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IBPS RRB Mains Exam PDF 2022
Table of Contents
BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS ........................................................................................................................ 9
CURRENT RATES........................................................................................................................................................ 9
SMALL SAVING SCHEMES INTEREST RATE ........................................................................................................... 9
INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION ............................................................................................................................ 10
RBI IN NEWS ............................................................................................................................................................. 12
SBI IN NEWS .............................................................................................................................................................. 15
MOU SIGNED BY BANKS.......................................................................................................................................... 16
SEBI RELATED NEWS .............................................................................................................................................. 18
OTHERS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
FUNDS ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21
INSURANCE ............................................................................................................................................................... 22
ECONOMY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 24
BUSINESS....................................................................................................................................................................... 24
NATIONAL AFFAIRS .................................................................................................................................................... 25
CABINET APPROVALS ............................................................................................................................................. 25
PM’s LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 27
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 29
FIRST IN INDIA ......................................................................................................................................................... 32
LONGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST .............................................................................................................................. 34
RAMSAR SITES ......................................................................................................................................................... 35
RECENT INITIATIVES UNDER OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE (ONDC) ................................... 36
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES ........................................................................................................................................ 37
76th INDEPENDENCE DAY 2022 ........................................................................................................................... 41
OTHERS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41
IMPORTANT ONE LINER ......................................................................................................................................... 44
TARGET ......................................................................................................................................................................... 47
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ......................................................................................................................................... 47
VISITS............................................................................................................................................................................. 49
INDIAN VISITS .......................................................................................................................................................... 49
FOREIGN VISIT ......................................................................................................................................................... 50
COMMITTEES................................................................................................................................................................ 51
COMMITTEES FORMED........................................................................................................................................... 51
MEETING ................................................................................................................................................................... 53

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SUMMITS, EVENTS & CONFERENCE.......................................................................................................................... 53
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 56
MOU'S WITH OTHER COUNTRY ............................................................................................................................ 56
MOU’S WITH STATE ............................................................................................................................................... 57
MOU’S BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................................................... 58
INDEX ............................................................................................................................................................................. 61
RANKING ................................................................................................................................................................... 61
STATE/CITY WISE RANKING ............................................................................................................................. 61
INTERNATIONAL RANKING ............................................................................................................................... 63
REPORT ..................................................................................................................................................................... 65
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS ...................................................................................................................................... 68
APPOINTMENTS....................................................................................................................................................... 68
NATIONAL ............................................................................................................................................................. 68
INTERNATIONAL ................................................................................................................................................. 71
BRAND AMBASSADOR ........................................................................................................................................ 73
RESIGNATION ........................................................................................................................................................... 73
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 73
AWARDS .................................................................................................................................................................... 73
RECOGNITIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 77
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS ....................................................................................................................................... 78
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ........................................................................................................................................... 82
SATELLITES .............................................................................................................................................................. 82
NEW INITIATIVE/INNOVATION ............................................................................................................................ 83
DEFENCE........................................................................................................................................................................ 85
EXERCISES ................................................................................................................................................................. 85
MISSILES .................................................................................................................................................................... 86
COMMISSION/DECOMMISSION ............................................................................................................................. 87
IMPORTANT DEFENCE EVENTS ............................................................................................................................ 87
SPORTS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 88
APPOINTMENTS IN SPORTS .................................................................................................................................. 88
RETIREMENT ............................................................................................................................................................ 89
TENNIS ....................................................................................................................................................................... 90
CRICKET .................................................................................................................................................................... 91
BADMINTON ............................................................................................................................................................. 92
CHESS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 93
GRAND PRIX ............................................................................................................................................................. 94

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OTHER SPORTS ........................................................................................................................................................ 94
OBITUARY ..................................................................................................................................................................... 97
NATIONAL ................................................................................................................................................................. 97
INTERNATIONAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 98
BOOKS & AUTHORS ..................................................................................................................................................... 99
IMPORTANT DAYS ..................................................................................................................................................... 101
NATIONAL OBSERVANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 101
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCE .......................................................................................................................... 102
APPS & WEB PORTAL ............................................................................................................................................... 105
BANKING ................................................................................................................................................................. 105
OTHERS ................................................................................................................................................................... 106

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BANKING & FINANCIAL AWARENESS
CURRENT RATES
Policy rates Bi-monthly Bi-monthly Bi-monthly
Monetary Policy Monetary Monetary
June 2022 Policy Policy
(FY23) August 2022 September
(FY23) 2022 (FY23)
Repo Rate 4.90% 5.40% 5.90%
Reverse Repo Rate 3.35% 3.35% 3.35%
Marginal Standing 5.15% 5.65% 6.15%
Facility (MSF)
Bank Rate 5.15% 5.65% 6.15%
Standing Deposit 4.65% 5.15% 5.65%
Facility (SDF) Rate
Cash Reserve 4.50% 4.50% 4.50%
Ratio (CRR)
Statutory 18.00% 18.00% 18%
Liquidity Ratio
(SLR)
* Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will be held 6 times for a financial year as per RBI rules
SMALL SAVING SCHEMES INTEREST RATE

The Minister of Finance under GOI revised the interest rate for the Four quarter (April – March 2022) of FY22-
23 on small saving schemes. It will be revised three months once.
Instruments Rate of interest Compounding
(from July 2022 to Frequency*
September 2022)
Post Office Savings Account 4.0% Annually
1 Year Time Deposit 5.5% Quarterly
5 Year Recurring Deposit Scheme 5.8 % Quarterly
Senior Citizen Savings Scheme 7.6% Quarterly and
paid
Monthly Income Account 6.7% Monthly and paid
National Savings Certificate (VIII 6.8% Annually
Issue)
Public Provident Fund Scheme 7.1% Annually
Kisan Vikas Patra 7% (will mature in Annually
123 months)
Sukanya Samriddhi Account 7.6% Annually
Scheme

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INDIA’S GROWTH PREDICTION
Organization Year Predictions & Points to be Noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
S&P Global Ratings FY23 S&P Global Ratings, retained its forecast
for India’s economic growth in the current
fiscal year 2022–2023 at 7.3%.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) FY23 ADB reduced India’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) growth forecast for fiscal
year 2022-23 (FY23) to 7% from 7.2 %.
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) FY23 Ind-Ra lowered India’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) growth forecast for fiscal
FY23 by 10 basis points to 6.9% from
7.0% previously.
• The Current Account
Deficit (CAD) increased from
USD 13.4 billion (1.5% of GDP)
in the January-March quarter
(Q4 FY22) to USD 28.4 billion
(3.4% of GDP) in the April-June
quarter (Q1 FY23).
Fitch Ratings FY23 India’s economic growth forecast for
fiscal year 2022–23 (FY23), as
measured by Gross Domestic Product
(GDP), was lowered to 7%, from its
June 2022 forecast of 7.8%.
Moody FY2022–2023 The credit rating agency Moody’s
Investors Service, in its Global Macro
Outlook 2022-23, slashed India’s GDP
(Gross Domestic Product) growth
projection for 2022 to 7.7 %.
● It has also trimmed India’s GDP
forecast for the year 2023 from
5.4 % to 5.2 %.
National Statistical Office (NSO), FY23 India’s gross domestic product (GDP)
Ministry of Statistics and Programme for the April-June quarter (Q1) of the
Implementation (MOSPI) ongoing FY23 rose 13.5%.
Goldman Sachs & Morgan Stanley FY22 Goldman Sachs: India’s Gross Domestic
Product (GDP) growth forecast for the
full-year 2022 decreased from 7.6% to
7%, in addition to lowering its forecasts
for the current fiscal year 2022-23
(FY23) by 20 basis points from 7.2%.
● For FY23, Morgan Stanley’s
growth projection of 7.2% for
FY23 is subject to a 40 basis
point downside risk.

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State Bank of India (SBI) FY23 India's full-year GDP (Gross Domestic
Product) growth forecast was slashed
to 6.8% for FY23 from the earlier 7.5%.
Organisation for Economic Co- FY22 India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
operation and Development (OECD) among G20 nations contracted by 1.4%
(-1.4%) quarter on quarter in the
second quarter Q2 (June – August) of
2022
State Bank of India (SBI) Research FY23 India is set to become the world’s 3rd
Ecowrap largest economy by 2029.
● In Q1 FY23, India registered
GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
growth at 13.5%.
Fitch Ratings FY23 India’s FY23 GDP Growth Forecast Cut
to 7% from 7.8%.
AUGUST 2022
Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 3rd FY23 It retained India’s real Gross Domestic
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Product (GDP) growth at 7.2% for FY23.
Morgan Stanley FY2022–2023 India’s growth to be 7% on average for
2022–2023 and to contribute 28% and
22%, respectively, to Asian and global
growth.
ICRA Limited FY23 India’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product)
growth to increase a four-quarter high
13% in Q1 (April-June) FY23
SBI Ecowrap FY23 India’s GDP growth in Q1 (April-June)
FY2023 is expected at 15.7%.
JULY 2022
CRISIL (Credit Rating Information FY23 It decreased India’s real Gross Domestic
Services of India Limited) Product (GDP) growth forecast to 7.3%
from 7.8% for FY23.
Morgan Stanley FY23 & FY24 India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
forecast by 40 basis points to 7.2% for
FY2022-23 (FY23) from 7.6%, and by
30 bps to 6.4% for FY2023-24 (FY24)
from 6.7% amid slower global growth.
Nomura FY23 India’s gross domestic product (GDP)
forecast to 4.7% from its earlier
projection of 5.4%.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) FY23 It has downgraded its economic growth
forecast for India to 7.2% for 2022-23
(FY23) from 7.5% amid higher-than-
expected inflation and monetary
tightening.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) FY23 It lowered India’s growth forecast for
FY23 by 0.8% (80 basis points-BPS) to
7.4% from 8.2% projected earlier.

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RBI IN NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ RBI launches pilot project for digitalization of lending under Kisan Credit Card scheme in Madhya
Pradesh (MP) and Tamil Nadu (TN).
❖ The project was developed by the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in association with RBI.
❖ The pilot project will commence in September 2022 in selected districts of Madhya Pradesh
(MP) and Tamil Nadu (TN) with Union Bank of India and Federal Bank, respectively.
➢ Retail payment products of HDFC Bank, Precision Biometric chosen for Test Phase under RBI’s
Regulatory Sandbox
❖ RBI selected HDFC Bank (in partnership with Sweden-based Crunchfish Aktiebolag) and
Precision Biometric India Pvt. Ltd for the Test Phase of the ‘On Tap’ application facility for the
theme ‘Retail Payments’ (1st Cohort) under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox (RS).
● HDFC Bank is selected for its ‘Offline Retail Payments’, while Precision Biometric India
Pvt chosen for its ‘InnaIT Key Solution for Banking’.
● The opening of the ‘On Tap’ application facility for theme ‘Retail Payments’ was
announced by RBI in October 2021.
❖ RBI also announced the 5th Cohort under RS which will be themed ‘neutral’:
❖ The Previous 4 Cohorts under RS are
● First- Retail Payments
● Second- Cross Border Payments
● Third- MSME lending
● Fourth- Prevention and Mitigation of Financial Frauds
➢ RBI allows Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS) to process Cross-Border Inbound Remittances
• RBI decided to allow foreign inward remittances received under the Rupee Drawing
Arrangement (RDA), to be transferred to the KYC (Know Your Customer) compliant bank
account of the biller (beneficiary) through BBPS.
➢ Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), a unit of the RBI, has
developed a novel technology that allows people in remote hilly and forest areas without satellite signal
to access banking services.
• IDRBT is the first in the world to build a network based on Long Range Radio (LoRa)
technology.
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has removed the Central Bank of India from the Prompt Corrective
Action Framework (PCAF) watchlist following its improvement in various parameters.
➢ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directed Urban Cooperative Banks (UCBs) belonging to tier 3 and tier
4 categories, except UCBs under All Inclusive Directions (AID), to create a Board-approved policy and
compliance function.
• Under this, UCBs with more than Rs 10,000 crore deposits (tier 4 category) mandated to create
same, including the appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), by April 1, 2023 while
Tier 3 UCBs i.e. those having more than Rs 1,000 crore and up to Rs 10,000 crore deposits are
given the deadline of October 1, 2023.
AUGUST 2022
⮚ Highlights of RBI’s 3rd Bi-monthly Monetary Policy of 2022-23, The Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC) raised the repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.40% from 4.90%.
● Credit Information Companies (CICs) brought under Reserve Bank Integrated Ombudsman
Scheme (RB-IOS) 2021 w.e.f. September 1, 2022.
● RBI also proposed to set up a committee to do an in-depth analysis of the current Mumbai
Interbank Outright Rate (MIBOR) benchmark issues.
● RBI will open the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS),owned and operated by NPCI Bharat
BillPay Ltd. (NBBL), for Non-resident Indians (NRIs).

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⮚ Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has temporarily allowed merchants or their Payment Aggregators (PAs)
to save the Card-On-File (CoF) data for a maximum duration of “Transaction Date + 4 days”.
⮚ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the Punjab National Bank (PNB) to invest Rs 500 crore
in PNB Housing Finance Limited (PNBHFL) rights issue.
⮚ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set norms for the Small Finance Banks (SFBs) todeal in Forex.
● As per the RBI’s norms, SFBs who have completed two years of operations in Authorized Dealer
(AD) Category-II and have a minimum net worth of Rs 500 crore can deal in foreign exchange.
● Its Capital to Risk (Weighted) Assets Ratio (CRAR) should not be less than 15%.
⮚ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed non-financial institutions and non-regulated entities to
own more than 40 percent stake of IDBI Bank Limited.
● The Union government and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) wanted to sell 51 percent – 74
percent stake in IDBI through the strategic divestment process.
⮚ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has prohibited the usage of Letters of Comfort (LoC), a document
that gives a guarantee of support to the borrower without any promise to make good any defaults.
⮚ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued new rules restricting the loan recovery agents from harassing
the borrowers and calling them before 8 am and after 7 pm.
⮚ According to the latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data, remittances by Indians under the
Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) increased 64.75 % to over USD 6.04 billion in the first quarter
(Q1) of fiscal year 2022-23 (FY23), up from USD 3.67 billion in Q1FY22.
● The amount remitted in Q1FY23 is even higher than in Q4FY22, when outward remittances
under LRS reached USD 5.8 billion.
⮚ RBI released the ‘Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs)
for June 2022′ showing an increase in bank credit growth to 14.2% in Q1FY23 (quarter ended June
2022) as compared to 6% in Q1FY22.
JULY 2022
➢ RBI’s Digital Payments Index rises to 349.30 in March 2022
● The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) composite Digital Payments Index (RBI-DPI) has risen to
349.30 in March 2022 against 270.59 in March 2021, recording 29% annual Growth at March
End 2022.
➢ RBI: Gives No Objection for HDFC Bank & HDFC Merger; DICGC Pays Eligible Depositors
● HDFC Bank received no objection letter from Reserve Bank of India (RBI) merging HDFC
(Housing Development finance Corporation) Ltd and HDFC Bank. BSE Limited and NSE
(National Stock Exchange) have also issued observation letters for the proposed merger.
● On 4th April 2022, the board of HDFC Bank agreed to take over HDFC with a deal value of
around USD 40 billion.
➢ RBI Cancels Licence of Shri Anand Co-operative Bank Due to Lack of Capital
➢ Razorpay, Pine Labs & Stripe Receives Payment Aggregator Gateway Licences from RBI
➢ RBI eases FPI, NRI Deposit Norms to Prevent Rupee slide, & boost Forex Inflows
● These include relaxation in foreign investment in debt, external commercial borrowings (ECBs),
and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) deposits.
● The measures are expected to further expand the sources of forex funding, mitigate volatility,
and decrease global spillovers.
● RBI has allowed banks temporarily to raise fresh Foreign Currency Non-Resident Bank i.e.,
FCNR(B) and Non-Resident External (NRE) deposits without reference to the current
regulations on interest rates w.e.f. July 7, 2022.
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● From July 30, 2022, incremental FCNR(B) and NRE deposits with reference base date of July 1,
2022, will be exempt from the maintenance of cash reserve ratio and statutory liquidity ratio
(SLR). This relaxation will be available for deposits mobilized up to November 4, 2022.
❖ External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs)
● RBI increased the limit under the automatic route for ECBs from USD 750 million or its
equivalent per financial year to USD 1.5 billion. The all-in cost ceiling under the ECB framework
is also being raised by 100 basis points.
● The above dispensations are available up to December 31, 2022.
❖ Foreign Currency Lending by Authorised Dealer Category I (AD Cat-I) Banks:
● RBI has decided that AD Cat-I banks can utilize overseas foreign currency borrowing (OFCBs)
for lending in foreign currency to entities for a wider set of end-use purposes. This is available
till October 31, 2022.
➢ RBI sets up mechanism to Settle International Trade Payments in Rupees
❖ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled a rupee settlement system i.e. invoicing, payment, and
settlement of exports/imports in INR for international trade INR under Foreign Exchange
Management Act, 1999 (FEMA), with immediate effect.
● It aims to promote growth of global trade with emphasis on exports from India.
● However, the banks interested in this system need to seek prior approval from the
Mumbai based Foreign Exchange Department of RBI.
● The directions have been issued under sections 10(4) and 11(1) of the Foreign Exchange
Management Act (FEMA), 1999 (42 of 1999).
➢ RBI stipulates 4-Tier Regulatory Structure for UCBs; Restricts 3 cooperative banks from
Conducting Banking Activity
❖ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) prescribed the following four-tier regulatory structure with
differentiated regulatory prescriptions for urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to strengthen their
financial resilience, and to enhance their ability to fund their growth:
● Tier-I: All unit UCBs and salary earners’ UCBs, irrespective of deposit size, and all other
UCBs with deposits of up to Rs100 crore
● Tier-II: UCBs with deposits of more than Rs 100 crore and up to Rs 1,000 crore
● Tier III: UCBs with deposits of over Rs 1,000 crore and up to Rs 10,000 crore
● Tier-IV: UCBs with deposits of over Rs 10,000 crore
❖ The differentiated regulatory approach was mainly recommended for key parameters such as net
worth, Capital to Risk-weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR), branch expansion and exposure limits.
❖ RBI has stipulated a minimum net worth of Rs 2 crore for Tier-I UCBs operating in a single district
and Rs 5 crore for all other UCBs of all tiers.
❖ Capital-to-Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)/Capital Adequacy Ratio:
● RBI retained the minimum CRAR requirement for Tier-I UCBs at the present level of 9%.
● For UCBs of all other tiers, RBI revised the minimum capital adequacy ratio to 12% to
strengthen their capital structure.
● 1,274 UCBs of the total 1,534, have a capital adequacy ratio of over 12% as on March 1, 2021.
● UCBs that do not meet the revised capital adequacy requirements can do it in tranches over
three years. Accordingly, these banks will have to achieve a CRAR of 10% by the financial year
ended March 31, 2024, 11% by March 31, 2025; and 12% by March 31, 2026.
❖ In February 2021, the RBI constituted the committee headed by former Deputy Governor N
S Vishwanathan to examine issues in the urban cooperative banking sector.
➢ India’s share of Remittance from Gulf Region Declined in FY21: RBI
❖ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted the 5th round of the Survey on Remittances for the year
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● The article for the same titled ‘Headwinds of COVID-19 and India’s Inward Remittances’ is
prepared by the officials in the Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR), RBI.
● Declined from more than 50% in 2016- 17 to about 30% in 2020- 21 amid COVID-19 induced
economic stress.
● The United States (US) surpassed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the top source country,
accounting for 23% of total remittances in 2020-21.
● India remained the top recipient country, accounting for 12% of total global remittances,
recording a marginal decline of 0.2% in 2020 and a growth of 8% in 2021.
● Maharashtra has emerged as the top recipient state (with about 35% of the total share in
remittance receipts) surpassing Kerala (about 10%)
➢ RBI signs its renewed Statement of Commitment to the FX Global Code
❖ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) signed its renewed Statement of Commitment (SoC) to the FX
Global Code.
● The Code is being implemented globally by the Global FX Committee (GFXC) in co-ordination
with the Local FX Committee (LFXC) in each jurisdiction.
● FX stands for Foreign Exchange.
● RBI is a member of GFXC.
➢ RBI Extends Window for Payment Aggregators to Apply for License
❖ The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given another window to Payment Aggregators (PAs) in
existence as of March 17, 2020 to apply to the RBI for a license by September 30, 2022.
● PAs are mandated to have a minimum net worth of Rs 15 crore as on March 31, 2022.
➢ RBI, Bank Indonesia Agree to Expand Cooperation in Payment Systems
● The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Bank Indonesia (BI) signed an MoU in Bali, Indonesia,
on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting
2022 to improve mutual cooperation between the two central banks.
➢ India emerged as Leader in Large-Value Digital Payment System in RBI Report; Issues New
Guidelines for Non-Bank PSOs
● The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the report titled ‘Benchmarking India’s Payment
Systems – Follow-on exercise’ in which India has shown a significant progress, and emerged
as leader in large-value digital payment systems i.e. RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement).
➢ RBI released its 25th Financial Stability Report (FSR); Gross NPAs of banks fall to six-year low of
5.9% in March 2022
SBI IN NEWS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) & Fintech unicorn Yubi (formerly CredAvenue) has partnered to help in the
growth of the bank’s co-lending portfolio.
➢ SBI & WAARE Collaborate to Finance Projects for Consumers & Channel Partners
● It enables WAAREE to obtain unsecured financing for solar projects through SBI’s Surya Shakti
Solar Finance Scheme and to provide working capital for its channel partners through the
Electronic Dealer Finance Scheme (EDFS).
➢ SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card) Launches Industry’s First CASHBACK SBI Card
● Consumers can apply for the card through the digital application platform “SBI Card
SPRINT” from anywhere in India, including Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) has joined the Rs 5.03 trillion market capitalization (market cap) for
the first time after its shares reached a record high of Rs 564.45 on the BSE index.
● HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sender lender holds 1st position with a market cap of Rs 8.38
trillion and ICICI Bank holds the 2nd position with a market cap of Rs 6.33 trillion.

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➢ State Bank of India (SBI) partnered with Remitly to enable Non Resident Indians (NRIs) to send
money through SBI via Remitly to their family members, using mobile and web applications.
• Through the partnerships, NRIs can now transfer money to 17 Remitly nations.
❖ Key highlights:
• Remitly receives the remittances from the sender and credits it to the beneficiary
accounts in India through Direct Credit, NEFT/IMPS/RTGS etc.
• Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS)
• National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT)
• Immediate Payment Service (IMPS)
➢ State Bank of India (SBI)’s ‘WECARE’ Senior Citizens’ Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme has extended
upto 31st March 2023.
➢ State Bank of India Foundation (SBIF) & World Wide Fund for Nature – India (WWF
India) Partners for Red Panda Transboundary Conservation.
AUGUST 2022
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) has launched a unique term deposit programme called ‘Utsav Deposit’
scheme on the occasion of India’s 76th year of Independence.
● In addition, SBI has mentioned a ‘A special SBI WecareDeposit’ for Senior Citizens.
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) launched India’s first state-of-the-art start-up dedicated branch
in Koramangala in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
➢ SBI to extend Indian Visa Application Centres for two more years in Bangladesh.
➢ Axis Bank and Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) has launched kochi1 Card offer for Onam.
➢ Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has launched a special variant of the debit card “IOB Rupay Select Card”
by celebrating Independence Day.
➢ HDFC Bank opened its first all-women branch at Cherootty Road, Kozhikode, Kerala with an aim to
enhance gender diversity in the banking sector.
➢ Bank of Maharashtra (BOM) initiated a new Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme namely ‘Maha Dhanvarsha’.
JULY 2022
➢ SBI Card Partners with Aditya Birla Finance to Launch ‘Aditya Birla SBI Card’.
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) signed an MoU with the Indian Air Force (IAF) for the Defence Salary
Package (DSP) scheme.
❖ SBI has signed a non-financial MoU with Samunnati, an agri finance company for financing
farmer producer organisations (FPOs) with an initial outlay of Rs. 100 crore.
➢ State Bank of India (SBI), Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) Partners to Offer Collateral
Free Loans to Start-ups in Karnataka.
➢ SBICAP Ventures Ltd. (SVL) Ventures Signs MoU with MEA For Trilateral Development Cooperation
Fund (TDC Fund).
➢ The State Bank of India (SBI) to Raise Rs. 11,000 Crore in Basel III Bonds in fiscal year 2022–23
(FY23).
MOU SIGNED BY BANKS

SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) and Snapdeal in partnership with National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) and Japan’s JCB International Company Limited (JCB) launched the
‘Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit Card’.
➢ Axis Bank has partnered with PayNearby Technologies Private Limited to boost credit growth in
meeting the bank’s priority sector lending (PSL) targets segment.

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AUGUST 2022
➢ Small Industries Development Bank in India (SIDBI) partnered with SVC Co-operative Bank
Limited (SVC Bank) to facilitate an improved flow of credit to MSMEs.
➢ Karnataka Bank has entered into a Co-Lending Agreement with Yubi (formerly CredAvenue Pvt Ltd)
through the Yubi Co.Lend, the co-lending platform of Yubi.
➢ Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Bank has partnered with Trade receivables
Discounting System (TReDs) platform M1xchange.
➢ Yes Bank and IBSFINtech have partnered to provide enhanced digital services.
➢ Yes Bank partnered with SellerApp to facilitate adoption of Open Network Digital Commerce (ONDC).
➢ Build Your Dreams (BYD) India Private Limited signed an MoU with HDFC Bank for stock financing
solution.
➢ Axis Bank Signs MoU with Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide ‘Ultima Salary package’.
➢ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) signs an MOU With Jammu &
Kashmir (J&K) Grameen Bank to Finance 700 JLGs in J&K & Ladakh.
➢ Paytm & Samsung unite to deploy smart Point of Sale (PoS) devices across India.
➢ The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) signed an MoUs with eight banks to provide customized banking
services for its personnel deployed across India for the welfare of its troops.
● Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, Yes Bank, Punjab National Bank(PNB), IDFC First Bank, and ICICI Bank
are among the eight banks.
➢ Central Bank of India has formed a co-lending partnership with Protium Finance and InCred Financial
Services Limited (IFSL) in order to provide loans to MSMEs borrowers.
➢ BASIX Partners with Mastercard to Digitise Maharashtra’s Rural Ecosystem.
➢ Tata Neu & HDFC Bank Partners to launch two Co-branded Credit Card Variants named
Tata Neu Plus HDFC Bank Credit Card and Tata Neu Infinity HDFC Bank Credit Card.
● Tata Neu customers can apply for credit cards on the Tata Neu app and each of its two variants
will be available on both RuPay and Visa networks.
➢ Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) has partnered with TP Renewable
Microgrid Ltd., (TPRMG) to support green entrepreneurs.
● SIDBI will provide them a “Go REsponsive, ENterprise incentive (GREENi)”.
➢ National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (NMDFC) signed an MoU with ICICI
Bank for the development of financial accounting software and mobile app.
➢ NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) signs MoU with PayXpert as United Kingdom (UK)’s
First Acquirer for UPI and RuPay
➢ ICICI Bank has partnered with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch RuPay
credit cards.
JULY 2022
➢ Axis Bank partnered with Airtel Payments Bank to digitise the cash collection system in Tier III
cities and semi-urban regions.
➢ Axis Bank partners EazyDiner to launch premium dining experience programme
➢ South Indian Bank (SIB) Partners with Kerala’s Forest & Wildlife Dept for Digital Payment Collection.
➢ Bank of Baroda (BoB) & Women’s World Banking (WWB) announce the Launch Of “Baroda Jan
Dhan Plus' ' In Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand.
➢ Axis bank signs MoU with Indian Air Force to manage salary accounts under its ‘Power Salute’
initiative.
➢ PNB Signs MoU with Indian Air Force (IAF) on PNB Rakshak Plus Scheme for Defence Personnel
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➢ Star Health & Common Services Centres (CSC), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY) Partners towards Health Insurance to Reach Rural India.
➢ Federal Bank in collaboration with the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) launched its new online
tax payment service.
● Federal Bank also registered under Tin 2.0 platform of Income Tax Department.
➢ Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited (Bajaj Alliance Life) Partners with DBS Bank India to
Offer Life Insurance Products.
➢ City Union Bank (CUB) Forms Bancassurance Tie-Up List
❖ Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co Ltd (ABHICL) for the distribution of health insurance products
of ABHICL.
❖ Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited (Bajaj Allianz Life) offers a variety of life
insurance solutions.
❖ Royal Sundaram General Insurance Co Ltd (Royal Sundaram) to access general insurance
products of Royal Sundaram across its branches.
❖ City Union Bank partners with Shriram General Insurance for distribution of insurance
products.
➢ India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) ties up with TATA AIG General Insurance Company Limited
(TATA AIG) to provide TATA Accidental Guard Policy to IPPB Customers.
➢ Indian Bank Signed MoU with Haryana to Distribute Mobile Phones.
SEBI RELATED NEWS

SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) permits Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT),
and Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) to issue Commercial Papers.
• This decision follows the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) CP Directions in August 2022 which
enabled InvIT and REIT having net worth of at least Rs 100 crore to issue CP.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) joined the Account Aggregator (AA) framework
that will give a boost to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-regulated Financial-Data Sharing System.
➢ Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has postponed the implementation of new rules on
nomination for mutual fund investors till October 1, 2022.
➢ HDFC Receives in-Principle Approval from Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to change the
control of HDFC Asset Management Company (AMC).
JULY 2022
➢ Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) extends the Deadline for introducing DDPI System
to September 1, 2022
❖ SEBI has extended the deadline for implementation of the guidelines, related to the Demat Debit
and Pledge Instruction (DDPI) for pledging and repledging of stocks for margin purposes, by 2
months, from its original date of July 01, 2022 to September 01, 2022.
➢ SEBI extends Deadline for Commencing KYC Record Validation by KRAs till Nov 1, 2022
❖ SEBI has extended the deadline for commencing the validation of all KYC (Know Your
Customer) records by KYC Registration Agencies (KRAs) by three months to November 1, 2022.
● This is for the 2nd time that SEBI has extended the deadline. Earlier, it was extended till
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SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Samsung India partnered with Axis Bank Limited to launch a co-branded Samsung Axis Bank credit
card, powered by a visa platform.
➢ YES Bank and UCO Bank have partnered with two Russian banks for undertaking businesses
with Russia.
• The UCO Bank has tied up with Gazprom Bank and the Yes Bank has signed an agreement with
Petersburg Social Commercial Bank (PSCB) of Russia.
➢ Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched ‘Khushiyon ka Tyohaar’, an annual festive campaign that
provides a range of offers including attractive interest rates on home loans and car loans.
➢ National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has approved the re-appointment of Dilip Asbe as
the Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NPCI for a period of 5 years.
➢ UCO Bank become the first bank to receive approval from RBI to open a special vostro account with
Russian bank ‘Gazprombank’ (Joint Stock Company) for the settlement of transactions in Indian Rupees
(INR).
➢ TerraPay headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NPCI International Payments
Limited (NIPL) collaborate for Merchant Payments via Unified Payments Interface (UPI)-enabled QR
codes.
➢ Axis Bank and Square Yards have launched a co-branded first-of-its-kind unified platform, a home
buyer ecosystem namely ‘Open Door’.
➢ ESAF Small Finance Bank (ESAF SFB) has introduced a “Rainbow Savings Account” specifically for
the transgender community.
➢ Bank of India (BOI) has become the first Public Sector Bank (PSB) to go live with the new Direct Tax
Collection System -Tax Information Network, TIN 2.0. (e-filing).
➢ HDFC Bank introduces its rural banking business, ‘Bank on Wheels’ in the village of Koteshwar, near
Ahmedabad, in Gujarat.
➢ HDFC Bank has become the first bank in India to issue an Electronic Bank Guarantee (e-BG), in
partnership with National E-Governance Services Limited (NeSL).
● About Bank Guarantee:
A bank guarantee refers to a promise provided by a bank or any other financial institution that if
a certain borrower fails to pay a loan, then the bank or the financial institution will take care of
the losses.
➢ According to the Verite Research, India has become Sri Lanka’s biggest lender in 2022, providing
a loan of USD 377 million as it faced political crisis and economic unrest.
➢ Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore Central Bank Signed Co-operation Agreement
(CA) with the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to Pursue Cross-Border
FinTech Innovations.
➢ Federal Bank & Union Bank launches pilot for Digitalization of KCC lending in TN & MP
respectively
• The Federal Bank launched a pilot for instant Kisan Credit Card (KCC) lending in order to
digitalize rural finance in select districts of Tamil Nadu (TN).
• The instant KCC was developed by the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH), a subsidiary of
Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It is digital loan scheme.
• Union Bank of India (UBI) also launched end-to-end digitalization of KCC product for farmers as
part of its flagship digital transformation project ‘Sambhav’.
➢ National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has introduced Unified Payments Interface (UPI)
payments via credit cards on the RuPay network, potentially expanding the credit market.
❖ Shaktikanta Das, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), unveiled this at the 3rd
edition of Global Fintech Fest 2022 (GFF 2022), along with
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•the facility for inward cross-border remittances via the Bharat Bill Pay System (BBPS).
•The 3rd edition of the Global Fintech Fest 2022 (GFF 2022) is being organized as a hybrid
event by the NPCI, Payment Council of India (PCI), and Fintech Convergence Council (FCC)
from September 19-22, 2022, at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Theme for GFF 2022 – “Creating A Sustainable Financial World—Global | Inclusive |
Green”.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) launched a one-of-a-kind Everyday Savings
Account (Daily Savings Account), a unique savings account designed to help customers in spending
and saving every day.
• This account comes with a Everyday RuPay Platinum Debit Card.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Union Bank of India (UBI) has taken the next step in promoting employees’ career trajectories and
improving diversity in banking with Union Prerna 2.0-EmpowerHim.
➢ Federal Bank becomes the First Bank to list its Payment Gateway platform on the Tax Information
Network (TIN) 2.0 platform of the Income Tax Department.
➢ HDFC Limited raises USD 1.1 billion (around Rs 8,700 crore) from investors under Syndicated Social
Loan Facility at a 3.3 percent coupon rate for financing affordable housing projects in India.
● HDFC Limited has raised the amount through External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) which is
the largest social loan globally and first ECB loan deal out of India.
➢ HDFC Bank has raised up to USD 300 million in Non-Resident External (NRE) deposits.
➢ Union Bank of India (UBI) has set RACE – grow RAM (retail, agriculture and MSME) loans,
improve Asset quality, increase CASA (current account, savings account deposits) and
increase Earnings – as its goal for 2022.
➢ Axis Bank Becomes the First Bank in India to introduce Axis Receivables Suite (ARS), a One-Stop
Cash Management Solution.
➢ State Bank of India (SBI) is the first Indian lender to frame a policy to fund lab-grown diamonds
which are replicas of the natural diamond stones.
● Recently factories are being established in Surat, Gujarat to produce lab-grown diamonds.
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank launched a lifestyle focused corporate salary account named Kotak Crème.
● Each account will include a complimentary Zen Credit Card.
➢ Airtel Africa has signed a credit bond with Citi for USD 125 million revolving facility.
➢ Karnataka Bank has introduced KBL Amrit Samriddhi, a New Term Deposit Scheme under
Abhyudaya Cash Certificate (ACC) and Fixed Deposit (FD), as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
➢ Bank of Baroda (BoB) has launched the ‘Baroda Tiranga Deposit Scheme’ for a limited time period i.e.
till December 31, 2022.
➢ Infosys Finacle has been inducted into the International Financial Services Centres Authority’s (IFSCA)
Regulatory Sandbox framework to pilot its blockchain-based trade finance solution.
➢ Government of India (GoI) has made E-invoicing (electronic billing) mandatory for businesses with
an aggregate turnover over Rs.10 crore from October 1, 2022.
➢ American Express launched a cross-border payments platform ‘Global Pay’ for Small to Medium-
sized Businesses (SMBs) customers
➢ Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has decided to discontinue the
facility to pay subscriptions/contributions in the Tier-II account of the National Pension System (NPS).
➢ ReNew Power has raised a USD 1 billion project loan through External Commercial Borrowings
(ECB) for Battery-Enabled Project.
➢ According to economists at Morgan Stanley, India could emerge as Asia’s strongest economy in
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JULY 2022
➢ Central Govt declares ‘Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments’ as Securities
❖ For the purposes of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.This declaration is a run up
to setting up a social stock exchange (SSE).
❖ About Zero Coupon Zero Principal Instruments:
These are the instruments issued by a Not for Profit Organisation (NPO) which will be
registered with the SSE segment of a recognized stock exchange. These will be governed by
rules made by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
➢ In a First, Ministry of Defence (MoD) approves Private Sector Banks for Financial Services in
Overseas Procurement
● The entrusted 3 private sector banks—HDFC Bank Ltd., ICICI Bank, and Axis Bank Ltd.—to
provide financial services such as Letter of Credit (LoC) and Direct Bank Transfer operations for
overseas procurement.
➢ Union Bank of India (UBI) Launches Metaverse Virtual Lounge, ‘Uni-verse’, & Open Banking Sandbox
Environment at an event in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
➢ Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to establish an Interim Operational Hub in Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates (UAE).
➢ Standard Chartered Bank launched a co-branded credit card namely ‘EaseMyTrip Standard
Chartered Credit Card’ with online travel platform EaseMyTrip.
➢ The European Investment Bank (EIB) joined the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI).
➢ IndusInd Bank & EazyDiner Partners to Launch Co-branded Credit Card named EasyDiner IndusInd
Bank Credit Card.
➢ The Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Limited (ECGC) Introduces New Scheme to
provide enhanced export credit risk insurance coverage to small exporters.
● The scheme offers small exporters increased export credit risk insurance coverage of up to 90%
under the Export Credit Insurance for Banks Whole Turnover Packaging Credit and Post
Shipment (ECIB- WTPC & PS).
➢ Union Bank of India (UBI) Plans Automated Solution for Resolution of Stressed Assets – Union SARAS
(Stressed Assets Recovery Automated Solution).
FUNDS
Funded By Amount Highlights
JULY, AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
World Bank's IBRD USD 1 Billion To Support India's Health Sector by funding PM-ABHIM
World Bank USD 200 million For the Himachal Pradesh Power Sector Development Program
Asian Development
Bank USD 96.3 Million For Safe Drinking Water Project in Himachal Pradesh
Asian Development USD 500mn (Rs
Bank 4,000 Crore) To establish medical colleges in 12 districts of Maharashtra
Asian Development Inked MoU with Induslnd Bank to Promote Supply Chain
Bank USD 70 million Finance Solutions in India
Japan Bank for Japanese Yen 30 JBIC has provided the loan to Power Finance Corporation
International bn(~USD 220.83 under the initiative, ‘Global action for Reconciling Economic
Cooperation (JBIC) mn) growth and Environmental preservation’ (GREEN).
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New Development For Various Departments in Brazil, China & India towards
Bank USD 875 million Sustainable Development Goals
New Development For the Meghalaya Ecotourism Infrastructure Development
Bank USD 79 million project
Salesforce USD 2 million For education, workforce development in India
Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking For Green Causes & Energy Transition Projects in India Over
Corporation Limited Rs. 125 Crore the Next 5 Years
India USD 2.5 million To UNRWA for Palestine Refugees
India USD 1 million To BIMSTEC Secretariat’s Operational Budget
To Voluntary Trust Funds to support United Nations Human
India USD 400000 Right
NABARD Rs. 230 crore For Rural Infrastructure Projects in Mizoram
USD 150 million
(nearly Rs 1,200
World Bank crores) For Punjab to Improve Finance & Service Delivery
To Gujarat to improve the quality and access of its public
USD 350 healthcare services through the Systems Reform Endeavours
million (over Rs for Transformed Health Achievement in Gujarat (SRESTHA-G)
World Bank 2,832 crore) loan Program.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced its plan to fund at
least USD 14 billion between 2022 and 2025 in a
Asian Development comprehensive program of support to ease the food crisis in
Bank (ADB) USD 14 billion the Asia-Pacific.
INSURANCE
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ HDFC ERGO General Insurance Partners with Google Cloud to Digitize Insurance Purchasing in
India.
➢ HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited (HDFC Life) has developed “Click2Protect Super”, a term
insurance policy.
➢ Insurance ombudsman disposed of 32% more complaints i.e. 40,527 complaints against insurance
firms in 2021-22 year-on-year across India as compared to 30,596 in 2020-21.
● 60% of the complaints resolved by ombudsman in 2021-22 were through conciliation and the
remaining through awards.
● 81% of the complaints were against private insurers and the rest against LIC (Life Insurance
Corporation of India) and PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) general insurers.
● There are at present 17 Insurance Ombudsman in different locations and any person who has a
grievance against an insurer may make a complaint to the ombudsman.
➢ Lord’s Mark Insurance Broking Services Private Limited has received the direct insurance broking
licence from Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) for selling life and
general insurance products.
➢ According to the ‘Global Economic and Insurance Outlook’ report published by the Swiss Re
Institute (Switzerland), India will emerge as the 6th largest insurance market in the world by 2032.
Premiums to Grow at 14% CAGR.
➢ Reliance General Insurance Company Limited has partnered with Paytm to offer Reliance Health
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AUGUST 2022
➢ InsuranceDekho (Girnar Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd) has partnered with Future Generali India
Insurance Company(Future Generali) to offer pet insurance.
➢ Max Life Insurance Company Limited has launched Max Life Smart Secure Easy Solution, a
comprehensive 3-in-1 protection solution.
➢ Navi Mutual Fund (Formerly known as Essel Mutual Fund) has launched India’s First Manufacturing
Index Fund.
➢ Edelweiss Mutual Fund (MF) Launches India’s First Gold and Silver Fund Scheme Exchange-Traded
Fund (ETF) Fund of Fund.
➢ Aegon Life Insurance launches #PlayForOurHeroes campaign to raise funds for Armed Forces Flag
Day Fund (AFFDF).
➢ BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL) and the Indian Army launched Yoddha, a co-branded RuPay
credit card for the Indian Army personnel, in partnership with NPCI.
➢ Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) announced that a trail commission
of 0.20% of the NPS (National Pension System) D-Remit (Direct Remittance) contribution amount will
be paid to Points of Presence (PoPs) from September 1, 2022.
➢ According to the latest report tracking the performance of the industry by Benori Knowledge,
the life insurance penetration rate in India has increased to 3.2% in December 2021 from 2.8% in
December 2019.
● India is now the 10th largest Life Insurance market in the world almost at par with the global
average of 3.3%. and is ahead of China (at 2.4%) and the United Kingdom (UK) (at 3%).
➢ PGIM India Mutual Fund launched a new investor education and awareness website, ‘MoneyAndMe’
➢ Edelweiss General Insurance(EGI) has partnered with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoHFW) to help create digital health IDs under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission for all in India.
➢ HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited has launched India’s first one-stop-solution
portal named ‘All Things EV,’
JULY 2022
➢ Max Life Insurance Company Limited has launched ‘Insta confirmation of insurance (Insta-COI)’ to
Deliver Superior Customer Experience.
➢ ACC Establishes FSIB for Appointments in Financial Institutions
● The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by the Prime Minister (PM) has
approved the establishment of the Financial Services Institutions Bureau (FSIB) with one
chairperson and two members.
● Head – The former Banks Board Bureau Chairman Bhanu Pratap Sharma to be the 1st chairman
of the entity for 2 years
➢ Edelweiss General Insurance has launched SWITCH, a comprehensive motor insurance product
under Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority’s (IRDAI) Sandbox initiative.
➢ SBI General Insurance launches the Cyber VaultEdge insurance plan, a comprehensive cyber
insurance cover for individuals.
➢ Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched Industry-first QR Code Enabled Services to help the
customers self-service their needs offering immediate closure of their requirements.
➢ Max Life Launches New Life Insurance Product – Smart Capital Guarantee Solution
● Max Life Insurance Company Limited has launched ‘Smart Capital Guarantee Solution’, a life
insurance product solution that merges the benefits of 2 existing products, Max Life Smart
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➢ Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) two task forces to resolve
issues between insurers and reinsurers.
● First Panel – It consists of 9 members to sort out the issues between non-life insurers and re-
insurers.It headed by Bhargav Dasgupta, MD & CEO, ICICI Lombard General Insurance.
● Second Panel – The life insurance sector consists of 7 members to sort out the life insurance
segment and re-insurers.It is headed by Naveen Tahilyani, MD & CEO, Tata AIA Life Insurance.
➢ ReNew Power Becomes First Indian RE Firm to Refinance Dollar-Denominated Bonds.
➢ Agritech Startup nurture.farm Partners with SBI General Insurance & Future Generali India
Insurance Company for Insurance Solutions.
➢ Quantum Mutual Fund (MF) Launches India’s 1st Nifty 50 Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), Fund of
Fund (FoF) – Quantum Nifty 50 ETF.
➢ Go Digit General Insurance Limited launched ‘Pay as you Drive’ (PAYD) for Motor Insurance Own
Damage (OD) Policies.
➢ India’s marine product exports record an all-time high in FY 2021-22
● According to the Ministry of commerce and industry data, India recorded all-time high exports
worth USD 7.76 billion with the volume of 13,69,264 MT of seafood in FY 2021-22
➢ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI): FDI in R&D Sector in India Rises to USD 343.64 Million
in 2021, rising 516% from USD 55.77 million in C.Y. 2020.
● Karnataka is the Top FDI Equity recipient state in R&D during Y. 2021, followed by Telangana
and Haryana.
Singapore is the Top investing country in R&D during C.Y. 2021
ECONOMY
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ India overtakes UK to become world’s 5th Biggest Economy
❖ According to Bloomberg, which has cited GDP figures from the International Monetary Fund
(IMF), India has overtaken the United Kingdom (UK) to become the fifth largest economy in the
world.
● India pushed the UK to the 6th spot in the final three months of 2021 to become the
fifth-biggest economy. The calculation is based on US dollars.
BUSINESS
AUGUST 2022
➢ Google has launched an online project named “India Ki Udaan”, featuring the milestone
achievements of India in its 75 years of Independence.
➢ Ratan Tata has unveiled the new start-up ‘Goodfellows’ designed to provide companionship
services to senior citizens with young graduates.
JULY 2022
➢ NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) Foundation & Google Partners
with Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) to Set Up Call Centre to Help Women Farmers.
➢ United States (US) based Cognizant bags a multi-year contract from National Insurance Company
Limited (NICL).
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➢ Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-owned Akasa Air gets an airline license from Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA).
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
CABINET APPROVALS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Cabinet Approvals on September 14, 2022
❖ Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi approved Communities
included in STs List:
• HP: Hatti community
• TN: Narikoravan’ and ‘Kurivikkaran’ communities
• Karnataka: ‘Betta-Kuruba’ as a synonym for the Kadu Kuruba tribe
• Chhattisgarh: The Binjhia community
• Uttar Pradesh: Gond community
❖ Cabinet approves signing of guarantees for hosting FIFA U-17 Womens‘ Football World Cup
❖ The Union Cabinet also approved the setting up of the Value-Added Agriculture Mission (VAAM)
which aims at doubling farmers’ income in Kerala.
➢ Cabinet Approvals on September 7, 2022
❖ MoU between India and the UK and Northern Ireland on mutual recognition of academic
qualifications
❖ MoU between India’s MoE and United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Ministry of Education
❖ MoU on disaster management between India-Maldives
❖ Kochi Metro Rail Project Phase-II from JLN Stadium to Infopark via Kakkanad
❖ Policy on long term leasing of Railways Land for implementing PM Gati Shakti framework
❖ PM SHRI Schools (PM ScHools for Rising India)
● The Cabinet also approved a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) – PM SHRI Schools
(Pradhan Mantri ScHools for Rising India) Yojana under which there will be
development and upgradation of 14,500 schools across India.
● The scheme will be implemented with a total project cost of Rs. 27360 crore which
includes a central share of Rs. 18128 crore for the period of five years from year 2022-
23 to 2026-27.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Cabinet Approvals on August 31, 2022
❖ Cabinet approves Rs 1200cr scheme for disposal of pulsesto states/UTs under discounted
procured under discounted rate.
● The disposal will be done from the stock of pulses procured under Price Support
Scheme (PSS) and Price Stabilization Fund (PSF).
● It also approved the enhancement of the ceiling on quantity of procurement under PSS
from existing 25% to 40% in respect of Tur, Urad, and Masur.
❖ Signing of MoU between India and Nepal in the Field of Biodiversity Conservation.
➢ Cabinet Committee on Security Approves Tejas 2.0 Mega Project
❖ The Tejas Mark-2 (Tejas MK2) fighting jet project was approved by the Cabinet Committee on
Security (CCS), which is chaired by Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, at a cost of more than
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● The funding is an addition to the Rs 2,500 crore that was previously approved for
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
❖ Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approves Rs 305 per quintal sugarcane FRP for
the 2022-23 Sugar Season
❖ Approves India’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to be communicated to
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
● India is now committed to reaching about 50% of the total installed capacity of electric
power from non-fossil fuel-based energy sources by 2030 and to reduce the emissions
intensity of its GDP by 45% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels.
● Indian Railways alone will reduce emissions by 60 million tonnes annually if it achieves
its Net Zero target by 2030.
● In a similar manner, India’s massive LED bulb campaign is cutting emissions by 40
million tonnes annually.
❖ Cabinet approves continuation of PMAY-U up to Dec 31st, 2024.
❖ Cabinet approves ratification of 11th Additional protocol to the Constitution of Universal Postal
Union (UPU).
❖ Union Cabinet approves Audio Visual Co-Production Treaty b/w India & Australia.
⮚ Union Cabinet Approval on August 17, 2022
❖ Union Cabinet approves widening access of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL)
database to users, besides patent offices
❖ Approved the signing of a contract between India and France to support International Transport
Forum (ITF) activities in the Indian transport sector.
❖ Approved a proposal to increase the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) limit by
Rs. 50,000 crore, from Rs. 4.5 lakh crore to Rs. 5 lakh crore.
❖ Approved Interest Subvention of 1.5% Per Annum On Short Term Agriculture Loan Up to Rs. 3
Lakh Clickhere
➢ Union Cabinet Approval on August 25, 2022
❖ Approved the proposal for amendment of the policy of exemption for Wheat or Meslin Flour (
Harmonized System(HS) Code 1101) from export restrictions/ ban.
❖ Central Govt amends the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules 2011 for the Garment
or Hosiery sold in loose or open. Clickhere
JULY 2022
⮚ Cabinet Approvals on June 29, 2022
❖ MoU between Department of Science and Technology (DST), India and Ministry of Trade and
Industry (MTI), Singapore on Cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and Innovation.
❖ Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE),
India and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
❖ Categorization of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) as an International
Organization & signing of HQA with CDRI for granting it immunities under UN (Privileges &
Immunities) Act, 1947
● CDRI Set up in 2019 by the Central Government with a support of Rs. 480 crore, it is based in
New Delhi, Delhi.
● It was launched by the Indian PM during the United Nations (UN) Climate Action Summit in
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● Since its launch, 31 Countries, 6 International Organizations 2private sector organizations have
joined as members of CDRI.
❖ Deregulation of Sale of Domestically Produced Crude Oil
● Government has decided to cease allocation of crude oil and condensate w.e.f. October 1, 2022.
❖ Computerization of Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS)
● The computerization of about 63,000 functional Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS)
with a budgetary outlay of Rs 2,516 crore over a period of 5 years.
⮚ Cabinet Approvals on July 27, 2022
❖ Signing of Guarantees for hosting the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Under 17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in India.
● The FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup India 2022 will be the 7th edition of the biennial youth
tournament, which will be held in India between October 11th and 30th, 2022 including 16
teams, including India.
● It will be the first-ever FIFA women’s competition to be hosted by India.
● Three locations— Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Navi Mumbai in Mumbai, and Goa—have been
suggested by the AIFF as competition match venues.
❖ A project for saturation of 4G mobile services in uncovered villages at a total cost of Rs. 26,316
Crore
❖ Revival package of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) amounting to Rs 1.64 Lakh Crore
❖ Signing of MoU between National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD&PR)
and University of Reading (UoR), UK
❖ Union Cabinet Approves Additional Investment of USD 1,600 million (about Rs. 12,000 crore) by
Bharat PetroResources Limited (BPRL) for Development of BM–SEAL-11 Project in Brazil.
❖ Union Cabinet Approves a Bill to amend the Competition Act, 2002
❖ Egypt and India’s ReNew Power Private Limited signed a MoU to build a green hydrogen factory in
the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), Egypt. ReNew Power would invest USD 8 billion to build a
factory
⮚ CCEA Gives Approval to Taranga Hill-Ambaji-Abu Road New Rail Line & Upgradation of NRTI to Gati
Shakti University in Gujarat.
❖ Government of India’s flagship multimodal connectivity project, the Rs. 100 trillion PM Gati
Shakti National Master Plan.
● It aims to develop a comprehensive infrastructure in India and received its first-ever
budgetary allocation of Rs. 20,000 crore in Fiscal Year 2022-23 (FY23).
● The Gati Shakti Master Plan is essentially a digital platform that integrates 16 Ministries,
including roadways and railways, in order to plan and implement infrastructure
connectivity projects in a coordinated manner.
PM’s LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Central Government approves New Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) in Karnataka & Prime
Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi Laid Foundation worth Rs 3,800 crore in Mangaluru
(Karnataka).
● Karnataka is the first state in southern India and only the second state (after Goa) in India
➢ PM inaugurates ‘Kartavya Path’ and unveils the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at India Gate.
● Kartavya Path is the first of the Rs 13,450-crore Central Vista Projects to be completed.
● PM addresses inauguration ceremony of ‘Kalam no Carnival’ Book Fair by
Navbharat Sahitya Mandir in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

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➢ Prime Minister launched the National Logistics Policy (NLP) at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi (Delhi)
that will act as a single point of reference for all logistics and trade facilitation matters.
❖ India’s Logistic Sector: Current Scenario
• Currently, Indian logistics market is over $200 billion. It has over 20 government
agencies, 40 Partner Government Agencies, 37 export promotion councils, 500
certifications, more than 10,000 commodities and a $160-billion market.
❖ Other Launches:
• The PM also launched the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) that will bring
all the digital services related to the transportation sector into a single portal,
• A new digital platform, Ease of logistics Services or E-Log has also been launched
through which industry associations can take up any issues regarding operations and
performance with the government.
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reintroduced wild Cheetahs in Kuno National Park, Madhya
Pradesh, as part of “Project Cheetah”, the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore
translocation project.
• Of the eight Cheetahs that were introduced in India, five are females and three are males.
• Since Cheetahs were proclaimed extinct in Indian forests in 1952, these Cheetahs have been
brought from Namibia (Africa) and are being introduced into India.
➢ Prime Minister (PM) inaugurated International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF
WDS) 2022 at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
• Theme – Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood
AUGUST 2022
➢ PM Modi Formally Inaugurated the Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre to the nation
at Mohali, Punjab and inaugurated the Amrita Hospital in Faridabad, Haryana.
JULY 2022
➢ Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi participated in the ‘Udyami Bharat’ programme organised at the
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Delhi and launched various key initiatives to develop the Micro, Small &
Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector.
● FACTS- In FY22, India’s exports significantly increased to USD 422 billion from their previous
peak of USD 330 billion.
❖ PM Modi launched the “Raising and Accelerating MSME Performance (RAMP) scheme”, with an
outlay of Rs 6,062.45-crore for MSMEs.
● The 5-year RAMP scheme will begin in the current financial year(FY) 2022-23.
● Out of the total outlay of the scheme, the World Bank approved Rs 3750 crore in June 2021. The
remaining Rs 2312.45 crore outlay would be funded by the government of India.
❖ ‘PM Modi also launched the ‘Capacity Building of First-Time MSME Exporters’ (CBFTE) scheme to
ease the export process for first-time exporters in terms of monetary support, certification-related
support, and others.
❖ New features of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme – (PMEGP)
● An increase in the maximum project cost to Rs 50 lakhs (from Rs 25 lakhs) for the
manufacturing sector and Rs 20 lakhs (from Rs 10 lakhs) in the service sector
● There is no global tender that will be floated by the government or its agencies for the
procurement of goods and services if the value is less than Rs 200 crore.
❖ National MSME Awards 2022
● The selected incubate ideas from the Hackathon will get funding support of up to Rs 15 lakh per
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Winners of National MSME Awards 2022:
Prize Winner
States/UTs For Outstanding Contribution In The Promotion And Development Of MSME Sector
1st MSME Department, Government Of Odisha
Aspirational Districts For Outstanding Contribution In The Promotion And Development Of MSME Sector
1st Aspirational District Virudhunagar, Government Of Tamil Nadu
Banks For Outstanding Contribution In The Promotion And Development Of MSME Sector
1st State Bank of India
➢ Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi unveiled ‘SPRINT Challenges’ while addressing the Naval
Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO) seminar, named ‘Swavlamban’ (self-reliance) in New
Delhi, Delhi.
● SPRINT- Supporting Pole-Vaulting in R&D through iDEX (Innovations for Defence
Excellence), NIIO and TDAC (Technology Development Acceleration Cell).
➢ Government of India(GoI) launched a “Jute Mark India logo” which will act as a certification of
authenticity for jute products manufactured in India.
● JMI is implemented during the ongoing Jute promotion and development scheme 2022-
2026 with a total financial outlay of Rs 485.58 crore from the GoI.
● National Jute Board(NJB) (headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal), the nodal agency of the
Ministry of Textiles, is responsible for the promotion of jute and jute products in India and
abroad.
➢ Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Digital India Week 2022’, a Digital Expo –
Digital Mela, at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. It is organized by the Ministry of Electronics
and Information Technology (MeitY).
● The theme for Digital India Week 2022- ‘Catalyzing New India’s Techade’.
● The PM launched ‘Digital India Bhashini’: Bhasha Daan, that will enable easy access to the
internet and digital services in vernacular languages.
● He also launched ‘Digital India GENESIS’ to empower the digital economy.
● ‘MyScheme’, Service Discovery Platform, which will provide access to government schemes at a
single place and MeriPehchaan: National Single Sign On (NSSO) initiative launched.
➢ Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the 296 km long Bundelkhand Expressway at
Kaitheri village in Orai tehsil of Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh (UP).
● It passes through seven districts of UP-Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Auraiya
and Etawah.
LAUNCHES/INAUGURATIONS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ President of India, Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat
Abhiyaan to reinvigorate the mission of Tuberculosis (TB) elimination from the country by 2025.
● President also launched the Ni-kshay 2.0 initiative, a portal to provide a platform for donors to
provide various forms of support to those undergoing TB treatment.
➢ India’s 1st Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Fuelled Green Truck manufacturing plant has been launched
by Blue Energy Motors at Chakan, Pune,Maharashtra.
➢ Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved India’s First intranasal vaccine
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➢ Tata Motors launched India’s 1st Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) truck in the Medium & Heavy
Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) with Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
➢ Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) and the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) jointly collaborated to launch the
“Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF-SGP)”.
● Under the programme, Virudhunagar & Ramanathapuram are selected as two districts
representing the Indian coastal region in Tamil Nadu.
➢ Meta & Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitYs) startup hub (MSH) has
partnered to launch ‘XR Startup Program’ to Support XR Technology-Based Startups.
➢ Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal
launches Multiple Development Projects in Assam.
• Foundation stone laid for construction of two floating jetties at Bogibeel and Guijan
• Minister also inaugurated the Bogibeel Riverfront Passenger Jetty which is developed by
the Northeast Frontier Railways (NFR) with an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 crores.
➢ Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MoMSME) has introduced the “Capacity Building of
First Time MSE Exporters” (CBFTE) component of the International Cooperation (IC) Scheme.
❖ MoMSME designated ECGC Ltd. (Formerly known as Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of
India Ltd.) as the implementing agency of the scheme.
❖ Eligibility Criteria for Availing the Benefits Under the Scheme:
• Micro and Small Enterprises (MSE) with valid Udyam Registration
• The MSE Import Export Code No. cannot be more than 3 years old on the date export
shipment.
• Proof of premium payment
• MSE exporters engaged in the manufacturing sector are eligible under the scheme.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Union Home & Cooperation Minister Amit Shah launched a number of new initiatives in education
and skill development domains to commemorate the completion of two years since the National
Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) was introduced on July 29, 2020.
❖ The 5 primary pillars of NEP 2022: Enhancement of Capacity, Accessibility, Quality, Fairness and
Accountability.
● A target has been set in this education policy to give vocational education to at least
50% of students in the school and higher education systems by 2025.
● This policy prioritizes Indian languages, art, and culture, and the GoI has set a goal to
establish a Multidisciplinary Education and Research University (MERU) in each district
or between two districts by 2030.
➢ Dr. Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of Social Justice & Empowerment (MoSJ&E) launched a
‘SMILE-75 Initiative’.
❖ SMILE is an acronym for Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise.
● Under this initiative, the Central Government has identified 75 Municipal Corporations
to implement comprehensive rehabilitation of persons engaged in the act of begging.
● The MOSJ&E has allocated a total budget of Rs 100 crore for the SMILE project till 2025-
26.
➢ The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has released
the “Competitiveness Roadmap for India@100,” which will direct India’s journey to becoming a
higher-income economy by 2047, when the nation will celebrate its 100th year of independence.
❖ The “4 S” guiding principles emphasize the need for prosperity growth to be matched
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and to be solid in the face of external shocks, thus redefining the approach to achieving
prosperity.
● The roadmap forecasts that India’s economy will reach USD 20 trillion by 2047,
assuming average annual growth between 7 – 7.5% over the next 25 years.
➢ The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), in collaboration with Seva Bharti Kendra and
Yuva Vikas Society, has launched the Phase – 2 of the Grameen Udyami Project, which aims to to
Promote Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Among Tribal Youth.
➢ The Ministry of Culture (MoC) launched the ‘Badhe Chalo’ movement under Azadi ka Amrit
Mahotsav to create a youth-centric activation for greater outreach of Amrit Mahotsav.
➢ Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), launched a dedicated website
(www.swachhsagar.org) to support the ongoing “Swachh Sagar Surakshit Sagar/Clean Coast Safe Sea”
Campaign 2022—a 75-day citizen-led campaign to improve ocean health.
❖ It is the first-of-its-kind and longest-running coastal clean-up campaign in the world.
● He has also launched the Campaign Logo “Vasuki”
● “International Coastal CleanUp Day ” on the third Saturday in September, every year. In
2022, it falls on September 17.
● The “Eco Mitram“ mobile app has been launched to raise awareness about the
campaign.
● Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Participates in Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar
Campaign at the UT of Puducherry.
➢ Indian Railway along with the Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched a pan-India operation
known as “Operation Yatri Suraksha” to improve the security of passengers.
➢ Japan Govt, India Meteorological Department (IMD) & United Nations Development
Program (UNDP) Launched Joint Project to Accelerate Climate Action in India.
● For this initiative, Japan has given USD 5.16 million to UNDP India for climate funding.
➢ The Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
(MeitY) inaugurated the day long event to celebrate ‘8 Years of MyGov‘ in New Delhi, Delhi.
➢ Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Indo-
Israel (CoE) for Vegetables Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh(UP).
● The CoE will be established with an investment of Rs 13.67 crore.
JULY 2022
➢ Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar Launches 11th Agriculture Census 2021-22
● Agricultural Census in India is a five-year exercise that collects farm-economy data
● For the first time, data will be collected using smartphones and tablets.
● First Agriculture Census in 1970-71, India has witnessed ten agriculture censuses. The Tenth
edition of the census was conducted with the reference year 2015-16.
➢ The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution (MoCA,F&PD), has launched ‘Jagriti’, a mascot for empowering consumers and generating
awareness for their rights.
● The media campaigns with the Jagriti Mascot will also display the tagline “Jago Grahak Jago”.
● Aim – To strengthen consumer awareness campaigns in the field of digital and multimedia and
to find solutions for problems faced by the consumers.
● “Jagriti” means Awakening or Vigilance.
➢ ReNew Power, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Self-Employed Women’s
Association of India (SEWA) launched “Project Surya” to train low-income women salt pan workers to
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➢ COP 26 President and NITI Aayog launches 2 initiatives to Boost Electric Mobility
● The President of COP 26 (Conference of the Parties), Alok Sharma was on a visit to India on July
21-22, 2022, during which NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog launched
two significant UK (United Kingdom)-NITI Aayog collaborative initiatives viz.
● E-AMRIT (Accelerated e-Mobility Revolution for India’s Transportation) mobile application to
raise awareness on electric mobility
● Report on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Reuse and Recycling Market in India.
● These were launched by COP 26 President Alok Sharma, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Mr Suman
Bery, and CEO of NITI Aayog Mr Parameswaran Iyer.
FIRST IN INDIA
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, has approved the “first” Tiger Reserve in
the ‘Bundelkhand region’ to promote tiger conservation in UP.
➢ Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) has become the first Oil Marketing Company to produce and
market AVGAS 100 LL in India.
➢ India’s First “Avalanche Monitoring Radar” has been installed in North Sikkim by the Indian
Army and the Defence Geoinformatics and Research Establishment (DGRE).
➢ The Telangana Legislative Assembly and Council has approved the University of forestry (UoF) Act-
2022, will be India’s 1st & world’s 3rd Forestry university.
➢ Government of Tripura designed the 1st Bio Villages in India at Daspara in the Sepahijala
district.
➢ Larsen & Toubro Construction (L&T) to builds India’s 1st 3D Post Office in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
➢ Indore, Madhya Pradesh (MP) will become the first smart city with smart addresses after the
implementation of a fully digital addressing system by the Indore Smart City.
➢ Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, has become the 1st Indian
educational institution to join the New York (NY)-based International Business Machines (IBM)
Quantum Network
➢ Indore (Madhya Pradesh)-Based EKI Energy Services (EKI) lists India’s 1st plastic project under
Global Accreditation Standard.
➢ National Institute for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), in collaboration with World Resources
Institute (WRI) India launched India’s 1st electric freight platform, e-FAST India (Electric Freight
Accelerator for Sustainable Transport – India).
➢ Hughes Communications India Private Limited (HCI) launched India’s first High Throughput
Satellite (HTS) broadband internet service to provide high-speed satellite internet across India,
including in remote areas.
● This service is provided using the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)’s GSAT-
11 and GSAT-29 communication satellites.
➢ Maharashtra became India’s first state to digitise property registrations & launches ‘Self Help’ portal.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Union Minister of State (MoS-Independent Charge) Dr Jitendra Singh, Ministry of Science &
Technology (MoST) unveils Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-KPIT Technologies Limited,
developed India’s 1st Hydrogen fuel Cell Bus in Pune, Maharashtra.
➢ RailTel Corporation of India Limited (RailTel) & CloudExtel partnered to launch India’s first shared
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➢ Vice Adm. Biswajit Dasgupta inaugurated India’s 1st Composite Indoor Shooting Range (CISR) at
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karna,Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh(AP).
➢ Aurangabad,Maharashtra Became 1st city in India to get Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer
(EIE) data.
➢ The government of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is set to build India’s First Education Township with the idea
of ‘Single Entry, Multiple Exit’.
➢ Goa becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified State while Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (D&NH
and D&D) becomes the first ‘Har Ghar Jal’ certified Union Territory (UT) in India.
➢ Jharkhand Becomes First State in India to Use Blockchain Technology for Seed Distribution.
➢ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), unveiled the ‘SPARK’: The Space Tech Park, India’s first
virtual space technology museum.
● SPARK is the first 3D (three-dimension) virtual space tech park ever created by ISRO.
➢ Mandla, a district in Madhya Pradesh’s (MPs), which is a tribal-dominated region has become
India’s first fully functionally literate district.
➢ Digantara has signed an agreement with the Uttarakhand Government to establish India’s first
private Space Situational Awareness (SSA) observatory in Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
➢ Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) became the first amongst States/UTs to establish an Atal Tinkering
Lab (ATL) in partnership with NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog.
➢ India’s 1st Portal on Arrested Narco Offenders ‘National Integrated Database on Arrested Narco
offenders (NIDAAN)’ Gets Operational.
JULY 2022
➢ India’s First-ever Underwater Metro Train to be set up in Kolkata
● In early 2023, India will get its first-ever underwater train with Kolkata’s(West Bengal)
futuristic metro covering a distance of 16.34 km east-west corridor that ends under the river
Hooghly, a distributary of the Ganga.
● This initiative is India’s version of Eurostar train that travels between London in the United
Kingdom (UK) and Paris in France.
➢ School in Hyderabad introduced India’s 1st Teaching Robot – Eagle
➢ Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur becomes India’s First ‘Har Ghar Jal’ Certified District
➢ Gujarat Becomes First State to Launch Semiconductor Policy with Subsidies
➢ India’s ‘first-of-its-kind’ Brain Health Clinic started in Bengaluru, Karnataka
➢ Himachal Pradesh becomes 1st Indian state to connect all registered commercial vehicles equipped
with Vehicle Location Tracking Devices (VLTD) to the Emergency Response Support System (ERSS).
➢ Dwarka Expressway – India’s 1st Elevated Urban Expressway to be Operational by 2023
● Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced that the Dwarka
Expressway India’s first Elevated Urban Expressway will become operational by 2023.
● The Dwarka Expressway, also known as the Northern Peripheral Road, is a part of Delhi-Jaipur-
Ahmedabad-Mumbai arm of Golden Quadrilateral.
➢ India’s 1st Floating LNG terminal at Jaigarh, Maharashtra to Operationalise in H2 2022
● The H2 2022 will see the operationalization of India’s first floating terminal for Liquefied
Natural Gas (LNG) at Jaigarh in Maharashtra while the another floating terminal at Jafrabad in
Gujarat will also begin operations in 2022.
● The information for the same was provided by International Gas Union (IGU) in its World LNG
2022 report.
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➢ Delhi Establishes India’s First E-waste Eco Park
● Gopal Rai, Delhi’s Minister for Environment, Forest & Wildlife announced the development of
India’s first e-waste eco-park in Holambi Kalan (North West Delhi, Delhi), in an area of about 21
acres.
➢ Rajasthan govt set to introduce India’s first Right to Health Bill 2022 in State Assembly
➢ Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Mumbai becomes India’s first station to have
augmented reality experience
➢ MILMA’s Ernakulam Dairy Set to Become India’s 1st Fully Solar-Powered Plant
➢ Kerala Becomes First State to have Own Internet Service
➢ Uttarakhand Becomes First State to Implement NEP at Pre-Primary Level
➢ Rajasthan gets India’s 1st AI-powered Lok Adalat for Fast Disposal of Cases
➢ India Introduces First Unique Model to Standardize Civil Service Training Institutions
❖ The “National Standards for Civil Service Training Institutions” (NSCSTI) were
introduced at the Capacity Building Commission (CBC) headquarters in New Delhi,
Delhi, by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances & Pensions.
● He has also inaugurated the web-portal and approach paper for the National
standards.
➢ Airports Authority of India(AAI) Leh Airport is Being Built as Nation First Carbon-
Neutral Airport
● A “Geothermal system” in hybridization with Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Plant will be
provided in the New airport Terminal Building for heating and cooling purposes.
LONGEST, LARGEST, HIGHEST

SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Bihar Chief Minister (CM) Nitish Kumar inaugurated India’s longest rubber dam ‘Gayaji Dam’ on
the Falgu (or Phalgu) river, near Vishnupad temple in Gaya, Bihar.
AUGUST 2022
➢ World’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built on Omkareshwar Dam in Narmada River
at Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh (MP).
● Will generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23. The estimated cost of the projects is around
Rs.3000 crores.
➢ The World’s largest religious monument ‘The Temple of Vedic Planetarium’ in Mayapur in Nadia,
West Bengal, the project worth USD 100 million (Rs 7 billion) is expected to be open in 2024.
➢ Asia’s Largest Compressed Biogas (CBG) plant Begins Operation in Sangrur District, Punjab.
JULY 2022
➢ Telangana Chief Minister(CM) K Chandrashekar Rao has inaugurated (Technology Hub) T-Hub
2.0, the world’s largest innovation campus in Hyderabad,the capital of Telangana.
➢ NTPC Limited, India’s largest state-run energy conglomerate, has announced the commercial
operation of the Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project in Ramagundam, Telangana, which is India’s
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RAMSAR SITES
❖ The Ramsar Convention, also known as the "Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
especially as Waterfowl Habitat," is an international treaty for "the conservation and sustainable use
of wetlands."
● Every year, February 2nd is observed as World Wetlands Day.
❖ On January 1, 1982, India became a signatory to the Ramsar Convention. So far, 75 wetlands (as of
August 2022) covering an area of 13,26,677 hectares have been designated as Ramsar sites in India.
● Out of the 75 sites from India in the list, Tamil Nadu has the most Ramsar sites (14), followed by
Uttar Pradesh (10).
● World’s First Site – Cobourg Peninsula in Australia, designated in 1974.
26 Indian Sites Added to the Ramsar List in 2022
Sites Added in July 2022
S. No. Name of Site State Location
1 Karikili Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
2 Pallikaranai Marsh Reserve Forest Tamil Nadu
3 Pichavaram Mangrove Tamil Nadu
4 Pala Wetland Mizoram
5 Sakhya Sagar Madhya Pradesh
Sites Added in August 2022
S. No. Name of Site State Location
1 Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere

2 Reserve Tamil Nadu
3 Vembannur Wetland Complex Tamil Nadu
4 Vellode Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
5 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Udhayamarthandapuram Bird
6 Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
7 Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary Karnataka

8 Nanda Lake Goa
9 Sirpur wetland Madhya Pradesh

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10 Satkosia Gorge Odisha
11 Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Suchindram Theroor Wetland

12 Complex Tamil Nadu
13 Vaduvur Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
14 Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu

15 Tampara Lake Odisha
16 Hirakud Reservoir Odisha

17 Ansupa Lake Odisha
18 Yashwant Sagar Madhya Pradesh

19 Thane Creek Maharashtra
Hygam Wetland Conservation Jammu &

20 Reserve Kashmir
Shallbugh Wetland Conservation Jammu &

21 Reserve Kashmir
RECENT INITIATIVES UNDER OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERCE (ONDC)

➢ Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)
● ONDC is an initiative to promote open networks for all aspects of the exchange of goods and
services across digital or electronic networks.
● It aspires to provide new opportunities, curb digital monopolies, and assist Micro, Small, and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as well as small traders, in gaining access to online platforms.
● It is an initiative of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under
the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI).
SEPTEMBER 2022
IDFC FIRST Bank joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC).
AUGUST 2022
➢ Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) & ONDC Ink MoU to Accelerate E-Commerce
for Small Industries.
➢ Microsoft Joins ONDC to launch E-Commerce App for India.

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JULY 2022
➢ Uttar Pradesh (UP) became the first state in India to connect One District One Product (ODOP) mart
with the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform.
➢ Snapdeal set to Become the First E-Commerce Marketplace to Debut On ONDC.
● Snapdeal inked an onboarding agreement to join ONDC in early July 2022 and will launch on the
network in August 2022 with three key categories—fashion, home & beauty and personal care.
➢ National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) & Open Network for Digital
Commerce (ONDC) Jointly Organised Grand Hackathon to Promote E-commerce in Agri Sector.
● Union Minister Piyush Goyal virtually launched the 3-day ‘Grand Hackathon’, a hybrid event
with the physical event held at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES
SEPTEMBER 2022
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Celebrates 2nd Year Anniversary
❖ Union Minister, Parshottam Rupala, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying (MoFAHD),
attended the 2nd anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), which is
implemented by the Department of Fisheries (DoF), MoFAHD.
● The scheme also envisions the creation of 68 lakh jobs by the end of 2024-25.
● Main Motto of PMMSY – ‘Reform, Perform and Transform’ in the fisheries sector
● Implementing Agency – Department of Fisheries (DoF), MoFAHD
● GoI assistance will be up to 40% of the unit/project cost for the general category and 60% for
the SC/ST/Women category wherever Direct Beneficiary-Oriented activities.
❖ For the Non-Beneficiary Oriented
● North Eastern & Himalayan States: 90% Central share and 10% State share.
● Other States: 60% Central share and 40% State share.
● Union Territories (with legislature and without legislature): 100% Central share.
❖ For Beneficiary-Oriented
● The North Eastern & the Himalayan States: 90% Central share and 10% State share.
● Other States: 60% Central share and 40% State share.
● Union Territories (with legislature and without legislature): 100% Central share (No UT Share).
AUGUST 2022
➢ Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana completed five years, the scheme was formally launched in 2017
by the Ministry of Finance.
● The programme, which was in place through 2020, has now been extended for an additional
three years, through March 31, 2023.
➢ Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) has issued Operational Guidelines for the
implementation of “Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0” (POSHAN 2.0).
● GoI has authorized the plan for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period,
which runs from 2021–2022 to 2025–2026.
➢ Government of India (GoI) has developed a National Action Plan for Mechanized Sanitation
Ecosystem – NAMASTE scheme.
● To achieve zero sanitation fatalities in India and to ensure that all sanitation work is undertaken
by skilled workers.
● The NAMASTE project is a collaboration between the Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment (MoSJE) and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).
● It will be implemented from 2022 to 2026 in 500 cities and townships that have already been
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➢ The Central Government’s scheme of One Nation, One Ration Card (ONORC) completed 3 years of
its operation on August 9, 2019.
● It is implemented all over the country with Assam being the last state (36th) to join the
initiative in June 2022.
● It is implemented by the Department of Food & Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013.
● The Central government also rolled out the ‘MERA RATION’ mobile application
● The minimum age to apply for the ONORC ration card is 18 years.
● It is a 10 digit number wherein the first two digits denote the state code.
➢ As per the Ministry of Finance notification, those who pay income tax will not be allowed to enroll in
the Government’s Social Security Scheme Atal Pension Yojana (APY) from October 1, 2022.
➢ National Health Authority (NHA), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and
the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment (DoSJE), Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment (MoSJE), have signed an MoU to deliver an inclusive and comprehensive health package
for transgender people under the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY).
➢ Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the National Mission for Financial Inclusion (under the
Ministry of Finance) completed 8 years which was launched on August 28, 2014 by Prime Minister (PM)
of India, Narendra Modi.
● Free accidental insurance cover on RuPay cards increased from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2 lakh for
PMJDY accounts opened after 28.8.2018.
● Overdraft limit doubled from Rs 5,000/- to Rs 10,000/-; OD upto Rs 2,000/- (without
conditions). Also, the upper age limit increased for OD from 60 to 65 years.
● Jan Dhan Darshak App: A mobile application, was launched to provide a citizen centric platform.
JULY 2022
➢ Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) Issues Mission Vatsalya Guidelines
❖ The MoWCD, the nodal Ministry for ensuring the welfare of children, has issued guidelines for
the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) “Mission Vatsalya”, formerly known as the Child
Protection Services (CPS) Scheme, since 2009-10, for the welfare and rehabilitation of children.
❖ Mission Vatsalya
● Mission Vatsalya is a road map for achieving development and child protection priorities
that are consistent with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
● With the motto “leave no child behind,” it emphasises Child rights, advocacy, and
awareness while also strengthening the juvenile justice care and protection system.
❖ Components of Mission Vatsalya
● Improve functioning of statutory bodies
● Strengthen service delivery structures
● Upscale institutional care/services
● Encourage non-institutional community-based care
● emergency outreach services
● Training and capacity building
❖ Aim of Mission Vatsalya
● Support and sustain Children in difficult circumstances
● Develop context-based solutions for holistic development of children from varied
background
● Provide scope for encouraging innovative solutions
● Cement convergent action

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❖ Other Important Facts in the Guidelines:
i. For the purpose of implementing the Mission Vatsalya Scheme, all States/ UTs have signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the MoWCD.
ii. According to the stipulated cost-sharing ratio between the Centre and State/UT
Governments, the Mission Vatsalya will be implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS),
with a fund-sharing pattern in a 60:40 ratio.
● The Centre and state/UT share will be 90:10 for the eight north-eastern Indian states
(Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and
Tripura) as well as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and the UT of Jammu & Kashmir.
● In UTs without a legislature, the Centre will fund the entire expenditure.
Click here to read the detailed guidelines of Mission Vatsalya Scheme
➢ The 7th anniversary of the Skill Indian Mission was observed on 15th July 2022.
➢ MoFPI’s PMFME scheme under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan completes 2 years
❖ The centrally sponsored Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing
Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme,under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, has completed two
years (2020-2022).
● Objective:
To empower the unorganized Micro Enterprises to fulfill the aim of formalizing the food
processing sector in India.
● About PMFME:
i.It was launched on 29th June 2020 by the Ministry of Food Processing Industries
(MoFPI) with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore for over a period of five years from 2020-21
to 2024-25. It is currently being implemented in 35 States and Union Territories (UTs).
ii.Under the scheme, the submission process for the applicants to apply for the credit-
linked subsidy is done through the online portal –www.pmfme.mofpi.gov.in
iii.Under PMFME ,the digital GIS One District One Product (ODOP) map of India was
also developed to provide details of ODOPs of all the States and UTs.
➢ MoWCD issues Guidelines for Mission Shakti Scheme
❖ The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) issued detailed guidelines for the
‘Mission Shakti’ scheme. It will be applicable w.e.f. April 1, 2022.
● Under the guidelines, the Women Helplines (WHL) running under 181 number will be
integrated with Emergency Response Support System number 112 for all emergency
assistance and with One Stop Centre (OSC) and other platforms like 1098 Child line.
● Government of India has launched ‘Mission Shakti’ – an integrated women
empowerment programme during the 15th Finance Commission period 2021-22 to
2025-26.
❖ To improve accessibility to various government services available for women at various levels.
It has two sub-schemes ‘Sambal’ and ‘Samarthya’.
● Sambal:
It is for the safety and security of women. It consists of erstwhile schemes of OSC,
Women WHL, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) with a new component of Nari Adalats –
women’s collectives to promote and facilitate alternative dispute resolution and gender
justice in society and within families.
● Samarthya
It is for the empowerment of women. Its components include erstwhile schemes of
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➢ Govt extends RoSCTL scheme till March 31, 2024 for Exports of Apparel/Garments
● The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) approved the continuation of the Scheme for
Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) with the same rates as announced by the
Ministry of Textiles for exports of apparel/garments and made-ups until March 31, 2024.
➢ Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Launches 3 Schemes to Strengthen MSMEs in
Pharmaceutical Sector
❖ Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers formally introduced
sub three schemes to strengthen Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the
pharmaceutical industry under the parent scheme “Strengthening Pharmaceuticals Industry”
(SPI).
● The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) will serve as Project
Management Consultant for implementing the scheme.
● Sub Schemes Under SPI:
1.Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS)
2.Assistance to Pharma Industries for Common Facilities Scheme (API-CF)
3.Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Promotion and Development Scheme (PMPDS)
❖ “Strengthening Pharmaceuticals Industry” (SPI):-
● The SPI Scheme is allocated an amount of Rs. 500 crore for 5 years, i.e., from Financial
Year (FY) 2022 to FY 2026 (FY22-FY26).
● Objective of SPI – To acquire World Health Organization, Good Manufacturing
Practice (WHO GMP) and Schedule M certifications.
❖ Sub Schemes Under SPI:
i. Pharmaceutical Technology Upgradation Assistance Scheme (PTUAS)
Objective – It includes provisions for a capital subsidy of 10% on loans with a maximum ceiling
of Rs. 10 crore and a minimum repayment period of 3 years, as well as an interest subvention of
up to 5% (6% in the case of units owned by Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribes (ST)) on a
reducing balance basis.
● Allocated Amount: Rs. 300 crore
ii.Assistance to Pharma Industries for Common Facilities Scheme (API-CF)
● It provides for assistance up to Rs. 20 crore, or 70% of the approved project cost,
whichever is less.
● For the Himalayan and North-East Regions (NER), the grant-in-aid will be equal to the
lesser of Rs. 20 crore per cluster or 90% of the project cost, whichever is less.
● Allocated Amount: Rs. 178 crore
iii.Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Promotion and Development Scheme (PMPDS)
Objective – Its goal is to compile a database of the pharma and medical device industries.
● Allocated Amount: Rs. 21.5 crore
➢ Department of Posts Launches Philately Scholarship Scheme Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana
❖ The Department of Posts of the Ministry of Communications has launched a philately
scholarship scheme – ‘Deen Dayal SPARSH Yojana (Scholarship for Promotion of Aptitude
& Research in Stamps as a Hobby)’, to foster interest in philately among students from Class
VI to IX.
● What is Philately?
The study and collection of postage stamps is known as Philately.
❖ According to the scheme, scholarships will be awarded to students in classes VI to IX who have
strong academic records and who pursue philately as a hobby on the basis of a Philately Quiz
and Philately Project that will be held by the circle offices.

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❖ Scholarships will be given to students who meet the eligibility requirements and qualify in the
selection process.
❖ The scholarship amount is Rs. 6000/- per year at Rs. 500/- every month.
76th INDEPENDENCE DAY 2022

India’s 76th Independence Day 2022 Celebrations & Awards – August 15, 2022
❖ The inaugural journey of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav began on March 12, 2021, commencing a
75-week countdown to the 75th anniversary of independence. It will conclude post a year on
August 15, 2023.
● PM Narendra Modi urged the nation to move forward while focusing on the “Panch
Pran” (5 pledges) to Make India a Developed Nation in 25 Years.
● India Celebrates ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ Campaign is a campaign organized by Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga (tricolour) home and hoist
flag to commemorate India’s 75th year of independence.
● President Approves 107 Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces & CAPF Personnel On
Independence Day 2022.Click Here to See the Full List of The 107 Gallantry Awards
Winners
● IAF’s Wing Commander Deepika Misra Becomes First Woman to Receive Vayu Sena
Medal.
❖ Indian Navy Warships on Sail to 6 continents – North America, South America, Europe, Africa,
Asia, and Australia to Celebrate 75 years of Independence
● Australia: INS Sumedha docked in Perth.
● Asia: INS Saryu docked in Singapore & INS Chennai and INS Kochi docked in Oman
● Africa: Talwar-class frigate INS Tabar (F44) docked in Kenya.
● South America: INS Tarkash docked in Brazil
● North America: INS Satpura docked in the United States of America (USA)
● Europe: INS Tarangini, docked in east London, United Kingdom (UK).
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SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ National Health Authority (NHA) organized Arogya Manthan 2022 at The Ashok, New Delhi (Delhi)
to mark the double anniversaries of Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)
and Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
❖ Dr Mansukh Mandaviya awards best performing states for PMJAY and ABDM at Arogya
Manthan 2022
❖ Union Health Minister awarded the Ayushman Utkrishtata Puraskaar (Ayushman Excellence
Awards) 2022 to felicitate the following:
Category Winner
Top Performing State/UT Andhra Pradesh (AP)
Top Performing District Parvathipuram Manyam, AP
Top Performing Government
Facility District Hospital Dharwad, Karnataka
Kerala, Meghalaya, Gujarat, Manipur, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and
Best Performing States Madhya Pradesh
Best Performing UTs Chandigarh, J&K
❖ The winners of ABDM Hackathon Series Round 1 i.e. Bajaj Finserv Health – Team Excalibur was
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➢ “Make in India”, the flagship programme of the Government of India (GoI), completed 8 years.
❖ Make in India seeks to strengthen India’s manufacturing sector by bringing in investments
from across the world.
❖ Implementing Agency: Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT),
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI).
➢ Nilambur & Thrissur in Kerala and Warangal in Telangana, have earned recognition from the
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after becoming India’s first
entrants into the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
● GNLC was launched by the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning in 2013 with the goal of
promoting social cohesion, economic development and sustainability in urban areas.
➢ The Government of Tamil Nadu issued a Government Order (GO) to establish Nanjarayan Tank as
17th Bird Sanctuary.
➢ Department of Pharmaceuticals approves the proposal of Himachal Pradesh (HP), Gujarat and
Andhra Pradesh (AP) under the scheme for ‘Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks (BDPs)‘ to support the Bulk
Drugs manufacturing in India.
● The financial assistance to the proposed Bulk Drug Park (BDP) in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
will be 70% of the project cost of common infrastructure facilities.
● For HP, being Hilly States, financial assistance will be 90% of the project cost.
● Maximum assistance under the scheme for one Bulk Drug Park is limited to Rs.1000 crores.
➢ Kibithu military station & Road in Arunachal Pradesh named after India’s first Chief of
Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat.
➢ Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), will offer research fellowship to young
undergraduate (UG) students enrolled in recognized ayurveda colleges across India under the
‘Studentship Program for Ayurveda Research Ken’ (SPARK) initiative.
➢ Kannada actor and director Kiccha Sudeep was appointed as the brand ambassador for
its ‘Punyakoti Dattu Yojana’, a cattle adoption scheme by Karnataka Government.
➢ The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has further revised the definition of “small
companies” under the Companies Act, 2013 by raising the thresholds for paid-up capital from ‘not
exceeding Rs. 2 crores’ to ‘not exceeding Rs. 4 crores’ and turnover from ‘not exceeding Rs. 20 crores’ to
‘not exceeding Rs. 40 crores’.
Criteria Prior to 2021 Old (2021) New (2022)
Paid-Up Capital Rs. 50 lakh Rs. 2 crore Rs. 4 crore
Turnover Rs. 2 crore Rs. 20 crore Rs. 40 crore
➢ 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.
➢ Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has onboarded 76 start-ups under the ‘India Water
Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge’ at an event in New Delhi, Delhi.
AUGUST 2022
⮚ The Data Protection Bill, 2021, has been withdrawn from the Lok Sabha by Union Minister Ashwini
Vaishnaw, Ministry of Communications & Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
after 4 years of deliberations.
➢ Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh, Minister of Defence (MoD), has handed over indigenously
developed equipment and systems to the Indian Army in New Delhi, Delhi.
● Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS)
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➢ Agasthyamalai Elephant Reserve became as Tamil Nadu’s 5th Elephant Reserve with a total area
of 1,19,748.26 hectares at Agasthyamalai in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari district on the occasion of
World Elephant Day 2022 (12 August).
➢ Border Road Organization (BRO) is planning to construct a first-of-its-kind pilot road stretch in
Arunachal Pradesh border area using steel slag.
JULY 2022
➢ The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GoI), has amended the Flag Code of India
2002, to allow the tricolour to be displayed in open and on individual houses or buildings throughout
the day and night.
● Previously, the Flag could only be hoisted between sunrise and sunset.
● The decision comes as the GoI sets to launch the “Har Ghar Tiranga” (Flag hoisting in
every home) campaign from August 13-15, 2022, as part of the
“Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.”
➢ GoI Amends Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) Rules 2011
❖ The FCRA, 2022, w.e.f. July 01, 2022. Amended FCRA will allow Indians to receive up to Rs 10
lakh in a year from relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The earlier limit
was Rs 1 lakh.
➢ Deadline for Freezing Administrative Boundaries Extended: Census 2022 Pushed to 2023-24
● The census 2021 or 16th National census survey, has now been postponed again to
2023–2024. The most recent census or 15th National census survey was carried out in
2011.
● Also the 16th Census of India will be a digital census and will be completed before 2024.
➢ 47th GST Council 2022: Revises GST Rates & Makes Recommendations
● The 47th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council 2022 convened in Chandigarh under the
chairmanship of Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance.
Recommendations of 47th GST Council Meeting
S.
No. Description From To
GOODS
11 LED Lamps, lights and fixture, their metal printed circuits board; 12% 18%
2 Solar Water Heater and system; 5% 12%
3 Prepared/finished leather/chamois leather / composition leathers; 5% 12%
SERVICES
1 Job work in relation to processing of hides, skins and leather 5% 12%
Works contract for roads, bridges, railways, metro, effluent treatment plant, crematorium
2 etc. 12% 18%
The exemption in the form of a concessional rate of GST is being rationalised in the following goods:
S. No. Description of goods From To
GST rate changes
1 Petroleum/ Coal bed methane 5% 12%
2 Scientific and technical instruments supplied to public funded research institutes 5% Applicable rate
3 E-waste 5% 18%
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➢ MoHA Sets Up 3-Member Commission for Delimitation of Municipal Wards in Delhi
❖ The three existing civic bodies, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), North Delhi Municipal
Corporation (NDMC) and South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) were re-unified into a
single entity as Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).
❖ The 3-member Commission:
● Chairman – Vijay Kumar Dev, State Election Commissioner, Delhi
● The other 2 members: Pankaj Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary in Union Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs; and Randhir Sahay, Additional Commissioner, MCD.
● The commission will give its report within four months after its formation.
➢ Paper Import Monitoring System to Come into Effect from October 01, 2022
❖ The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(MoCI) has introduced the Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) by amending the import
policy of major paper products from ‘Free’ to ‘Free subject to compulsory registration under
PIMS’.
● The implementation of PIMS will be effective from October 1, 2022. Meanwhile, the
online registration facility will be available from July 15, 2022.
➢ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) Exempts Environmental
Clearance for Highways Within 100 km of Line of Control (LOC) or border from the requirement
of environmental clearance.
● The notification also exempts from the environmental clearance for the projects related to
expansion of airport terminal buildings without increasing its existing area.
➢ Rajasthan & Telangana Signs MoU to Set up First Women Run Bank in Rajasthan
● Rajeevika of the Rajasthan government and Telangana government's Stree Nidhi Credit
Cooperative Federation (Stree Nidhi) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to
establish ‘Rajasthan Mahila Nidhi (RMN)’, Rajasthan’s first and India’s third women’s financial
institution (bank).
➢ Union Health Ministry & Panchayati Raj Ministry Sign MoU to End TB in India by 2025
● In order to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in India, a MoU was signed between the Ministry of
Panchayati Raj (MoPR) and the Central TB Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(MoH&FW)
IMPORTANT ONE LINER

SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Shinde approved to name the Chipi greenfield airport in
Sindhudurg district after a prominent socialist leader, freedom fighter and former Member of
Parliament (MP) Barrister Nath Pai.
➢ Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD), Sector Skill Council for
Persons with Disabilities (SCPwD) and Amazon Internet Private Limited signed tripartite MoU to
provide skill training for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs).
➢ The Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoCI) extended the existing Foreign Trade Policy (2015–
20) by another six months till March 2023, w.e.f. October 1, 2022.
➢ Election Commission of India (ECI) launched a new digital publication, ‘BLO E-Patrika‘ to Establish
Direct Communication with Booth Level Officers.
➢ Chief Justice of India (CJI) Uday Umesh Lalit inaugurates National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
centre for citizen services in New Delhi, Delhi.
➢ 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 began in Imphal, Manipur’s capital.
➢ Nagaland celebrated the 1st ever Naga Mircha (King Chilli) Festival 2022 (1-day festival) at
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➢ NITI Aayog declared Haridwar, Holy City of Uttarakhand, as India's best Aspirational District.
➢ Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved a Rs. 500
crore Electronics Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) in Pune, Maharashtra.
➢ Digital India Mission: Uttar Pradesh (UP), with 9.12 million cases, Tops in Disposal & Entry of
Cases Via E-Prosecution Portal.
➢ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has extended the deadlines
for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) on SO2 (Sulphur Dioxide) emission norms.
● The deadline for the power plants within a 10-km radius of Delhi-NCR (National Capital Region)
and cities with a population of more than 10 lakhs has been extended from December 31, 2022
to December 31, 2024.
● For the power plants in a 10-km radius of critically-polluted areas or non-attainment cities, the
deadline has been pushed from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2025.
● For all other power plants across India, the deadline has been pushed from December 31, 2024
to December 31, 2026.
➢ India will assume the Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20) for a span of 1 year with effect from
December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2023.
● Currently, India is a part of the G20 Troika (current, previous and incoming G20 Presidencies)
comprising Indonesia, Italy and India. During our Presidency, India, Indonesia and Brazil would
form the troika.
➢ Nagaland got its 2nd Railway Station on Dhansari-Shokhuvi railway line at Shokhuvi after more than
100 Years.
➢ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has announced plans to build India's first and one of the world’s
largest Carbon Fibre Plant in Hazira, Gujarat.
➢ Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) topped amongst all Ministries/Departments for
resolving Public Grievances during August 2022.
➢ The NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog hosted the first Shoonya Forum in
Delhi to commemorate the first anniversary of Shoonya, India’s zero-pollution e-mobility campaign.
➢ Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) with its National Agricultural Higher Education
Project (NAHEP) and Crop Science Division of ICAR organised Hackathon 3.0 “KRITAGYA”, a national-
level hackathon‘ on promoting ‘Speed Breeding for Crop Improvement’.
➢ Saudi Arabia became the 2nd-biggest oil supplier to India after a three months’ gap, overtaking
Russia (first is Iraq). India also became Russia’s second biggest oil purchaser after China.
➢ Google Cloud in collaboration with FutureSkills Prime, a Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology (MeitY) and NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Services Companies) Digital
Skilling Initiative to skill students for entry-level Cloud jobs.
➢ Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has collaborated with the Indian Army to implement a
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project ‘Kargil Ignited Minds’ to coach and mentor less-privileged
girl students in Kargil.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Centre launched the Early Childhood Development Conclave, Paalan 1000 National Campaign and
Parenting App in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
➢ Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (CA, F&PD) Launches Web-Based
Common Registration Facility of Ration Cards On Pilot Basis in 11 States/UTs.
➢ Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Announces “Millet Challenge” With Rs. 1 Crore Prize
Each For 3 Startups.

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➢ Government of India (GoI) has awarded Mithila Makhana from Bihar a Geographical Indication
(GI) tag.
➢ Punjab and Haryana agreed to name the Chandigarh International Airport after freedom
fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh for its collective contribution of both states.
➢ Union Minister of State Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh stated India’s Bioeconomy will
grow from 70 billion to 150 billion US dollars by 2025.
➢ Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers implemented the “One Nation One Fertilizer” initiative by
introducing a “Single Brand for Fertilizers and Logo” under the “Pradhan mantri Bhartiya Janurvarak
Pariyojna” (PMBJP) fertilizer subsidy scheme.
➢ The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued Battery Waste
Management Rules, 2022 by replacing Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001.
➢ West Bengal (WB) government under Chief Minister(CM) Mamata Banerjee decided to carve out
seven new districts from the existing 23 districts to 30.
● The seven new districts include Sunderban, Ichhemati, Ranaghat, Bishnupur, Jangipur,
Behrampur and one more district will be named from Basirhat region.
➢ Government of Tamil Nadu and supported by the Government of India, iTNT Hub is building India’s
first Deeptech Innovation Network connected to the world.
➢ Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approved naming Hollongi Greenfield Airport as Donyi Polo Airport,
Itanagar.
➢ For the first time in India, the Government of Telangana has introduced the “Nethanna Ku Bima”
Scheme for Weavers.
➢ Andhra Pradesh Renames Newly Created Konaseema District as Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district.
➢ Meghalaya to host the 2nd edition of the North East Olympics 2022 in Shillong.
➢ The Union Ministry of Steel extended the last date for receipt of applications under the Production
Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel till September 15, 2022 from July 31, 2022.
➢ Industrial Promotion and Investment Corporation of Odisha Limited (IPICOL) signed an MoU with
the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the Make in Odisha(MIO)
Conclave 2022.
➢ Point 5140 at Dras, in Kargil sector was renamed as “Gun Hill” to commemorate the victory of
Indian Armed Forces (IAF) and pay tribute to the sacrifice of the war heroes in “Operation Vijay 1999”.
➢ “Lucky Bill App” was launched by the Kerala Chief Minister (CM), Pinarayi Vijayan. It is the first-
of-its-kind initiative to be introduced in India.
➢ Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) launched the beta version of the DigiYatra app for
Android.
➢ REC Ltd (formerly Rural Electrification Corporation Limited) became the 12th company to join
Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) club.
JULY 2022
➢ Tripura: 2022 Weeklong Kharchi Festival Begins
➢ Bonalu Festival Celebrated in Telangana
➢ Maharashtra Renames Aurangabad City as Sambhajinagar & Osmanabad City as Dharashiv
➢ The upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport in Maharashtra will be named after farmer leader
late ‘Dinkar Balu Patil’.
➢ Tatas To Set Up Tamil Nadu Solar Plant for Rs.3,000 Crore
● The MoU was signed at the Tamil Nadu Investors’ First Port of Call – Investment Conclave 2022.
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➢ Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an Operation & Management (O&M) with the UP government
for Operation of 5 Airports-at Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Muirpur & Shravasti for 30 years.
➢ Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) & West Bengal Govt. Inks Pact to
Construct Next Generation Electric Ferry.
➢ Russia signs a pact for supplying tech for Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
➢ Telangana govt announces Data in Climate Resilient Agriculture (DiCRA) in partnership with
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
➢ Punjab Government signed an MoU to become a member of ‘Under2 Coalition’ to address the issues
of climate change.
➢ MHA Website Places First Among Central Ministry Services Portals: Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG).
● In a National e-Governance Service Delivery Assessment, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
website is ranked first under the Central Ministries Portal.
TARGET
➢ India is achieving its ambitious target of 500 GW (Giga Watt) of installed non-fossil fuel electricity
capacity by 2030.
➢ India is now committed to reaching about 50% of the total installed capacity of electric power from
non-fossil fuel-based energy sources by 2030
● And to reduce the emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 45% by 2030.
➢ Indian Railways alone will reduce emissions by 60 million tonnes annually if it achieves its Net
Zero target by 2030.
● In a similar manner, India’s massive LED bulb campaign is cutting emissions by 40 million
tonnes annually.
➢ Government of India (GoI) has set a target to eliminate Kala-azar from Country by 2023.
➢ India sets a target to raise the share of Natural Gas in the Energy Mix to 15% by 2030.
➢ The Ministry of Coal aims to upgrade coal production to 1.23 billion tonnes (BT) by Financial Year
(FY) 2024-2025 to secure the energy security of the country.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ The Members of the European Parliament(MEP) declared Hungary is no longer a fully functioning
democracy and became an electoral autocracy.
➢ Indian Naval Ship (INS) Satpura and a P8 I Maritime Patrol Aircraft of the Indian Navy reached
Darwin in Australia to participate in the multinational Exercise Kakadu 2022 (KA22).
AUGUST 2022
➢ United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimated that 7.3% of the
Indian population possessed digital currency in 2021, placing India 7th out of the top 20 global
economies for digital currency ownership as a share of population.
● With 12.7%, Ukraine came in first, followed by Russia (11.9%), Venezuela (10.3%), Singapore
(9.4%), Kenya (8.5%), and the United States (8.3%).
➢ The United Nations General Assembly(UNGA) declared the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable
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● The resolution was prepared by five member states: Costa Rica, the Maldives, Morocco, Slovenia
and Switzerland.
➢ Nepal approved NHPC Limited (erstwhile National Hydroelectric Power Corporation), India’s
hydropower board to study and develop 750MW West Seti Hydropower Project and 450MW Seti River
(SR-6), a total of 6 joint storage projects with a combined capacity of 1,200MW in western Nepal.
➢ International Solar Alliance (ISA) in partnership with the Republic of Cuba signed a tender for setting
up a 1150 MW solar project in Cuba.
➢ Scottish government became the 1st country in the world to legally protect the right to access free
period products by passing a law, the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021.
➢ Germany inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen-powered train fleet.
➢ IndiGo, the Country’s largest carrier, joins the World Economic Forum’s (WEFs) to the Clear Skies
for Tomorrow (CST), India Coalition campaign.
➢ Kazakhstan signed constitutional amendments that extended its 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.
JULY 2022
➢ The thirty Ambassadors of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nations Sign
Accession Protocols for Sweden, Finland.
➢ NIUA’s C-Cube and WRI India Launch the India Forum for Nature-Based Solutions
❖ The National Institute of Urban Affairs’ (NIUA) Climate Centre for Cities (NIUA C-
Cube) partnered with World Resources Institute India (WRI India) launched ‘India Forum for
Nature-based Solutions (Nbs) under the ‘Cities4Forests initiative’ at the 11th World Urban
Forum (WUF) in Poland.
● This is India’s first national coalition platform for urban nature-based
solutions (NbS).
➢ Deutsche Bahn Become World’s First Intermodal Partner of the Star Alliance
❖ Deutsche Bahn (DB), Germany national railway company will be the world’s first intermodal
partner of the Star Alliance from 1st August 2022 which allows customers and passengers of
Star Alliance member airlines to connect the airline with rail, bus, ferry and other modes of
transport.
● Germany is the first market and DB is the world’s first partner in the new Star Alliance
programme.
➢ India Becomes 68th Country to Join International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol’s)
International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database.
➢ Mosi-oa-Tunya: Zimbabwe launched gold coin as Legal Tender to tackle Inflation
➢ Croatia to become the 20th member of the eurozone to adopt Euro currency from 1 January
2023, replacing the current currency Croatian Kuna.
● In 2015, Lithuania joined the European single-currency regime as the 19th member.
➢ Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (UP) Designated First ‘Cultural and Tourism Capital’ of Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) for 2022-23
● In accordance with a new rotating initiative, the title will be awarded during India’s SCO
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VISITS
INDIAN VISITS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Highlights of Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina visit to India
❖ PM Sheikh Hasina was on a four-day visit to India and held bilateral talks with Indian PM
Narendra Modi to review and further strengthen the relationship between both countries.
● They also agreed to initiate riverine services under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit
and Trade (PIWTT) routes 5 & 6 (Dhulian to Rajshahi -extension to Aricha) and 9 & 10
(Daudkandi to Sonamura).
MoU’s Signed
MoU between Jal Shakti Ministry (India) and Ministry of Water Resources (Bangladesh) on withdrawal of
water from common border river Kushiyara.
MoU between Ministries of Railways of India & Bangladesh on training of Bangladesh Railway personnel in
India.
MoU between Ministries of Railways of India & Bangladesh on collaboration in IT systems such as FOIS* &
other IT applications for Bangladesh Railway.
MoU between National Judicial Academy-NJA (India) and Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on training and capacity
building programme for Bangladesh Judicial Officers in India.
MoU on scientific and technological cooperation between India’s Council for Scientific & Industrial Research
(CSIR) and the Bangladesh Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (BCSIR).
MoU between Prasar Bharti & Bangladesh Television (BTV) on cooperation in broadcasting.
*FOIS is an acronym for Freight Operations Information System
❖ Projects inaugurated/ Unveiled
● Unveiling of Unit I of Maitree power plant
● Inauguration of Rupsha Bridge
● Khulna Darshana railway line link project
● Parbatipur -Kaunia railway line
● India and Bangladesh to open North East Border for Trade
AUGUST 2022
➢ Highlights of President of Maldives Ibrahim Mohamed Solih visit to India
● Both countries jointly launched the Greater Male Connectivity Project — the largest
infrastructure project in Maldives. A 6.74-km-long bridge, connecting Male to Villingli,
Gulhifahlu and Thilahfushi, will be built at a cost of USD 500 million.
● It is funded by a USD 400 million Line of Credit (LoC) from the Indian Exim (Export Import)
Bank and a USD 100 million grant from the Indian government.
➢ 3 days visit of Mozambique Parliamentary Delegation to India; Calls on President Droupadi Murmu
● LS Speaker Om Birla and Esperanca Bias sign MoC to bolster ties between Parliaments of India
& Mozambique
● PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates & Lays Foundation Stone of Multiple Projects of Sabar Dairy
in Sabarkantha, Gujarat
● PM also inaugurated the Aseptic Milk Packaging Plant at Sabar Dairy
● PM Modi Launches India’s First India International Bullion Exchange (IIBX) in Gandhinagar,
Gujarat.
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● Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi was on a two-day visit to Gujarat on August 27-28,
2022 to address Khadi Utsav at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.
● He inaugurated Smriti Van Memorial in Bhuj, and also laid the foundation stone and inaugurated
various developmental projects.
● Inauguration of new office building & a foot over ‘Atal Bridge’.
● He inaugurated India’s first earthquake memorial, Smriti Van- A State of the art Smriti on seven
themes at Bhuj.
● PM Inaugurates Kachchh Branch Canal of Sardar Sarovar Project.
JULY 2022
Highlights of PM Narendra Modi visit to Varanasi on July 7, 2022
❖ PM inaugurated Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam in Varanasi
❖ PM inaugurated Projected worth Rs 590cr under Varanasi Smart City and Urban Projects
● Redevelopment of Namo Ghat in Phase-I along with construction of bathing jetty
● Conversion of diesel and petrol engines of 500 boats into CNG
● Redevelopment of Kameshwar Mahadev ward of Old Kashi and over 600 EWS flats constructed
in village Harhua, Dasepur
● New vending zone and urban place prepared under Lahartara-Chowka Ghat flyover
● Tourist facility and market complex at Dashashwamedh Ghat; and 33/11 KV substation at
Nagwa under IPDS Work Phase-3.
FOREIGN VISIT
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Union Minister of Science and Technology Dr. Jitendra Singh’s Visit to USA – September 20- 25, 2022
❖ Dr. Jitendra Singh Addresses Roundtable On “Net Zero Built Environment with Connected
Communities” At Global Clean Energy Action Forum-2022
❖ International Solar Alliance Launches Corporate Advisory Group
• Pranav R. Mehta, an Indian corporate sector veteran from the solar sector, will serve as the
Chairman of the group.
❖ India’s Bio economy to Touch USD 150 Billion by 2025
➢ Highlights of India’s EAM S. Jaishankar visit to UAE
❖ Both nations reiterated their commitment to achieve the goal of 100 billion US dollars of
bilateral trade in the next 5 years.
❖ The meeting also saw the signing of following two Memorandums of Understanding (MoU)
● One MoU was signed between the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the International
Fund for Houbara Conservation for the Conservation of the Great Indian Bustard and the
Lesser Florican.
● Another MoU was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation of UAE and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) on the
establishment of the India-UAE Cultural Council Forum.
● S Jaishankar visits the first Hindu temple site ‘Shri Swaminarayan Mandir’ under
construction in Abu Dhabi.
➢ Highlights of India’s EAM S. Jaishankar visit to Japan
❖ Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr. S. Jaishankar
made an official visit to Japan for the 2nd India-Japan 2+2 Foreign Ministerial Meeting 2022 and
Defence Ministerial Meeting 2022 held in Tokyo, Japan.
• The United States (US), Japan, Australia, and Russia are among the few nations with
whom India has “2+2” format ministerial dialogue.
➢ Highlights of India’s Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal visit to San Francisco
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❖ Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Ministry of Commerce & Industry (MoCI) was on a 6-day visit to
San Francisco and Los Angeles of the United States (US) from September 5-10, 2022 to attend
the first in-person Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial meeting in Los Angeles.
• Piyush Goyal launches US Startup upskilling initiative SETU- Supporting Entrepreneurs
in Transformation and Upskilling programme in San Francisco to connect startups in
India to US-based investors.
➢ Visit of PM Narendra Modi to Uzbekistan for the SCO Summit 2022
❖ Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to attend the 22nd Meeting of
the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) 2022.
• The SCO now has eight full members, including its six original members: China,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. In 2017, Pakistan and India
became full members.
• Secretary General of the SCO – Zhang Ming of China.
• Leaders of SCO Member States Sign Samarkand Declaration 2022
• SCO Summit 2022: Varanasi Nominated as First-Ever SCO Tourism & Cultural Capital
• India Assumes Rotating SCO Presidency: To Host SCO Summit in 2023
AUGUST 2022
NIL
JULY 2022
Highlights of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Germany and UAE; Germany Hosts 2022 G7 Summit
❖ The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi was on a 3-day visit to Germany, and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
● The 48th G7 Summit by Germany along with India, Argentina, Indonesia, Senegal, South Africa,
and Ukraine attended the summit as guest nations.
● The G7 group launched a ‘Partnership for Global Infrastructure and
Investment'(PGII) initiative to compete with China. Under this, the G7 nations will invest
almost 600 billion dollars through in public and private investments by 2027 (next 5 years) to
finance infrastructure in developing countries.
● On the suggestion of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the G7 will establish a Climate Club by the end of
2022.
❖ PM Narendra Modi’s gifts to G7 Leaders:
● The Indian PM gifted a gulabi meenakari brooch and cufflink set to US President Joe Biden.
● Gulabi Meenakari is a GI-tagged art form of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
COMMITTEES
COMMITTEES FORMED
Name of the Committee Head Facts about the Committee
SEPTEMBER 2022
High-level panel on cyber Navin Kumar Singh, Securities and Exchange Board of
security Director General (DG), India (SEBI) has restructured its 4 members,
National Critical high-level panel on cyber security.
Information
Infrastructure Protection
Centre (NCIIPC)
National level committee Suresh Prabhakar Union Minister Amit Shah, Ministry of Home
Prabhu, Former Union Affairs (MHA) constituted a 47-member
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National level committee for drafting of the
National Cooperation Policy Document.
Committee to review the formula Dr. Kirit Shantilal Cabinet approval is required for the
to formalise the pricing of gas Parikh(Kirit S Parikh), a implementation of the committee’s
produced former Member of the recommendations.
Planning ● It will submit its report to the
Commission(GoI) government by the end of September
2022.
Company Law Committee (CLC) Chairmanship of At present,11-member CLC is chaired by
the Ministry of corporate affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj.
Corporate Affairs (MCA)
Secretary [Tarun Bajaj]
Expert Committee M. Damodaran, former It is formed by the Ministry of Finance (MoF)
Chairman of Securities (6member)
and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI)
AUGUST 2022
Task Force to control the Dr. Vinod K. Paul It was set up by the Government of India
Monkeypox cases in India (GoI).
SEBI’s Foreign Portfolio KV Subramanian SEBI constituted a 15-member advisory
Investment (FPI)Advisory committee to increase foreign investments
Committee (FAC) and to simplify investment processes in the
capital markets.
Market Data Advisory Committee M. S. Sahoo Securities and Exchange Board of

(MDAC) India (SEBI) has restructured 20 members.
Advisory Committee Minister of Civil Aviation It was set up by the Ministry of Steel.
and Steel, (Jyotiraditya
M. Scindia).
Internet Governance Forum Alkesh Sharma He was appointed as one of the members of
(IGF) Leadership Panel 10-member United Nations ‘s IGF Leadership
panel
JULY 2022
Committee to Develop a Nidhi Khare It was formed by Department of Consumer
Comprehensive Framework on Affairs (DoCA) of the Ministry of Consumer
the Right to Repair Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (MoCA,
F & PD)
Apex Committee for Performance Defence Secretary (Ajay It was set up by the Ministry of Defence
and Efficiency Audit Kumar) (MoD).
29-member committee Sanjay Agrawal It was set up by the Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers’ Welfare (MoA&FW) to make the
Minimum Support Price (MSP) more effective
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MEETING
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ RIL Conducted Its 45th Annual General Meeting in 2022
● Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (Reliance Jio) plans to launch Jio 5G services “Jio True 5G” by
October 2022, as declared by Mukesh Ambani, RIL’s CMD.
● Reliance Jio has teamed with Qualcomm, a chipmaker powerhouse based in California (USA)
to provide 5G solutions in India.
● Reliance Jio has announced its collaboration with Alphabet Inc.-owned Google to
introduce “ultra-affordable 5G smartphone” in India.
➢ Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur inaugurated the AIBD’s 47th
Annual Gathering & 20th Asia-pacific Institute of Broadcasting Development (AIBD) General Conference
and Associated Meetings 2022 in New Delhi.
• India’s Presidency of the prestigious AIBD has been extended for another year and the
decision was unanimously taken by the AIBD member countries at this 2-day GC.
• Currently, Sh. Mayank Kumar Agrawal, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati and
Director General, Doordarshan is the President of AIBD.
• The Appreciation Award for 2022 was shared by the Ministry of Economy, Civil Service,
Communications, Housing and Community Development, Republic of Fiji and Fiji
Broadcasting Corporation.
• The Lifetime Achievement Award for 2022 was conferred on Mayank Agarwal, CEO of
Prasar Bharati; Director General of Doordarshan and President of AIBD.
AUGUST 2022
➢ The 3rd Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) 2022 between the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises (MSME), Government of India (GoI), and the Ministry of Business, Enterprises and
Cooperatives, Republic of Mauritius for cooperation in the field of MSMEs was held in New Delhi, Delhi.
❖ First MoU: It was signed on August 23, 2022, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, between SME
Mauritius Ltd. and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII)-Ahmedabad.
❖ Second MoU: It was signed on August 24, 2022, in New Delhi, Delhi, between SME Mauritius
Ltd and the National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), an
institute under the Ministry of MSME.
➢ The 9th Meeting of India-Thailand Joint Commission (JCM) 2022 was attended by the Union
Minister Subrahmanyam (S.) Jaishankar, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India on an official visit to
Bangkok, Thailand.
❖ MoU on Health and Medical Research Cooperation between Indian Council of Medical Research
(ICMR) of Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India; and
Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) of Ministry of Public Health of Thailand.
❖ MoU for Cooperation & Collaboration on Broadcasting between Prasar Bharti, India and Thai
Public Broadcasting Service, Thailand (Thai PBS).
SUMMITS, EVENTS & CONFERENCE

SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ 7th biennial international Exhibition and Conference “Bengaluru Space Expo (BSX-2022)” was
held from September 05-07, 2022 at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
❖ Six MoUs Signed Between India, Australia at Bengaluru Space Expo 2022
● MoU between: Australia’s Space Machines Company & Ananth Technologies, Bengaluru-based
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● Purpose: Product Integration, Testing, Technology Development and Joint-Space Missions.
● MoU between: Australian HEX20 & Skyroot Aerospace, Hyderabad, Telangana
● Purpose: To provide launch services, spacecraft avionics and components for Australian space
initiatives.
● MoU between: QL Space, Perth (Australia) & Skyroot Aerospace, Hyderabad, Telangana.
● Purpose: To further develop launch facilities in Australia and support joint mineral exploration
missions in space.
● MoU between: QL Space, Perth (Australia) & GalaxEye, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
● Purpose: To develop a hybrid optic and radar payload to reduce the adverse environmental
impact of critical mineral exploration in Australia and beyond.
● MoU between: QL Space, Perth (Australia) & SatSure, Bengaluru, Karnataka
● Purpose: To build satellite and AI-based solutions to support agriculture, mining and defence
industries.
● MoU between: Australia’s SABRN Health, Altdata & India’s DCube
● Purpose: Development and integration of hardware, sensor technology and software to provide
health support to astronauts.
➢ White Paper highlighting ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ at IWA World Water Congress &
Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark
❖ A Whitepaper on ‘Urban Wastewater Scenario in India’ was launched by Union Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat, Ministry for Jal Shakti (MoJS), India; Lea Wermelin, Minister of Environment,
Denmark; and Flemming Moller Mortensen, Minister of Development Co-operation, Denmark along
with the Indian Delegation during International Water Association (IWA) World Water Congress &
Exhibition 2022 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• This whitepaper is an outcome of the Green Strategic Partnership between India and
Denmark with a focus on green hydrogen, renewable energy and wastewater management.
• India has committed investments of more than US $ 140 Billion by 2024 in the water sector.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the Grand Finale of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal
Bhavishya- Power @2047’ via video conferencing.
❖ It was initiated by the Ministry of Power, and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), to
showcase the transformation, and achievements in the power sector in the last 8 years.
● PM digitally launched the Ministry of Power’s flagship Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme
(RDSS) with an outlay of Rs 3,03,758 crore over a period of five years from FY 2021-22 to FY
2025-26.
● The PM also launched the National Portal for Rooftop solar (https://solarrooftop.gov.in/) at
Kandukur village which will enable online tracking of the process of installation of rooftop solar
plants, registering the applications, release of subsidy in residential consumers’ bank account,
among others.
● The portal is designed, developed and hosted by National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
❖ PM Dedicates and lays Foundation Stone of Green Energy Projects of NTPC worth over Rs
5200cr
● 100 MW (Mega Watt) Ramagundam Floating Solar Project in Telangana: It is
India’s largest floating solar PV (photovoltaic) project with 4.5 lakh ‘Made in India’ solar PV
modules.
● 92 MW Kayamkulam Floating Solar Project in Kerala: It is the second largest floating solar PV
project consisting of 3 lakh Made in India solar PV panels floating on water. The project is Rs
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●735 MW Nokh Solar Project at Nokh, in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan: It is India’s largest Domestic
Content Requirement based Solar project with 1000 MWp (Megawatt peak) at a single location,
deploying high-wattage bifacial PV Modules with a tracker system.
● Green Hydrogen Mobility Project in Leh, Ladakh: It is a pilot project and aims for five Fuel Cell
Buses to be run in and around Leh. This pilot project would be the first deployment of Fuel Cell
Electric Vehicles for public use in India.
● Kawas Green Hydrogen Blending with Natural Gas project in Gujarat: The Green Hydrogen
Blending Pilot Project at NTPC Kawas Township will be India’s first Green Hydrogen Blending
Project helping in reducing the usage of natural gas.
● Gujarat, Rajasthan, Kerala, and Telangana’s renewable energy initiatives will help all of India.
● Ladakh will become India’s first region to receive Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCVs) and work
towards being carbon neutral.
● India aims to create 175 GW (Giga Watt) of renewable energy capacity by 2022.
➢ DefExpo 2022, The 12th edition of India’s prestigious biennial defence exhibition on Land, Naval
and Homeland Security System, is set to be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat between 18th and 22nd
October 2022.
➢ Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao(KTR) Telangana’s Cabinet Minister for Industries & Commerce
unveiled the theme of 20th edition of BioAsia 2023 “Advancing for ONE: Shaping the next
generation of humanized healthcare”.
JULY 2022
➢ First I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit 2022 – July 14, 2022
● The first virtual summit of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States
of America (USA) dubbed “I2U2″—“First I2U2 Leaders’ Virtual Summit 2022”.
● It was virtually attended by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister (PM) of India; Yair Lapid, Caretaker
PM of Israel; Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE; and Joseph R. Biden,
President of the USA.
❖ Aim: To encourage joint investments in 6 mutually identified areas such as water, energy,
transportation, space, health, and food security.
● The “I2U2” grouping—in which “I” stands for India and Israel and “U” for the US and the
UAE—is envisioned as the Quad for West Asia.
❖ Israel, Israel’s President, Isaac Herzog, awarded USA President Joseph R. Biden the highest civilian
accolade of Israel – the Presidential Medal of Honor.
❖ Initiatives Highlighted by the I2U2 Leaders
● Food Security: UAE to invest USD 2 billion to develop Integrated Food Parks in India; US
and Israel to provide technology.
● Clean Energy: I2U2 Group Will Advance Hybrid Renewable Energy Project in Gujarat
Consisting of 300 MW of Wind and Solar Capacity.
➢ 17th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership held in New Delhi
❖ The 17th Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Exim Bank Conclave on India-Africa Growth
Partnership was held in New Delhi, Delhi on July 19-20, 2022 in Hybrid format.
● It was organized by CII in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce & Industry
(MoCI); and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India.
● Under the theme ‘creating shared futures’.
● NTPC (formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) signs MoU
with Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy for cooperation in renewable energy
● The MoUs signed between India and Namibia are on ‘Wildlife Conservation and
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‘Authorizing Spouses and Dependents of Members of the Diplomatic Mission to Engage
in Gainful Employment and the MoU between National Forensic Science University
(NFSU) of India and Namibian Police Forensic Science Institute (NPFSI).
➢ UN Ocean Conference 2022 Held in Lisbon, Portugal
● UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development 2021 – 2030
● The 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference proposed the “Blue Deal,” which would enable the
sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth.
● The Lisbon Declaration on ocean conservation was unanimously adopted by all 198 members of
the United Nations on July 01, 2022.
MOU’s & AGREEMENTS
MOU'S WITH OTHER COUNTRY

MoU between Field
SEPTEMBER 2022
India and Madagascar For the training of diplomats between India and Madagascar.
AUGUST 2022
India & Bangladesh For the construction of a new broad-gauge line between Khulna & Darsana and
Railway conversion of meter gauge into a dual-gauge line between Parbatipur & Kaunia.
● The projects are being implemented with financing under the
concessional Indian line of credit (LoC) of $2 billion.
Russia & Airports To Supply Radio Equipment for 24 Airports in India.
Authority of India (AAI)
Indian Oil Corporation For an interim set up to facilitate emergency supply of petroleum goods.
Limited (IOCL) & ● Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG), Hardeep Singh
Bangladesh Roads and Puri released publications on Indian Oil Corporation Limited’s (IOCLs)
Highways department Diamond Jubilee milestone of Guwahati Refinery and Golden Jubilee
celebrations of Bongaigaon Refinery.
Airports Authority of To Facilitate Smart and Sustainable Aviation Technology Collaboration.
India (AAI) & Sweden’s
LFV Air Navigation
Services
(LUFTFARTSVERKET)
JULY 2022
Telecommunications For participating in the e-VBAB (e-VidyaBharati and e-AarogyaBharati)
Consultants India network project.
Limited (TCIL) &
Madagascar
India & Namibia Historic Wildlife Conservation and Sustainable Biodiversity Utilization
Agreement.
● The first of its kind in the world.
● It was signed on the sidelines of 17th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-
Africa Growth Partnership 2022, New Delhi. Delhi.
● Cheetahs will be reintroduced into the Kuno National Park in Madhya
Pradesh (MP), with the first batch of cheetahs expected to arrive before
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India & the United Inked a pact for Mutual Recognition of Educational Degrees including maritime
Kingdom (UK) education and a Framework agreement on the health care workforce.
India & Maldives Inked a pact in the field of Judicial Cooperation between India and the Judicial
Service Commission of the Republic of Maldives.
India & Armenia Inked a pact on High Impact Community Development Projects (HICDP) in
Armenia which will be financially and technically funded by India.
MOU’S WITH STATE

State MoU with Field/Purpose
SEPTEMBER 2022
Tata Power Bharti Airtel To offer bill payment solutions to over 2 million registered
Northern Odisha customers
Distribution Limited
(TPNODL)
Gujarat Vedanta & Foxconn To set up a semiconductor and display FAB (a
semiconductor fabrication plant ) manufacturing unit in the
state for Rs 1.54 Lakh Crore.
AUGUST 2022
Arunachal Pradesh NITI Aayog & Reach For a large-scale transformation in school education.
to Teach organisation
Gujarat Larsen & Toubro To set up an Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled
Limited (L&T) Services (ITeS) Park in Vadodara, Gujarat at an investment
worth Rs. 7,000 crore.
Odisha National Institute of For protecting its coastline.
Ocean Technology
(NIOT)
Arunachal Pradesh Department of To create a “District Good Governance Portal” to track and
Administrative assess the performance of each district in the state on a
Reforms and Public monthly basis.
Grievances (DARPG),
Ministry of
Personnel, Public
Grievances &
Pensions
Assam, Manipur & Godrej Agrovet For the development and promotion of oil palm cultivation
Tripura in the region under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil
Palm (NMEO-OP) scheme.
JULY 2022
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana A first-of-its-kind Inter-State Declaration of Intent to Work
Karnataka, Kerala, in Collaboration to Combat Human Trafficking was signed by
Odisha, Tamil Nadu 6 states. This will be called the ‘Hyderabad Declaration’.
Gujarat Alkalies and NTPC Renewable To Establish India’s First Commercial-Scale Green Ammonia
Chemicals Limited Energy Limited Project
(GACL) (NTPC REL)
Jharkhand United Kingdom (UK) To award the Chevening Marang Gomke Jaipal Singh Munda
government’s (MGJSM) Scholarship to five meritorious scholars belonging
Foreign,

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Commonwealth and to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, other backward
Development Office class and minorities.
(FCDO), British High
Commission
MOU’S BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONS

Organization MoU with Field/Purpose
SEPTEMBER 2022
International Solar International Civil To check the growth of CO2 emissions in the aviation sector
Alliance (ISA) Aviation and also to reduce carbon emissions.
Organization (ICAO)
United Nations National Cadet To achieve the Universal goal of Clean Water Bodies
Environment Corps (NCC)
Programme
(UNEP)
United Nations Confederation of To collaborate on strengthening the safe migration of Indian
(UN)-International Indian Industry (CII) citizens.
Organization for • The CII has decided to adopt over 35,000 tuberculosis
Migration (IOM) (TB) patients by providing nutritional support.
IBM (International Bharti Airtel collaborated to for edge computing platform for large firms.
Business Machines
Corporation)
Ministry of Youth National Thermal Pledge Rs 215 crore to the National Sports Development Fund
Affairs and Sports Power Corporation (NSDF) in New Delhi for the development of sports in India.
(NTPC) Limited and
Rural Electrification
Corporation (REC)
with the 2 Public
Sector Undertaking
(PSUs)
World Resource Assam Energy To launch an Online Geospatial Platform for Assam in
institute (WRI) Development Guwahati.
India Agency (AEDA)
IndiGo British carrier Virgin To widen the network of the airline.
Atlantic ● It is IndiGo’s 7th codeshare with Virgin Atlantic.
Ministry of Home National Socialist One-year extension to the cease-fire agreement with
Affairs Council of Nagaland- the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-
Khaplang (NSCN- K) Niki group with effect from September 8, 2022, to
K) Niki group September 7, 2023.
Ministry of Institute of Rural To strengthen Panchayati Raj institutions across India.

Panchayati Raj Management
Anand (IRMA),
Gujarat
Mastercard United Nations On Mastercard’s Lighthouse MASSIV program, a free startup
Development partnership program that will help to secure the lives of over
Programme (UNDP) 1 billion people by 2025.

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● MASSIV stands for Make and Scale Social Impact
Vision.
AUGUST 2022
Indian Institute of Indian Navy To boost self-reliance in key technologies & collaborate on
Science (IISc) aviation research and development
Indian Oil National Tiger For transcontinental relocation of ‘Cheetah’ in its historical
Corporation Conservation range in India.
Limited (IOCL) Authority (NTCA) ● This MoU is in continuation with the MoU signed on
July 20, 2022 between India and Namibia on wildlife
conservation and sustainable biodiversity utilization,
for establishing the cheetah into the historical range in
India.
● Indian Oil is contributing Rs 50.22 crore in 4 years for
the project components
● Indian Oil is the first corporate which is supporting
the “Project Cheetah” under Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR).
● ‘Project Cheetah’ is one-of-a-kind projects in which a
species is being restored in the country by bringing it
from South Africa / Namibia.
Ministry of Micro, Ministry of Tourism For sharing Udyam data.
Small & Medium (MoT) & National
Enterprises Small Industries
(MoMSME) Corporation (NSIC)
Amazon India Indian Railways To boost its delivery services in India by transporting
packages.
National Health Quality Council of To Accredit Health Solutions Integrated with Ayushman
Authority (NHA) India (QCI) Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).
Army Design Drone Federation of To develop high-impact drones for Indian soldiers.
Bureau (ADB) India (DFI) ● The Indian Army and DFI launched the “Him Drone-a-
thon” programme on August 08, 2022.
Microsoft Ministry of Skill To boost the functional computer literacy of nearly 2.5 million
Development & Civil Servants of India.
Entrepreneurship
(MSDE), and
Capacity Building
Commission (CBC)
National Buildings Ministry of External To redevelop a housing complex for Rs. 175 crore.
Construction Affairs
Corporation
Limited NBCC
(India)
Indian Navy (IN) Space Applications For Cooperation on Satellite Based Naval Applications in
Centre (SAC), under Oceanology & Meteorology.
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Research
Organisation (ISRO)
Ministry of Ministry of To provide technical support to the Ministry of Ayush for
Electronics and Ayurveda, Yoga & digitalization of Ayush Sector under the Ayush Grid Project for
Information Naturopathy, Unani, a period of 3 years.
Technology Siddha and
(MeitY) Homoeopathy
(Ayush) (MOA)
National Highways Rail Vikas Nigam development of modern Multi Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP)
Logistics Limited (RVNL) under Bharatmala Pariyojna across India
Management
Limited (NHLML),
Inland Waterways
Authority of India
(IWAI)
Pharmacopoeia Indian For Inter-Ministerial cooperation for promotion and
Commission for Pharmacopoeia facilitation of ‘One Herb, One Standard’.
Indian Medicine Commission (IPC)
and Homoeopathy
(PCIM&H)
JULY 2022
Ministry of Heavy Ministry of Skill To create a collaborative ecosystem to offer skill development
Industries (MHI) Development and training in the capital goods sector.
Entrepreneurship
(MSDE)
Delhi Skill and YuWaah (Generation To enable access to employment opportunities for students of
Entrepreneurship Unlimited/ GenU) at the DSEU.
University (DSEU) United Nations
Children’s Fund
(UNICEF)
National Investment New To attract investment for Indian IT Small and medium-sized
Association of South Wales (NSW) enterprises (SMEs).
Software and Australia
Services
Companies
(NASSCOM)
Hindustan Safran Helicopter To establish a new 50-50 Joint Venture (JV) to manufacture
Aeronautics Engines helicopter engines.
Limited (HAL)
Nokia Indian Institute of To set up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) in order to facilitate
Science (IISc) in research in the areas of networked robotics at IISc Bengaluru.
Bengaluru,
Karnataka
CSIR-CECRI GODI India Entered into a public-private partnership to operate and
(Council of maintain an advanced lithium-ion cells manufacturing facility
Scientific and in Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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Electrochemical
Research Institute)
NTPC Ltd National Institute for To develop a net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
Transforming India roadmap for NTPC.
(NITI) Aayog
Greenko Group Indian Institute of To launch ‘Greenko School of Sustainable Science and
Technology (IIT) Technology’ (GSSST), India’s first dedicated School for
Hyderabad Sustainable Science and Technology.
Indian Vegetable Malaysian Palm Oil To enhance cooperation between Malaysia and India in the
Oil Producers’ Council (MPOC) palm oil industry and to promote the usage of palm oil.
Association (IVPA)
INDEX
RANKING
STATE/CITY WISE RANKING
Index/Survey Name Released by State or City in the rank
SEPTEMBER 2022
The 4th progress report on the NITI Aayog Poshan Abhiyaan is the flagship
POSHAN (Prime Minister’s programme of Government of India (GoI).
Overarching Scheme for Holistic ● The report covers the period from
Nutrition) Abhiyaan, January to December 2020, which
titled“Preserving Progress on mostly coincides with the active
Nutrition in India: Poshan implementation of mission
Abhiyaan in Pandemic Times.” activities.
● Maharashtra (MH), Andhra
Pradesh (AP), and Gujarat (GJ) are
found to be the top three states in
terms of total implementation
among larger states at the national
level in 2020, followed by Tamil
Nadu (TN), Madhya Pradesh (MP),
and Himachal Pradesh (HP).
● Sikkim performed the best (more
than 75%) out of the eight small
states, followed by Meghalaya,
Tripura, and Goa.
● The top three UTs on the list were
Dadra & Nagar Haveli along with
Daman & Diu, Chandigarh, and the
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, all of
which had scores of over 70%.
AUGUST 2022
2022 Nature Index Rankings for Nature Index data University of Hyderabad (UoH),
Research Output Telangana, was placed first among Indian
universities & 16th among all academic
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Top 3 Indian Institutions under research
Output.
● Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
,Bengaluru in Karnataka.
● Homi Bhabha National Institute
(HBNI), Mumbai in Maharashtra.
● Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay (IIT Bombay) ,Mumbai in
Maharashtra.
JULY 2022
India Rankings 2022- Ranking of National Institutional Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Higher Educational Institutions on Ranking Framework Madras topped the overall ranking
Performance (NIRF), Ministry of followed by Indian Institute of Science
Education (MoE) (IISc), Bengaluru (Karnataka) & IIT
Bombay, Mumbai (Maharashtra).
clickhere
Asia Pacific Sustainability Index Knight Frank 4 Indian cities made it to the top 20 of the
2021 Asia Pacific (APAC) Sustainably Led Cities
Index Ranking.
● Bengaluru (Karnataka) – 14 – Gold
Standard category
● Other 3 cities - Delhi (17),
Hyderabad (18) & Mumbai (20) -
Silver standard category
The top five green-rated cities -
Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Wellington
(New Zealand), Perth (Australia), &
Melbourne (Australia)
❖ India Green Bonds’ Issuance 6th
Largest in APAC Region
Global Startup Ecosystem Index Startup Blink Bengaluru ranks 8th among the world’s
2022 top 10 cities and ranks 19th in country
wise ranking.
❖ United states(US), United
Kingdom(UK) & Israel are top
three spots in country wise
ranking
❖ Top three cities
● San Francisco Bay
● New York
● London
1st ‘State Ranking Index For Ministry of Consumer Top three ranking in General Category
National Food Security Act (NFSA)’ Affairs, Food & Public States/UTs
2022 Distribution ● Odisha
(MoCA,F&PD) ● Uttar Pradesh
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Tripura ranked 1st among the North
Eastern States, Himalayan States, & the
Island Regions.
QS Best Student Cities Ranking Quacquarelli Symonds Mumbai ranked at 103 has emerged as
2023 (QS) India’s highest-ranked student city.
Top three cities are
● London
● Munich
● Seoul
3rd edition of the States’ Startup Department for ❖ It is based upon States’ Startup
Ranking 2021 Promotion of Industry Ranking Framework (SRF) 2020
and Internal Trade which involves five grading groups
(DPIIT), Ministry of viz. Best performers (Percentile:
Commerce and Industry 100), Top Performers (Percentile:
(MoCI) 60-99), Leaders (Percentile: 30-
59), Aspiring Leaders (Percentile:
11-29), and Emerging Startups
Ecosystems (Percentile: Up To 10).
● The Best Performer States are
Gujarat and Karnataka in Category
A, and Meghalaya in Category B.
● In Top Performers-Kerala,
Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana in
Category A and Jammu & Kashmir
in Category B. Clickhere
India Innovation Index 2021 NITI Aayog (National ❖ Karnataka topped the major
Institution for states’ category.
Transforming India) ❖ Manipur topped the North East
and Hill States
❖ Chandigarh topped the UT and
City States.
First list of the World’s Greatest TIME Magazine India’s Ahmedabad (Gujarat), and Kerala
Places of 2022 among the 50 extraordinary destinations
to explore.
INTERNATIONAL RANKING
Index /Survey Name Released By Ranks of India & Top 3 Ranks
SEPTEMBER 2022
The 2022 Global Crypto Adoption Chainalysis Vietnam is ranked first in cryptocurrency
Index: Emerging Markets Lead in adoption for the second consecutive year
Grassroots Adoption, China with an overall index ranking of 1.
Remains Active Despite Ban, and • India stood at 4th with an index
score of 0.663.
Crypto Fundamentals Appear
• Vietnam is followed by Philippines
Healthy with an overall index ranking 2,
and overall index score of 0.753,
and Ukraine at 3rd with overall
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Human Development Report United Nations India ranked 132nd among 191 countries
2021-22- Uncertain Times, Development Program’s and territories on the 2021 Human
Unsettled Lives: Shaping our (UNDP) Development Index (HDI).
Future in a Transforming World ● Top 5 Countries:
1- Switzerland
2- Norway
3 -Iceland
4 -Hong Kong, China (SAR)
5 -Australia
● India’s neighbouring countries are
ranked as- Sri Lanka (73rd), China
(79th), Bangladesh (129th), and
Bhutan (127th) Pakistan (161st),
Nepal (143rd), and Myanmar
(149th).
List of ‘India’s Richest’ for 2022, Fortune India The wealth of 142 billionaires based in
India is collectively worth USD 832 billion
(Rs 66.36 trillion).
AUGUST 2022
Forbes Asia’s 200 Best Under A Forbes India Ranks 4th With 24 Firms.
Billion 2022 Ranking ● The majority of publicly traded
firms are located in Taiwan, with
30, followed by Japan with 29 and
South Korea with 27.
Fortune Global 500 list Fortune Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) was
ranked 98th, with revenue of USD 97.26
billion and a profit of USD 553.8 million, in
the 2022 Fortune Global 500 list.
● Reliance Industries Limited
(RIL) has ranked 104th in the
2022 Fortune Global 500 list.
● Walmart topped the list for the
9th straight year, followed
by Amazon, and Chinese energy
giants State Grid.
2022 Forbes Cloud 100 List Forbes Razorpay Software Private Limited has
become the 1st Indian company to be
named in the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100
List of the top 100 private cloud
companies in the world.
● Razorpay has entered the
Forbes list for
the 2nd time and the rank has
been listed at the 49th
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JULY 2022
Ranking of International Economic PHD Chamber of The Indian economy has risen from 6th
Resilience (IER) 2022 Commerce and Industry place in 2019 to 4th place in 2020, 3rd
(PHDCCI) place in 2021, and 2nd in 2022.
Top countries:
● Germany and Canada both ranked
first in the IER 2022
Global Gender Gap Index 2022 World Economic Forum India ranks low at 135th place among a
(WEF) total of 146 countries.
Top 5 countries:
● Iceland
● Finland
● Norway
● New Zealand
● Sweden
Expat Insider 2022 InterNations ❖ India is ranked 36th out of 52
nations on the list
❖ Top 5 Expat Destinations 2022
● Mexico
● Indonesia
● Taiwan
● Portugal
● Spain
Annual Brand Footprint report Kantar India ❖ Parle Products Limited(Parle),
2022 (10th Edition) Indian multinational food
processing company, topped the
ranking of most chosen Fast-
Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG)
brands in India in 2021.
● Amul secured 2nd Rank
followed by Britannia,
Clinic Plus and Tata
Consumer Products.
REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar Releases “Globalise to Localise” Report Exploring USD 300 Billion in
Electronic Production by 2026
❖ Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Electronics and Information
Technology (MeitY), published a report titled “Globalise to Localise: Exporting at Scale and
Deepening the Ecosystem Are Vital to Higher Domestic Value Addition.”
● The report investigates how India can reach its goals of USD 300 billion in electronics
production and USD 120 billion in exports by 2025–2026.
● It is prepared by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations
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➢ NITI Aayog Report: India’s Truck Market Likely to Grow Over 4-times by 2050
❖ According to a National Institute for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog report
titled ‘Transforming Trucking in India: Pathways to Zero-Emission Truck Deployment’, India’s
trucking market is expected to grow over 4 times by 2050.
● Due to the increase in population, the rise of e-commerce and rising income levels, the
transport demand continues to grow and the road freight movement is expected to
increase to 9.6 trillion tonnes Kilometre by 2050.
➢ 6th NHA Estimates Report: GoI’s Health Expenditure GDP Fell from 1.35% to 1.28%
❖ According to the 6th National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates Report of India for 2018-
19 data, the centre’s share in the total government health expenditure dropped to 34.3 percent
in 2018-19 from 40.8 percent in 2017-2018.The government’s health expenditure as a
percentage of the GDP fell from 1.35 in 2017-18 to 1.28 in 2018-2019.
● The report was prepared by National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC),
designated as National Health Accounts Technical Secretariat (NHATS) in 2014 by
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
● The share of States to government health expenditure has raised up to 7 percent such as
65.7 percent in 2018-19, from 59.2 percent in 2017-2018.
● The total health expenditure per capita has been increased by 74 percent since 2013-14,
that is Rs. 1042 to Rs 1815 in 2018-19.
● Government’s health expenditure as a percentage of Current Health Expenditure has
increased from 23.2% in 2013-14 to 34.5% in 2018-19.
● In the group of 189 countries, India ranks 66th for per capita OOPE.
● OOPE as a percentage of the total health expenditure has declined by 16 points from
64.2 percent to 48.2 percent.
● OOPE as a percentage of the current health expenditure has also declined from 69.1
percent to 53.2 percent.
● Per capita OOPE has decreased by 8 percent between 2013-14 and 2018-19 from Rs.
2366 to Rs. 2155.
➢ As per the report by the State Bank of India (SBI) Research Ecowrap, India is set to become the
world’s 3rd largest economy by 2029.
AUGUST 2022
➢ According to the Worldline India Digital Payments Report Q1 2022, India saw 9.36 billion
transactions amounting to Rs 10.25 trillion in the first quarter (January-March period) via various
payment modes led by Unified Payment Interface (UPI).
● The top UPI apps in terms of volume were PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm Payments Bank App,
Amazon Pay, Axis banks App.
● In Q1 2022, the top remitter banks were State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, Bank of
Baroda, Union Bank and Paytm Payments Bank while the top Beneficiary Banks were
Paytm Payments Bank, State Bank of India, YES Bank, Axis Bank and ICICI Bank.
● The top Payment Service Provider (PSP) UPI Players were YES Bank, Axis Bank, State Bank of
(SBI) , HDFC Bank, and Paytm Payments Bank.
● States and cities with the highest number of transactions at physical touch points in Q1 2022 for
Worldline India
● Top 10 States: 1. Maharashtra 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Karnataka 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Kerala 6.
Gujarat 7. Delhi 8. Uttar Pradesh 9. Telangana 10. West Bengal.
● Top 10 Cities: 1. Hyderabad 2. Bengaluru 3. Chennai 4. Mumbai 5. Pune.
● The top credit card issuing banks were HDFC Bank, SBI, ICICI
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●The top debit card issuing banks were SBI, BOB, Union Bank, Canara Bank and Punjab
National Bank.
● Top Point of Sales (POS) deployers: HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, State Bank of India,
RBL Bank, Paytm Payments Bank, IndusInd Bank, Union Bank of India are the top acquiring
banks with significant market share in terms of POS deployment.
➢ According to the data collated by PGA Labs, State Bank of India (SBI) remained the top player
with 30 percent market share of debit cards as of June 2022.
● HDFC Bank has topped the credit card chart with 22 percent market share.
● Debit card – The Bank of Baroda (BoB) has ranked 2nd with 8 percent market share followed by
Bank of India, Canara Bank, Union Bank and Punjab National Bank (PNB) with 5 percent market
share.
● Credit card – The HDFC was followed by SBI (18%), ICICI Bank (17%), Axis Bank (12%), RBL Bank
(5%) and Kotak Mahindra Bank (5%).
JULY 2022
➢ Take Home Ration: Good Practices Across the State/UTs: Report by NITI Aayog & World
Food Program
● The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and the United Nations World
Food Programme (WFP) have released a report titled “Take Home Ration: Good Practices-
Across the States/UTs”.
➢ 5th Edition of Business Reforms Action Plan: BRAP 2020 – An Assessment of States/UTs To
Enhance Ease of Doing Business by Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ministry of Finance (MoF),
and Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MoCA).
The 7 States/UTs under the Top Achievers category in BRAP 2020:
S.No States/UTs
1 Andhra Pradesh
2 Gujarat
3 Haryana
4 Karnataka
5 Punjab
6 Tamil Nadu
7 Telangana
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➢ NITI Aayog Releases Report on Digital Banks; Proposes a Licensing and Regulatory Regime for
India
● The Central Government think tank, National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog
releases its report on digital banks, titled ‘Digital Banks: A proposal for Licensing and
Regulatory Regime for India’ offering a template and roadmap for licensing and regulatory
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APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
APPOINTMENTS
NATIONAL
Name Appointed As Entity/Place Points to Be Noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
Ratan Tata, K.T. trustees Prime Minister’s Citizen Ratan Tata; retired Justice K.T.
Thomas & Kariya Assistance and Relief in Thomas, former Supreme Court
Munda Emergency Situations judge; and former deputy
Speaker of Lok Sabha Kariya
Fund (PM CARES Fund)
Munda
Pralay Mondal Managing CSB bank limited He was appointed for a period
Director (MD) and of 3 years with effect from 15th
Chief Executive September 2022.
Officer (CEO)
Sumant Kathpalia Managing IndusInd Bank He was appointed for a further
Director (MD) and period of three years, with effect
Chief Executive from March 24, 2023, up to
Officer (CEO) March 23, 2026.
Santhosh Iyer Managing Mercedes-Benz India He will replace Martin Shwenk,

Director (MD) and Pvt. Ltd who will take over as President
Chief Executive and CEO of Mercedes-Benz
Officer (CEO) Thailand.
Kalyan Chaubey President All India Football Kalyan Chaubey replaces the long
Federation (AIFF) time president Praful
Patel (2009-2022).
Krishnan Managing Tamilnad Mercantile Krishnan replaces the incumbent
Sankarasubramani Director (MD) and Bank Limited (TMB) MD and CEO KV Rama
am Chief Executive Murthy, whose period expired
Officer (CEO) on September 3, 2022.
Binesh Kumar Chairman & Managing Shipping Corporation of The proposal of Captain B K Tyagi
Tyagi Director (CMD) India Limited (SCI) has been signed off by the
Appointments Committee of the
Cabinet (ACC) and his service as
CMD is for 5 years.
AUGUST 2022
Jagdeep Dhankhar Vice President of India -- He replaced incumbent Vice
(14th) President M Venkaiah Naidu.
● He won the 16th Vice
President elections with
528 votes out of the 710
valid votes against
Margaret Alva and
became the 14th Vice
President of India.
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Jhunjhunu district,
Rajasthan.
Nitish Kumar Chief Minister (CM) Bihar He submitted his resignation to
Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan
to stake a claim to form a new
government with the support of
164 MLAs and took oath as the
Chief Minister (CM) of Bihar for
the 8th consecutive time.
● Currently, the BJP holds 77
seats in the Bihar
Assembly. The Left led by
the Communist Party of
India (Marxist-Leninist)
(Liberation) [CPIML (L)]
holds 16, the Congress
holds 19, the JD (U) holds
45, and the RJD holds 79.
Rajiv Gauba Cabinet Secretary -- For a further period of one-year
beyond August 30, 2022.
Akshaya Moondra Chief Executive Vodafone Idea Limited He will succeed incumbent CEO
Officer (CEO) (VIL) Ravinder Takkar
Nallathamby Director General Council of Scientific and He becomes the first woman
Kalaiselvi Industrial Research director general of the CSIR.
(CSIR)
Uday Umesh Lalit 49th Chief Justice of -- He would demit office on 8th
India (CJI) November 2022 after holding the
charge as the CJI for 3 months.
Swaminathan Independent directors Board of Reserve Bank -
Gurumurthy, Satish of India (RBI)
Kashinath Marathe,
Revathy Iyer,
Sachin Chaturvedi
Rajkiran Rai G Managing Director National Bank for He was appointed for five years
(MD) Financing Infrastructure (2022-2027).
and Development
(NaBFID)
Inderjit Camotra Managing Unity Small Finance -
Director (MD) and Bank Limited (Unity
Chief Executive Bank)
Officer (CEO)
Vijay Shekhar Managing Paytm For another five years with a
Sharm Director (MD) and significant majority voting of
Chief Executive 99.67 percent by the
Officer (CEO) shareholders.
Gopal Vittal Managing Bharti Airtel For the span of five years with
Director (MD) and the effect from February 1, 2023
to January 31, 2028.

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Chief Executive
Officer (CEO)
Meenesh C Shah Chairman National Dairy For another six months until
Development Board November 30, 2022.
(NDDB)
Samir V Kamat Chairman & Secretary Defence Research and He succeeded Dr G Satheesh
Development Reddy.
Organisation (DRDO) &
Department of Defence
Research and
Development (R&D)
Vipnesh interim Secretary All India Chess The appointment after the Delhi
Bharadwaj Federation (AICF) High Court (HC) reiterated its
order of removing former Chief
Bharat Singh Chauhan.
JULY 2022
Kottayan Katankot Attorney General (AG) -- He was appointed for a period of
(K.K) Venugopal of India three months (July- September)
or until further orders.
Eknath Shinde Chief Minister Maharashtra He was sworn in as the 20th Chief
Minister (CM) of Maharashtra,
while Devendra Fadnavis took
oath as the deputy chief minister.
Sandeep Kumar Chairman and GAIL (India) Limited He will replace Manoj Jain.
Gupta Managing Director
(MD)
Lt. Gen. Force Commander United Nations Mission He succeeded Lt. Gen. Shailesh
Subramanian in South Sudan Tinaikar.
(UNMISS)
Jyotiraditya Ministry of Steel -- He is also currently holding the
Madhavrao Scindia (additional charge) portfolio of Ministry of Civil
Aviation
Smriti Zubin Irani Ministry of Minority -- She is also currently holding the
Affairs (additional portfolio of Ministry of Women
charge) and Child Development
Paritosh Tripathi Managing Director State Bank of India (SBI) He succeeded Prakash Chandra
(MD) and Chief General Insurance Kandpal, who was appointed as
Executive Officer Deputy Managing Director
(CEO) (DMD)-(P&RE) at the Corporate
Center, SBI.
PT Usha, Members Rajya Sabha They were nominated by the
Ilaiyaraaja, V president on the advice of the
Vijayendra Prasad, Union Cabinet.
& Veerendra
Heggade
Rajkiran Rai G Managing Director National Bank for ● The Financial Services
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and Development (FSIB) has recommended
(NaBFID) the appointment.
● He is the first ever
candidate to be
recommended by FSIB.
Harbhajan Singh, Members Rajya Sabha -
Misa Bharti, Rajeev
Shukla among 28
MPs
Ashishkumar Managing Director National Stock Exchange The appointment was approved
Chauhan (MD) and Chief of India Ltd (NSE) by the Securities and Exchange
Executive Officer Board of India (SEBI).
(CEO)
● He will succeed Vikram
Limaye.
Amitabh Kant India’s New G20 G20 He replaced Piyush Goyal, Union
(Former NITI Sherpa minister of commerce and
Aayog CEO) Industry
La. Ganesan Governor West Bengal (additional He was appointed as 28th
(Governor of charge) governor of West Bengal
Manipur) (additional charge).
Droupadi President (15th) India She would be the first tribal
Murmu(Former woman to be elected President of
Governor of India, the highest office in the
Jharkhand) country.
INTERNATIONAL
➢ India elected to the Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) of UNESCO’s (United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization) 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage for a period of 2022-2026 i.e. 4 years.
➢ Atul Chaturvedi was elected as the first Chairman of the Asian Palm Oil Alliance (APOA).
• The apex edible oil industry associations from five major palm oil importing countries from Asia
viz. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal have formed an Asian Palm Oil Alliance
(APOA).
PRESIDENTS OF INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES
Name Country Points to be noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
NIL
AUGUST 2022
NIL
JULY 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe Sri Lanka He was sworn in after the speaker of the parliament,
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardenaon, accepted a resignation letter
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PRIME MINISTER’S OF INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES
Name Country Points to be noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
Mohammed bin Salman Al Saudi Arabia -
Saud
Giorgia Meloni Italy Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Far Right nationalist Fratelli
d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party won 26% of the vote in
Italy’s National Election by defeating Mario Draghi.
Amadou Ba Senegal Macky Sall President of Senegal reinstated the post of Prime
Minister(PM), appointing former Economy Minister Amadou
Ba as the PM of Senegal.
• The post of Prime Minister was abolished in April
2019.
Elizabeth Truss (Liz Truss) United She has become the 3rd Woman to hold the position.
Kingdom ● She is also the Conservatives’ 4th prime minister
since the 2015 election.
AUGUST 2022
NIL
JULY 2022
Dinesh Gunawardena(15th) Sri Lanka He was sworn-in as the Prime Minister in the presence of
President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chief Justice Jayantha
Jayasuriya at the Parliament.
Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al- Kuwait He replaced caretaker PM Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al-Hamad Al-
Sabah Sabah, who took the position in 2019.
OTHER INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Name Appointed as Entity/place Points to be noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
King Charles III King United Kingdom Becomes the King of Britain after
(Prince Charles) Queen Elizabeth
Vanessa Nakate Goodwill Ambassador Uganda She was a prominent member of
of the UN Children’s the Fridays for Future movement. She
Fund (UNICEF). founded the Rise Up Movement, a
platform to raise the voices of African
climate activists.
AUGUST 2022
NIL
JULY 2022
Seif Ahmed President (Acting) International Hockey He was appointed as acting president
(Egypt) Federation after the resignation of India’s Dr
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Internationale de
Hockey – FIH)
Indermit Gill Chief Economist & World Bank He will be the 2nd Indian, after
Senior Vice President Kaushik Basu, to serve as the chief
economist at the world bank
BRAND AMBASSADOR
Name Entity/Organization Points to be Noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
NIL
AUGUST 2022
Rishabh Pant Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Chief Minister (CM) Pushkar Singh Dhami
named him as brand ambassadors of Uttarakhand, who
would inspire youth in the field of sports.
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Mastercard Inc. The new ambassadors will partner with Mastercard to
Srikanth, Satwiksairaj spread awareness about the safety, security, and
Rankireddy and Chirag convenience of digital payments in India.
Shetty
Sourav Ganguly DreamSetGo He was appointed as its first brand ambassador.
JULY 2022
Kaustubh Radkar Garmin Ltd Kaustubh Radkar is an Ironman certified coach and is the
first and only Indian to complete the Ironman Triathlon on
30 occasions
Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Mastercard To spread awareness about the safety, security, and
Srikanth, Satwiksairaj convenience of digital payments
Rankireddy and Chirag
Shetty
RESIGNATION
Name Resigned as Imp points to be Noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
NIL
AUGUST 2022
NIL
JULY 2022
Boris Johnson United Kingdom (UK) He would serve as the PM until his successor was elected.
Prime Minister (PM)
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
AWARDS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Playback singers Kumar Sanu & Shailendra Singh and the duo of Indian film music
composers Anand & Milind Shrivastav have been conferred with the National Lata Mangeshkar
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➢ Indian-origin UK (United Kingdom) Home Secretary Suella Braverman has been named the winner
of the 1st Queen Elizabeth II Woman of the Year award at the Asian Achievers Awards (AAA) 2022
ceremony in London, England.
➢ Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) won the Airport Service Quality Award-2022 in the 5
to 15 million passenger category of airports operating in the Asia-Pacific region.
➢ According to the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022, Gautam Adani and family has topped with
an estimated wealth of Rs. 10,94,400 crore.
❖ Nykaa Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Falguni Nayar became India’s richest self-made
woman by surpassing Biocon chief Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw in net worth.
• Top 5 richest people in the list:
Rank Person Wealth estimate
1 Gautam Adani and family Rs. 10,94,400 crore
2 Mukesh Ambani and family Rs. 7,94,700 crore
3 Cyrus Poonawalla and family Rs.2,05,400 crore
4 Shiv Nadar Rs. 1,85,800 crore
5 Radhakishan Damani & family Rs. 1,75,100 crore
➢ RMAF announced winners of 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022

❖ The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) announced the
winner of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022.
● The 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Awardees are Sotheara Chhim (Cambodia), Bernadette
Madrid (Philippines), Tadashi Hattori (Japan) and Gary Bencheghib (Indonesia).
● The theme of 2022 Awards is “Greatness of Spirit, Beyond Borders”.
➢ West Bengal to Receive International Travel Award 2023 For ‘Best Destination for Culture’ by the
Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA).
➢ Karim Mostafa Benzema (France) and Alexia Putellas Segura (Spain) was awarded the ‘UEFA
Men’s Player of the Year 2021/22’ title & the ‘UEFA Women’s Player of the Year 2021/2022 ’ title
respectively.
About 2021/2022 UEFA awards:
Award category Name Country /Club
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Karim Mostafa Benzema France/ Real Madrid
UEFA Women’s Player of the Year Alexia Putellas Segura Spain/FC Barcelona Femeni
UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year Carlo Ancelotti Madrid, Spain
UEFA Women’s Coach of the Year Sarina Weigman England, United Kingdom
UEFA President’s award Arrigo Sacchi Italy
➢ Hindi writer Dr. Asghar Wajahat conferred with 31st Vyas Samman in New Delhi, Delhi. He
was selected for the prestigious award for his play ‘Mahabali’.
➢ Barack Obama, former President of the United States(US), won the Outstanding Narrator Award
at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards (74th Emmy) for his Netflix series “Our Great National
Parks: A World of Wonder”, a 5-part documentary series about some of the world’s national parks and
their wildlife.
➢ Indian Scientist-Industrialist and Padma Shri recipient Dr Swati Piramal was honoured with the
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➢ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation honoured 4 changemakers, Dr Radhika Batra (India), Zahra Joya
(Afghanistan), Vanessa Nakate (Uganda), and Ursula von der Leyen (Germany), with the 2022
Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards.
➢ Winners of 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards:
Name of the Award Presented by Awardee Country
2022 Global Goalkeeper Award Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates Ursula von der Leyen Germany
2022 Campaign Award Malala Yousafzai Vanessa Nakate Uganda
2022 Changemaker Award Angelina Jolie Zahra Joya Afghanistan
2022 Progress Award Lilly Singh Dr. Radhika Batra India
AUGUST 2022
➢ Ladakh honoured 14th Dalai Lama with its Highest Civilian Award ‘Ladakh dPal rNgam Duston
Award 2022.
➢ Mrs. Sargam Koushal, hailing from Jammu & Kashmir, was crowned as the winner of the Mrs India
World 2022-2023 by Navdeep Kaur, Mrs. India World 2021 and National Costume winner at Mrs. World
in 2022.
➢ French government has honoured Kannan Sundaram, publisher of Kalachuvadu, with Chevalier de
l’Ordre National du Mérite for his contribution to the publishing collaboration between India and
France.
➢ Ahmedabad University prof Ramadhar Singh Becomes First Indian Psychologist on US Heritage Wall
of Fame.
➢ Indian Men’s Football Team (The Blue Tigers) captain Sunil Chhetri was named the 2021-2022 All
India Football Federation (AIFF) Men’s Footballer of the Year for the seventh time. In the Women’s
Category, Manisha Kalyan bagged her maiden award for the 2021-22 season.
➢ Congress Member of Parliament (MP) and wordsmith Shashi Tharoor received the Chevalier de la
Légion d’Honneur (the Legion of Honour), Highest Civilian Award of France, for his writings and
speeches.
➢ The south London home at 72 Anerley Park, Penge, London, United Kingdom (UK), where
Dadabhai Naoroji, a prominent member of the Indian freedom struggle and Britain’s first Indian
parliamentarian, lived for around 8 years at the end of the 19th century, was honoured with a
commemorative Blue Plaque.
➢ Muthoot Finance Limited won ‘Best Growth Performance Award’ at Dun & Bradstreet’s 22nd
edition of ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’ corporate awards under the category of Financial Institutions
(FIs) / Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) / Financial Services.
➢ The 2022 Liberty Medal is set to be awarded to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. He will
be honoured at the National Constitution Centre (NCC), Philadelphia, the United States(US) in October
2022.
● President Zelensky will be honoured with the medal and a prize of USD100,000.
➢ Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded Félix Houphout-Boigny, the United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Peace Prize for her courageous
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JULY 2022
➢ 68th National Film Awards 2022: Actor Ajay Devgan and Suriya jointly bags Best Actor
Award
● The 68th National Film Awards were announced at the National Media Centre in New Delhi,
Delhi to honour best films of 2020 of Indian Cinema. The event for the same was organized by
the Directorate of Film Festivals, which comes under the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting (MIB).
● The Best Actress award bagged by Actress Aparna Balamurali.
Golden Lotus Award (Swarna Kamal):
All the awardees under this award are presented with a certificate and cash prize.
Swarna Kamal Award for Feature Film
Category Film
Best Feature Film Soorarai Pottru
Best Direction Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Best Popular Film Providing
Wholesome Entertainment Tanhaji
Best Children’s Film Sumi
Indira Gandhi Award for
Best Debut Film of a
Director Mandela
Swarna Kamal Award for Non-Feature Film
Best Direction Oh That’s Bhanu
Best non-feature film Testimony of Ana
Swarna Kamal Award for Best Writing on Cinema
Best Book on Cinema ‘The Longest Kiss‘
➢ UK Parliament honours All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) Director Tanuja Nesari with Ayurveda
Ratna Award for contribution in the field of growth of Ayurveda at global and national level.
➢ Former Karnataka chief minister (CM) S M Krishna, Infosys founder and IT industry veteran
Narayana Murthy, and former badminton player Prakash Padukone selected for 1st edition
of Kempegowda International Award 2022.
➢ Ukraine’s mathematician Maryna Viazovska was named among four recipients of the Fields Medal
2022 by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) which is also known as the Nobel Prize for
mathematics.
● She became the second woman ever to receive the award (first was- Iranian
Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani in 2014).
● The other recipients – Hugo Duminil-Copin of France, June Huh of the United States (US), and
James Maynard of Britain.
➢ The Government of Japan honored the former Prime Minister (PM) Shinzo Abe with the Collar of the
Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, posthumously.
➢ DBS Bank was recognised as the ‘World’s Best SME Bank’ by Euromoney for the second time (the first
time in 2018).
➢ Artist and businesswoman, Michelle Poonawalla has received the Shiromani Award for her
contribution to the field of Art.
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● Other 2 winners of the 2022 Global Energy Prize were Viktor Orlov from Russia along with
Mercouri Kanatzidis(Greece).
RECOGNITIONS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is pushed out of the list of India’s 10 most valued
companies by market capitalization by Bajaj Finance and Adani Transmission.
● LIC is now ranked 11th with a market capital of Rs 4.26 lakh crore.
➢ According to the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Indian Brands 2022 report, Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) has emerged as India’s most valuable brand, with a brand value of ~USD 45.5.
• TCS has replaced HDFC Bank, valued at USD 32.7 billion, which held the 1st position since the
Kantar BrandZ India ranking was launched in 2014. HDFC Bank has ranked number two on the
2022 rankings.
➢ Federal Bank was ranked 63rd on the Best Workplaces in Asia 2022 and became the only bank
in India to be listed by Great Place to Work.
➢ Forbes’ Real-Time billionaire rankings: Gautam Adani named the 2nd Richest Person in World by
surpassing Bernard Arnault, LVMH (Louis Vuitton) chairman and CEO.
JULY 2022
➢ Kotak Private Banking Hurun: Roshni Nadar India’s richest woman 2nd year in a row
❖ According to the third edition of ‘Kotak Private Banking Hurun – Leading Wealthy Women List
2021, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, the chairperson of HCL Technologies has retained her title as
the Richest woman in India for the 2nd year in a row. She is the only Indian woman to lead a
listed IT company.
● The list was published Hurun Report in collaboration with Kotak Private Banking.
➢ Gita Gopinath becomes first woman and 2nd Indian to feature on IMF’s ‘Wall of former Chief
Economists’.
➢ Maharashtra’s Maha Metro & National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) Creates World Record
for Building Asia’s Longest Multi-Layer Viaduct.
➢ The Government of Japan has conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star award
on Narayanan Kumar, Vice Chairman of the Sanmar Group.
➢ NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, recognized as
one of the ‘Most Preferred Workplaces of 2022’.
➢ As per the Forbes’ Real-Time Ranking of the World’s Billionaires list (July 2022),Gautam Adani
secured the fourth rank with a net worth of over USD 114 billion surpassing Microsoft founder Bill
Gates, fifth rank with an estimated USD 102 billion net worth.
● Elon Musk with USD 230 billion net worth secured the first rank on the Forbes’ list, became the
richest person.
● Bernard Arnault of Louis Vuitton at the second spot and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at third on the
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ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
ACQUISITION BETWEEN AMOUNT KEY POINTS

SEPTEMBER 2022
Bank of India (BoI) & Open Rs 10 crore The Bank of India (BoI) acquired over
Network for Digital Commerce 5.56% stakes in Open Network for
(ONDC) Digital Commerce (ONDC) for Rs 10
crore under the private placement
route.
Axis Bank Rs 49.9 crore – Rs 69.9 Axis Bank Limited, India’s 3rd largest
crore private sector lender signed a non-
binding term sheet to invest Rs 49.9
crore – Rs 69.9 crore for a 9.94%
stake in Initial Public Offering (IPO)
bound Go Digit Life Insurance.
Ageas Federal Life - Ageas Federal Life
Insurance (AFLI) Insurance (AFLI) became the first life
insurance company in India to
have 74 percent stake held by a
foreign partner after the Belgium-
based shareholder.
Jio Cinema OTT(Over The Top) - Under the partnership, Reliance’s Jio
platform & Viacom18 Media Cinema OTT app will be transferred to
Private Limited(Viacom 18) Viacom18.
Canadian-based Ontario Teachers’ Rs 2,371 crore (USD 300 OTPP Board signed binding
Pension Plan (OTPP) Board & million) agreements with the Mahindra Group
Mahindra Susten Private Limited to receive a 30% stake in Mahindra
Susten.
(Mahindra Susten)
Adani groups & Ambuja Cements - With this acquisition, Adani has now
Limited and ACC Limited become India’s 2nd largest cement
manufacturer.
State Bank of India(SBI) & State - SBI acquired the 13.82% stake of
Bank of India Global Factors Ltd SBIGFL from its existing shareholders
(SBIGFL) Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI) 6.53%; Bank of
Maharashtra (BoM); 4.34%; and
Union Bank of India (UBI) 2.95%.
• Following this acquisition,
SBIGFL became a wholly
owned subsidiary of SBI.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Rs 665 crore The CCI approved the investment in
(ADIA) & Aditya Birla Health primary capital insurance by the ADIA
Insurance (ABHI) in ABHI in exchange for a 9.99 %
equity.
Life Insurance Corporation of - LIC has cut its stake in GSK Pharma
India (LIC) & GlaxoSmithKline India from 6.402% to 4.357%.
Pharmaceuticals (GSK Pharma)
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Aditya Marketing and - The merger of Aditya Marketing and
Manufacturing Private Manufacturing Private
Limited & Umang Commercial Limited into Umang Commercial
Company Private Limited Company Private Limited.
Google Cloud & Mandiant, Inc., the USD 5.4 billion Mandiant is to join Google Cloud to
California-based cybersecurity assist businesses in improving their
company. threat, incident, and exposure
management, and retain the Mandiant
brand.
AUGUST 2022
Bandhan Financial Holdings 4,500 crore The transaction includes acquisition
(BFHL)-led consortium & IDFC of 99.96% stake in IDFC Asset
Asset Management Company Ltd Management Company Ltd and 100%
and IDFC AMC Trustee shareholding in IDFC AMC Trustee
Company Ltd.
The amalgamation of Shrilekha - CCI also approves Composite Scheme
Business Consultancy Private of Arrangement and Amalgamation
Limited (SBCPL) with Shriram between Shriram Group Companies
Capital Limited (SCL) under Section 31(1) of the
Competition Act, 2002.
Sanmina-SCI India (SCIPL) & - The acquisition of a 50.1% stake of
Reliance Strategic Business Sanmina-SCI India (SCIPL) by Reliance
Ventures Limited (RSBVL) Strategic Business Ventures Limited
(RSBVL).
Bank of Baroda(BoB) & IndiaFirst -- The board of BoB approved the
Life Insurance Company Limited divestment of up to 12.5% of its
(IFLIC) shareholdings in its subsidiary IFLIC.
Optimus Drugs Private - The acquisitionunder Section 31(1) of
Limited (ODPL) & Sekhmet the Competition Act, 2002.
Pharmaventures Private
Limited (Sekhmet) and ODPL’s
acquisition of a shareholding in
Optimus Pharma Private
Limited (OPPL) and Optimus Life
Science Private Limited (OLSPL)
Uber Technologies & Zomato Ltd Rs.3,088 crore Uber Technologies, through its arm
Uber BV, offloaded its entire 7.8%
stake by selling 61.2 crore shares of
Zomato Ltd for Rs.3,088 crore through
an open market transaction
Life Insurance Corporation of Rs 2,222.49 crore By selling 2% of its shareholding in
India (LIC) & Mahindra & Mahindra & Mahindra Limited(M&M)
Mahindra Limited (M&M) that leads to reduce its stake from
8.43 % to 6.42%.
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Rs 665 crore For a 9.99 percent stake value.
(ADIA) & Aditya Birla Health
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Holcim’s stake in Holderind - Holcim through Holderind
Investments Limited, Ambuja Investments Limited holds 63.11
Cements Limited and ACC Limited percent equity capital of Ambuja
& Endeavour Trade and Cements Limited and 4.48 percent
Investment Limited equity share capital of ACC Limited.
● Ambuja holds 50.05
percent of the paid-up
equity share capital of ACC.
HDFC Limited & HDFC Bank -- Approved the merging of both entities.
● After the merger, HDFC Bank
will be 100 percent owned by
public shareholders and
existing shareholders of HDFC
will own 41 percent of the
bank.
IIFL Home & Abu Dhabi - The acquisition of stake in IIFL Home
Investment Authority (ADIA) indirectly by Abu Dhabi Investment
group Authority (ADIA) group, sole
beneficiary and settlor of
the Platinum Jasmine Trust.
Simpolo Vitrified Private - The proposed combination also
Limited (SVPL) & India Business involves the transfer of the business of
Excellence Fund IV (IBEF IV), India SC and Nexion into SVPL.
SME Investments Fund – I (India
SME), Motilal Oswal Finvest
Limited (MOFPL), Other
EQT AB’s & Baring Private Equity - CCI has also approved Jean
Asia Group Limited (BPEA) Eric Salata Rothleder, BPEA
Founder’s acquisition of up to 9.9
percent of the equity shareholding of
EQT.
Creixent Special Steels - The amalgamation of CSSL and
Limited (CSSL) and JSW Ispat JSW Ispat with and into JSW
Special Products Steel under Section 31(1) of the
Limited (JSW Ispat) with and into Competition Act, 2002.
JSW Steel Limited (JSW Steel)
Bharat Gas Resources Limited -- The Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(BGRL) & Bharat Petroleum (MCA) approved the amalgamation of
Corporation Limited (BPCL) Bharat Gas Resources Limited (BGRL)
with its parent company Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Limited
(BPCL).
Katsura Investments in Varmora G - The proposed combination includes,
ranito Private Limited and certain the acquisition by Katsura
other entities. Investments up to 40 percent equity
shareholding in the Varmora Granito
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Adani group’s AMG Media -- It will indirectly acquire a 29.18%
Network Limited (AMNL) & New stake in NDTV through the conversion
Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) of loans into an equity stake in NDTV.
Norwegian Climate Investment Rs 280 crore Norfund and KLP together will take
Fund (CIF) & Thar Surya 1,420 49%for approximately Rs 280 crore.
MW solar power plant in ● The CIF will allocate 10 billion
Rajasthan NOK (Norwegian krone) i.e
approximately 1 billion USD
over the next five years, with
India being a priority market.
Bharti Telecom Limited (BTL) & 2.25 billion (Rs 12,895 It will acquire a 3.33% stake in Bharti
Bharti Airtel from Singtel crore) Airtel from Singapore-based
telecommunications company
(Singtel) for Singapore dollars 2.25
billion (Rs 12,895 crore) in 90 days.
HDFC Bank Limited & Go Digit Life B/w Rs 49.9 crore to Rs 69.9 To pick up around 9.994% (~10%)
Insurance Limited crore stake in Go Digit Life Insurance
Limited owned by promoters of
(Initial Public Offering) IPO-bound Go
Digit General Insurance.
JULY 2022
Google International LLC (Limited --- It approved the acquisition of a
Liability Company) & Bharti Airtel minority and non-controlling stake of
Limited (BAL) 1.28% in Bharti Airtel Limited (BAL)
for USD 1 Billion by Google
International LLC (Limited Liability
Company).
Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited -- Announced the completion of
(NINL) & Tata Steel Long products strategic disinvestment transaction
Limited (TSLP) for Neelachal Ispat Nigam Limited
(NINL) with the transfer of 93.71%
shares of the joint venture partners to
the strategic buyer Tata Steel Long
products Limited (TSLP), a subsidiary
of Tata Steel Limited (Tata Steel).
Citrix Systems, Inc. (Citrix), Vista The proposed combination parties
Equity Partners Management, LLC under a Plan of Merger include-
(Vista) and Elliott Investment ● Elliott Alto Aggregator GP
Management L.P. (Elliott). LLC (Elliott Aggregator);
● Picard Parent, Inc (Picard
Parent);
● Picard HoldCo LLC
(Holdco); and
● Citrix Systems, Inc. (Citrix).

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Life Insurance Corporation of -- By selling 2.002% stake for around Rs
India (LIC) & Sun Pharmaceutical 3882 crore, decreasing its
Industries Ltd. (Sun Pharma) shareholding from 7.026% to 5.024%
of the paid-up capital.
Citibank, N.A.’s (Citi) and Citicorp Rs. 12,325 crore It is payable after the entire Citi
Finance India Limited’s (Citicorp) Bank’s business is transferred to Axis
& Axis Bank Bank.
Housing Development Finance -- By buying out the State Bank of India
Corporation Limited (HDFC) & (SBI)’s 19.5% stake in HDFC
HVCL (HDFC Venture Capital
Limited)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
SATELLITES
NAME OF THE SATELLITE LAUNCHED BY PURPOSE
SEPTEMBER 2022
Shiyan-14 and Shiyan-15 China It was launched using the Kuaizhou-
1A(KZ-1A) carrier rocket from the
Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in
the northern province of Shanxi,
China.
‘Qimingxing-50′ or Morning star-50 China It is the first fully solar-powered
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
(UAV)/drone.
● Which can fly uninterrupted
for months and can function
even as a satellite if required
AUGUST 2022
Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon China It also launched two other satellites
Monitoring Satellite namely HEAD 2G and Minhang Youth
Satellite in Shanxi Province, North
China.
Khayyam satellite Russia Launched Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying
Iran’s high resolution, remote sensing
Khayyam satellite from the Russia-
controlled Baikonur cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan.
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter South Korea Its first ever lunar mission was
(KPLO) (nicknamed Danuri) launched onboard a SpaceX Falcon-9
from launch complex 40 at the Cape
Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape
Canaveral in Florida
● Danuri is a portmanteau of
Korean words “Moon” and
“Enjoy” which translates to
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Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) India Indian Space Research Organisation
and students satellite AzaadiSAT (ISRO) launched its first 34-metre-tall
Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV),
named SSLVD1/EOS-02 mission.
● Placed the satellites into 356
km x 76 km elliptical orbit
instead of planned 356 km
circular. So, satellites are no
longer usable.
● AzaadiSAT is a 8U Cubesat
weighing around 8 kilograms.
It carries 75 different payloads
each weighing around 50
grams.
JULY 2022
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Indian Space Research PSLV-C53/DS-EO is the second
(PSLV)-C53 (PSLV-C53), carrying 3 Organisation (ISRO) dedicated commercial mission of
Singaporean satellites: DS-EO, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the
NeuSAR, and SCOOB-1 commercial branch of the Department
of Space (DOS), ISRO, and is launched
from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre’s second launch pad spaceport
in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
Zuljanah Iran ● The Zuljanah is a three-
stage satellite launcher
using a combination of
solid and liquid fuels.
The rocket’s name, Zuljanah, comes

from the name of the horse of Imam
Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet
Muhammad.
Wentian Lab Module China It was launched from the Wenchang
Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of
China’s southern island province of
Hainan.
ZK 1A- Largest solid-propellant China It is one among the six newly launched
rocket satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite
Launch Centre in north-western
China.
NEW INITIATIVE/INNOVATION
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted the flight
tests of two Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile from a ground based portable
launcher at the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
➢ Union Minister of State (MoS) Faggan Singh Kulaste, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)
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➢ National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA)’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART),
the world’s first planetary defence technology demonstration, successfully crashed into the asteroid
Dimorphos 6.8m miles from Earth.
➢ An indigenous loitering munition, ALS 50 developed by TATA Advanced Systems Limited (TASL),
has been successfully tested by demonstrating its strike capability tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan.
• It has the range of 1,000 kilometers.
• The load carrying capacity of the system is 23 kilograms.
➢ National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Axiom Space have signed a mission
order for Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2), the 2nd private astronaut mission(PAM) to the International Space
Station (ISS).
➢ NASA’s Experiment Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment (MOXIE), a lunchbox
sized instrument has successfully generated Oxygen (O2) by carrying out the work of a tiny tree on
Mars.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre (RGCIRC) in New Delhi, Delhi have installed the
first-ever “Made in India” Surgical Robotic System, SSI-MANTRA.
➢ Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), has
introduced “Roshni”, India’s first saline water lantern that uses seawater as an electrolyte between
specially designed electrodes to power LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps.
● The first-of-its-kind lantern was unveiled during his visit to the SAGAR ANVESHIKA, a Coastal
Research Vessel operated and used for coastal research by the National Institute of Ocean
Technology (NIOT), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
➢ The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India (GoI) launched a
Manthan Platform which will enable and empower all spheres of science and technology within India.
➢ AirAsia India (AAI) and Canadian Aviation Electronics Limited (CAE) announced their
collaboration to merge the CAE Rise™ training system with the airline’s simulator training
program.
JULY 2022
➢ The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tested a first-of-its-kind waste disposal
technology by releasing around 78 kg (172 lbs) of garbage from the International Space Station (ISS).
➢ Agnikul Cosmos opened its first rocket Making Facility – Rocket Factory-1, India’s first-ever rocket
facility for 3D printed rocket engines at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) – Madras research park,
Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
➢ South Korea-based Samsung developed industry’s first, new graphics Dynamic Random-Access
Memory (DRAM) chip with a faster speed and improved power efficiency.
➢ James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
recorded the distinct signature of water, along with proof of clouds and haze, in the atmosphere of a
hot, puffy gas giant planet orbiting a distant Sun-like star.
➢ NASA awarded a NASA Launch Services (NLS) II contract to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration
Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to provide launch service for the Nancy Grace Roman Space
Telescope (Roman Space Telescope) mission.
➢ Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology Jitendra Singh launched
India’s first Autonomous Navigation facility, TiHAN (Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous
Navigation) for Aerial and Terrestrial with a budget layout of Rs. 130 crores at the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Hyderabad campus.
➢ The Bengaluru-based Electric two-wheeler maker Ola Electric launched India’s first indigenously
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➢ Google Maps Launches Street View in 10 Cities of India
● Google has partnered with Genesys International, an advanced mapping solutions company, and
Tech Mahindra to offer a detailed look at any street or location.
OTHERS
JULY 2022
⮚ PM Modi unveils ‘Varuna’, India’s First Human Passenger Drone
● It was developed by a start-up, Sagar Defence Engineering.
● It has a range of 25 kms with a carrying capacity of payload of 130 kgs and around 25-33
minutes of flight time.
➢ The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden
flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator from the Aeronautical Test Range,
Chitradurga, Karnataka.
DEFENCE
EXERCISES
Name of the Participating Venue KeyPoints
Exercise Countries
SEPTEMBER 2022
Exercise ‘Abhyas- Indian Coast Chennai, Tamil During the exercise, both sides showcased their
01/22’ Guard (ICG) & Nadu capabilities to each other and strengthen their
the United working relationship enhancing interoperability
in the field of maritime Search and Rescue
States Coast
(SAR), boarding operations and other maritime
Guard (USCG) law enforcement duties.
Exercise (Ex) Indian Army & Russia The Indian Army contingent will participate in
Vostok-2022(East Russia joint manoeuvres, including firepower
2022) exercises, joint field training exercises, and
combat discussions, at seven different locations.
AUGUST 2022
4th AL NAJAH -IV India & Oman Rajasthan Indian Army (IA) will be represented by troops
(Military Exercise) from 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion.
3rd Ex VINBAX 2022 Vietnam & Chandimandir, The theme of Ex VINBAX – 2022 is employment
India Haryana and deployment of an Engineer Company and a
Medical Team as part of United Nations
Contingent for Peacekeeping Operations.
Skylight (Pan-India Indian Army -- To test and evaluate its entire satellite-based
exercise) communication network to ensure operational
readiness.
13th Ex Vajra Prahar India & USA Bakloh, Himachal To improve inter-operability between the
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‘Udarashakti’ India & RMAF Air Base The Su-30 MKI and C-17 aircrafts from the IAF
Malaysia Kuantan, and Su-30 MKM aircraft from the Malaysian
Malaysia force participated in the air exercise.
Exercise Pitch Black India & Darwin, Australia An Indian Air Force (IAF) contingent of over 100
2022 air warriors arrived in Australia with 4 Sukhoi-
30 MKI (Su-30 MKI) fighters and 2 C-17
Australia Globemaster-III aircraft.
MISSILES
Name of the Missile Testing Location Other Key facts
SEPTEMBER 2022
Gabriel V anti-ship missiles Israeli Navy The anti-ship missiles developed by Israeli
Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Defense
Ministry’s Directorate of Research and
Development (MAFAT).
LGM-30G Minuteman III California,United States (US) It was successfully test fired launched by the
intercontinental ballistic Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen, is a
missile (ICBM) Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United
States(US) Air Force, launched.
AUGUST 2022
Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Ahmednagar, Maharashtra It was successfully test fired by the Defence
Guided Missiles (ATGM) Research and Development Organisation
from Main Battle Tank (DRDO) and Indian Army.
(MBT) Arjun Mark 1A
Vertical Launch Short Range Chandipur off the coast of It was successfully flight-tested by the Defence
Surface-to-Air Missile (VL- Odisha Research & Development Organisation
SRSAM) (DRDO) & Indian Navy.
● VL-SRSAM is based on Astra Mark
1 air-to-air missile and it has been
designed to strike high-speed
airborne targets at the range of 40
to 50 km and at an altitude of
around 15 km.
JULY 2022
ABHYAS, High speed Chandipur off the coast of It was successfully flight-tested from the
Expendable Aerial Target Odisha Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the
(HEAT) coast of Odisha by Defence Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO).
Air-Launched Rapid United States (US) It successfully tested two Lockheed Martin
Response Weapon (ARRW) Corporation hypersonic missiles amidst the
& Defence Advanced test carried out by Russia and China of their
Research Projects Agency own hypersonic missiles.
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COMMISSION/DECOMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, Kerala.
● He also unveiled the new Naval Ensign “Nishaan” showcasing Indian maritime heritage. He
dedicated the new ensign to Chhatrapati Shivaji.
❖ About INS Vikrant: Largest ship ever built in maritime history of India
● Designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by CSL, a
Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, it showcased
Aatmanirbhar credentials during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
● It will be based in the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
➢ Indian Naval Ship (INS) Ajay (P34), the second Abhay class anti-submarine warfare ship of the
Western Naval Command, was decommissioned at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai, Maharashtra, after
32 years of outstanding service to the nation.
AUGUST 2022
NIL
JULY 2022
⮚ Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 324, named ‘Kestrels’, the 1st naval squadron on the eastern
seaboard operating the indigenously built Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) DHRUV MK III (MR)
helicopters was commissioned in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (AP).
⮚ Indian Navy Ship (INS) Sindhudhvaj, the submarine has been decommissioned by the Indian Navy
(IN) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh after serving for about 35 years.
IMPORTANT DEFENCE EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) under the Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA)
successfully designed and conducted the Cyber Security Exercise, ‘Synergy’ for 13 countries.
➢ Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully conducted tests of an Inflatable
Aerodynamic decelerator (IAD) that will be used for landing payloads on Mars and Venus in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
➢ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army successfully
completed 6 flight tests of the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM) system from the
Integrated Test Range (ITR) Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha.
➢ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired an enhanced
Range Pinaka Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) at Balasore, Odisha and Pokhran, Rajasthan.
➢ TARAGIRI: Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd launches 5th Stealth Frigate of Project 17A
❖ The 5th Nilgiri-Class stealth frigate of the Indian Navy’s (IN) Project 17A namely ‘Taragiri’ (YD
12653) was launched in Mumbai, Maharashtra by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. (MDL). It is
named after a hill range in the Himalayas located in Garhwal, Uttarakhand.
● “Taragiri” is the 3rd frigate built by MDL and the 5th ship in the class overall.
● It was designed by the Indian Navy’s in-house design organisation Directorate of Naval
Design (DND) in New Delhi (Delhi), while its detailed design and construction was
overseen by the MDL, along with Warship Overseeing Team (Mumbai).
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These are guided-missile frigates, which are follow-on classes of the P17 (Shivalik Class)
Frigates with improved stealth features, advanced weapons and sensors and platform
management systems. The total value of Project 17A is around Rs 50,000 Crore.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army successfully test
fired indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from Main Battle
Tank (MBT) Arjun Mark 1A at KK Ranges in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
➢ Indian Navy’s all-women crew completes 1st independent surveillance mission over Arabian
Sea.
❖ The Dornier-228 aircraft was captained by the Mission Commander, Lieutenant
Commander Aanchal Sharma.
● They are part of the Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS)-314, based at Naval Air Enclave,
Porbandar, Gujarat.
➢ India presented a Dornier Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (Dornier 228) to the Sri Lanka Navy in
the presence of Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, during a special ceremony conducted at
the Sri Lanka Airforce base in Katunayake, Sri Lanka.
➢ Indian Navy received the first-ever indegeniously produced 30mm gun ammunition that will be
used in AK-630 guns, which is fitted on warships.
● It was produced by the M/s Economic Explosives Limited(EEL), (Nagpur, Maharashtra)a
subsidiary of Solar Industries India Ltd.
JULY 2022
⮚ Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out the maiden flight
of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator from the Aeronautical Test Range,
Chitradurga, Karnataka.
⮚ Union Minister Rajnath Singh, Ministry of Defence (MoD) launched an indigenously built Y- 3023
Dunagiri, Project-17 Alpha frigates (P-17A) onto the river Hooghly in Kolkata (West Bengal) for the
Indian Navy.
⮚ The Indian Navy (IN) received two MH-60R Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) – Romeo Helicopters
from the United States of America (USA).
⮚ The Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) handed the Indian Navy with the India’s First Indigenous Aircraft
Carrier (IAC) Vikrant, the largest warship built in India.
⮚ The Indian Air Force (IAF) has planned to phase out four MiG-21 fighter squadrons by 2025.
SPORTS
APPOINTMENTS IN SPORTS
Name Appointed as Association Points to be noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
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AUGUST 2022
Arkady President Fédération He was re-elected for a 2nd
Dvorkovich Internationale des term as the President
(Russia) Échecs (FIDE)

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Viswanathan Deputy President Fédération --
Anand Internationale des
Échecs (FIDE)
RETIREMENT
Name of the Person Sport they belong to/ Country Points to be Noted
SEPTEMBER 2022
Jhulan Nishit Goswami India, Cricket Awards:
• 2007 – ICC (International
Cricket Council) Women’s
Cricketer of the Year
• 2010 – Arjuna Award for
cricket
• 2012 – Padma Shri for Sports
(Cricket)
Mohammad Rubel Bangladesh, Cricket He announced his retirement from Test

Hossain cricket.
Roger Federer Switzerland, Tennis He has won 20 Grand Slam victories, and
finished 5 seasons ranked No.1. His
victories include- the Australian Open six
times, the French Open once, the US Open
five times, and Wimbledon, a record eight
times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007,
2009, 2012 and 2017).
• His 20 Grand Slam titles are
3rd highest behind Spain’s
Rafael Nadal (22), and
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic
(21).
Robin Venu Uthappa India, Cricket He announced his retirement from all
forms of Indian cricket.
Colin de Grandhomme New Zealand, Cricket He announced his retirement from
International cricket
Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh, Cricket He announced his retirement from
Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) cricket.
Suresh Raina India, Cricket He announced his retirement from all
forms of cricket including the Indian
Premier League (IPL) & Domestic Cricket.
Aaron James Finch Australia, Cricket He announced his retirement from One
Day International (ODI) cricket.
Rahul Sharma India, Cricket He announced his retirement from all

International and first class cricket
AUGUST 2022
Sebastian Vettel Germany, Formula 1 He announced his retirement after the end
of the 2022 season
Serena Williams USA, Tennis 73 career singles titles, 23 career doubles
titles and over USD 94 million in career
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Kevin Joseph O’Brien Ireland, Cricket Announced his retirement from
International cricket.
JULY 2022
Eoin Morgan England, Cricket He announced his retirement from
Denesh Ramdin West Indies, Cricket He announced his retirement from
Lendl Simmons West Indies, Cricket He announced his retirement from
Ben Stokes England, Cricket He announced his retirement from ODI
Cricket.
Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh, Cricket He announced retirement from T20
Internationals
Karuna Vijaykumar Jain India, Cricket He announced retirement from all forms of
cricket
TENNIS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Carlos Alcaraz Wins His First US Open-2022 Title and Secures ATP World No.1 Ranking
Winners of US Open 2022:
Category Winner Runner
Men’s Singles Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) Casper Ruud (Norway)
Women’s Singles Iga Świątek (Poland) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Rajeev Ram (United States) Wesley Koolhof (Dutch)
Men’s Doubles Joe Salisbury (Britain) Neal Skupski (Britain)
Barbora Krejcikova (Czechia) Caty McNally (United States)
Women’s Doubles Katerina Siniakova (Czechia) Taylor Townsend (United States)
Storm Sanders (Australia) Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium)
Mixed Doubles John Peers (Australia) Edouard Roger-Vasselin (France)
AUGUST 2022
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JULY 2022
❖ 135th edition of the oldest Tennis Grand Slam event “The Wimbledon Championships (Wimbledon) 2022
• This was Novak Djokovic’s 7th Wimbledon title and his 4th straight Wimbledon Gentlemen’s
Singles title.
• The 2022 Wimbledon celebrated 100 years of Center court in which many Legendary
Champions were participating.
• Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) won the 2022 women’s singles Wimbledon title, claiming her first
grand slam title and the first for Kazakhstan. She defeated Ons Jabeur (Tunisia).
• Djokovic becomes the second player after Nadal to win 21 Grand slam Titles and stands 2nd in
the Grand slam title race.
Event Winner Runner-up
Gentlemen’s
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Ladies’ Singles (Kazakhstan) Ons Jabeur (Tunisia)
Gentlemen’s Matthew Ebden (Australia) Nikola Mektić (Croatia)
Doubles Max Purcell (Australia) Mate Pavić (Croatia)
Kateřina Siniaková
(Czech Republic)
Barbora Krejčíková Zhang Shuai (China)
Ladies’ Doubles (Czech Republic) Elise Mertens (Belgium)
Desirae Krawczyk
(United States)
Neal Skupski Matthew Ebden (Australia)
Mixed Doubles (United Kingdom) Samantha Stosur (Australia)
CRICKET
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final will be hosted by The Oval, London, England in June 2023
and the 2025 edition of WTC Final will be played at Lord’s, London.
➢ The West zone has defeated the South zone by 294 runs to win their 19th title in the final day of 2022
Duleep Trophy at the SNR College Cricket Ground, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu that was held from 8th
September 2022 to 25th September 2022.
➢ Overview of 15th Edition of DP World T20 Asia Cup 2022; Sri Lanka Won
❖ The Championship title was grabbed by Sri Lanka by beating Pakistan in the finals with 23 runs.
It was its 6th Asia Cup title, and 1st in the T20I format.
● The next edition i.e. 16th will be hosted by Pakistan in 2023.
● Virat Kohli becomes batter with highest average in T20I cricket, overtakes Pakistan’s
Mohammed Rizwan.
Category Winner Country
Player of the series Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva (Wanindu Hasaranga) Sri Lanka
Most Runs Mohammad Rizwan (281) Pakistan
Most Wickets Bhuvneshwar Kumar Singh (11) India
AUGUST 2022
⮚ The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced India will host the 2025 ICC Women’s One Day
International (ODI)World Cup.
⮚ The International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded membership status to three countries –Cambodia
and Uzbekistan from Asia, and Cote D’Ivoire from Africa.
⮚ Mastercard is set to replace Paytm as the title sponsor for all international and domestic cricket
matches organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
⮚ Kieron Adrian Pollard, former West Indies cricketer (Trinidadian), has become the first-ever cricketer
to play in 600 Twenty20 (T20) cricket matches.
JULY 2022
⮚ The England cricket team led by Red Ball Captain – Ben Stokes defeated the Indian cricket team led
by Jasprit Bumrah in the 5th Test match (Rescheduled) and drawn the five-match series 2021/2022 (2-
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⮚ The 5th test was played from July 1 – July 5, 2022 in the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham,
England. Clickhere
⮚ Overview of India Tour of England, Rohit Sharma – led Indian Cricket Team Defeated Team England,
led by Jos Buttler in both – T20I “2-1”and ODI “2-1” and won both the series of England tour at United
Kingdom.
● Hardik Pandya became the first Indian player to scalp four wickets and score a half-century (51
runs) in a single T20I match. Clickhere
BADMINTON
AUGUST 2022
27th edition of Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Championships held in Tokyo, Japan
Men’s Singles Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
Women’s Singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) Chen Yufei (China)
Mohammad Ahsan
Aaron Chia (Malaysia) & Soh (Indonesia) & Hendra
Men’s Doubles Wooi Yik (Malaysia) Setiawan (Indonesia)
Chen Qingchen (China) & Jia Kim So-yeong (South Korea) &
Women’s Doubles Yifan (China) Kong Hee-yong (South Korea)
Zheng Siwei (China) & Huang Yuta Watanabe (Japan) & Arisa
Mixed Doubles Yaqiong (China) Higashino (Japan)
India’s Performance :-
India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Chirag Shetty won the first ever bronze medal in Men’s doubles. They
lost by 22-20 18-21 16-21 to Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia in the semifinals.
● With this, they became the first Indian pair to win a medal in the men’s doubles event at the world
badminton championships.
Gold Medal Winners:
Event Winner
Men’s Singles Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
Women’s Singles Akane Yamaguchi (Japan)
Men’s Doubles Aaron Chia (Malaysia) & Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia)
Women’s Doubles Chen Qingchen (China) & Jia Yifan (China)
Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei (China) & Huang Yaqiong (China)
JULY 2022
⮚ Indian Badminton Player Pusarla Venkata (PV) Sindhu (27) grabbed the Singapore Open 2022
Super 500 trophy in Women’s Singles final after defeating China’s Wang Zhi Yi.
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Men’s Singles (Indonesia) Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
Women’s Singles PV Sindhu (India) Wang Zhiyi (China)
Leo Rolly Carnando Fajar Alfian (Indonesia) &
(Indonesia) & Daniel Marthin Muhammad Rian Ardianto
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Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia)
& Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti Zhang Shuxian (China) & Zheng
Women’s Doubles (Indonesia) Yu (China)
Dechapol Puavaranukroh
(Thailand) & Sapsiree Wang Yilyu (China) & Huang
Mixed Doubles Taerattanachai (Thailand) Dongping (China)
CHESS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi (India) won the 28th Abu Dhabi Masters Chess Tournament 2022.
➢ Indian Grandmaster (GM) Aravindh Chithambaram won the 22nd Dubai Open Chess Tournament
2022.
➢ Pranav Anand from Bengaluru, Karnataka became India’s 76th Chess GrandMaster (GM) after
winning against International Master (IM) Emin Ohanyan of Armenia in the World Youth Under-16
Open.
AUGUST 2022
⮚ 44th Chess Olympiad 2022 held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Uzbekistan defeated the Netherlands and
secured the gold medal in the Open Section.
⮚ V Pranav became India’s 75th Grandmaster (GM) and Tamil Nadu’s (TN’s) 27th by winning the
Limpedea Open in Baia Mare, Romania.
⮚ India’s GM R Praggnanandhaa defeats World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the final round, finished
Runner-up in FTX Crypto Cup 2022 held in Miami, Florida, United States of America(USA).
However,Magnus Carlsen won the event with high score.
JULY 2022
⮚ Ukraine’s Grandmaster (GM) Vitaly Sivuk won the first prize in the 2nd edition of La Plagne
International Chess Festival – Masters Tournament (2022) in France.
● Indias GM P Iniyan finished 2nd in the tournament while International Masters (IM) Sayantan
Das finished 3rd.
⮚ Young Indian Grandmaster (GM) R Praggnanandhaa defeated Alexandr Predke to win the Open A
section of the 15th International Chess Festival ‘’Paracin 2022’’.
⮚ Aravindh Chithambaram won the 41st Villa de Benasque International Open chess tournament in
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GRAND PRIX
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Red Bull Driver Max Verstappen (Belgian, Dutch), won the Formula 1(F1) Heineken Dutch Grand Prix
(GP) 2022 and made 4 straight wins for the 1st time in his F1 career.
➢ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won the 2022 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1
Pirelli Gran Premio d’Italia 2022) held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza (Monza Circuit) in Monza,
Italy.
AUGUST 2022
⮚ Max Verstappen (team Red Bull) won the Hungarian Formula one (F1) Grand Prix 2022.
⮚ Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, won the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2022 and extended his lead
in the FormulaOne World Championship 2022.
JULY 2022
⮚ Red Bull racer Max Verstappen (Dutch) won the 2022 French Grand Prix Formula 1(F1) Lenovo
Grand Prix de France 2022.
⮚ Spain’s Carlos Sainz Jr. of team Scuderia Ferrari, won the Formula 1 Lenovo British Grand Prix 2022.
⮚ Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has won the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix, followed by Red Bull’s Max
Verstappen finishing 2nd position and Mercedes’ seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton finishing
third in the race.
OTHER SPORTS
SEPTEMBER 2022
⮚ Mastercard will be the Title Sponsor for all international and domestic cricket matches of the Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to be held in India.
⮚ Neeraj Chopra became the 1st Indian to win the Diamond League Finals Title, after winning the
Men’s Javelin event at the Zurich Diamond League Final 2022, Switzerland, with a best throw of 88.44m.
⮚ India won the 2022 SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) U-17 Championship title after defeating
Nepal in the final match in Race Course International Stadium, Colombo in Sri Lanka.
➢ World Wrestling Championships 2022: India’s Bajrang Punia & Vinesh Phogat Won Bronze Medals
• 17th edition of the World Wrestling Championships or World Wrestling Championships
2022 was held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10 to 18, 2022.
• The United States of America(USA) lead the table with 15 medals followed by Japan (2nd place)
and Turkey (3rd place). India is ranked 24th with 2 medals.
➢ Bengaluru Football Club(BFC) and its captain Sunil Chhetri won their 1st ever Durand Cup by
defeating Mumbai City FC (MCFC) in the Durand Cup 2022 held in Salt Lake Stadium or Vivekananda
Yuba Bharati Krirangan stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Bangladesh won their first South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) title at SAFF Women’s
Championship 2022 defeating Nepal (3–1).
AUGUST 2022
2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games (CWG) or Birmingham
2022 was held at Birmingham, England (United Kingdom) from July 28 to August 8, 2022.
2022 Commonwealth Medal Table:
Rank CGA Gold Silver Bronze Total
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2 England 57 66 53 176
3 Canada 26 32 34 92
4 India 22 16 23 61
GOLD MEDALIST TABLE
NO ATHLETE MEDAL CATEGORY
ATHLETICS
1 Eldhose Paul Gold Men’s triple jump
BADMINTON
2 PV Sindhu Gold Women’s singles

3 Lakshya Sen Gold Men’s singles
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag
4 Shetty Gold Men’s doubles
BOXING
5 Nitu Ghangas Gold Women’s 48kg minimum weight

6 Amit Panghal Gold Men’s 51kg flyweight
7 Nikhat Zareen Gold Women’s 50kg light flyweight
LAWN BOWLS
8 Indian women’s team Gold Women’s fours
PARA POWERLIFTING
9 Sudhir Gold Men’s heavyweight
PARA TABLE TENNIS
10 Bhavina Patel Gold Women’s singles Classes 3-5
TABLE TENNIS
11 Indian men’s team Gold Men’s team

12 Sharath Kamal / Sreeja Akula Gold Mixed doubles
13 Sharath Kamal Gold Men’s singles
WEIGHTLIFTING
14 Mirabai Chanbu Gold Women’s 49kg

15 Jeremy Lalrinnunga Gold Men’s 67kg
16 Achinta Sheuli Gold Men’s 73kg
WRESTLING
17 Bajrang Punia Gold Men’s 65kg freestyle

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18 Sakshi Malik Gold Women’s 62kg freestyle
19 Deepak Punia Gold Men’s 86kg freestyle
20 Ravi Kumar Dahiya Gold Men’s 57kg freestyle
21 Vinesh Phogat Gold Women’s 53kg freestyle
22 Naveen Gold Men’s 74kg freestyle
➢ Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches mascot & anthem for 36th National Games in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
● The mascot is named as Saavaj which means lion’s cub in Gujarati.
● The anthem is based on the theme-Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat.
⮚ Athletics Federation of India (AFI) partners with HSBC India to support women athletes in India,
especially youngsters.
⮚ Linthoi Chanambam (Manipur) won a historic Gold, in the Women’s 57kg contest (any age group
category), India’s first-ever medal in the World Cadet Judo Championship, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina.
⮚ England won the 2022 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)’s European Women’s Football
Championship for the first time after extra-time in the 2-1 Euro 2022 Final by defeating Germany.
⮚ India lifted the 2022 South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-20 (U-20) football
championship trophy by defeating Bangladesh in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
⮚ Madhya Pradesh (MP) para athlete Pooja Ojha won the silver medal in VL1 Women’s 200m Race
final with a timing of 1:34.18 at the 2022 ICF (International Canoe Federation) Canoe Sprint &
Paracanoe World Championships.
⮚ FIFA lifted the ban imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) after the Supreme Court (SC)
terminated the mandate of the Committee of Administrators (CoA).
● In early August, FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) suspended All India
Football Federation (AIFF) for undue influence from third parties.
● India will host 7th Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 which is already scheduled to be held on
October 11-30, 2022 at three venues viz. Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar
(Odisha), Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Margao (Goa), and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai
(Maharashtra).
➢ Neeraj Chopra wins Athletissima Wanda Lausanne Diamond League 2022 title, Finishes 1st with
89.08m Javelin Throw.
● He became the first Indian to win the gold medal at a Diamond League meet.
⮚ Indian Footballer(striker) Manisha Kalyan from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, become the first Indian to play
in the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Women’s Championship League.
JULY 2022
⮚ 18th edition of the World Athletics Championships (WCH) 2022 held in Eugene, Oregon, United
States (US).
● India ranked at 33rd place with one Silver medal at this championship.
● Top 3 countries (Overall Medal Tally): United States with 33 Medals, followed by Ethiopia with
10 Medals & Jamaica with 10 Medals.
● The mascot of WCH Oregon22: Legend the Bigfoot.
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➢ The Netherlands won the 2022 International Hockey Federation (FIH) Women’s Hockey World Cup
for the 9th time by defeating Argentina. Australia has placed third.
● The 2022 Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship organised by
the FIH was held from 1st July 2022 to 17th July 2022 at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, Spain and
at Wagener Stadium, Netherlands.
➢ Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced a long-term partnership with Indian Olympic
Association (IOA) to set up the first ever India House at Paris Olympics 2024.
⮚ Adani Sportsline became an official partner with the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) for the
upcoming Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 in England, Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 in China,
and Paris Olympic Games 2024 in France.
⮚ The Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games Paris 2024 revealed the new
slogan for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024 – “Games Wide Open”.
⮚ Los Angeles will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in July 2028.
⮚ Indian Olympic Association (IOA) signed an MoU with the Gujarat Government & the Gujarat Olympic
Association (GOA) for the joint conduct of the 36th National Games, Gujarat 2022.
OBITUARY
NATIONAL
Name of the person Field Birth Place Points to be noted
who passed away
SEPTEMBER 2022
Cyrus Mistry Indian-born Mumbai, Maharashtra Cyrus became the 6th and youngest
Irish chairman of Tata Sons in 2012,
businessman succeeding Ratan Tata
Kamal Narain Singh Chief Justice of Uttar Pradesh He is the 22nd CJI, with a term from
India 25th November 1991 to 12th
December 1991
AUGUST 2022
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Billionaire Hyderabad, Andhra He was also known as ‘India’s Warren
business & Pradesh (Now in Buffett’.
Veteran Telangana) ● He was famously referred to as
Investor the “Big Bull of Dalal street”,
“King of Bull Market” and “Big
Bull”.
● Rakesh Jhunjhunwala co-
founded Indian airline Akasa
Air.
Syed Sibtey Razi Former Rae Bareli, Uttar He served as the Governor of
Jharkhand Pradesh (UP) Jharkhand from the year 2004- 2009
Governor and as the Governor of Assam in 2009
Sadananda Shetty Former Vijaya - He was the current President of
Bank Chairman Renewable Energy Developers
and Founder Association of Karnataka.
and Serving
Chairman of
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Abhijit Sen Indian Jamshedpur, He was awarded the Padma Bhushan
Economist & Jharkhand. for public service in 2010.
Former
Planning
Commission
JULY 2022
Tarun Majumdar Bengali film Bengal Presidency, He won Padma Shri in 1990 in the field
director British India (now in of Arts.
Bangladesh)
Brijendra Kumar Former Ambala, Haryana He was referred to as the “Father of
Syngal(BK Syngal) Chairman of Indian Internet”.
Videsh Sanchar
Nigam Ltd
(VSNL)
Padmanabha Pillai Freedom Neyyattinkara, Kerala He was honoured with Padma Shri in
Gopinathan Nair (P. P. Fighter 2016 for his contributions to society
Gopinathan Nair) (in the field of Social Work)
Pratap Pothen Malayalam Thiruvananthapuram, He won the Indira Gandhi Award for
actor and Kerala Best Debut Film of a Director (1985).
filmmaker
Sushovan Banerjee Physician Bolpur, West Bengal He was awarded the Padma Shri in
2020 for his contribution in the field of
medicine
INTERNATIONAL
Name of the Field Birth Place Points to be noted
person who
passed away
SEPTEMBER 2022
Mikhail Former Soviet Union Russia Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel
Sergeyevich President Prize for Peace in 1990 for putting an
Gorbachev end to the cold war without any
bloodshed in the Soviet Union
Queen Elizabeth Queen United Kingdom Queen Elizabeth II, the United
II Kingdom’s (UKs) or Britain’s longest-
serving monarch, passed away at
Balmoral Castle in Scotland at 96 years
after reigning for 70 years
AUGUST 2022
Fidel Valdez Former Philippine Lingayen, Pangasinan He served as the 12th President of the
Ramos President Philippines from 1992 to 1998.
David Gaub American author and Pittsburgh, He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 &
McCullough historian Pennsylvania, U.S. 2002
Ralph Eggleston American animator, Lake Charles, Louisiana He won the award for Best Animated
art director, (United States) Short at the 74th Academy Awards
storyboard artist, (2002).
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JULY 2022
William David Former Northern Belfast, Northern He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998
Trimble Irish first minister Ireland and was the key architect of the Good
Friday Agreement (GFA) in 1998.
Mohammad Secretary-General of Yola, Adamawa State, He was steering OPEC as the group
Barkindo Organization of Nigeria entered into an agreement known as
Petroleum Exporting OPEC+.
Countries (OPEC)
Shinzo Abe Former Prime Shinjuku City, Tokyo, He was assassinated(shot) in the city
Minister (PM) of Japan of Nara in Japan.
Japan ● He was served as PM of Japan
and President of the Liberal
Democratic Party (LDP) from
2006 to 2007 and again from
2012 to 2020
James Edmund American actor New York City, USA He was nominated for Academy Award
Caan 1972 for Best Supporting Actor-The
Godfather.
Barry Sinclair Former New Zealand Wellington, New He played 21 Tests for New Zealand
Cricket Zealand between 1963 and 1968 and scored
1148 runs at 29.43.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
Book Name Author Other Information

SEPTEMBER 2022
5-Volume ‘Encyclopaedia of Tribes’ - Chief Minister (CM) of Odisha Naveen
Patnaik released a 5-Volume
‘Encyclopaedia of Tribes’ published by
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
Research and Training Institute (SCSTRTI)
and Odisha State Tribal Museum in the
Museum complex.
• Odisha becomes the first state in
India to start an encyclopedia on
tribal communities.
“Will Power: The Inside Story of the Sjoerd Marijne The book published by HarperCollins
Incredible Turnaround in Indian Publishers
Women’s Hockey”
AUGUST 2022
The Journey of a Nation: 75 Years of Sanjaya Baru It published by Rupa Publications India Pvt
Indian Economy: Re-emerge, Ltd.
Reinvest, Re-engage
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Michelle Obama The book will be published by Penguin
Uncertain Times Random House.
Fourth book in a series on Satish Pande The book was released by Tata Power, in
‘Amphibians of the Northern Western association with Ela Foundation.
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Do Different: The Untold Dhoni Amit Sinha & Joy It was imprinted by India Viking.
Bhattacharjya
Rusty Skies and Golden Winds Sannidhya Sharma Union Minister Jitendra Singh launched this
100-page poetry book.
BRAVO YADAV – Journey of Honorary Deepak Singh It is the biography of Param Vir Chakra
Captain Subedar Yogendra Singh (PVC) Awardee Subedar Major and
Yadav India’s Youngest Param Vir Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav.
Chakra Recipient
“Heartfelt- The Legacy of Faith” & National Institute of It was unveiled by Meenakshi Lekhi,
“Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery” Design (NID) Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs
Foundation & Dr and Culture.
Bharat Barai
Putin – His Life and Times Philip Short A biography of the Russian President
Vladimir Putin
Bibi: My Story Benjamin Netanyahu It is set to be published by Threshold
Edition
Indians at Herod’s Gate: A Jerusalem Navtej Sarna It is unveiled by Israeli President Isaac
Tale Herzog
Madam Sir: The Story of Bihar’s First Manjari Jaruhar The book detailing the life and times of
Lady IPS Officer Bihar’s first lady IPS officer is expected to
be Published in October.
NETAJI: Subhas Chandra Bose’s Life, Krishna Bose The book was edited and translated (to
Politics and Struggle English from Bengali) by Indian political
scientist Sumantra Bose, son of Krishna
Bose
A New India: Selected Writings 2014- Arun Jaitley(former Former Vice President of India, M Venkaiah
19 Union Minister and Naidu released Arun Jaitley’s
BJP leader) book(pubished posthumously)
Lies Our Mothers Told Us: The Indian Nilanjana Bhowmick Published by Rupa & Co; Aleph Book
Woman’s Burden Company.
India’s Economy From Nehru To Pulapre Balakrishnan Published by Permanent Black.
Modi: A Brief History
Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 Ashutosh Raravikar The book is published by Aswad Prakashan
years of Independence Private Limited.
The Hero of Tiger Hill: Autobiography Yogendra Singh This autobiography is published by Srishti
of a Param Vir Yadav Publishers & Distributors.
JULY 2022
The Life and Times of George Rahul Ramagundam This is a new biography of former Union
Fernandes Minister of India, George Fernandes.
Mind Master: Winning Lessons from a Viswanathan Anand & It was published by Hachette India
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IMPORTANT DAYS
NATIONAL OBSERVANCE
Observed Day Other information
date/week
SEPTEMBER 2022
September 1 – 30, 5th Rashtriya Poshan Maah The Ministry of Women and Child Development
2022 (MoWCD) organized the 5th Rashtriya Poshan
Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th September 2022.
September 5, 2022 National Teachers’ Day To commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat
Ratna Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who served as
the First Vice President and the 2nd President of
Independent India.
September 14, 2022 Hindi Diwas World Hindi Day is annually observed on 10th
January across the globe
September 15, 2022 National Engineer’s Day To commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat
Ratna Awardee Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya,
who is considered one of the greatest engineers of
India.
AUGUST 2022
August 7, 2022 National Javelin Day To commemorate Neeraj Chopra’s 2020 Tokyo
Olympic gold medal
August 7, 2022 8th National Handloom Day To honour India’s handloom-weaving community
and to highlight the sector’s contribution to India’s
socio-economic development.
August 20, 2022 Sadbhavana Diwas To mark the birth anniversary of the former Prime
Minister (PM) of India Rajiv Gandhi.
● His birth anniversary is also celebrated
as Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas.
August 29, 2022 National Sports Day To commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey
legend Major Dhyan Chand.
JULY 2022
July 1, 2022 National Doctors Day ● The day also marks both the birth and
death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr
Bidhan Chandra Roy (BC Roy).
● The theme of National Doctors’ Day 2022
is “Family Doctors on the Front Line”.
July 1, 2022 National Chartered To commemorate the formation of the Institute of

Accountant Day Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on 1st July
1949.
July 1, 2022 Goods and Services Tax Day To commemorate the implementation of the Goods
and Services Tax (GST) system, the unprecedented
reform of Indian taxation.
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implementation of GST system (5th GST
Day) .
July 10, 2022 National Fish Farmers Day To commemorate the demonstration of Dr K. H.
Alikunhi and Dr H. L. Chaudhary for the successful
contribution in demonstrating Hypophysation in
Indian Major Carps.
● The day is also observed as the National
Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)
Foundation day.
July 9, 2022 National Students Day To commemorate the foundation of Akhil
Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)(July 1949) ,
a student organization.
July 23, 2022 National Broadcasting Day To commemorate the first radio broadcast aired
from the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC) on
23 July 1927.
July 24, 2022 National Income Tax To commemorate the introduction of income tax in
Day(Aaykar Diwas) India
July 26, 2022 23rd Kargil Vijay Diwas To commemorate the Indian soldiers who
sacrificed their lives for the Nation
July 27, 2022 84th CRPF Raising Day To mark the establishment of the Force (27 July
1939)
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVANCE
Observed Day Other information
date/week
SEPTEMBER 2022
September 3, 2022 International Vulture IVAD 2021 was observed on 4th September 2021.
Awareness Day IVAD 2023 will be observed on 2nd September
2023.
September 5, 2022 International Day of Charity 5th September of every year as the death
anniversary of Mother Teresa, as the International
Day of Charity.
She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979
September 7, 2022 International Day of Clean Air 7th September 2022 marks the observance of the
for Blue Skies 3rd International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.
The theme of International Day of Clean Air for
blue skies 2022 is “The Air We Share”.
September 8, 2022 International Literacy Day The UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize
‘Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education’
programme of Kalinga Institute of Social
Sciences(KISS), India.
KISS(Bhubaneswar) wins prestigious UNESCO
Literacy Prize 2022
September 9, 2022 World EV Day World EV Day was an initiative created by the
sustainability media company GreenTV.
The first World EV Day was observed on 9th
September 2020

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September 10, 2022 World First Aid Day The theme for World First Aid Day 2022 is
”Lifelong First Aid Learning”
September 15, 2022 International Day of 15th September 2022 marks the 15th
Democracy anniversary of the International Day of
Democracy by United Nations (UN).
September 17, 2022 International Red Panda Day IRPD is annually observed across the globe on the
(IRPD) 3rd Saturday of September.
September 17, 2022 International Coastal Clean-up International Coastal Clean-up (ICC) Day is
(ICC) Day annually observed across the world on the 3rd
Saturday of September.
Association for Community Awareness (ASCOA)’s
theme for ICC Day 2022 is “Connecting People For
A Trash Free Coastline”.
September 18, 2022 World Bamboo Day (WBD) The day aims to promote the cultivation of
bamboo for new industries across the world and to
ensure sustainable utilisation of bamboo, a non-
wood forest product.
• 18th September is also celebrated as the
Royal Thai Forestry Day
September 18, 2022 World Water Monitoring Day World Water Monitoring Day was proclaimed by
America’s Clean Water Foundation (ACWF) as a
global educational outreach program in 2003.
September 21, 2022 International Day of Peace The theme of International Day of Peace 2022
is “End racism. Build peace”.
September 23, 2022 International Day of Sign The theme of the International Day of Sign
Languages Languages 2022 is Sign Language Unite Us.
September 25, 2022 World Rivers Day The theme of World Rivers Day for 2022 is The
importance of Rivers to Biodiversity.
September 27, 2022 World Tourism Day (WTD) The theme of World Tourism Day for 2022
is ‘Rethinking Tourism’.
AUGUST 2022
August 6, 2022 Hiroshima Day To the remembrance of the world’s first atomic
bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, at the
end of World War II.
August 9, 2022 International Day of the To highlight the role of indigenous people and the
World’s Indigenous Peoples importance of preserving their rights,
communities and knowledge they gathered and
passed down over centuries.
August 9, 2022 Nagasaki Day To promote peace among nations and to create
awareness about the devastating results of nuclear
weapons.
August 10, 2022 World Lion Day To spread awareness about the lions and efforts
for their conservation and protection.
August 10, 2022 World Biofuel Day To highlight the importance and significance of
non-fossil-fuels or biofuels.
● Theme 2022 - “Biofuels towards a Carbon
Neutral World”
● On the occasion of World Biofuel Day
2022(10th August 2022), Prime
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the 2nd generation (2G) Ethanol Plant in
Panipat Refinery, Panipat, Haryana to the
nation.
August 12, 2022 World Elephant Day to create awareness on elephant conservation and
to share knowledge and positive solutions for the
better protection and management of wild and
captive elephants
August 12, 2022 International Youth Day To raise awareness regarding issues that are faced
by the world’s youth
Theme 2022 - “Intergenerational solidarity:
creating a world for all ages”
August 14, 2022 Partition Horrors To acknowledge the difficulties faced by the
Remembrance Day Indians during the partition of India in 1947.
August 19, 2022 World Humanitarian Day To commemorate the humanitarian workers who
have committed their lives to help others in the
most extreme circumstances around the world.
August 19, 2022 World Photography Day To celebrate the art of Photography.
Theme 2022 - “Pandemic Lockdown Through The
Lens”
August 20, 2022 World Mosquito Day To honour British doctor Sir Ronald Ross who
discovered the relationship between mosquitoes
and the transmission of malaria between humans.
August 21, 2022 World Senior Citizen’s Day To acknowledge the contributions of elderly
people in human society and honour them
August 23 to World Water Week To address the global water issues and related
September1, 2022 concerns of international development.
Theme 2022 - “Seeing the unseen: The value of
water”
August 26, 2022 Women’s Equality Day To honour the women of America for gaining the
constitutional right to vote.
August 29, 2022 International Day against To bring awareness regarding the harmful effects
Nuclear Tests of testing nuclear weapons.
August 30, 2022 International Whale Shark Day To spread awareness about the importance of
whale sharks.
Theme 2022 - “The Future of Sharks: Guardians of
Our Seas.”
August 30 National Small Industry Day National Small Industry Day is annually observed
across India on 30th August to recognise the
importance and contribution of the small-scale
businesses in India.
JULY 2022
July 2, 2022 International Day of It is observed across the globe on the first
Cooperatives Saturday of July to create awareness about the
contributions of cooperatives toward the
development of society.
● Theme/Slogan - “Cooperatives Build a
Better World”

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July 3, 2022 International Plastic Bag Free To spread awareness about the harmful effects of
Day plastic and ways to eliminate the use of plastic
bags.
July 11, 2022 World Population Day To focus on the urgency and importance of
population issues and their relation to
environment and development issues.
July 12, 2022 International Malala Day It was celebrated on the occasion of young activist
Malala Yousafzai’s birthday
● Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel
Prize laureate of the world.
July 18, 2022 Nelson Mandela International To recognise Nelson Mandela’s immense
Day contribution towards justice, peace and his long
years of struggle for justice against apartheid.
Theme 2022 - “Do what you can, with what you
have, where you are”
July 20, 2022 World Chess Day To recognise the important role of chess as an
affordable and inclusive activity.
July 20, 2022 First International Moon Day To commemorate the anniversary of the first
landing of the lunar surface by humans on July 20,
1969, with the United States’ Apollo 11 mission.
● Theme for International Moon Day 2022-
‘Lunar Exploration Coordination &
Sustainability’.
July 26, 2022 International Day for the To raise awareness of the importance of mangrove
Conservation of the Mangrove ecosystems as “a unique, special and vulnerable
Ecosystems ecosystem”
July 28, 2022 World Nature Conservation To raise awareness about the significance of
Day natural resources around the world.
July 28, 2022 Earth Overshoot Day It is the day of the year on which humanity’s
demand on nature exceeds the Earth’s annual
biological capacity to regenerate.
July 29, 2022 International Tiger Day To create awareness about the decreasing
population of Tigers and to highlight the
importance of the conservation of Tigers
(Panthera tigris).
APPS & WEB PORTAL
BANKING
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Union Minister Dr Manshukh Mandaviya Launches Integrated Pharmaceutical Database
Management System 2.0 (IPDMS 2.0) & Pharma Sahi Daam 2.0 App
➢ Union Home Minister Amit Shah Launches “CAPF e-Awas” Portal
● The “CAPF e-Awas” portal, which promotes transparency and accountability, would abolish the
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JULY 2022
➢ Kotak Mahindra Bank: First Private Bank to Integrate with New Income Tax Portal
● Kotak Mahindra Bank has become the 1st private sector bank to be fully integrated with the
new e-filing portal of the Income Tax department after the completion of its technical
integration with the new e-filing portal.
➢ BOB Financial Solutions Limited launched credit card servicing mobile application (app), bobcard,
for providing one-stop solution for customers to manage their Bank of Baroda (BoB) credit card
services.
OTHERS
SEPTEMBER 2022
➢ Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched the SCALE (Skill Certification Assessment for
Leather Employees) app during his visit to the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research – Central
Leather Research Institute(CSIR-CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
AUGUST 2022
➢ Union Government has launched Rashtriya Puraskar Portal (https://awards.gov.in) to bring
together all the awards of the various Ministries, Departments and agencies of the government under
one platform.
● This has been launched to ensure transparency and public partnership.
JULY 2022
➢ Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane Launches ‘Mobile Electric Charging’ App
● Union Minister Narayan Tatu Rane of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
(MoMSME) launched ‘Repos Pay’—a ‘Mobile Electric Charging’ platform and ‘Phy-gital’—a
Fintech (financial technology) platform at the ‘Fueling India 2022’ event in Mumbai,
Maharashtra.
➢ The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has developed and launched new mobile
app ‘AadhaarFaceRd’
• Aadhaar refers to a verifiable 12-digit identification number issued by UIDAI to Indian residents.
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