25th-26th SEPTEMBER ENGLISH 2022

Daily Current Affairs by Kapil Kathpal- 25th – 26th September 2022
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Headlines
1) PM Modi receives copy of the Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in braille
2) REC Limited accorded Maharatna status
3) Convergence Portal between AIF, PMFME scheme & PMKSY
4) National Conference of Environment Ministers
5) Committee to Review Marketing Practices of Pharma Companies
6) Uttar Pradesh Legislature reserves a women-only day
7) India Gets its First Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu
8) India’s first plant-based meat shipped to US
9) India’s first successful full-arm transplant performed in Kerala hospital
10) PM-PRANAM Scheme to Reduce Usage of Chemical Fertilizers
11) NCC and UNEP sign an agreement
12) Hero MotoCorp tie-up with HPCL to set up EV charging infrastructure
13) Defense Ministry signs an MoU with BoB and HDFC
14) Max Life Insurance named cricketer Rohit Sharma & Ritika Sajdeh as brand
ambassadors
15) India is third largest market for Lladro
16) NASA’s DART Mission to collide with an asteroid
17) Breakthrough Prizes 2023- Winners
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18) Bharat Lal as new DG of National Centre for Good Governance
19) SC appoints former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao for amending

constitution of IOA
20) Indian Navy launches 2 Diving Support Vessels (Nistar & Nipun) in Vizag
21) Defence ministry contract for BrahMos missiles
22) Veteran swimmer Elvis Ali becomes the oldest Indian to cross North
Channel
23) Former TN Assembly Speaker Sedapatti R. Muthiah passes away
24) Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passed away
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National News
PM Modi receives copy of the Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in braille
• In New Delhi, Jayanta Baruah (a politician

from Assam) gave Prime Minister Narendra Modi a
copy of the Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in Braille.
• Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh was one of the

first Assamese dictionaries, published in the
nineteenth century.
• The earliest Assamese etymological

dictionary based on Sanskrit spellings is
called Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh and was
created by Hemchandra Barua. 33 years after the release of Bronson’s dictionary,
• It was first published in the early 20th century under the direction of Capt. P. R. Gordon, ISC, and
Hemchandra Goswami.
• There were around 22,346 words in it. Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh, which is still being published by
Hemkosh Printers, is regarded as the primary source for Assamese spelling.
Assam Govt. Sign Four MoUs with HCL, Walmart & Flipkart
• The Assam government signed four Memorandum of Understandings with HCL, Walmart and Flipkart for
various purposes, including skilling the youths, exporting local products and creating talent for the e-
commerce supply chain.
• Assam & Mizoram Signs Joint Statement on Resolving Border Dispute
• NLCIL inks MoU with Assam Power Distribution Company
• Godrej Agrovet signed agreements with Assam, Manipur and Tripura for Palm Oil
Assam CM launches ‘Mission Bhumiputra’
• Assam (Capital: Dispur )
• Chief minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma
• Governer: Jagadish Mukhi
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REC Limited accorded Maharatna status
• The REC Ltd. has been accorded the status

of ‘Maharatna’ Central Public Sector
Enterprise.
• The REC Ltd., is the 12th company to be

given the Maharatna Status.
• The Maharatna status provides the state-

run company’s board more power while
making financial decisions.
• This power is limited to a ceiling of 15 per

cent of the net worth of CPSE concerned, limited to Rs.5,000 crore in one project.
• The board can also structure and implement schemes related to personnel and human resource
management and training.
• The Maharatna status enables the REC to be involved in technology joint ventures and other strategic
alliances.
REC Limited:
• Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) –Vivek Kumar Dewangan
• Established- 1969
• Headquarters- Gurugram, Haryana
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Convergence Portal between AIF, PMFME scheme & PMKSY

• A convergence portal was jointly launched
by the Union Ministry of Food Processing
Industries and Ministry of Agriculture and
Farmers Welfare to increase the potential of
India’s agriculture and food processing sector.
• The convergence portal brings together
• Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

scheme,
• Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Enterprises

Upgradation Scheme (PMFME), and
• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).
• It aims to boost the concept of “Vocal for Local”.
• The convergence portal aims to ensure effective collaboration between all ministries.
The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund
• (AIF) is a financing facility launched in 2020 to improve post-harvest management infrastructure and
community farm assets through benefits like 3 percent interest subvention and credit guarantee
support.
• Under this, Rs.1 lakh crore funds are provided from 2020-21 to 2025-26 and interest subvention and
credit guarantee assistance will be provided until 2032-33.
• The AIF has the facility of convergence with other schemes implemented by states and central
government, enabling the optimization of multiple government schemes for a specific project.
• The PMFME scheme was launched to provide financial, technical and commercial assistance for the
upgradation of micro food processing enterprises across India.
• It will be implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
• The total outlay for this scheme is Rs.10,000 crore.
• It uses the One District One Product (ODOP) approach to boost procurement, avail common services and
marketing of products.
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• The PMKSY is a centrally sponsored scheme launched to boost infrastructure to improve supply chain
management from farm to retail outlets.
• It aims to create mega food parks, improve cold chain and value addition infrastructure, food safety and
quality assurance infrastructure, agro-processing clusters etc.
National Conference of Environment Ministers

• Prime Minister Modi virtually inaugurated
the National Conference of Environment
Ministers held in Gujarat.
• National Conference of Environment

Ministers of all States is a two-day event
held at Ekta Nagar in Gujarat
• The conference will include 6 thematic

sessions with topics focusing on LiFE,
Combating Climate Change (Updating
State Action Plans on Climate Change for
Mitigation of Emissions and Adaptation to Climate Impacts); PARIVESH (Single Window System for
Integrated Green Clearances); Forestry Management; Prevention and Control of Pollution; Wildlife
Management; Plastics and Waste Management.
LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment)
• Launched on June 5, 2022 on the occasion of World Environment Day to harness the power of individual
and collective action to address the global climate crisis.
• It was introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.
• PARIVESH (Pro Active Responsive facilitation by Interactive and Virtuous Environmental Single window
Hub)
• is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
• It provides single window clearance mechanism for those seeking Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ
Clearances from Central, State and district level authorities.
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Committee to Review Marketing Practices of Pharma Companies

• The Central Government has formed a 5-
member high-level committee to review
marketing practices of pharmaceutical
companies in India.
• It will be chaired by Vinod Kumar (VK)

Paul member (health), NITI (National Institution
for Transforming India) Aayog.
• It will also review various other issues

pertaining to the Uniform Code of
Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP),
and recommend legally enforceable measures against firms indulging in malpractices.
• The committee is expected to submit its recommendation within the next three months (90 days).
• The formation of the committee follows the reports of pharma companies were spending exorbitant
amounts on promotion and publicity of drugs including anti-fever medicine Dolo 650mg.
• Currently, publicity and promotion by pharma companies is supervised under the Uniform Code of
Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP), the Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002, and also by
the CBDT(central board of Direct Taxes).
• The Indian Medical Council Regulations, 2002, details professional misconduct by medical practitioners
,including accepting gifts from drug companies and commissions from laboratories.
• The rules under CBDT require pharma companies to file details on how much they spend on promotion
and publicity.
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Uttar Pradesh Legislature reserves a women-only day

• The largest legislature of India, Uttar
Pradesh Legislative Assembly is all set to
have a day reserved for women
legislators to speak and raise women-
centric issues in the House.
• Initiatives taken by Government under

Mission Shakti..
• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

has 403 members out that there are 47
women MLAs including 22 first-timers.
Uttar Pradesh
• Governor: Anandiben Patel
• Capital: Lucknow
• Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath
India Gets its First Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu

• Government of Tamil Nadu notified India’s
first “Dugong Conservation Reserve” in the Palk
Bay region, covering the coastal waters of
Thanjavur and Pudukkottai Districts of Tamil Nadu
with an area of 448 Square Kilometres.
• In September 2021 Government of Tamil

Nadu (GoTN) initiated the idea of ‘Dugong
Conservation Reserve’ to be established in Palk
Bay region, in order to protect the endangered
Dugong species and its marine habitats in Tamil
Nadu..
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• Dugongs are largest herbivorous marine mammals that primarily feed on seagrass beds, a major carbon
sink of the ocean. It is also know as sea Cow.
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• They are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as they are at their verge of
extinction.
• At present, there are around 240 Dugongs in India and a majority of them are found in the Tamil Nadu
Coast (Palk Bay region).
• Tamil Nadu has rich marine biodiversity with a long coastline of 1076 km and 14 coastal districts and is
home to several rare and endangered fishes and turtle species.
India’s first plant-based meat shipped to US

• Agricultural and Processed Food Products
Export Development Authority
(APEDA) has announced that,
Greenest,(which is a leading plant
protein food brand) has shipped India’s
first plant-based meat export
consignment to the USA from Gujarat in
India.
• The plant-based consignment is 5000 kg

and consists of mini samosas, hot and
spicy strips, momos, spring rolls, nuggets, grilled patty, and other vegan products.
• Greenest is India’s pioneer in plant-based protein products
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India’s first successful full-arm transplant performed in Kerala hospital
• India’s first full arm transplant was

performed at the Kerala-based Amrita Hospital.
• It is the third of its type in the world,

such a transplant was only performed previously
in Mexico and France.
• The First request was accepted

by Amaresh, who waited for a suitable donor for
years, and Vinod agreed to donate his hands.
• Vinod is a 54-year-old man working in

West Asia, he met an accident and suffered serious injuries, and lost his life in Thiruvananthapuram.
• Vinod’s family donated his various organs, including his hands, and doctors of Amrita Hospital flew to
Thiruvananthapuram to harvest the organ.
• The team of doctors for the full arm surgery was led by Dr. Subramania Iyer, head, of the center of
Plastic and Reconstruction surgery, and Dr. Mohit Sharma, Professor, Center for Plastic and
Reconstruction Surgery.
World Organ Donation Day - 13th August
• World Organ Donation Day is observed globally on the 13th of August. This day is observed to spread
awareness about the importance of donating organs.
Kerala online monitoring system of medicines
• Kerala government will soon launch an online monitoring facility to track the availability and distribution
of medicines in government medical institutions in the southern state.
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Schemes And Portals
PM-PRANAM Scheme to Reduce Usage of Chemical Fertilizers
• The Government of India intends to

launch the Pradhan Mantri Promotion
of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture
Management Yojana (PM PRANAM) to
reduce the usage of chemical fertilizers.
• The PM PRANAM Scheme is an initiative

to promote using fertilizers in a
balanced manner along with bio-
fertilizers and organic fertilizers as
alternative sources of nutrients.
• The programme intends to lower the cost of subsidies for chemical fertilizers, which is projected to rise
to Rs 2.25 lakh crore in 2022–23, a 39% increase from Rs 1.62 lakh crore in 2021–22.
• The need for four fertilizers—Urea, DAP (di-ammonium phosphate), MOP (muriate of potash), and NPK
(Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Kalium [Potassium])—increased by 21%, from 528.86 lakh metric tonnes
(LMT) in 2017–18 to 640.27 LMT in 2021–22.
• According to official data, the actual expenditure on fertilizer subsidies in 2020-21 was Rs. 1.27 lakh
crore. The GoI budgeted Rs. 79,530 crore in the Union Budget 2021-22, which was increased to Rs. 1.40
lakh crore in the revised estimates (RE).
• However, the total subsidy for fertilizer in 2021–22 reached Rs. 1.62 lakh crore.
• In August 2022, the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has decided to implement the “One Nation One
Fertilizer” initiative by introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilizers and Logo” under the “Pradhan Mantri
Bhartiya Janurvarak Pariyojna” (PMBJP) fertilizer subsidy scheme.
• It has issued an order mandating all businesses to sell their products under the single brand name
“Bharat” in order to achieve uniformity in fertilizer brands throughout India. Under the PMBJP scheme,
the Central Government provides fertilizer subsidies on an annual basis.
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers:
• Union Minister – Mansukh Mandaviya (Rajya Sabha – Gujarat)
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• Minister of State (MoS) – Bhagwanth Khuba
MOU And Partnership
NCC and UNEP sign an agreement

• MOU between the National Cadet Corps
(NCC) and the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP).
• A Memorandum of Understanding was

inked to use the Tide Turners Plastic Challenge
programme and the Puneet Sagar Abhiyan to
combat plastic pollution and achieve the objective
of clean water bodies. It aims to coordinate
initiatives to involve young people in promoting
clean water bodies.
• The Puneet Sagar Abhiyan was introduced by the NCC on December 1st, 2017.
• More than 12 million NCC cadets, alumni, and volunteers have collected over 100 tonnes of plastic
debris from approximately 1,900 places since the start of the Puneet Sagar Abhiyan.
The National Cadet Corps (NCC):
• Director General- Lieutenant General Gurbirpal Singh
• Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
• Establishment- 1948
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP):
• Executive Director- Inger Andersen
• Headquarters- Nairobi, Kenya
• Establishment- 1972
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Hero MotoCorp tie-up with HPCL to set up EV charging infrastructure
• Hero MotoCorp has joined hands

with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Ltd to set up charging infrastructure for
electric two-wheelers in the country.
• As a part of the initiative, the two

companies will first establish charging
infrastructure at Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation’s (HPCL) existing network of
stations, with the likelihood of
subsequently broadening the collaboration
for supplementary business opportunities.
Defense Ministry signs an MoU with BoB and HDFC

• In order to reach seventeen lakh defense
pensioners nationwide, the Defence Ministry
has inked an MoU with Bank of Baroda
and HDFC Bank as part of for Pension
Administration program.
• Dr. Ajay Kumar, the secretary of

defense, stated that by the end of this month,
seventeen lakh of the thirty-two lakh defense
pensioners will be added to SPARSH.
• The average time for pension settlement

has decreased dramatically to just 16 days
• In the fiscal year 2021–2022, it was said that the SPARSH project has already enrolled one million
seniors and distributed 11,000 600 crore rupees.
• System for Pension Administration (RAKSHA) (SPARSH) is being implemented for meeting the pension
sanction and disbursement requirements for Armed Forces viz. Army, Navy, Air Force and Defence
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Civilians.
Defence Accounts Department (DAD):
• DAD is the principal Accounting and Finance entity for the Defence Services that aims at providing
responsive and professional Financial, Audit and Accounting services.
• Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) – Avinash Dikshit
• Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
Brand Ambassadors
Max Life Insurance named cricketer Rohit Sharma & Ritika

Sajdeh as brand ambassadors
• Max Life Insurance Company Ltd has
announced Rohit Sharma and his
wife Ritika Sajdeh, as its brand
ambassadors.
• Max Life has signed a two-year

partnership.
Max Life Insurance:
• Managing Director (MD) & Chief
• Executive Officer (CEO)- Prashant Tripathy
• Headquarters- New Delhi
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Reports And Indices
India is third largest market for Lladro

• The Indian market has surpassed Spain to
emerge as the third largest market for iconic
Spanish porcelain brand Lladro after Japan and
the US as a comeback in gross sales in 2022.
• In 2021, the Indian market grew by 33

percent and in 2022 India has set a target to
grow between 35 to 37 percent.
• The Global Sales Director of Lladro SA,

Fernando Gallego Cruz praised the growing and
promising Indian market and wishes to invest in the Indian market in the future.
• 30 to 40 percent of sales of the Lladro are generated from the ‘Spirit of India’ collection.
• A high porcelain sculpture of Lord Balaji was launched in 2018 and cost ₹27 lakh and holds a precious
place in the firm.
• The 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship was the 6th edition of the SAFF Women’s Championship
Science And Technology
NASA’s DART Mission to collide with an asteroid

• In order to test a crucial technology that
might be used to divert asteroids heading
towards Earth, the Double Asteroid
Redirection Test (DART) mission, which is
nearing the end of its life, will fall on an
asteroid.
• The spacecraft will travel at a speed of
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24,000 kilometres per hour as it collides with the Didymos binary asteroid system, softly deflecting and
altering its orbit.
• NASA headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
• NASA Administrator: Bill Nelson
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Awards And Recognitions
Breakthrough Prizes 2023- Winners

• 2023 Breakthrough Prizes conferred to
individuals who made key contributions in the
scientific growth.
• The Breakthrough Prizes are

international awards conferred under three
categories
• mathematics,
• fundamental physics and
• life sciences.
• The awards were created in 2010 by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs – Milner (venture capitalist),
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan of Facebook and Sergey Brin of Google.
• The Breakthrough Prizes were conferred for the first time in 2012
• Awardees receive 3 million USD each in prize money, which is higher than the 1 million USD received by
Nobel laureates.
• Life Sciences:
• Clifford Brangwynne and Anthony Hyman received the prize for discovering a new mechanism of cellular
organization.
• Demis Hassabis and John Jumper were recognized for the development of AlphaFold, which predicts the
structure of proteins.
• The prize was also given to Emmanuel Mignot and Masashi Yanagisawa for the discovery of causes of
narcolepsy – the chronic sleep disorder characterized by overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden
attacks of sleep.
• Mathematics: Daniel Spielman of Yale University was given recognition for multiple discoveries in
theoretical computer science and mathematics. He has been a professor of applied mathematics and
computer science at Yale University since 2006.
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• Fundamental physics: The prize was shared by Charles Bennett, Gilles Brassard, David Deutsch and Peter
Shor for their research in quantum information.
Appointments And Resignations
Bharat Lal as new DG of National Centre for Good Governance

• Bharat Lal has been appointed as
the Director General, National Centre for
Good Governance (NCGG).
• The National Centre for Good Governance is

an autonomous institute under the aegis of
the Department of Administrative Reforms
and Public Grievances, Government of
India.
• Its head office is at New Delhi and the

branch office at Mussoorie.
• It seeks to carry out policy-relevant research and prepare case studies; curate training courses for civil
servants from India and other developing countries provide a platform for sharing of existing knowledge
and pro-actively seek out and develop ideas for their implementation in the government, both at the
National and International Level.
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SC appoints former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao for amending

constitution of IOA
• The Supreme court of India appointed
retired judge Justice L. Nageswar Rao for
amending the constitution of the Indian Olympic
Association and preparing the electoral college of
the association.
• Justice Rao will come up with a series of

recommendations for the amendment of the
constitution and help the body to hold its election
by 15 December 2022.
• A bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud said that Justice Rao will ensure a fair and development-
oriented approach for the future of the Olympics in India.
Defence News
Indian Navy launches 2 Diving Support Vessels (Nistar & Nipun) in Vizag
• Two indigenously designed and built

Diving Support Vessels (DSVs), Nistar and
Nipun were launched by the Indian Navy
in Visakhapatnam.
• The vessels, built by Hindustan Shipyard

Ltd.
• They are the first of their kind ships to be

indigenously designed and built for the
Navy.
• The vessels, which are 118.4 metres long and 22.8 metres wide, will be deployed for deep sea diving
operations.
• IISc signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Navy

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• India Gift Dornier Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft to Sri Lanka
• Indian Navy & SAC ISRO signed MoU
• Indian Navy and Space Applications Centre under the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on data sharing and cooperation on
Satellite based Naval Applications in Oceanology and Meteorology
Indian Navy:
• Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) – Admiral R Hari Kumar
• Founded – 26 January 1950
• Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
Defence ministry contract for BrahMos missiles

• The Indian Government has inked a
Rs.1,700 crore contract with BrahMos
Aerospace Pvt Ltd for procuring BrahMos
missiles.
• The contract was signed by the Defence

Ministry to purchase 35 combat and 3 practice
BrahMos supersonic dual-role surface-to-
surface cruise missiles.
• The range of these missiles is 290 km

and they are capable of both land attacks and
anti-ship strikes.
• Their speed is 2.8 Mach, which is almost three times the speed of sound.
• These missiles will be equipped in two P-15B class stealth guided missile destroyers of the Indian Navy.
• BrahMos is the fastest supersonic missile and the fastest anti-ship cruise missile in the world.
• The supersonic cruise missiles travel at the speed of mach 1 to mach 5.
• The hypersonic cruise missiles travel at the speed higher than mach 5.
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• Cruise missiles are capable of travelling at hypersonic, supersonic or high subsonic(M<1) speeds, are self-
navigating, and are able to fly on a non-ballistic, extremely low-altitude trajectory.
• It was developed by BrahMos Aerospace – a joint venture between DRDO and Russia’s NPO
Mashinostroyeniya.
• The missile was named after Brahmaputra river in India and Moskva river in Russia.
• In 2016, since India entered into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), India and Russia
decided to develop a new generation of Brahmos missiles with a range of 400 km and then increase it to
600 km.
Project 15B
• Under Project 15B, four stealth-guided missile destroyers are being constructed at the cost of Rs.
29,643.74 crores.
• These destroyers are improved versions of Kolkata-class destroyers.
• These four vessels are named after major cities from all four corners of India.
• Visakhapatnam, Mormugao, Imphal, and Surat.
• While INS Visakhapatnam was commissioned in 2021, the rest were launched into the water.
• They were designed by the Indian Navy’s Directorate of Naval Design and constructed by the Mazagon
Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai.
• These vessels will be equipped with state-of-the-art weapons and sensors, including BrahMos and Barak-
8 surface-to-air missiles.
BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd.(BAPL)
• BAPL was established as a joint venture between Defence Research and Development Organization
(DRDO), India, and the Joint Stock Company “Military Industrial Consortium” of “NPO Mashinostroyenia”
(NPOM) [earlier known as Federal State Unitary Enterprise], Russia.The company is in charge of
designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing the BRAHMOS supersonic cruise missile.
• Established in – 1998
• CEO & MD – Shri Atul Dinkar Rane
India-Tanzania Task force for Defence Cooperation
• Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Dr. Sturgomena Lawrence Tax, Minister of
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Defence and National Services of Tanzania in New Delhi.
SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
• Union Minister Rajnath Singh is on a three-day visit to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.
• During this, he will also take part in the meeting of defense ministers of the countries involved in the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation):
• Headquarters- DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi.
• Motto- “Strength’s Origin is in Science”.
• Minister- Rajnath Singh.
• Chairman- Dr G. Satheesh Reddy.
Sports
Veteran swimmer Elvis Ali becomes the oldest Indian to cross

North Channel
• Veteran Assamese swimmer, Elvis Ali
Hazarika has become the first from
the North East to cross the North
Channel.
• The North Channel is the strait between

north-eastern Northern Ireland and south-
western Scotland.
• Elvis and his team clocked a timing of 14

hours 38 minutes to achieve this feat.
With this, Elvis has become the oldest Indian swimmer to cross the North Channel.
• The distance of the route recognized as a North Channel swim is 34.5 km (21.4 miles).
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• Last year, Elvis achieved the feat of becoming the first Assamese to swim from Dharamtar Jetty to the
Gateway of India in Mumbai.
• Again, in August 2019, he became the first Assamese swimmer to successfully cross the Catalina Channel.
He embarked on his journey from the United States and swam across the Catalina Channel to reach
Mexico after covering 80 km within 10 hours and 59 minutes.
Obituary
Former TN Assembly Speaker Sedapatti R. Muthiah passes away

• Sedapatti R. Muthaiah, the former
Tamil Nadu (TN) Legislative Assembly Speaker
and ex-Union Minister passed away
• Sedapatti Muthaiah entered politics as a

student leader of the Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam (DMK).
• He is one of the founding members of

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the AIADMK.
• He was the Speaker during 1st regime of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa (1991-96).
• Later he became Union Minister for Surface Transport during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government in
the Centre in 1998
Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passed away

• Russian Cosmonaut Mr. Valery
Vladimirovich Polyakov, who holds the
record for the longest spaceflight has
passed away
• According to Roscosmos (Russian space

agency), Polyakov has participated in
two space missions during his career
with a total duration of 678 days and
16 hours.
• Polyakov took part in his first mission to

space in 1988 and returned eight months later in 1989.
• The Mir space station was put into orbit in 1986 (where he stayed in space) first under the control of the
Soviet Union and later by Russia.
• In July 2022, Yuri Borisov was appointed to lead the state space agency, Roscosmos, by Russia President
Vladimir Putin.
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Daily Current Affairs by Kapil Kathpal- 25th – 26th September 2022

1) PM Modi receives copy of the Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in braille

2) REC Limited accorded Maharatna status

3) Convergence Portal between AIF, PMFME scheme & PMKSY

4) National Conference of Environment Ministers

5) Committee to Review Marketing Practices of Pharma Companies

6) Uttar Pradesh Legislature reserves a women-only day

7) India Gets its First Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu

8) India’s first plant-based meat shipped to US

9) India’s first successful full-arm transplant performed in Kerala hospital

10) PM-PRANAM Scheme to Reduce Usage of Chemical Fertilizers

11) NCC and UNEP sign an agreement

12) Hero MotoCorp tie-up with HPCL to set up EV charging infrastructure

13) Defense Ministry signs an MoU with BoB and HDFC

15) India is third largest market for Lladro

16) NASA’s DART Mission to collide with an asteroid

17) Breakthrough Prizes 2023- Winners

18) Bharat Lal as new DG of National Centre for Good Governance

19) SC appoints former judge Justice L Nageswara Rao for amending

21) Defence ministry contract for BrahMos missiles

23) Former TN Assembly Speaker Sedapatti R. Muthiah passes away

24) Cosmonaut Valery Polyakov passed away

PM Modi receives copy of the Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh in braille

• In New Delhi, Jayanta Baruah (a politician

• Assamese Dictionary Hemkosh was one of the

• The earliest Assamese etymological

• Assam & Mizoram Signs Joint Statement on Resolving Border Dispute

• NLCIL inks MoU with Assam Power Distribution Company

Assam CM launches ‘Mission Bhumiputra’

• Assam (Capital: Dispur )

• Chief minister: Himanta Biswa Sarma

• Governer: Jagadish Mukhi

REC Limited accorded Maharatna status

• The REC Ltd. has been accorded the status

• The REC Ltd., is the 12th company to be

• The Maharatna status provides the state-

• This power is limited to a ceiling of 15 per

• Chairman & Managing Director(CMD) –Vivek Kumar Dewangan

• Headquarters- Gurugram, Haryana

Convergence Portal between AIF, PMFME scheme & PMKSY

• The convergence portal brings together

• Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF)

• Pradhan Mantri Micro Food Enterprises

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY).

• It aims to boost the concept of “Vocal for Local”.

The Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

• It will be implemented from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

• The total outlay for this scheme is Rs.10,000 crore.

National Conference of Environment Ministers

• National Conference of Environment

• The conference will include 6 thematic

LiFE (Lifestyle for the Environment)

• is an initiative of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.

Committee to Review Marketing Practices of Pharma Companies

• It will be chaired by Vinod Kumar (VK)

• It will also review various other issues

Uttar Pradesh Legislature reserves a women-only day

• Initiatives taken by Government under

• Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

• Governor: Anandiben Patel

• Chief minister: Yogi Adityanath

India Gets its First Dugong Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu