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Current Affairs Weekly PDF – September 2022 – 3rd Week

(17 - 23)
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh encrypts an Android phone for ransom and is hard
Unveils DST Dashboard to uninstall.
Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent ✓ It has the ability to harvest user names and
Charge), Ministry of Science and Technology passwords via keylogging, stealing cookies
(MoS&T), has launched the Dashboard of and adding false overlays to a range of
the Department of Science and Technology famous apps.
(DST), MoS&T, for nationwide monitoring and ✓ SOVA is essentially a banking malware but
feedback to facilitate successful execution of DST- is capable of distributed denial-of-service
funded projects, schemes, scholarships, and (DDoS) and man-in-the-middle (MITM)
fellowships. Click Here to Access The DST attacks.
Dashboard
✓ The DST’s Dashboard is an institutional Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
mechanism for guiding the development, launches ‘Swachhta Pakhwada‘
utilization, augmentation, and monitoring of across Ministries of Indian
the statistics and data analysis capabilities
Railways, MoC, & MeitY
of the Department.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Railways has
launched ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ across Indian
Bihar CM Inaugurates India’s Longest Railways, Ministry of Communications (MoC), and
Rubber Dam on Falgu river – Gayaji Dam Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
Bihar Chief Minister (MeitY) in New Delhi, Delhi. Swachhta Pakhwada
(CM) Nitish Kumar inaugurated India’s longest will be observed from 16th September 2022 to
rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ on the Falgu (or Phalgu) 30th September 2022.
river, near Vishnupad temple in Gaya, Bihar. Falgu ✓ Ministry of Railways has extended it suo-
River originates in the Palamu district of Jharkhand moto up to 2nd October 2022. It will
and passes through the holy city of Gaya in Bihar. culminate with Mahatma Gandhi’s Jayanti.
✓ A steel foot over bridge for the visitors ✓ The participating ministries in
who visit during Pitripaksha Mela was also Swachhta Pakhwada will focus on an
inaugurated. intensive cleanliness campaign, service for
✓ The Dam was constructed by Rubina TB (Tuberculosis) patients and Mega Blood
Company of Austria in collaboration with Donation Drive.
Nagarjuna Construction Company of
Hyderabad and on the advice of experts MCA Revises Definition of Small
from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) –
Companies to Facilitate Ease of Doing
Roorkee, Uttarakhand.
Business
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has
SOVA Android Trojan: New mobile further revised the definition of “small
banking malware prowling in Indian companies” under the Companies Act, 2013 by
cyberspace raising the thresholds for paid-up capital from ‘not
A new type of mobile banking malware campaign exceeding Rs. 2 crore’ to ‘not exceeding Rs. 4 crore’
called SOVA Android Trojan(SOVA – owl in and turnover from ‘not exceeding Rs. 20 crore’ to
Russian) has now reached India. This malware ‘not exceeding Rs. 40 crore’.

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Prior to Old New Crop Improvement’. This also aims to encourage

Criteria 2021 (2021) (2022) greater adoption of technology-enabled solutions in
Paid-Up the field of crop science.
✓ The definition of KRITAGYA is: KRI -Krishi
Capital Rs. 50 lakh Rs. 2 crore Rs. 4 crore
meaning Agriculture, TA- Taknik meaning
Rs. 20 Rs. 40
Technology and GYA- Gyan meaning
Turnover Rs. 2 crore crore crore
Knowledge.
Click here to read more. ✓ ICAR started the NAHEP with the assistance
of the World Bank (WB) in November 2017.
UP Places First Among States in Trials
Pending in Fast-Track Courts BSF to deploy 1st Female Camel Riding
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Ministry of Law, noted Squad along India-Pakistan border in
in a letter to the Chief Justices of the High Courts
Rajasthan & Gujarat
that Uttar Pradesh (UP) accounts for more than
The Border Security Force (BSF)’s first female
70% of the 13.81 lakh pending trials in Fast-Track
camel riding squad will be deployed along the
Courts (FTCs) in cases of heinous crimes against
India-Pakistan border in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
women, children, and senior citizens.
✓ The squad will participate for the first time
✓ UP also tops the list of states where trials in
in the BSF Raising Day Parade on 1st
rape cases and matters under the
December 2022. This Squad will be the first
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
of its kind in the world.
(POCSO) Act have yet to be resolved, with
over 60,000 cases pending in the Fast-
Track Special Courts (FTSCs). Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches
National Logistics Policy from New Delhi
National Technical Textiles Mission Prime Minister (PM) of India, Narendra Modi
launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) at
Flagship Programme: Ministry of
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (Delhi) that will act as a
Textiles Clears 23 Strategic Projects single point of reference for all logistics and trade
Worth Rs. 60 Crore facilitation matters.
Under its Flagship Programme ‘National Technical ✓ The NLP, in conjunction with the PM-Gati
Textiles Mission’ (NTTM), the Ministry of Textiles Shakti Programme, Sagarmala and
approved 23 strategic research projects totalling Bharatmala (waterways and roadways)
around Rs. 60 crores in the fields of Specialty schemes, the Dedicated Freight Corridors,
Fibres, Sustainable Textiles, Geotextiles, Mobiltech, etc., can be transformational.
and Sports Textiles. ✓ The draft NLP was released in 2019 but it
✓ The projects were approved under the was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
chairmanship of Union Minister Piyush Then again in the Union Budget of 2022-23,
Goyal, Ministry of Textiles. it was announced by the Union Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance.
ICAR launches Hackathon 3.0 ✓ The policy was formulated by the Logistics
Division, Department of Commerce,
“KRITAGYA”, national level hackathon to
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI).
promote speed breeding for crop Click here to read more.
improvement
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with
its National Agricultural Higher Education Project
(NAHEP) and Crop Science Division of ICAR,
organised Hackathon 3.0 “KRITAGYA”, a national-
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World’s First Intercontinental Carnivore ✓ Foundation stone for two floating jetties at
Translocation: Wild Cheetahs Bogibeel in Dibrugarh district; and Guijan in
Tinsukia district which will be constructed
Reintroduced in India Under Project
as state-of-the-art terminals using the most
Cheetah advanced technology.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reintroduced ✓ Inaugurated the Bogibeel Riverfront
wild Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) in Kuno Passenger Jetty which is developed by
National Park, Madhya Pradesh, as part the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR)
of “Project Cheetah”, the world’s first inter- with an estimated cost of Rs 2.5
continental large wild carnivore translocation crores. Click here to read more.
project. Of the eight Cheetahs that were introduced
in India, five are females and three are males.
✓ Since Cheetahs were proclaimed extinct in
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande Reviews
Indian forests in 1952, these Cheetahs have Exercise Parvat Prahar in Ladakh
been brought from Namibia (Africa) and are General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army
being introduced into India. Staff (COAS) reviewed exercise Parvat Prahar, on
✓ In 2020, the Supreme Court of India gave its his 2-day visit to Ladakh. The COAS was briefed on
approval for the introduction of the African operational preparedness by commanders on the
Cheetah and established an Expert ground.
Committee to help National Tiger ✓ The exercise took place amid the
Conservation Authority (NTCA) introduce disengagement process of India and China
the animal to India. Click here to read more. Patrolling Point (PP) 15 in the Gogra-Hot
Springs area on the Line of Actual Control
(LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
Indian Railways to launch Vande Bharat
2 upgraded version of Train 18
The Indian Railways will launch an upgraded
MHA Notifies Rules for Criminal
version of Vande Bharat trains (Train 18) ‘Vande Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022: Set
Bharat 2’ from 30th September 2022, to give the to Grant Cops Access to Biometric Data
best facilities to passengers. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued
✓ ‘Vande Bharat 2’ will have better speed (0 rules for the Criminal Procedure (Identification)
to 100 Kmpl speed in just 52 seconds and a Act, 2022, which empowers police and central
maximum speed of 180 Kmph), reduced investigating agencies to collect biometric data on
weight (lesser weight from 392 tons) and people who have been convicted, arrested, or
will be powered by Wi-Fi on-demand and detained. The law passed by Parliament in April
32-inch LCD TVs, and reclining chairs will 2022 took effect in August 2022.
now be installed in all classes. ✓ The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act
of 2022 repeals the Identification of
MoPSW Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Prisoners Act of 1920, despite the fact that
the rules do not specify convicted persons.
launches Multiple Development Projects
✓ The National Crime Records Bureau
in Assam (NCRB), which operates under the MHA, is
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Ministry of required under the regulations to create a
Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) launched Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that
multiple projects for the development of Bogibeel specifies the devices and equipment that
region near Dibrugarh in Assam which include the will be used to collect biometric data. Click
following: here to read more.

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PM Inaugurates IDF WDS 2022 in Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation)

Greater Noida Mission, a challenging process launched in
The Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi March 2022.
inaugurated International Dairy Federation World ✓ MoHUA has also launched ‘Startup
Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at India Expo Gateway’ wherein the start-ups can apply
Centre & Mart, Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh. The and be shortlisted by the ministry for
last such Summit was held in India in 1974. financial support.
✓ Theme – Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood.
✓ India is the largest milk producing country Abhyas-01/22: ICG, USCG hold Joint
which accounts for about 23 % of global Exercise off Chennai coast, TN
milk, producing around 210 million tonnes A joint exercise ‘Abhyas-01/22’ between the Indian
annually empowering more than 8 crore Coast Guard (ICG) and the United States Coast
dairy farmers. Guard (USCG) was held off Chennai coast in Tamil
✓ The government has taken multiple steps Nadu (TN).
for the betterment of the dairy sector, which ✓ The US Coast Guard cutter Midgett took
has resulted in an increase of milk part in the exercise which was on a 4-day
production by more than 44 % in the past 8 goodwill visit for at-sea & in-port pro
years (2014-2022). Click here to read more. exchanges with the ICG. The Midgett also
interacted with its counterparts in the
76 start-ups onboarded under the ‘India Philippines, Singapore, and also taken part
Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up in bilateral exercises.
Challenge’ by MoHUA
The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) MSME Ministry Launches Scheme for
has onboarded 76 start-ups under the ‘India Water MSE: Designates ECGC Ltd as Nodal
Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge’ at an event in Agency
New Delhi, Delhi. The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises
✓ The start-ups have been shortlisted (MoMSME) has introduced the “Capacity Building
through AMRUT 2.0 (Atal Mission for

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of First Time MSE Exporters” (CBFTE) component Centre Announces New Medical Device
of the International Cooperation (IC) Scheme. Rules to Simplify Licensing Procedures
✓ The scheme is intended to assist Micro and The Union government has notified the Medical
Small Enterprises (MSEs) in marketing their Devices (Amendment) Rules, 2022, which
products in international markets by stipulates that all ‘Class A’ medical device
offering incentives at various phases of the manufacturers must register themselves through
business cycle. the “Online System for Medical Devices,” a
✓ MoMSME designated ECGC Ltd. (Formerly designated online platform created for the purpose.
known as Export Credit Guarantee ✓ ‘Class A’ medical devices provide minimal to
Corporation of India Ltd.) as the moderate risk to the patient or user (like
implementing agency of the scheme. surgical dressings).
✓ ECGC Ltd: CMD – Shri. M Senthilnathan; ✓ During the National Medical Device
Founded in – 1957; HQ – Mumbai. Click Promotion Council (NMDPC) meeting, the
here to read more. Department of Health and Family Welfare
(DoHFW), MoHFW, has reinforced its
Highlights: AIBD’s 47th Annual preparedness for the transition to licensing
Gathering & 20th AIBD General of Class-A and Class-B medical devices,
Conference and Associated Meetings w.e.f. October 01, 2022, under the Medical
Devices Rules 2017.
2022
Union Minister for Information and
Broadcasting Anurag Thakur inaugurated HPCL & Indian Army collaborated on
the 47th Annual Gathering and 20th Asia-pacific CSR project: ‘Kargil Ignited Minds’
Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) Collaboration b/w: Hindustan Petroleum
General Conference (GC) and Associated Corporation Ltd (HPCL) & Indian Army
Meeting 2022 that took place from 19th Purpose: to implement a Corporate Social
September, 2022 to 21st September 2022 in New Responsibility (CSR) project ‘Kargil Ignited
Delhi. Minds’ to coach and mentor less-privileged girl
✓ India’s Presidency of the prestigious AIBD students in Kargil.
has been extended for another year. ✓ The ‘Kargil Ignited Minds’ project aims to
✓ Current President of AIBD - Mayank prepare 50 girl students for various
Kumar Agrawal, CEO, Prasar Bharati and national-level engineering and medical
Director General, Doordarshan. entrance examinations.
✓ Theme of the event – ‘Building a stronger
future for broadcasting in the post Cabinet approvals on September 21,
pandemic era’. Click here to read more.
2022
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Israel embassy in India & Khushii (PM) of India Narendra Modi has approved the
Foundation launched women following proposals which were detailed by Union
empowerment project ”Saaras” in Minister Anurag Singh Thakur, Ministry of
Ghaziabad Information and Broadcasting (MIB):
Israel embassy in India and Khushii Foundation i. Introduces ULIP, Standardization, Monitoring
launched a special project “Saaras” to promote framework and skill development for Greater
women empowerment, menstrual hygiene and Efficiency in Logistics Services.
awareness in Arthala, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh ✓ To monitor the implementation of NLP, it
(UP). will utilize the existing institutional
✓ The project was inaugurated by framework i.e., Empowered Group of
Ambassador of Israel to India Naor Gilon. Secretaries (EGoS) created under the PM
GatiShakti NMP (National Master Plan).

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ii. Modifications in Programme for Development of

Semiconductors and Display Manufacturing MoAFW & MoFPI Launch a Convergence
Ecosystem in India
Portal to Facilitate Food Processing
iii.The 2nd tranche of Rs 19,500-crore Production
Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme on ‘National Enterprises
programme on High Efficiency Solar PV The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
(photovoltaic) Modules’ with an aim to attract Rs (MoAFW) and the Ministry of Food Processing
94,000 crore investments in the sector. Click here Industries (MoFPI) together unveiled
to read more. a ‘Convergence Portal’ for three flagship schemes
at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi, Delhi. It was
launched between:
Govt forms 5-member committee i. Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)
to Review Marketing ✓ The AIF is a medium-to-long-term debt
Practices of Pharma Companies; Chaired financing facility, for the development of
by VK Paul post-harvest management infrastructure
The Central Government has formed a 5-member and community farming assets.
high-level committee to review marketing practices ii. Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food
of pharmaceutical companies in India. It will be Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme
chaired by Vinod Kumar (VK) Paul member ✓ The PMFME scheme, a centrally sponsored
(health), NITI Aayog (National Institution for scheme, introduced to increase the
Transforming India). competitiveness of individual
✓ It will also review various other issues microenterprises in the unorganized
pertaining to the Uniform Code of segment and encourage the formalisation of
Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices this sector.
(UCPMP), and recommend legally iii. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
enforceable measures against firms (PMKSY)
indulging in malpractices. ✓ The PMKSY, a Central Sector Scheme, is
envisioned as a holistic framework that will
develop modern infrastructure with
GoI Plans to Roll Out PM-PRANAM
effective supply chain management from
Scheme to Reduce Usage of Chemical the farm to the retail outlet. Click here to
Fertilizers read more.
The Government of India (GoI) intends to launch
the Pradhan Mantri Promotion of Alternate
India Gets its First Dugong Conservation
Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana
(PM PRANAM) to reduce the usage of chemical
Reserve in Tamil Nadu
fertilizers. The Government of Tamil Nadu notified India’s
✓ The PM PRANAM Scheme is an initiative to first “Dugong Conservation Reserve” in the Palk
promote using fertilizers in a balanced Bay region, covering the coastal waters of
manner along with bio-fertilizers and Thanjavur and Pudukkottai Districts of Tamil Nadu
organic fertilizers as alternative sources of with an area of 448 Square Kilometres.
nutrients. ✓ Dugongs are largest herbivorous marine
✓ The Ministry of Chemicals and mammals that primarily feed on seagrass
Fertilizers proposed PM PRANAM, and the beds, a major carbon sink of the ocean.
details of the proposed scheme were ✓ At present, there are around 240 Dugongs
announced during the National Conference in India and a majority of them are found in
on Agriculture for the Rabi Campaign on the Tamil Nadu Coast (Palk Bay region).
September 7, 2022. Click here to read more.

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh & MoCI Minister Piyush visited San
EAM S Jaishankar Visit Japan for 2nd Francisco and Los Angeles to attend the
India-Japan 2+2 Ministerial Meeting first IPEF Ministerial Meeting
2022 Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External & Industry (MoCI) was on 6-day visit to San
Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S. Jaishankar made an Francisco and Los Angeles of the United States (US)
official visit to Japan for the 2nd India-Japan 2+2 from September 5-10, 2022 to attend the first in-
Foreign Ministerial Meeting 2022 and Defence person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
Ministerial Meeting 2022 held in Tokyo, Japan, (IPEF) ministerial meeting in Los Angeles.
from September 7–10, 2022. ✓ The IPEF was launched jointly by the US
✓ Both Ministers met with their Japanese and other partner countries of the Indo-
counterparts, Mr. HAMADA Yasukazu, Pacific region on May 23, 2022 at Tokyo,
Minister of Defense of Japan, and Mr. Japan.
HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister of Foreign ✓ The 14 members of the IPEF are Australia,
Affairs of Japan. India and Japan Brunei, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea,
celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines,
in 2022. Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the US.
In 2019, the “2+2” dialogue with Japan was
launched in an effort to strengthen bilateral India stands 4th in 3rd Global Crypto
security and defence cooperation and deepen the Adoption Index 2022; Vietnam top for
strategic ties between the two nations. The United
2nd Consecutive Time
States (US), Japan, Australia, and Russia are among
As per the Chainalysis, ‘The 2022 Global Crypto
the few nations with whom India has “2+2” format
Adoption Index: Emerging Markets Lead in
ministerial dialogue.
Grassroots Adoption, China Remains Active
✓ Japan: PM – Fumio Kishida; Capital –
Despite Ban, and Crypto Fundamentals Appear
Tokyo; Currency – Japanese Yen (JPY).
Healthy’, Vietnam is ranked first in cryptocurrency
Click here to read more.
adoption for the second consecutive year with an
overall index ranking of 1.
INS Tarkash participated in Joint ✓ India stood at 4th with an index score of
Maritime Exercise with Nigerian Navy 0.663.
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash took part in a ✓ Vietnam is followed by Philippines with an
Joint Maritime Exercise with Nigerian Navy Patrol overall index ranking 2, and overall index
Ships (NNS) which is currently mission deployed in score of 0.753, and Ukraine at 3rd with
the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) for anti-piracy operations, overall index score of 0.694. Click Here for
and to celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’. INS Official Index
Tarkash arrived at Port Lagos, Nigeria on
September 8, 2022. White Paper highlighting ‘Urban
✓ During the exercise, Nigeria was
Wastewater Scenario in India’ at IWA
represented by its NNS Kano, Osun, Sokoto
and Nguru. The exercise marked India and World Water Congress & Exhibition
Nigeria’s first joint operational 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark
deployment focusing on anti-piracy A Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in
operations in the GOG. India’ was launched by Union Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat, Ministry for Jal Shakti
(MoJS), India; Lea Wermelin, Minister of

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Environment, Denmark; and Flemming Moller ✓ India, the world’s 3rd biggest oil importer
Mortensen, Minister of Development Co-operation, and consumer, shipped in 8,63,950 barrels
Denmark along with the Indian Delegation during per day (bpd) of crude from Saudi Arabia up
International Water Association (IWA) World from 4.8% from July 2022. India’s oil
Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen, imports from Russia fell 2.4% to 8,55,950
Denmark. bpd.
✓ This whitepaper is an outcome of the Green
Strategic Partnership between India and IOM-UN Migration signs MOU with
Denmark with a focus on green hydrogen,
CII; CII to adopt over 35,000 TB patients
renewable energy and wastewater
management. as part of TB eradication program
✓ The whitepaper was prepared by an MoU b/w: United Nations (UN)-International
interdisciplinary team formed by the Organization for Migration (IOM) & Confederation
Government of India (GoI) with partners of Indian Industry (CII)
from Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Purpose: to collaborate on strengthening the safe
Aayog, MoJS, National Mission for Clean migration of Indian citizens.
Ganga (NMCG), Innovation Centre ✓ IOM is part of the United Nations (UN) as
Denmark (ICDK), and Indian Institute of the leading inter-governmental
Technology Bombay (IITB). organization promoting humane and
✓ ICDK is a unit under the Embassy of orderly migration for the benefit of all, since
Denmark and Denmark Technical 1951. It has 174 member states and a
University (DTU) design. presence in over 100 countries.
The CII has decided to adopt over 35,000
tuberculosis (TB) patients by providing nutritional
European Parliament: Hungary is no support. In this regard, it is working closely with
Longer a Full Democracy, Becomes an Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family
Electoral Autocracy Welfare (MoH&FW).
The Members of the European Parliament ✓ CII: President– Sanjiv Bajaj (2022-23);
(MEP) declared in a non-binding but highly Director-General– Chandrajit Banerjee;
symbolic report, that Hungary is no longer a fully HQ– New Delhi, Delhi. Click here to read
functioning democracy. more.
✓ The declaration states that Hungary will be
considered a ‘hybrid regime of electoral Kazakhstan renames capital to Astana,
autocracy’, in which elections will be held
Extends Presidential Term to 7 years
regularly without following basic
The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart
democratic norms.
Tokayev, signed constitutional amendments that
✓ This is the first time a European Union(EU)
extended the nation’s presidential term to 7 years
institution has declared that its member
from 5 years, and brought back the old name of the
state is not a proper democracy, an
country’s capital to Astana from the current Nur-
essential prerequisite to join the EU.
Sultan.
✓ Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan in
Saudi Arabia beats Russia to become 1997. Then in 2019, its capital was named
India’s second-largest oil supplier in ‘Nur-Sultan’ in honour of outgoing
August 2022 President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who ruled
Saudi Arabia became the 2nd-biggest oil supplier to the nation for 3 decades.
India after a three months’ gap, overtaking Russia
(first is Iraq). India also became Russia’s second
biggest oil purchaser after China.

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Visit of PM Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan World’s first public database on fossil

for the SCO Summit 2022 fuels ‘Global Registry of Fossil Fuels’
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra launched
Modi visited Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Carbon Tracker and Global Energy
September 15-16, 2022, to attend the 22nd Monitor launched the “Global Registry of Fossil
Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Fuels”, the world’s first registry of fossil fuel
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2022. reserves, production and emissions.
The summit was chaired by the President of ✓ This is the first ever fully transparent and
Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev. public database that tracks fossil fuel
✓ The Samarkand Declaration 2022 was production worldwide that tracks its impact
signed by the SCO Heads of State, which on the carbon budget.
contained a decision on the Comprehensive
Action Plan for 2023-2027.
Multinational Naval Ex Kakadu 2022 in
✓ The city of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, India,
was nominated as the first-ever SCO Australia: INS Satpura & P8I Maritime
Tourism and Cultural Capital for the Patrol Aircraft Participates from India
years 2022–2023. The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura and a P8 I
✓ India took over the rotating presidency of Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached
the SCO from Uzbekistan and will hold the Darwin in Australia to participate in the
presidency of the group for a year, till multinational Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22). KA22
September 2023. marks the 15th edition of the biennial exercise.
✓ Uzbekistan: PM – Abdulla Aripov; Capital – ✓ This two week-long Exercise is being
Tashkent; Currency – Uzbek Som (UZS). conducted in Darwin and the Northern
Click here to read more. Australian Exercise area (NAXA) from 12-
24 September 2022.
✓ Theme: Partnership, Leadership,
UNEP & Reef-World Foundation
Friendship
launched ‘Green Fins Hub’ to Encourage
Sustainable Marine Tourism
Credit Suisse Report: Global Wealth
The United Nations Environmental
Programme (UNEP), along with Reef-World Jumps to 9.8% YoY at USD 463.6 trillion
Foundation, the United Kingdom (UK) based in 2021
charity, launched a global digital platform, ‘Green According to 13th edition of Global Wealth
Fins Hub’. It will provide a major boost to Report 2022 by Credit Suisse, a Switzerland-based
sustainable marine tourism. investment bank and financial services firm, India
✓ Green Fins Hub is the first ever global witnessed a 12 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth
marine tourism industry platform. in total household wealth in FY21.The report also
✓ It is a global digital platform which will help estimates that global wealth totalled USD 463.6
diving and snorkelling operators worldwide trillion at the end of 2021, a rise of USD 41.4 trillion.
to make simple, cost efficient changes to ✓ Number of millionaires in India is expected
their daily practices by utilizing tried and to grow 105 % to 16.32 lakh between 2021
tested solutions. to 2026 from 7.96 lakh (2021). India houses
about 1 % of the world’s millionaires.
✓ The number of global millionaires will
exceed 87 million in 2026 which is an
increase of 25 million from 2021.
✓ The United States tops the world millionaire
list which houses around 39 percent of

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global millionaires, followed by China in

2nd place.
BANKING & FINANCE
Reliance General Insurance Partners RHFL Partners with EGI to Offer

with Paytm to Offer Customisable Health Property Insurance Cover to its
Cover Customers
Partnership b/w: Reliance General Insurance Partnership b/w: Edelweiss General
Company Limited & Paytm Insurance (EGI) & Repco Home Finance
Purpose: to offer Reliance Health Gain Policy, a Limited (RHFL)
customisable health insurance product, through the Purpose: to offer insurance solutions to all home
Paytm application. loan customers of RHFL.
✓ Reliance Health Gain Policy offers 3 ✓ The property insurance cover will focus
plans including Plus, Power and Prime that on protecting home against fire and all
allow customers to customise and other natural calamities and the loan
personalise the policy. protection cover safeguards the
customer’s repayment of loans on an
RBI allows BBPS to process Cross- unforeseen accident.
Border Inbound Remittances ✓ RHFL: MD & CEO – K Swaminathan;
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), decided to allow Establishment – 2000; HQ – Chennai,
foreign inward remittances received under the Tamil Nadu
Rupee Drawing Arrangement (RDA), to be
transferred to the KYC (Know Your Customer) Singapore Central Bank, India’s IFSCA
compliant bank account of the biller (beneficiary) signed CA to Pursue Cross-Border
through Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS), FinTech Innovations
subject to the conditions. Co-operation Agreement (CA) b/w: Monetary
✓ The direction has been issued by RBI Authority of Singapore (MAS) & the International
under Section 10(4) and Section 11(1) of Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA)
the Foreign Exchange Management Act Purpose: to facilitate regulatory collaboration and
(FEMA), 1999. partnership in FinTech technology.
✓ This pact allows sharing of non-supervisory
Verite Research Think-Tank: India related information and developments on
Emerges as Sri Lanka’s Top Lender in innovation in financial products and
2022 services. Click Here for the Official CA
According to the Verite Research, a Colombo-
based independent interdisciplinary think-tank, SBI Partners with Remitly for Secure and
India has become Sri Lanka’s biggest lender in Easy Remittance to India
2022, providing a loan of USD 377 million as it Partnership b/w: State Bank of
faced political crisis and economic unrest. India (SBI) & Remitly
✓ The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the Purpose: to enable Non Resident Indians (NRIs) to
largest multilateral lender to Sri Lanka send money through SBI via Remitly to their family
providing USD 360 million in loans that members, using mobile and web applications.
accounts for 76 % of total disbursements ✓ Through the partnerships, NRIs can now
from January 2022 to April 2022. transfer money to 17 Remitly nations.
✓ Remitly receives the remittances from the
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accounts in India through Direct Credit, IDRBT Pioneers the Development of New
National Electronic Funds Low-Cost Financial Network: To Bring
Transfer (NEFT)/ Immediate Payment
Banking to Remote Places
Service (IMPS)/ Real Time Gross
The Institute for Development and Research in
Settlement (RTGS) etc.
Banking Technology (IDRBT), a unit of the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has developed a novel
SBI WeCare FD scheme for senior technology that allows people in remote hilly and
citizens extended till March 31, 2023 forest areas without satellite signal to access
The State Bank of India (SBI)’s ‘WECARE’ Senior banking services.
Citizens’ Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme has extended ✓ IDRBT is the first in the world to build a
upto 31st March 2023. network based on Long Range Radio
✓ In 2022, SBI launched the special FD (LoRa) technology.
scheme “SBI WECARE” to secure senior ✓ IDRBT: Director – Professor D. Janakiram;
citizens’ income by paying additional HQ – Hyderabad, Telangana
interest on term deposits.
✓ The scheme is offered for new deposits as SBIF & WWF India Partners for Red
well as the renewal of maturing accounts.
Panda Transboundary Conservation
Partnership b/w: State Bank of India
Federal Bank & Union Bank launches Foundation (SBIF) & World Wide Fund for Nature –
pilot for Digitalization of KCC lending in India (WWF India)
TN & MP respectively Purpose: to generate fine-scale information on the
The Federal Bank launched a pilot for instant Kisan Red Panda species at a transboundary level and
Credit Card (KCC) lending in order to digitalize engage in safeguarding the habitats of the Red
rural finance in select districts of Tamil Nadu (TN). Panda in Khangchendzonga area of Sikkim and
The instant KCC was developed by the Reserve West Bengal (Darjeeling & Kalimpong districts).
Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH), a subsidiary of ✓ The partnership was made on the occasion
Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is digital loan of the International Red Panda Day(IRPD),
scheme. 17th September 2022.
✓ The platform will use e-KYC (Know Your ✓ An event was organised at the Himalayan
Customer) and eSign, Application Zoological Park in Gangtok, Sikkim to
Programming Interface (APIs) developed by celebrate the day which is observed every
the Tamil Nadu E-Governance year on 3rd Saturday of September to
Agency (TNeGA), and credit history from support Red Panda conservation.
bureaus to process loans to farmers in a ✓ The Himalayan Zoological Park is the first of
matter of few minutes. its kind, where animals are kept in their
Union Bank of India (UBI) also launched end-to-end natural habitat.
digitalization of KCC product for farmers as part of
its flagship digital transformation project WB Approves USD 150 million Loan for
‘Sambhav’. Punjab to Improve Finance & Service
✓ UBI: MD & CEO– A Manimekhalai; HQ–
Delivery
Mumbai, Maharashtra
The Board of Executive Directors of the World Bank
✓ Federal Bank: MD & CEO– Shyam
(WB) approved a loan of USD 150 million (nearly
Srinivasan; HQ– Aluva, Kerala. Click here to
Rs 1,200 crores) to Punjab for the management of
read more.
its financial resources and improved access to
public services.
✓ The USD 150 million loan has a maturity
period of 15 years, including a grace period
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✓ In Order to improve water supply in designed to help customers in spending and saving
Punjab’s Amritsar and Ludhiana cities, every day.
the Punjab Municipal Services Impact ✓ This account comes with an Everyday
Project will be jointly implemented by RuPay Platinum Debit Card.
the WB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and Indian
Bank (AIIB) and the Punjab government at Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has
a financial outlay of USD 300 million. announced a CSR (Corporate Social
Responsibility) partnership to launch the ’Kotak
RBI lifts Prompt Corrective Action IIT-M Save Energy Mission’.
restrictions on Central Bank of India ✓ This aims to encourage adoption of various
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed the energy conservation measures in the Micro,
Central Bank of India from the Prompt Corrective Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)
Action Framework (PCAF) watch list following its sector.
improvement in various parameters.
✓ PCA, introduced in December 2002, is a RBI asks Large UCBs to set up Board-
structured early intervention mechanism on approved policy, Compliance
the lines of the Federal Deposit Insurance Function; India’s banking System
Corporation (FDIC) PCA framework. These Liquidity faces Deficit after 40 months
regulations were later revised in April 2017. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed Urban
✓ Central Bank of India: MD & CEO – Matam Cooperative Banks (UCBs) belonging to tier 3 and
Venkata Rao; Established in – 1911; HQ – tier 4 categories, except UCBs under All Inclusive
Mumbai, Maharashtra Directions (AID), to create a Board-approved policy
and compliance function.
NPCI Introduces UPI Payments ✓ Under this, UCBs with more than Rs 10,000
Through Rupay Credit Cards crore deposits (tier 4 category) mandated
The National Payments Corporation of to create same, including the appointment
India (NPCI) has introduced Unified Payments of a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), by April
Interface (UPI) payments via credit cards on 1, 2023 while Tier 3 UCBs i.e. those having
the RuPay network, potentially expanding the more than Rs 1,000 crore and up to Rs
credit market. Debit cards and bank accounts had 10,000 crore deposits are given the
previously been used to link UPI, now Rupay credit deadline of October 1, 2023.
cards can be linked as well. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI),
✓ Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve India’s banking system liquidity has slipped into
Bank of India (RBI), unveiled this at the 3rd deficit for the first time in nearly 40 months.
edition of Global Fintech Fest 2022 (GFF ✓ On September 20, 2022, RBI infused 218
2022), along with “UPI Lite” for small-value billion Indian rupees ($2.73 billion) into
UPI transactions via a wallet-like feature banking system. Click here to read more.
and the facility for inward cross-border
remittances via the Bharat Bill Pay System Yes Bank approves sale of Rs 48,000 cr
(BBPS). stressed loans to JC Flowers ARC
The Board of Directors of Yes Bank approved the
KMBL Launches Everyday Savings transfer of stressed assets worth Rs 48,000 crore to
Account; KMBL &IIT-M partners JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC).
to Launches Kotak IITM Save Energy ✓ YES Bank will also pick up a 19.99% stake
Mission in the JC Flowers ARC (in single or multiple
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) launched a tranches), which is subject to regulatory
one-of-a-kind Everyday Savings Account (Daily approvals.
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MoD Signs MoU with BoB and HDFC automobile segment of the financial market
Bank to Expand the Reach of SPARSH using free float market capitalization
method.
Initiative
✓ ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund: MD & CEO
MoU b/w: Defence Accounts Department (DAD),
– Nimesh Shah; HQ – New Delhi, Delhi
under the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with Bank of
Baroda (BoB) & HDFC Bank
Purpose: to onboard themselves as Common
HDFC Bank & Refinitiv Enter into A
Service Centres (CSC) under the System for Pension Multi-Year Data and Technology
Administration – (RakSHa) (SPARSH) initiative, Agreement
across more than 14000 branches across India. Multi-Year Data & Technology Agreement b/w:
✓ SPARSH is a web-based system that HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector lender &
processes and credits pensions directly into Refinitiv, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
the bank accounts of defence pensioners. business
✓ DAD: Controller General of Defence Purpose: to facilitate its digital transformation and
Accounts (CGDA) – Avinash Dikshit; HQ innovation programmes across the whole business
– New Delhi, Delhi. Click here to read more. in India.
✓ Under the multi-year agreement, HDFC
Federal Bank Launches Facility to Bank will gain complete access to Refinitiv’s
Enable Utility Bill Payment for NRI data and products, allowing it to realize new
Partnership b/w: Federal Bank Limited with customer opportunities and accelerate its
NPCI Bharat BillPay Limited (NBBL) and Lulu innovation drive while lowering total cost.
Financial Group, based in the United Arab ✓ HDFC Bank: MD & CEO –
Emirates(UAE) Sashidhar Jagdishan; Establishment –
Purpose: to enable Utility Bill Payment services for 1994; HQ – Mumbai, Maharashtra
Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Diaspora in GCC (Gulf
Cooperation Council) Region. Japan’s MUFG Bank increased the capital
✓ With this, Federal bank and Lulu Financial by Rs 3,000 crore in India Biz
Group became the first to go live with Japan-based Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
Bharat BillPay Cross-Border Bill Payments. (MUFG) Bank has increased the capital of its branch
✓ Federal Bank Ltd: CEO – Shyam in India by Rs 3,000 crore to expand its India
Srinivasan; HQ – Aluva, Ernakulam, Kerala business. As a result of the increased capital, the
total capital of MUFG Bank will rise to Rs 5,207
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund Launches crore.
First Auto Index Fund ✓ The bank has established MUFG Enterprise
ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched ICICI Solutions India Pvt. Ltd as its global
Prudential Nifty Auto Index Fund, India’s first competence centre in 2020 to support the
Auto Index Fund to replicate the Nifty Auto Index technology and innovation arm of MUFG.
that has grown at over 14% annually since August ✓ MUFG expanded its presence by opening a
2012. branch at Gujarat International Finance
✓ The Nifty Auto Index is designed to reflect Tec-City (Gift City).
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ECONOMY & BUSINESS
Ind-Ra Lowers India’s GDP Growth Google Cloud & Nasscom partner to skill
Forecast for FY23 from 7% To 6.9%; students for entry-level Cloud jobs
India’s CAD Estimated to Be 3.4% Of GDP Partnership b/w: Google Cloud with FutureSkills
in Q1FY23 Prime, a Ministry of Electronics & Information
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra), a wholly Technology (MeitY) and NASSCOM (National
owned subsidiary of Fitch Group, lowered India’s Association of Software and Services Companies)
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for Digital Skilling Initiative.
fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) by 10 basis points Purpose: to launch the first cohort of its computing
to 6.9% from 7.0% previously. foundations with the Kubernetes course.
✓ According to Ind-Ra, the Current Account ✓ Kubernetes is an open-source container
Deficit (CAD) increased from USD 13.4 orchestration system for automating
billion (1.5% of GDP) in the January-March software deployment, scaling and
quarter (Q4 FY22) to USD 28.4 billion (3.4% management.
of GDP) in the April-June quarter (Q1 FY23). ✓ The course will be offered free to students
✓ A CAD is the difference between the amount at higher education Institutions and
of money coming in from exports and the freshers seeking to skill themselves on
amount leaving the country through emerging technologies.
imports. A CAD shows that a nation is
importing more than it is exporting. Click ADB Cuts India’s GDP Growth Forecast
here to read more. for FY23 to 7.0 %
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in its
IBA: Renewable Energy India Expo to September 2022 update of the report titled “Asian
bring Rs 800 crore investment Development Outlook 2022: Entrepreneurship
in the Digital Age”, reduced India’s Gross Domestic
opportunity for biogas
Product (GDP) growth forecast for fiscal year 2022-
✓ The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) is set to
23 (FY23) to 7% from 7.2 % earlier, quoting
organise the Renewable Energy
higher-than-expected inflation and monetary
India(REI) Expo 2022, the 15th edition of
tightening.
REI Expo, from 28th to 30th September
✓ However, the GDP growth estimates are
2022 at India Expo Centre, Greater Noida,
lowered from the forecasts of second
Uttar Pradesh. The expo is expected to bring
supplement to Asian Development Outlook
in investment opportunities worth Rs 800
Report 2022 (ADO 2022) to 7.0% for
crore for the biogas sector.
FY2022 (ending in March 2023) and 7.2%
for FY2023 (ending in March 2024).
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Federal Bank Becomes Only Indian Bank sustaining and recognizing High-Trust, High-
among Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 by Performance Culture at workplaces.
✓ According to Great Place to Work India data,
Great Place to Work
88% of employees at the best workplaces in
The Federal Bank Ltd was ranked 63rd on the
Asia on average reported having a positive
Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and became
employee experience.
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Indian scientist, Padma Shri awardee Dr Billionaires List, Gautam Adani’s net worth
Swati Piramal conferred France’s Legion rose by USD 5.2 billion, a hike of 3.49%.
of Honour Award
Indian Scientist-Industrialist and Padma Shri
Gates Foundation honours 4 leaders
recipient Dr Swati Piramal, Vice-Chairperson of with 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals
the Piramal Group was honoured with the awards; Dr Radhika Batra of India
‘Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur’ (Knight of the among winners
Legion of Honour), France’s top civilian Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation honoured 4
honour for her contribution to business, science, changemakers, Dr Radhika Batra (India), Zahra Joya
medicine, arts, culture, and Indo-French ties. (Afghanistan), Vanessa Nakate (Uganda), and
✓ The award was presented to her by H.E. Ursula von der Leyen (Germany), with the 2022
Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards as a part of its
Foreign Affairs of France on behalf of annual Goalkeepers campaign.
President Emmanuel Macron. ✓ The award recognises their efforts to
✓ In 2006, Dr Swati Piramal was honoured advance progress towards the United
with Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development
Merite (Knight of the Order of Merit), Goals (SDGs) in their communities and
France’s second-highest civilian honour. around the world.
✓ She received the Padma Shri award in 2012 Winners of 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals
for her contributions to the science and Awards:
technology business. Name of the Presented
Award by Awardee Country
MoS Jitendra Singh presents INSPIRE Bill Gates
Awards – MANAK to 60 startups and
Union Minister of State (MoS) for Science & 2022 Global Melinda Ursula
Goalkeeper French von der
Technology, Jitendra
Award Gates Leyen Germany
Singh presented INSPIRE (Innovation in Science
2022
Pursuit for Inspired Research) awards
Campaign Malala Vanessa
– MANAK (Million Minds Augmenting National Award Yousafzai Nakate Uganda
Aspirations and Knowledge) to 60 startups and 2022
financial support to 53,021 students. Changemaker Angelina Zahra
✓ The INSPIRE Awards – MANAK, a flagship Award Jolie Joya Afghanistan
scheme of the country is jointly 2022 Dr.
implemented by the Department of Science Progress Radhika
& Technology (DST) with the National Award Lilly Singh Batra India
Innovation Foundation – India (NIF).
India won UN awards for ‘India
Gautam Adani briefly named the 2nd Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)’
Richest Person In World under NHM
On 16th September 2022, Gautam Adani, an Indian On 21st September 2022, India won a ‘2022 United
billionaire became the 2nd Richest person in World Nations (UN) Interagency Task Force, and WHO
on Forbes real-time billionaire list by Special Programme on Primary Health Care
surpassing Bernard Arnault, LVMH (Louis Award’ for its ‘India Hypertension Control
Vuitton) chairman and CEO. Initiative (IHCI)’, a Large-scale hypertension
✓ Gautam Adani became the 1st Asian to enter intervention under the National Health Mission
the top 3 on the list. Gautam Adani and his (NHM) at the UN General Assembly.
family’s net worth surged to USD 155.5 ✓ IHCI is a collaborative initiative of the
billion. According to Forbes Real-Time Ministry of Health and Family Welfare,

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Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), ✓ The Indian Government has adopted
state governments and the World Health the “25 by 25” goal to reduce premature
Organization(WHO)-India. mortality due to Non-Communicable
Diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
Ugandan Youth Climate Activist Vanessa ✓ Ulf Kristersson, Sweden’s Moderate Party
Nakate appointed as Goodwill leader, is likely to form a new government
in Sweden.
Ambassador of UNICEF
✓ Sweden: Capital-Stockholm;
The United Nations
Currency- Swedish krona; Sweden’s
Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Parliament – Riksdag
has appointed Vanessa
Nakate, a 25-year-old
climate activist from Uganda
CSB Bank appoints Pralay Mondal as MD
as the Goodwill Ambassador & CEO with effect from September 15
of the UNICEF. CSB bank limited (formerly
✓ She was a prominent member of the Fridays known as Catholic Syrian
For Future movement. She founded the Rise Bank Limited) has appointed
Up Movement, a platform to raise the voices Pralay Mondal, as its
of African climate activists, and a project to Managing Director (MD) &
install solar panels in rural Ugandan Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
schools. for a period of 3 years with
effect from 15th September
IndusInd Bank re-appoints Sumant 2022.
✓ He has been serving as the Deputy MD of
Kathpalia as MD & CEO for 3 years
CSB Bank since February 2022 and later he
IndusInd Bank re-
was appointed as interim MD & CEO of the
appointed Sumant
bank with effect from April 2022.
Kathpalia as its managing
director (MD) and Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) for a GoI Appoints Thomas M Devasia as
further period of three years, Member of IRDAI
with effect from March 24, The Government of India(GoI) has
2023, up to March 23, 2026. appointed Thomas M Devasia, technical expert at
Marsh Insurance Brokers India (Kochi, Kerala), as
Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson a member (non-life) in the Insurance Regulatory
resigns after Right-wing parties win and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) with
Swedish election effect from the date of assumption of charge of the
Prime Minister (PM) of post till attaining the age of 62 years until further
Sweden, Magdalena order, whichever is earlier.
Andersson, leader of Social ✓ This is the first time that the Government
Democratic Party, resigned has appointed a senior executive from the
from the post after her centre- private sector as a member of IRDAI.
left bloc lost the 2022 ✓ IRDAI: Chairperson – Debasish Panda;
Parliamentary Elections to a Establishment – 1999 (Incorporated on 1st
bloc of right-wing parties. April 2000); HQ – Hyderabad, Telangana
✓ Magdalena Andersson was Sweden’s first
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Senegal President Macky Sall reinstates judge; and former deputy Speaker of Lok
the post of PM; Amadou Ba appointed as Sabha Kariya Munda as the trustees of the
Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and
Senegal’s PM
Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM
Macky Sall President of Senegal reinstated the post
CARES Fund).
of Prime Minister(PM), appointing former Economy
Minister Amadou Ba as the PM of Senegal.
✓ The post of Prime Minister was abolished in Max Life Insurance announced Rohit
April 2019. Mahammed Boun Abdallah Sharma & Ritika Sajdeh as Brand
Dionne was the PM of Senegal in 2019. Ambassadors
✓ Senegal: President-Macky Sall; Max Life Insurance announced Rohit Sharma,
Capital- Dakar; Currency- West African captain of the men’s Indian cricket team and his
CFA Franc wife Ritika Sajdeh, an Indian sports manager as
Brand Ambassadors.
Ratan Tata & 2 others appointed as ✓ The core message of Max Life Insurance is
Trustees of PM CARES Fund to be prepared mentally, physically, and
✓ Government has appointed Tata Sons financially for emerging challenges.
Chairman Emeritus, Ratan Tata; retired Max Life Insurance: MD&CEO- Prashant
Justice K.T. Thomas, former Supreme Court Tripathy; Establishment- 2001; HQ- New
Delhi, Delhi.
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
CCI approves ADIA’s investment of Rs ✓ Following this acquisition, SBIGFL became a

665 crore in AB Health Insurance under wholly owned subsidiary of SBI. Prior to
this acquisition, SBI held an 86.18% stake in
‘Green Channel’ route
SBIGFL.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI)
✓ This transaction entails a cash
approved the investment of Rs 665 crore in
consideration of RS 67.84 crore.
primary capital insurance by the Abu Dhabi
✓ SBI: Chairman- Dinesh Kumar Khara;
Investment Authority (ADIA) in Aditya Birla Health
Founded- 1955; HQ- Mumbai, Maharashtra
Insurance (ABHI) in exchange for a 9.99 % equity.
✓ The proposal has been approved by the
competition under the ‘green channel’
Adani Group acquires Ambuja Cements
route. The investment proposal was made & ACC; becomes India’s 2nd largest
in August 2022. cement maker
✓ AB Capital will hold a 45.91% stake and The Adani groups successfully completed the
Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Limited acquisition of Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC
will have a 44.10% stake in the company Limited through Endeavour Trade and Investment
after ADIAs investment. Limited (BidCo), a special purpose vehicle
incorporated by the Adani groups.
SBI acquire balance stake in SBI Global ✓ With this acquisition, Adani has now
Factors from SIDBI, BoM & UBI become India’s 2nd largest cement
State Bank of India (SBI) acquired the 13.82% manufacturer.
stake of State Bank of India Global Factors Ltd ✓ At present, Ultratech Cement is the largest
(SBIGFL) from its existing shareholders Small player with a market valuation of over Rs
Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) 1.87 lakh crore.
6.53%; Bank of Maharashtra (BoM); 4.34%; and ✓ Adani Group has acquired Switzerland-
Union Bank of India (UBI) 2.95%. based Holcim’s 63.1% stake in Ambuja

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Cements, which owns a 50.05% along with CCI approves merger of Jio Cinema OTT
its 4.48% direct stake in ACC. platform with Viacom18
The Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Canadian Pension fund OTPP to buy approved the amalgamation of Jio Cinema, an OTT
30% of Mahindra Susten for Rs 2,371 (Over The Top) platform with Viacom18 Media
crore Private Limited (Viacom 18), following an
Binding Agreement b/w: Canadian-based Ontario investment by BTS Investment 1 Pte. Ltd. and
Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) Board &Mahindra Reliance Projects & Property Management Services
Group Ltd (RPPMSL)
Purpose: to receive a 30% stake in Mahindra ✓ Under the partnership, Reliance’s Jio
Group’s renewable energy firm Mahindra Susten Cinema OTT app will be transferred to
Private Limited (Mahindra Susten). The value of the Viacom18.
stake is Rs 2,371 crore (USD 300 million). ✓ The proposed combination is notified under
✓ The deal also initiates the setting up of an Section 6(2) read with Section 5 of the
Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) in Competition Act, 2002 (as amended).
compliance with applicable regulations of ✓ CCI: Chairperson- Ashok Kumar Gupta;
the Securities and Exchange Board of India Founded-2003; HQ-New Delhi,Delhi
(SEBI).
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Dr Jitendra Singh launches “Swachhata” former Soviet Union (USSR -Union of

Portal for the Special Campaign 2.0 Soviet Socialist Republics).
Union Minister of State (MoS) (Independent ✓ It is a part of the 23rd Patrol Vessel
Charge) Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Dr. Squadron of the Indian Navy, under the
Jitendra Singh launched the exclusive “Swachhata” operational command of the Flag Officer
Portal for the Special Campaign 2.0, which is Commanding Maharashtra Naval Area
scheduled to begin on October 2, 2022, to 31st (FOMA).
October 2022. It is dedicated to Swachhata and
reducing the pendency of work in Government Minister of Education & Skill
offices. Development Launches SCALE App for
✓ The portal was developed by the Skill Development in Leather Sector
Department of Administrative Reforms and Union Minister of Education and Skill Development
Public Grievances (DARPG) under the and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances launched the SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment
and Pensions(MoPP&P). for Leather Employees) app during his visit to the
Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – Central
INS Ajay Decommissioned After 32 Years Leather Research Institute(CSIR-CLRI), Chennai,
of Glorious Service Tamil Nadu.
The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Ajay (P34), the ✓ SCALE, an Android app developed by the
second Abhay class anti-submarine warfare ship of Leather Skill Sector Council (LSSC),
the Western Naval Command, was decommissioned provides a one-stop solution for the skilling,
at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra, learning, assessment, and employment
after 32 years of outstanding service to the nation. needs of the leather industry.
✓ INS Ajay (P34) was commissioned on
January 24, 1990 in Poti, Georgia, in the

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Nasa’s Moxie Instrument Successfully ✓ The test was conducted

makes Oxygen on Mars by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)
NASA’s Experiment Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource with support from the Liquid Propulsion
Utilisation Experiment (MOXIE), a lunchbox sized Systems Centre (LPSC).
instrument has successfully generated Oxygen ✓ ISRO: Chairman– S. Somanath; HQ–
(O2) by carrying out the work of a tiny tree on Bengaluru, Karnataka
Mars.
✓ Since February 2021, the MIT-led MOXIE, Indian Coast Guard Inducts ICGS
has been producing oxygen from the carbon Samarth in its Fleet; Indian Navy will Get
dioxide (CO2) rich atmosphere of Mars. Two Indegenous Diving Support Vessels
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has inducted ICG
ISRO tests hybrid propulsion system Ship(ICGS) ‘Samarth’ to strengthen the coastal
that uses Solid Fuel, Liquid Oxidiser security mechanism. The ship has been based at
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has Kochi, Kerala from Goa under the operational
successfully tested a 30 kN hybrid motor, a new command of Coast Guard District Headquarters-4
propulsion system for the forthcoming launch (Kerala & Mahe), Kochi.
vehicles, at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at ✓ The Indian Navy launched two
Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu (TN). indigenously designed and built Diving
✓ The hybrid motor uses Hydroxyl- Support Vessels (DSVs) – Nistar and
terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) as fuel Nipun in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
and liquid oxygen (LOX) as the oxidizer, Pradesh(AP). The first-of-its kind vessels
unlike solid-solid or liquid-liquid were built by Hindustan Shipyard Limited.
combinations. ✓ ICG: Director General – Virender Singh
Pathania; HQ – New Delhi, Delhi
ENVIRONMENT
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SPORTS
Bengaluru’s Pranav Anand becomes the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Tour
India’s 76th Chess Grandmaster and Grand Slams at the age of 41.
Pranav Anand (age 15 years) from Bengaluru, ✓ The 5th Laver Cup 2022 from September
Karnataka became India’s 76th Chess 23-25 that will be held at The O2 in London,
GrandMaster (GM) after winning against United Kingdom (UK) will be his final
International Master (IM) Emin Ohanyan of appearance on the ATP circuit.
Armenia in Round 10 of the World Youth Under-16 ✓ He has won 20 Grand Slam victories, and
Open. finished 5 seasons ranked No.1. His
✓ He received the title after he crossed victories include- the Australian Open six
the 2,500 Elo points in the World Youth times, the French Open once, the US Open
Chess Championship in Mamaia, Romania. five times, and Wimbledon, a record eight
times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009,
2012 and 2017).
Winner of 20 Grand Slams, Swiss
✓ His 20 Grand Slam titles are 3rd highest
Player Roger Federer announces Retire behind Spain’s Rafael Nadal (22), and
ment from Professional Tennis Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (21).
A Professional Tennis Player from Switzerland,
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Indian Chess Players Win Titles at World Durand Cup 2022: Bengaluru FC Beats
Youth Chess Championship in Romania Mumbai City FC and won the 1st ever
India’s Pranav Anand (Karnataka) won Durand Cup
the Under-16 (Open) title and A R Ilamparthi Bengaluru Football Club(BFC) and its
(Tamil Nadu) won the Under 14 (Open) title at captain Sunil Chhetri won their 1st ever Durand
the World Youth Chess Championship 2022 held in Cup by defeating Mumbai City FC (MCFC) in
Mamaia, România. the Durand Cup 2022 held in Salt Lake Stadium or
✓ The tournament was organised by Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium in
Romanian Chess Federation & Fédération Kolkata, West Bengal.
Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). ✓ Durand Cup 2022 is the 131st edition of
Positions of the Indian Players: the Durand Cup, which is the first edition
Points played after recognition from the Asian
Category Winners out of 11 Position Football Confederation. It was sponsored by
A. R. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Ilamparthi 9.5 points 1 ✓ Durand Cup is Asia’s oldest and World’s
third oldest football tournament.
Mrittika
Mallick 8 points 4
Bangladesh won their maiden SAFF title
Anupam M.
Sreekumar 8 points 7 at SAFF Women’s Championship 2022
Under – 14
Bangladesh won their first South Asian Football
(Open) H. G. Pragnya 7.5 points 8
Federation (SAFF) title at SAFF Women’s
Under-16 Pranav Anand 9 points 1 Championship 2022 defeating Nepal (3–1). The
(Open) M. Pranesh 8 points 5 tournament held from 6th to 19th September 2022
at Dashrath Rangshala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Under-18 S. Kanishka 7.5 points 6
✓ The 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship
(Open) Rakshitta Ravi 7.5 points 8 was the 6th edition of this championship.
World Wrestling Championships 2022: Bangladesh cricketer Rubel Hossain

India’s Bajrang Punia & Vinesh Phogat Retires From Test Cricket
Won Bronze Medals Bangladesh cricketer Mohammad Rubel
17th edition of the World Wrestling Hossain announced his retirement from Test
Championships or World Wrestling cricket on 19 September 2022.
Championships 2022 was held in Belgrade, Serbia He will continue to play in One Day International
from September 10 to 18, 2022. The United States (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) formats
of America(USA) lead the table with 15 medals for Bangladesh along with Dhaka Premier League
followed by Japan (2nd place) and Turkey (3rd (DPL), Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and other
place). India is ranked 24th with 2 medals. white-ball tournaments.
✓ India’s Bajrang Punia (Haryana) has won ✓ He holds the record of the fastest bowled
the men’s 65 kg Freestyle bronze delivery (149.5kph) by a Bangladeshi
medal by defeating Sebastian Rivera of cricketer and he also innovated a technique
Puerto Rico in the World Wrestling of bowled delivery named ‘Butterfly’.
Championships 2022.
✓ Vinesh Phogat (Haryana), a gold medalist ICC announces changes in Cricket Rules:
at the Commonwealth Games 2022, Saliva ban made permanent
defeated Swedish champion Emma The International Cricket Council (ICC) has
Malmgren to win the women’s 53 kg announced a lot of changes to its ‘playing
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means the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Understanding (MoU) with the Football Sports
Australia will enforce the news rules. Development Limited (FSDL), the commercial
✓ ICC has announced its Playing Conditions partner of Indian football and organiser of the
in Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)’s Indian Super League.
updated 3rd Edition of the 2017 Code of the ✓ Both DFL & FSDL (two entities) will focus
Laws of Cricket after the Chief Executives’ on club initiatives, and fan engagement
Committee (CEC) approved using technology and also have workshops.
recommendations from Sourav The 1st knowledge-sharing workshop took
Ganguly, Chairman of the ICC Men’s Cricket place in Frankfurt, Germany.
Committee.
The Main Changes to the Playing Conditions India will host the maiden Moto GP race
include: in 2023
✓ Batter returning when caught India will be hosting a maiden MotoGP (Grand Prix
✓ Use of saliva to polish the ball motorcycle racing) World Championships race,
✓ Incoming batter ready to face the ball. Click named the ‘Grand Prix of Bharat’ at the Buddh
here to read more. International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar
Pradesh in the following year (2023).
Indian FSDL & German DFL signed MoU ✓ MotoGP commercial rights
to Bring World’s Best Practices to Indian owner Dorna signed a Memorandum of
Football Understanding (MoU) with Noida-based
The Deutsche Fußball Liga- (DFL– German Football race promoters Fairstreet Sports to host the
League), the organising body of Bundesliga and premier 2-wheel racing event in India for
Bundesliga 2 has signed a Memorandum of the next 7 years.
OBITUARY
Former Union Minister & Congress 90 years. He was born on January 15, 1932 in
leader Manikrao Gavit passed away Bhadohi district, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
Former Union Minister and Congress ✓ He is popularly called as “Abhinav Panini”
leader Manikrao Hodlya Gavit passed away at the due to his contribution towards inventing
age of 87 years in Nashik, Maharashtra. He was new methods of Sanskrit Grammar and
born on 29 October 1934 in Nandurbar District, Vedanta teaching and modernisation.
Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day ✓ He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021.
Maharashtra).
✓ He has served as the Union Minister of Former TN Assembly Speaker Sedapatti
State(MoS) for Home Affairs (2004) and R. Muthiah passes away
MoS for Social Justice and Empowerment Sedapatti R. Muthaiah, the former Tamil Nadu (TN)
(2013). Legislative Assembly Speaker and ex-Union
✓ He was appointed a pro-tem speaker of Minister passed away in his hometown Madurai,
the 15th Lok Sabha by President (former) Tamil Nadu.
Pratibha Patil in 2009. ✓ He was the Speaker during 1st regime of
former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa (1991-
Padma Shri awardee Acharya Ram Yatna 96).
Shukla passed away ✓ Later he became Union Minister for Surface
Padma shri awardee Prof Acharya Ram Yatna Transport during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-
Shukla, a Sanskrit scholar and former President of led government in the Centre in 1998
Kashi Vidwat Parishad, passed away at the age of (served for a brief period).

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BOOKS & AUTHORS
Book Title - ‘Ambedkar and Modi: India’s progress in line with Dr. Babasaheb
Reformer’s Ideas Performer’s Ambedkar’s vision.
Implementation’
Compiled by: Bluekraft Digital Foundation
Book Title - “Muskurate Chand Lamhe
Released by: Former President Ram Nath Kovind Aur Kuchh Khamoshiyan”
Foreword by: Music Composer & Rajya Sabha MP Author: Jiwesh Nandan
(Member of Parliament) Ilaiyaraaja Released by: Manoj Bajapaye (Renowned Actor)
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan Pvt. Ltd Publisher: Wisdom Tree (Founder & Publisher –
✓ The book illustrates the life, works and Shobit Arya)
achievements of Dr. B.R Ambedkar and also ✓ The book is a bouquet of poems. Jiwesh
highlights the policies and reforms made by Nandan has also written a book titled ‘Maha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure Kumbh: A Spiritual Journey’.
IMPORTANT DAYS
International Day for the Preservation of ✓ Theme of World Patient Safety Day 2022
the Ozone Layer 2022- September 16 is ‘Medication Safety’ along with the
Annually observed across the globe on September slogan ‘Medication Without Harm’.
16. It is an International Day recognized by the ✓ World Patient Safety Day was established
United Nations. by the 72nd World Health Assembly
Purpose: to bring attention to the ozone layer and through the adoption of resolution WHA
the dangers of ozone depletion. 72.6 – ‘Global Action on Patient Safety’.
✓ The day is also known as “World Ozone ✓ WHO: Director-General- Tedros Adhanom
Day” or “Global Ozone Day”. Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia;
✓ Theme of International Day for the Establishment- 1948; HQ- Geneva,
Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022 Switzerland. Click here to read more.
- “Montreal Protocol@35: global
cooperation protecting life on earth”. World Bamboo Day 2022 – September
✓ The governments of 46 countries across the 18
globe signed the “Montreal Protocol on Annually observed across the globe on September
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer” 18.
or “Montreal Protocol” on 16 September Purpose: to create awareness about Bamboo,
1987. Click here to read more. which is considered to be Green Gold.
✓ 18th September is also celebrated as the
World Patient Safety Day 2022 – 17 Royal Thai Forestry Day.
September ✓ In 2009, during the 8th World Bamboo
Annually observed across the world on September Congress in Bangkok, Thailand the World
17. Bamboo organisation (WBO), with the
Purpose: to create awareness about various support of the Royal Forest Department of
preventative measures which should be taken to Thailand, formally recognised
make sure safety of patients. 18th September as World Bamboo Day.
✓ It is an International Day recognized by the ✓ This was initiated by Kamalesh
World Health Organization (WHO). Salam from Assam during his tenure as
president of WBO from 2007 to 2009.
✓ WBO: Executive Director & CEO – Susanne
Lucas; Establishment – 2005; HQ

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– Antwerp, Belgium. Click here to read Purpose: to commemorate 75 years of liberation of

more. Hyderabad.
✓ At the time of the Partition of India, in 1947,
International Equal Pay Day 2022- India was divided into British India and
September 18 Princely states. The states were acceded to
Annually celebrated across the globe on September either Pakistan or India. Hyderabad was one
18. It is an International Day recognized by the of the large princely state.
United Nations. ✓ The then Indian Home Minister, Sardar
Purpose: to represent the efforts towards the Vallabhbhai Patel, decided to annex
achievement of equal pay for work of equal value Hyderabad, and that led to "Operation
and to eliminate the sexual discrimination against Polo" (police action against Hyderabad).
women and girls in employment, as per the UN’s ✓ Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan
commitment to human rights and against all forms surrendered Hyderabad during the
of discrimination. Operation and the state was integrated into
✓ The Equal Pay International Coalition the territory of India on 17th September
(EPIC) is led by the International Labour 1948.
Organization (ILO), UN Women, and
partners, to achieve equal pay for women International Red Panda Day 2022-
and men everywhere. September 17
✓ UN Women is the UN Entity for Gender Annually observed across the globe on
Equality and the Empowerment of Women. 3rd Saturday of September.
✓ UN Women: Executive Director- Sima Purpose: to create awareness about the
Sami Bahous; Established – 2010; HQ – importance of the conservation of Red Pandas and
New York, USA. Click here to read more. to promote and encourage people to save them
✓ International Red Panda Day (IRPD)
World Water Monitoring Day 2022: 2022 was observed on 17th September
September 18 2022.
Annually observed across the globe on September ✓ Red Pandas (Ailurus fulgens) are widely
18. found in the forest mountains of Nepal,
Purpose: to increase public awareness of water India, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar.
monitoring and recognizes the importance of ✓ Red Pandas are listed as “Endangered” in
protecting the world’s water resources. the International Union for Conservation of
✓ World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) was Nature (IUCN) red list of Threatened
proclaimed by America’s Clean Water Species and under Schedule, I of the Indian
Foundation (ACWF) as a global educational Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the red
outreach program in 2003. panda has the highest legal protection. Click
✓ The Water Environment Federation (WEF) here to read more.
and the International Water Association
(IWA) coordinate the events of WWMD. International Coastal Cleanup Day 2022-
Click here to read more. 17th September
Annually observed across the globe on 3rd
Hyderabad Liberation Day- September Saturday of September.
17 Purpose: to encourage people to clean up the
Union Home Minister Amit Shah started coastal line and create awareness about the
off Hyderabad Liberation Day (or National importance of preserving and protecting the oceans
Integration Day) celebrations from the Parade and waterways.
ground in Secunderabad, Telangana. ✓ 17th September 2022 marks the 37th
observance of the ICC Day.

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✓ Every year the Association for Community ✓ Theme for World Alzheimer’s Month -
Awareness (ASCOA) joins Ocean September 2022: ‘Know dementia, Know
Conservancy to commemorate ICC Day. Alzheimer’s’.
✓ The ASCOA’s theme for ICC Day 2022 ✓ On the occasion of World Alzheimer’s Day,
is “Connecting People For A Trash Free the annual World Alzheimer Report
Coastline”. released by Alzheimer’s Disease
✓ International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day was International (ADI). Click here to read more.
established by the Ocean Conservancy, an
organization that works to help protect the Railway Protection Force celebrates
ocean from the challenges it faces every 38th Raising Day – 20th September 2022
year. Click here to read more. Annually observed on September 20 in India.
The RPF was constituted under the Railway
International Day of Peace 2022- Protection Force Act 1957 for providing security to
September 21 Railway property.
Annually observed across the globe on September ✓ September 20, 2022, marked the 38th
21. It is an International Day recognized by the Raising Day and a parade was organized as
United Nations. a part of the celebration for the 1st time at
Purpose: to strengthen the ideals of peace by the Central Level at Jag Jeewan Ram RPF
following 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire. Academy in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
✓ Theme of International Day of Peace 2022 ✓ The Chief Guest of the Raising Day Parade
- “End racism. Build peace”. was Darshana Vikram Jardosh, the Union
✓ The day is also called as World Peace Day. Minister of State (MoS) for Railways and
✓ In 1954, The ‘Peace Bell’ in the Textiles.
headquarters of the United Nations was
donated by Chiyoji Nakagawa, the former International NFT Day 2022- September
counsellor of the United Nations Association 20
of Japan. It is known as the ‘Japanese Peace Annually celebrated across the globe on
Bell’. September 20.
✓ The bell rings twice a year: (i) On the 1st Purpose: to commemorate the anniversary of
day of spring at the Vernal Equinox and (ii) publication of ‘NFT’ (Non-Fungible Token)
On 21 September to celebrate the ✓ NFT is a record on a blockchain which is
International Day of Peace. Click here to associated with a particular digital or
read more. physical asset.
✓ On 20th September 2017, The term NFT
World Alzheimer’s Day 2022- September was officially coined by Dapper Labs Chief
21 Technology Officer Dete Shirley in the form
Annually celebrated across the globe on of the ERC-721 standard.
September 21. ✓ ERC-721 became the template for non-
Purpose: to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s fungible tokens.
disease, dementia and the importance of a timely
diagnosis, warning signs of dementia. SECI celebrates 11th Foundation Day –
✓ Alzheimer’s is a progressive neurologic September 20 2022
disorder that causes the brain to shrink On September 20, 2022, the Solar Energy
(atrophy) and brain cells to die. Corporation of India Limited (SECI) celebrated its
✓ World Alzheimer’s Month is the 11th Foundation Day.
international campaign from Alzheimer’s ✓ The SECI is a CPSU (Central Public Sector
Disease International (ADI) that takes place Undertakings) under the Ministry of New
every September. and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

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established 20th September 2011 to It was popularized by Rhishja Cota and Lisa
facilitate the implementation of the National Jane Campbell.
Solar Mission.
✓ It is the only CPSU dedicated to the solar World Car-Free Day 2022- September 22
energy sector. Annually observed across the globe on September
22.
World Rhino Day 2022 – September 22 Purpose: to encourage people to give up their cars
Annually observed across the globe on September for a day and adopt using non-motorized transport
22. like riding a bicycle or walking.
Purpose: to spread awareness about the different ✓ In 2000, the European Commission
types of Rhinos and the existential risks they face. constituted the Car-Free Day as a European
✓ Theme of World Rhino Day 2022 is Five Initiative.
Rhino Species Forever. ✓ Carbuster, currently known as World Car-
✓ The 5 species of Rhino are: i. 2 African rhino free Network (WCN) and Adbusters media
species – black and white rhinos & ii. 3 foundation launched and promoted the
Asian rhino species – Greater One-Horned, observance of World Car Free Day as a
Sumatran and Javan rhinos. global observance starting from 2000.
✓ The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)- South ✓ The World Health Organization reported
Africa announced World Rhino Day in 2010 that environmental air pollution alone
and was internationally recognized in 2011. caused roughly 4.2 million deaths in 2016.
STATE NEWS
Odisha to get 5G service in first phase of Army (AANLA), Adivasi Cobra Military of
launch: Union Minister Ashwini Assam (ACMA) and Santhali Tiger Force
(STF) and the remaining 3 outfits are
Vaishnaw
splinter groups of BCF, AANLA and ACMA.
Union Minister for Communication and Electronics
✓ These 8 tribal militant groups have been on
and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw
ceasefire since 2012 and are living in
announced that Odisha will get 5G (5th Generation)
designated camps.
telecom service in the first phase of its launch. In
✓ All militant groups except the United
the 1st phase, 13 selected cities across India will get
Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and
5G Services.
Kamatapur Liberation Organization signed
✓ 5G services is expected to be 10 times faster
peace treaties with the government.
than 4G and 30 times faster than that of 3G.
✓ The amount of radiation it will give forth is
10 times less than the radiation norms set Delhi & Punjab Govt. tied up to curb
by the World Health Organisation (WHO). stubble burning through Pusa Bio-
decomposer
GoI & Assam Govt Signs Tripartite Peace Partnership b/w: Government of Delhi &
Accord with Eight Tribal Militant Groups Government of Punjab
Tripartite Peace Accord: Government of Purpose: to use Pusa bio-decomposer, a
India (GoI) & Assam government with 8 tribal microbial solution which can decompose paddy
militant groups of Assam straw in 15 to 20 days, on 5,000 acres of land to
Purpose: for bringing peace in the areas prevent stubble burning.
✓ The 8 tribal militant groups include Birsa ✓ As a part of a pilot project implemented
Commando Force (BCF), Adivasi People’s with the help of the Indian Agricultural
Army (APA), All Adivasi National Liberation Research Institute (IARI), Pusa
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acres (2023 hectares) on stubble by which ✓ This MoU is part of Meghalaya’s efforts to
the crop residue gets mixed in the soil in improve its health indicators and other
Punjab. health initiatives including Chief Minister’s
Safe Motherhood Scheme (CM-SMS) under
Manipur CM Biren Singh launches ‘CM the rescue mission initiative to reduce
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and
Da Haisi’ Portal to address Public
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) that aims at
Grievances strengthening and ensuring safe deliveries
The Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, N Biren in remote areas.
Singh launched the ‘CM Da Haisi’ (Let’s inform the
CM) web portal in Imphal, Manipur, where the
public can raise their grievances on the web portal.
Justice T Raja was appointed Acting
✓ The portal enables people to quickly rectify Chief Justice of Madras High Court
their grievances and provides a platform to Justice T Raja, senior-most Judge of the Madras
raise corruption-related issues High Court, was appointed as the Acting Chief
Justice of Madras HC with effect from September
22, 2022. The appointment was notified by
West Bengal approved for issuing LoI to
the Ministry of Law and Justice.
Adani Group for Tajpur deep Sea Port ✓ The President of India, under Article 223 of
The Government of West Bengal (WB) approved a the Constitution of India appointed Justice T
proposal for issuing a Letter of Intent (LoI) to Adani Raja to perform the duties of the office of
Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited the Chief Justice of Madras HC, consequent
(APSEZ) for development of a greenfield deep sea upon the superannuation of Justice M.
port project at Tajpur (West Bengal). Duraiswamy, Acting Chief Justice of
✓ The port will be set up around 5 km from Madras HC on September 21, 2022.
NH (National Highway)-116B and around
170 km from Kolkata (West Bengal).
✓ The nearest Railway station is Rajnagar at a
Gujarat Govt announces first-ever
distance of nearly 8 km. Cinematic Tourism Policy 2022-2027 in
Ahmedabad
Meghalaya & Tamil Nadu Signs MoU for The Government of Gujarat announced the first-
ever Cinematic Tourism Policy 2022-2027 in
Recruitment & Training of Medical
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Professionals ✓ The policy, effective for 5 years (2022 to
MoU b/w: Government of Meghalaya (GoM) & 2027), will help in strengthening the film
Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) infrastructure in Gujarat and offer various
Purpose: for supporting Meghalaya in recruitment financial and non-financial incentives for
and training of medical professionals. filmmakers.
✓ This is a first-of-its-kind medical ✓ Objective- to promote cinematic tourism
partnership between the two Indian states through the development of film
for collaboration on knowledge sharing, infrastructure and the creation of attractive
capacity building and improving health opportunities for cinema in Gujarat.
service delivery.
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