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Contents
NATIONAL AFFAIRS ....................................................................................................... 3
STATES AFFAIRS........................................................................................................... 8
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS............................................................................................. 13
REPORTS & INDICES ................................................................................................... 14
GOVERNMENT SCHEMES & PROGRAMMES ....................................................................... 21
BUSINESS & ECONOMY ................................................................................................ 23
BANKING & FINANCE ................................................................................................... 30
RBI IN NEWS.............................................................................................................. 33
AWARDS & RECOGNITION ............................................................................................ 34
BOOKS & AUTHORS ..................................................................................................... 38
PERSON IN NEWS ....................................................................................................... 39
OBITUARIES............................................................................................................... 41
SPORTS ..................................................................................................................... 42
IMPORTANT DAYS ....................................................................................................... 44
Other Important Study Material to help you with your preparation ...................................... 46
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
1. Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has recently conducted the 10th National Maritime Search and
Rescue Exercise (SAREX-2022) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It has been inaugurated by
Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar.
• The theme of this edition of the biennial exercise is “Capacity Building Towards Marine
Passenger Safety”.
• 52 participants have joined the exercise from the ICG, the Navy, and the State police,
and 24 foreign observers from 16 countries (Australia, Maldives, Thailand, Indonesia,
and China).
• The Exercise SAREX 2022 has been conducted under the aegis of the National Maritime
Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB).
Note: The 9th edition of SAREX-20 was conducted at Goa for 3-days.
2. Indian Railways have installed ‘Meghdoot’ machines at Dadar, Thane and other stations
of Mumbai Division. This unique ‘Meghdoot’ machines use innovative technology to
convert water vapour in the air into potable water.
• The Meghdoot machines are research-driven and it does not need source water.
• The technology is environmentally-friendly with zero maintenance.
• The technology allows operating in a wide variety of ambient temperatures (18°C-
45°C) and relative humidity conditions (25 percent – 100 percent).
• It produces water within hours of being switched on, hence it can be used as an instant
solution for potable water.
• The technology utilizes the science of condensation to extract water vapour from the
surrounding atmosphere.
The company has also collaborated with the CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical
Technology (IICT), Hyderabad to produce water of the highest quality.
3. Union Minister of Chemical and Fertilizers, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, has addressed the
Silver Jubilee (25 years) Celebrations of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
(NPPA) in New Delhi.
IPDMS 2.0:
It is an integrated responsive cloud based application developed by NPPA with technical
support from Centre for Advance Computing (C-DAC). It is intended to optimize synergies
in operations in order to promote Government’s thrust on ‘Ease of Doing Business’. It will
also enable paperless functioning of NPPA and facilitate the stakeholders to connect with
National Pharma Pricing Regulator from across the country.
A publication titled ‘An overview of Drug Pricing @ NPPA 25 year Odyssey’ has also
been launched at the inaugural session. The publication highlights the evolution of the
drug regulatory system in the country with special emphasis on pricing regulation.
4. The Cyber Security Exercise “Synergy” has recently been conducted by the Indian
Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology, in collaboration with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore.
• The exercise is a part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative- Resilience
Working Group, led by India under the leadership of National Security Council
Secretariat.
• The theme of the exercise is “Building Network Resiliency to counter Ransomware
Attacks”.
• Around 13 countries have participated in the exercise.
• The exercise is hosted by CERT-In on its exercise simulation platform.
• The objective is to Assess, Share and Improve strategies and practices among Member-
States to build network resiliency against ransomware & cyber extortion attacks.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has commissioned India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
‘INS Vikrant’ at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala. The 45,000-tonne warship
has been built at a cost of Rs.20,000 crore. It will be based in the Eastern Naval Command
in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Naval Ensign:
PM Narendra Modi has also unveiled the new Naval Ensign (Nishaan). Naval Ensigns are
flags that naval ships or formations bear to denote nationality. The new Naval Ensign has
Tiranga on the upper left corner, and Blue & Octagon at the centre of fly side. The octagon
has twin golden borders that take inspiration from the seal of Chhatrapati Shivaji. The
National Emblem is superimposed on a shield. It also represents the Motto of Navy ‘Sam
No Varunah’. The octagon shape represents Good Fortune, Eternity, Renewal & Positive
Energy.
Earlier, the Indian Naval Ensign consists of a St. George's Cross, a red cross with white
background. In one corner of the cross, the Indian flag is placed when the country
attained freedom, replacing the Union Jack in that place.
6. The Department of Science & Technology (DST) has recently announced to set up India’s
first Dark Sky Reserve at Hanle in Ladakh. It will be located as part of Changthang
Wildlife Sanctuary. It will be one of the world’s highest-located sites for optical, infra-red,
and gamma-ray telescopes. It will promote astronomy-tourism, giving a boost to local
tourism and economy through science.
Hanle:
It is located in Ladakh’s cold desert region. Cloudless skies and low atmospheric water
vapour make it one of the best sites in world for astronomical observations. Indian
Astronomical Observatory (IAO), high-altitude station of Indian Institute of Astrophysics,
is also located atop Mt. Saraswati in Nilamkhul Plain in the Hanle Valley.
7. The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved Tejas Mark-2 Project. The CCS
has sanctioned Rs.6,500 crore for designing and developing of Tejas Mark-2 fighter jet
with prototypes, flight testing, and certification. The allocation comes in addition to the
existing Rs.2500 crore sanctioned to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
9. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has recently extended the tenure of the
Company Law Committee (CLC) by one more year i.e. till 16th September 2023. The
tenure has already been extended twice in September 2020 and September 2021 which
was originally formed in September 2019.
• The Government has set up the 11-member CLC under the Chairmanship of corporate
affairs secretary Tarun Bajaj.
• The committee has the mandate for examining and making recommendations to the
government on various issues related to implementation of the Companies Act 2013
and Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008.
10. The Indian cities, Nilambur and Thrissur in Kerala, and Warangal in Telangana have
become India’s first entrants in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization (UNESCO) Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).
As per UNESCO, 77 cities from 44 countries across the globe have joined the UNESCO
Global Network of Learning Cities in 2022. With this, the total number of cities within the
UNESCO GNLC is 294.
Thrissur:
It is popularly known as the cultural capital of Kerala. It is home to academic and research
institutions. It is also known for its jewellery industry, especially gold.
Nilambur:
It is an eco-tourism destination in the Kerala. It is a city with various socio-economic
patterns marked by an urban and rural mix. The majority of the population depends on
agriculture and allied industries. It aims to ensure employment opportunities and UN
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2, ‘zero hunger’.
Warangal:
It is Telangana’s second largest city, next to Hyderabad, the state capital. It is Telangana’s
first archaeologically significant site to be listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The technology has been developed by QNu Labs, a Bengaluru-based deep tech start-up,
and under the aegis of Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX), a Defence Innovation
Organization (DIO).
This technology will help in modern-day war fare as the communication channel created
using the Quantum Key Distribution (QDK) system is non-hackable.
12. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, has recently launched a new online portal ‘CAPF e-
Awas’ for the purpose of allocating residential quarters to the Central Armed Police Force
(CAPF) personnel, in New Delhi. This portal will promote transparency and accountability,
and will abolish the ‘caste system’ in the allocation of residential quarters to jawans.
The seven organizations under the CAPF are the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border
Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF),
National Security Guard (NSG), Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), and Special Protection Group (SPG).
STATES AFFAIRS
13. The 50th All Manipur Shumang Leela Festival 2021-2022 has been held at Iboyama
Shumang Leela Shanglen in Palace Compound, Imphal.
During the festival, the Manipur Governor La Ganesan has distributed medals to the
winners of the 49th All Manipur Shumang Leela Mahotsav 2020-21.
Shumang Leela:
'Shumang' means 'open courtyard' and 'leela' means ‘play’ and literal meaning of Shumang
leela is "play of the open courtyard". It is a traditional form of theatre in Manipur. In this,
the roles of female artists are all played by male actors and male characters are played by
female artists in case of female theatre groups. The activities are done in the open air. It
focuses on issues of moral values, unity and integrity.
15. The Jammu & Kashmir Police has launched the online Mobile application "JK Ecop", an
easy way to use interface to facilitate common people. The Mobile App enables the
citizens to use a host of services ranging from registering a complaint to downloading a
copy of FIR.
A citizen can make requests like obtaining a character certificate, employee verification, or
tenant verification through this App. Details about missing persons, unidentified dead
bodies, traffic police, Highway status, etc. can also be obtained through this portal.
16. Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to make the collection of
forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years.
Delhi Police has already integrated the criminal justice system (ICJS) with forensic science
investigation and have also collaborated with National Forensic Sciences University
(NFSU), Gandhinagar to train and guide investigating officers to make watertight cases
against accused persons.
• IPS Officer Sanjay Arora is the current Commissioner of Delhi Police.
17. Nua Khai, an agricultural festival, is observed annually in the state of Odisha on
Panchami tithi of the lunar fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada, the day after the
Ganesh Chaturthi. This year this festival is being celebrated on 1th September. It is
observed to welcome the new crops of the season. Goddess Samaleshwari is
worshipped during the festival.
• The festival was first started by Raja Ramai Deo, the founder of Patna State, in the
14th century.
18. The Central Government through the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology
(Meity) has allowed the state of Uttar Pradesh to launch the Family ID Plan or Parivar
Kalyan Card for its residents. Under this, the benefits of various welfare schemes running
in the state can be availed.
19. The Government of Karnataka has launched the Global Startup Challenge “VentuRISE”
to recognize, reward, and support growth stage startups in manufacturing and
sustainability-related sectors.
• The challenge is a part of the flagship event Global Investors Meet, “Invest Karnataka
2022″, that will be conducted from 2nd to 4th November 2022 at the Bangalore Palace.
• The Department of Industries and Commerce has partnered with The IndUS
Entrepreneurs (TiE) to initiate this Global Startup Challenge.
• E-commerce giant Amazon is sponsoring the initiative.
• The Startup Challenge will be a 3-round challenge that will be conducted over a span
of 2 months.
20. The Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, has given 'in-
principle' approval to the proposals of the three states, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and
Andhra Pradesh, under the Scheme for 'Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks', an initiative to
support drugs manufacturing in India.
The Bulk Drug Parks (BDPs) will be set up in 1402.44 acres of land at Tehsil Haroli, District
Una, Himachal Pradesh, 2015.02 acres of land at Tehsil Jambusar, District Bharuch,
Gujarat and 2000.45 acres of land at K.P. Puram & Kodhada of Thondagi Mandal of East
Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.
• The financial assistance to the proposed BDPs in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh will be
70% of the project cost.
• In case of Himachal Pradesh, being categorised as a ‘hilly state’, the financial assistance
will be 90% of the project cost.
• Maximum assistance under the scheme for one Bulk Drug Park will be limited to
Rs.1000 crores.
21. India’s 1st 3D-printed Post Office will be set up in Cambridge Layout in Halasuru,
Bengaluru, Karnataka. The Post Office building is being constructed by Larsen & Toubro
(L&T). The construction of the Post Office in the 1,000-square-feet building three floors
from the ground will cost Rs.25 lakh, reducing the final cost by 25%.
Note: India’s 3D house was built by IIT Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu in 2021.
22. NITI Aayog has recently declared Haridwar, the holy city of Uttarakhand, as the Best
Aspirational District in India on the basis of five parameters. Haridwar has secured first
position in Basic Infrastructure theme. With this, an additional allocation of Rs 3 crore will
be made to this city.
e-Prosecution Portal:
It is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology, and Ministry of Law & Justice. It was launched by Indian states in 2020 to
support courts and the prosecution system in accelerating criminal trials in heinous
crimes.
The portal provides for e-communication between the police department and the
prosecution directorate under the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) that
enables transfer of data among courts, police, jails and forensic science laboratories.
25. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has passed a proposal to rename the iconic
‘Rajpath’, which runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan on Raisina Hill to National Stadium in New
Delhi, as “Kartavya Path”.
• The entire stretch and the area from the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose statue at India
Gate to the Rashtrapati Bhawan will be known as “Kartavya Path”.
• It has 16 permanent walkway bridges among other features.
• It is a part of the larger Central Vista project, where a new triangular Parliament
building, along with the Central Secretariat and several other Government offices are
being rebuilt.
During the British rule, Rajpath was known as ‘Kingsway’, named after King George V. It
was built as a ceremonial boulevard by Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker, the architects
of New Delhi, in around 1920.
26. Alappuzha has recently become the 5th fully Digital Banking District in Kerala. This
declaration was made by Thomas Mathew Regional Director (Kerala & Lakshadweep)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
27. The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Keriwal, has launched First Virtual School-Delhi
Model Virtual School (DMVS), affiliated with the Delhi Board of School Education, and
claimed that this school was India’s first virtual school. The virtual school offers online
classes, provides skill-based courses, and training for competitive exams, JEE MAIN, NEET,
CUET, in association with Google & Schoolnet India. The school is for Classes 9-12.
However, the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) has denied the above claim and
informed that India’s first virtual school was already launched by NIOS in August 2021.
28. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid the foundation stone and dedicated to
the nation various projects of Kochi Metro and Indian Railways worth around Rs.4500
crore in Kochi, Kerala. He has also visited Shri Adi Shankara Janmabhoomi Kshetram at
Kalady village in Kochi.
30. Tripura has become the first state in India to have the first modified Bio-Village. 10 bio
villages are completed, and the first bio village has been set up at Daspara in Charilam
constituency of Sepahijala district.
The Daspara village of Tripura is converted into a nature-based lifestyle and livelihood
and reduced the use of chemical fertilizers.
Notably, Tripura Government has aimed to set up a total of 100 bio villages in the state.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
32. China has launched a new remote sensing satellite ‘Yaogan-33 02’ into space from the
Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite has been launched by a
Long March-4C carrier rocket and has entered the planned orbit successfully. It will be
used for scientific experiments, land resources surveys, crop yield estimation, and
disaster prevention and relief.
33. The city of Markham in Ontario, Canada has honoured the music maestro from India A.R.
Rahman by naming a street after him. He is one of the most loved musicians worldwide.
He is known as the ‘Mozart of Madras’. Some of his hit and award-winning compositions
include Dil Se, Jai Ho, Ek Ho Gaye Hum Aur Tum, Rang De Basanti, and Ay Hairathe among
many more.
This roadmap guides the way for India to become a high-income country by 2047 through
sector-specific and region-specific policies based on the ‘4 S’ principles.
The ‘4 S’ guiding principles redefine the approach to attaining prosperity by stressing the
need for prosperity growth to be matched by social progress, to be shared across all
regions within India, to be environmentally sustainable, and to be solid in the face of
The roadmap forecasts that Indian economy will reach USD 20 trillion by 2047, assuming
average annual growth between 7-7.5% over the next 25 years.
35. Forbes Asia has released the second edition of the list titled ‘Forbes Asia-100 to Watch’.
The list highlights small companies and start-ups on the rise across the Asia-Pacific region.
• The list 2022 has featured 11 start-up companies from India.
• Singapore has topped the list with 19 companies, followed closely by 16 start-ups
from Hong Kong, 15 from South Korea, and 13 from China.
• According to Forbes, 15 countries and territories are represented across 11 categories
that include biotechnology and healthcare, e-commerce and retail, and finance.
36. Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has
released 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 2025-26.
Key highlights:
• As per the report, China and Vietnam have adopted the mantra of ‘first globalize,
then localize’, which means in the initial years they were determined to achieve global
scale in exports, and then shifted their emphasis to greater use of local contents.
• The report analyses the empirical relationship between exports and the share of
domestic value addition in successful nations.
• Immediate objectives should be to export at scale to global markets, and thereafter to
increase the share of local content.
• India has a manufacturing economy worth USD 76 billion with USD 16 billion of
exports, with a target of USD 21 to USD 25 billion of exports in next year.
• Mobile phones are the single largest component of India’s electronics exports.
ICRIER:
ICRIER is an autonomous economic policy think tank, in operation since 1981. The goal is
to help Indian policymakers make informed decisions, facilitated through its rigorous
analytical research, objective policy advice and extensive networking events.
ICEA:
ICEA is the apex industry body for the mobile and electronics industry comprising
manufacturers, brand owners, technology providers, VAS application & solution providers,
distributors, and retail chains of mobile handsets and electronics.
37. As per the recent data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO), India’s Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) has expanded 13.5% in the first quarter of FY22-23 (Q1 FY23).
This is less than Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) projection of 16.2%. India’s GDP growth in
Q1 FY22 was 20.1%.
• Real GDP or GDP at Constant (2011-12) Prices in Q1 2022-23 is estimated to attain a
level of Rs 36.85 trillion, as against Rs 32.46 trillion in Q1 2021-22.
• As per the data, Gross Value Added (GVA) grew by 12.7% to Rs 34.41 trillion in April-
June 2022.
• Nominal GDP or GDP at Current Prices in Q1 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 64.95 trillion
against Rs 51.27 trillion in Q1 2021-22, showing a growth of 26.7% compared to 32.4%
a year ago.
39. The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the quarterly bulletin of the 15th
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for April-June 2022.
UR among females (aged 15 years and above) in urban areas has declined to 9.5 percent
in April-June 2022 from 14.3 percent a year ago. It was 10.1 percent in January-March
2022.
UR among male in urban areas has declined to 7.1 percent in April-June 2022 from 12.2
percent a year ago. It was 7.7 percent in January-March 2022.
As per the survey, LFPR in CWS (Current Weekly Status) in urban areas for persons aged
15 years and above has increased to 47.5 percent in April-June 2022, from 46.8 percent in
the same period a year ago. It was 47.3 percent in January-March 2022
41. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has topped among all Ministries
and Departments in resolving Public Grievances in the ranking report published by
Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances for the month of August
2022. UIDAI has been a top performer in the resolution of cases received through the
Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS).
In addition, UIDAI will launch State-of-the-art Open Source new Customer Relationship
Management (CRM) solution. The new CRM solution will have the capability to support
multi-channels like Phone Calls, Emails, chatbots, Web portals, Social Media, letters, and
walk-ins through which the grievances can be lodged, tracked and resolved effectively.
CPGRAMS:
It is an online platform developed by National Informatics Centre. It is available to citizens
24x7 to lodge their grievances to public authorities on any subject related to service
delivery. It is a single portal connected to all Ministries/Departments of Government of
India and states. It is launched under Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions.
42. As per the 'Global Economic and Insurance Outlook' report published by the Swiss Re
Institute, India will become the sixth largest insurance market in the world by 2032,
supported by regulatory push and rapid economic expansion.
• Total insurance premiums in India will grow by an average 14 percent per annum in
nominal local currency terms over the next decade, making India the 6th largest in
terms of total premium volume by 2032 from 10th largest in 2021.
• The Indian life insurance industry will grow at an exceptional rate of 6.6 percent (in real
terms) in 2022 and further grow at 7.1 percent in 2023.
• The life insurance premiums in India are set to cross USD 100 billion for the first time
in 2022.
• The non-life insurance market has returned to a growth of 5.8 percent (in real terms) in
2021 after a slight contraction in 2020.
Smaller States:
• Among the smaller states, Sikkim is the best performer.
• Sikkim is followed by Meghalaya, Tripura, Goa, and Nagaland.
Union Territories:
• Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has topped among Union Territories
(UTs), followed by Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jammu & Kashmir, and
Lakshadweep.
The report highlights that only 17 states and UTs had more than 75 percent of children
12-23 months of age who were fully immunised, while 11 states and UTs had less than 25
percent fully immunised children.
In terms of Women & Child Development (WCD) programme coverage, many states and
UTs have distributed take-home rations (THR) to all beneficiaries.
POSHAN Abhiyan:
It is a flagship programme of the Government of India. It was launched in 2018. It draw
national attention to and take action against malnutrition in a mission mode. It is a
scheme under the ICDS umbrella which converge with other programs and service
delivering nutrition interventions during the first 1,000-day period.
44. As per the new study published in the scientific journal Nature Climate Change, India's
updated climate pledge to the Paris Agreement has been ranked fifth in compliance and
fourth in ambition.
The study included eight countries: India, the US, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Russia,
Australia and Brazil, and the European Union.
45. The total Goods & Services Tax (GST) revenue collected in the month of August 2022 is Rs.
1,43,612 crore of which CGST is Rs. 24,710 crore, SGST is Rs.30,951 crore, IGST is
Rs.77,782 crore (including Rs. 42,067 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is
Rs.10,168 crore (including Rs.1,018 crore collected on import of goods).
The revenues for the month of August 2022 are 28% higher than the GST revenues in the
same month last year of Rs. 1,12,020 crore.
External debt refers to money borrowed from outside the country and has to be paid back
in currency in which it is borrowed. It can be obtained from foreign commercial banks,
international financial institutions like IMF, World Bank etc. and from foreign
governments.
48. 75 tribal districts have been selected by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Central
TB Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to become Tuberculosis (TB)
free in the next few months.
Tribal TB Initiative:
Under this initiative, Aashwasan Campaign was launched in January 2022 from
Nandurbar district of Maharashtra to detect active cases of TB in 174 tribal districts of
India. Official data showed that 3,82,811 people were identified for presumptive TB after a
verbal screening of over 1.03 crore people in over 68,000 villages.
Note: India has set a target to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, five years ahead of the
World Health Organization’s (WHO) global target i.e. 2030.
Tuberculosis:
It is a serious infection of the lungs. It is caused by a Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
bacterium that spreads through tiny droplets released in the air when one coughs or
sneezes. It is the 13th leading cause of death and the second leading infectious killer
disease after COVID-19. It is spread from person to person through the air.
49. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising
India (PM-SHRI) Yojana on the occasion of Teacher’s Day (5th September). It is a centrally
sponsored scheme for upgradation and development of 14500 Schools across the
country.
Key highlights:
• It aims at strengthening the selected existing schools from amongst schools managed
by Central Government/ State/ UT Government/ local bodies.
• The aim of these schools will not only be qualitative teaching, learning and cognitive
development, but also creating holistic and well-rounded individuals equipped with
key 21st century skills.
• PM-SHRI schools will follow the National Education Policy 2020 and act as exemplar
schools and also offer mentorship to other schools in their vicinity.
• Pedagogy adopted in these schools will be more experiential, holistic, integrated,
play/toy-based, inquiry-driven, discovery-oriented, learner-centred, discussion-based,
flexible and enjoyable.
• These schools will be developed as green schools with water conservation, waste
recycling, energy-efficient infrastructure and integration of organic lifestyle in
curriculum.
50. Sangeet Natak Akademi has organized ‘Rang Swadheenta’, a festival to cherish the
memories of freedom fighters who laid down their lives to free the country. The festival
Panduan Ke Kadde: It can be traced to 17th century Mewat. It is very specific and
significant art form of the Meo community of Mewat region (Haryana). It was traditionally
performed by the Jogi Muslims. It usually centres around episodes from the Mahabharata.
Dastangoi: It is a 13th century Urdu oral storytelling art form. It is a compound of Persian
words 'dastaan' meaning a long tale and 'goi' meaning to narrate.
Powada: It is a rich traditional style of singing ballads popular in Maharashtra. It has also
played an important role in the socio-cultural and political development of the region. Its
origin is considered to be from the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
Ragini: It is a Kauravi folk song form which is very popular throughout northern India,
particularly western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
53. Reliance Industries will build India's first and one of the world’s largest Carbon Fibre
plants at Hazira, Gujarat. The plants will have a capacity of 20,000 MTPA based on
Acrylonitrile feedstock. The first phase of the plant will be completed in 2025.
• The company has announced Rs 75,000 crore investment for the oil-to-chemicals
(O2C) or petchem segment to expand capacities in existing and new value chains.
These value chains are - Polyester value chain, Vinyl chain, and New Materials.
• In the polyester value chain, the company will build one of the world's largest single-
train PTA plant of 3 MMTPA capacity at Dahej.
54. The World Resources Institute (WRI) India has launched an online, open-source, and
interactive geospatial platform for Assam in partnership with Assam Energy
Development Agency (AEDA).
• The Geospatial platform named Energy Access Explorer (EAE) has been inaugurated
in Guwahati, Assam.
• The platform helps to visualize the extent of energy access at Assam’s health,
education, and livelihood infrastructures.
• It will assist policy-makers, renewable energy industry entrepreneurs, investors, and
researchers from the development sector to expand energy access in the state.
55. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has partnered with Adobe to
accelerate digital creativity skills across India. The partnership aims to empower over
75,000 faculty in 10,000 colleges and universities over the next two years with access to
Adobe Express.
56. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a Rs.1,200 crore scheme for
disposal of Chana (pulses) to states at a discounted rate, which will be utilised for various
welfare schemes from the stock of pulses procured under the Price Support Scheme
(PSS) and Price Stabilization Fund (PSF).
• The committee also approved the enhancement of the ceiling on the quantity of
procurement under PSS from the existing 25% to 40% in respect of tur, urad and masur
lentils.
• Under this approved scheme, states are offered to lift 15 lakh metric tonnes of chana at a
discount of ₹8 per kg over the issue price of the sourcing state on a first-come-first-serve
basis.
• This will be a one-time dispensation for a period of 12 months or till the complete disposal
of the 15 lakh metric tonnes stock of chana, whichever is earlier.
57. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has tied up with US-based Coursera to address India’s
current and future skill gap in the taxation space.
• Under this collaboration, two entry-level professional certificates, GST Tax Executive
and Direct Tax Executive, aimed at achieving skilling at scale and creating greater
employment opportunities will be developed.
• The entry-level professional certificates will take 24 weeks to finish.
• The certificates will provide learners with a foundational understanding of the GST and
direct tax practices, equipping them with the knowledge required for a beginner role in
the field.
• These programs will be launched in September 2022 and early 2023.
Additionally, PwC will also be working with Coursera to establish a ‘Tax Academy’, a data
hub that will be equipped India’s taxation professionals.
58. Japan-based USD 170 million Drone Fund (DF), one of the world's largest dedicated
Venture Capital (VC) for promoting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ecosystem, has
planned to invest up to USD 40 million in Indian companies working in the sector.
59. German –based Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Daimler Truck AG (Daimler Truck), has joined hands with Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras Incubation Cell (IITMIC) to set up a technology epicenter to
identify mid to long term solutions necessary for the future of Mobility.
• The partnership coined as DICV-IITMIC has been inaugurated at IIT Madras Research
Park in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Under this, DICV will partner with IITMIC to identify, mentor and provide opportunities
to Indian technology start-up companies who will work towards finding futuristic
solutions for the Indian Mobility Space.
• DICV is the first and only Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) from the Indian
automotive space that has partnered with an academia like IITMIC for future mobility
solutions.
60. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has conducted its 45th Annual General Meeting 2022
via video conferencing for the third consecutive year. Various announcements and
agreements have been signed during the meeting.
Partnership with Meta: Meta and Jio Platforms have announced the launch of the first-
ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp, which will allow consumers to shop
from JioMart right within their WhatsApp chat.
Partnership with Qualcomm: Reliance Jio has partnered with USA-based chipmaker
company Qualcomm to develop 5G solutions in India.
Partnership with Google: Reliance Jio has collaborated with Google to introduce “ultra-
affordable 5G smartphone” in India as part of the USD 25 billion strategy to roll out the
next-generation wireless services.
Green Hydrogen: RIL has planned to convert from grey hydrogen production to Green
Hydrogen production by 2025.
Jio Air Fiber: RIL has announced the launch of the Jio Air Fiber 5G hotspot device with the
new high-speed 5G. It will provide access to high-speed Fiber like connectivity for multiple
use cases.
FMCG business: Reliance Industries has announced to enter the fast-moving consumer
goods (FMCG) business in 2022 through its retail venture Reliance Retail Ventures Limited
(RRVL).
61. Bharti Airtel has recently launched a pilot project in collaboration with Tata Power
Northern Odisha Distribution to provide a Bill payment solution to over 2 million
registered customer. The initiative will mobilise the 4,000 banking points of Airtel Payment
Banks (APB) in north Odisha to facilitate bill payments.
62. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Larsen & Toubro (L&T) have bagged a
Rs.860-crore contract to build 5 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLVs) rockets, the
versatile workhorse launch vehicle of India, and the contract has been signed by the
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
NewsSpace India Limited (NSIL), under the Department of Space (DoS) and ISRO, has
signed a service legal agreement with the industry for production.
63. Fuelflip Energy, a leading impact technology startup, has developed India's first Air Gas
Mixer after the complete research and development with the use and installation of the
Dual Fuel Systems for over 6 years. At present, the Air Gas Mixer component is
functioning optimally and has been able to serve customers efficiently.
64. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has approved an Electronics
Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) to be set up in Pune, Maharashtra at a cost of Rs.500
crore. It will come up in Ranjangaon Phase III and will be set up over an area of 297 acres.
• The central government assistance for the project will be nearly Rs.208 crore.
• It will attract investments of up to Rs.2000 crore.
Until 2023, interested electronics manufacturing companies can seek financial support
from the central government.
EMC 2.0 requires applicants to make a minimum investment commitment of Rs 300 crore,
with financial assistance from the central government capped at 50 percent and a ceiling
of Rs 70 crore per 100 acres of land.
65. The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of various
projects worth Rs. 3,800 crore at Goldfinch city in Mangaluru, Karnataka and has also
approved the New Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) for Karnataka.
• Karnataka has become the first state in southern India and only the second state
in the country to get the Coastal Zone Management Plan (CZMP) prepared and
approved as per the 2019 Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) notification which has been
approved by Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change.
• This Plan will give boost to the economy and tourism in the coastal region of
Karnataka.
Key highlights:
• The Government has given approval for the development of Maajali Port in Karwar at
a cost of Rs 350 crore.
• Under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada scheme, the Central Government has given
approval to supply 100 high speed boats to help deep sea fishing.
• Under Sagar Mala project, 18 projects have been completed and 14 schemes worth Rs
950 crore are approved by Union Ministry of Inland Transport and Ports.
66. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger of Aditya
Marketing and Manufacturing Private Limited into Umang Commercial Company
Private Limited. The proposed combination involves merger of Aditya Marketing into
Umang Commercial in accordance with the Scheme of Amalgamation under Sections 230
and 232 of the Companies Act 2013.
67. NHPC Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTC India
Limited at NHPC Corporate Office, Faridabad for sale of power to be generated from
upcoming West Seti & Seti River-6 Projects in Nepal.
Under this MoU, PTC India will purchase the Contracted Capacity from NHPC from the
date of commercial operation of above Projects for onward sale to the State
Utilities/Discoms/Bulk Consumers on long term basis in India and neighbouring countries.
PTC will also endeavour to sell any untied capacity on medium/short term basis or on
power exchanges.
68. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Smiths Detection, a global firm in threat detection and security inspection
technologies, to provide advanced, high-energy scanning systems to the Indian market.
The MoU is for a period of five years and can be extended further.
69. London-based Tony Blair Institute (TBI) for Global Change and Canadian NGO Children
Believe have jointly launched a 'Generation Global Programme' for school & colleges in
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The program has been launched by TBI for Global
Change Director Lucy Hayter. The aim is to transform the mindset of school and college
students between the age of 13 and 17 years to make them ‘global citizens’. The program
has been organized by the Rural Organization for Poverty Eradication Services (ROPES).
IndiGo already has codeshare partnerships with five airlines: Turkish Airline, Qatar
Airways, American Airlines, Air France-KLM and Qantas Airline.
71. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of 100% of the
equity share capital of IndiaIdeas.com Limited (IIL) (BillDesk) by PayU Payments Private
Limited (PayU India) under Section 31(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. The proposed
combination relates to the acquisition of 100% of the equity share capital of IIL by PayU
India.
CCI has also approved the acquisition of stake in Apraava Energy Private Limited by
CDPQ Infrastructures Asia II Private Limited.
72. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has recently acquired a majority stake of 79.4 percent in
US-based SenseHawk Inc through primary infusion and secondary purchase, for a cash
consideration of USD 32million.
75. The State Bank of India (SBI) Chief Economist Soumya Kanti Ghosh has lowered India’s
full-year GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth forecast to 6.8% for FY23 from the earlier
7.5%. The reason behind this downward revision is statistical adjustments.
For Q1FY23, the economist had forecasted GDP growth at 15.7%. In the remaining
quarters, GDP growth will be at 6.9% in Q2 FY23, further dropping to 4.1% in Q3 followed
by a 4% rate in Q4.
76. SBI Cards and Payment Services Limited (SBI Card) has launched the ‘CASHBACK SBI
CARD’, the industry’s first and most comprehensive cashback credit card in India, to boost
online spending.
• The card enables cardholders to earn 5 percent cashback on all online spending
without any merchant restrictions.
• Consumers across India, including tier 2 and 3 cities, can easily apply for the card
through the digital application platform ‘SBI Card SPRINT’.
• The card is free for the first year till March 2023.
• Cardholders can avail of four complimentary domestic airport lounge visits per year
(one visit per quarter) on the card.
• The annual renewal fee of the card is Rs 999 plus applicable taxes.
77. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI has restructured its 4-member high-
level panel on cyber security that suggests measures to safeguard the capital markets
from cyber-attacks.
The committee, which has now expanded to six members, will be chaired by Navin
Kumar Singh, DG at National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre
(NCIIPC).
The other members of the panel include: Sanjay Bahl, H Krishnamurthy, Sandeep Shukla,
Debdeep Mukhopadhyay, and Sugata Gangopadhyay.
79. IndusInd Bank has collaborated with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and
promote Supply Chain Finance (SCF) solutions in India. Under this collaboration, the lender
has signed a partial guarantee programme with ADB with an initial outlay of USD 70
million (Rs 560 crore) to grow its presence in MSME financing.
Recently, IndusInd Bank has also launched a state-of-the-art digital portal for SCF -
'earlyCredit' to enable 24*7 seamless processing of SCF transactions for corporates,
suppliers & dealers.
80. Veteran banker Krishnan Sankarasubramaniam has been appointed as the new
Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank for
a period of three years. He has succeeded K V Rama Moorthy. He also served as MD &
CEO of Punjab and Sind Bank.
81. The Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has levied fines on Aadhaar Ventures
India Ltd (AVIL) and its directors, Jils Raichand Madan, Somabhai Sunderbhai Meena and
Jyoti Munver (to be paid jointly and severally), for violating insider trading rules and listing
conditions. The total fines levied on AVIL is Rs.25 lakh.
82. BOB Financial Solutions Limited (BFSL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Baroda
(BoB) and Snapdeal in partnership with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
and JCB International Co. Ltd. have launched the ‘Snapdeal BoB JCB RuPay Credit
Card’.
• The co-branded card will offer up to 5% cashback on spends done on the Snapdeal
app and website
• Cardholders can also get benefits worth up to Rs. 500 by activating their credit card
within 30 days of issuance
83. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has directed the payment apps to
stop charging a platform fee for payments enabled on the Bharat Bill Payment System
(BBPS).
RBI IN NEWS
84. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a pilot project for the digitization of Kisan
Credit Card (KCC) in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The aim is to transform rural
credit delivery system.
• In this project, Union Bank of India and Federal Bank are the partner banks.
• This project is developed by the Reserve Bank Innovation Hub (RBIH) in association
with RBI.
• The proposed digitalisation of the KCC lending process will make it more efficient,
reduce costs for borrowers and reduce turn around time (TAT) significantly.
In December 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Revised Scheme to KCC with
aim to provide adequate and timely credit support from the banking system under a
single window to the farmers for their cultivation and other needs.
85. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for Digital Lending to protect
consumers from breach of data privacy, unfair business conduct, charging of exorbitant
interest rates and unethical recovery practices by fintech players.
• Digital Lending involves lending through web platforms or mobile apps, utilizing
technology for authentication and credit evaluation.
• Guidelines are applicable to all Regulated Entities (RE) i.e. Commercial banks, Primary
(urban) co-operative banks, Non- Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) etc.
Key guidelines:
• All loan disbursals/repayments are to be executed only between bank accounts of
borrower and RE.
• Cooling off/ look-up period to exit digital loan by paying principal and proportionate
annual percentage rate without any penalty shall be provided.
• Lenders can store information such as name, address of customer etc. that are
required to process and disburse loan and repayment of it.
• Biometric information of the borrower cannot be stored by Digital Lending Apps
(DLAs).
86. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has selected HDFC Bank (in partnership with Crunchfish
AB) and Precision Biometric India Private Limited for the Test Phase of the ‘On Tap’
application facility for the theme ‘Retail Payments’ under RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox (RS).
• HDFC Bank is selected for its ‘Offline Retail Payments’, while Precision Biometric
India is selected for its 'InnaIT Key Solution for Banking'.
• The ‘On Tap’ facility for theme ‘Retail Payments’ was announced by RBI in October
2021.
RBI has also announced the 5th Cohort under Regulatory Sandbox (RS) which will be
themed ‘neutral’.
87. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty on 8 co-operative
banks for breaching certain provisions related to ‘income recognition, asset classification,
provisioning’ and finance for housing schemes.
• Rs 55 lakh penalty on The Visakhapatnam Co-operative Bank, Andhra Pradesh for
deficiencies in regulatory compliances.
• A penalty of Rs 10 lakh has been imposed on Bharat Heavy Electricals Employees'
Co-operative Bank, Kailasapuram, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu;
• Rs 5 lakh on The Ottapalam Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd, Ottapalam, Palakkad
District, Kerala;
• Rs 10 lakh on The Darussalam Co-operative Urban Bank, Hyderabad, Telangana.
• A penalty of Rs 10 lakh each on The Nellore Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Gandhi
Nagar, Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, and Kakinada Co-operative Town Bank Ltd,
Kakinada, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh.
• Rs 1 lakh fine has been imposed on The Kendrapara Urban Cooperative Bank,
Kendrapara, and Rs 5 lakh on the National Urban Co-operative Bank Limited,
Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
Category Winners
Best Film (Popular) Shershaah
Best Director Vishnuvardhan (Shershaah)
Best Screenplay Shubendu Bhattacharya (Sardar Udham)
Best Debut Director Seema Pahwa (Ramprasad ki Tehrvi)
Best Dialogue Dibakar Banerjee and Varun Grover (Sandeep Aur
Pinky Faraar)
Best Story Abhishek Kapoor, Supratik Sen, and Tushar
Paranjape(Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)
Best Actor Debut Ehan Bhat (99 songs)
Best Actress Debut Sharvari Wagh (Bunty aur Babli 2)
Best Actor in a Leading Ranveer Singh (83),
Role
Best Actress in a Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)
Supporting Role
Best Playback Singer B Praak (Mann Bharryaa - Shershaah)
(Male)
Best choreography Vijay Ganguly (Atrangi Re)
Best Background score Shantanu Moitra (Sardar Udham)
Best cinematography Avik Mukhopadhyay (Sardar Udham)
Best action Stefan Richter and Suneil Rodrigues (Shershaah)
89. The Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation (RMAF), known as the “Nobel Peace Prize of
Asia”, has recently announced the winners of the 64th Ramon Magsaysay Award 2022.
The theme of 2022 Awards is “Greatness of Spirit, Beyond Borders”.
90. Union Minister for Housing & Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh
Puri, has presented Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022. These
awards are an initiative of the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) and the United
Nations (UN) in India to address city-level accessibility and inclusion challenges faced by
persons with disabilities (PwD), women and girls, and the elderly.
The award were launched in April 2022 to promote people-centric design and to foster
novel home-grown technological innovations and solutions.
91. Former US President Barack Obama has won an Emmy Award for his narration in the
Netflix documentary series, ‘Our Great National Parks’. The five-part show, which
features national parks from around the globe, is produced by Barack and Michelle
Obama’s production company, “Higher Ground”. He is the second US President to have an
Emmy.
Previously, he won Grammy Awards for his audiobook reading of two of his memoirs,
“The Audacity of Hope” and “A Promised Land”.
Other awardees:
Black Panther star and Hollywood actor late Chadwick Boseman has won an Emmy
Award for outstanding character voiceover for the Disney+ and Marvel Studios animated
show “What If?”.
92. Tanikella Bharani, a Telugu writer and actor, has been presented with the annual
Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation at an award ceremony held at Kalabharathi
Auditorium, Vishakhapatnam (Vizag) in Andhra Pradesh.
93. Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has been conferred
the Green Channel Certification by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the supply of
portable steel bridges, Bailey type, of various spans and configurations to the Indian
Army.
94. Dr Ashutosh Raravikar, Director in the Department of Economic & Policy Research
(DEPR) of RBI, has authored a book titled “Indian Banking in Retrospect – 75 years of
Independence”. The book is published by Aswad Prakashan Pvt. Ltd. Bibek Debroy,
Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India, has written the
foreword of the book.
The book highlights various economic development such as LPG reforms during 1991,
Nationalisation of Banks in 1969, setting up of Payment Banks, Small Finance Bank, etc.
95. A book titled “When the heart speaks: Memoirs of a cardiologist” has been authored by Dr
Upendra Kaul, one of India’s most distinguished cardiologists. The book is published by
Konark Publishers Private Limited. The book depicts an honest narration of heart touching
events of a Kashmiri Pandit who despite travelling to different places, wanted to have a
home in his motherland.
96. A book titled ‘Divorce and Democracy: A History of Personal Law in Post-
Independence India’ has been authored by Saumya Saxena, a British Academy
Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge. The book narrates
the Indian state's difficult dialogue with divorce, mediated largely through religion. The
book is published by Cambridge University Press.
97. Minister of State for AYUSH, Dr Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai, has released a book
titled “Science Behind Surya Namaskar”, a collection of evidence based research on one
of the most weill-known Yoga asanas at the AIIA. The book has been compiled by the All-
India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) department of Swasthavritta and Yoga, at AIIA.
99. German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz has named Santosh Iyer as the Managing
Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) & of the Indian operations with effect
from 1st January 2023. He will replace Martin Schwenk, who will take over as President and
CEO of Mercedes-Benz Thailand.
100. Acefour Accessories, a travel accessories company, has appointed Indian cricketer
Jasprit Bumrah as Brand Ambassador for its eco-friendly luggage brand "Uppercase" for
two years. He will lead the “Never Ordinary” campaign. The campaign is managed by RISE
Worldwide, a Reliance Industries Limited’s initiative and India's largest sports and
entertainment company.
101. Rajesh Kumar Srivastava has been appointed as the acting Chairman & Managing
Director (CMD) of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for a period of 4 months
with effect from 1st September 2022 or till the appointment of a regular incumbent to the
post, or until further orders, whichever is the earliest. He has succeeded Alka Mital.
102. M.V. Iyer has been appointed as the acting Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of
GAIL (India) Limited for a period of 3 months. He has succeeded Manoj Jain.
103. Indian Information Service officer, Vasudha Gupta, has been appointed as the Director
General (DG) of the News Services Division of All India Radio (AIR). She has succeeded N
Venudhar Reddy. She was serving as DG, Press Information Bureau (PIB).
104. Rajesh Malhotra, Director General in the Press Information Bureau (PIB), has been
promoted to the rank of Principal Director General. He will continue to look after the
publicity works of the finance ministry in the PIB.
105. Former Indian goalkeeper Kalyan Chaubey from West Bengal has been elected as the
new President of All India Football Federation (AIFF) after defeating former Indian
Professional Footballer Bhaichung Bhutia from Sikkim in the elections. He has replaced
Praful Patel. With this, he has become the first Indian player (former) to chair as
President in AIFF.
107. Indian-American business executive Laxman Narasimhan has been named the new
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global coffee giant Starbucks. He will replace Howard
Schultz with effect from 1st October 2022. Earlier, he served as the CEO of health and
hygiene company Reckitt Benckiser.
108. Blue Energy Motors has launched India's first Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled
Green Truck manufacturing facility at Chakan in Pune, Maharashtra. The aim is to
decarbonize the environment by providing an immediate solution and breaking the
barriers to economic returns.
• Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the
facility which has an installed capacity of 10,000 trucks annually.
• The trucks are powered by Iveco FPT, global powertrain brand of Iveco Group.
• The long-haul trucks can travel up to 1,400 kilometres in one fill.
109. Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla have jointly
appointed Utpal Kumar Singh, currently holding the post of Secretary General Lok
Sabha, to perform additional duties of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sansad TV. He
has succeeded Ravi Capoor.
Sansad TV:
It was launched in September 2021 after merging the Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV
channels. The 24-hour channel, through its content, showcases the democratic ethos and
the functioning of democratic institutions of the country with an aim to target national
and international audiences.
110. Queen Elizabeth II has appointed UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the 56th Prime
Minister of United Kingdom. She has won 81326 votes, compared to his rival Rishi Sunak's
60399 votes in the recently held elections. She has become the third woman Prime
Liz Truss has appointed Indian-origin barrister Suella Braverman as the UK’s new Home
Secretary. She will succeed Priti Patel.
111. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has nominated Ana Brnabic to serve another term
as Prime Minister of Serbia and to lead the new government through a time of war in
Europe, global energy, and inflation crisis, and tensions with Kosovo. She became the first
female Prime Minister of Serbia and an openly gay in 2020.
112. The President of India Droupadi Murmu has appointed Supreme Court judge Justice D.Y.
Chandrachud as the 31st Executive Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority
(NALSA). He has succeeded Justice Uday U Lalit.
Additional Information:
The NALSA has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide
free Legal Services to the weaker sections of the society and to organize Lok Adalats for
amicable settlement of disputes. It is headquartered in New Delhi.
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, The Chief Justice of India is the Patron-in-Chief.
113. Binesh Kumar Tyagi has become the new Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of
Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), a Navratna Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE)
under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), for a period of 5 years.
114. The President of India Draupadi Murmu, in exercise of the power conferred by Article
223 of the Indian Constitution, has appointed Justice M Duraiswamy as the Acting Chief
Justice of the Madras High Court with effect from 13th September. The present Chief
Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari demits office on September 12.
OBITUARIES
115. Noted Carnatic Singer T. V. Sankaranarayanan, also known as TVS, has recently passed
away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was born on 7 March 1945 in Mayiladuthurai, Madras
Presidency, British India.
Awards:
• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1990)
• Padma Bhushan (2003)
• Sangeetha Kalanidhi by the Madras Music Academy (2003)
116. Indian-born Irish businessman Cyrus Mistry, former Chairman of Tata Group, has
recently passed away in a road accident while en route from Ahmedabad to Mumbai near
Palghar district of Maharashtra. He was born on 4 July 1968 in Bombay, Maharashtra. He
became the Tata Group chairman in 2012, succeeding Ratan Tata. He was ousted from the
position in 2016.
117. Renowned historian and academician B Sheik Ali Saheb has recently passed away after
a brief illness. He was the founder vice-chancellor of Mangalore University and also served
the Goa University as Vice-chancellor.
SPORTS
118. England’s pacer James Anderson has become the first-ever fast bowler to complete 950
wickets in international cricket. He has attained this historic feat on Day 3 of the second
Test against South Africa. He has broken the record of Australia’s Glenn McGrath (949
wickets).
The most successful bowlers in international cricket are Sri Lankan spin wizard, Muttiah
Muralitharan (1,347 wickets), late Aussie spin great Shane Warne (1,001 wickets) and
Indian spin great Anil Kumble (956 wickets).
119. New Zealand all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme has recently announced his
retirement from international cricket. He began his career by playing for Manicaland in
Zimbabwe, and was a part of the Zimbabwe team at the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
in Bangladesh.
• In the Indian Premiere League (IPL), he played for Kolkata Knight Riders (2017) and
Royal Challengers Bangalore (2018 & 2019).
• He has played 29 matches with a score of 1432 runs at a strike rate of 38.70. He has
also played 41 T20Is.
120. Mushfiqur Rahim, former captain and vice-captain of Bangladesh National Cricket
Team, has announced his retirement from Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) cricket. He
played 102 T20Is matches.
121. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has launched the mascot and the anthem for the 36th
National Games 2022 at Trans Stadia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. He has also launched the
official website of the national games and the mobile App named ‘NGGujarat’.
• “Savaj” meaning lion’s cub in Gujarati, has been declared the mascot for the National
Games.
• The anthem is based on the theme ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’. It encapsulated the
philosophy of ‘Judega India, Jitega India’. It has been voiced by Bollywood playback
singer, Sukhwinder Singh.
It will be organized between 29th September to 12th October 2022 at six cities in Gujarat
namely, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, and Bhavnagar.
The theme of the 36th National Games is ‘Celebrating Unity Through Sports’.
New Delhi will additionally host the track cycling event.
122. Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won the 2022 F1 Dutch Grand Prix and made 4 straight
wins for the first time in his F1 career. The event has been held at Cicrcuit Park Zandvoort,
North Holland, Netherlands. This is his 10th victory of the season.
Mercedes-driver George Russell has finished 2nd and Ferrari-driver Charles Leclerc has
finished 3rd in the event.
123. Former Indian batsman Suresh Raina (Uttar Pradesh) has announced his retirement
from all forms of cricket including the Indian Premier League (IPL)lic. In 2020, he had
announced his retirement from international cricket. He represented India in 18 Tests,
226 ODIs and 78 T20Is. He is the first Indian to score hundreds in all three formats of
cricket. In IPL, he played for Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions.
124. The 2022 Japan Open, a badminton tournament, has been held at Maruzen Intec Arena
Osaka in Osaka, Japan.
Category Winners
125. Indian Grandmaster (GM) Aravindh Chithambaram has won the 22nd Dubai Open
Chess Tournament 2022 with 7.5 points from 9 rounds. The tournament has been held
in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Alexandr Predke (Russia), the top seed, finished
runner-up on 7 points after a five-way tie for the second spot.
The 2nd spot is shared by 5 players with 7 points: R. Praggnanandhaa, Alexandr Predke,
Abhijeet Gupta, Jaykumar Sammed Shete, and S.P.Sethuraman.
126. Indian leg-spinner Rahul Sharma has announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket in order to take part in the second edition of the Road Safety World Series. He
played 22 first-class, 35 List A and 74 T20 matches in domestic cricket. He made his ODI
debut against West Indies in 2011. He made his T20 debut in 2012 against Australia. He
made his IPL debut for Deccan Chargers in 2010 and also represented Pune Warriors in
IPL in 2011.
IMPORTANT DAYS
127. National Nutrition Week is observed annually across India from 1st September to 7th
September to create awareness about the significance of a diet that is full of nutrition.
The week was established in 1975 by the members of the American Dietetic Association
(ADA), now known as the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
The Food and Nutrition Board of the Government of India’s Ministry of Women and
Child Development organises an annual week-long celebration of National Nutrition Week
to inform people about this basic phenomenon.
128. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is observing the 5th Rashtriya Poshan
Maah 2022 from 1st to 30th September 2022. This year, the objective is to trigger
The aim is to convert Jan Andolan into Jan Bhagidari to fulfill Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s vision of a Suposhit Bharat.
The month long event will witness intensive activities across India for awareness about
nutrition at the ground level through sensitization drives, outreach programmes,
identification drives, camps and fairs with special focus on pregnant and lactating women,
children below six years and adolescent girls, in order to realise the vision of ‘Swasth
Bharat’.
Poshan Maah:
It is being celebrated as part of the POSHAN Abhiyaan, the Central Government’s flagship
programme which aims to improve nutritional outcomes for children under 6 years of
age, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
129. World Coconut Day is observed annually on 2nd September to raise awareness and the
significance of coconuts and their impact on society. The day was first observed in 2009 by
the Asia Pacific Coconut Community (APCC).
The coconut tree is referred to as the "tree of life" because of its versatile usage in food,
cosmetics, medicines and others things.
In India, this day is observed with the support of Kochi-based Coconut Development
Board (CDB), across the states such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, West Bengal,
Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, etc.
Theme 2022: “Growing Coconut for a Better Future and Life”
Note: Indonesia (1st), India (2nd), Philippines (3rd), Brazil (4th) and Sri Lanka (5th) are the
top exporters of coconuts.
Additional Information:
On the occasion of World Coconut Day 2022, Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar, has inaugurated the Gujarat State Centre of Coconut
Development Board in Junagadh, Gujarat.
130. National Teacher’s Day is observed annually across India on 5th September to
commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who
was the second President of India and a well-renowned educationist. The day provides a
platform to recognise and honour the contribution of teachers to society. The day was
first observed in the year 1962. The year 2022 marks the observance of the 50th National
Teacher’s Day.
He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 1954. He received a
knighthood in 1931 and honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963.
He was the first Indian to hold a chair at the University of Oxford – the Spalding Professor
of Eastern Religion and Ethics (1936-1952).
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