8. Global Fintech Fest 2022 held in Mumbai (Maharashtra) -
  1. RBI launched 3 key initiatives during Global Fintech Fest 2022 - RuPay Credit Card on UPI, UPI LITE, and Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments.
    1. With linkage of RuPay Credit Card on UPI, customers will benefit from increased opportunity to use their credit cards, and merchants will benefit from increase in consumption by being part of credit ecosystem with acceptance of credit cards using assets like QR codes. RuPay Credit Cards will be linked to a Virtual Payment Address (VPA) i.e. UPI ID, thus enabling secure payment transactions.
    2. UPI Lite will provide users with a convenient solution for faster and simpler low-value transactions.
      1. Presently, 50% of transactions through UPI are below ₹200.
      2. With UPI Lite enabled on BHIM App, users will be able to make small-value transactions (upto ₹200) in a near-offline mode, reducing debit load on core banking system. Total limit of UPI Lite balance for an on-device wallet will be ₹2,000 at any point in time.
      3. Eight banks are live with the feature including Canara Bank, HDFC Bank, Indian Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, Union Bank of India and Utkarsh Small Finance Bank.
    3. Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments will make bill payments easier for people residing out of India, but also maintaining a house in India. Federal Bank with UAE’s Lulu Exchange will be first to go live with Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments.
Sep 19, 2022
1. INS Ajay decommissioned after 32 years of services in Indian Navy.
2. Govt notified rules under Criminal Procedure Act 2022, the new law that empowers police to obtain physical and biological samples of convicts and those accused of a crime. Key features of rules -
  1. Under the Act, all convicts, arrested persons, as well as persons detained under any preventive detention law may be required to give their measurements.
  2. Act provides that measurements will be taken by a police officer or prison officer. Rules specify that an authorised user, or any person skilled in taking measurements, or a registered medical practitioner, may take such measurements.
  3. Rules specify that NCRB will issue the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for taking measurements.
  4. To match record of measurements of a person, an authorised user will forward the request to NCRB. NCRB will match the record and securely provide report to authorised user.
  5. Act provides that records will be destroyed by NCRB, in case of persons who have not been previously convicted and are released without trial, or acquitted by court.
3. Gujarat Govt announced State's first Cinematic Tourism Policy, to help create viable opportunities for film production in Gujarat and provide employment opportunities.
4. Uttar Pradesh government announced to provide a unique farm ID (similar to Aadhar number) to the farmers, which will be linked with Aadhar to provide them benefits of all government schemes.
5. Book Rajini’s Mantras: Life lessons from India’s mostloved Superstar, authored by P.C. Balasubramaniam, has been released.
6. China tested its first fully solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Qimingxing-50, which can fly for months and can also function as a satellite if required. It is also first large-sized UAV powered only by solar energy.
7. President Draupadi Murmu Nominated Gulam Ali (Jammu and Kashmir) to Rajya Sabha.
  1. Rajya Sabha Membership is limited to 250 members, with upto 12 members to be nominated by President. Term length is 6 years.
8. Jharkhand became third state (after Bihar and Odisha) to have Food Security Atlas for its rural areas, prepared by Delhi-based Institute for Human Development (IHD).
9. Telangana assembly approved University of Forestry (UOF) Act 2022, which will facilitate setting up India's first University of Forestry, by expanding Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI) in Hyderabad into a full-fledged university. Globally, only Russia and China have forest universities.
10. 2022 SAFF Women's Football Championship (Hosted by Nepal) -
  1. Bangladesh won the title, defeating Nepal in Final.

Sep 18, 2022

Sep 18 is observed as World Bamboo Day. 2022 Theme is Bamboo Now. Other Observations on Sep 18 -
1. UN as International Equal Pay Day, observed since 2020.

2022 World Wrestling Championships (Belgrade, Serbia) -

Medal Table -

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	7	6	2	15
2	Japan	7	1	5	13
3	Turkey	4	0	3	7
4	Serbia	4	0	1	5
5	Iran	2	5	3	10

India ranked 24th (jointly with Canada & Romania), by winning 2 Bronze Medals.
1. For India, Bronze Medals were won by Bajrang Punia (65 KG Male) & Vinesh Phogat (53 KG Female).

Finance Ministry allowed Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) to raise resources from capital market, paving way for raising funds via rights issue, initial public offerings (IPO) etc.
1. Currently, there are 43 RRBs with approx 22000 branches across country, with deposits and loans approx 5.6 lakh crores and 3.4 lakh crores respectively.
Indian Army and Indian Air Force conducted a joint exercise Gagan Strike, in Punjab.
As per South Indian International Movie Awards 2022 (SIIMA) -
1. Telugu -
  1. Best Film - Pushpa: The Rise
  2. Best Actor - Allu Arjun for Pushpa: The Rise
  3. Best Actress - Pooja Hegde for Most Eligible Bachelor
2. Kannada -
  1. Best Actor - Late Puneeth Rajkumar for Yuvarathnaa
  2. Best Actress - Ashika Ranganath for Madhagaja
3. Tamil -
  1. Best Film - Sarpatta Parambarai
4. Malayalam -
  1. Best Film - Minnal Murali

Sep 17, 2022
1. Sep 17 is observed as World Patient Safety Day, being observed since 2019 by World Health Organisation (WHO). 2022 theme is Medication without Harm.
  1. Sep 17, 2022 is also marked as International Coastal Clean up Day, observed annually on third Saturday in September.
2. Sep 17 is marked as Marathwada Liberation Day, also known as Hyderabad Liberaton Day / Telangana Liberation Day. It marks anniversary of Marathwada's integration with India when Indian military, invaded State of Hyderabad, and defeated Nizam on 17 September 1948, 13 months after Indian independence.
  1. On this occasion, Ministry of Culture announced to hold year-long commemoration of the Hyderabad Liberation Day, till 17th September, 2023.
3. PM Narendra Modi launched National Logistics Policy in New Delhi, aimed at enhancing ease of doing business in Logistics sector.
  1. The Policy will be implemented through a Comprehensive Logistics Action Plan (CLAP), divided into eight key action areas.
  2. The policy complements PM GatiShakti National Master Plan, which is aimed at integrated infrastructure development.
  3. Policy targets -
    1. Reduce cost of logistics in India to be comparable to global benchmarks by 2030,
    2. Improve Logistics Performance Index ranking, to be among top 25 countries by 2030
    3. Bring logistics cost down from 13 % to single digit.
4. PM Narendra Modi Visited Madhya Pradesh -
  1. Released wild Cheetahs in Kuno National Park, which were brought from Namibia under Project Cheetah, to revitalise and diversify India’s wildlife and its habitat. Cheetah was declared extinct from India in 1952. Project Cheetah is world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation project.
  2. Inaugurated 4 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) skilling centres under PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana, during SHG Sammelan at Karahal (Sheopur).
5. Tech Firm Adobe acquired design software company US Based Figma, for approx $20 billion.
Sep 16, 2022
1. Sep 16 - UN International Day for Preservation of the Ozone Layer. 2022 Theme is Montreal Protocol at 35: global cooperation protecting life on earth.
  1. Vienna Convention for Protection of Ozone Layer, was signed in 1985, to provide frameworks for international reductions in production of chlorofluorocarbons.
  2. In 1994, UN proclaimed 16 September as International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer, commemorating date of signing, in 1987, of Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Montreal Protocol has been successful in phasing out 99 % of ozone-depleting chemicals.
2. PM Narendra Modi Visited Samarkand (Uzbekistan) to attend 22nd Meeting of Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
  1. During the summit, City of Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) was nominated as first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital, for 2022-23. Under this, several events will be hosted in Varanasi during 2022-23, for which SCO Member Nations will be invited.
  2. SCO Members include - China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan.
  3. Also, India took over rotational presidency of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which will make India host SCO summit in 2023 (in Goa).
3. Former President Ram Nath Kovind launched book Ambedkar and Modi: Reformer's Ideas Performer's Implementation, compiled by Bluekraft Digital Foundation.
4. L&T (Larsen & Toubro) has been named as development partner for homegrown light tanks under Project Zorawar, also called mountain tanks. First prototype will be rolled out by 2023.
  1. Under the project, 350 light tanks are to be built for Indian Army.
5. Indian Air Force (IAF) announced to pursue its Project Cheetah under Make in India initiative. Under this, Indian defence manufacturers will equip Israeli Heron drones with indigenous strike capabilities.
Sep 15, 2022
1. Sep 15 - Engineer's Day in India. It commemorates Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya (popularly known as Sir MV). In 1955, he was conferred India's highest honour, Bharat Ratna. 15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania in his memory.
  1. He was chief engineer responsible for the construction of Krishna Raja Sagara dam in North-West suburb of Mysuru city and chief engineer of flood protection system for city of Hyderabad.
  2. Notably, Telangana state celebrates Engineers day on July 11th on birthday of Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur.
2. Sep 15 - UN International Day of Democracy, proclaimed by UN General Assembly in 2007.
3. Govt approved inclusion of some castes of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh in list of Schedules Tribes.
  1. Hattee (Himachal Pradesh), Gonds’ along with its five sub-castes (Bhadohi district of Uttar Pradesh), Narikoravan along with Kurivikkaran (Tamil Nadu) Betta-Kuruba (Karnataka), and 12 caste communities from Chhattisgarh, were included in Scheduled Tribes.
4. Jal Shakti Ministry declared Andaman and Nicobar Islands as India's first Swachh Sujal Pradesh, with all villages of Andaman and Nicobar Islands certified as Har Ghar Jal and verified as open defecation free.
5. Actor Manoj Bajpayee released book Muskurate Chand Lamhe aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan, authored by Jiwesh Nandan.
6. As per Kantar’s BrandZ report, 5 most valuable Indian brands in 2022 -
  1. Tata Consultancy Services (Brand value of $45.5 billion)
  2. HDFC Bank ($32.7 billion)
  3. Infosys ($29.2 Billion)
  4. Airtel ($17.4 Billiion)
  5. Asian Paints (15.3 Billion)
Sep 14, 2022
1. Sep 14 is observed as Hindi Diwas (Also called Rajbhasha Diwas). It commemorates adoption of Hindi written in Devanagari script as one of the two official languages of the Republic of India by Constituent Assembly of India, in 1949.
2. 2022 SAFF U-17 Football Championship (Hosted by Sri Lanka) -
  1. India won the title, defeating Nepal in Final.
3. Cabinet Approvals (Sep 14, 2022) -
  1. General -
    1. Approved Signing of Guarantees for hosting Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 Women's World Cup 2022 in India, between 11-30 October 2022.
      1. Financial outlay of 10 crore to All India Football Federation (AIFF) for various field expenses will be met from budgetary allocation for Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs).
4. HDFC bank became first bank in India to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG), in partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL).
  1. Digitization of issuance of bank guarantees is aimed at increasing proficiency of doing business for MSMEs, who are important applicants for bank guarantees.
5. Telangana Govt named State's new under-construction Secretariat after B R Ambedkar.
6. Indian Air Force announced to retire its Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron Sword Arms.
  1. Notably, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was a part of this squadron when he downed an F-16 combat aircraft of Pakistan, a day after Balakot strike in Feb 2019.
  2. Sword Arms is one of four remaining squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets. Remaining 3 squadrons of MiG-21 will be phased out by 2025.
7. Tata group-owned Air India unveiled a transformation plan named Vihaan.AI, to re-establish itself as a world-class global airline, and increase its market share to 30% in domestic market.
Sep 13, 2022
1. Indian Air Force participated in Exercise Pitch Black 22, hosted by Australia, at its Darwin Air Base. It saw participation of 17 Nations.
2. Indian Navy participated in multinational Naval Exercise Kakadu 2022, hosted by Australian Navy, with participation of 14 Nations.
3. 6th edition of Japan India Maritime Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22) hosted by Indian Navy in Bay of Bengal.
4. King Charles III ascended to throne of the United Kingdom, after passing of Queen Elizabeth II. He took over as Monarch after his mother Queen Elizabeth II - Britain’s longest reigning monarch passed away recently.
5. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam Gayaji Dam on Falgu River in Gaya, ensuring availability of at least two feet of water in Falgu River near Vishnupad Ghat throughout year.
6. Manipur CM Biren Singh launched a web portal to gather complaints and concerns from public, called CM Da Haisi (means to inform the CM). It is available at URL www.cmdahaisi.mn.gov.in.
7. RBI approved appointment of Pralay Mondal as MD & CEO of CSB Bank (formerly Catholic Syrian Bank).

Sep 12, 2022

Sep 12 - UN International Day for South-South Cooperation.
World Dairy Summit 2022 organized at Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh). Notably -
1. For the first time since 1974, Dairy Summit of the International Dairy Federation has been organized in India. India is largest milk producer in world.

Inflation and Trade Data for August 2022 -

Wholesale price Index Based (WPI) -
1. WPI based inflation remained 12.41 % in August 2022, which is less than 13.93 % in July 2022.
2. WPI Inflation in last 6 months -
  1. July 2022 - 13.93%
  2. June 2022 - 15.18 % (later revised to 16.23%)
  3. May 2022 - 15.88 % (later revised to 16.63%)
  4. April 2022 - 15.08%
  5. March 2022 - 14.55%
  6. February 2022 - 13.11%
  7. WPI Inflation has remained in double digits for 17 months now, due to elevated global commodity prices.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Based (retail inflation) -
1. CPI-based inflation rate for August 2022 grew by 7.0 %, higher than 6.71% in July 2022. It was 8th straight month of retail inflation being above RBI Monetary Policy Committee’s medium-term target of 4 (+/-2) %.
2. CPI Inflation in Last 6 Months -
  1. July 2022 - 6.71%
  2. June 2022 - 7.01%
  3. May 2022 - 7.04%
  4. April 2022 - 7.79% (8 Year High)
  5. March 2022 - 6.95%
  6. February 2022 - 6.07%

Trade -

Overall Trade in August 2022 (Merchandise + Services) -
1. Overall Imports - 75.84
2. Overall Exports - 57.47
3. Overall Trade Deficit - 18.37 Billion USD
4. Compared to Last Month (July 2022)
  1. Overall Imports - 82.22
  2. Overall Exports - 61.18
  3. Overall Trade Deficit - 21.04 Billion USD

FY 23 Q1 Quarterly Trade (April - June 2022) -

		April-June 2022 (USD Billion)	April-June 2021 (USD Billion)
Merchandise	Exports	118.96	95.54
	Imports	189.76	126.96
	Trade Balance	-70.80	-31.42
Services	Exports	70.97	56.22
	Imports	45.35	30.41
	Net of Services	25.62	25.81
Overall Trade (Merchandise+ Services)	Exports	189.93	151.75
	Imports	235.11	157.37
	Trade Balance	-45.18	-5.61

Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) initiative MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), Jointly with Facebook parent Meta, launched XR Startup Program, to support and accelerate XR technology startups across India.
1. It focuses on skilling and building technological capabilities for metaverse, and will help shape ecosystem for emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR).
Maharashtra govt renamed Daulatabad fort as Devgiri Fort, located near Aurangabad.
1. Notably, state govt had earlier renamed Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad as Dharashiv.

74th annual primetime Emmy Awards Winners announced in Los Angeles (US), honoring best in American prime time television programming -

Sl. No.	Category	Winner
1.	OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES	Succession (HBO
2.	OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES	Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
3.	LEAD ACTOR, DRAMA	Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game as Seong Gi-hun (Netflix)
4.	LEAD ACTRESS, DRAMA	Zendaya – Euphoria as Rue Bennett (HBO)
5.	LEAD ACTOR, COMEDY	Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso as Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
6.	LEAD ACTRESS, COMEDY	Jean Smart – Hacks as Deborah Vance (HBO Max)

Notably, former US President won Emmy Award for his narration in Netflix documentary Our Great National Parks.

Sep 11, 2022

Sep 11 is observed in India as National Forest Martyrs Day, observed by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
5th Stealth Frigate under Project 17A has been launched as Taragiri, built by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) in Mumbai.
1. P17A Frigates (or Nilgiri class frigates) are follow-on class of P17 (Shivalik Class) Frigates, with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and platform management systems. Seven P17A Frigates are under various stages of construction at Mazagaon Dock Limited (4) and GRSE (3).
2. Among 4 frigates to be built at MDL, 3 have been launched and named Nilgiri, Udaygiri & Taragiri, while remaining 1 is to be named.
3. Among 3 frigates to be built at GRSE, 2 have been launched and named Himgiri and Dunagiri, while remaining 1 is to be named.
15th Asia Cup Cricket 2022 (UAE, T20 Format) -
1. Sri Lanka won the title (their 6th), defeating Pakistan in Final. Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga was named Player of the series.
Hughes Communications India (HCI) launched India's first commercial High-Throughput Satellite (HTS) service, utilizing capacity from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s GSAT satellites.
1. Hughes HTS service combines Ku-band from ISRO’s GSAT-11 and GSAT-29 satellites with Hughes Jupiter platform to deliver high-speed broadband in India, including in most remote areas.
Bengaluru FC defeated Mumbai City FC to claim their first Durand Cup Football title.
1. 2022 was 131st edition of Durand Cup, Asia's oldest football tournament.
2022 US Open Tennis Winners -
1. Men's singles - Carlos Alcaraz (Spain). He defeated Casper Ruud (Norway) in final, to win his First grand slam title.
2. Women's singles - Iga Świątek (Poland). She defeated Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) in final, to win her Third grand slam title. Earlier, she had won French open on 2 occasions (2020, 2022).
3. Men's doubles - Rajeev Ram(US, and an Indian Origin Person) & Joe Salisbury (UK).
4. Women's doubles - Czech Republic's Barbora Krejčiková AND Kateřina Siniaková
5. Mixed doubles - Australia's Storm Sanders AND John Peers
6. Boys' singles - Martín Landaluce (Spain)
7. Girls' singles - Alex Eala (Philippines)

Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) won Italian Formula One Grand Prix 2022.

F1 Season 2022 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	20 March
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 March
Australian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 April
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 April
Miami Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	8 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	22 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	29 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	12 June
Canadian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	19 June
British Grand Prix	Ferraris' Carlos Sainz (France)	3 July
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 July
French Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 July
Belgian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	28 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 September
Italian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	11 September
Singapore Grand Prix		2 October
Japanese Grand Prix		9 October
United States Grand Prix		23 October
Mexico City Grand Prix		30 October
São Paulo Grand Prix		13 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		20 November

With this, Max Verstappen has been named winner of F1 2022 Championship, as his 2nd F1 Title (1st in 2021).

Sep 10, 2022
1. General News / Events (Sep 1-10, 2022) -
  1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS) launched initiative called Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken (SPARK) for Ayurveda (BAMS) students studying in recognised Ayurveda colleges.
  2. President Droupadi Murmu launched Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, aimed at working towards TB elimination from country by 2025.
  3. Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce & Industry, Anupriya Patel laid foundation stone for Chunar Logistics Park in Mirzapur (UP).
  4. Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Manthan in Bengaluru (Karnataka) with theme Ideas to Action, aimed at addressing issues and opportunities in roads, transport and logistics sector.
  5. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Kalam no Carnival Book Fair organised by Navbharat Sahitya Mandir in Ahmedabad.
  6. International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved bailout loan of USD 2.9 billion to Sri Lanka to help revive its ailing economy.
  7. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launched India's first virtual school, as Delhi Model Virtual School (DMVS), for classes 9-12.
  8. Jammu and Kashmir Police launched Mobile application JK Ecop, to facilitate common people to use several related services.
  9. Indian Railways have set up Meghdoot machines at several stations under Mumbai Division, which convert water vapour in air into potable water.
  10. Ministry of Electronics and IT's Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), in collaboration with Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, conducted Cyber Security Exercise Synergy, participated by 13 Countries.
  11. Nuakhai harvest festival observed in Odisha, which is celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi.
    1. On this occasion, Odisha government released 1st installment of Rs 2000 to bank accounts of 41 lakh farmers and 85000 landless farmers under Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) Scheme. Under it, Rs 4000 are to be given to farmers in two instalments.
  12. Quad group Senior Officials meeting hosted by India in New Delhi, attended by Japan, US and Australia.
  13. First Homeopathy International Health summit hosted in Dubai (UAE).
  14. IILM University launched first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Compliant Law School in India.
  15. North Korea passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state irreversible.
  16. 4th Cyber Crime Investigation and Intelligence Summit 2022 organised by Madhya Pradesh Police.
  17. National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition held in Kota (Rajasthan).
  18. Russia granted citizenship to former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, 9 years after he exposed scale of secret surveillance operations by the National Security Agency (NSA).
2. Sep 10 - World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). 2022 theme is Creating hope Through Action.
  1. Sep 10, 2022 is also observed as World First Aid Day, observed annually on second Saturday of September.
3. Odisha government launched rainwater harvesting scheme named Community Harnessing and Harvesting Rainwater Artificially from Terrace to Aquifer (CHHATA). It will work towards harvesting 374 crore litres of water during scheme period (2022-23 and 2026-27).
4. NITI Aayog, in collaboration with World Resources Institute (WRI), launched India’s first national electric freight platform – e-FAST India (Electric Freight Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India.
  1. It brings together stakeholders from across freight ecosystem, to help strengthen partnerships and identify and support innovative freight solutions.
5. Chhattisgarh govt announced creation of 5 New Districts, taking number of districts in state to 33.
  1. New Districts are Manpur-Mohla, Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Manendragarh, Sakti and Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai.
6. Indian Origin Person Suella Braverman has been named as new Home Secretary of UK.
  1. Notably, Suella Braverman has also been named winner of first-ever Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award.
Sep 09, 2022
1. Tokyo Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra became first Indian to win Diamond League Finals 2022 (Zurich, Switzerland), with a throw of 88.44 metres. He was followed by Jakub Vadlejch (Czech Republic) with a 86.94 metres throw.
  1. Notably, Neeraj Chopra also recently became first Indian to win a Lausanne Diamond League (Switzerland), with throw of 89.08 mteres.
2. Sep 9 is observed as World EV (Electric Vehicle) Day.
  1. Sep 9 is also observed as International Day to Protect Education from Attack.
  2. Sep 9 is also observed as Himalaya Day, declared by Uttarakhand Govt in 2015.
3. Book Forging Mettle: Nrupender Rao and the Pennar Story, written by journalist Pavan C Lall, has been released.
4. 31st Vyas Samman has been conferred by K K Birla Foundation, on to noted Hindi writer Asghar Wajahat, for his play Mahabali, which focuses on Mughal emperor Akbar and poet Tulsidas.
  1. Awards Institited by K K Birla Foundation in 1991 -
    1. Saraswati Samman - For literary work in any Indian language. Cash Prize - 15 lakh.
    2. Vyas Samman - For prose/poetry work in Hindi. Cash Prize - 4 lakh.
    3. Bihari Puraskar - For prose/poetry work in Hindi/Rajasthani, only authors from Rajasthan are eligible. Cash Prize - 1 lakh.
    4. Shankar Puraskar - For a work in Hindi concerning Indian philosophy, culture and/or art. Cash Prize - 1.5 lakh.
    5. Vachaspati Puraskar - For any work in Sanskrit. Cash Prize - 1.5 lakh.
    6. G.D. Birla Award for Scientific Research. Cash Prize - 1.5 lakh.
5. As per Fortune India’s Richest List 2022 -
  1. There are 142 billionaires in India, collectively worth USD 832 billion.
  2. Top 3 - Gautam Adani, Mukesh Ambani, Shapoor Mistry and Cyrus Mistry family
Sep 08, 2022
1. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated Kartavya Path in New Delhi, by renaming erstwhile Rajpath.
  1. PM also unveiled statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate, measuring 28 feet. It has been installed in same place where a hologram statue of Netaji was unveiled earlier on Jan 23, 2022 (Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, observed as Parakram Diwas).
  2. Kartavya Path, earlier called Rajpath (formerly known as Kingsway), is a ceremonial boulevard in New Delhi. It runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill through Vijay Chowk, India Gate, National War Memorial to National Stadium.
2. 2022 Japan Open Badminton (Osaka, Japan) -
  1. Men's singles - Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
  2. Women's singles - Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
  3. Men's doubles - China 's Liang Weikeng AND Wang Chang
  4. Women's doubles - South Korea's Jeong Na-eun AND Kim Hye-jeong
  5. Mixed doubles - Thailand's Dechapol Puavaranukroh AND Sapsiree Taerattanacha.
3. Telugu writer and actor Tanikella Bharani has been honored with 18th annual Sahitya Puraskar of Loknayak Foundation in Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
  1. Referred to as Andhra Jnanpith, this award carries cash prize of 2 lakh.
4. Karnataka government named Kannada actor Kiccha Sudeep as brand ambassador for cattle adoption scheme Punyakoti Dattu Yojana.
5. Pieter Elbers has been named CEO of India's largest Airline Indigo.
6. Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin launched Moovalur Ramamirtham Ammaiyar Higher Education Assurance scheme titled Pudhumai Penn.
  1. Under it, girls who studied from Class V - XII in state government schools, would be paid monthly assistance of 1000, till they complete their graduation / diploma.
7. Sep 8 is observed as UN International Literacy Day, proclaimned by UNESCO in 1966. 2022 theme is Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces. On this occasion, UNESCO honored 2022 Laureates of UNESCO Literacy Prizes -
  1. UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize awards for mother-tongue literacy education and training, sponsored by South Korea. Each of 3 King Sejong prize winners receive a medal, a diploma and US$20000. Awardees -
    1. Native Scientist programme of Native Scientist (United Kingdom) - It connects migrant children with international professionals experienced on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM), who share a common cultural heritage and same native language as learners.
    2. Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education’ programme of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (India) - It ims to tackle challenges of poor retention of indigenous students in elementary schools. This hybrid format programme uses face-to-face and distance learning modules, using low-tech solutions such as television, radio, and text messaging.
    3. Madrasa Arabic lessons’ programme of Madrasa (United Arab Emirates) - It aims to provide basic literacy skills in Arabic language by collaborating with a committee of experts and transforming traditional learning methods into an interactive and engaging format.
  2. UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy (Supported by China) . Each of 3 Confucius prizewinners receives a medal, a diploma and US$30000.
    1. Accessible Literature’ (Literatura Acessível) programme of Institute Include (Brazil) - It includes producing, reproducing and launching books in multiple formats, which includes simple reading in braille, Libras (Brazilian sign language), audio description, and pictograms.
    2. People Accessible Network for Digital Empowerment and Inclusivity (PANDei)’ programme of Sarawak State Library (Malaysia) - It aims to help build a comprehensive support network, empowering local communities’ digital competencies and skills for building a digital-ready community.
    3. School Readiness through Community Participation' programme of The Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy (South Africa) - It aims to equip children, schools and communities to prepare Grade R (Reception Year) learners for formal schooling.
Sep 07, 2022
1. Sep 07 is observed as UN International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, observed since 2020. 2022 theme is The Air We Share.
2. Sep 1 - 7 is observed annually as National Nutrition Week. Also, September is obbserved as Nutrition Month (Poshan Maah).
  1. As per Govt data, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat have been ranked as top three states in terms of overall implementation of Centre’s flagship Poshan Abhiyaan. Sikkim has been best performer among small states.
3. William S Ruto has been elected as President of Kenya (East Africa).
4. Indian Army participated in multinational exercise Vostok 2022, at Eastern Military District of Russia.
5. 3 Indian Cities - Warangal (Telangana), Thrissur & Nilambur (Kerala) have been inducted into UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities 2022 List.
  1. GNLC is an international network of cities that promote lifelong learning across their communities. It was launched in 2013 by UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, to promote social cohesion, economic development and sustainability in urban areas.
6. UNDP Human Development Report 2021-22 -
  1. Top 3 - Switzerland (1), Norway (2), Iceland (3)
  2. India ranked 132nd in list.
  3. Neighbors - China (79), Pakistan (161), Bangladesh (129), Sri Lanka (73)
  4. Bottom 3 - South Sudan (191), Chad (190), Niger (189)
7. Cabinet Approvals (Sep 07, 2022) -
  1. MOUs -
    1. With United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on mutual recognition of academic qualifications.
    2. With United Arab Emirates, on cooperation in field of Education.
    3. With Maldives, on Cooperation in field of Disaster Management.
  2. General -
    1. Approved Ministry of Railways' proposal to revise railways’ land policy to implement PM Gati Shakti framework (Cargo related activities, Public utilities & Railway’s exclusive use).
      1. This will Increase Railways' revenue by attracting more cargo, increase railways’ modal share in freight transportation, thereby reducing logistics cost.
      2. No additional expenditure will be incurred. It will enable employment generation of about 1.2 lakh jobs.
      3. 300 PM Gati Shakti Cargo Terminals would be developed over 5 years.
    2. Approved implementation of Phase II of Kochi metro Rail Project, from JLN Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad, at cost 1957 crores, with length 11.17 Kms and 11 stations.
      1. Phase-I in Kochi from Aluva to Petta, covering 25.6 Kms and 22 stations, has been completed at cost 5182 crores.
    3. Approved new centrally sponsored scheme PM SHRI (PM ScHools for Rising India), aimed for development of more than 14500 schools across the country. It will include strengthening select existing schools being managed by Central Government/ State/ UT Government/ local bodies.
      1. PM SHRI Schools will showcase all components of National Education Policy 2020, act as exemplar schools and also offer mentorship to other schools in their vicinity.
      2. It is to be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with cost 27360 crores, which includes central share of 18128 crore for 5 years (2022-27).
Sep 06, 2022
1. Home Ministry announced constitution of a National level committee for drafting national cooperation policy document, under Chairmanship of former Cabinet Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu. It will suggest improvements in Existing National Policy on Cooperatives, which was formulated in 2002.
  1. New National Cooperation Policy document is being formulated, to fulfill mandate given to new Ministry of Cooperation, which includes realizing vision of Sahakar se Samriddhi, strengthening cooperative movement, and deepening its reach up to grassroots.
2. Tripura Govt has setup India’s 1st Bio-Village at Daspara village, employing best practices to attain sustainable development goals. Tripura Government plans to setup over 100 bio-villages.
3. Uttarakhand education department launched e-governance portal Samarth, which provides all administrative and educational updates, to make education system more transparent in state.
4. Payments firm Mastercard acquired title sponsorship rights (Replacing Paytm) of all BCCI International, Domestic Cricket matches to be held on home grounds.
  1. Mastercard will be assigned rights till 2023, and will pay Rs 3.8 Crores per match.
5. Sanjay Kumar Verma has been appointed as India’s new high commissioner (Ambassador) to Canada.
Sep 05, 2022
1. Sep 5 - National Teachers' Day in India. It commemorates Birth anniversary of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, first Vice President and second President of India. On this occasion -
  1. PM Narendra Modi announced a new initiative - PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India), as a new centrally sponsored scheme for upgradation and development of more than 14500 Schools across country.
  2. A new I-STEM (Indian Science Technology and Engineering facilities Map) initiative called Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST), has been launched by Office of Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to Government of India.
    1. WEST programme will cater to women with a STEM background and empower them to contribute to the science, technology, and innovation ecosystem.
    2. Under I-STEM national portal for sharing research equipment, programmes for promoting collaborations in R&D and innovation among academia and industry, are underway.
2. Sep 5 - UN International Day of Charity. It was declared in 2012 and commemorates anniversary of passing away of Mother Teresa (on Sep 5, 1997).
3. T Raja is named as Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
4. Rajasthan government announced to launch Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme, to provide 100 days of employment to needy families in urban areas, on lines of National level rural employment guarantee scheme MGNREGA.
5. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 Awardees (64th edition, also called Nobel Peace Prize of Asia) -
  1. Sotheara Chhim, Psychiatrist (Cambodia)
  2. Tadashi Hattori, Ophthalmologist (Japan)
  3. Bernadette Madrid, Pediatrician (Philippines)
  4. Gary Bencheghib, Activist & Filmmaker (Indonesia)
  5. About -
    1. Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay's example of integrity in governance, courageous service to people, and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society.
    2. Prize was established in April 1957 by trustees of Rockefeller Brothers Fund based in New York City,with concurrence of Philippine government.

Sep 04, 2022

Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch) won Dutch Formula One Grand Prix 2022.

F1 Season 2022 -

Grand Prix	Winner	Race date
Bahrain Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	20 March
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	27 March
Australian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 April
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 April
Miami Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	8 May
Spanish Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	22 May
Monaco Grand Prix	Red Bull's Sergio Pérez (Mexico)	29 May
Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	12 June
Canadian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	19 June
British Grand Prix	Ferraris' Carlos Sainz (France)	3 July
Austrian Grand Prix	Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (Monaco)	10 July
French Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	24 July
Hungarian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	31 July
Belgian Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	28 August
Dutch Grand Prix	Red Bull's Max Verstappen (Belgian-Dutch)	4 September
Italian Grand Prix		11 September
Singapore Grand Prix		2 October
Japanese Grand Prix		9 October
United States Grand Prix		23 October
Mexico City Grand Prix		30 October
São Paulo Grand Prix		13 November
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix		20 November

With this, Max Verstappen has been named winner of F1 2022 Championship, as his 2nd F1 Title (1st in 2021).

IndusInd Bank partnered with Asian Development Bank (ADB), to create a partial guarantee programme to encourage supply chain finance solutions in India, with initial outlay of $70 million.
Meghalaya CM Conrad K Sangma launched Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme, to ensure farmers earn a sustainable livelihood through different livestock farming activities.
UN Secretory-General Antonio Guterres appointed Volker Turk (Austria) as High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Sep 03, 2022
1. As per Bloomberg data, India surpassed UK to become 5th largest Economy. India is now only behind US, China, Japan and Germany.
  1. Also, as per a recent SBI Report, India will become 3rd largest economy in world by 2029, surpassing Germany in 2027 and Japan in 2029.
2. Former goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey has been elected president of All India Football Federation (AIFF).
3. Karnataka government launched global startup challenge VentuRISE, to reward and recognize startups in growth stages, in manufacturing and sustainability sectors.
  1. VentuRISE is part of flagship event Global Investors Meet - Invest Karnataka 2022, to be held in Nov 2022.
  2. Winners of startup challenge will get cash prize of $100000 (approx 80 lakh).
4. Book Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-Independence India, written by Saumya Saxena (University of Cambridge) has been released.
Sep 02, 2022
1. Sep 2 is observed as World Coconut Day Globally, declared by UN-ESCAP, to commemorate foundation day of the International Coconut Community (ICC).
  1. On this occasion, Coconut Board's Gujarat State Center inaugurated at Junagadh.
2. Misc. Science News / Events (Sep 2022) -
  1. Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched India’s first indigenously developed vaccine, CERVAVAC, for prevention of cervical cancer.
3. RBI has taken up a pilot project for end-to-end digitalisation of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) lending, developed by Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH).
  1. Proposed digitalisation of KCC lending process will make it more efficient, reduce costs for borrowers and reduce Turn Around Time (TAT) significantly.
  2. It will commence in select districts of Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu with Union Bank of India and Federal Bank, respectively, as partner banks.
4. Department of Pharmaceuticals approved proposals of three States - Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, under Scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks, which was notified in 2020, with outlay of 3000 crores.
  1. Assistance to proposed Bulk Drug Park in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh would be 70% of project cost of common infrastructure facilities. In case of Himachal Pradesh (being Hilly State), assistance would be 90% of project cost, upto 1000 crores.
5. Assamese Athlete Amlan Borgohain broke national record in 100 metres sprint, with timing of 10.25 seconds, during 87th all-India inter-Railway athletics championships.
  1. He went past earlier national record of Amiya Kumar Mallick (10.26 seconds).
  2. Notably -
    1. Amlan Borgohain also holds national record in 200 metres (20.52 seconds).
    2. International records -
      1. 200 metres - 19.19 seconds (Usain bolt).
      2. 100 metres - 9.58 seconds (Usain bolt)
Sep 01, 2022
1. Gross GST collected in August 2022 stood at 1.44 Lakh crores, of which CGST 24710 crore, SGST 30951 crore, IGST 77782 crore and cess 10168 crore.
2. Gujarat Government signed MoU with Vedanta-Foxconn Group, for setting up a semiconductor and display FAB manufacturing unit in state, with investment of 1.54 Lakh Crores.
3. Misc. Economy / Financial News (Sep 2022) -
  1. First disbursement under Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes, has been approved for Padget Electronics Pvt Ltd, as incentive for mobile manufacturing under Large-Scale Electronics Manufacturing sector.
    1. PLI scheme on Large-Scale Electronic Manufacturing was approved in March 2020, with outlay 38645 crores. It is expected to bring in additional production to the tune of Rs 10.7 lakh crores and generate employment for 700000 people.
  2. RBI brought Public sector lender Central Bank of India out of Prompt Corrective Action Framework, after it showed improvement in various financial ratios, including minimum regulatory capital and net non-performing assets (NNPAs). It will enable lifting of several restrictions on Bank's operations.
  3. Competition Commission of India Approvals (CCI) -
    1. Approved Adani Power's Acquisition of 100% share capital of Diliigent Power and DB Power Limited.
    2. Approved acquisition of share capital of 18 subsidiaries of Mytrah Energy (India) Private Limited by JSW Neo Energy Limited.
    3. Approved amalgamation of Jio Cinema OTT platform with Viacom 18 Media Private Limited.
    4. Approved acquisition of Assets of Essar Group by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Limited.
    5. Approved acquisition of 100% equity of BillDesk (IndiaIdeas.com) by PayU Payments Private Limited (PayU India), for USD 4.7 Billion.
  4. Reliance Industries announced to build India’s 1st and World’s Largest Carbon Fibre Plant at Hazira (Gujarat), as part of company’s Oil to Chemical segment (O2C) in which RIL has committed an investment of 75000 crores in 5 years.
  5. To support Food Processing Enterprises, Ministry of Food Processing Industries launched Convergence Portal between Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF), Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme and Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).
  6. All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) partnered with Tech firm Adobe, to accelerate digital creativity skills across country.
  7. HDFC Bank introduced a new SMS banking facility for its customers, emabling customers to access wide range of banking services through SMS.
    1. HDFC Bank also unveiled its Bank on Wheel van in Gujarat, taking Banking services to unbanked villages.
  8. Adani group announced to build 3 Giga factories for manufacturing solar modules, wind turbines, and hydrogen electrolyzers, as part of a USD 70 billion investment in clean energy by 2030.
  9. IRDAI approved direct insurance broking licence for Lord’s Mark Insurance Brokerage, enabling it to market life and general insurance products.
  10. Adani Group committed investment of 65000 crore in Rajasthan over 5 years, during Invest Rajasthan summit. This will include 50000 crores to set up a mega 10000 MW solar plant.
  11. Axis Bank and Square Yards launched co-branded Home Buyer Ecosystem Open Doors, which aims at easing home buying process for customers.
  12. India Post Payments Bank partnered with Social Network Koo, to promote financial literacy in remote cities.
  13. Bank of Baroda (BOB) launched Khushiyon Ka Tyohaar annual festive campaign, with offers including attractive interest rates on several loan products.
  14. Japanese Firm Hitachi Astemo installed its first solar power plant in India, at Jalgaon manufacturing plant in Maharashtra, with capacity 3 megawatts (MW)
  15. Ageas Federal Life Insurance (AFLI) became first life insurance company in India to have 74% stake held by a foreign partner, after Belgium-based Ageas Insurance acquired 25% stake in life insurance joint venture (JV) from IDBI Bank.
  16. Dutch payments firm TerraPay partnered with India’s NPCI International Payments Limited, to facilitate cross-border transactions for Indian consumers and merchants, enabling Indian UPI users to transfer money abroad.
  17. RBI canceled banking licence of Solapur (Maharashtra) based Laxmi Co-operative Bank.
  18. Hero MotoCorp partnered with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, to set up charging infrastructure for electric two-wheelers in country, starting from HPCL's existing network of stations.
4. Misc / Industrial Awards (Sep 2022) -
  1. India won a UN award for its India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI), a large-scale hypertension intervention under National Health Mission.
    1. A collaborative initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ICMR and WHO-India, IHCI won 2022 UN Interagency Task Force, and WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award.
  2. Union Minister Jitendra Singh presented INSPIRE - MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Aspiration and Knowledge) awards to 60 Start-Ups and financial support to over 53000 students.
  3. Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (PNHZP) in West Bengal’s Darjeeling has been adjudged as best zoo in India.
  4. Uttar Pradesh received Ayushmann Utkrishta award 2022, for being best performing state with 28728 Health facilities added to National health facility register.
  5. Cochin International Airport (CIAL) has been awarded Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award 2022 by Airport Council International (ACI), in 5-15 million passenger category of airports operating in Asia-Pacific region. The award is for its implementation of Mission Safeguarding programme, which ensured seamless traffic and reinforced passenger satisfaction in aftermath of pandemic.
5. As per 28th edition of Status Report on India’s External Debt 2021-22 -
  1. India’s external debt stood at US$ 620.7 billion at end-March 2022, growing by 8.2 % over US$ 573.7 billon as at end-March 2021. 53.2 % of it was denominated in US dollar, followed by Indian rupee (31.2 %).
  2. External debt as a ratio to GDP fell to 19.9 % as at end-March 2022 from 21.2 % a year ago.
6. Misc. Defence News / Events (Sep 2022) -
  1. DRDO and Indian Army completed six flight-tests of Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur off Odisha coast.
  2. DRDO conducted successful test flight of Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile, from ITR Odisha. VSHORADS is a Man Portable Air Defence System (MANPAD) designed and developed indigenously by DRDO.
  3. Indian Navy Launched Diving Support Vessles Nistar & Nipun, built by Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (Visakhapatnam).
  4. Ministry of Defence signed contract with BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd (BAPL), for acquisition of additional dual-role capable Surface to Surface BrahMos missiles at cost 1700 Crores under Buy-Indian Category. BAPL is a Joint Venture between India and Russia,making crucial contribution to augment the new generation Surface-to-Surface Missiles (SSMs) with enhanced range and dual role capability for land as well as anti-ship attacks.
  5. National Board for Wildlife approved New Indian Air Force base in Ladakh.
  6. Kibithu military garrison (Arunachal Pradesh) has been named after India’s first Chief of Defence Staff Late Gen Bipin Rawat.
  7. Indian Army activated satellite broadband-based internet service on Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield (at 19061 feet). It was installed by Indian Army’s XIV Corps or Fire and Fury Corps’ Siachen Signallers.
  8. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited-L&T consortium secured Rs 860 crore contract from NewSpace India Limited (commercial arm of ISRO) to produce five rockets (PSLV rockets), as first such contract for end-to-end production of polar satellite launch vehicles.
  9. BSF's first female camel riding squad has been deployed along India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan & Gujarat, as first squad of its kind in world.
  10. HPCL partnered with Indian Army to provide a learning platform Kargil Ignited Minds for mentoring aspiring & less-privileged girl students of Kargil Region in Ladakh.
  11. Swedish defence firm Saab announced to set up a manufacturing facility in India for Carl-Gustaf M4 shoulder-fired weapon system, under Make in India initiative.
7. Obituaries (Sep 2022) -
  1. S. Samy Vellu - Former Indian Descent Minister of Malaysia, and first Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awardee from Malaysia.
  2. Manikrao Gavit (Maharashtra) - Served as Minister of State in Ministry of Home Affairs during 2008.
  3. Mikhail Gorbachev - Last leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991. He initially adhered to Marxism–Leninism but moved towards social democracy by early 1990s.
  4. Ramyatna Shukla - Noted Indian scholar and linguist of Sanskrit Language from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). He was President of Kashi Vidvat Parishad, a body of scholars and saints in India. He was also known as Abhinav Panini, named after Sanskrit philologist and grammarian Panini. He was honored with Padma Shri in 2021.
  5. Raju Srivastava - Noted comedian.
  6. Political -
    1. Bishnu Charan Sethi (Odisha).
    2. Umesh Katti (Karnataka).
  7. Braj Basi Lal - Noted Archeologist.
  8. Queen Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, from 6 February 1952 until her death on Sep 08, 2022.
    1. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death.
    2. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest reign of any female monarch in history.
    3. Among longest reigning Monarchs ever, She was only behind French Monarch Louis XIV, who reigned for 72 years, 110 days between 1643 - 1715.
  9. UV Krishnam Raju Garu - Noted telugu actor.
  10. Cyrus Mistry - Noted Indian businessman, and former chairman of Tata Group.
  11. Valeri Polyakov - Noted Russian cosmonaut. He is record holder for longest single stay in space, staying aboard Mir space station for 437 days.
  12. Raju Srivastava - Noted Comedian.
  13. B. Sheik Ali - Noted historian.
  14. TV Sankaranarayanan - Noted Carnatic vocalist (classical singer). He was recepient of Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award.
  15. Birju Shah - Noted Indian boxer. He was first Indian boxer to win medals at both Asian and Commonwealth Games.
  16. Ramchandra Manjhi - Noted Padma Shri awardee Bhojpuri folk dancer and theatre artist.
  17. Kamal Narain Singh - Former Chief Justice of India. He held the post only for 17 days, making him chief justice with the shortest tenure.
  18. Asad Rauf - Former Pakistani Cricket umpire.
  19. Naresh Kumar - Noted Former Indian tennis player.
  20. Estelle Louise Fletcher - Noted American actress, who had also won Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actress.
8. PM Narendra Modi Visited Kerala and Karnataka -
  1. Kochi (Kerala) -
    1. Commissioned first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant, Designed by Indian Navy's Warship Design Bureau and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
      1. INS Vikrant is named after its illustrious predecessor, India’s first Aircraft Carrier which had played a vital role in the 1971 war. With commissioning of Vikrant, India will have two operational Aircraft Carriers (along with INS Vikramaditya). INS Vikrant is largest ship built in maritime history of India.
      2. PM also unveiled new Naval Ensign (Nishaan), doing away with colonial past and befitting Indian maritime heritage.
    2. Launched various projects of Kochi Metro and Indian Railways worth around 4500 crores, in Kochi (Kerala). Notably -
      1. Inaugurated Phase I extension of Kochi Metro and laid foundation stone for second phase.
      2. Phase 2 will extend from JLN stadium to Infopark, with length 11.2 km, covering 11 stations, with cost 1950 Crores.
      3. Laid foundation stone for redevelopment of three Railway stations in Kerala – Ernakulam Junction, Ernakulam Town and Kollam, at 1050 crores.
  2. Mangaluru (Karnataka) -
    1. Inaugurated and laid foundation stone of mechanization and industrialisation projects worth 3800 crores in Mangaluru.
9. Misc. MOUs (Sep 2022) -
  1. Aimed at Easing way for setting up of coal-to-chemical projects through Surface Coal Gasification (SCG) route, Coal India Limited (CIL) signed MoUs with three major PSUs - Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and GAIL (India), for setting up four SCG projects.
  2. Defence Accounts Department signed MoU with Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank, to onboard them as Service Centres under the System for Pension Administration (Raksha) (SPARSH) initiative.
  3. National Industrial Property Institute (France) and India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) signed agreement on Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) Access. Through this, INPI will gain access to complete TKDL database towards examining prior art related to Indian traditional knowledge for purposes of patent grant procedure.
  4. To ensure long-term fertiliser availability for farmers, India’s fertiliser companies - Coromandel International, Chambal Fertilizers and Indian Potash Limited signed MoU with Canpotex (Canada). Under it, Canpotex will supply up to 15 LMT of Potash annually for 3 years.
  5. MoU signed between National Highways Logistics Management Limited & JNPT, for development of Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) at Jalna in Maharashtra.
  6. Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Institute of Rural Management Anand (Gujarat) signed MoU to collaborate in Gram Panchayat Development Planning for Localization of Sustainable Development Goals (LSDGs) through Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs).
  7. Tripartite MoU signed amongst Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Skill Council for Persons with Disabilities (SCPwD) and Amazon Seller Private Limited, to jointly provide skill training and employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in e-commerce sector.
  8. NTPC signed agreement to supply Renewable Energy Power to the armed forces (Military Engineering Services), as first agreement by Indian armed forces for sourcing power from Renewable Energy sources, to march towards gradual decarbonization of armed forces.
    1. Under it, Power Purchase Agreement for RE power from NTPC Solapur and Power Uses Agreement for RE power from upcoming NTPC Khavda were signed.
  9. National Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship's Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) signed MoU with Indian School of Business (ISB), to offer world class management education through entrepreneurial programmes targeted towards youth.
  10. MoU signed between India-based International Solar Alliance (ISA) and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), During 42th Session of ICAO Assembly in Montreal (Canada), during visit of Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (Civil Aviation Minister). It will help in solarization of aviation sector across all Member States.
  11. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) signed MoU with Bangladesh Roads and Highways department, for emergency supply of petroleum goods via Bangladesh territory to India.
  12. Andhra Pradesh Govt signed MOU with Parley for the Oceans, a US based Environmental NGO that works for plastic-waste management, for protection of oceans. Under this MoU, 16000 crores will be invested in state, over 6 years.
  13. Tata Steel signed MoU with Punjab Govt, to establish a 0.75 MnTPA long products steel mill using a scrap-based electric arc furnace (EAF) in Ludhiana.
    1. Earlier in 2021, Tata Steel had commissioned its first Steel Recycling Plant with capacity of 0.5 MnTPA at Rohtak (Haryana), as India's first cutting-edge scrap processing facility.
  14. China National Space Agency (CNSA) and UAE's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) signed MoU to work together on furthering UAE’s moon missions.
  15. Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Gujarat based International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) signed a FinTech Co-operation Agreement, to facilitate regulatory collaboration and partnership in FinTech.
  16. Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) signed MoU with Samsung India, to empower youth with industry-relevant skills, under Skill India initiative.
10. National Cadet Corps (NCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed MoU, to tackle issue of plastic pollution and achieve universal goal of clean water bodies through NCC's Puneet Sagar Abhiyan and UNEP's Tide Turners Plastic Challenge programme.
  1. NCC launched Puneet Sagar Abhiyan on Dec 01, 2021, as a nationwide flagship campaign, initially for one month, to clean sea shores of plastic & other waste material. It was later extended as a Pan-India round-the-year campaign to cover rivers and other water bodies as well.
  2. After growing support for Puneet Sagar Abhiyan, UNEP, engaged in this initiative through their ‘Tide Turner Challenge Programme’, partnered with NCC, to synergise and collate efforts towards engaging youth for promoting clean water bodies.
11. Agreement signed between Central Govt, Assam State Govt and representatives of eight Adivasi Groups in Assam, to end decades old crisis of Adivasis and tea garden workers in Assam.
  1. Under this, 1182 cadres of tribal groups of Assam joined mainstream by laying down arms. Also, it is responsibility of Government of India and Assam to fulfill political, economic and educational aspirations of Adivasi groups.
  2. Special development package of 1000 crores (500 crore each by Government of India and Government of Assam) will be provided over 5 years, for infrastructure development in villages/areas with Adivasi population.
12. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports' National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) signed MoU with PSUs NTPC and REC (Rural Electrification Corporation), for development of sports in India.
  1. Financial support to be given by NTPC is 115 Crores over 5 years, to support Archery discipline in India.
  2. REC Foundation also committed 100 Crores over 3 years, to support Women’s Hockey, Athletics and Boxing.
13. Misc. Appointments (Sep 2022) -
  1. Joao Manuel Lourenco has been re-elected for his 2nd term as President of Angola (Central Africa).
  2. Bandaru Wilsonbabu has been named Indian Ambassador to Madagascar (East Africa).
  3. Sunil Barthwal has been named as new Secretary in Department of Commerce (Commerce Secretary).
    1. Also, Arti Ahuja has been named as Secretary in Ministry of Labour and Employment, the post which was held by Sunil Barthwal earlier.
  4. India’s Presidency of Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) has been extended by 1 year. Currently, Mayank Kumar Agrawal (Prasar Bharati CEO and Doordarshan Director General, is President of AIBD.
  5. Nagesh Singh has been appointed as India’s new ambassador to Thailand.
  6. Vasudha Gupta has been named as director general of news services division of All India Radio.
  7. Govt appointed Binesh Kumar Tyagi as CMD of PSU Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).
  8. Tamilnad Mercantile Bank named Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam as its MD & CEO.
  9. Supreme Court judge DY Chandrachud has been named new executive chairperson of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA).
    1. Also, CJI Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurated NALSA Centre for Citizen Services, at Jaisalmer House (New Delhi).
  10. National Human Rights Commission of India chairperson Arun Kumar Mishra has been elected as a member of Governance Committee of Asia Pacific Forum (APF), and Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Bureau.
  11. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) named Uganda's Vanessa Nakate as Goodwill Ambassador.
  12. Govt named Munishwar Nath Bhandari (Madras High Court Chief Justice) as Chairman of Appellate Tribunal under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
  13. Britain's King Charles bestowed titles of Prince and Princess of Wales on his eldest son William and daughter-in-law Kate.
  14. Sanjai Kumar has been named as CMD of Railways PSU RailTel.
  15. Govt appointed Bharat Lal as Director General of National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG).
  16. Industrialist Ratan Tata, former SC judge KT Thomas, and former deputy Lok Sabha speaker Kariya Munda have been nominated as trustees of PM CARES Fund.
14. Misc. Science News / Events (Sep 2022) -
  1. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurated India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility at Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), set up by Munoth Industries Limited with outlay of 165 crores. Installed capacity of the plant is 270 Mwh and can produce 20000 cells of 10Ah capacity daily.
  2. New Crab Species named Ghatiana Dwivarna has been discovered from Yellapur taluk of Uttara Kannada in Karnataka, as 75th crab species to be found in India.
  3. Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti became first European woman to command International Space Station, when she took command of ISS Expedition 68.
  4. Beijing (China) based Sinogene Biotechnology created first Cloned Arctic wolf successfully, as a step to save rare and endangered species through cloning technology. The Arctic wolf is native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands. The cloned wolf's name is Maya.
  5. Blue Energy Motors unveiled India’s first LNG-fuelled green truck, by launching a manufacturing plant at Chakan (Pune).
  6. Space tech startup Agnikul reserved patent for design and manufacturing of its single-piece 3D printed rocket engine Agnilet. Agnikul had recently inaugurated its Rocket Factory- 1, as Indias first rocket facility dedicated to 3D printing such rocket engines at scale, at IIT Madras.
  7. IIT Madras and IT Firm International Business Machines (IBM) partnered to improve quantum computing research and talent development in India, under IBM's Quantum Network.
15. Misc. Sports News / Events (Sep 2022) -
  1. Noted Swiss Tennis player Roger Federer announced his retirement from Tennis.
  2. Indian Cricketer Rahul Sharma announced retirement from international and domestic cricket.
  3. New Zealand cricketer Colin de Grandhomme announced his retirement from international cricket.
  4. Young Indian Swimmer Apeksha Fernandes became first Indian woman swimmer to reach the finals of World Junior Swimming Championships, when she finished 8th in 200m women's butterfly summit clash in Lima (Peru). She also broke National Record in 200m Butterly.
  5. Leh (Ladakh) hosted first Mountain Bicycle MTB World Cup - UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup 2022 in India.
  6. IIT Madras partnered with Inspire Institute of Sports (Karnataka), to create analytics platform Smartboxer, to help boost India’s boxing medal prospects at 2024 Olympics.
    1. Inspire Institute of Sport is India's first privately-funded high performance training centre for athletes, Founded by JSW Group.
  7. Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram won 22nd Dubai Open Chess Tournament in UAE.
  8. Australian cricketer Aaron Finch Retired from ODI Cricket.
  9. Iranian-French chess player Alireza Firouzja won Sinquefield Cup 2022 (US).
  10. Cricketer Robin Uthappa announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
  11. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) won Julius Baer Generation Chess Cup, defeating India's Arjun Erigaisi.
  12. West zone defeated South zone to win 2022 Duleep Trophy Cricket Title.
  13. Female Indian Cricketer Jhulan Goswami announced her Retirement from all forms of Cricket.
  14. Kenya's Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge broke his own Marathon world record during Berlin Marathon, completing 42.2 KM in 2:01:09 hours (30 secs lesser than earlier record).
  15. India will host its first MotoGP World Championships race in 2023, labelled as Bharat Grand Prix, at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh).
  16. Indian Para Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia won silver medal in World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Morocco, with throw of 60.97 meters.

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