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NATIONAL AFFAIRS
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar Releases Scheme (PSS) and Price Stabilization

“Globalise to Localise” Report Exploring Fund (PSF).
Approved the proposal of the Ministry of
USD 300 Billion in Electronic Production
Environment, Forest and Climate
by 2026 Change (MoEF&CC) for signing a Memorandum of
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State Understanding (MoU) with the Government of
(MoS), Ministry of Electronics and Information Nepal on biodiversity conservation.
Technology (MeitY), published a report ✓ India is one of the 17 mega-diverse
titled “Globalise to Localise: Exporting at Scale countries in the world and it is taking
and Deepening the Ecosystem Are Vital to several steps to conserve the wildlife
Higher Domestic Value Addition.” population and biodiversity. Click here to
✓ The report investigates how India can reach read more.
its goals of USD 300 billion in electronics
production and USD 120 billion in exports
by 2025–2026.
AICTE partners with Adobe to Advance
✓ It is prepared by the Indian Council for Digital Literacy in India
Research on International Economic Partnership b/w: All India Council for Technical
Relations (ICRIER) in collaboration with the Education (AICTE) & Adobe
India Cellular and Electronics Association Purpose: to accelerate digital creativity skills
(ICEA). Click here to read more. across India.
✓ The partnership between AICTE and Adobe
aims to empower over 75,000 educators
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘First
across 10,000 higher education institutions
Virtual School’and claims country’s first in India with essential digital creativity
of its kind skills by 2024 with access to Adobe Express.
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister (CM) of Delhi ✓ AICTE: Founded-1945; HQ- New Delhi,
launched the First Virtual School’- Delhi Model Delhi
Virtual School (DMVS), affiliated with the Delhi
Board of School Education and claimed that this
Odisha’s ‘Nua Khai’ Festival celebrated
school was an India’s First Virtual School.
✓ National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
in Western Odisha
denied the above claim and informed that ‘Nua Khai’ , an agrarian festival, was celebrated on
the first virtual school of the country was 1st September, 2022, at Western Odisha. It is
already launched by NIOS in August 2021. celebrated precisely the day after Ganesh
Chaturthi and signifies the celebration of newly
harvested crops.
Cabinet Approvals on August 31, 2022 ✓ This festival is the most auspicious and
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), important social festival in Western
chaired by the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi Odisha and the neighbouring areas
approved the following proposals: of Simdega, Jharkhand and Southern
A Rs. 1200 crore scheme for disposal of Chana Chhattisgarh.
(Pulses) to States and Union Territories (UTs) at ✓ Odisha: CM- Naveen Patnaik;
discounted rates which will be utilized for various Governor- Ganeshi Lal; Dance
welfare schemes. forms- Paika Nrutya; Dhap Dance
✓ The disposal will be done from the stock of
pulses procured under Price Support

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NSO Releases 15th PLFS Quarterly Awards 2022 which are an initiative of the
Bulletin [April – June 2022]: UR Falls to National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and
the United Nations (UN) in India to address city-
7.6% In April-June 2022
level accessibility and inclusion challenges faced by
The Unemployment Rate (UR) for people aged 15
persons with disabilities (PwD), women and girls,
and above in urban areas decreased to 7.6% in
and the elderly.
April-June 2022 from 12.6% in 2021, according to
✓ These were launched in April 2022 to
the 15th Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) –
promote people-centric design and
Quarterly Bulletin [April – June 2022] published
indigenous technological innovations and
by the National Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of
solutions.
Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
✓ Winners were announced in 3 categories:
Unemployment Rate (UR): UR is defined as the
Early-Stage Innovations; Market-Ready
percentage of the labour force that is unemployed.
Solutions; Implemented Solutions. Click
✓ The UR for persons aged 15 years and
here to read more.
above in urban areas was 8.2 % in January-
March 2022.
✓ The UR for urban Females (aged 15 years Department of Pharmaceuticals
and above) was also found to have approves the proposal of HP, Gujarat
decreased to 9.5 % in April – June 2022 and AP for setting up Bulk Drug Parks
from 14.3% in the corresponding period of The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of
2021. It was 10.1 % in January-March 2022. Chemicals and Fertilizers (MoC&F) granted in-
✓ In urban areas, the UR for Males fell to 7.1% principle approval to the proposals of three states
in April–June 2022 from 12.2% in the viz. Himachal Pradesh (HP), Gujarat (GJ), and
corresponding period of 2021. It was 7.7 % Andhra Pradesh (AP) under the scheme
in January-March 2022. Click here to read for ‘Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks (BDPs)’ to
more. support the Bulk Drugs manufacturing in India.
✓ Financial assistance to GJ & AP – 70% of the
CERT-In Conducts Cyber Security project cost; and for HP, being Hilly States,
Exercise – ‘Synergy’ financial assistance will be 90% of the
the Indian Computer Emergency Response project cost.
Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics ✓ India is the major producer
and Information Technology (MeitY) in of Active Pharma Ingredients (API) or
collaboration with Cyber Security Agency of bulk drugs in the world. India exported Bulk
Singapore (CSA) successfully designed and Drugs/ Drug Intermediates (DIs) worth Rs.
conducted the Cyber Security Exercise, ‘Synergy’ for 33,320 crore in FY22. Click here to read
13 countries. more.
✓ Exercise Synergy was hosted by CERT-In on
its exercise simulation platform. Cabinet Committee On Security
✓ Theme of the exercise: ‘Building Network Approves Tejas 2.0 Mega Project
Resiliency to The Tejas Mark-2 (Tejas MK2) fighting
counter Ransomware Attacks’ jet project was approved by the Cabinet
Committee on Security (CCS), which is chaired by
MoHUA Minister Hardeep S. Puri present Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, at a cost of
ed Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive more than Rs. 6,500 crore. The funding is an
addition to the Rs 2,500 crore that was previously
Cities Awards 2022
approved for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Ministry of
✓ The Tejas Mark-2 (Tejas 2.0) will be an
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) presented
advanced version of Tejas Light Combat
Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities
Aircraft (LCA). It will provide a number of

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enhancements to the flight and combat ✓ Indian Navy: Chief of Naval Staff (CNS)–
skills of the indigenous Tejas LCA. Admiral R Hari Kumar; Founded –1950;
✓ It is designed and developed by the HQ– New Delhi, Delhi. Click here to read
Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) of more.
Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) in collaboration with RIL Conducted Its 45th Annual General
Aircraft Research and Design Centre
Meeting in 2022
(ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) held its 45th
Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force
Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 via video
(IAF).
conferencing for the third consecutive year on
✓ IAF: Chief of the Air Staff – Air Chief
August 29, 2022, and RIL Chairman & Managing
Marshal VR Chaudhari; Established – 1932.
Director (CMD) Mukesh Ambani made a number
Click here to read more.
of announcements at the event.
✓ Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (Reliance Jio)
CMIE: India’s August unemployment plans to launch Jio 5G services “Jio True
highest in last one year at 8.3% 5G” by October 2022. It has committed Rs. 2
According to the Centre for Monitoring Indian lakh crore to the deployment of 5G services.
Economy Pvt. Ltd (CMIE), India’s unemployment ✓ The Jio 5G services would first be available
rate surged to a one-year high of 8.3% in August in the metro cities of Delhi, Mumbai,
2022 as employment sequentially fell by 2 million Kolkata, and Chennai, and will then be
to 394.6 million. phased out to other cities and towns before
✓ This is the highest unemployment rate since covering Pan-India by December 2023.
August 2021. In July 2022, the ✓ JioMart and WhatsApp, the well-known
unemployment rate was at 6.8% and messaging service owned by Meta Platforms
employment was 397 million. Inc., based in the United States of America
✓ In August 2022, Haryana recorded the (USA), introduced a new shopping product
highest unemployment rate (37.3%) in India.
followed by Jammu & Kashmir(J&K) 32.8%, ✓ Reliance Jio has teamed with Qualcomm, a
Rajasthan 31.4%, Jharkhand 17.3% and chipmaker powerhouse based in California
Tripura 16.3%. (USA) to provide 5G solutions in India.
✓ RIL plans to establish its Fast-Moving
PM Narendra Modi commissions India’s Consumer Goods (FMCG) business in 2022
through its retail venture Reliance Retail
first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier INS
Ventures Ltd. (RRVL).
Vikrant in Kochi; Unveiled New Ensign of ✓ Akash Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio,
Navy showcased the new Jio AirFiber and Jio
Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi Cloud PC services at the 45th AGM of RIL in
commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft 2022.
carrier Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant at Cochin ✓ Reliance Jio has announced its collaboration
Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala. with Alphabet Inc.-owned Google to
✓ He also unveiled the new Naval Ensign introduce “ultra-affordable 5G
“Nishaan” showcasing Indian maritime smartphone” in India as part of a USD 25
heritage. He dedicated the new ensign to billion strategy to roll out the next-
Chhatrapati Shivaji. generation wireless services.
✓ INS Vikrant will be based in the Eastern ✓ RIL: CMD – Mukesh Ambani; Founder
Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, Chairman – Dhirubhai Ambani;
Andhra Pradesh (AP). Establishment – 1973; HQ – Mumbai,
Maharashtra. Click here to read more.

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Blue Energy Motors launched India’s 1st ✓ The partnership coined as DICV-
LNG-Fuelled green truck at Chakan, IITMIC was inaugurated at the IIT Madras
Research Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Pune
✓ DICV is the first Original Equipment
India’s 1st Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Fuelled
Manufacturer (OEM) from the Indian
Green Truck manufacturing plant has been
automotive space that has partnered with
launched by Blue Energy Motors at Chakan, Pune,
an academia like IITMIC for mobility
Maharashtra.
solutions.
✓ Blue Energy Motors signed an agreement
already with FPT (Fiat Powertrain
Technologies) Industrial, a brand of Iveco C&W Reports: Beijing Tops; Bengaluru
Group, headquartered in Italy, in order to Ranks Second in the Top Technology
introduce the 1st LNG powered by FPT Hubs List
industrial engines which are BS-VI According to property consultant Cushman &
compliant. Wakefield report titled, ‘Tech Cities: The Global
Intersection of Talent and Real Estate’, Beijing in
DICV, IIT Madras Incubation Cell partner China tops the technology hubs list in the Asia-
to accelerate future mobility solutions Pacific (APAC) region and is followed by Bengaluru
MoU b/w: Daimler India Commercial Vehicles in Karnataka, India.
Private Limited (DICV), a wholly-owned ✓ Between 2017- 2021, Bengaluru stood as
subsidiary of Daimler Truck AG (Daimler Truck) one of the largest contributors to office
& Indian Institute Technology (IIT) Madras space that leases to companies on an annual
Incubation Cell (IITMIC) average share of 25 percent to 30 percent
Purpose: to set up a technology epicentre to Pan-India.
identify mid to long-term solutions necessary for ✓ The report studied around 115 different
the future of Mobility. tech cities across the world and has also
identified Chennai, Hyderabad, and Delhi as

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the top technology hubs in the APAC region Government of Tripura designed the 1st
after Beijing. Bio Villages in India
✓ Tripura was praised for the modified 1st
UIDAI tops among all Ministries and Bio-Village at Daspara in the Sepahijala
Departments in resolving Public district., which received International
Grievances during August 2022 recognition for designing and setting up the
According to the Grievance Redressal Index in the 1st Bio-Village of India, and was hailed by
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public the Deputy Chief Minister, (Dy CM) Jishnu
Grievances (DARPG) monthly report (August 2022), Dev Varma.
The Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) topped amongst all NITI Aayog declared Haridwar as the
Ministries/Departments for resolving Public best Aspirational District in India
Grievances during August 2022. ✓ The Holy City of
✓ UIDAI is the top performer in resolution of Uttarakhand, Haridwar was
cases received through the Centralized declared India’s best Aspirational
Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring District by NITI Aayog (National Institution
System (CPGRAMS). for Transforming India), the Government of
India (GoI). This district secured the 1st
NITI Aayog Releases 4th Progress Report rank in the Basic Infrastructure theme.
On POSHAN Abhiyaan: MH, AP & GJ Lead
in Overall Implementation at the L&T builds India’s 1st 3D Post Office in
National-Level in 2020 Bengaluru, Karnataka
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming ✓ India’s 1st 3D printed Post Office will soon
India) has released the 4th progress report on the come in Halasuru’s Cambridge Layout (plot
POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching Scheme for land owned by the postal department) in
Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan, titled “Preserving Bengaluru, Karnataka. The entire
Progress on Nutrition in India: Poshan construction is built by Larsen & Toubro
Abhiyaan in Pandemic Times.” Construction (L&T). India’s 3D house was
✓ To facilitate for fair comparisons, the report built by IIT Madras in 2021, Chennai, Tamil
classifies the states and UTs into three Nadu.
categories: large states, small states, and
UTs. 75 Tribal Districts for focused TB
Top 5 Among Larger States: Interventions identified by the Centre
S.No Large States ✓ The 75 Tribal Districts were identified by
1 Maharashtra (MH) the Ministry of Tribal Affairs(MoTA) and
Andhra Pradesh the Central TB Division of the Ministry of
2 (AP) Health and Family Welfare(MoHFW) for
focused interventions which will run over
3 Gujarat (GJ) the next few months to make those tribal
4 Tamil Nadu (TN) districts TB-free.
Madhya Pradesh
5 (MP) PM-SHRI Yojana: PM announces new CSS
NITI Aayog: CEO – Parameswaran Iyer; to Upgrade 14,500 Schools
Establishment – 2015; HQ – New Delhi, Delhi. On September 5, 2022, i.e., on the occasion of
Click here to read more. Teacher’s Day, the Prime Minister (PM) of India
Narendra Modi announced a new Centrally
Sponsored Scheme (CSS) – Pradhan Mantri

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Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) Yojana under their outstanding work to make lifelong
which 14,500 schools will be selected to develop learning a reality for all at the local level.
and upgrade across India. The 77 new members bring the total
✓ These schools will be equipped with number of cities within the UNESCO GNLC
modern infrastructure including labs, smart to 294 in 76 countries.
classrooms, libraries, sports equipment, art ✓ Other cities that have joined the network
room etc. which is inclusive and accessible. are the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Durban in
✓ These schools will also be developed as South Africa and Sharjah in the United Arab
green schools with water conservation, Emirates among others. Click here to read
waste recycling, energy-efficient more.
infrastructure and integration of organic
lifestyle in curriculum. MCA extended the Tenure of Company
Law Committee by 1 more year
Central Government approves New The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) extends
CZMP in Karnataka; Laid Company Law Committee (CLC) by one more year
Foundation worth Rs 3,800 crore in (up to 16th September 2023). The tenure has
Mangaluru already been extended twice in September 2020,
The Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi and September 2021 which was originally
laid the foundation for 8 projects worth Rs 3,800 constituted on 8th September 2019.
crore at Goldfinch city in Mangaluru (Karnataka), ✓ In 2019, the Government set up the 11-
and approved the State’s revised Coastal Zone member CLC under the Chairmanship of
Management Plan (CZMP). the MCA Secretary.
✓ Karnataka is the first state in southern ✓ At present,11-member CLC is chaired by
India and only the second state (after Goa) corporate affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj.
in India to get the CZMP prepared and ✓ CLC recommends various changes which
approved as per the 2019 Coastal pertain to the issues of the implementation
Regulatory Zone (CRZ) notification which of the Companies Act, 2013 and
has been approved by the Ministry of the Limited Liability
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Partnership (LLP) Act 2008.
(MoEF&CC). click here to read more.
MeitY Approves Rs 500 Crore Pune
UNESCO Global Network of Learning Electronics Manufacturing Cluster
Cities 2022: Thrissur & Nilambur in Project
Kerala and Warangal in Telangana The Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) has approved a Rs. 500
Become the First Entrants from India
crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in
The Indian cities of Nilambur & Thrissur in
Pune, Maharashtra. The EMC will be built in Pune’s
Kerala and Warangal in Telangana, have earned
Ranjangaon Phase III on 297 acres of land. The
recognition from the United Nations Educational,
project is expected to attract up to Rs. 2,000 crore
Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
in investments.
after becoming India’s first entrants into
✓ It would also receive nearly Rs. 208 crore in
the UNESCO Global Network of Learning
funding from the Government of India (GoI).
Cities (GNLC).
✓ Currently, proposals from Uttarakhand and
✓ The UNESCO GNLC is an international
Telangana are being considered.
policy-oriented network providing
✓ On April 1, 2020, the Modified EMC 2.0
inspiration, know-how and best practice.
Scheme was announced, with the goal of
✓ The UNESCO GNLC has honoured 77 cities
establishing electronics manufacturing
from 44 countries in 2022 in recognition of
companies to develop a strong ecosystem.

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Digital India Mission: UP Tops in Fuelflip Energy develops India’s first

Disposal & Entry of Cases Via E- Air-gas Mixer
Prosecution Portal Fuelflip Energy is the 1st company to manufacture
According to data collected till August 2022, Uttar Air Gas Mixer – a product that is Made in India after
Pradesh (UP), with 9.12 million cases, holds the the complete research and development with the
top spot in terms of the number of cases entered use and installation of the Dual Fuel systems for
and disposed through the E-Prosecution Portal, over 6 years.
which is administered by the Government of India ✓ The company had developed the Internet of
(GoI) as part of its Digital India Mission. Things (IoT) to enable the Dual-Fuel
✓ In terms of number of the cases entered, conversion system for Diesel Generators.
Madhya Pradesh (MP) came in second place
with 2.31 million cases, followed by Bihar India & UK Conducts Counter
with 859,000 cases, Gujarat with 487,000 Ransomware Exercise for 26 Nations
cases, and Chhattisgarh with 383,000 cases. To prepare the energy sector organisation to deal
✓ With around 470,000 entries, UP surpasses with ransomware attack, National Security Council
all other states in the online case Secretariat (NSCS) of India and the Government of
disposal on this portal, followed by MP the United Kingdom (UK) in collaboration with BAE
with 170,000 cases and Gujarat with Systems successfully designed & conducted the
125,000 cases. Cyber Security Exercise, a virtual ransomware drill
for 26 Countries.
IILM University Launches 1st NEP 2020 ✓ The exercise is being conducted as part of
Compliant Law School in India the International Counter Ransomware
Institute of Integrated Learning in Initiative (CRI)-Resilience Working Group
Management (IILM) University, Greater Noida, which is being led by India under the
Uttar Pradesh(UP) launched the first National leadership of National Cyber Security
Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Complaint Law Coordinator (NCSC).
School in India with an aim to elevate the legal
education system of India. MoEF&CC gives 2-year Extension to
✓ The IILM Law School, known for its state- Thermal Power Plants on SO2 norms
of-the-art infrastructure, has been launched The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
with the approval of the UP Government Change (MoEF&CC) has extended the deadlines for
and the recognition of the Bar Council of Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) to install pollution
India (BCI). control technologies and comply with new SO2
(Sulphur Dioxide) emission norms.
GoI set to rename Delhi’s Rajpath & ✓ The deadline for the power plants within a
Central Vista lawns as ‘Kartavya path’ 10-km radius of Delhi-NCR (National Capital
The Government of India (GoI) is set to rename the Region) and cities with a population of
historic “Rajpath” and “Central Vista lawns” in New more than 10 lakh has been extended from
Delhi, Delhi as ‘Kartavya Path’ (Path of Duty). The December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024.
road and area from the Netaji statue at India Gate to ✓ For the power plants in a 10-km radius of
the Rashtrapati Bhavan will be known as the critically-polluted areas or non-attainment
Kartavya path. cities, the deadline has been pushed from
✓ During British rule, Rajpath was known as December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2025.
‘Kingsway’, named after King George V and ✓ For all other power plants across India, the
following the independence of India, it was deadline has been pushed from December
renamed “Rajpath” – Hindi translation of 31, 2024 to December 31, 2026. Click here
Kingsway. to read more

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National level committee for drafting ✓ The International Conference on Space

National Cooperation Policy Document 2022 was held alongside the exclusive
exhibition with the Theme: ‘Nurturing the
Constituted; Chaired by Suresh Prabhu
NewSpace in India’.
The Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home
✓ ISRO: Chairman – S. Somanath;
Affairs (MHA) constituted a 47-member National
Establishment – 1969; HQ – Bengaluru,
level committee for drafting of the National
Karnataka. Click here to read more.
Cooperation Policy Document. It will be under
the Chairmanship of former Union Cabinet Minister,
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu. MoRT&H Unveils First Prototype of
✓ This upcoming policy will realize the vision Drone for Human Organ Transport; DGCI
of ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’, and will have a Approves 1st Intranasal Vaccine for
holistic approach from PACS upwards. Covid-19
✓ The Central government created a new Union Minister for Road Transport and
Ministry of Co-operation on July 6, 2021. Highways (MoRT&H) Nitin Gadkari unveiled
India’s first prototype of drone transportation of
Women in Engineering, Science, and human organs to facilitate quick organ transplant in
Technology (WEST): A new I-STEM hospitals.
initiative Launched ✓ Chennai-based MGM Healthcare co-
A new I-STEM (Indian Science Technology and developed a drone technology capable of
Engineering Facilities Map) initiative called carrying organs up to a distance of 20 km
‘Women in Engineering, Science, and initially.
Technology (WEST)’ was launched by Dr. ✓ The other projects such as road
Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of the infrastructure projects like the Bharatmala
Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Pariyojana, a new umbrella programme for
Government of India (GoI). highways sector, will also help in the
✓ Through the WEST initiative, I-STEM will transportation of organs across India.
provide a separate platform to scientifically Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), the Indian
inclined women researchers, scientists, and drug regulatory authority approved First intranasal
technologists for pursuing research in basic vaccine shot, iNCOVACC (also known as BBV154)
or applied sciences in frontier areas of by Bharat Biotech Internatinal Limited against
science and engineering. Covid-19 for primary immunisation for the 18-plus
population.
7th Edition of Bengaluru Space Expo

Tata Motors launched India’s 1st CNG
2022 Held in Bengaluru, Karnataka
The 7th biennial international Exhibition and
Powered Truck with ADAS
Conference “Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX- Tata Motors launched India’s 1st Compressed
2022)” was held from September 05-07, 2022 at Natural Gas (CNG) truck in the Medium & Heavy
the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) with Advanced
(BIEC), Bengaluru, Karnataka. Driver Assistance System (ADAS) in Mumbai,
✓ The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Maharashtra. The company had launched 5 CNG-
organized it in collaboration with the Indian powered trucks in 28 and 19-tonne nodes.
Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the ✓ Additional safety features offered in the
Indian National Space Promotion and vehicle are Driver Monitoring System
Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe), and the (DMS), Electronic Stability Control (ESC),
Space Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) and Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). (TPMS).

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India Witnesses reduction in Pupil- shortage of Pupil-Teacher Ratio over the last 10
teacher Ratio over last 10 years years.
According to the annual report of the United ✓ UNESCO’s (3rd edition) state of education
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural report for India 2021, titled ‘No Teacher,
Organization (UNESCO), India has faced an acute No Class’ focuses on teachers, around 1.1
lakh schools in India are single-teacher
entities.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Indian Army Contingent Participates in terms of total premium volume by 2032, up

Exercise Vostok-2022 In Russia from 10th largest in 2021.
The Indian Army contingent, made up of personnel ✓ By 2032, India’s life insurance market is
from the 7/8 Gorkha Rifles, participated in the expected to be the 5th largest in the world.
multinational strategic and command Exercise(Ex) Click here to read more.
Vostok-2022(East 2022), which took place from
September 01 -07, 2022, at the training grounds of Paris Agreement: India’s Climate
Russia’s Eastern Military District. Pledges Rank 4th In Terms of Ambition
✓ This exercise took place at 7 military & 5th In Terms of Compliance
training grounds in Russia, which include According to a new study published in the scientific
firing ranges in the Far Eastern Federal journal Nature Climate Change, India’s updated
District of Russia, the Sea of Okhotsk, and climate pledge to the Paris Agreement has been
the Sea of Japan. ranked 5th in compliance and 4th in ambition. The
study includes eight countries, the US, China,
India Likely to Become World’s 6th Australia, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Australia, Brazil—as
Largest Insurance Market by 2032; well as the EU.
Premiums to Grow at 14% CAGR ✓ While the European Union (EU) claimed the
According to the ‘Global Economic and Insurance top spot, the United States (US) was placed
Outlook’ report published by the Swiss Re Institute bottom in compliance and second to last in
(Switzerland), India will emerge as the 6th largest ambition.
insurance market in the world by 2032, supported ✓ In the compliance category, the EU was
by regulatory push and rapid economic expansion. followed by China, Australia, South Africa,
✓ Total insurance premiums in India are India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and the
predicted to grow by an average of 14% US.
compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) in ✓ In terms of ambition, the EU was followed
nominal local currency terms over the next by China, South Africa, India, Australia,
10 years, placing the country 6th largest in Brazil, Russia, the US, and Saudi Arabia.
BANKING & FINANCE
Maharashtra Government receives Bank (ADB) to establish medical colleges in 12

financial assistance from ADB to Set Up districts of the state that now lack a single medical
college.
Medical Colleges in 12 Districts
✓ The 12 districts include Jalgaon, Satara,
In a significant development, the Government of
Alibaug, Sindhudurg, Osmanabad, Parbhani,
Maharashtra would receive a loan of Rs.
Amravati, Ratnagiri, Gadchiroli, Bhandara,
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Ambernath, and Nashik Super Speciality ✓ Muthoot FinCorp Ltd: CEO – Shaji
Hospital. Varghese; Establishment – 1997; HQ –
✓ ADB: President – Masatsugu Asakawa; Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Established – 1966; HQ – Manila,
Philippines SEBI Rejigs Reconstructs Panel on Cyber
Security; Expands to Six Members
RBI imposed Monetary Penalty on 8 co- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has
operative banks restructured its 4 members, high-level panel on
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed cyber security that suggests measures to safeguard
a Monetary Penalty on 8 co-operative banks for the capital markets from cyber attacks.
breaching certain provisions related to ‘income ✓ The committee has now expanded to six
recognition, asset classification, provisioning’ and members, which will be chaired by Navin
finance for housing schemes. Kumar Singh, Director General (DG),
✓ The 8 co-operative banks include: National Critical Information Infrastructure
Visakhapatnam Co-operative Protection Centre (NCIIPC).
Bank Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; ✓ The committee would provide
Bharat Heavy Electricals Employees’ Co- recommendations for the strengthening of
operative Bank, Kailasapuram, processes to audit cyber security and cyber
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu; resilience setups in the Indian securities
The Darussalam Co-operative Urban market
Bank, Hyderabad, Telangana; the Nellore
Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, SBI Card Launches Industry’s First
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh; Kakinada Co-
CASHBACK SBI Card
operative Town Bank Ltd, East Godavari,
SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI
Andhra Pradesh; Ottapalam Co-operative
Card) has announced the launch of the ‘CASHBACK
Urban Bank Ltd, Palakkad, Kerala;
SBI Card’, the industry’s first and most
the National Urban Co-operative Bank
comprehensive cashback credit card in India, in
Limited, Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh;
order to boost online spending
Kendrapara Urban Cooperative Bank,
✓ Consumers can apply for the card through
Kendrapara, Odisha.
the digital application platform “SBI Card
SPRINT” from anywhere in India, including
Muthoot Fincorp & IME India Partner to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
Provide Money Transfer Services to ✓ SBI Card: MD & CEO – Rama Mohan Rao
Nepal Amara; Founded – 1998; HQ – Gurugram,
Partnership b/w: Muthoot FinCorp Ltd., & IME Haryana
India Pvt. Ltd., (formerly IME Forex India)
✓ Purpose: to extend the scope of its BFSL & Snapdeal Partners with NPCI &
remittance services in the Indo-Nepal JCB to Launch Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay
corridor. Muthoot Finance is the only Non-
Credit Card
Banking Financial Company (NBFC) to
Partnership b/w: BOB Financial Solutions
extend the money transfer services from
Limited (BFSL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of
India to Nepal.
Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Snapdeal with National
✓ Without opening a bank account in India,
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and Japan’s
Nepali migrants can now instantly transfer
JCB International Company Limited (JCB)
money from the 3,600+ Muthoot FinCorp
Purpose: launched the ‘Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay
branches to their families in Nepal.
Credit Card’.

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✓ BFSL: MD & CEO – Shailendra Singh; ✓ These new guidelines will be applicable
Establishment – 1994; HQ – Mumbai, only to existing customers taking fresh
Maharashtra loans, and to new customers getting
onboarded from September 2, 2022.
Induslnd Bank & ADB Partners to RBI partially devolved the seven-year Government
Promote Supply Chain Finance Solutions Security (GS) on primary dealers (PDs) to maintain
the normal 5-6 basis points spread between this
in India
paper and the 10-year paper.
Pact b/w: IndusInd Bank Limited & Asian
Development Bank (ADB)
Purpose: for a partial
NPCI directs Apps to Stop Charging
guarantee programme with an initial outlay Platform Fees on BBPS
of USD 70 million (Rs 560 crore), exclusively The National Payments Corporation of
towards promoting Supply Chain Financing (SCF) India (NPCI), has directed the payment apps not to
solutions in India. charge a platform fee for payments on Bharat Bill
✓ IndusInd Bank: MD & CEO Payment System (BBPS) payments.
– Sumant Kathpalia; Establishment – 1994; ✓ PhonePe is one of the largest Unified
HQ – Pune, Maharashtra Payments Interface (UPI) in India.
✓ After NPCI’s directive, Paytm and PhonePe
RBI launches pilot project for announced their immediate discontinuation
of the charging payment fees on the BBPS.
digitalization of lending
under Kisan Credit Card scheme in MP &
Retail payment products of HDFC Bank,
TN
Precision Biometric chosen for Test
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the
pilot for end-to-end digitalisation of Kisan Credit
Phase under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox
Card (KCC) lending. The project was developed by The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) selected HDFC
the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in Bank (in partnership with Sweden-based
association with RBI. Crunchfish Aktiebolag) and Precision Biometric
✓ The pilot project will commence in India Pvt. Ltd for the Test Phase of the ‘On Tap’
September 2022 in selected districts of application facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’
Madhya Pradesh(MP) and Tamil Nadu(TN) under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox (RS).
with Union Bank of India and Federal Bank, ✓ HDFC Bank is selected for its ‘Offline Retail
respectively. Payments’, while Precision Biometric India
Pvt chosen for its ‘InnaIT Key Solution for
Banking’.
RBI issues new guidelines on Digital
✓ The opening of the ‘On Tap’ application
Lending to Protect facility for theme ‘Retail Payments’ was
Borrowers; Partially devolves 7-year announced by RBI in October 2021. Click
paper on PDs here to read more.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued official
guidelines to all lenders/regulated entities (RE), Ombudsman disposed of 32% more
including banks to protect the data of borrowers Complaints against Insurers in 2021-22
using digital lending apps from being misused. Insurance ombudsman disposed of 32% more
✓ For the adequate implementation of complaints i.e. 40,527 complaints against insurance
processes to ensure that existing digital firms in 2021-22 year-on-year across India as
loans comply with fresh lending guidelines, compared to 30,596 in 2020-21.
RBI has provided a time till November 30, ✓ 81% of the complaints were against private
2022 to REs. insurers and the rest against LIC (Life
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(Public Sector Undertaking) general ✓ IDFC FIRST Bank: MD & CEO – V.

insurers. Vaidyanathan; Establishment – 2018; HQ
✓ Insurance Ombudsman is an alternative – Mumbai, Maharashtra
mode of settling insurance disputes,
constituted under rules framed by the BOI Becomes First PSB to Go Live On
Ministry of Finance in 2017. The other
New Direct Tax Collection System TIN
routes include moving consumer courts,
which are time consuming and expensive. 2.0
No fee is charged for approaching Bank of India (BOI) has become the first Public
ombudsmen. Sector Bank (PSB) to go live with the new Direct
Tax Collection System -Tax Information Network,
TIN 2.0. (e-filing).
ESAF SFB Launches ‘Rainbow Account’
✓ TIN 2.0 (e-filing) is the official portal of the
For Transgender Community Income Tax Department, Ministry of
ESAF Small Finance Bank (ESAF SFB) has Finance.
introduced a “Rainbow Savings ✓ With this technological integration of BOI
Account” specifically for the transgender on the TIN 2.0 platform, taxpayers will now
community, in an effort to promote a trans- have a single platform for tax payment and
friendly or inclusive labour culture. e-filing of tax returns.
✓ The “Rainbow Savings Account” will have a ✓ BOI: MD & CEO – Atanu Kumar Das;
number of features, such as a high interest Establishment – 1906; HQ – Mumbai,
rate and advanced debit card capabilities. Maharashtra
✓ In 2015, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
mandated banks to add a specific column
Reliance General Insurance &
for “third gender” on all of their forms and
applications.
Policybazaar Partners to
✓ ESAF SFB: MD & CEO – Kadambelil Paul Launch Reliance Health Gain Policy
Thomas; Established – 2017; HQ – Reliance General Insurance has
Thrissur, Kerala launched Reliance Health Gain Policy, one of its
most flexible and popular products
IDFC FIRST Bank Joins the Open on Policybazaar’s online platform to ensure
insurance accessibility for all.
Network for Digital Commerce
✓ This policy which was launched in May
IDFC FIRST Bank joined the Open Network for
2022, ensures freedom for customers to
Digital Commerce (ONDC), an initiative of the
choose and personalise their health policies
Ministry of Commerce and Industry(MoCI), to
as per their requirements.
enable early adoption of the network among its
✓ Reliance Health Gain Policy is available in 3
customers.
different plans that includes Plus, Power
✓ The Bank will enable a platform which will
and Prime along with certain features to
help the buyers to discover sellers in the
facilitate customisation of policy for each
ONDC Network. The bank has started
customer.
onboarding small merchants (current
account customers) onto a partner app
which is registered with ONDC.

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ECONOMY & BUSINESS
NHPC inks MoU with PTC India Limited addition to lowering its forecasts for the
for sale of power to be generated from current fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23) by 20
basis points from 7.2%.
upcoming West Seti & Seti River-6
✓ For FY23, Morgan Stanley’s growth
Projects in Nepal projection of 7.2% for FY23 is subject to a
MoU b/w: NHPC Limited (formerly known as 40 basis point downside risk.
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) signed ✓ In the April–June 2022 quarter, India’s real
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) & PTC GDP growth climbed by 13.5% year-on-
India Limited (formerly Power Trading year, underperforming economists’
Corporation of India Limited) projections of 15.2%.
Purpose: for sale of power to be generated from
upcoming West Seti & Seti River-6 Projects in
Moody’s Slashes India’s GDP Growth
Nepal.
✓ Under the agreement, PTC India will
Forecast for 2022 To 7.7%
purchase the Contracted Capacity from The credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service,
NHPC from the date of commercial in its Global Macro Outlook 2022-23, slashed
operation of above Projects for onward sale India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth
to the State Utilities/Discoms/Bulk projection for 2022 to 7.7 %. It has also trimmed
Consumers on long term basis in India and India’s GDP forecast for the year 2023 from 5.4 %
neighbouring countries. to 5.2 %.
✓ NHPC Ltd: CMD- Abhay Kumar Singh; ✓ Earlier in May 2022, it forecasted that
Founded- 1975; HQ-Faridabad, Haryana India’s GDP would rise to 8.8% in 2022.
✓ After declining 6.7 % in 2020 when the
pandemic disrupted the nation, the GDP
India’s Q1FY23 GDP Data by NSO: grew by 8.3 % in 2021.
Economy grew 13.5%
As per provisional estimates released by National Suzuki Signs MoU with NDDB for Setting
Statistical Office (NSO), Ministry of Statistics and
up Two Biogas Plants in Gujarat
Programme Implementation (MOSPI), India’s gross
MoU b/w: National Dairy Development
domestic product (GDP) for the April-June quarter
Board (NDDB), the apex body of dairy cooperatives
(Q1) of the ongoing FY23 rose 13.5%.
& Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Japan
✓ Real GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q1
Purpose: to set up two Biogas plants to provide
2022-23 is estimated to attain a level of Rs
clean energy solutions and organic fertilisers using
36.85 lakh crore, as against Rs 32.46 lakh
Cow Dung in an event that was organised to mark
crore in Q1 2021-22, showing a growth of
40 years of Suzuki in India.
13.5% as compared to 20.1% in Q1 2021-
✓ Chhattisgarh is leading in buying cow dung
22.
from farmers at the rate of 2 taka per kg and
✓ The Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic
it is also planning to set up more than 500
price at constant terms during the June
biogas plants.
quarter rose 12.7%. The GVA at Basic Price
at Current Prices rose 26.5% in Q1 2022-23.
SBI trims GDP growth forecast to 6.8%
Goldman Cuts India’s Growth Forecast; for FY23
The State Bank of India (SBI) Chief
Morgan Stanley Sees Downside Risks
Economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh, has slashed
✓ Goldman Sachs decreased India’s Gross
India’s full-year GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecast for
growth forecast to 6.8% for FY23 from the earlier
the full-year 2022 from 7.6% to 7%, in
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✓ For Q1FY23, the economist had forecasted the United States, China, Japan and
GDP growth at 15.7%. In the remaining Germany.
quarters, GDP growth will be at 6.9% in
Q2FY23, further dropping to 4.1% in Q3 India’s UAV ecosystem gets World’s
followed by a 4% rate in Q4. Largest Drone Fund investment of up to
USD 40 million
BEL Signs MoU with Smiths Detection for The Japan-based, World’s largest Drone Fund (DF)
High-Energy Scanning Systems of USD 170 million has dedicated Venture capital
MoU b/w: Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a (VC) for promoting the Unmanned Aerial
Defence public sector undertaking (PSU) & Smiths Vehicle (UAV) ecosystem by investing up to USD
Detection Group Ltd., a threat detection and 40 million in Indian companies.
security inspection technologies company ✓ Japan’s largest drone
Purpose: to offer advanced, high-energy scanning manufacturer, ACSL (Autonomous Control
systems to the Indian market. Systems Laboratory Ltd), has tied up with
✓ BEL: CMD - Dinesh Kumar Batra; an Indian Company, Aerodyne India.
Establishment – 1954; HQ – Bengaluru, Currently, Drone Fund (DF) also has a
Karnataka manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu.
PwC partners with Coursera to bridge Codeshare Pact between IndiGo and
skill gap in taxation space Virgin Atlantic for Network Expansion
Partnership b/w: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Codeshare Agreement b/w: India’s largest
an international professional service firm & airline IndiGo & British carrier Virgin Atlantic
Coursera, United States (US) based global learning Purpose: to widen the network of the airline. It is
platform IndiGo’s 7th codeshare with Virgin Atlantic.
Purpose: to address India’s current and future skill ✓ The Codeshare flights will be available for
gap in the taxation space. booking for travel beyond September 27,
✓ PwC in collaboration with Coursera will 2022.
develop two entry-level skilled certificates – ✓ IndiGo has signed similar agreements
GST (Goods and Services Tax) Tax Executive with Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air
and Direct Tax Executive. France, KLM (Netherlands), Qantas (Austr
✓ Coursera: CEO-Jeff Maggioncalda; alia) and American Airlines.
Founded-2012; HQ-California, United State ✓ The initial codeshare destinations in
(US) India are Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, Delhi,
India overtakes UK to become and Mumbai.
world’s 5th Biggest Economy
According to Bloomberg, which has cited GDP MoF Releases 28th Edition of Status
(Gross Domestic Product) figures from the Report On India’s External Debt 2021-22
International Monetary Fund (IMF), India has The 28th edition of ‘India’s External Debt: A
overtaken the United Kingdom (UK) to become the Status Report 2021–22’ has been published by the
fifth largest economy in the world. External Debt Management Unit (EDMU) under the
✓ India pushed the UK to the 6th spot in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of
final three months of 2021 to become the Finance (MoF).
fifth-biggest economy. The calculation is ✓ According to it, India’s external debt
based on US dollars. increased from USD 573.7 billion at the
✓ According to the IMF forecasts, India is End-March 2021 to USD 620.7 billion at the
overtaking the UK in dollar terms on an End-March 2022, an increase of 8.20%.
annual basis in 2022, placing India behind

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✓ The report offers a comprehensive analysis vehicle of India and the contract has been signed by
of the trends, composition and debt service the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
of India’s external debt up to End-March ✓ This project was announced on 5th
2022. September 2022, at the 7th edition of the
biennial Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX-2022)
5 PSLV rockets to build by HAL-L&T which was organised by the Confederation
Consortium & bags Rs 860 crore deal of Indian Industry (CII) in association with
ISRO.
from NSIL
✓ NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), under the
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and
Department of Space (DoS) and ISRO, has
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) were given Rs 860
signed a service level agreement with the
crore to build 5 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles
industry for production.
(PSLVs) rockets, the versatile workhorse launch
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Forbes Asia 100 to Watch: 11 Indian Singh

start-ups feature in the list Tanwar
Forbes Asia released the 2nd edition of the list Siddharth E-commerce &
titled ‘Forbes Asia-100 to Watch 2022’. The list Bijnis Vij 2015 Retail
highlights small companies and startups on the rise Chirag E-commerce &
across the Asia-Pacific region. GoKwik Taneja 2020 Retail
✓ The list for 2022 featured 11 start-up
companies from India along with 19 LIC out of Top 10 most valued firms;
companies from Singapore, followed by 16 Replaced by Bajaj
start-ups from Hong Kong, 15 from South Finance, Adani Transmission
Korea, and 13 from China. Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is pushed
Indian start-ups ‘Forbes Asia-100 to Watch’ list: out of the list of India’s 10 most valued companies
Founded by market capitalization by Bajaj
Company CEO Year Category Finance and Adani Transmission. LIC is now
Jaisimha ranked 11th with a market capital
TartanSense Rao 2015 Agriculture of Rs 4.26 lakh crore
Pankaj ✓ Bajaj
Gramheet Prakash 2020 Agriculture Finance and Adani Transmission have
Nakul taken 10th and 9th position, respectively.
Bijak Upadhye 2019 Agriculture ✓ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is the top
Neetu valued Indian company with a market
Animall Yadav 2019 Agriculture capitalisation of Rs. 17.8 lakh crore,
Shardul followed by Tata Consultancy Services
Agrostar Sheth 2013 Agriculture (TCS), HDFC Bank, Infosys, Hindustan
Rohan Entertainment Unilever Limited (HUL), ICICI Bank, State
Pocket FM Nayak 2018 & Media Bank of India (SBI), and Housing
Euler Saurav Logistics & Development Finance Corporation (HDFC)
Motors Kumar 2018 Transportation Limited.
Amit Logistics &
Park+ Lakhotia 2019 Transportation
Bhanu Consumer
FRND Pratap 2018 Technology

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GRSE conferred with coveted Green City of Markham in Canada named a

Channel Certification by Defence Street After AR Rahman
Ministry ✓ AR Rahman, the Oscar Award-winning
Warship maker Garden Reach Shipbuilders and musician was honoured by naming a street
Engineers (GRSE) was conferred the Green after him in Markham, Ontario, Canada.
Channel Certification by the Ministry of Defence
(MoD) for the supply of portable steel bridges – Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskar
Beiley type – of various spans and configurations presented to Tanikella Bharani in Vizag
to the Indian Army. Telugu writer and actor, Tanikella Bharani was
✓ GRSE is the only organization in India presented with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the
qualified for the Green Channel Certification Loknayak Foundation (18th Loknayak
for Portable Steel Bridges (Bailey Type), Foundation Award) at an award ceremony held at
from the Indian Army. Kalabharathi Auditorium, Visakhapatnam (Vizag),
Andhra Pradesh (AP).
RMAF announced winners of 64th ✓ The award is popularly referred to
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022 as ‘Andhra Jnanpith’. It is given annually to
The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay an eminent Telugu writer or poet or a
Award Foundation (RMAF) announced the winner person credited with service for the cause
of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022. of Telugu literature.
✓ The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees
are Sotheara West Bengal to Receive International
Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette Travel Award 2023 For ‘Best Destination
Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi for Culture’
Hattori (Japan) and Gary West Bengal has been accredited
Bencheghib (Indonesia). the International Travel Award 2023 for Best
✓ The theme of 2022 Awards is “Greatness of Destination for Culture by the Pacific Area Travel
Spirit, Beyond Borders”. Writers Association (PATWA), an affiliate member
✓ The Ramon Magsaysay Award, established of the United Nations World Tourism Organization
in 1957 is named after Ramon Magsaysay, (UNWTO).
the third president of the Philippines. The ✓ The award will be presented at the World
award is regarded around the world as Tourism and Aviation Leaders’ Summit in
“Asia’s Nobel Prize”. Berlin, Germany, on March 9, 2023.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga Appointed as Acefour Accessories appointed Jasprit

Interim PM of Mali Bumrah as the Brand Ambassador of
The Malian military government has its Brand “Uppercase”
appointed Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga as Interim Acefour Accessories, a travel accessories company
Prime Minister (PM) of Mali (West African appointed Jasprit Bumrah, an Indian Cricketer as
country), after Mali’s Civilian Prime Minister (PM) brand ambassador for its eco-friendly luggage
Choguel Kokalla Maiga was admitted to hospital. brand “Uppercase” for two years. He will lead the
✓ Before he was appointed as interim PM, “Never Ordinary Campaign”.
Colonel Maiga was the ✓ The campaign is managed by RISE
government spokesman and Minister of Worldwide, an initiative of Reliance
Territorial Administration. Industries Limited (RIL) and India’s largest
sports and entertainment company.

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Santhosh Iyer appointed as MD & CEO of Kalyan Chaubey becomes new President
Mercedes-Benz of All India Football Federation
India’s largest luxury car manufacturer, Mercedes- The former Indian
Benz India Pvt. Ltd, has appointed Santhosh Footballer and Indian
Iyer as Managing Director (MD) and Chief Politician (BJP), Kalyan
Executive Officer (CEO) of the company with effect Chaubey from West Bengal
from 1 January, 2023. defeated former Indian
He will replace Martin Shwenk, who will take over Professional
as President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Thailand. Footballer Bhaichung
✓ At the age of 46, Santhosh Iyer became the Bhutia from Sikkim, in 33-
first Indian and the youngest person to be 1 polls to become new President of All India
appointed as head of Mercedes-Benz India. Football Federation (AIFF).
✓ Kalyan Chaubey replaces the long-time
Rajesh Kumar Srivastava given president Praful Patel (2009-2022).
additional charge as CMD of ONGC ✓ In AIFFs 85-year history, Chaubey is the
Rajesh Kumar Srivastava has been given first former Indian player to chair as
additional charge as the Chairman and Managing President in the football federation.
Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) for a period of 4 months with effect Serbia’s President nominated Ana
from 1st September 2022. Brnabic as Prime Minister of Serbia until
✓ He took charge as the 3rd interim 2024
Chairman of ONGC following the Ana Brnabic has been
superannuation of the incumbent Alka nominated as Prime
Mittal on 31st August 2022. Minister (PM) of Serbia
✓ Rajesh Kumar Srivastava is currently by Serbian President
serving as director (exploration) of ONGC. Aleksandar Vucic for the
✓ ONGC: Founded-1956; HQ-New Delhi, second consecutive time.
Delhi Ana Brnabic who was 46
years old became
M V Iyer appointed as interim CMD of Serbia’s first female and first openly gay person to
GAIL hold this position.
M V Iyer Director (Business Development), ✓ She has been Prime Minister of Serbia since
Additional Charge of Director (Marketing) of GAIL 2017 and her term will be continued till
(India) Limited has been given additional charge 2024.
as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of GAIL ✓ Serbia: President – Aleksandar Vučić;
(India) Limited. Capital – Belgrade; Currency – Serbian
✓ He has been appointed for a period of 3 dinar
months with effect from September 1, 2022,
following the superannuation of Indian-Origin Laxman Narasimhan to be
current CMD Manoj Jain on August 31,
the Coffee Giant Starbucks New CEO
2022.
Laxman Narasimhan an Indian-American business
✓ He is also the Director of Indradhanush Gas
executive, has been appointed as Chief Executive
Grid Limited (IGGL), GAIL’s new Joint
Officer (CEO) of the coffee giant Starbucks. He will
venture company for implementation of
take over the position from October 1, 2022, and
North East Gas Grid.
replaces Howard Schultz

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✓ Currently, Narasimhan, is the CEO of UK- ✓ The proposal of

based health, hygiene and nutrition Captain B K Tyagi has been
company Reckitt Benckiser. signed off by the
Appointments Committee of
TMB appoints S Krishnan as its new MD the Cabinet (ACC) and his
& CEO service as CMD is for 5 years.
Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam took charge as ✓ SCI: CMD - Binesh
Managing Director (MD) Kumar Tyagi; Establishment- 2nd October
and Chief Executive Officer 1961; HQ- Mumbai, Maharashtra
(CEO) of the Tuticorin-
based Tamilnad Queen Elizabeth II appointed Liz Truss
Mercantile Bank Limited as UK’s New Prime Minister
(TMB) with an immediate Queen Elizabeth
effect from 4th September II appointed Conservative
2022 for 3 years. Party (Tory Party) leader
✓ He will replace the incumbent MD and Elizabeth Truss (Liz
CEO KV Rama Murthy, whose period Truss) as the 56th Prime
expired on September 3, 2022. Minister(PM) of the United
✓ TMB: Founder Chairman- M.V. Kingdom(UK)
Shanmugavel Nadar; succeeding Boris Johnson, who served as the PM of
Establishment- 1921; HQ- Tuticorin, the UK from 2019 to 2022.
Tamil Nadu. ✓ She has become the 3rd Woman to hold the
position. she is also the Conservatives’ 4th
Captain B K Tyagi took over as CMD of prime minister since a 2015 election.
Shipping Corporation of India ✓ For the first time in the Queen’s 70-year
Binesh Kumar Tyagi took over as the Chairman & reign, the handover of power took place at
Managing Director (CMD) of the Shipping Balmoral rather than at Buckingham Palace
Corporation of India Limited (SCI), a Navratna in London.
Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) under the ✓ Liz Truss is the 15th Prime Minister to
Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW). serve during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign.
Winston Churchill (1952) was the 1st PM
under her reign.
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
CCI Approval: Aditya Marketing & Limited (Olam Agri) by SALIC International
Manufacturing merges into Umang Investment Company (SIIC).
✓ CCI approves the acquisition of
Commercial; SIIC holds stake in Olam
approximately 7.49 % shareholding
Agri Holdings; Caladium’s 7.49 % Stake in Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail
Buy in Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd Limited on a fully diluted basis by
The Competition Commission of the Caladium Investment Private Limited
India (CCI) approves the merger of Aditya GIC (Ventures) by way of preferential
Marketing and Manufacturing Private issuance of equity and warrants. Click here
Limited into Umang Commercial Company to read more.
Private Limited
✓ CCI approves the acquisition of 35.43 %
stake in Olam Agri Holdings Private

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CCI Approves Acquisition of 100% of ✓ CCI: Chairperson-Ashok Kumar Gupta;

Equity Share Capital of IIL by PayU India Founded-14 October 2003; HQ– New Delhi,
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Delhi.
approved the final acquisition of 100% of the equity
share capital of IndiaIdeas.com Limited (IIL) RIL acquired a 79.4% stake in
or BillDesk by PayU Payments Private SenseHawk Inc for USD 32 million
Limited (PayU India). An Indian multinational conglomerate company,
✓ Target- IndiaIdeas.com Limited (IIL); Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced in the
Acquirer - PayU Payments Private Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) filing that the
Limited (PayU India) company had paid USD 32 million and acquired a
✓ PayU India is involved in providing payment majority stake of 79.4% to control the ownership in
aggregation services, which enables the United States (US)-based SenseHawk Inc.
merchants (and other entities) to receive ✓ SenseHawk, is a California-based developer
payments from their customers across of software-based management tools for
various digital payment methods. Solar energy generation.
✓ IIL is an unlisted public limited company. It
uses the name “BillDesk” as its trading/
business/ brand name in India.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Union Minister Dr Manshukh Indian Railways set up ‘Meghdoot’

Mandaviya Launches IPDMS 2.0 & machines at Mumbai stations
Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App Indian Railways set up ‘Meghdoot’ machines at
Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry Dadar, Thane and other stations of Mumbai
of Chemicals and Fertilizers, addressed the Silver Division, Maharashtra.
Jubilee (25 years) Celebrations of the National ✓ The ‘Meghdoot’ machines use innovative
Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) in New technology to convert water vapour in the
Delhi, Delhi. air into potable clean drinking water.
✓ At the inaugural ceremony, Dr. Mansukh ✓ Maithri Aquatech Pvt Ltd. was awarded to
Mandaviya introduced the Integrated set up 17 ‘Meghdoot, Atmospheric Water
Pharmaceutical Database Management Generator Kiosks’ over Mumbai Division of
System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0) and the upgraded Central Railway under NINFRIS (New,
Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App. Innovative Non Fare Revenue Ideas
✓ On August 29, 1997, the Department of Scheme) policy for a period of 5 years.
Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers, established India Joins Elite Club with Army Set to
the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Possess Quantum Communication
Authority (NPPA) as an attached office. Technology
✓ Since July 2008, it has been under the The Indian Army is set to possess
Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of advanced Quantum Communication
Chemicals and Fertilizers. Click here to read Technology, thereby joining an elite list of nations
more. with indigenous quantum technology that will
equip troops with a high-end secured defence
system.
✓ The technology has been developed by the
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under the aegis of Innovation for Defence Aerodynamic decelerator (IAD) that will be used
Excellence (iDEX), a Defence Innovation for landing payloads on Mars and Venus in future.
Organisation (DIO). ✓ It was test-flown in a Rohini-sounding
✓ The technology provides advanced secured rocket – RH300MKII-F22 IAD VEHICLE
communication through Quantum Key from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching
Distribution (QKD) systems that is non- Station (TERLS) in Thiruvananthapuram,
hackable. Kerala.
✓ IAD technology is designed and developed
Union Home Minister Amit Shah by ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre
Launches “CAPF e-Awas” Portal (VSSC).
Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home Affairs ✓ IAD can aerodynamically decelerate an
(MHA), has launched the “CAPF e-Awas” portal for object descending through the atmosphere.
the purpose of allocating residential quarters to the It means that through this technology the
Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, in payload will land back on Earth by
New Delhi, Delhi. decelerating the fall at the required level.
✓ The “CAPF e-Awas” portal, which promotes
transparency and accountability, would China launches new remote
abolish the “caste system” in the allocation sensing satellite Yaogan-33 02
of residential quarters to jawans. China launched a new remote sensing satellite
✓ The scheme is funded out of the National named Yaogan-33 02 into space from the Jiuquan
Defence Fund (NDF) administered by the Satellite Launch Center in northwest China.
Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Click here to ✓ The satellite was launched by a Long March-
read more. 4C carrier rocket and has entered the
planned orbit successfully.
DBT & SII launches India’s First ✓ This marks the 435th flight mission of the
Indigenously-developed vaccine to Long March series carrier rockets.
prevent Cervical Cancer

India had launched its First indigenously-developed
NASA & Axiom Signs Second Private
quadrivalent Human Papilloma Astronaut Mission to Space Station
Virus (qHPV) vaccine on 1 September, Order
2022 against Cervical Cancer. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
✓ This vaccine was developed by the Serum (NASA) and Axiom Space have signed a mission
Institute of India (SII) and the Department order for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the 2nd private
of Biotechnology (DBT) and the market was astronaut mission(PAM) to the International Space
granted by the Drugs Controller General of Station (ISS). The mission is scheduled that is to
India (DCGI), which was recommended by take place in the 2nd quarter of 2023.
the Subject Expert Committee (SEC). ✓ The spaceflight will launch from NASA’s
Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and travel
ISRO successfully test Inflatable to the ISS.
Aerodynamic Decelerator to Land ✓ On 8th April 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9
rocket launched AX-1 with 4 crew
Missions on Mars or Venus
members, from NASA’s Kennedy Space
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Center, which was the first-ever fully
successfully conducted tests of an Inflatable
private crewed mission to launch to the
orbiting lab(ISS).

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ENVIRONMENT
New Species - ‘Ghatiana Dvivarna’, A ✓ The new species is named ‘Ghatiana

New Freshwater Crab Species dvivarna’, based on the Sanskrit word for
Discovered in: central Western Ghats region two (dvi) colours (varna) of the crab- white
around Bare in Yellapur taluk of Uttara Kannada, and red-violet. It is the 14th freshwater crab
Karnataka. under the Ghatiana genus.
Published in: Nauplius, the journal of ✓ The Western Ghats, a biodiversity hotspot
the Brazilian Crustacean Society in the world, houses 75 species of crabs.
SPORTS
New Zealand Cricketer Colin rounds. Alexandr Predke (Russia), the top seed,
de Grandhomme Announces Retirement finished runner-up on 7 points after a five-way tie
for the second spot.
from International Cricket
✓ 7 Indians finished in the top 10 position
New Zealand all-rounder Colin
with R Praggnanandhaa sharing second
de Grandhomme (36 years) announced his
spot with five others.
retirement from international cricket.
✓ The tournament, organised by Dubai Chess
✓ Colin de Grandhomme was born on 22nd
& Culture Club, was held in Dubai, United
July 1986 and is a former Zimbabwean-born
Arab Emirates (UAE) from 26 August 2022
New Zealand international cricketer.
to 5 September 2022.
✓ He began his career by playing for
Manicaland in Zimbabwe, and was a part of
the Zimbabwe team at the 2003-04 Under-
F1 Champion Max Verstappen extended
19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. He his lead by winning Dutch Grand Prix
debuted for New Zealand Cricket Team in 2022
2012. Red Bull Driver Max Verstappen (Belgian, Dutch),
won the Formula 1(F1) Heineken Dutch Grand
Arjun Erigaisi wins 28th Abu Dhabi Prix (GP) 2022 and made 4 straight wins for the
Masters Chess tournament 2022 1st time in his F1 career.
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (India) won the ✓ The Dutch Grand Prix 2022 took place
28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess Tournament at Circuit Zandvoort, North Holland,
2022. The tournament was organised by Abu Dhabi Netherlands.
Chess Club & Mind Games Federation in Abu Dhabi, ✓ 2022 Dutch GP marks his 10th win in 15
United Arab Emirates (UAE). races this season and extended his
✓ Arjun Erigaisi defeated David Anton championship lead to 109 points with seven
Guijarro (Spain) in the ninth and final round races remaining.
with 7.5 points. ✓ The 2nd place was grabbed by George
✓ He is currently India’s no. 3 and World’s no. Russell and Charles Leclerc finished
24tg in live ranking. at 3rd place.
GM Aravindh Chithambaram wins 22nd Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Dubai Open chess tournament 2022; 7 launches mascot & anthem for 36th
Indian in Top 10 National Games in Ahmedabad
Indian Grandmaster (GM) Aravindh Chithambaram The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah launched the
(22 years old) won the 22nd Dubai Open Chess mascot & anthem for 36th National Games at Trans
Tournament 2022 with 7.5 points from 9 Stadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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✓ The mascot is named as Saavaj which Trophy, and Ranji Trophy organized by the
means lion’s cub in Gujarati. The Mascot BCCI as also all junior cricket (Under 19 and
represents India’s cultural heritage while Under 23) matches held in India.
also giving a glimpse of a rapidly growing ✓ BCCI: President- Sourav Ganguly;
India. Founded- 1928; HQ- Mumbai, Maharashtra
✓ The anthem is based on the theme-Ek
Bharat Shreshtha Bharat. It encapsulated Badminton: Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto
the philosophy of Judega India, Jitega India,
won Men’s Singles at Japan Open 2022;
was rendered by Bollywood star singer
Sukhwinder Singh. Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi won Women’s
Singles
Former Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Japanese badminton players, Kenta
Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi won the men’s
Rahim retires from T20I cricket
singles and women’s singles titles at the Daihatsu
Mushfiqur Rahim (35 years old), former captain
Yonex Japan Open 2022, HSBC BWF World Tour
and vice-captain of Bangladesh National Cricket
Super 750 tournament.
Team announced his retirement from Twenty20
✓ The tournament was organised at Maruzen
Internationals (T20Is) cricket.
Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, from 30
✓ He will continue to represent Bangladesh in
August to 4 September 2022 with a total
Test and One Day International (ODI)
prize money of USD 750,000.
formats.
✓ The 2022 Japan Open was the 16th
✓ He is the first and only Bangladeshi
tournament of the 2022 BWF (Badminton
batsman to score three double-hundreds in
World Federation) World Tour and also
Tests.
part of the Japan Open championships,
✓ He is the highest scorer for Bangladesh in
which had been held since 1977.
Test cricket.
Mastercard acquires Title Sponsorship Suresh Raina announces retirement

Rights for all BCCI International and from Domestic Cricket & IPL
Suresh Raina, a former Indian batsman announced
Domestic Matches
his retirement from all forms of cricket including
Mastercard announced its collaboration with the
the Indian Premier League (IPL) & Domestic
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI),
Cricket. and prepared to play in overseas Twenty
under which Mastercard will be the Title
20 (T20) leagues and the Road Safety Series around
Sponsor for all international and domestic cricket
the world.
matches of the BCCI to be held in India. Mastercard
✓ He announced his international cricket
will hold the sponsorship rights for the 2022-23
retirement on August 15, 2020, less than an
season.
hour after MS Dhoni had announced his
✓ Mastercard replaced Paytm after the
retirement.
digital payments company reportedly
✓ Raina, the 35-year-old left-handed batsman,
backed out of its deal with the Indian
from Uttar Pradesh started his career in
cricket board.
2000 as a cricketer and became the 2nd
✓ Under the collaboration, Mastercard will
youngest captain in India. He made his
work as the Title Sponsor for all
debut in a One-Day Internationals (ODI)
international matches (both women and
match against Sri Lanka at Dambulla, Sri
men) held on home ground, domestic
Lanka in 2005.
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OBITUARY
Former Soviet Union President & Nobel Renowned Historian and Scholar Sheik
Peace Prize Winner Mikhail Gorbachev Ali Saheb passed away
Passed Away Prof B Sheik Ali Saheb passed away on 1
On August 30, 2022, Mikhail Sergeyevich September 2022 after a brief illness.
Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union ✓ He was a renowned Historian and former
(President), died at the age of 91 in Moscow, Vice-chancellor of Goa and Mangaluru
Russia. He was born on March 2, 1931, in universities.
Krasnogvardeysky District, Stavropol territory ✓ He was a well-known authority on Mysuru
(Now in Russia. rulers (Hyder Ali & Tipu Sultan) and
✓ He served as the President of the Soviet authored more than 30 books and edited
Union from 1990 to 1991. others on various aspects of history.
✓ Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Prize
for Peace in 1990 for putting an end to the Cyrus Mistry, ex-chairman of Tata Sons
cold war without any bloodshed in the passes away
Soviet Union. Cyrus Pallonji Mistry, the 54-year-old former
chairman of Tata Sons died in a road accident in
Carnatic vocalist T.V. Sankaranarayanan Palghar district, Maharashtra. The Indian-born Irish
passes away businessman, was born on 4 July 1968, in Mumbai,
Renowned Carnatic singer and the recipient of the Maharashtra.
Padma Bhushan award, Tiruvalangadu Vembu ✓ Cyrus became the 6th and youngest
Iyer Sankaranarayanan (T. V. Sankaranarayanan) chairman of Tata Sons in 2012, succeeding
passed away at the age of 77 years. Ratan Tata. He served as the chairperson
✓ He was born on 7 March 1945 in from 2012 to 2016.
Mayiladuthurai, Madras Presidency, British ✓ He was only the second chairman after
India (present day Chennai, Tamil Nadu). Nowroji Saklatwala (led Tata Sons from
✓ Awards: Sangita Kalanidhi by the Madras 1932 to 1938) who did not bear the Tata
Music Academy in 2003; Padma Bhushan surname.
in 2003 in the field of arts for his
contributions to Carnatic music.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Book title – “Science Behind Surya Book title – “When The Heart Speaks:
Namaskar” Memoirs of A Cardiologist”
Released by: Dr Munjpara Mahendrabhai Author: Dr. Upendra Kaul, one of India’s most
Kalubhai, Minister of State for AYUSH distinguished cardiologists
Compiled by: All-India Institute of Publisher: Konark Publishers Private Limited
Ayurveda (AIIA) department of Swasthavritta and ✓ The book is an honest account of the heart
Yoga, at AIIA. touching events of Kashmiri Pandit Dr.
✓ The book is a collection of evidence-based Upendra Kaul, who, while travelling to
research on one of the most well-known various locations, longed for a home in his
Yoga asanas at the AIIA. hometown of Kashmir.
✓ He was among the first in India to utilize
ballooning to open up arteries and other
non-surgical procedures.

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✓ Awards: Dr. B.C. Roy Award for the year

1999 & Padma Shri Award in 2006.
IMPORTANT DAYS
National Nutrition Week 2022- Internaut Day 2022 – August 23

September 1 to 7 Annually observed across the world on August 23.
Annually observed across India from September Purpose: to commemorate the invention of the
01-07. World Wide Web (WWW).
Purpose: To create awareness about good nutrition ✓ August 23 marks the day when the World
and health, and its importance in human lives. Wide Web was opened to the public back in
✓ Theme for National Nutrition Week (NNW) the year 1991 for the first time by WWW
2022 – “World of Flavours” inventor Tim Berners Lee(British Scientist
✓ Every year the Ministry of Women and Child at CERN) as he allowed its access.
Development (MWCD) organises 7 days ✓ An “internaut” is a person who possesses a
long events to spread awareness about thorough knowledge of how to use the
proper nutrition. Internet and its history.
✓ According to Global Hunger Health Index
Report 2021, India ranked 101st among 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2022:
116 countries and most of the deaths in September 1 – 30
children were caused due to malnutrition. The Ministry of Women and Child Development
Click here to read more. (MoWCD) organized the 5th Rashtriya Poshan
Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th September 2022.
World Coconut Day 2022- September 2 Purpose: to improve nutritional outcomes for
Annually celebrated across the globe on children under 6 years of age, pregnant women and
September 02. lactating mothers.
Purpose: September to promote coconuts and ✓ As part of the 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah,
bring awareness regarding its value and health the MoWCD plans to rope in the Gram
benefits. Panchayats as Poshan Panchayats.
✓ Theme of World Coconut Day 2022: ✓ The key focus will be on “Mahila aur
“Cultivate Coconut For A Happy Life And Swasthya” (Woman and Health) and “Bacha
Future”. aur Shiksha” (Child and Education).
✓ In India, the day is celebrated with the ✓ POSHAN (Prime Minister’s Overarching
support of the Coconut Development Scheme for Holistic Nutrition) Abhiyaan is
Board (CDB) across the states such as the Government of India (GOI)’s flagship
Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, West programme, aims to improve nutritional
Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, etc. outcomes for children under 6 years of age,
✓ On the occasion of the World Coconut Day, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Click here to read more.
Minister, Narendra Singh Tomar will
inaugurate the Gujarat State Center of International Vulture Awareness Day
Coconut Development 2022 – September 3
Board in Junagadh, Gujarat. Annually observed across the globe on first
✓ CDB: Chairman- Rajbir Singh Panwar; Saturday of September.
Established- 1981; HQ– Kochi, Kerala. Purpose: to create awareness about the
Click here to read more. importance of Vultures and to recognise the vital
work carried out by conservationists to preserve
the Vultures.

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✓ International Vulture Awareness Day 2022 laureate Mother Teresa, also known as Saint
(IVAD 2022) falls on 3rd September Teresa of Calcutta.
2022. ✓ Mother Teresa was born as Agnes Gonxha
✓ The IVAD initiative is jointly run by the Bojaxhiu on 26th August 1910 in Skopje,
Birds of Prey Programme of the Endangered Macedonia.
Wildlife Trust in South Africa and the Hawk ✓ She was canonized as Saint Teresa of
Conservancy Trust in England. Kolkata by Pope Francis on 4th September
✓ Society for Wildlife Conservation, 2016. Click here to read more.
Education and Research (Wild-CER),
India has organized a one-day seminar on National Teachers’ Day 2022 –
‘Status of vulture conservation efforts in September 5
India’ on 4th September 2022. Click here to Annually observed across India on September 05.
read more. ✓ Purpose: to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Sarvepalli
National Small Industry Day 2022 – Radhakrishnan, who served as the First
August 30 Vice President and the 2nd President of
Annually observed across India on August 30. Independent India.
Purpose: to recognise the importance and ✓ He was born on 5th September 1888 in
contribution of the small-scale businesses in India. Tiruttani, Madras Presidency (Now Tamil
✓ The small-scale sector plays a key role and Nadu), British India.
is a major growth indicator in the Indian ✓ 5th September 2022 marks the
economy. It contributes around around 40 observance of the 50th National Teachers’
% to the gross industrial value of the Day.
country’s economy. Initiatives for the sector ✓ Teachers’ Day was first observed on 5th
include: September 1962, the 77th birthday of Dr S
✓ CHAMPIONS portal – CHAMPIONS Radhakrishnan, to celebrate his work and
(Creation and Harmonious Application of his drive for education.
Modern Processes for Increasing the Output ✓ The government of India honoured him
and National Strength) – a single window with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian
system and a unified, empowered, robust, award in India, in 1954. Click here to read
bundled and technology driven platform for more.
promoting the MSMEs.
✓ UDYAM – Udyam is a free registration International Day of Clean Air for Blue
portal for MSMEs launched in 2020 for Skies 2022 – 7th September
availing the benefits of schemes or Annually observed across the world on September
programmes of the Ministry of Micro, Small 07. It is an International Day recognized by the
& Medium Enterprises. United Nations (UN).
Purpose: to highlight the importance to raise
International Day of Charity 2022 – 5 public awareness to promote and facilitate actions
September to improve the quality of air.
Annually observed across the globe on September ✓ 7th September 2022 marks the
05. observance of the 3rd International Day of
Purpose: to sensitise and mobilise the people Clean Air for blue skies.
across the world to help others through volunteer ✓ The theme of International Day of Clean Air
and philanthropic activities. for blue skies 2022 is “The Air We Share”.
✓ The date of 5 September was chosen to ✓ Ahead of the International Day of Clean Air
commemorate the anniversary of the for blue skies, WMO released the Air Quality
passing away of 1979 Nobel peace prize and Climate Bulletin 2022, the 2nd in an

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annual series, which focuses in particular

on the impact of wildfire smoke in 2021.
STATE NEWS
Nagaland gets 2nd Railway Station after have already become fully digital banking
more than 100 Years districts in Kerala.
After a gap of more than 100 years (119 years)
Nagaland got its 2nd Railway Station on Dhansari- Meghalaya CM Launches Rural Backyard
Shokhuvi railway line at Shokhuvi. Piggery Scheme for Welfare of Farmers
✓ Chief Minister (CM) of Nagaland, Neiphiu Meghalaya Chief Minister (CM) Conrad K
Guolhoulie Rio has flagged off the Donyi Sangma launched the ambitious flagship
Polo Express from Shokhuvi Railway programme for the welfare of farmers, ‘Rural
station. Backyard Piggery Scheme’ under National
✓ The first railway station of Nagaland Livestock Mission (NLM) at Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi
is Dimapur Railway Station, inaugurated district, Meghalaya.
in 1903. ✓ Meghalaya acquires 18,000 MT of pork
✓ Nagaland: Capital- Kohima; from different States and through the
Governor- Jagdish Mukhi; Festivals- Mim piggery scheme, it addresses the shortage of
Kut Festival; Bushu Festival pork supply as there is a huge shortfall in
supply and demand.
Uttarakhand Education Department ✓ Meghalaya Piggery Mission, one of the
Launches e-Governance Portal – largest piggery development programmes,
will be implemented by the Meghalaya
Samarth
government to make the state self-sufficient
Uttarakhand’s education department launched
in pork supply.
an e-governance portal, ‘Samarth’, which will
provide all administrative and educational updates.
✓ The updates include information on WRI India, AEDA launches Online
entrance examinations, salary structures, Geospatial Platform for Assam in
appointments from 5 state universities and Guwahati
140 public schools. Partnership b/w: World Resource
✓ Uttarakhand: Governor – Gurmit Singh; institute (WRI) India & Assam Energy
Festivals – Uttarayani Mela or Uttarayani Development Agency (AEDA)
Fai, Nandadevi Mela Purpose: to inaugurate an online based, open
source, and interactive Geospatial platform which
Alappuzha declared as 5th fully Digital is referred to as Energy Access Explorer (EAE) for
Banking District in Kerala Assam.
Alappuzha has become the 5th fully Digital Banking ✓ It helps to visualise the extent of energy
District in Kerala. The project was initiated by the access at Assam’s health, education,
RBI with the support of the State Level Bankers’ and livelihood infrastructures.
Committee (SLBC) and respective district ✓ The Geospatial platform claims to
administration as part of the Union Government’s assist policy-makers, renewable energy
Digital India project. industry entrepreneurs, investors, and
✓ Thrissur (August 2021), Kottayam researchers from the development sector
(February 2022), Palakkad, and Kasaragod to expand energy access in the state.

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✓ Note: Director of AEDA: Mrinal Krishna ✓ He will also inaugurate the newly
Chaudhury; CEO of WRI: Om Prakash formed 30th district ‘Sarangarh-
Agarwal. Bilaigarh’ and
the 31st district ‘Khairagarh-
Karnataka Government unveils the Chhuikhadan-Gandai’.
✓ Chhattisgarh: Governor- Anusuiya Uikey;
Global Startup Challenge “VentuRISE”
Dance forms- Pandavani; Jhirliti; Rahas;
The Government of Karnataka launched the
Dams- Dudhawa Dam; Gangrel Dam
Global Startup Challenge “VentuRISE”, to support
the growth stage of startups in manufacturing and
sustainability sectors. The E-commerce giant Kiccha Sudeep Appointed Brand
Amazon is sponsoring the initiative. Ambassador of Punyakoti Dattu Yojana
✓ Minister for Large and Medium The Government of Karnataka appointed Kannada
Industries, Murugesh R Nirani unveiled actor and director Kiccha Sudeep as the brand
the logo of VentuRISE ambassador for its ‘Punyakoti Dattu Yojana’, a
✓ Karnataka: CM- Basavaraj Bommai; cattle adoption scheme.
Governor- Thaawarchand Gehlot; ✓ The scheme aimed at encouraging adoption
Capital- Bengaluru by the public for the purpose of rearing
cattle in ‘goshalas’ (cow shelters).
Parivar Kalyan Card: Centre Approves
UP Family ID Plan TBI Director Lucy Hayter launches
The Central Government through the Ministry of Generation Global Programme in A.P.
Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Tamil Nadu
granted permission to the Uttar Pradesh (UP) ✓ United Kingdom (UK) based Tony Blair
government for the launch of UP Family ID Plan or Institute (TBI) for Global Change and
Parivar Kalyan Card for its residents. Canadian NGO (non-governmental
✓ After this approval the UP government will organisation) Children Believe partnered
issue a family identity card (Parivar Kalyan and launched a ‘Generation Global
Card) to map each family in the state and is Programme’ for schools and colleges
expected to launch its portal for application in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, at
of family IDs in two weeks. the Zilla Parishad High
School at Ragimanupenta, Andhra
Senior IAS Officer Paban took charge as Pradesh.
Chief Secretary, Assam
Paban Kumar Borthakur, senior IAS officer, took President Murmu appoints Justice M
charge as the new Chief Secretary of Assam. Duraiswamy as the Chief Justice of
✓ Borthakur replaced Jishnu Barua, who Madras High Court
retired from service on 31 August 2022. In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of
Barua will continue as the Chairman of the Constitution of India, President of
Assam Power Distribution Company India Draupadi Murmu appointed Hon’ble
Limited (APDCL). Justice M. Duraiswamy as the acting Chief Justice
of Madras High Court (HC) with effect from 13th
Chhattisgarh formed Mohla-Manpur- September 2022. He was appointed after the
Ambagarh Chowki as 29th District retirement of current Chief Justice Munishwar
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister (CM) Bhupesh Nath Bhandari.
Baghel inaugurated Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh
Chowki as the 29th district of Chhattisgarh.

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Airtel Partnered with Odisha to offer Bill Odisha Government notifies Rs 270
Payment Solution crore CHHATA Scheme to improve
Partnership b/w: Bharti Airtel & Tata Power groundwater Table
Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), a The Government of Odisha launched ‘Community
joint venture(JV) between Tata Power and the Harnessing and Harvesting rainwater Artificially
Government of Odisha. from Terrace to Aquifer’ (CHHATA) Scheme with
Purpose: to offer bill payment solutions to over 2 an investment of Rs 270 crore to implement the
million registered customers. rooftop rainwater harvesting system (RRHS).
✓ The initiative will mobilise the 4,000 ✓ The scheme was conceptualised to address
banking points of Airtel Payment Banks the increasing stress on ground water and
(APB) in North Odisha to facilitate bill to improve the depleting ground water
payment. table.
✓ The front-end solutions are managed by ✓ The scheme will be executed by the
Airtel Payments Bank and the back-end Directorate of Ground Water Development
connectivity will be monitored by Airtel IQ. (GWD) under the Department of Water
Airtel IQ is the world’s first network- Resources (DoWR).
integrated Communication Platform as a
Service (CPaaS) ecosystem.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Forbes Asia 100 to Watch: 11 Indian Singh

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GRSE conferred with coveted Green City of Markham in Canada named a

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Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga Appointed as Acefour Accessories appointed Jasprit

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✓ Currently, Narasimhan, is the CEO of UK- ✓ The proposal of

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CCI Approves Acquisition of 100% of ✓ CCI: Chairperson-Ashok Kumar Gupta;

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Union Minister Dr Manshukh Indian Railways set up ‘Meghdoot’

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prevent Cervical Cancer

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New Species - ‘Ghatiana Dvivarna’, A ✓ The new species is named ‘Ghatiana

GM Aravindh Chithambaram wins 22nd Union Home Minister Amit Shah

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Mastercard acquires Title Sponsorship Suresh Raina announces retirement

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✓ Awards: Dr. B.C. Roy Award for the year

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annual series, which focuses in particular