September - 101-200

Monthly Current Affairs by Kapil Kathpal- September 2022
Burjeel Holdings appoints SRK as brand ambassador

• Burjeel Holdings, a private healthcare
services provider in the MENA region has
signed Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan as
its new brand ambassador.
• The company is owned by UAE-based

Indian entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil.
Acefour Accessories appointed Jasprit Bumrah as the Brand

Ambassador of its Brand “Uppercase”
• Acefour Accessories appointed Jasprit Bumrah as brand ambassador for its eco-friendly luggage brand
“Uppercase ‘‘ for two years.
• He will lead the ”Never Ordinary Campaign”.
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
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Sourav Ganguly - Brand Ambassador for Lux Cozi

• Lux Industries Limited appointed Sourav
Ganguly as its brand ambassador for its
brand Lux Cozi.
• Sourav Ganguly is the president of Board

of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
• Bollywood Actor Varun Dhawan is also a

brand ambassador for the product.
• In August 2022, Lux Industries Limited

launched a campaign with actor Salman
Khan for its Venus brand.
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COMMITEE
Kerala: Expert committee to study human rabies deaths
• Kerala Health Minister Veena George has
issued orders to set up an expert committee
to study human rabies deaths in Kerala
following a rise in cases of stray dog bites in
Kerala.
• According to the Kerala Health Ministry data,

more than 95,000 people were bitten by
dogs in eight months this year and 14 people
died compared to 11 last year.
GoI sets up Committee to moderate gas price

• The government of India set up a
Committee to review the formula to formalise
the pricing of gas produced by companies.
• The committee, chaired by Energy Expert

Dr. Kirit Shantilal Parikh (Kirit S Parikh), a former
Member of the Planning Commission will include
members from the fertiliser ministry, as well as
gas producers and buyers.
• The panel includes representatives of the

gas producers association such as ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) and OIL (Oil India Limited).
• It also has a member from private city gas operators, state gas utility GAIL (India) Limited, a
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representative of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and a member from the fertilizer ministry.
• In 2014, the government decided to use prices in gas surplus countries to arrive at a formula for locally
produced gas.
• The local gas prices were linked to a formula tied to global benchmarks, including Henry Hub, Alberta Gas,
National Balancing Point (NBP) and Russian Gas with a lag of one quarter.
• In 2013, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas assigned the task to advise Pricing Methodology for
Diesel, Domestic LPG and PDS Kerosene to the Kirit Parekh panel.
National level committee for drafting National Cooperation

Policy Document Constituted
• Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of
Home Affairs constituted a 47- member
National level committee for drafting of
the National Cooperation Policy
Document.
• It will be under the Chairmanship of

former Union Cabinet Minister, Suresh
Prabhakar Prabhu.
• This upcoming policy will realize the vision

of ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’
• The existing National Policy on Cooperatives, was formulated in 2002 with the objectives of facilitating all
round development of cooperatives and providing necessary support for their efficient working.
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M. Damodaran To Lead Panel on Venture Capital & Private

Equity Investments
• The government has constituted an expert
committee to suggest ways for scaling up of VC/PE
investments
• The six-member panel will be headed by

former SEBI chairman M Damodaran.
• The expert committee will examine and

suggest appropriate measures to address
regulatory and other issues to enable scaling
up investments by Venture Capital and Private
Equity Investment
• Poonam Gupta, the director general of the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) as
well as Former Reserve Bank of India executive director and SEBI member G. Mahalingam have been
drafted in as members of the panel, along with former GST member of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes
and Customs D.P. Nagendra Kumar.
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DEFENCE NEWS
DRDO & Indian Army Successfully Conduct 6 Flight-Tests of QRSAM
• Defense Research and Development
Organization and the Indian Army
completed six flight tests of the Quick
Reaction Surface to Air Missile
system from Integrated Test Range,
Chandipur, on the Odisha Coast
• QRSAM is a short-range Surface Air

Missile system, which is designed and
developed by the DRDO.
• The six flight tests were carried out

against high-speed aerial targets mimicking various types of threats to evaluate the capability of
the QRSAM as a short-range Surface Air Missile (SAM) system.
Third stealth frigate of project 17A ‘Taragiri’ launched
• ‘Taragiri’, the third stealth frigate of the

Indian Navy’s Project 17A was launched in
Mumbai by the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders.
• The ship is expected to be delivered by

August 2025
• The frigate is designed by the Indian

Navy’s in-house design organization, the Bureau
of Naval Design.
• The coveted ‘Project 17A’ was cleared by

the govt back in 2015.
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• It involves the building of seven stealth frigates at an estimated cost of Rs 50,000 crore.
• Of these seven, the contract for three frigates was awarded to GRSE while the contract for another four
frigates was awarded to Mazagon Docks Limited
• Himgiri, the first of the three stealth frigates being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers
(GRSE), Kolkata, under Project 17A for the Navy, was launched into the water.
• The second ship of the ‘Udaygiri’ class under the project was launched on May 17 this year.
• The total value of Project 17A is around Rs 50,700 crores
Kibithu Military Station & Road in Arunachal Pradesh named

after India’s first CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
• The military camp in Kibithu, Arunachal

Pradesh and the 22 Km-road stretch
from Walong to Kibithu have been
named in honour of General Bipin
Rawat, India’s first Chief of Defence Staff
who was killed in a chopper crash in
December 2021.
• The military camp in Kibithu has been

renamed as ‘Gen Bipin Rawat military
garrison’ and the road was named as
“Gen. Bipin Rawat Marg”.
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Indian Army Exercise Parvat Prahar

• Army Chief General Manoj Pande recently
visited the Ladakh sector to review Exercise Parvat
Prahar and was briefed about the operational
preparedness on the ground by the commanders.
The exercise saw the deployment of an all new
major induction of the Army.
• This exercise named Parvat Prahar is being

conducted by the One Strike Corps of the Indian
Army.
• The strike corps means that if China or Pakistan act anywhere, they will first enter and eliminate it.
• Parvat Prahar is a 20-day long exercise of the Indian Army.
Indian Army & India Air Force conduct joint exercise ‘Gagan Strike’
• Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian

Air Force have conducted a joint
exercise ‘Gagan Strike’ in Punjab.
• The joint exercise was spearheaded by

General Officer Commanding, Kharga
Corps, Lt Gen Pratik Sharma.
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SAREX 22 Indian Coast Guard Exercise

• The Indian Coast Guard recently
conducted its biennial National Maritime Search
and Rescue Exercise SAREX 22 off the Chennai
coast.
• The objective of this exercise is to avoid

accidents at sea and save lives by conducting
rescue operations.
• During this, 24 observers from 16

countries participated in the exercise organized
under the theme ‘Capacity Building Towards
Maritime Security’.
• This was the 10th exercise conducted by the Coast Guard.
India-Japan joint naval drills in the Bay of Bengal begins

• The sixth edition of Japan-India Maritime
Exercise 2022 (JIMEX 22), hosted by the
Indian Navy, began in the Bay of Bengal.
• The Indian Navy is represented by three

indigenously designed and built warships,
Sahyadri, a multi-purpose stealth frigate
and Anti-Submarine Warfare
Corvettes Kadmatt and
Kavaratti. Additionally, Guided Missile
Destroyer Ranvijay, Fleet Tanker Jyoti,
Offshore Patrol Vessel Sukanya, submarines, MIG 29K fighter aircraft, Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft
and ship-borne helicopters are also participating in the exercise.
• JIMEX 22 involves two phases – exercises at sea and a harbour phase at Visakhapatnam.
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INS Satpura & P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Participate in

Exercise Kakadu 2022
• INS Satpura and P8 I Maritime Patrol
Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached Darwin in
Australia for participating in the multinational
Exercise Kakadu 2022, which is hosted by the
Australian Navy.
• The Exercise Kakadu 2022 will be a two-

week exercise both in the harbor and at sea.
• This two-week-long exercise involves ships

and maritime aircraft from 14 Navies.
• More than 30 aircraft and around 3000 personnel from more than 20 countries participated in Exercise
Kakadu.
• KA22 is held by Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and supported by Royal Australian Air Force.
• The theme for this year’s Exercise Kakadu 2022 is ‘Partnership, Leadership, Friendship’.
Exercise Kakadu 2022
• The Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) is a

multinational exercise hosted by the
Australian Navy in Darwin
• The Indian Navy is being represented by

INS Satpura and P8 I Maritime Patrol
Aircraft.
• The theme of this international exercise is

‘partnership, leadership and friendship’.
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INS Tarkash participated in Joint Maritime Exercise with

Nigerian Navy
• An Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarkash took
part in a Joint Maritime Exercise with Nigerian
Navy Patrol.
• The exercise marked India and Nigeria’s first

joint operational deployment focusing on anti-
piracy operations in the GOG(Gulf of Guinea).
• INS Tarkash (F50) is the second Talwar-class

frigate constructed for IN at the Yantar shipyard in
Kaliningrad, Russia.
• These are modified Krivak III-class frigates built by Russia.
• She was commissioned to IN in 2012 and joined the Western Naval Command.
IAF’s Project Cheetah: Indian defence companies to equip Israeli

Heron drones
• The Israeli Heron drones would be
equipped with strike capabilities as part of
the Indian Air Force’s Project Cheetah
under the Make in India programme.
• The Project Cheetah aims to improve the

Indian Air Force’s fleet of Israeli-made
Heron unmanned aerial vehicles with
stronger communication capabilities and
long-range missiles that can hit enemy
sites.
• The forces on the ground would be able to gather precise intelligence regarding hiding places in regions
where men must participate in operations with the improvement in surveillance capabilities.
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Indian Air Force set to retire Abhinandan’s MiG-21 squadron
• The Indian Air Force is set to retire its

Srinagar-based MiG-21 squadron ‘Sword Arms’.
• MiG-21 squadron ‘Sword Arms’ was a

part of strike when wing commander abhinandan
Varthaman had downed an F-16 combat aircraft
of Pakistan a day after the Balakot strike in
February 2019.
• ‘Sword Arms’ is one of its four remaining

squadrons of ageing MiG-21 fighter jets.
• The remaining three squadrons of MiG-21 will be phased out by 2025.
• IAF is inducting different variants of the indigenous Tejas light combat aircraft to replace the MiG-21s.
• The air force got its first single-engine MiG-21 in 1963.
• Over 400 MiG-21s have been involved in accidents over the past six decades, killing around 200 pilots.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
• The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21
• (NATO reporting name: Fishbed)
• It is a supersonic jet fighter and interceptor aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in
the Soviet Union.
• First flight :16 June 1955
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Patrol vessel Samarth commissioned with Indian Coast Guard
• To improve the coastal security system,

the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Kochi
added Patrol Vessel Samarth to its fleet.
• The 105-meter-long ICGS Samarth can

travel at a top speed of 23 knots (approx
43 Kmph).
Indian Coast Guard:
• Director-General– Vs Pathania, PTM, TM
• Headquarters– New Delhi, Delhi.
• Motto– “Vayam Rakshamah” – We Protect
Indian Army activates satellite-based internet service on world’s

highest battlefield
• The Indian Army has achieved a remarkable
achievement, activating satellite-based Internet
service on the Siachen Glacier, which is the world’s
highest battlefield.
• The Indian Army has collaborated

with Bharat Broadband Network Limited
(BBNL), which is a fully government-owned
broadband infrastructure provider company. BBNL
helps in providing internet services to the soldiers.
• BBNL is working on Bharat Net scheme which aims to provide internet connectivity using satellites to
rural remote areas including 7000-gram panchayats.
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Indian Navy decommissions INS Ajay after 32 years of service

• INS Ajay was decommissioned after
rendering 32 years of service to the
nation.
• The decommissioning of INS Ajay was

conducted at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai in
the traditional manner.
• INS Ajay was commissioned on 24th

January 1990 at Poti, Georgia in the
erstwhile USSR, and was part of the 23rd
Patrol Vessel Squadron under the
operation control of Flag Officer Commanding, Maharashtra.
• INS Ajay has participated in several naval operations including Op Talwar during Kargil War and Op
Parakram in 2001.
Abhyas-01/22
• A joint exercise ‘Abhyas-01/22’ between
the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the United
States Coast Guard (USCG) was held off Chennai
coast in Tamil Nadu
• It also promotes a ‘free and open’ Indo-

Pacific.
• It should be noted that the US Coast

Guard cutter Midgett took part in the exercise
who was on a 4-day goodwill visit for at-sea & in-
port pro exchanges with the ICG.
• Over the course of this voyage, the Midgett interacted with counterparts in the Philippines, Singapore,
and also taken part in bilateral exercises.
• 418 feet long and 54 feet wide, Midgett is the largest & most tech advanced of US CG newest class of
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vessels; and is equipped with a UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) Scan Eagle drone, MH-65 helicopter and
other state-of- the-art equipment.
• Indian Coast Guard Signs MoUs with 8 Banks
• Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, Punjab National Bank, IDFC First Bank, and ICICI Bank are among the
eight banks.
Indian Coast Guard:
• Director General Indian Coast Guard–VS Pathania
• Headquarters – New Delhi
Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande Reviews Exercise Parvat Prahar in Ladakh
• General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army

Staff reviewed exercise Parvat Prahar,
on his 2-day visit to Ladakh.
• The exercise took place amid the

disengagement process of India and
China Patrolling Point (PP) 15 in the
Gogra-Hot Springs area on the Line of
Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.
• This disengagement process follows the

16th round of talks between the corps
commanders of India and China that was held at Chushul Moldo Meeting Point in July 2022.
• India and China have agreed on disengagement in the area of Gogra-Hot Springs (PP-15).
• Parvat Prahar was held in the Ladakh plateau at an altitude of 14,000 feet, by the Mathura-based 1
strike Corps of the Indian Army.
• The exercise is also supported by the 17 mountain strike corps with its headquarters at Panagarh in
West Bengal which in turn focuses on the eastern front, including Chumbi Valley.
• Chief of the Army Staff – General Manoj Pande
• Founded – 1895
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• Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
• Theme of The Year 2022: “In Stride with The Future”
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
• 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
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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.
• 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.

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• 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
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.
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TATA Developed muniation Test Fired at Pokhran
• An indigenous loitering munition, ALS 50

developed by TATA Advanced Systems Limited
has been successfully tested by demonstrating its
strike capability tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
• Previously in 2022, the ALS 50 has

demonstrated its ability to operate in high
altitude areas during tests in Ladakh.
• ALS 50, is an autonomous targeting

system that can accurately identify and hit a
predetermined target.
• It has the range of 1,000 kilometers.
• The load carrying capacity of the system is 23 kilograms.
TATA Advanced Systems Limited:
• Chairman – Vijay singh
• Headquarters – New Delhi
CERT-In conducts exercise Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy”
• Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, in
collaboration with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore, successfully designed and conducted the
Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” for 13 Countries.
• The theme of the exercise was “Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware Attacks”.
Vostok Military Exercise

• A contingent of soldiers from 7/8 Gorkha Rifles of the Indian Army arrived in Russia to participate in the
multilateral tactical and command exercise Vostok – 2022 to be held from 1-7 September 2022.
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• In this exercise more than 50 thousand soldiers from India, China, Laos, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Syria and
former Soviet countries will participate.
• The seven-day exercise comprises land, air and sea components. However, India has decided to stay away
from the maritime component.
• The one-week-long exercise has been organized in Vladivostok.
India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Indian Naval Ship
Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala.
• He also unveiled the new Naval Ensign “Nishaan” showcasing Indian maritime heritage. He dedicated the
new ensign to Chhatrapati Shivaji.
• He laid the foundation stone of Rs 4,500-cr rail infrastructure, metro projects in Kerala.
• Designed by the Indian Navy’s in- house Warship Design Bureau and built by CSL
• It has been built with state of the art automation features and is the largest ship ever built in maritime
history of India.
• It will be based in the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
• Length: 262.5 m
• Width: 61.6 m
• Displacement: Approx 43,000 Tonne
• Maximum Speed: 28 Knots with endurance of 7,500 Nautical Miles.
• The ship is powered by four Gas Turbines totalling 88 MW power and built at an overall cost close to Rs
20,000 crores
• Using a novel aircraft-operation mode known as Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR), INS
Vikrant is equipped with a ski-jump for launching aircraft and the ship will have a set of ‘arrester wires’ for
the recovery onboard for jets.
New Ensign of Navy:
• Inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, PM unveiled the new Naval Ensign (flag) at Kochi which dropped
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the St George’s Cross and incorporates the royal seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, who laid the
foundations of a modern navy.
• The White Ensign now comprises of two main constituents – the National Flag in the upper left canton,
and a Navy Blue – Gold octagon at the centre of the fly side (away from the staff).
• The Octagon is with twin golden octagonal borders encompassing the golden National Emblem (Lion
Capital of Ashoka – underscribed with ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in blue Devnagri script) resting atop an anchor;
and superimposed on a shield.
• Below the shield, within the octagon, in a golden bordered ribbon, on a Navy Blue background, is
inscribed the motto of the Indian Navy ‘Sam No Varunah’ in golden Devnagri script.
• The design encompassed within the octagon has been taken from the Indian Naval crest, wherein the
fouled anchor, which is also associated with colonial legacy, has been replaced with a clear anchor
underscoring the steadfastness of the Indian Navy.
BSF Drone Tear Smoke Launcher
• Recently, the Tear Smoke Unit of the Border Security Force has developed an indigenous drone Tear
Smoke Launcher.
• This launcher will be used to control the crowd and to release tear gas shells during riots and unrest.
• It can be used to launch shells from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones and will be a potential
force multiplier for security forces operating in the law and order management sector.
• In this, tear gas shells can be fired within a radius of 250-300 meters through drones. A drone can be
loaded with 2 to 6 tear gas shells and dropped on the target area.
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FESTIVALS
50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022
• The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela
Festival 2021-2022 began at Iboyaima Shumang
Leela Shanglen in Palace Compound in Imphal,
Manipur
• Shumang Leela is a traditional form of

theatre in Manipur, which is performed by either
all-female or all-male performers. [Shumang
means courtyard and Leela means play].
• In the case of the former, female artists

play the male characters, and in the case of the latter, male artists play the female roles.
Nagaland celebrates the 1st ever Naga Mircha Festival

• In Nagaland the 1st ever Naga Mircha (King
Chilli) Festival 2022 (was conducted at
Seiyhama village under Kohima and was
sponsored by the Department of
Horticulture.
• The festival was hosted and organised by

Seiyhama village Council and Seiyhama
Naga Mircha Growers.
• Naga Mircha received the GI (Geographical

Indication) certification in 2008 and it was the first product to receive a GI tag among the 4 GI products of
Nagaland.
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• The others three GI products are Naga Tree Tomato, Chakhesang shawls and Nagaland “sweet
cucumber”.
• Naga Mircha is constantly placed on the list of top 5 of the World’s hottest chillies based on the Scoville
heat units
• Naga Mircha belongs to the genus Capsicum of the family Solanaceae. It is also called ‘Raja Mircha’,
‘Bhoot Jolokia’ or ‘Ghost Pepper’.
• This Chilli is a native crop of Nagaland, which originally originates from the Zeliangrong area of Nagaland.
Nuakhai Festival Being Celebrated in Western Odisha
• Nuakhai is an annual harvest festival in Odisha. Nuakhai is celebrated to welcome the approaching new
season and welcome the season’s new rice. Nuakhai is celebrated a day after Ganesh Chaturthi, and it is
one of the most awaited festivals in Odisha.
• Nuakhai is made of two words, Nua which means new, and Khai which means food.
Bathukamma: Telangana festival begins across state

• The state floral festival known as
Bathukamma has started in Telangana
• Bathukamma is being celebrated in

Telangana from September 25 to October
3 this year.
• Bathukamma is observed as the state

festival of Telangana since the state’s
inception in 2014.
• It is a flower festival celebrated mainly in

Telangana and several parts of Andhra Pradesh.
• This 9-day festival is celebrated based on Sathavahana calendar and it usually falls on September or
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October, during the latter half of monsoon, before the onset of winter.
• This festival begins with Mahalaya Amavasya, also known as Engili Poola Bathukamma.
• Bathukamma means ‘Goddess of Life’. It is a collection of flowers stacked one layer at a time and rising
in a series of concentric circles like the gopuram in South Indian temples. During the first seven days of
this festival, women make symbolic images of Bodemma (Goddess Gauri) using clay and small
Bathukammas.
• The final day of this festival, called Saddula Bathukamma, involves the preparation of huge
Bathukammas on a special plate and womenfolk singing and dancing around it.
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FUNDS SANCTIONED
WB Approves USD 150 million Loan for Punjab to Improve
Finance & Service Delivery
• World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors
approved a loan of USD 150 million to Punjab.
• The USD 150 million loan has a maturity

period of 15 years, including a grace period of 6
months.
• The project will pilot 2 initiatives, that

includes
• (i) to introduce a performance-based

grants system for incentivising municipal
corporations to improve service delivery and
• (ii) to demonstrate 24×7 water supply in select areas in Amritsar and Ludhiana.
• In Order to improve water supply in Punjab’s Amritsa and Ludhiana cities, the Punjab Municipal Services
Impact Project will be jointly implemented by the WB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and
the Punjab government at a financial outlay of USD 300 million.
• Governor- Banwarilal Purohit
• Chief Minister: Bhagwant Mann
Maharashtra Government receives financial assistance from

ADB to Set Up Medical Colleges in 12 Districts
• In a significant development, the Government of Maharashtra would receive a loan of Rs. 4,000 crore
from the Asian Development Bank to establish medical colleges in 12 districts of the state that now lack a
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single medical college.
• The 12 districts include Jalgaon, Satara, Alibaug, Sindhudurg, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Amravati, Ratnagiri,
Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Ambernath, and Nashik Super Speciality Hospital.
India’s UAV ecosystem gets World’s Largest Drone Fund

investment of up to USD 40 million
• The Japan-based, World’s largest Drone Fund of USD 170 million has dedicated Venture capital for
promoting the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ecosystem by investing up to USD 40 million in Indian companies.
• In order to tackle the issue of battery shortage faced by the drone industry, Aerodyne focused to set up its
own battery manufacturing unit in India.
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GDP FORCAST
NSO Data on India’s GDP Rate in Q1
• National Statistical Office released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter (April-
June) of 2022-23.
• In the first quarter (April-June) of the current financial year, the country’s economy has registered a
growth of 13.5 percent. However, this growth has been around 3 per cent lower than the estimate
expressed by the RBI earlier this month.
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IMPORTANT DAYS
International Literacy Day 2022 – 8th September
• International Literacy Day is celebrated
on 8 September every year all across the globe to
make people aware of the meaning and
importance of literacy for individuals and
societies.
• This year’s International Literacy Day will

be celebrated worldwide under the theme,
“Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”
International Day of Clean Air for blue skies: 7th September

• The International Day of Clean Air for blue
skies is observed globally on September
07 to promote and facilitate actions to
improve air quality.
• This year’s theme of “The Air We

Share” focuses on the transboundary
nature of air pollution, stressing the need
for collective accountability and action.
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Himalaya Day- 9th September

• Himalaya Day is celebrated every year on
9 September with an aim to preserve the
Himalayan ecosystem and region.
• In 2015, September 9 was officially

declared as Himalaya Day by the then Chief
Minister of Uttarakhand.
• Himalaya Day 2022 was observed under

the theme ‘Himalayas will be safe only when the
interests of its residents are protected’.
World EV Day 2022: 9th Sept

• World EV Day 2022 is observed on the 9th
of September.
• India has sold more than 3,00,000 units of

Electrical vehicles. From 2020 to 2022
there is a growth of 168 percent in the
performance and sales of EVs in India. Tata
is the leading brand of Electrical vehicles in
India.
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International Day to Protect Education from Attack 09th September

• The International Day to Protect
Education from Attack is observed on September
9 of each year.
• The purpose of the day is to raise

awareness regarding the importance of
safeguarding schools as places of protection and
safety for students and educators and the need
to keep education at the top of the public
agenda.
World Physical Therapy Day 2022- September 8

• World Physical Therapy Day is annually
observed across the globe on 8th
September to honour the contributions
of physiotherapists in the healthcare
sector and motivate people to lead a
healthy life and be physically active.
• The theme for World PT Day 2022 is

Osteoarthritis and The Role of
Physiotherapists.
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World First Aid Day 2022: 10 September 2022

• World First Aid Day is celebrated every
year on the second Saturday of September.
• This year, World First Aid Day 2022 falls

on 10 September 2022.
• The day was introduced first by

the International Federation of Red Cross and
Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
• This year’s theme, ‘Lifelong First Aid’
World Suicide Prevention Day - 10th September
• World Suicide Prevention Day celebrated

annually on 10 September is organized by
the International Association for Suicide
Prevention and endorsed by the World
Health Organization.
• The theme of WSPD 2022, “Creating hope

through action”
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National Forest Martyrs Day 2022 - 11th September

• National Forest Martyrs Day is observed
on September 11 to pay tribute to those who
sacrificed their lives to protect forests and
wildlife.
• National Forest Martyrs Day

commemorates the importance of trees.
International PCOS Awareness Month September 1-30, 2022

• The month of September is recognized
as International PCOS Awareness Month.
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a

common hormonal disorder in women
that is also the leading cause of female
infertility.
• The aim of PCOS Awareness Month is to

help improve the lives of those affected
by PCOS and to help them to overcome
their symptoms as well as prevent and
reduce their risks for life-threatening related conditions.
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World Coconut Day 2022 - 2nd September

• World Coconut Day is celebrated on 2nd September every year.
• The World Coconut Day theme for this year is “Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life”.
National Nutrition Week 2022- September 1 to 7

• The National Nutrition Week is annually observed across India from September 1 to September 7 to
create awareness about good nutrition and health, and its importance in human lives.
• It aims to raise public awareness about nutrition and healthy eating habits.
• The theme for NNW 2022 – “World of Flavours”
National Nutrition Week 2022- September 1 to 7
• The National Nutrition Week is annually observed across India from September 1 to September 7 to
create awareness about good nutrition and health, and its importance in human lives.
• The theme for NNW 2022 – “World of Flavours”
• According to Global Hunger Health Index Report 2021, India ranked 101st among 116 countries and most
of the deaths in children were caused due to malnutrition.
National Teachers’ Day 2022
• Teachers’ Day or Shikshak Divas marks the birthday of the country’s first Vice President (1952–1962) who
went on to become the second President of India (1962-1967), Dr Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan.
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• He was born on September 5 in the year 1888.
• But teachers’ day was first observed in the year 1962 on his 77th birthday.
• The theme for this year’s teachers’ day is ‘Leading in crisis, reimaging the future.’
• Radhakrishnan was awarded several high awards during his life, including a knighthood in 1931, the
Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, in 1954, and honorary membership of the British Royal
Order of Merit in 1963. He was also one of the founders of Helpage India, a non-profit organisation for
the elderly underprivileged in India.
International Day of Charity - 5th September
• The International Day of Charity is observed on September 5.
• September 5 was chosen to celebrate the day because it is Mother Teresa’s death anniversary.
• She devoted her life for charity and helping people in need.
• Mother Teresa received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for “work undertaken in the struggle to overcome
poverty and distress, which also constitute a threat to peace.”
Government of India approve celebrating “Hyderabad

Liberation Day” all year long
• The Government of India approved annual commemoration of “Hyderabad Liberation Day ” for the years
2022 to 2023.
• Ministry of Culture will organise the inaugural event for the year-long celebration of Hyderabad Liberation
Day.
• The purpose is to create awareness of the story of resistance, heroism, and sacrifice among the current
generation, both in the region under examination and across India.
• There were various princely states that made up India. The princely kingdoms were given the choice of
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joining India, Pakistan, or remaining independent when the British left India in 1947.
• The celebration honours India’s conquest of Hyderabad in 1948, which came about as a result of India’s
division.
• 562 of the then-existing 565 princely nations made the decision to join India.
• However, none of the three princely realms of Hyderabad, Junagadh, or Kashmir either integrated with
India or showed any interest in doing so.
• The entire present-day state of Telangana was a part of the Nizam’s Hyderabad state, as was the
Marathwada region of Maharashtra, which included the districts of Aurangabad, Beed, Hingoli, Jalna,
Latur, Nanded, Osmanabad, and Parbhani, as well as the Kalaburagi, Bellary Raichur, Yadgir, Koppal,
Vijayanagara, and Bidar.
• After India gained independence, the Nizam of Hyderabad resisted the idea of joining India and intended
to maintain his independence. The last Nizam of Hyderabad’s princely state, Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII,
was offered to join India in 1947 but turned it down.
• Instead, he declared Hyderabad a sovereign state on August 15, 1947, which heightened the tense
situation and sparked racial violence.
• The confusion, the murky discussions, or the revelations that Hyderabad had armed itself with Pakistan’s
help did not sit well with the Indian administration.
• Hyderabad’s freedom was not something the newly independent India wanted since they thought it
would cause the nation to become more divided.
• The idea of an independent Hyderabad was described as “an ulcer in the heart of India that needs to be
removed surgically” by the then-Home Minister Sardar Patel.
• India chose the term “Operation Polo” for their decision to conquer Hyderabad. The operation was done
under the guidance of Sardar Patel.
• Hyderabad was taken into India by Police action on September 13, 1948.
• The Indian Army and Police took Hyderabad under their control and completely incorporated it into Indian
territory in a five-day campaign by soundly beating Nizam.
• 32 people were killed and 97 were injured during the five-day conflict on the Indian side, while 490
people were murdered and 122 were injured on the Hyderabadi side.
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International Vulture Awareness Day 2022 – September 3
• International Vulture Awareness Day is annually observed across the globe on the first Saturday of
September.
• The International Vulture Awareness Day began in South Africa and the United Kingdom(UK) and later
became a global event by the IUCN SSC (International Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival
Commission ) Vulture Specialist Group.
• The first Saturday of September every year is International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD). Started in 2006
by the Hawk Conservancy Trust and the Endangered Wildlife Trust’s Birds of Prey Programme.
Hindi Diwas 2022
• Hindi Diwas or Hindi Day is observed every

year on 14 September to mark the popularity of
Hindi as an official language of India.
• The language was adopted under Article

343 of the Indian Constitution.
• The first Hindi day was celebrated on 14th

September 1953.
• Hindi Diwas is celebrated to commemorate

the adoption of Hindi in the Devanagari script as
one of the official languages of the nation.
• Hindi was adopted by the National Constitution on September 14, 1949 and it became the official
language of the country.
• India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, decided to celebrate September 14 as Hindi Diwas.
• Hindi Diwas also marks celebrating the birthday of Beohar Rajendra Simha who played a crucial role in
getting Hindi in the Devanagari script approved as an official language of India. He was born on 14
September 1916.
• The word Hindi is derived from the Persian Word Hind which means “Land of Indus River”.
• Hindi is the fourth most spoken language of the world. The first three are Chinese, Spanish and English.
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• Hindi is spoken in countries like Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, UAE, Bangladesh, Mauritius,
Tobago, etc.
• Central Hindi Directorate, Government of India regulate the provisions regarding the Hindi language.
• The first state of India that accepted Hindi as its official language was Bihar.
• The first Hindi poem was composed and released by Amir Khusro.
• The former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech in the Hindi Language at the
United Nations in 1977.
Los Angeles named September 17 as ‘Squid Game’ Day
• The City of Los Angeles has officially

designated September 17 Squid Game
Day, in recognition of the South Korean
Netflix series’ achievements.
• “Squid Game” was nominated for 14

Emmy Awards in July and is the first non-
English language series to earn a
nomination for Outstanding Drama Series.
• It was also the first Korean and first non-

English language series to win a Screen Actors Guild Award.
World Lymphoma Awareness Day - 15 September

• World Lymphoma Awareness Day is held
on September 15 every year and is a day
dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an
increasingly common form of cancer.
• Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic

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system
National Engineer’s Day 2022 - 15 September

• In India, Engineer’s Day is celebrated
on September 15 every year.
• The day is celebrated to recognise the

contribution of engineers in the
development of the nation.
• This day commemorates the birth

anniversary of Sir Moksha Gundam
Visvesvaraya, who is considered one of
the greatest engineers of India.
• Joining India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania also celebrate Engineers Day on September 15, 2022, in honour of
Sir Moksha Gundam Visvesvaraya.
• As per reports, India has the second largest number of engineers in the world.
• He was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ for his exceptional contribution to the building of India in 1955. He has
also conferred the British knighthood and served as Diwan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
International Day of Democracy 2022 - 15 September

• This year, September 15 marks the 15th
anniversary of the International Day of
Democracy.
• This year, the day is focused on

the “importance of media freedom to democracy,
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peace, and delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals”.
• The International Day of Democracy was established after a resolution was passed by the United Nations
General Assembly in 2007.
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 2022-

16th September
• World Ozone Day or the International Day
for the preservation of the Ozone Layer is
observed on the 16th of September.
• The day aims to create awareness about

the importance and need of the Ozone
layer which is the single protection on
Earth against UV rays coming out from the
sun
• The theme is ‘Global Cooperation

Protecting Life on Earth’.
World Patient Safety Day - 17 September

• World Patient Safety Day is observed
every year on 17 September.
• The main objective of World Patient

Safety Day is to increase public awareness,
enhance global understanding and call for
solidarity and united action by all countries and
international partners to increase patient safety
and reduce patient harm.
• This year, the theme of World Patient

Safety Day 2022 is ‘Medication Safety’ along
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with the slogan ‘Medication Without Harm’ .
History:
• September 17 is one of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global public health days called World
Patient Safety Day. It was established in 2019 by the 72nd World Health Assembly through the adoption
of resolution WHA 72.6 – ‘Global Action on Patient Safety ‘.
International Equal Pay Day - 18 September

• International Equal Pay Day, celebrated
on 18 September, represents the
longstanding efforts towards the
achievement of equal pay for work of
equal value.
• The main aim of the event is to end the

history of gender discrimination that
women are generally subjected to by
getting paid less than their male
counterparts.
• International Equal Pay Day was first observed back in 1996 by the National Committee on Pay Equity.
• In 2020, the move was recognized by the United Nations and they observed the first International Equal
Pay on September 18, 2020.
World Bamboo Day 2022 - 18th September

• World Bamboo Day 2022 is observed
on September 18 in order to raise awareness
about the conservation of this extremely useful
plant.
• The day was officially declared by

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the World Bamboo Organization on September 18 at the 8th World Bamboo Congress held in
Bangkok(capital of thailand) in 2009.
International Week of Deaf People: 19 to 25 Sept 2022

• Every year, the full week ending on the
last Sunday of September is observed as
the International Week of the Deaf
• The theme of the 2022: “Building

Inclusive Communities for All”
• It is an initiative of the World Federation

of the Deaf (WFD)
• First launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy to

commemorate the month when the first
World Congress of the WFD was held.
• On 19 December 2017, the UN General Assembly declared 23 September as the International Day of
Sign Languages (IDSL).
• One of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN)
• Currently in its 77th session
• The UNGA is responsible for the UN budget, appointing the non-permanent members to the Security
Council, appointing the UN secretary-general, receiving reports from other parts of the UN system.
• Csaba Kőrösi , a Hungarian diplomat currently serving as President of the 77th United Nations General
Assembly.
• Formation: September 23, 1951; 70 years ago
• Purpose: Human, Civil, and Linguistic rights of Deaf people.
• Headquarters: Helsinki, Finland
• President: Joseph Murray
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September 17: Hyderabad Liberation Day

• On 17th September 2022 Union Home
Minister Amit Shah started off Hyderabad
Liberation Day (or National Integration Day)
celebrations from the Parade ground in
Telangana’s Secunderabad to commemorate 75
years of liberation of Hyderabad.
• At the time of the Partition of India, in

1947, India was divided into British India and
Princely states.
• The states were acceded to either

Pakistan or India. Hyderabad was one of the large princely state.
• Indian Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel decided to annex Hyderabad, and that led to ‘Operation
Polo’ (Police action against Hyderabad).
• Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th in the line of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, had surrendered
Hyderabad during the Operation and the state was integrated into the territory of India on 17th
September 1948, which is now celebrated as Hyderabad Liberation Day.
• 17th September is also celebrated as Marathwada Liberation Day by Maharashtra and Hyderabad-
Karnataka Liberation Day by Karnataka.
• Hyderabad, city, Telangana state.
• From 1956 to 2014 Hyderabad was the capital of Andhra Pradesh state, but, with the creation of
Telangana from Andhra Pradesh in 2014, it was redesignated as the capital of Telanaga with separate
Capital, Amravati for Andhra -pradesh.
• Hyderabad is located on the Musi River in the heart of the Telangana Plateau.
• Hyderabad was founded by the Quṭb Shāhī sultans of Golconda.
• Charminar, historic monument located at the heart of Hyderabad,
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• The monument was built in 1591 by Muḥammad Qulī Quṭb Shah, the fifth king of the Quṭb Shāhī dynasty,
reportedly as the first building in Hyderabad, his new capital.
Telangana
• Capital: Hyderabad
• Governor: Tamilisai Soundararajan
• Chief minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao
World Water Monitoring Day - September 18

• World Water Monitoring Day is annually
observed across the globe on the 18th of
September to increase public awareness
of water monitoring and recognizes the
importance of protecting the world’s
water resources.
• World Water Monitoring Day was

proclaimed by America’s Clean Water
Foundation as a global educational
outreach program in 2003.
• The Water Environment Federation and the International Water Association coordinate the events of
WWMD.
• According to the National Ground Water Association (NGWA), only 0.3% of the Earth’s water is usable by
people. The remaining 99.7 per cent is in the oceans, soils, icecaps, and the atmosphere.
National Ground Water Association (NGWA):
• President- Brian Snelten
• Headquarters- Westerville, Ohio, United States
• The Earth Echo Water Challenge, formerly known as World Water Monitoring Challenge is an
international program that runs annually from March 22 (the United Nations (UN)’s World Water Day)
through December.
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• In the celebration of WWMD 2022, Earth Echo International, a leading environmental education non-
profit, is joining Xylem, a leading global water technology company, to help anyone take action to protect
and restore water resources.
National Small Industry Day - 30th August

• National Small Industry Day is celebrated
on 30 August every year to support and promote
small Industries for their overall growth potential
and opportunities received for their development
in the year.
• The National Small Industry Day can be

traced back to August 2000 when the
government formulated a comprehensive policy
package for small-scale industries in India.
• On August 30, it was decided by the

Ministry of Small-Scale Industries that the very day would be observed as SSI Day. The policy helped small
businesses with the development of infrastructure and technology. A year later, the Centre formally
declared August 30 as the National Small Industry Day.
International Whale Shark Day 2022- 30th August
• The Indian Coast Guard recently

conducted its biennial National
Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise
SAREX 22 off the Chennai coast.
• The objective of this exercise is to avoid

accidents at sea and save lives by
conducting rescue operations.
• During this, 24 observers from 16

countries participated in the exercise
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organized under the theme ‘Capacity Building Towards Maritime Security’.
• This was the 10th exercise conducted by the Coast Guard.
International Day for People of African Descent 31st August

• The International Day for People of African
Descent is celebrated on 31 August globally.
• The United Nations aims to promote the

extraordinary contributions of the African diaspora
around the world and to eliminate all forms of
discrimination against people of African descent.
• The International Day for People of African

Descent was created only recently by the United
Nations and is set to be celebrated internationally
for the first time this year.
World Alzheimer’s Day 2022 -21st September

• World Alzheimer’s Day is observed annually
on September 21 to raise awareness about
neurological disorders.
• Alzheimer’s disease is the most common

cause of dementia and affects the person’s
memory, mental ability, and ability to carry
out simple tasks.
• This year’s theme for World Alzheimer’s

Month is ‘Know Dementia, know
Alzheimer’s’.
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International Coastal Cleanup Day 2022-17th September

• International Coastal Clean-up Day is
annually observed across the world on the 3rd
Saturday of September to encourage people to
clean up the coastal line and create awareness
about the importance of preserving and protecting
the oceans and waterways.
• 17th September 2022 marks the 37th

observance of the ICC Day.
• Theme is “Connecting People For A Trash

Free Coastline”.
• The International Coastal Cleanup community drive for 2022 was launched with #SeatheChange to clean
up local beaches, streams, parks etc.
• The first-ever ICC Day was observed in the United States on the west coast of Washington State in
1986.
World Rhino Day 2022 - 22 September

• World Rhino Day is observed on 22nd
September to spread awareness about
the different Rhinoceros species and
the dangers they face.
• This day also celebrates all five rhino

species namely the Sumatran, Black,
Greater One-horned, Javan, and White
rhino species.
• This year’s World Rhino Day will be

observed under the theme “Five Rhino
Species Forever”.
• Today, three species of rhino—black, Javan, and Sumatran are said to be critically endangered.
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• The day’s announcement was done in 2010 by WWF-South Africa.
World Rose Day (Welfare of Cancer Patients) 2022-22nd Sept

• World Rose Day for the welfare of cancer
patients worldwide is celebrated annually on
the 22nd of September.
• This day aims to encourage and support

those people who are fighting their battle against
cancer.
• On World Rose Day, people offer roses,

cards, and gifts to cancer patients and their
caregivers, who also play an important role in this
difficult journey.
• World Rose Day was first observed in honour of 12-year-old cancer patient Melinda Rose from
Canada, who died in 1996.
• According to reports, Rose was diagnosed with Askin’s Tumour in 1994, which is a rare form of blood
cancer..
• PM Modi Formally Inaugurates Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital in Punjab
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre to the
nation at Mohali, Punjab
• 1st ever ‘Made In India’ Surgical Robotic System SSI- MANTRA
• Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre in New Delhi have installed the first- ever “Made in
India” Surgical Robotic System, SSI-MANTRA, which was invented by the new-age Indian Med-Tech start-
up SS innovation Private Limited
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Railway Protection Force celebrates 38th Raising Day – 20th

September 2022
• The Railway Protection Force (RPF) is
annually observed on 20th September
as the Raising Day of RPF by the
members of the force and their families.
• On 20th September 2022, the RPF

celebrated the 38th Raising Day and the
parade was organized as a part of the
celebration for the 1st time at the
Central Level at Jag Jeewan Ram RPF
Academy in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
• The RPF was constituted under the Railway Protection Force Act 1957 for providing security to Railway
property.
• Founded- 27 July 1872
• Headquarters- New Delhi.Act- Railway Protection Force Act, 1957.
• Motto- “Attaining honor”.
• Amazon India signed an agreement with Indian Railways
• Amazon India has engaged with the Railway of India to boost its delivery services in the country.
• RailTel & CloudExtel partnered to launch RAN solution for Congested Location
• RailTel Corporation of India Limited and CloudExtel partnered together to launch India’s first shared
Radio Access Network solution for congested locations to have better network usage.
• Bangladesh Railway & India signed Consultancy Contract for Railway Projects
• ‘Golden Joint’ of Chenab Railway Bridge
• The ‘Golden Joint’ of Chenab Railway bridge was inaugurated.
• It is the highest railway bridge in the world. It is located in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Indian Railways longest freight train- Super Vasuki
• India to have 1.8 lakh Kms of Highways & 1.2 lakh Kms of Rail Lines by 2025
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International NFT Day 2022- September 20

• International NFT (Non-Fungible Token)
Day is annually celebrated across the globe on
September 20 to commemorate the anniversary
of publication of ‘NFT’ and also to celebrate the
efforts of the creators and collectors in the NFT
community.
• On 20th September 2017, The term NFT

was officially coined by Dapper Labs Chief
Technology Officer Dete Shirley in the form of
the ERC-721 standard.
• ERC-721 became the template for non-fungible tokens.
• NFT is a record on a blockchain which is associated with a particular digital or physical asset.
• The ownership of an NFT is recorded in the blockchain, and can be transferred by the owner, allowing
NFTs to be sold and traded.
• The process of creating an NFT is referred to as “minting,”
SECI celebrates 11th Foundation Day – 20th September
• The 11th Foundation Day Celebration of

on 20 September 2022, the Solar Energy
Corporation of India Limited (SECI)
celebrated its 11th Foundation Day.
• The SECI is a CPSU (Central Public Sector

Undertakings) under the Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
• Established 20th September 2011 to

facilitate the implementation of the
National Solar Mission.
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• It is the only CPSU dedicated to the solar energy sector.
• Norwegian CIF to acquire stake in solar power plant in Rajasthan
• The Norwegian Climate Investment Fund signed an agreement to acquire a 49% stake in a 420 MW solar
energy plant named Thar Surya 1 in Rajasthan.
• MP to get World’s largest floating Solar Power Plant
• World’s largest floating Solar Power Plant will be constructed in Madhya Pradesh.
• The floating solar power plant will be constructed in Khandwa.
• International Solar Alliance floats tender for 1150 MW solar project in Cuba
• The International Solar Alliance in partnership with the Republic of Cuba signed a tender for setting up a
1150 MW solar project in Cuba.
National Cinema Day 2022 - 23rd September

• The National Cinema Day was previously
announced to be held on September
16, however, on request from various
stakeholders and in order to maximize
participation, it was rescheduled to September
23.
• The day has been scheduled by

the Multiplex Association of India (MAI). Over
4,000 screens at multiplexes from across the
country, including PVR, INOX, Cinepolis, Carnival,
and Delite, have teamed up to offer a “celebratory admission price” of Rs 75 to mark National Cinema
Day.
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Nation Observes Antyodaya Divas 2022: 25 September

• Antyodaya Diwas is celebrated annually
on 25th September in India.
• It marks the birth anniversary of Indian

leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya.
• This year, the Antyodaya Diwas marks

the 105th birth anniversary of
Upadhyaya. He was the co-founder
of Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and a
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
thinker.
• Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was born on 25th September 1916 in the Chandrabhan village near the
Fareh town in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
• By the 1940s, he got big in RSS he also met the founder KB Hedgewar and underwent a 40-day camp in
Sangh education and the second year of training in the RSS education wing. Then he got indulged in
spreading the ideology of Hindutva nationalism across the country.
• Because of all this progress, he co-founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh party in 1951 which was the
predecessor of the Bhartiya Janta Party.
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 2022
• The United Nations observes 26

September every year as the International Day
for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
• The aim of the day is to enhance public

awareness about the threat posed to humanity
by nuclear weapons and the necessity for their
total elimination.
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World Contraception Day 2022 - 26th September

• World Contraception Day is marked
on September 26 with a focus on
creating awareness about contraceptive
knowledge and family planning.
• To educate the younger generation

about contraceptive measures. In this
program, people are told about the
prevention of conception.
International Daughter’s Day 2022: 25 September

• International Daughter’s Day is observed
every year on the fourth Sunday of September.
• This year, the day is being celebrated

on September 25.
• This day is celebrated to cherish our

daughters who bring love and happiness to our
lives.
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World Tourism Day 2022 - 27th September

• World Tourism Day 2022 is observed on 27
September globally.
• It was initiated by the United Nations

World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
• The theme of World Tourism Day 2022

is ‘Rethinking Tourism’.
World Rivers Day 2022- 25th September

• World River Day is observed to raise
awareness regarding water bodies and to
promote their conservation.
• It is observed every year on the fourth

Sunday of September, and this year, it falls
on September 25.
• The theme for this year’s World Rivers

Day is ‘The importance of Rivers to
Biodiversity’.
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World Pharmacist Day 2022 – 25th September

• World Pharmacists Day is annually
observed across the globe on 25th
September to encourage pharmacists and
value their contributions and to promote
and raise awareness about their
profession.
• Theme of World Pharmacists Day 2022 is

“Pharmacy united in action for a
healthier world”.
• 25th September was chosen to celebrate

World Pharmacy Day(WPD) to mark the date of the establishment of the International Pharmaceutical
Federation (FIP). FIP was established on 25th September 1912.
World Environment Health Day 2022 – 26th September
• The World Environmental Health Day is

annually observed across the world on 26th
September to raise awareness about the
important role of environmental health and to
highlight the environmental concerns on human
health.
• The theme for the 2022 WEHD is

“Strengthening Environmental Health Systems
for the implementation of the Sustainable
Development Goals”.
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International Day for Universal Access to Information 2022- 28th

September
• UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) has declared 28
September as International Day for
Universal Access to Information.
• Universal access to information means that

everyone has the right to seek, receive and
impart information for healthy and
inclusive knowledge societies.
• The theme of the Global Conference on

Universal Access to Information in 2022 is “Artificial Intelligence, e-Governance and Access to
Information”.
• This conference is set to take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization:
• Director-General – Audrey Azoulay
• Founded – 1945 (came into force in 1946)
• Headquarters – Paris, France
• Members – 193 Members & 11 Associate Members
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World Rabies Day 2022- 28th September

• World Rabies Day is celebrated each year
on September 28 as a tribute to Louis Pasteur –
the inventor of the first effective rabies vaccine
in the world.
• The day is observed to promote the fight

against Rabies, raise awareness of its
prevention, and celebrate the achievements the
world has made against this deadly disease.
• Theme of World Rabies Day 2022

is ‘Rabies: One Health, Zero Deaths.’
• The government also announces plans and policies to progress toward the goal. In the long-term goal, the
Global Strategic Plan for the eradication of this dog-mediated is aimed to be Zero deaths by 2030.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Chile rejects new Constitution
• Recently, a referendum in Chile rejected a
proposal to replace the old charter with a new
progressive constitution.
• According to the result of this

referendum, 61.9 percent votes were received
against the proposal for the new constitution,
while 38.1 percent people got support.
James Webb telescope captures ‘Super-Jupiter’

• Recently, the James Webb Space
Telescope captured its first image of an
exoplanet at or planet outside the Solar
System.
• The captured exoplanet is named HIP

65426 b and is about six to 12 times the
mass of Jupiter. It was first discovered in
2017
• This young planet is a “super-Jupiter”,

meaning it is a gas giant that is more massive than Jupiter.
• NASA revealed that it is a young planet about 15 to 20 million years older than our 4.5 billion year old
Earth.
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• The planet is located 315 lightyears away
Suella Braverman: UK’s new Home Secretary of Indian Origin

• Liz Truss, the new British prime minister,
named Suella Braverman, a lawyer of Indian
descent, as the country’s new home secretary.
• Priti Patel, who is of Indian descent, will

be replaced in the position by Suella Braverman.
UK’s New Prime Minister- Liz Truss
• Liz Truss has been appointed as the 56th

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
succeeding Boris Johnson, who served
as the PM of the UK from 2019 to 2022.
• She has become the 3rd Woman to hold

the position.
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Gervais Ndirakobuca appointed as the new Prime Minister of Burundi
• Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye

appointed Gervais Ndirakobuca as the Prime
Minister of Burundi and replaces Alain Guillaume
Bunyoni.
Queen Elizabeth II- Britain’s Longest Serving Monarch Passes away

• On 8th September 2022, Queen Elizabeth
II, the United Kingdom’s or Britain’s
longest-serving monarch, passed away at
Balmoral Castle in Scotland at 96 years
after reigning for 70 years.
• Elizabeth II became Queen on the death

of her father King George VI on 6th
February 1952.
• Her reign of 70 years was 7 years longer

than that of Queen Victoria and thus she
became the longest reigning queen of the UK.
• She headed the 54-nation Commonwealth, built around Britain and its former colonies.
• She has appointed 15 prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to Liz Truss over her reign.
• Lastly, she presided at a ceremony at Balmoral Castle to accept the resignation of Boris Johnson as prime
minister and appoint Truss as his successor in September 2022.
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• The plan to deal with the death of the head of state in Britain was termed Operation London Bridge.
• The plan to deal with the Queen’s death in Scotland was codenamed “Operation Unicorn”, named after
the national animal of Scotland.
King Charles III ascends to the throne of the United Kingdom

• King Charles III sits on the throne,
following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, who
had been the longest-reigning monarch in British
history.
• Charles became the ruler of more than a

dozen independent nations that had previously
been British colonies in addition to the United
Kingdom
• Prince Charles will now succeed Queen

Elizabeth II and take the name King Charles III
after she passes away.
• After taking the throne in 1952 at the age of 25, Queen Elizabeth II served as the monarch of the United
Kingdom for the longest period of time.
• Like Elizabeth, Charles is the king of the UK as well as 14 other nations, including Canada and others in the
Asia-Pacific and Caribbean.
• The Commonwealth realms are those places. They are distinct from the Commonwealth of Nations, a
loose association of 54 former British Empire members, the majority of which are no now monarchy
subjects.
• The Commonwealth realms collectively have about 150 million residents
• A Bill is forwarded to the queen for approval after receiving support from both the House of Commons
and the House of Lords, at which point it becomes a law.
• The king has the authority to choose lords who are eligible to serve in parliament. It is only used, though,
when government ministers advise it.
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• Additionally, the queen bestows knighthoods, which are awarded to people who have significantly
impacted British society.
• The king invites the head of the party with the most seats to become prime minister and form a
government the day after the results of the general elections are announced.
• There are currently 4.5 billion Queen Elizabeth II-faced pound banknotes in circulation with a total face
value of £80 billion.
• Following the death of the monarch, new banknotes and coins bearing the image of the new monarch,
King Charles III, will be introduced.
• The term “queen” will be changed to “king” in Britain’s national song upon the passing of the Queen.
• The national Anthem, which was composed in 1745, has frequently alternated between “God Save the
King” and “God Save the Queen,” depending on the monarch’s sex.
• Flags will be necessary to replace the thousands of flags in the UK that bear the initials EIIR, which stands
for Elizabeth II Regina.
• Her initials make up the word “ensign” in the fire service. E-flags, or personal flags, were in use in the
nations where the Queen was still the head of state and were flown during official visits.
North Korea passes law authorising nuclear strikes as form of defence
• North Korea has approved a law that gives

it the authority to launch a nuclear attack in
advance. With the recently passed law, North
Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state has
become irreversible.
• According to the law, among other things,

the North may use nuclear weapons in the event
of a nuclear or non-nuclear attack by hostile forces
against the state’s leadership and the command
structure of its nuclear forces.
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President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço Elected as the

President of Angola
• Angola’s incumbent President João Manuel
Gonçalves Lourenço won a second term as
the President of Angola
• He has served as the president of Angola

from 2017-2022 (first term).
Angola:
• Capital-Luanda
• Currency- Angolan kwanza
• President- Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco
King Charles names William and Kate as the Prince and Princess
of Wale
• Britain’s King Charles has bestowed the
titles of Prince and Princess of Wales on his eldest
son William and daughter-in-law Kate, passing on
the titles that he and his late wife Diana previously
held.
• Charles, who became Prince of Wales in

1958 automatically became king on the death of
his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
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Ana Brnabic nominated as Prime Minister of Serbia
• Ana Brnabic has been nominated as prime minister of Serbia by Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic for
the second consecutive time.
• Ana Brnabic became Serbia’s first female and first openly gay person to hold this postion.
• She has been Prime Minister of Serbia since 2017 and her term will be continued till 2024.
• Capital – Belgrade
• Currency – Serbian dinar
Dubai hosts the first Homeopathy International Health summit
• The first Homeopathy International Health summit hosted by Dubai aimed to teach and promote a
homeopathic system of medicine, medications, and practices.
• Burnett Homeopathy Pvt Limited organised the summit.
• Homeopathy is one of the greatest techniques to treat any sickness or ailment because its negative effects
are so minimal in comparison to others.
Qimingxing-50: China’s First Fully Solar-powered Unmanned

Aerial Vehicle(UAV)
• China has successfully tested its first fully
solar-powered unmanned aerial
vehicle which can fly for months and can
function even as a satellite if required.
• The maiden flight of Qimingxing-50 has

been achieved, making it the first large-
sized UAV powered only by solar energy.
• According to a report in the South China

Morning Post, the drone took off from an
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airport in the north-western Chinese province of Shaanxi at 5.50 pm on September 3 and propelled in the
sky for about 26 minutes before landing safely at 6:16 pm.
• The Qimingxing-50, with a wingspan of 50 m, is a high-altitude long-endurance drone that is capable of

high altitude aerial reconnaissance, assessing forest fire and can also be used for communications.
• This capability of having long endurance flight gives it a use case of operating as a satellite. Like satellites,
it is fully electric-driven powered by solar energy and can operate at 20 km above the Earth’s surface for
an extended period continuously.
• It is also referred to as a ‘High Altitude Platform Stations’ or a pseudo satellite. It can be used when there
is unavailability or disruption in satellite services.
Norwegian central bank develops National digital currency

using Ethereum
• Norges Bank, Norway’s central bank, made

a significant advancement in its efforts to develop
a digital currency by publishing the open source
code for the nation’s central bank digital currency
sandbox based on Ethereum technology.
• This development was made possible by

the ongoing mainstream adoption of
cryptographic technology.
• CBDCs are a type of electronic fiat money

backed by the central bank. Although they are not required to be, CBDCs can be built on blockchain
networks. However, the CBDC in Norway is built on Ethereum.
• The sandbox is made to provide a way to communicate with the test network.
• The Bank’s official CBDC partner, Nahmii, stated in a blog post that it has also enabled features including
minting, burning, and transferring ERC-20 tokens.
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Climate activist Vanessa Nakate appointed as UNICEF Goodwill

Ambassador
• United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
(UNICEF) appointed Vanessa Nakate, a
25-year-old climate activist from Uganda
as the Goodwill Ambassador of the UN
Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
• Nakate began her activism in January

2019 with a protest with her siblings and
cousins on the streets of Kampala,
inspired by Greta Thunberg.
• In 2020 she came to further global prominence when she was cropped out of a news photo she appeared
in alongside Thunberg and other white climate activists. Nakate’s response to the incident, in which she
said the news outlet “didn’t just erase a photo, you erased a continent”, made international headlines.
Joao Lourenco Re-elected as President of Angola

• President Joao Lourenco is re-elected as
the President of Angola. The election
results extended the hegemony of the MPLA
(his political party).
• The MPLA is the only party that has

governed Angola since its Independence from
Portugal in 1975.
• Angola in News
• Largest pink diamond in 300 years “Lulo

Rose” found in Angola
• A rare pure pink diamond, believed to be the largest found in 300 years, has been unearthed in Angola
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UNEP launches Green Fins Hub

• The United Nations Environmental
Programme and the UK-based charity
Reef-World Foundation have launched
the Green Fins Hub to boost sustainable
marine tourism.
• The Green Fins Hub is first-ever global

marine tourism industry platform that
would help diving and snorkelling
operators across the world to make
simple, cost-efficient changes in their
daily practices by implementing international best practices that promotes sustainability of marine
tourism.
• It was developed by The Reef-World Foundation in collaboration with the UNEP.
• It would help spread awareness about the global best practices to protect the coral reefs and their
fragile marine ecosystems.
Figma design platform acquired by Adobe for $20 billion
• Adobe announced that it would acquire

design software company Figma for roughly $20
billion in cash and equity.
• Figma was established in 2012 and makes

cloud-based design software that enables real-
time collaborative collaboration.
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Poland opens new canal across the Vistula Spit

• Poland has opened a new sea
waterway to enable ships to sail from
the Baltic Sea and the Bay of Gdansk to
ports of Vistula lagoon without relying
on Strait of Pilawa in Russia.
• The new canal was opened on the

83rd anniversary of the Soviet invasion
of Poland during the Second World War.
• This was done to symbolically

demonstrate the end of Russia’s influence on the country’s economy and development.
• It also reduces the Baltic-to-Elblag route by some 100 km.
• The overall cost of this project is 2 billion USD.
• The Vistula Spit is an Aeolian sand spit or a peninsular stretch that separates the Vistula Lagoon from the
Gdansk Bay in the Baltic Sea. Its tip is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Pilawa.
• This spit is politically divided between Poland and Russia as the border between Poland and Kaliningrad
Oblast (semi-exclave belonging to Russia) passes through it
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Scary Typhoon Nanmadol in Japan

• Typhoon Nanmadol has recorded furious
winds and rainfall in several parts of Japan.
• Typhoon Nanmadol is one of the biggest

storms to hit Japan in years.
• Typhoon Nanmadol is the 14th typhoon

in Japan.
Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson resigns
• Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena

Andersson, leader of Social Democratic
Party, resigned from the post after her
centre-left bloc lost the 2022
Parliamentary Elections to a bloc of
right- wing parties
Magdalena Andersson was Sweden’s first

female PM.
• Swedish parliament is called The Riksdag
• Capital-Stockholm
• Currency- Swedish krona
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Amadou Ba appointed as Senegal’s PM

• Macky Sall President of Senegal
reinstated the post of Prime Minister appointing
former Economy Minister Amadou Ba as the PM
of Senegal.
• The post of Prime Minister was

abolished in April 2019.
Republic of Senegal
• Capital :Dakar
• Official language: French
• President: Mackey Sall
• Prime Minister : Amadou Ba
• Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Lassa fever in Nigeria

• Lassa fever is an acute viral fever caused
by Lassa virus, which belongs the family
Arenaviridae.
• It was first discovered in Nigeria in 1969.

Humans get infected with this pathogen
after being exposed to contaminated food
or household items contaminated with
urine or faeces of the infected Mastomys
rats.
• 171 people have died because of Lassa

fever in Nigeria
• Nigeria currently has the total of 917 confirmed cases of Lassa fever
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Maya: World’s First Cloned Arctic Wolf

• Scientists in China have successfully
cloned wild Arctic Wolf for the first time
• A Beijing-based gene firm had succeeded

in cloning the Arctic Wolf to prevent the
endangered species from going extinct.
• The newly cloned wolf was named Maya,

which means good health.
• The donor cell of the wolf came from a

skin sample of a wild female Arctic Wolf.
• The beagle(a dog breed) was chosen as the surrogate mother since this dog breed is found to share
genetic ancestry with ancient wolf.
• Artificially, the first animal to be cloned was a sheep named Dolly.
• It was created in 1996 by a Scottish scientist using an udder cell from an adult sheep.
About Arctic Wolf:
• The Arctic Wolf is also known as white wolf or polar wolf.
• It is native to the High Arctic tundra of Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands. It is a subspecies of the grey
wolf.
• Since the 1930s, there has been a significant decline in the size of the Arctic wolf’s skull because of the
wolf-dog hybridization.
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Kazakhstan renames capital to Astana
• The President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-

Jomart Tokayev, signed constitutional
amendments that extended the nation’s
presidential term to 7 years from 5 years,
and brought back the old name of the
country’s capital to Astana from the
current Nur-Sultan.
• The amendment bar any president from

running for a second term in office.
• It should be noted that Astana became

the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997.
• Then in 2019, its capital was named ‘Nur-Sultan’ in honour of outgoing President Nursultan Nazarbayev,
who ruled the nation for 3 decades.
World’s first public database on fossil fuels ‘Global Registry of

Fossil Fuels’ launched
• Carbon Tracker and Global Energy Monitor
launched the “Global Registry of Fossil Fuels”, the
world’s first registry of fossil fuel reserves,
production and emissions.
• This is the first ever fully transparent and

public database that tracks fossil fuel production
worldwide that tracks its impact on the carbon
budget.
• It includes data from over 50,000 oil, gas

and coal fields in 89 countries, covering 75% of global reserves, production and emissions, and is available
for public use.
• The database also provides information about the availability of coal stock globally.
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USAID and UNICEF launch ‘Door Se Namaste’

• The US Agency for International
Development and UNICEF launched the
Doordarshan and YouTube series
titled “Door Se Namaste” at a function held
in New Delhi.
• Door Se Namaste is a new television series

which promotes healthy behaviours in a
post-pandemic world.
• It is a fictional Hindi series developed in an

entertainment education format highlighting the challenges of a post-pandemic world and promoting the
adoption of healthy behaviour and practices.
• The series is produced by National Film Award winner and Padmashee, Nil Madhav Panda’s production
house, Elleeanora Images Pvt. Ltd.
Formed November 3, 1961; 60 years ago
Headquarters Ronald Reagan Building

Washington, D.C.
Motto "From the American people"
Agency executive Samantha Power
UNICEF
Abbreviation (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, now officially United
Nations Children's Fund)
Type Fund
Active 11 December 1946; 75 years ago (as United Nations International Children's
Legal status
Emergency Fund)
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Headquarters New York
Head Catherine M. Russell
United Nations General Assembly

Parent organization
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Website www.unicef.org
China and UAE’s joint moon rover missions

• The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
(MBRSC) of the UAE and the China National
Space Agency (CNSA) have signed a
memorandum of understanding to work together
on the UAE’s moon missions.
• The agreement marks the first joint space

project between the two countries.
• Under the project, the UAE will develop a

rover dubbed Rashid-2; China will help it with the
landing, data transmission, observation, and
control.
• In the last decade China has launched three successful lunar surface missions dubbed Change 3, Change
4, and Change 5.
• In 2020, Change 5 also brought samples back from Moon to Earth.
• MBRSC’s Rashid rover will be delivered to Moon’s surface later this year aboard the HAKUTO-R lander—
developed by Japanese company ispace.
• List of Top 7 Space Research Organisations in the World
• 1. NASA – the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• It was established in October 1958 and has been involved in high profile space programmes since then.
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• 2. RFSA – Russian Federation Space Agency
• RFSA is one of the partners of the ISS or the international Space station. It is one of the leading agencies
actively engaged in development of space vehicles, launchers and ground based infrastructure.
• 3. ESA – European Space Agency
• ESA are one of the best in launching vehicles for space orbits. It was established in 1975 by ten member
states. It now constitutes 22 member states.
• 4. ISRO – Indian Space Research Organisation
• Formed in 1969
• The ISRO became the first Asian Space agencies to reach the orbit of Mars.
• It is the world’s first agency to have achieved this mission on the very first attempt.
• 5. CNSA – China National Space Administration
• CNSA is currently involved in the deployment of satellites for telecommunication and Earth observations.
In 2003 China joined America and Russia in the trio to make human spaceflight capabilities. Its latest
unmanned lunar-lander and rover reached the moon successfully in 2013.
• 6. JAXA – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
• Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency was established in 2003.
• 7. SSI – Space Studies Institute in California
• Space Studies Institute in California is a non profit organisation founded in 1977.
India’s Presidency of AIBD extended for one more year

• India’s Presidency of the Asia-Pacific Institute
of Broadcasting Development has been
extended for one more year.
• The Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati

and Director General of Doordarshan Mayank
Kumar Agrawal is the President of AIBD.
• The decision to extend AIBD was taken at

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the two-day General Conference of the AIBD held in New Delhi.
• It is an inter-governmental organization of the Union Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific.
• AIBD works in the field of electronic media development and currently has 26 countries as complete
members represented by 43 organizations and 52 affiliate members.
• The AIBD is hosted by the Government of Malaysia and the secretariat is located in Kuala Lumpur.
SBIF & WWF India Partners for Red Panda Trans-boundary

Conservation
• On the occasion of the International Red
Panda Day(IRPD) 17th September 2022, The
State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) and World
Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF India)
entered into a partnership to generate fine-scale
information on the Red Panda species at a
transboundary level and engage in safeguarding
the habitats of the Red Panda in
Khangchendzonga area of Sikkim and West
Bengal (Darjeeling & Kalimpong districts)
• WWF India and SBI Foundation to work with community members of the two states to build a voluntary
group, the Red Panda Guardians
• An event was organised at the Himalayan Zoological Park in Gangtok, Sikkim to celebrate International
Red Panda Day which is observed every year on 3rd Saturday of September to support Red Panda
conservation.
• The Himalayan Zoological Park is the first of its kind, where animals are kept in their natural habitat
About World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
• President & CEO – Carter Roberts
• Headquarters – Gland, Switzerland
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Palm oil Alliance formed by 5 South Asian Countries

• Edible oil trade associations from five palm
oil importing countries in South Asia –
• India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh

and Nepal,
• announced the setting up of Asian Palm Oil

Alliance (APOA).
• Atul Chaturvedi, President, Solvent

Extractors’ Association of India (SEA) and
first chairman of APOA
• APOA secretariat will be initially managed by The Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India.
• According to the APOA statement, the alliance would work towards ensuring that palm oil is recognised
as a high-quality, economical, and healthy vegetable oil and to change the negative image of palm oil.
• India’s annual imports of edible oil is around 13-14 million tonne (MT).
• Around 8 MT of palm oil is imported from Indonesia and Malaysia, while other oils, such as soya and
sunflower, come from Argentina, Brazil, Ukraine and Russia.
• Indonesia and Malaysia are the biggest palm oil exporters in the world.
• India is the largest importer of palm oil in Asia, accounting for 15% of global imports, followed by China
(9%), Pakistan (4%) and Bangladesh (2%).
• The next meeting of APOA is expected to be held in Indonesia early 2023.
India & Malaysia signs agreement to Promote Palm Oil
• The Indian Vegetable Oil Producers’ Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the
Malaysian Palm Oil Council to enhance cooperation between Malaysia and India in the palm oil industry
and to promote the usage of palm oil.
Godrej Agrovet signed agreements with Assam, Manipur and Tripura for Palm Oil
• Godrej Agrovet announced that it has signed an MoU with the governments of Assam,
Manipur, and Tripura to advance and promote oil palm growth in the area under the National Mission on
Edible Oils-Oil Palm initiative.
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QUAD inks HADR Partnership Guidelines
• The QUAD countries have signed the

Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)
partnership guidelines recently.
• The recently signed the HADR partnership

guidelines ensures expansion of scope of the QUAD
alliance.
• The signing took place during the QUAD

foreign ministers’ meeting held at the sidelines of the
United Nations General Assembly in New York.
• These guidelines trace their origins to the 2004 ad hoc Tsunami Core Group, which sought to strengthen
international response during the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami.
• These guidelines aim to respond to disasters occurring in the Indo-Pacific region.
• The next foreign ministers’ meetings will be held in 2023.
• The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or QUAD is a strategic security dialogue involving India, the United
States, Australia and Japan.
• It was initiated in 2007 by Japanese President Shinzo Abe.
• It ceased to exist in 2008 after Australia’s withdrawal and later revived again during the 2017 ASEAN
Summit in Manila.
Khosta-2 variant of Covid

• Khosta-2 variant of coronavirus found in
Russian bats in Sochi National Park.
• Khosta-2 has been classified as sarbecovirus,

a member of the coronavirus family.
• Sochi National Park is UNESCO world

heritage site in Russia.
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• Established in 1983, it is the oldest national park in Russia.
United States Spy Satellite NROL-91 launched into Orbit

• A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV
Heavy rocket was carrying the NROL-91, a United
States (US) Spy satellite for the National
Reconnaissance Office and the United States Space
Force’s Space Systems Command from Vandenberg
Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County,
California.
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO):
• The NRO is the Department of Defence

organisation that is responsible for developing, acquiring, launching and operating US spy satellites that
provide intelligence data to policymakers, the intelligence community and Defence Department.
United Launch Alliance (ULA):
• President & CEO – Tory Bruno
• Headquarters – Denver, Colorado
Italy’s first female premier

• Giorgia Meloni, the leader of the far-right
political party Brothers of Italy, is set to
become the first female premier of Italy.
• Meloni is one of the co-founders of Brothers

and has led this political party since 2014.
• She has been the President of the European

Conservatives and Reformist Party since
2020.
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ADB to provide 14 billion USD aid for food security in Asia Pacific
• The Asian Development Bank announced
a $14 billion assistance to fight food insecurity in
Asia Pacific.
• It will be used to combat food crisis

caused by climate change and Russian war in
Ukraine.
• The financial aid will be provided for the

period of 2022-2025.
Asian Development Bank (ADB):
• President– Masatsugu Asakawa
• Established in– 1966
• Headquarters– Manila, Philippines
• Members– 68 members(49 – Asia & Pacific & 19 – outside)
India attended ‘Partners in the Blue Pacific’ event

• India, as an observer, attended the Partners
in the Blue Pacific (PBP) Foreign Ministers
meeting held in New York, United States of
America
• During the meeting the partners aimed to

support the Pacific region and committed to
work considering additional prospective
initiatives in areas like education and
infrastructure.
• PBP is a 5 nation (UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Japan) “informal mechanism” to support Pacific
islands and boost diplomatic, and economic ties in the region.
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MOUS & PARTNERSHIP

Airtel partnered with Odisha to offer Bill Payment Solution
• Bharti Airtel launched a project in
partnership with Tata Power Northern
Odisha Distribution Limited, a joint
venture between Tata Power and the
Government of Odisha to offer bill
payment solutions
• The customers of TPNOLD need to visit

the store and provide their contact
numbers and consumer numbers at the
banking point.
• The front-end solutions are managed by Airtel Payments Bank and the back-end connectivity will be
monitored by Airtel IQ.
• Airtel IQ is the world’s first network-integrated Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS) ecosystem.
NIESBUD, IIE and ISB Signs MoU to offer Entrepreneurial

Programmes to India’s Youth
• The National Institute for Entrepreneurship

and Small Business Development (NIESBUD) and
the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship under
the Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship signed a memorandum of
understanding individually with the Indian School of
Business to offer world-class management
education through entrepreneurial programs
targeted towards youth and job seeking
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entrepreneurs.
• The partnership will enable, the development and implementation of two programs, one is Business
Foundation & Entrepreneurial Skills and the other is Behavioral Skills Programme by ISB faculty and other
Industry experts.
• NIESBUD and IIE will start enrollment of students on the ISB LMS, for the two training programs.
• The participants will receive a joint certification on the successful completion of the course.
India & UK Conducts Counter Ransomware Exercise for 26 Nations
• To prepare the energy sector organisation

to deal with ransomware attack, National
Security Council Secretariat of India and
the Government of the United Kingdom in
collaboration with BAE Systems
successfully designed & conducted the
Cyber Security Exercise, a virtual
ransomware drill for 26 Countries.
DA&FW & FICCI Launches a Joint Initiative
• Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar,

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
launched the Project Management Unit on Public-
Private Partnership in Agriculture in New Delhi
• The PMU is a joint initiative of the

Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
and the Federation of Indian Chambers Commerce
of and Industry
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HPCL collaborates with Indian Army

• Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd and
Indian Army have collaborated for
implementing a CSR project to coach and
mentor less privileged girl students in
Kargil.
• The project is known as ‘Kargil Ignited

Minds’, and the project aims to
prepare 50 girl students for various
national-level engineering and medical
entrance examinations.
• The Kargil Ignited Minds project will focus on empowering underprivileged girls with limited resources
and residing in extreme weather conditions.
• The MoU signing event of the Kargil Ignited Minds project. was held at Headquarters 14 Corps, Leh.
Indian Army’s Western Command & NTPC Signed Power

Purchase Agreement
• The Indian Army’s Western Command has
signed a long-term Power Purchase Agreement
with NTPC Limited (formerly known as National
Thermal Power Corporation Limited) to draw
25MW solar power directly from the National
Solar Grid of India for the next 27 years.
• The solar energy for the Western

command will be sourced from Sholapur,
Maharashtra.
• The deal with NTPC will support the WC to decarbonise around 38% of its energy portfolio and
accumulate substantial savings for the government.
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RVNL sign MoU with BHEL

• Rail Vikas Nigam Limited signed a
Memorandum of Understanding with Bharat
Heavy Engineering Limited under the Ministry of
Heavy Industries, to make components and
equipment manufacturing, infrastructure
development and project execution indigenous.
Bharat Heavy Engineering Limited (BHEL):
• CEO-Nalin Singhal
• Headquarters- New Delhi
Tata Steel inked MoU with Punjab Government to set up Steel

Plant in Ludhiana
• The Memorandum of Understanding was
signed between Tata Steel Limited and the
Government of Punjab for setting up a
0.75 million tonne per annum long
products steel scrap-based electric arc
furnace steel plant in Ludhiana, Punjab.
• The investment by the Punjab

Government is Rs 2,600 crore and handed
over a land allotment letter to Tata Steel.
• Tata Steel commissioned its 1st Steel Recycling plant of 0.5 MnTPA capability at Rohtak, Haryana in
August last year.
Tata Steel Limited:
• CMD- T.V. Narendran
• Headquarters- Mumbai
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L&T Technology wins 5-year deal with BMW Group
• L&T Technology Services announced that

European luxury automaker BMW Group had
awarded it a five-year multi-million dollar
contract to supply high-end engineering services
for its suite of infotainment consoles intended
for its family of hybrid vehicles.
• Because of its close proximity to the

campus of the BMW Group, L&T Technology
Services’ engineers will be able to work on a
variety of solutions and provide services
immediately.
AFI and HSBC India collaborate to support future female athletes

• The Athletics Federation of India
announced its collaboration with HSBC
India in order to support Indian women
athletes, particularly the young ones.
• Special coaching camps would be set up

for the selected athletes
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NHPC Himachal Pradesh signs agreement for Dugar

Hydroelectric Project
• National Hydroelectric Power Corporation

Private Limited signed an implementation
agreement with the Government of Himachal
Pradesh for the 500 megawatt Dugar
Hydroelectric Project in Chamba, Himachal
Pradesh.
• On 15 September, 2019, both NHPC and

Government of Himachal Pradesh signed the
Memorandum of Understanding for 449 MW
Dugar Hydroelectric Project.
• NHPC executed the detailed survey and investigations, techno-economic studies and submitted a detailed
project capacity of 500 MW to Central Electricity Authority
• Dugar hydroelectric project is expected to produce 1,759.85 million units per year.
‘One Herb, One Standard’

• Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy (PCIM&H), under the Ministry of
Ayush signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission under the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare in New Delhi for Inter-Ministerial cooperation for promotion and
facilitation of ‘One Herb, One Standard’.
• The One Herb, One Standard and One Nation will improve ease of doing business in India and also
improves overall trade of Indian botanicals.
• This MoU will further promote the exchange of information in the area of standardisation of Traditional
medicine through sharing of scientific information and drug raw materials/extracts, seminars, workshops,
training and brainstorming programs.
• A joint committee will be constituted for the selection of medicinal plants and their constituent markers
on technical work.
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AFI partners with HSBC India to support young women athletes
• The Athletics Federation of India parternes with HSBC India to support women athletes in India, especially
youngsters.
• Under the partnership, promising girls will be picked from the National Inter District Championships for
Under-14 and Under-16 categories and will provide necessary training to perform on the global stage and
Special coaching camps will be established for the selected athletes.
India-Nepal MoU on Biodiversity Conservation

• Union Cabinet has approved a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Nepal on
Biodiversity Conservation proposed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
• This MoU has been signed to strengthen and enhance coordination and cooperation between the two
countries in the fields of forestry, biodiversity conservation and climate change.
• The shared Indo-Nepal border of over 1,850 km touches five Indian states – Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
NHPC inks MoU with PTC India Limited

• NHPC Limited (formerly known as National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding with PTC India Limited (formerly Power Trading Corporation of India Limited) for sale of
power to be generated from upcoming West Seti & Seti River-6 Projects in Nepal.
AICTE- Adobe Partnership on Digital Skilling

• All India Council for Technical Education has recently signed a partnership agreement with Adobe to
accelerate digital creativity skills across the country.
• Under this agreement, Adobe will provide curriculum and expertise with the creative and digital literacy
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skills needed to prepare students for the current digital-first world, and train teachers to integrate digital
creativity into the curriculum.
• The partnership aims to empower over 75,000 teachers across 10,000 higher education institutions with
the necessary digital creativity skills by 2024.
Muthoot Fincorp & IME India Partner to Provide Money

Transfer Services to Nepal
• Muthoot FinCorp Ltd. has partnered with IME India Pvt. Ltd. to extend the scope of its remittance services
in the Indo-Nepal corridor.
• Muthoot Finance is the only Non-Banking Financial Company to extend the money transfer services from
India to Nepal.
• Without opening a bank account in India, Nepali migrants can now instantly transfer money from the
3,600+ Muthoot FinCorp branches to their families in Nepal.
• Muthoot FinCorp has been supporting the Nepali population in India with money transfers through its
existing partner, Prabhu Money Transfer Pvt Ltd.
• IDFC First Bank of India and Global IME Bank Ltd. of Nepal are the banking partners facilitating the Indo-
Nepal remittance service.
Suzuki Signs MoU with NDDB

• National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Suzuki signed an agreement to set up two Biogas plants to
provide clean energy solutions and organic fertilisers using Cow Dung in an event that was organised to
mark 40 years of Suzuki in India.
• Under this agreement, two biogas plants will be constructed in Gujarat for producing clean energy and
organic fertilisers from Cow dung.
• Chhattisgarh is leading in buying cow dung from farmers at the rate of 2 taka per kg and it is also planning
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to set up more than 500 biogas plants.
BFSL & Snapdeal Partners with NPCI & JCB
• BOB Financial Solutions Limited and Snapdeal in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India
and Japan’s JCB International Company Limited launched the ‘Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit Card’.
• The Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit Card is a co-branded contactless credit card, through which users will
receive up to 5 percent unlimited cashback (20 reward points on every Rs. 100 spent) on the Snapdeal
app and website.
BEL Signs MoU with Smiths Detection
• Bharat Electronics Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Smiths Detection Group Ltd. to
offer advanced, high-energy scanning systems to the Indian market.
• The MoU is for a period of 5 years and can be extended further.
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL):
• Chairman & Managing Director – Dinesh Kumar Batra
• Headquarters – Bengaluru
PwC partners with Coursera to bridge skill gap in taxation space
• PricewaterhouseCoopers has partnered with Coursera to address India’s current and future skill gap in the
taxation space.
• PwC in collaboration with Coursera will develop two entry-level skilled certificates – GST (Goods and
Services Tax) Tax Executive and Direct Tax Executive.
• The entry-level professional certificates will take around 24 weeks to finish.

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DICV signed MOU with IIT Madras Incubation Cell
• Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indian
Institute Technology Madras Incubation Cell to set up a technology epicentre to identify mid to long-term
solutions necessary for the future of Mobility.
• The partnership coined as DICV-IITMIC was inaugurated at the IIT Madras Research Park in Chennai, Tamil
Nadu.
BEL tie-up with Smiths Detection to manufacture scanning systems
• Bharat Electronics Limited (has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Smiths Detection, a global
leader in threat detection and security inspection technologies, for offering advanced, high-energy
scanning systems to the Indian market.
• The MoU, signed for a period of five years
Codeshare Pact between IndiGo and Virgin Atlantic for Network

Expansion
• India’s largest airline IndiGo and British carrier Virgin Atlantic signed a new codeshare agreement to widen
the network of the airline.
• It is IndiGo’s 7th codeshare with Virgin Atlantic.
• IndiGo has signed similar agreements with Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air France, KLM (Netherlands),
Qantas (Australia) and American Airlines.
• The initial codeshare destinations in India are Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad,
Amritsar, Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai.
• The additional codeshare destinations will be Kochi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune, Coimbatore, Nagpur,
Vadodara, Indore, and Visakhapatnam.
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Vedanta And Foxconn to Invest in Gujrat For Chip Manufacturing

• Vedanta Limited and Foxconn
Group will invest more than Rs 1.54 lakh crore to
set up an semiconductor ecosystem in Gujarat.
• Vedanta and Foxconn Group entered into

two Memorandums of Understanding with the
Government of Gujarat
MeitY Startup Hub and Meta Collaborate to speed up XR

technology startups in India
• In association with Meta, MeitY Startup
Hub will introduce a programme to help
and accelerate XR technology
entrepreneurs in India.
• The government’s initiatives to develop

skills in cutting-edge and future
technology include this collaboration.
• An initiative of MeitY, the MeitY Startup

Hub is a national platform dedicated to
fostering technological innovation, start-
ups, and the production of intellectual property.
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IBM and IIT Madras collaborate to promote quantum

computing in India
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
(IIT-Madras) and International Business
Machines (IBM) have cooperated to improve
quantum computing research and talent
development in India.
• IIT Madras joins the IBM Quantum

Network’s global membership of over 180
organisations through this agreement.
• IIT Madras also joins the global network

of Fortune 500 corporations, start-ups,
academic institutions, and research labs using IBM Quantum technology to enhance quantum computing
and investigate business application cases as the “first Indian university.”
India & Madagascar signed MoU on Training of Diplomats

• India and Madagascar signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for the
training of diplomats between India and
Madagascar.
• The agreement was signed between the

Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service
under the Ministry of External Affairs of
India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Madagascar.
• The agreement helps in enhancing cooperation between India and Madagascar to facilitate better
training of diplomats.
• It will also encourage the exchange of information and content of training programmes for diplomats.
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India & Madagascar signed MoU on Training of Diplomats

• India and Madagascar signed a
Memorandum of Understanding for the training of
diplomats between India and Madagascar.
• The agreement was signed between the

Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service under
the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Madagascar.
• It will encourage the exchange of

information and content of training programmes
for diplomats.
Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS):
• The Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) is the civil service training institute where Indian
Foreign Service officers are trained.
• Dean- Sanjiv Ranjan
• Located- New Delhi
Madagascar:
• Capital-Antananarivo
• Currency-Malagasy ariary
• President-Andry Rajoelina
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Karnataka Signs MoU with Dell

• Karnataka government’s cyber centre of
excellence in cyber security CySecK and
Dell Technologies signed a Memorandum
of Understanding to create enhanced
cybersecurity practices across KN,
especially for students.
• This MoU will help in imparting cyber

security awareness and also practices to
students, startups and public offices. This
will also benefit small and medium-scale
enterprises (SMEs).
• Dell provides learning of cyber safety practices through its interactive courses that would be available
both in Kannada and English.
• Dell also has the objective of contributing to the startup ecosystem through its ‘Ascend’ initiative.
• The Ascend initiative aims to provide a variety of resources and opportunities to contribute, learn, and
discover about the interconnected systems of biodiversity, climate change, chemical pollution, soil and
human health.
• This cyber security system is an important part in making Karnataka a USD 300 billion digital economy by
2025.
Google acquire cyber-security company Mandiant for $5.4 billion
• Google for $5.4 billion acquired

Cybersecurity company Mandiant has been fully
acquired
• The partnership between Google Cloud

and Mandiant and their dedication to multi-
cloud will encourage more collaboration, spur
innovation in the cybersecurity sector, and
strengthen threat research capabilities.
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MeitY & Meta Partners to Support XR Technology Based Startups
• Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology’s startup hub and social media
giant Meta partnered to launch ‘XR
Startup Program’ to support the growth of
extended reality technology-based
startups across India.
• XR Startup Program, focuses on skilling

and building technological capabilities for
the metaverse and also includes emerging
technologies such as Augmented Reality
and Virtual Reality
• The XR Startup Program will be implemented by 4 institutions, that includes, International Institute of
Information Technology, Hyderabad, Telangana (CIE IIIT-H); AIC SMU Technology Business Incubation
Foundation (AIC-SMUTBI), Rangpo, Sikkim; Gujarat University Startup and Entrepreneurship Council
(GUSEC), Ahmedabad, Gujarat; Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, New Delhi.
MoEFCC, UNDP & TERI come together to launch GEF Small

Grants Programme
• The Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change,United Nations Development
Programme and the Energy and Resources
Institute jointly collaborated to launch the
“Global Environment Facility Small Grants
Programme
• Under the programme, grants are

provided to NGOs working in particular
landscapes.
• Virudhunagar & Ramanathapuram are

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selected as two districts representing the Indian coastal region in Tamil Nadu.
• TERI hosted a regional inception workshop for various NGOs to give suggestions about the protection of
coastal regions due to climate change.
• NGOs can choose different levels of grants, the highest is at USD 50,000.
• Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP) was launched in 1992, which is also the
year of the Rio Earth Summit.
• The Program is specifically designed to mobilize bottom-up actions by empowering local civil society
organizations, and poor and vulnerable communities, including women and Indigenous Peoples.
Panchayati Raj ministry & IRMA signed MoU

• The Ministry of Panchayati Raj and the
Institute of Rural Management Anand
Gujarat signed a Memorandum of
Understanding to strengthen Panchayati
Raj institutions across India.
• The agreement will establish a framework

under which MoPR and IRMA will
collaborate in the area of Gram Panchayat
Development Planning for Localization of
Sustainable Development Goals through
Panchayati Raj Institutions
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Delhi & Punjab Govt. tied up to curb stubble burning through

Pusa Bio-decomposer
• The Government of Delhi partnered with
the Government of Punjab to use Pusa bio-
decomposer, a microbial solution which can
decompose paddy straw in 15 to 20 days, on
5,000 acres of land to prevent stubble burning.
• As a part of a pilot project implemented

with the help of the Indian Agricultural Research
Institute (IARI), Pusa bio-decomposer will be
sprayed over 5000 acres (2023 hectares) on
stubble by which the crop residue gets mixed in
the soil in Punjab.
GoI & Assam Govt Signs Tripartite Peace Accord with Eight
Tribal Militant Groups
• Government of India and Assam
government signed a tripartite peace
accord with 8 tribal militant groups of
Assam for bringing peace in the areas.
• The accord was signed 10 years after

the peace process that started in 2012.
• The Peace Deal was considered to be

the another milestone to make
Northeast region extremism free by
2025.
• A special development package of Rs 1,000 crore will be provided to improve the tribal areas of Assam.
• The 8 tribal militant groups include Birsa Commando Force (BCF), Adivasi People’s Army (APA), All Adivasi
National Liberation Army (AANLA), Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA) and Santhali Tiger Force (STF)
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and the remaining 3 outfits are splinter groups of BCF, AANLA and ACMA.
• These 8 tribal militant groups have been on ceasefire since 2012 and are living in designated camps.
• All militant groups except the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Kamatapur Liberation
Organization(KLO) signed peace treaties with the government.
Indian Navy signed an MoU with Amity University
• Amity University Uttar Pradesh signed an

MoU with the Indian Navy to form a long-term
relationship for Academic cooperation.
• The MoU between Amity University and

Indian Navy will conduct customized courses for
the Indian Navy in niche domains.
• The various domains include 5G

Technology and IoT, Control System Integration,
AI, Blockchain, Machine Learning, Cryptology,
Data Science, Big Data Analysis, Digital
Marketing, Computer Networks, Anti Drone Warfare, Cyberwarfare, Security, Automation,
Surveillance, and Tracking.
• These courses will ensure better placements of Naval personnel, after retirement.
IOM-UN Migration signs MOU with CII
• Memorandum of Understanding was

signed between the United Nations
(UN)- International Organization for
Migration (IOM) and Confederation of
Indian Industry to collaborate on
strengthening the safe migration of
Indian citizens.
• To create opportunities for these two

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entities to collaborate on a range of initiatives related to the safe, orderly, and regular migration of
Indian skilled professionals and youth internationally.
• IOM is part of the United Nations (UN) as the leading inter-governmental organization promoting
humane and orderly migration for the benefit of all, since 1951.
• It has 174 member states and a presence in over 100 countries.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII):
• President– Sanjiv Bajaj
• Director-General– Chandrajit Banerjee
• Headquarters– New Delhi
Google Cloud & Nasscom partner to skill students for entry-

level Cloud jobs
• Google Cloud in collaboration with
FutureSkills Prime and NASSCOM (National
Association of Software and Services Companies)
Digital Skilling Initiative, has launched the first
cohort of its computing foundations with the
Kubernetes course.
• The course will be offered free to students

at higher education Institutions and freshers
seeking to skill themselves on emerging
technologies.
• It will provide individuals an introduction to cloud computing covering cloud basics, big data etc.
• Kubernetes is an open-source container orchestration system for automating software deployment,

scaling and management.
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India, Egypt sign MoU to bolster defence cooperation

• India and Egypt have signed an MoU to
bolster defense cooperation and decided
to enhance joint military exercises,
training, co-production, and maintenance
of equipment.
• The MoU will enhance defense

cooperation across all the sectors of
mutual interest.
• The Egyptian counterparts were also

invited to the India-Africa Defence
Dialogue and Indian Ocean Region Defence Ministers’ conclave to be held as part of the 12th DefExpo in
Gandhinagar.
• Egypt is among the several countries that have shown interest in acquiring arms produced by India,
including the Akash Missile.
• Akash missile System is capable of intercepting hostile aircraft, helicopters, drones, and subsonic cruise
missiles at a range of 25 km.
• President – Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi
• Capital – Cairo
• Currency – Egyptian Pound (EGP)
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Meghalaya & Tamil Nadu Signs MoU for Recruitment & Training
of Medical Professionals
• The Government of Meghalaya signed a

Memorandum of Understanding with the
Government of Tamil Nadu for supporting
Meghalaya in recruitment and training of medical
professionals.
• This is a first-of-its-kind medical

partnership between the two Indian states for
collaboration on knowledge sharing, capacity
building and improving health service delivery.
• This MoU is part of Meghalaya’s efforts to

improve its health indicators and other health initiatives including Chief Minister’s Safe Motherhood
Scheme (CM-SMS) under the rescue mission initiative to reduce Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) that aims at strengthening and ensuring safe deliveries in remote areas.
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.
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Monthly Current Affairs by Kapil Kathpal- September 2022

Burjeel Holdings appoints SRK as brand ambassador

• The company is owned by UAE-based

Acefour Accessories appointed Jasprit Bumrah as the Brand

• He will lead the ”Never Ordinary Campaign”.

Max Life Insurance named cricketer Rohit Sharma & Ritika

• Max Life has signed a two-year

Max Life Insurance:

• Managing Director (MD) & Chief

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• Executive Officer (CEO)- Prashant Tripathy

• Headquarters- New Delhi

Sourav Ganguly - Brand Ambassador for Lux Cozi

• Sourav Ganguly is the president of Board

• Bollywood Actor Varun Dhawan is also a

• In August 2022, Lux Industries Limited

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• According to the Kerala Health Ministry data,

GoI sets up Committee to moderate gas price

• The committee, chaired by Energy Expert

• The panel includes representatives of the

National level committee for drafting National Cooperation

• It will be under the Chairmanship of

• This upcoming policy will realize the vision

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M. Damodaran To Lead Panel on Venture Capital & Private

• The six-member panel will be headed by

• The expert committee will examine and

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• QRSAM is a short-range Surface Air

• The six flight tests were carried out

Third stealth frigate of project 17A ‘Taragiri’ launched

• ‘Taragiri’, the third stealth frigate of the

• The ship is expected to be delivered by

• The frigate is designed by the Indian

• The coveted ‘Project 17A’ was cleared by

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• The total value of Project 17A is around Rs 50,700 crores

Kibithu Military Station & Road in Arunachal Pradesh named

• The military camp in Kibithu, Arunachal

• The military camp in Kibithu has been

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Indian Army Exercise Parvat Prahar

• This exercise named Parvat Prahar is being

• Parvat Prahar is a 20-day long exercise of the Indian Army.

• Indian Army’s Kharga Corps and the Indian

• The joint exercise was spearheaded by

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SAREX 22 Indian Coast Guard Exercise

• The objective of this exercise is to avoid

• During this, 24 observers from 16

• This was the 10th exercise conducted by the Coast Guard.

India-Japan joint naval drills in the Bay of Bengal begins

• The Indian Navy is represented by three

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INS Satpura & P8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft to Participate in

• The Exercise Kakadu 2022 will be a two-

• This two-week-long exercise involves ships

Exercise Kakadu 2022

• The Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22) is a

• The Indian Navy is being represented by

• The theme of this international exercise is